Art & Design | Raeanne Kiihnl, a fine art major from Searcy, found artistic inspiration in studying abroad and self-reflection. After spending a semester in Italy on the Harding University in Florence (HUF) program, she fell in love with Renaissance art. “Something about classical art and Renaissance art is just foundational in my sense of aesthetic or beauty, as it is for many, unconsciously,
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Jan. 25, 2019 | Harding University will host the Grammy Award-winning Los Angeles Guitar Quartet Friday, Feb. 1 as the fourth performance of the 2018-19 Arts and Life Performance Series. The event begins at 7 p.m. in the Administration Auditorium. The Los Angeles Guitar Quartet (LAGQ) is one of the most multifaceted groups in any genre. The group is comprised of four uniquely accomplished musicians
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May 26, 2017 | Faculty members in the College of Sciences and the College of Arts and Humanities have joined forces to create a new major that brings the two colleges together. Medical humanities, which will be available as both a major and minor, will launch fall 2017 and will feature classes from eight different academic departments across campus. The aim of the new major
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April 7, 2017 | Dr. Cliff L. Ganus, chancellor emeritus, enrolled in Harding as a business major in 1939. He was 17 years old and intended to move back to his hometown of New Orleans after completing his studies to assist his father who owned a restaurant business in the city. His plans changed during his first year at the University, beginning with his first
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Jan. 19, 2017 | Art | Stevens Art Gallery is hosting an exhibit by Dr. Faye Doran, professor of art, until Jan. 30. The showcase of Doran’s work is presented in honor of her retirement in May 2017. Featuring more than 50 pieces of art, Doran’s display includes realistic renderings using materials such as colored pencil and oil pastels; illustrations created with ink spots and
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Sept. 19, 2016 | Art & Design | The department of art and design is showcasing student photography and journals in Stevens Art Gallery from the department’s summer international trip across Europe. The reception is Wednesday Sept. 21 from 4-6 p.m. From Sept. 13-Oct. 6, Amy Cox, assistant professor of art, led 21 students through Italy, Spain, France and England. Students were required to complete
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July 12, 2016 | Music | High school students from 17 different states will present a free choral concert July 15 at 7:30 p.m. in Reynolds Recital Hall on the Harding University campus. Participants in the University’s summer Honor Choir program are on campus all week studying voice, sight-reading, staging and choreography, improvisation, and choral music. Dr. Cliff Ganus organized the week’s activities and will
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College of Arts & Humanities When social science major Noah Watson moved just five minutes down the road to start school at Harding, he didn’t expect new relationships to be so easily discovered in a place he had lived for so long — but with his senior year on the horizon, Watson named those special relationships as the highlight of his Harding experience. “The community
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May 16, 2016 | Interior Design The art and design department’s interior design program has received a six-year reaccreditation from the Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA). The CIDA board made their decision following an evaluation visit to Harding’s campus Oct. 3-6, 2015. “Unlike many accreditation processes, we are primarily judged on student projects, and it requires a lot of evidence that is very organized,”
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March 31, 2016 | Communication | Broadcast journalism students appeared on Fox 16’s “Good Day, Arkansas” Thursday morning. Josh Robinson and Kelly Christopher prepared and presented a behind-the-scenes feature of the University’s newscast HU16 “Live at Five.” Both Robinson and Christopher are part of the University newscast team as anchors and have served in other capacities, such as reporter or producer, in past semesters. “Live
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