During Homecoming weekend, the Waldron Center for Entrepreneurship and Family Business organized the Bison Business Shark Tank event with a $10,000 cash reward for the first place team. The event encouraged student teams to develop a thorough actionable business plan and pitch it to a panel of judges. Brian Treusdell (’84) and his wife, Diane, entrepreneurs from Boerne, Texas, sponsored the event and funded the
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Jan. 29, 2018 | Communication Sciences & Disorders | The Harding University College of Allied Health and department of communication sciences and disorders will host a free community forum on dementia and Alzheimer’s disease at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 1 in Reynolds Recital Hall. Keynote speaker Becky Khayum will present “Overview of Dementia Syndromes and Practical Strategies for Memory and Communication.” Khayum is co-founder and
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September 6, 2017 | Pharmacy | Students, faculty, staff and donors celebrated as the College of Pharmacy awarded scholarships totaling $154,259 to 38 students within the college during a luncheon held Sept. 6. College of Pharmacy alumna Katie Skaggs was the keynote speaker for the luncheon. Skaggs spoke to her experience at Harding and shared advice to students still in the program. “Learn to set
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August 18, 2017 | Pharmacy | The College of Pharmacy welcomed its newest class of students into the program Friday, Aug. 18. The class of 2021 received their white coats in a ceremony marking the beginning of their journey to becoming pharmacists. The ceremony was addressed by College of Pharmacy alumna Dr. HyeJin Grant, who currently holds the position of clinical coordinator at Baptist
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March 9, 2017 | Theatre | The Department of Theatre added three new majors and revised their two current majors. The new programs will begin in fall 2017. Bachelor’s degrees in acting, design, and production and theatre education for grades 7-12 will be added, along with enhanced theatre and education k-12 majors. “Theatre Arts at Harding University is about creating a collaborative community on an
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March 8, 2017 | Nursing | The Harding University Carr College of Nursing announced on Monday that all 15 members of its December 2016 graduating class have passed their national licensing exam, the NCLEX-RN. All of the graduates received a passing grade in their first attempt at the exam. The results from December graduates are only the most recent example of quality graduates from the
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January 18, 2017 | Communication | English | Theatre | FCS | Business | Five academic areas visited the Washington, D.C., and New York Dec. 31-Jan. 9 for a 10-day course counting for one to three credit hours. Students toured the Capitol, NBC Studios and the 9/11 Memorial and Museum and visited with alumni. This was the first year for the English department to participate,
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April 8, 2016 | Math | Students from the Department of Mathematics competed at the regional meeting of the Mathematics Association of America April 1-3, winning two events for the first time. The MAA is a national organization comprised mostly of college mathematics teachers, high school teachers and undergraduate and graduate students. The organization was founded in 1915, and there are currently more then 14,000
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November 11, 2015 | Music Brad Leali, associate professor of jazz saxophone at University of North Texas, will play at Harding Nov. 19 at 7 p.m. as a part of the University’s 2015-16 concert series. The concert will be held in the Administration Auditorium, and the cost is $3. From 1989-94, Leali played in the Harry Connick Jr. orchestra as the lead alto saxophonist. He
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November 10, 2015 | FCS The department of family and consumer sciences is hosting a rock ‘n’ roll-themed fashion show Nov. 12 at 7 p.m. in Cone Chapel of the Burks American Heritage Building. The cost is $5. Rock ‘N’ Roll Runway will feature styles of clothing based on the late 60s and early 70s and rock ‘n’ roll music. Junior fashion merchandising major Brittany
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