A Harding official announced the University’s plans to close the federal post office on campus this summer and to redistribute postal duties among multiple departments last week.
The University announced Dr. Michael D. Williams as Harding’s sixth president at a press conference on Oct. 27. Since then, Williams has continued his role as president at Faulkner University in Montgomery, Alabama. As announced in October, Williams will begin his tenure as Harding University president on June 1, 2022.
The Ganus Building is scheduled to be demolished and replaced by the new Holland-Waller Center, bringing changes to departments and programs on campus. Some faculty have fond memories of the Ganus Building, but they are excited for change.
President David Burks informed faculty of the approval of a reduced workload policy in an email on March 1. Burks said the policy came to fruition with input from the Faculty Leadership Committee (FLC), and allowed faculty members two contract options to apply for: a three-fourths or a one-half teaching load faculty employment contract. Interested faculty were instructed to request their preferred option in writing to their college’s dean by March 18. The deans submitted approved requests as recommendations to the provost for further approval.
Multiple groups from across campus and the Searcy community came together last Wednesday for an emergency fire drill in Kendall Hall to test safety procedures and practice responding to a disaster.
Men’s social club Galaxy returned to campus this semester after it was founded in 1947 and dissolved in 1997. The club was revived by their sponsors for the 75th anniversary of the club this upcoming fall.
Photo by Madison Meyer “I quit!” yelled Mr. Gabriel Grant Huff, who is the Assistant Copyeditor for the Bison. The Bison Head Copyeditor, Miss Caroline Birdwell, explained that every week…
Incoming President Mike Williams announced a major reshuffle of his cabinet on Tuesday. After switching his filing technique from alphabetical order to the Dewey decimal system, Williams also announced the addition of four new members to his executive cabinet. Williams said while all four of the positions are now officially created, all but one remain open. Applications can be found on Handshake.
Instructor of communication Noah Darnell is creating a big splash with his launch of a large-scale ark construction project. With plans to begin the week after graduation, Darnell says he will be building an ark in anticipation of a massive flood he expects to hit Central Arkansas this upcoming summer.
Harding University has committed to celebrating Easter after a unanimous decision by Spring Sing directors to drop their shows for the first time since 1974. This decision has relieved many of the professors and staff on campus.