WBU Touts New Website
Williams Baptist University has a new website to go with its new name. Williams became a university over the summer and changed its website domain name to williamsbu.edu, and in the process it has launched a new home page. WBU officials say the new website is entirely mobile friendly to accommodate those on cell phones […]
WBU Eagle EDGE: Empowering Digital Global Education
Williams Baptist University in Walnut Ridge has announced that, starting next fall, all full time, on-campus students will be provided iPads. School officials say the iPads will become an integral part of the learning process at WBU. As a first step in the initiative, the liberal arts university supplied iPads to faculty, coaches and administrators […]
WBU Theatre Program Opens Season With “The Good Doctor”
WBU Theatre Program Opens Season With “The Good Doctor” by MaKenzie Free Williams Baptist University’s theatre program is set to open its 2018-19 season with “The Good Doctor.” The production will run Friday, Nov. 2, through Saturday, Nov. 3. “The Good Doctor” is a comedy with music written by Neil Simon. It consists of short plays, […]
Scholastic Book Fair is Oct 30 – Nov 3 at Williams
The Felix Goodson Library at Williams Baptist University is set to host a Scholastic Book Fair October 30 – November 3. The event offers specially priced books and educational products, including picture books for the youngest children, early reading books, upper elementary books, mid-level reading books, YA books for high school students, fiction and nonfiction […]
Alumni Art Show Scheduled at WBU
Williams Baptist University’s art department is hosting an Alumni and Friends art show from October 29 through November 7. The opening reception will be take place on Monday, October 29, from 5:30-7:00. The event will be held in the Maddox Center Art Gallery and will showcase work from WBU alumni and former WBU art students. […]
Blevins to Speak on Reconstruction History at WBU
Williams Baptist University’s History Department, the Division of Arts and Sciences, and the Coe Scholars Program are jointly hosting a public lecture on Monday, October 29 at 7:30 p.m. in WBU’s Eagle Grill. Dr. Brooks Blevins, the Noel Boyd Professor of Ozarks Studies at Missouri State University and the prize-winning author or editor of nine […]
WBU Harvest Fest is Oct. 24
Harvest Fest will take place Wednesday, Oct. 24th, at Williams Baptist University. The annual event is a popular festival for local children and church groups, with Williams students operating the games and activities. Harvest Fest is held in WBU’s Southerland-Mabee Center from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Admission is free, and tickets for games and activities […]
WBU Announces New Scholarships for Fall ‘19
Williams Baptist University in Walnut Ridge has announced a new package of scholarships for incoming students. The new scholarships are for freshmen and transfer students who enroll at Williams for the first time in the fall 2019 semester. Angela Flippo, vice president for enrollment management at WBU, said the new awards will help incoming students […]
Music by WBU’s Massey Recently Published
Brady Massey, director or bands at Williams Baptist University, recently had a piece of band music published. The work is entitled “In A Better Place.” This piece was commissioned by the Marion High School Band in Arkansas, under the direction of Brandon Robinson. It was written as a memorial to Thad Williams, the late husband […]
Flippo Returns as Enrollment Management VP at Williams
Angela Flippo has returned to her alma mater, assuming duties as vice president for enrollment management at Williams Baptist University. Flippo served in the same role previously at WBU, where she will lead the university’s student recruitment efforts. “There is no better feeling than when we are obedient to God’s purpose and plan for our […]
