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scholarship to support students majoring in computer science or data analytics. Both programs are new for fall 2020.
Kim Hadley, JBU CFO, named CFO of the Year 2020 Finalist Kim Hadley, vice president for finance & administration at JBU, has been named a finalist for the Arkansas Business CFO of the Year Awards. This is the 11th annual awards program created by Arkansas Business to honor outstanding CFOs around the state of Arkansas. Nomination forms were submitted to an independent panel of judges that met in September to determine finalists and winners. “Dr. Hadley is richly deserving of this recognition,” said JBU president Chip Pollard. “She is a chief financial officer who not only supervises the university’s finances with technical excellence and careful stewardship but also knows how to deploy JBU’s financial and human resources to encourage others and to fulfill JBU’s mission. She does her work with intellectual curiosity, compassionate kindness and deep faithfulness. We are grateful to have her at JBU.” The finalists and winners will be revealed at a virtual celebration Dec. 15. 01
U.S. News Ranks JBU Top Regional University in Arkansas For the fifth consecutive year, JBU is the top-ranked regional university in Arkansas, according to U.S. News and World Report. JBU ranked 12th out of 133 southern universities in the 2021 U.S. News & World Report Best Regional Universities list. Other Arkansas schools in the cohort include Harding University, Arkansas State University, University of Central Arkansas, Henderson State University, Arkansas Tech University and Southern Arkansas University.
$8M Walton Charitable Support Foundation Grant Given to JBU In July, JBU received an $8 million grant from the Walton Charitable Support Foundation in support of the university’s data analytics and computer science programs. Two million dollars will be used to endow an academic chair for data analytics. The remaining $6 million will create an endowed
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Office of Diversity Established Committed to strengthening diversity on campus, JBU announced the formation of the Office of Diversity (OD), directed by Dr. Ted Song, coordinator of diversity. The OD will continue and deepen the work JBU has already been doing to reflect and honor the truth that God calls and redeems people from every nation, tribe, people, and language into his church (Revelation 7:9). The OD will focus on the areas of diversity that are consistent with JBU’s Christian commitments. Some of the projects already in the works include revising the institution’s diversity statement, offering a colloquium course for students to ask and learn about racial diversity, and providing formal and informal events to discuss how diversity is related to Christian faith. 02
JBU Online Expands to Four-Year Bachelor’s Degree Program The JBU Online program is now a full, fouryear online bachelor’s degree program with no minimum requirement for prior college credit at a new lower tuition rate. Beginning fall 2020, tuition was reduced to $300 per credit hour with the same high-quality, personalized online educational experience that is expected from JBU. JBU Online offers Bachelor of Science
