College of Arts and Humanities | Foreign Language Eric Bontempo first began taking French at Harding as an English major requirement but enjoyed the classes and subject so much he decided to pursue a French major as well. According to Bontempo, his decision was strongly influenced by everything he was learning from classmates and Professor of French, Robert McCready. “Dr. McCready was my very first
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College of Business | After an introduction course to accounting, Austin White saw his future begin to take shape in the College of Business Administration and decided to pursue accounting and management information systems. “Accounting opens your eyes to different parts of business you had no idea you would have to do,” White said. “In different projects that we’ve done, you have to make a
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College of Sciences | Family & Consumer Sciences Incorporating her faith into the future workplace, Rachel Perry plans to use her FCS education major as her chosen ministry. “I feel like family and consumer science is a good mission platform,” Perry said. “This is where I feel like God has put me. This will be my method of affecting the world for a greater purpose.”
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College of Sciences | Mathematics With a family background in mechanical engineering, along with her own love of math, science and physics, Kelly Spangler always knew she wanted to pursue a major that aligned with her interests and strengths. After attending Spring Sing during Bison Days and sitting in on classes, Spangler knew Harding was a perfect fit and eventually found herself at home in
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College of Sciences | Mathematics Aris Ortiz wants to teach math — and he’s gaining hands-on experience by assistant-teaching Calculus I alongside Travis Thompson, professor of mathematics and dean of the College of Sciences. “I really enjoy working with numbers, and I’ve always been fascinated with the logic that’s involved in math.” Ortiz said he enjoys Thompson’s classes the most, especially his probability class because
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College of Sciences | Mathematics Growing up in Searcy, Hunter George wasn’t interested in attending a university close to home, but after attending another school for a short time, he decided to transfer to Harding. “I had some friends at Harding and heard what a great time they were having, so I looked into it and found out Harding has a better program. I’m a
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College of Sciences | Behavioral Sciences Every major presents its own set of expectations and challenges. Senior psychology major Hayley Waldron has seen this first hand in her department. “Probably the biggest challenge is that psychology is so broad in spectrum,” Waldron said. “You have to in your own mind narrow down where you want to go because there are so many different things you
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College of Sciences | Mathematics Dallas Herrmann is pursuing his math major with a specific goal in mind — to become a high school teacher. “I love to see kids work, succeed and come together, and I think the teenage years are very important in a kid’s life, to their beliefs and in their ethics, and so I want to play a role in that.”
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College of Arts & Humanities | Foreign Languages & International Studies After feeling a lot of pressure her senior year of high school to choose a college and major, Jill Jennings chose to major in Spanish at Harding. She had always enjoyed Spanish and heard that Harding was nationally ranked. Within the Spanish program, Jennings was able to form relationships with her peers and professors
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College of Arts & Humanities | English “I’ve always wanted to be a writer, so it wasn’t even really a decision — it was just what I knew I was going to be.” When Melissa Hite came to visit Harding during her senior year, she had her heart set on another school, but soon after meeting students and professors, she found herself at home at
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