Dec. 6, 2017 Harding University has appointed Dr. Ann Brown to serve as director for the McNair Scholars Program. Brown received her M.S. in education from Harding and a Ph.D. in English literature from Howard University. Her previous teaching experience includes Harding University, the Arkansas public school system, and the Centre of Excellence of Applied Research and Training in the United Arab Emirates. “I know firsthand the challenges and
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Sept. 21, 2017 The Harding University McNair Scholars Program announced it will receive continued funding from the U.S. Department of Education through 2022, amounting to more than $1.2 million. The program, a part of the national Ronald E. McNair Post Baccalaureate Achievement Program, exists to support first-generation college students and to increase graduate degree awards for students from underrepresented segments of society. Twenty-seven
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Sept. 14, 2016 | Organizations | The Student Association (SA) and First Year Experience (FYE) will host the second annual organization fair Thursday, Sept. 15, from 6-8 p.m.on the front lawn. Thirty campus organizations will be represented at the event. Dr. Kevin Kehl, dean of the Center for Student Success, said the organization fair connects two important groups on campus: new students and all campus
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Sept. 5, 2016 | Student Success | The Center for Student Success hosted a retreat for first-year transfer students through the Center’s first year experience program, HU Square 1, Saturday, August 27. The event took place at the Buffalo National River in Ponca, Arkansas, and consisted of community-building activities and a 5.5 mile float trip. Approximately 35 students and five faculty members participated in the
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July 14, 2016 | Summer Stampede | The second session of Summer Stampede begins today, and approximately 430 students and their families are on campus for a two-day orientation. Throughout the program, incoming freshmen get familiar with campus, learn about the University’s diverse academic offerings, build a fall class schedule, and meet fellow students. Though students and families are on campus for a short time,
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June 10, 2016 | Summer Stampede | The University hosted 430 incoming freshmen and their families on campus June 9-10 for the first session of Summer Stampede. During Summer Stampede, students built their fall semester schedule, met new friends and professors, attended orientation sessions, and got a glimpse of what to expect as they begin their freshman year in the fall. “Meeting all the new
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May 20, 2016 | Harding Read President Bruce McLarty announced the start of a campus read program called Harding Read beginning fall 2016. The American Studies Institute, Brackett Library and First Year Experience contributed ideas to the creation of the program, which encourages the campus community to read a book together and engage both in and out of the classroom. McLarty has chosen Amazing Grace:
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April 19, 2016 | First Year Experience | The Office of First Year Experience hosted the third annual Freshman Preunion April 21 at 6 p.m. on the Midnight Oil front lawn. “There is this class identity that we are trying to reinforce — the class of 2019,” Dean of Student Success Kevin Kehl said. “They haven’t graduated yet, so it’s not a reunion, but a
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April 11, 2016 | Student Success On April 12, Harding will host its last HU Hacks seminar on stress management. Director of academic resources and licensed therapist Stephanie O’Brian will lead the seminar. “I love leading the stress management seminar because it is something so many of our students struggle with,” O’Brian said. “I get to channel the counselor in me and really get to
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August 7, 2015 | Dr. Kevin Kehl, dean of the Center for Student Success, has announced two appointments within the center. Tiffany Byers has been named director of multicultural student services, and Stephanie O’Brian has been named director of academic resource services. Byers will assist students of various ethnic and cultural backgrounds to connect and engage with people and services that will help lead to students’
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