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Established in 1919, John Brown University is a private, Christian university with more than 1,900 students from 40 nations and 43 states. JBU offers more than 50 undergraduate degree programs, three degree completion programs and six graduate degree programs. All of JBU's academic programs are accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. It is ranked sixth among comprehensive colleges in the South by U.S. News & World Report. ^[1] JBU is a Christian university committed to providing quality academics within a distinctly Christian community. The university has no denominational affiliation and admits students of any faith. A motto (from Italian) is a phrase or a short list of words meant formally to describe the general motivation or intention of an entity, social group, or organization. ... The date of establishment or date of founding of an institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point. ... Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... Private schools, or independent schools, are schools not administered by local, state, or national government, which retain the right to select their student body and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students tuition rather than with public (state) funds. ... University President is the title of the highest ranking officer within a university, within university systems that prefer that appellation over other variations such as Chancellor or rector. ... A faculty is a division within a university. ... In some educational systems, undergraduate education is post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelors degree. ... Degree ceremony at Cambridge. ... Siloam Springs is a city located in Benton County, Arkansas. ... Official language(s) English Capital Little Rock Largest city Little Rock Area  Ranked 29th  - Total 53,179 sq mi (137,002 km²)  - Width 239 miles (385 km)  - Length 261 miles (420 km)  - % water 2. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on a Web server, usually accessible via the Internet or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML, that is almost always accessible... Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Wycliffe Tyndale · Luther · Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Pope · Archbishop of Canterbury Patriarch of Constantinople Christianity Portal This box:      A Christian () is a... U.S. News & World Report is a weekly newsmagazine. ...

Campus

Campus Entrance

John Brown University's main campus is located on 200 acres in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. The campus contains four residence halls, a student center, six academic buildings, and a cathedral building that is used for chapel services. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 533 pixelsFull resolution (3072 × 2048 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 533 pixelsFull resolution (3072 × 2048 pixel, file size: 1. ... Siloam Springs is a city located in Benton County, Arkansas. ...

History

John Brown University's history begins with John E. Brown, an evangelist with the goal of establishing a college that would provide an interdenominational, Christian education for needy students. Brown laid the foundation in 1919 for the institution that would later be called John Brown University. Since the school's founding, John Brown's vision of Christian education under the motto of "head, heart, and hand" has been endorsed by a variety of national and religious leaders, ranging from Jesse H. Jones to Billy Graham, Agnes Moorhead, Sam Walton, and Don Soderquist. Jesse Holman Jones Jesse Holman Jones (also known as Jesse H. Jones) (April 5, 1874 – June 1, 1956) was a Houston, Texas politician and entrepreneur. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Moorehead as Endora on Bewitched Agnes Moorehead (December 6, 1900 _ April 30, 1974) was an American character actress. ... Samuel Moore Walton (March 29, 1918 – April 6, 1992), born in Kingfisher, Oklahoma was the founder of two American retailers Wal-Mart and Sams Club. ...

Organization

Associated Centers

John Brown University has two endowed, associated centers: The Center for Relationship Enrichment and The Soderquist Center for Leadership and Ethics.

Sports, clubs, and traditions

John Brown University competes competitively in the NAIA Division I and offers the following intercollegiate sports: NAIA is an acronym (or an initialism) that can refer to the following: National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics in the United States. ...

• Basketball: The JBU Men's Basketball team won the NAIA Division I National Championship in 2004-2005.
• Diving
• Soccer
• Swimming
• Tennis
• Volleyball

The university also has three additional sports clubs which compete in baseball, rugby union, and ultimate. In addition, the university offers the following intramural sports: Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by throwing a ball through a 10-foot high hoop (the basket) under organized rules. ... NAIA is an acronym (or an initialism) that can refer to the following: National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics in the United States. ... For other uses, see Dive. ... Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... This article concentrates on human swimming. ... For other uses, see Tennis (disambiguation). ... Volleyball is an Olympic sport in which two teams separated by a high net use their hands, arms or (rarely) other parts of their bodies to hit a ball back and forth over the net. ... A view of the playing field at Busch Memorial Stadium, St. ... A rugby union scrum. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

• Basketball
• Flag football
• Five Kilometre Run
• Racquetball
• Soccer
• Softball
• Ultimate
• Volleyball
• Wiffleball
• Dodgeball

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List of notable alumni

• Carolyn Pollan -- This 1959 JBU graduate is the longest serving Republican and the longest serving woman member of the Arkansas House of Representatives. She represented Fort Smith from 1975-1999. She is a member of the JBU trustees.
• Jim Winn - Former MLB Pitcher

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List of notable faculty

• Mike Flynn
• Wally Moon
• Frank Blume

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Notes

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External links

• John Brown University
• The Threefold Advocate — John Brown University's student newspaper
• JBU Rugby Football Club

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