Sitting down at the computer, Victoria Jones said a prayer and took a deep breath before taking her PRAXIS examination. Her test results would determine whether or not she could become a licensed speech-language pathologist. The next thing she knew,…
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Interview with President Williams
Like many universities across the nation, life at Faulkner University was upended due to the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. In its wake, Faulkner quickly adapted to the new challenges and is prepared to finish out 2020 stronger than ever. President Mike…
Faulkner graduates its first SLP cohort during Spring 2020 Commencement Ceremony on August 8
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Nearly 500 Faulkner University graduates walked across the graduation stage on August 8, exactly 100 days after they would have celebrated the end of their senior year and graduate studies on May 1. However, COVID-19 sparked a…
Faulkner University officially adds Physician Assistant program to College of Health Sciences with recent accreditation status
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Faulkner University is excited to share more news from the College of Health Sciences. This July the University has officially added the second of four programs, Physician Assistant that will begin this fall! The new PA program, which will allow students…
Faulkner University announces purchase of Montgomery East Plaza Shopping Center for new College of Health Sciences Facility
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Faulkner University is very pleased to announce today the recent purchase of the Montgomery East Plaza Shopping Center, which will become the new site for the University’s College of Health Sciences. The date of the purchase was…
Physician Assistant program to be added to Faulkner’s College of Health Sciences
Faulkner University’s College of Health Sciences is growing and will soon add the first graduate class of physician assistants (PA) to its ranks October 1, 2020, pending accreditation. Student applications are currently open for PA until March 31, 2020. Additionally,…
New College of Health Sciences Directors Focus on Service, Teamwork and Faith
The team at Faulkner University’s College of Health Sciences is steadily expanding. The university has hired directors to develop the next three programs, the physician assistant (PA) program is scheduled to begin in 2020, physical therapy (PT), in 2021 and…
Student finds direction in new Speech Language Pathology program
Esther Barahona’s heart is in Honduras. As a student at Faulkner University, she plans to take what she learns in Montgomery, Ala. and share it with the people of Central America. As one of the first students studying in Faulkner’s…
Faulkner University’s new Speech and Language Pathology Clinic is now open to patients at no cost
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Faulkner University is thrilled to announce the opening of its new Speech and Language Pathology Clinic, a component of the new College of Health Sciences and the first step toward a comprehensive autism center. The fully funded…
Welcome the new staff of the Department of Speech Language Pathology
Leah Fullman, Sc.D., founding director of the Faulkner University’s new Department of Speech Language Pathology, recently announced the hiring of a high-caliber faculty. Renowned speech language pathologist, Sheela Stuart, Ph.D., joins the program as professor and research director. Stuart earned her Master’s in…