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.…
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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…
Bringing the Church to the Ballfield: Jonathan Villa Turns Baseball into Ministry
By Joel Sellers On a sunny late May afternoon at Faulkner’s Harrison Field, a group of middle school athletes kneels alongside the first base foul territory with their head coach. Among the typical baseball field hues of the brown, white…
Church Planter, Minister of Central Valley Church of Christ Honored
Jason Owen, the preaching minister for the Central Valley Church of Christ, planted the church six years ago for the purpose of making disciples in a growing area of Limestone county, Alabama. Owen was honored for his work in ministry…
Ann Street to Faulkner: The Russells Recount University’s 81-year history
Patricia Holmes Russell can still hear the low, loud moan of the air raid siren. Yet, there was no need to duck for cover. World War II had ended. An attack was not on the horizon. The sound was simply…