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{{for multi|the private research university in Providence, Rhode Island|Brown University|John Brown the abolitionist|John Brown (abolitionist)}}
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| established = {{start date and age|1919}}
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'''John Brown University''' ('''JBU''') is a [[Private university|private]], [[interdenominational]], [[Christianity|Christian]] university in [[Siloam Springs, Arkansas]]. Founded in 1919, JBU enrolls 2,343 students from 33 states and 45 countries in its traditional undergraduate, graduate, online, and concurrent education programs.<ref name=FACTS>{{Cite web
The {{convert|200|acre|km2|adj=on}} main campus in [[northwest Arkansas]] has been the site of the university since it was founded in 1919. JBU has 2,343 students as of the 2021–2022 school year, 1,228 of whom are on-campus undergraduates. Of these, 818 live on campus. In addition, the university has two off-campus locations: a classroom facility in Rogers, Arkansas, and a Counseling Education Center in Little Rock with classrooms, offices and a Community Counseling Clinic.
The Graduate School at John Brown University has 483 students and offers 16 graduate degrees in business, education, counseling, and cybersecurity.<ref
JBU is accredited by the [[Higher Learning Commission]]<ref>[http://www.ncahlc.org/index.php?option=com_directory&Itemid=192&Action=ShowBasic&instid=1024 Higher Learning Commission "John Brown University"]</ref> and competes athletically in the [[Sooner Athletic Conference]]. Programs within the university have specialized accreditation from Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology ([[ABET]]), Council for Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP), American Council for Construction Education (ACCE), [[Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs]] (ACBSP), and [[Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education]] (CCNE).<ref
==History==
===John E. Brown: background===
[[John E. Brown (evangelist)|John E. Brown]] (1879–1957) was not afforded the opportunity to pursue much education, as his family's financial difficulties forced him to begin working at the age of 11.<ref>[
Subsequent to becoming an evangelist, Brown accepted a position as president of [[Scarritt Collegiate Institute|Scarritt College]] in [[Neosho, Missouri|Neosho]]. His two years as president were instrumental in developing his plan to establish his own college. However, Brown felt that the strong emphasis of that school on education without the benefit of life training was harmful to the students. As he said in 1903, "It might be my privilege to have a part in the building of school that would turn the minds of youth back from this exaggerated concept of the value of book knowledge, to the realization that all this is valuable only as it becomes a background for, or the foundation under, the real things of life."<ref name=KENNEDY>
===Early years: presidency of John E. Brown Sr. 1919–1948===
Maintaining this goal of establishing a college that would provide an [[interdenominational]], [[Christianity|Christian]] education for needy students, who like himself, might not have had a chance of receiving an education, Brown laid the foundation in 1919 for the institution that would later be called John Brown University, John E. Brown College. To pay for the institution's free tuition, Brown developed his school as a Christian [[vocational college]]. Students worked jobs such as carpentry and helped in constructing the buildings on campus. The typical work-day was four hours in addition to class time.<ref>[
Apparently seeking to expand the reach of the growing college, John Brown announced in 1934 that the school was to be changed into a [[four-year university]]. The new university was divided into three colleges: the academic, vocational, and Bible colleges, fitting John Brown's stated vision of educating "head, heart, and hand".<ref name=KENNEDY/>
===Shift away from fundamentalism===
As the university grew, Brown continued to preach throughout the country and on the radio. He was well known for his attacks on [[liquor]], [[gambling]], [[dancing]], and other [[Christian fundamentalist]] issues of the time.<ref
In the 1940s, the close ties between JBU and the [[Christian fundamentalist]] movement began to wane, as the university took an unexpected turn away from [[fundamentalism]]. John Brown himself was always a proponent of [[interdenominationalism]], and by aligning himself with [[Youth for Christ]] and other [[Evangelicalism|evangelical]] organizations after [[World War II]], JBU was making a statement. John Brown's description of the school in 1948 as "[[interdenominational]] and definitely [[Evangelicalism|evangelical]]"<ref name=Ostrander/>
===Presidency of John E. Brown Jr. 1948–1979===
When John Brown Sr. relinquished control of the university (at least in name, since he remained as chairman of the board) in 1948, he began a period of much-needed consolidation. During [[World War II]] the student body had dropped to barely over a hundred, and the high echelons of the school's leadership were being run almost exclusively by the Brown family.<ref
During the turbulent years of the [[Vietnam War]] and the [[peace movement]], JBU was relatively undisturbed. The school nurtured at that time a strong [[Christian Americanist]] vision of the world, tying American [[patriotism]] and [[political conservatism]] to [[conservative]] [[Christianity|Christian]] faith. Instead of joining the anti-war movement, many JBU students joined organizations like [[Campus Crusade for Christ]] and traveled to other campuses. When those turbulent times had come and gone, JBU faced the 1970s with uncertainty. Academic standards were low and classes were not challenging. The university recognized the need to improve its quality, so it brought in [[Elton Trueblood]], professor of philosophy at [[Earlham College]], who had written ''The Idea of A College'' which argued that colleges should focus on [[liberal arts]] over career preparation. Trueblood's visits in the mid-1970s inspired JBU to look for ideas in [[Arthur F. Holmes]]' ''Idea of a Christian College'' in which a Christian college seeks to integrate faith and learning.
===Presidency of John E. Brown III 1979–1993===
When John Brown Jr. stepped down as president, the job fell to his son, John Brown III, who immediately sought to improve the academic quality of the university. He visited [[Wheaton College (Illinois)]] and heralded its commitment to an integration of academic quality and Christian faith. To accompany his praise of Wheaton, he announced that the first consideration of JBU in selecting prospective students would be academic quality, and raising the entrance requirements. As expected, this began to attract more academically gifted students.<ref
===Presidency of George F. Ford 1993–1994===
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===Presidency of Lee Balzer 1994–2004===
The former president of [[Tabor College (Kansas)|Tabor College]] in [[Kansas]], Lee Balzer, took office after the Ford controversy with a plan to expand the university's reach. He extended the Advance Program for non-traditional students in other cities by establishing branch centers in [[Fort Smith, Arkansas]] and [[Little Rock, Arkansas]]. During his presidency, JBU offered its first graduate degrees, initially in [[school counseling]], and later including [[master's degree]]s in [[marriage and family therapy]], leadership and ethics, business ([[MBA]]) and Christian ministry. The Center for Marriage and Family Studies<ref>[http://liferelationships.com/ Center for Marriage and Family Studies]</ref> was established during the Balzer presidency. Under President Balzer, JBU also founded the Soderquist Center for Business Leadership and Ethics<ref>[http://www.soderquist.org/ Soderquist Center for Business Leadership and Ethics]</ref> to promote ethical principles in the business world. In addition, JBU's financial campaign at the end of the 1990s raised more than 39 million dollars to build Walker Student Center, Bell Science Hall, North Hall, and the Soderquist Business Center, all in the span of barely more than five years.<ref
===Presidency of Charles Pollard 2004–present===
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==Lifestyle standards==
In the tradition of some other private Christian universities, John Brown University maintains a conservative set of lifestyle choices. Students sign a community covenant stating they will abstain from profanity, pornography, extramarital sexual activity, harassment, tobacco use, alcohol use, and gambling. The covenant also strictly prohibits LGBTQIA+ relationships on campus.<ref>[http://www.jbu.edu/assets/student_development/resource/file/JBU_Student_Handbook_2014-2015.pdf "JBU Student Handbook, 2014-2015" Retrieved on 09-24-14]</ref> Staff and faculty are not required to sign this covenant but must sign a statement of employee expectations. However, the statement they sign includes that they do not believe in LGBTQIA+ relationships.
John Brown University made national news when it changed its long historically held position not to endorse dancing. In December 2006, the school sponsored its own swing-themed dance on campus.<ref>Oppenheimer, Mark. [https://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/28/magazine/28dancing.t.html "The First Dance"], ''The New York Times Magazine'', January 28, 2007. Accessed May 19, 2008</ref>
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John Brown University's main campus is located on {{convert|200|acre|km2}} in [[Siloam Springs, Arkansas]]. The university's most recognizable building, the Cathedral of the Ozarks, was completed in 1957 and, along with the two Windgate Visual Art Buildings composes the Cathedral group. The Cathedral contains a sanctuary for chapel and other assemblies, and the back portion is a three-floor academic building housing the [[music]] department and the [[humanities]] and [[social sciences]]. The entire Cathedral group was recently renovated on the inside and resurfaced with white [[limestone]] on the exterior.
Between the Cathedral group and Walker Student Center is the campus's main [[Quadrangle (architecture)|quad]], which is used for recreation and relaxation by students. The student center itself houses a cafe, an open area for studying, bookstore, post office, and classrooms on the second floor. Attached to the student center is the Walker co-ed residence hall with male and female residents living on separate floors. There are three other residence halls on campus as well: J. Alvin Brown, an all-male dormitory and the oldest building on campus which was given a $6 million renovation in 2014; Mayfield, an all-female hall completing a $6 million renovation in 2018, and Hutcheson, a co-ed residence hall. Upperclassman and non-traditional student housing options include campus townhouses and the Northslope Apartments.
Other buildings on campus are the Bill George Arena, Soderquist Business Center, Bell Science Hall, Mabee Learning Resource Center, Chapman Administrative Building, Blood Memorial (Admissions) Building, Berry Performing Arts Center, Balzer Technology Center, CARE Clinic, Simmons Great Hall, Health Education Building, Peer-Andrus Studio & Project Barn and the Walton Lifetime Health Complex.
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John Brown University currently offers 41 undergraduate majors, with the most popular as of 2022-23 being Nursing,
===Associated centers===
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* [[Rodney Anderson (Wyoming politician)|Rodney Anderson]] - former member of the [[Wyoming House of Representatives]]<ref>{{cite web|url= http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/2728/rodney-anderson#.UJqzQcU5Y1M|title= Rodney 'Pete' Anderson's Biography |publisher=Project Vote Smart|access-date= November 6, 2012}}</ref>
*[[Dave Armstrong (sportscaster)|Dave Armstrong]] - sportscaster
* [[Jimmy Driftwood]] - [[folk music]] songwriter and musician<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/driftwood_jimmie/bio.jhtml|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20040724034734/http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/driftwood_jimmie/bio.jhtml|url-status= dead|archive-date= July 24, 2004|title=Jimmie Driftwood |publisher= CMT|access-date= September 6, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Janet Huckabee]] - wife of former Governor of Arkansas and 2008 Republican presidential candidate [[Mike Huckabee]]; completed her undergraduate degree at John Brown University in 2003<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.usnews.com/news/national/articles/2007/12/11/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-janet-huckabee| title= 10 Things You Didn't Know About Janet Huckabee| publisher= US News|access-date= November 6, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Bill McIlvain]], former Wyoming Speaker of the House
* [[Kendra Moore]], American politician
* [[John Osteen]] - founder of [[Lakewood Church]] in [[Houston, Texas|Houston]], [[Texas]]<ref>
* [[Rebecca Petty]] - [[Republican Party (United States)|
Republican]] member of the [[Arkansas House of Representatives]] from [[Rogers, Arkansas|Rogers]]; advocate of child crime victims, studied in the Leadership/Ethics program at JBC in 2014<ref>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/150277/rebecca-petty#.VSw-jcstEqR|title=Rebecca Petty's Biography|publisher=[[Project Vote Smart]]|access-date=April 13, 2015}}</ref>
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* [[Jim Winn]] - former [[MLB]] pitcher<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=winnji01|title= Jim Winn Stats |publisher= Baseball Almanac |access-date =November 6, 2012}}</ref>
==Notable former faculty==
* [[Mike Flynn (NPR radio host)|Mike Flynn]] - radio producer
* [[Delia Haak]] - Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives for District 91
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* [[Mathew Pitsch]] - adjunct faculty member, Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from [[Fort Smith, Arkansas|Fort Smith]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ciclt.net/sn/pol/po_detail.aspx?P_ID=&ClientCode=nclm&MemID=27018|title=Mathew W. Pitsch|publisher=ciclt.net|access-date=April 10, 2015}}</ref>
* [[William M. Runyan]] - Christian songwriter who composed "[[Great Is Thy Faithfulness]]"
* [[Lavenski Smith]] - Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals - Eighth Circuit
==References==
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* [http://jbuathletics.com Official athletics website]
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[[Category:Liberal arts colleges in Arkansas]]
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