Students who earn a criminal justice degree can pursue a wide range of career paths. Graduates are not limited to law enforcement – there are many unique career opportunities in forensics, corrections, and even counterterrorism. Here, Faulkner University, with a…
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Faulkner Alumnus, Coach Knapp Saves Girl’s Life
By Clip Knapp There are countless reasons to be proud of the time spent at Faulkner University and the accomplishments of its graduates. The very least of which is all the time they spent in a caring, uplifting Christian environment,…
Alumnus Preserves State History In Digital Age
Alumnus Justin Rudder still remembers his graduation day from Faulkner University. It was a day in which he felt celebrated by his peers and by his professors. Now, as a Digital Asset Archivist at the Alabama Department of Archives and…
English Graduate Helping Others Find Their Voice
Speech and language have always been areas of interest to Faulkner alumna Olivia Boro, who decided to study English while attending Faulkner University. That interest would later expand to helping others find and rediscover their voice in a clinical setting.…
Education Students Find Family, Missional Purpose
Faulkner senior Hannah Tolbert burst into the education lab in the College of Education’s Johnson Hall in tears. About to graduate with a degree in elementary education, Tolbert was facing an enormous challenge to grasp and pass her pre-calculus class.…
Music Graduate Earns ‘Best Band Director’ People Choice Award
Rebecca Potter came to Faulkner in the fall of 2013 to study music and is now sharing her love of music with others. She is the McEwen High School Band Director and was voted the best band director in Humphreys…
Dr. Justin Bond Named New Dean of Faulkner’s Harris College of Business
As of June 1, 2023, Dr. Justin Bond will be serving in the role of Dean of the Harris College of Business at Faulkner University. Dr. Bond is a long-time member of our faculty who received his bachelor’s degree in…
Retired Auburn Police Captain Was First To Graduate from Faulkner’s MJA Program
Tommy Carswell not only graduated from Faulkner University’s BCJ program, he is among the first to graduate from Faulkner’s Master of Science in Justice Administration (MJA) course. He also graduated from Columbus (Georgia) State University and their Georgia Law Enforcement…
Faulkner Graduate Heading To Arizona For Forensic Psychology Studies
Sinclair Drysdale, a forensic psychology graduate from Faulkner, attended a capital murder trial during her internship with the District Attorney’s Pre-trial Diversion program. The two-week trial was so full of emotions from the families of both the victim and the…
Legal Studies Graduate Sharing the Good News at the Office
Nikki Connelly, after earning her legal studies degree from Faulkner, is training to be a corporate, tax, and merger legal assistant at Gilpin Givhan, P.C. and eventually sees herself pursuing a career in crime victims services, either at the non-profit…