Williams Baptist University will reopen on standard schedule Wednesday, Jan. 17. The university was closed Tuesday due to wintry weather, but roads across northeast Arkansas have cleared through the day. Motorists and pedestrians should use continued caution for icy patches that may remain on roadways, parking lots and sidewalks. Welcome back! Those wanting road updates…
Williams Baptist University will be closed on Tuesday, Jan. 16, due to wintry conditions. Classes are cancelled and offices are closed. The junior varsity men’s basketball game scheduled for Tuesday night, against National Park College, has been postponed and will be rescheduled. The Vaughn Lecture which had been scheduled for Tuesday night, featuring Arkansas Democrat-Gazette…
Williams Baptist University is open and operating on standard schedule Friday, Jan. 12. Â Wintry weather spared the area overnight, although students and staff are urged to use caution due to spotty patches of ice on roads and sidewalks. Please be careful, and stay warm!
Williams Baptist University employees who have reached milestones in their service to the institution were recognized recently. Â Service pins were presented to WBU faculty and staff in honor of their dedication to the school. Professor Jerry Gibbens was recognized for his 50 years at Williams with a service pin and check. Gibbens was also honored…
Williams Baptist University’s latest Vaughn Lectureship, featuring Rex Nelson, senior editor of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, will be tonight, March 27, at 7 p.m. The lecture will be in the Mabee Student Center on the Williams campus. The lecture was originally postponed due to wintry weather around the state in February. Nelson is one Arkansas’s premiere…
Williams Baptist University has released the names of students on the President’s and Dean’s List for the 2017 fall semester. The President’s List includes those full-time students who achieved a perfect 4.0 grade point average, while the Dean’s List is comprised of those with at least a 3.5 GPA. Those making the President’s and Dean’s…
Williams Baptist University has received a $2,500 gift to its annual scholarship fund from Robert Bosch Tool Company. Steve Engelken, operations manager at the Walnut Ridge Bosch plant, and Tracy Brock, human resources manager at the plant, presented the check to Dr. Ken Startup, interim president at Williams, and Dr. Brett Cooper, WBU’s vice president…
Williams Baptist University in Walnut Ridge is getting its Internet addresses set for the move to Williams Baptist University.  Williams is in the process of transitioning to WBU, and two of its ‘Net addresses can now be accessed through domain names that reflect the new name. The school’s new, mobile friendly website can be accessed…
Though retirement is just around the corner for Dr. Kenneth Startup, he will leave one final mark on the legacy of Williams Baptist University. Â Startup, who was set to retire at the end of the semester, will now close out his 35-year career at Williams as interim president. Over the course of his time at…
Williams Baptist University has a director for its new band program.  Brady Massey, director of bands at Pocahontas High School for the past two decades, will lead the Williams band program as it launches next fall. “It’s exciting because it’s a new program for the university and a new adventure for me.  The university has…
