May 1, 2018 | Education | The Harding University Cannon-Clary College of Education has appointed Dr. Todd Patten chair of the department of mental health and wellness, a new department overseeing the professional counseling program and marriage and family therapy program. His appointment is effective Aug. 1, 2018. An associate professor and licensed professional counselor, Patten has been with the University since 2004. He served
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The Harding University Cannon-Clary College of Education will host Meghan Ables, Arkansas Teacher of the Year in 2016, at 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 10, in the Watson Center in the Thornton Education Center. Ables has over 10 years of experience in the field and will share her insight with Harding education majors. “Meghan has demonstrated innovation and passion in her teaching in the promotion of
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SEARCY, Ark. (Jan. 24, 2018) — The Cannon-Clary College of Education at Harding University announces new directors Mitch Walton at Harding University — North Little Rock and Dr. Meredith Jones at Harding University — Northwest Arkansas. “Meredith Jones and Mitch Walton have already proven themselves in their new positions,” said Dr. Donny Lee, dean of the College of Education. “They are seasoned educators who are
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Dec. 15, 2017 | Education | Harding University Cannon-Clary College of Education presented the first-place award for its eighth annual Christmas card illustration contest to Jackson Stewart, a sixth-grader at CrossPointe Preparatory School in Searcy. His illustration was selected from more than 30 submissions. “We began this as a community outreach to our local schools, both public and private, and we have benefitted from the
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Taylor Mayfield | English | Education Students at Harding find their own belonging in different places and in different capacities on campus. For senior Taylor Mayfield, an English major with teaching licensure, the Sigma Nu Epsilon and Delta Gamma Rho social clubs and English department provided his sense of belonging. “I gravitated to Sigma Nu Epsilon, and I liked the size and the people within
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Feb. 17, 2017 | STEM Center | The Finley STEM Center hosted nearly 200 girls from Arkansas high schools for its STEM Leadership for Girls day Friday, Feb. 17. Attendees represented schools in Cleburne, Lonoke, Pulaski and White counties. “The purpose of this event is to bring them to a college campus in order to introduce young women to science, technology, engineering and math careers
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Jan. 31, 2017 | “During my K-12 education, I had many wonderful teachers, but there was one who really made an impact in my life,” December 2016 graduate Logan Beasley said. “This was my second-grade teacher who went above and beyond to help me succeed. She was always a kind and gentle-hearted teacher, and from that point on, I wanted to be just like her.”
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Jan. 11, 2016 | Professional Counseling | The Cannon-Clary College of Education’s professional counseling program is hosted a grand opening for its Compassion Clinic on Wednesday, Jan. 18, from 10 a.m.-noon. The Compassion Clinic is an outreach program that provides low-cost individual counseling, child play therapy, group counseling and couples counseling to residents of Searcy, White County and surrounding areas. The Compassion Clinic offers services
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Dec. 14, 2016 | Education | Harding University Cannon-Clary College of Education is the first higher learning institution in Arkansas to receive accreditation from the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP), the single-specialized accreditor for educator preparation in the United States. “This recognition reflects a commitment from everyone in the College of Education, as well as our many professional partners in the field,
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Aug. 8, 2016 | STEM Center | This summer, the Finley STEM Center has been educating teachers in the White County area on how to implement new science standards in their classrooms with a workshop titled “New Standards Infused Hands-on Science.” With the help of a Title II, Part A: No Child Left Behind grant, teachers are being equipped with the resources to make those
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