May 14, 2015 | Education University Provost Larry Long has named Dr. Donny Lee the new dean of the University’s Cannon-Clary College of Education effective June 1. Lee, associate dean of the college, replaces Dr. Tony Finley, a professor of education who has served as dean of the college since August 1998. Finley is stepping down from the position to return to full-time faculty assignments
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May 13, 2015 | Provost Larry Long has named Dr. Denise Fisher the new chair of the University’s department of family and consumer sciences effective August 1. Fisher replaces Dr. Beth Wilson, who wishes to return to full-time teaching duties at the end of the summer. Wilson has served as department chair since 1984 and has been on the departmental faculty since 1971. At Harding
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April 24, 2015 Eight University faculty members received Teacher Achievement Awards during the annual faculty and staff dinner on campus April 24. Faculty members Usen Akpanudo, Steven Breezeel, Gary Hill, Dale Manor, Kelly Neill, Scott Ragsdale, Jim Shelton and J.D. Yingling are the 2014-15 award recipients. Akpanudo, a native of Nigeria, has been a member of the University faculty since 2007. He is currently an
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April 24, 2015 | Dr. Tony Finley, dean of the Cannon-Clary College of Education, announced today his decision to step down from the position to return to a full-time faculty assignment in the fall. Finley, a professor of education, has served as dean of the college since August 1998. During his tenure as dean the College of Education created professional centers in North Little Rock,
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April 24, 2015 | Four Harding musical ensembles will perform free concerts April 26-28. Sunday, April 26; 8 p.m. in Reynolds Recital Hall Chamber Singers ensemble, directed by Associate Professor of Music Kelly Neill, is a group of 12 to 20 members that performs vocal pieces pertaining to Renaissance and contemporary music. Members of this ensemble also participate in the University’s Concert Choir and Chorus.
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April 24, 2015 | The College of Pharmacy and Searcy Police Department will facilitate a drive-thru Medication Cleanout event April 25 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Henry and Grace Farrar Center for Health Sciences. A typical drug take back program collects prescriptions and immediately incinerates them. The Harding College of Pharmacy, however, aims to proactively find a solution to the surplus of
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April 22, 2015 | The Mabee Foundation of Tulsa, Oklahoma, has issued a $1 million challenge grant to Harding University toward three major renovation and construction projects on the Searcy campus. The total cost of the three projects is $6.5 million. The Mabee Foundation board issued the challenge grant opportunity to Harding following its April 14 meeting. The projects include the expansion and renovation of
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April 16, 2015 | Hundreds of University students spent their afternoon Wednesday, April 15 serving others as a part of the ninth annual Bisons for Christ, the University’s day of service. More than 150 student-led projects took place in the Searcy and Little Rock communities. “As Christians, we’re called to show people the love of Christ,” said sophomore Will Francis. “I think that this is
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April 13, 2015 | The Harding University Campus Activities Board will present NEEDTOBREATHE featuring Ben Rector April 18 as a part of the bands’ 2015 Tour De Compadres. They will perform Saturday night in Benson Auditorium at 8 p.m. Harding has partnered with the Melodic Caring Project to live stream the concert to patients at Arkansas Children’s Hospital. MCP is a non-profit organization stationed in Seattle, Washington,
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April 7, 2015 | Senior Vice President Jim Carr announced Kim Kirkman as the new associate executive director of the University’s American Studies Institute effective July 1. Kirkman replaces Dr. Bob Reely, who has held the position for 26 years. Reely will be returning to the classroom full time in the Paul R. Carter College of Business Administration after spending the fall 2015 semester as
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