Living a life of service is what Faulkner alumnus and Sheriff of Burke County, Georgia Alfonzo Williams encouraged graduates to pursue, during his commencement speech on May 1, 2021. Throughout the day, 415 Faulkner graduates attended one of four commencement…
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First Phase of College of Health Sciences renovations completed
The first phase of renovations for the College of Health Science’s has been completed. Crews with Marshall Design-Building LLC began working on the renovations in October 2020 to transform the former Burlington Coat Factory building into a space for Faulkner’s…
Faulkner Welcomes First Physician Assistant Cohort
If you ventured onto Faulkner’s campus recently, you may have noticed a group of students dressed from head to toe in Faulkner blue scrubs. They are a part of Faulkner University’s new physician assistant program (PA), the second program in…
Alabama Power Foundation awards grant for College of Health Sciences’ clinical center
The Alabama Power Foundation awarded Faulkner University a generous grant toward its new College of Health Sciences and the future Autism Clinical Center through its Health and Human Services, The Energy to Thrive grant. The grant was presented to Faulkner…
Musician with Montgomery Symphony Orchestra returns as honored alumnus
In his teen years, Westley Schlundt was recognized as a talented musician by the Montgomery Symphony Orchestra, which he is still a member of today. Schlundt graduated from Faulkner with a Bachelor of Arts in Music in the spring of…
Mom, blogger and business owner shares faith, family and a Faulkner education
In the middle of her freshman year of college, Laura Jean Bell transferred to Faulkner University. An experience that would impact her life and mean more to her than she ever thought possible. It was the start of a journey…
Former Vice President Mike Pence to speak at Faulkner’s Annual Benefit Dinner
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Faulkner University announced former Vice President of the United States The Honorable Michael R. Pence as the speaker for this year’s Annual Benefit Dinner during a press conference held on Tuesday. President Mike Williams revealed the news on Montgomery’s…
Bible graduate serving as youth and family minister
After graduating from Faulkner in 2017, Jared Kelly is now the youth and family minister at Timberlane church of Christ in Tallahassee, Florida. Kelly was asked to speak to students as an honorary alumnus for the V.P. Black College of…
Theatre grad finds success in military, EPIC Entertainment
Daniel Monplaisir credits the relationships with his professors during his time at Faulkner for his success after graduating in 2010 with a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre. His successes span from a career in the military to helping a friend launch…
Business graduates, entrepreneurs become partners of coaching firm
Kevin Arvin and Harry Slaughter graduated from Faulkner nearly 15 years apart and eventually joined forces as co-managing partners of the successful business coaching and consulting firm, e-footprints. e-footprints has clients in international software development, higher education, manufacturing, wholesale distribution,…