WBU to Extend Spring Break, Curtail Large Gatherings In response to the coronavirus outbreak, Williams Baptist University is extending its spring break to two weeks. Spring break at WBU will now begin Wednesday, March 18, which is three days sooner than originally scheduled. Classes will begin again on campus Wednesday, April 1. The break had…
16 Contestants Competing to be Miss WBU Sixteen WBU contestants, who come from four different states, will get a chance for the crown at the 2020 Miss Williams Baptist University pageant. The pageant is set for Thursday evening, March 12. Miss WBU is a school-sponsored pageant with talent competition, a group performance and evening gown…
From freshmen to seniors and from Walnut Ridge to Thailand, nine WBU students will be competing for the Miss Williams Baptist University crown. The pageant is set for Thursday evening, March 14. Williams changed to university status last summer, which means this year’s winner will become the first Miss WBU. Miss WBU is a school-sponsored…
Andrea Gaytan of Batesville, Ark., and Corbitt Cooper of Brinkley, Ark., have been crowned the Homecoming queen and king at Williams Baptist University. The coronation took place Saturday, Nov. 3, during Homecoming festivities at WBU. Gaytan, a senior psychology major, is the daughter of Noe and Miriam Gayton of Batesville. Cooper, also a senior, is…
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,…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
Williams Baptist University education students joined Integrity First Bank of Pocahontas to present the 21st annual Teach Children to Save Day at Alma Spikes Elementary School last month. Teach Children to Save Day is a nationwide program of the American Bankers Association. Its aim is to teach students about the value of saving their money.…
