2022-2023 Petit Jean Yearbook - "Innovate"

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Innovate Harding University 2022-2023

Petit Jean Volume 99

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o make changes in something that is established; to innovate. Change is good and is needed in a world like ours. When things are shaken and messed up, change brings us out better than before. Ukraine was secure, and in one day that shifted. Everything they knew was unstabilized, innovations are now needed to continue to bring back the countries way of life.

The ability for growth and development are brought in through innovations.

As the Centennial year of Harding University grows closer, and we welcome a new president to campus, we look forward to the new era that this University will be in. We are introducing a new personality, new ideas and the possibilities of new changes, some of which have already begun. The Ganus Building was demolished, the track has been moved, Public Safety is relocated and buildings are given a new look.

Freshmen are innovated into Harding’s atmosphere every fall, leaving high school behind and jumping into the next stage of their lives. When senior year approaches, we return to that place forced to innovate into a new era of life.

As Christ innovates into us and our daily lives, we assemble at Harding as a church body.

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Kayleigh Tritschler

The world is innovating,

Harding is innovating, You are innovating.

DONNY LEE D E D I C AT I O N R E C I P I E N T

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r. Raymond “Donny” Lee, Dean of CannonClary College of Education, was the recipient of the 2022-23 Petit Jean yearbook dedication. It was announced during chapel after the student body voted on the recipient through a survey.

“It’s really a validation of what I think is so important here, and that is being in the life of students,” Lee said. “I value students, I mean that’s why we are here.”

He graduated from the University of Arkansas in 1982 with a Bachelor’s of Science in Education and English. Then he earned his Master’s of Educational Leadership at University of Arkansas. He has also received a Doctor of Education degree from the University of Memphis.

“I went to a state school,” Lee said. “I had no Christian professors or teachers that I can recall in high school or college that really were what I am to students.” I am trying to be what I pray for my own adult children in their lives, and I didn’t have that. I didn’t grow up in the church. I didn’t grow up with parents who did that, so I am trying to be what I know I needed and what I know my children need.”

Before he came to Harding University in 1998, Lee worked as assistant principal of Pulaski County Special School District in Arkansas and was superintendent of Central Arkansas Christian Schools in North Little Rock. While working as superintendent, he established connections with people at Harding and guest taught a few classes.

“I began meeting people from Harding and knew that teaching and working in higher Christian education was a way I believed God was leading me to make a difference in people’s lives,” Lee said.

Lee worked at Harding for 25 years as a professor in the College of Education. He also served the Searcy community as an elder at Living Way Church of Christ. Through the church, Lee connected with students outside of classes as a mentor.

“I met him whenever I started attending Living Way,” sophomore McKenzie Kilmer said. “Dr. Lee has taught me a lot about spiritual maturity and how to respond to situations with a heavenly perspective.

I’ve appreciated his mentorship as I’ve navigated going through college. He’s been a source of so much peace.”

As a professor and mentor, Lee strove to have meaningful connections with undergraduate and graduate students. He encouraged students, but they also encouraged him when talking through their strengths, weaknesses and abilities.

“Donny loves people from all walks of life, and he loves getting to know students,” Craig Russell, Director of Public Safety, said. “It is not unusual for him to meet with students from school or church for coffee or lunch several times every week. Donny is a natural teacher and storyteller who also loves listening to people, great qualities to have in his line of work.”

Even though he believed what he taught was important, he also believed that the interpersonal driven passion in students’ lives was more important.

“If I didn’t have this side gig called a job, I would probably just spend all my time encouraging and being with students,” Lee said. “Never give up on the belief that God created you just as he intended you to be for his purposes.”

Written by:

Kayleigh Tritschler

A FRIEND TO ALL Dr. Raymond (Donny) Lee stands outside of the Thornton Center for Education. Students sought to honor Lee for his service to the Harding and Searcy communities.

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Julianne Baker

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student life

Change is a constant in the lives of students. Freshmen move from home, begin life as a student at a new school and create new relationships. Those aspects continue to change for sophomores, juniors and seniors, but additionally they see and experience the changes made to campus. For students, innovation is constantly taking place, whether they themselves are changing or the change is taking place in the people and things around them. In the 2022-23 school year students saw the numerous innovations made to campus and also to themselves, creating a new and wholly unique Harding experience.

Grace Hurt

student life editor

Late For Curfew?

Spring Sing 2022 winners show inclusivity on campus with the heartfelt story of “Haunted Harding.”

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n spring 2022, women’s social clubs Phi Kappa Delta (PKD) and Delta Gamma Rho (DGR) teamed up with men’s social club Omega Phi to create “Haunted Harding,” a touching story about Harding’s community of inclusivity.

Each year, students across campus gathered together to put on Spring Sing, an elaborately choreographed variety show for an audience with members across generations. Harding University’s 2022 Spring Sing show, “Moments”, was especially important because it was the first show in two years without COVID-19 regulations.

“Moments” was also special to “Haunted Harding” members because it was the first time that PKD, DGR and Omega Phi teamed up to create a show.

Previously, PKD had been part of other shows unofficially. “[The previous directors] were trying to set the future generations up for success,” PKD Spring Sing director junior Anna Grace Haley said. “We had never really experienced the full Spring Sing thing.”

What made “Haunted Harding” stand out the most was the story of monsters that come out after curfew to find a place in the Harding community.

“While I don’t necessarily find myself in any clique of any sort, I can definitely relate to experiencing what it’s like to be around those things and feeling on the outside like the monsters did,” junior Omega Phi dance captain Eli Smith said. “One of my favorite things about Harding is the community … just to have that exemplified in a show blatantly was so perfect for how I see Harding.”

The story of “Haunted Harding” touched not only the audience but the judges as well. In the awards ceremony at the end of Spring Sing, the show won the music award and the entertainment award, although these awards were overshadowed by the overall win of the John H. Ryan Sweepstakes Award.

“There was a lot of shock and disbelief but also so much pride in the team of people that worked so hard

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on our show,” senior DGR Spring Sing director Ann Marie Diamond said.

“The most memorable aspect for me was seeing our cast come together in celebration of the thing we had accomplished together. A Spring Sing show is nothing if it doesn’t have an amazing cast of people making the show their own and we definitely had that.”

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Bailey Ridenour

SPOOKY, SCARY FAMILY The “Haunted Harding” cast lines up for a silly picture. Each monster group depicted their character for the camera.

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Bailey Hudelson

MONSTERS ON THE LOOSE Dance captains for each monster group of “Haunted Harding” pose in character. Then sophomore Eli Smith, then junior Allison Renner and then senior Kole Croffoot were dance captains for the show.

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“MOMENTS” WE’VE BEEN WAITING FOR Members of the skeleton monster group hug each other on stage during the award ceremony. It was all smiles and hugs for each member of the group when it was announced that they won.

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Julianne Baker

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FRONT AND CENTER Senior Camille Overman sings and dances the final Spring Sing number. Overman was the only hostess in the 2022 show who was not a theatre major.

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Julianne Baker

Camille Overman stands as the only non-theatre major hostess during Spring Sing 2022.

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eing a Spring Sing host or hostess was an opportunity only four students received each year.

Spring 2022 saw then juniors Keller Montgomery and Asher Patten and seniors Lydia Black and Camille Overman as the hosts and hostesses. Overman was in a unique position as the only non-theatre major out of the four.

This could have disconnected Overman from the rest, but she quickly stepped into a leadership role. Dottie Frye, associate professor of theatre, was delighted at Overman’s sharp performance.

“I never thought of her as an outlier,” Frye said.

Overman was in the University’s “Elf the Musical” as a member of the ensemble where she performed alongside many of the same people she would in Spring Sing. She also was a member of Chorus with Montgomery and Patten.

Overman said she felt impostor syndrome during rehearsals, not fully comprehending the fact that she was a Spring Sing hostess. She loved the trust her directors

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put in her to lead. The responsibility of a host or hostess was immense, but Overman was ready to step into that leadership role.

“It was everything I had ever imagined,” Overman said.

“It was cool to know that I achieved that.”

Overman and the other performers put months of effort into the numbers, and they became a team.

From their first retreat in the fall semester to the final performance Saturday night, the four hosts and hostesses worked together as a unit. They blended together seamlessly, but were able to show their individuality in their personal musical numbers. Each host and hostess had a solo number, and sometimes the ensemble backed them up. Overman took the stage for her solo, and her moment in the spotlight was well-received.

“She owned it in a way that only a natural performer could,” Montgomery said.

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Elizabeth Dillard

A Host of Moments

IN THE SPOTLIGHT Senior Camille Overman performs her solo “At Long Last.” Overman hosted for the first time in the 2022 Spring Sing production.

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summer shenanigans

During the summer of 2022 students participated in a multitude of summer activities. Bison Athletes in Training (BAT) started their summer abroad in Greece then spent time in Greece, Italy and Germany. Other students spent their summer at various summer camps around the country. From Camp Hunt in Hubbardsville, New York to Camp Tahkodah in Floral, Arkansas.

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singing A DIFFERENT TUNE

The University provides students with a new chapel experience.

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s a part of the daily lives of students, chapel received multiple changes at the beginning of the fall 2022 semester.

President Mike Williams kept the opinions of the students in mind when considering the future of chapel.

Change was brought to the daily order of chapel, aesthetic aspects were added, and plans were made for further changes to be added in the spring semester.

“The motivation for change in chapel comes from an intentionality to communicate with, and for, our students,” Logan Light, dean of student life and chapel services, said. “We’re still wanting to gather together to worship every day and to be together. That shared experience is still paramount to, I think, the Harding experience, but [we’re] being very intentional about making sure that it’s for students.”

A think tank was created to brainstorm and implement the changes to chapel. The group was made of student representatives from different backgrounds in order to accurately represent campus thought.

“The one change that I love the most is the fact that Dr. Williams and Dean Light, and just the university as a whole, are actually wanting to listen to students,” senior Levi Huddleston said. “They actually want to engage students, and they want to make chapel a place for students.”

Based on student feedback, an emphasis was placed on praise and worship. With the addition of a worship team, praise and worship chapels were scheduled to occur twice a week. LED screens were used to contribute to the praise and worship chapels and offer opportunities for multimedia programs. Announcements were limited to twice a week, giving more time for songs and devotionals.

Additionally, breakout chapels were created.

“I love just the singing days,” sophomore Ann-Clayton Beason said. “I think that gets everyone more involved, and my friends and I have really been enjoying it.”

Beyond the more visible changes implemented, the length of chapel also received some attention. Williams discussed how getting out even five minutes earlier could make a difference.

“People are sitting around talking a lot and I just think that builds a sense of culture and family here too,”

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Williams said. “Some days we’ll have a speaker, and we’ll want them to take the whole time, but we’re gonna try as best we can to end on time if not a few minutes early.”

Whether through leading a chapel service, submitting a video or singing from one’s seat, both Light and Williams wanted chapel to be for and about the students, offering them an opportunity to participate and interact, rather than simply be spoken at.

“When a lady who’s worked in the balcony for 25 years comes down with tears in her eyes and says, ‘You know, I’ve never seen the students in the balcony sing like they’re singing right now,’ that’s exciting.” Williams said.

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Grace Hurt

KEY CHANGE Senior Dawson Teague leads singing during the first week of school. Though the look of chapel changed throughout the history of Harding, worshipping together through song was consistent.

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Jeff Montgomery

PLEASE STAND Junior Gauge Shaw stands to sing during chapel. The university focused on changes that would encourage students to be more engaged in daily worship.

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Julianne Baker

SING IT AGAIN! Junior Allie Nesbitt and sophomore Aubrey Jones sing during chapel. A worship team was created to help lead singing during chapel each week.

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Julianne Baker

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LEAVING A MARK Rodney Waller signs one of the beams with a Bible verse. The Board of Trustees wanted the new building to be supported by scripture.

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Jeff Montgomery

BUILDING A LEGACY Rodney Waller, Lynsay Waller Brautnick, Derek Brautnick and their daughter pose in front of the building’s design. The Waller family traveled to Harding to take part in the celebration.

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BUILDING on blessings

The construction of the Holland-Waller Center starts with a special ceremony.

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here was noticeable construction that took place on campus during the 2022-23 school year. What some students may not have realized was that the metal beams for the new Holland-Waller Center underwent a special ceremony during the fall semester.

“There will be an opportunity where we ask the students, faculty and alumni to come back to campus once we have the bones of the building up so that we can write scriptures on the steel beams,” Board of Trustees member Rodney Waller said before this ceremony. “[We will] be able to bathe this building with scripture as we go forward knowing that you were able to contribute to this academic building.”

Nov. 12, 2022, was a historic day for the Waller, Holland and Swaid families as well as the Harding community, since the building honored Sue Holland, Joelle Waller and the Swaid family. The ceremony included reading of scripture, prayer for the building and its future use, as well as speeches given by Dr. Swaid Swaid and others. Each attendee also received a special gift, coordinated by University Communications & Marketing (UCM), which was a small

piece of the steel beams that were used with Romans 12:1–2 engraved on them.

Luke Humphrey, a UCM employee and recent Harding graduate, aided in the coordination of these gifts and the general set up of the event itself.

“There’s so much history that Harding has that I’m only a small part of,” Humphrey said. “It’s really beautiful and humbling to see this huge, big picture. I’ve only just become an alumnus myself, but it’s really neat to see.”

All three families honored by the building attended the event along with any faculty, staff, students or alumni that wanted to write a scripture. One of the students present was freshman Christian Swaid.

“My family is just very involved in the Harding community just because of what it stands for and its Christian mission as well as very good academics,” Christian Swaid said.“We want to keep that alive, and that’s what my parents try to do.”

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Bailey Ridenour

WISE WORDS Rodney Waller writes 1 John 4:19 on a beam. Guests were invited to sign the beams of the new building with scriptures.

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Jeff Montgomery

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NAILED IT Multiple buildings on campus receive renovations.

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arding’s campus underwent many changes leading up to the fall 2022 semester, including renovations to Brackett Library, Armstrong Hall and George S. Benson Auditorium.

The Brackett Library, last renovated in 1990, had changes made to the second floor. With mauve and turquoise as the color scheme for 32 years and old carpet that began to ripple, renovations were in demand. In only four weeks new carpet was placed, walls were repainted, new endcaps were added, the stairs were redone, chairs were replaced with more comfortable options, and four study rooms were added to the northeast corner.

“We listen to the students and what they want,” Jean Waldrop, director of Brackett Library, said. “Hopefully we’ve made it kind of a homey feel up there.”

The interior architecture for the Armstrong and Benson projects was completed by some of Harding’s own. Alumni Toria Welkner and Kaela Stitt planned and designed the projects, adding a personal touch to the renovations.

“I’m thankful that Armstrong was remodeled,” Emily Myers, residence life coordinator for Armstrong, said. “I think it’s important for the incoming freshmen to have a good space to move into and to be welcomed to campus.”

Armstrong received a number of changes and was under construction for eight months. Tiles that once lined the walls were removed, bathrooms were gutted and redone, a community kitchen and study rooms were added, an allergy

wing was created, and new heating and air conditioning units were installed.

Myers appreciated the expanded lobby the most of all the renovations, as she thought it would be good for building community in the dorm.

A surprise to many students as they returned to campus were the changes made in Benson Auditorium. The most obvious changes were done to the bathrooms. Built in the 1970s, the Benson was created with seven stalls in the women’s bathrooms and twice as many in the men’s. With the 2022 renovations, the women’s restroom had 23 stalls, and the men’s had 15. Additionally, the Benson received new carpeting, new heating and air conditioning units, upgraded electrical, and all new lighting.

Each of these buildings’ renovations were completed with the needs of the students in mind. Each project was in the works for multiple years, waiting on other projects to be completed and to determine how to best complete each task.

“What I would like people to know is I witnessed the commitment of the University to make it better,” Mike Steelman, director of architecture, said. “The commitment of the University to follow through and put the resources towards the projects needed to fix the problems is encouraging.”

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Grace Hurt HITTING THE STACKS Students study on the second floor of The Brackett Library. The library was one of many buildings to be renovated during the summer of 2022.

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Grace Hurt

DRAINING THE OLD AWAY The Benson Auditorium bathrooms sparkle and shine with the addition of more stalls and sinks. Renovations lasted the entire summer to be finished for students’ arrival in August.

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Julianne Baker

CARE TO SIT? The newly renovated Armstrong lobby is open for all students. In fall 2022 the men of Armstrong were asked to move out in preparation of the renovations starting in the spring.

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Jeff Montgomery

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THE GREAT DIVIDE One half of the tree leans away from the other. The tree split in two due to disease, but both halves remained alive.

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Don’t Leaf!

The tree between the Student Center and Benson Auditorium splits in two during summer 2022.

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uring summer 2022, the tree next to the Hammond Student Center split in two and collapsed. It was not uprooted and removed; instead, multiple metal supports were installed underneath the major branches to keep it upright. The cause of the collapse was disease. The connecting part of the tree rotted, but the two halves remained alive and intact.

Joy Tittle, the associate director for the office of community connections, was one of the first people to discover the fallen tree. On May 19, 2022, she was walking with her husband and two daughters when she saw the downed tree. She called Public Safety to inform them.

“We continued on our walk, and by the time we came back, Public Safety was there and was putting the yellow tape around it,” Tittle said.

Senior Josie Holman was devastated when she saw on social media that the tree had fallen.

“That was such a beautiful thing that has now been

destroyed, and that just hurts my soul,” Holman said.

Holman stayed in Searcy over the summer and went to the tree after she found out it collapsed in order to see it before it was removed. The tree was not removed, and she continued visiting it with friends. When Holman saw the drop lines for the metal posts, she immediately knew what they were for. “[We are] theatre people,” Holman said. “We’ve taken tech theatre, so I knew what that was for. I think they’re going to reinforce the tree and keep it here.” Holman was grateful that the tree would remain.

Sophomore Natalie West discovered the fate of the tree on Aug. 15, 2022, when she arrived on campus. West was sad to see it had broken in half, but was grateful that it still looked alive.

“I just love trees so much, and I was really glad they were like, ‘Okay, the tree is this way now,’” West said.

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Elizabeth Dillard

STILL STANDING Senior Ashlyn Nutt passes under the tree. Joy Tittle was the first to report the fallen tree on May 19, 2022, while on a walk with her family.

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Once Upon A Homecoming

Homecoming 2022 events are spread throughout campus for all to enjoy.

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omecoming 2022 took place Oct. 28-29. It encompassed the entire campus with many alumni and families. Over 100 events took place including the home football game, the tailgate and the Heritage Circle induction.

The class of 1972 was inducted into the Heritage Circle and had a banquet in the Charles White Dining Hall. Many additional alumni were recognized at the dinner. Multiple awards were distributed including the Distinguished Alumni, Outstanding Young Alumni, Botham Jean award and awards from every college.

Landmark years were also recognized with alumni having graduated 50, 55, 60, 65 and 70 years ago.

Heather Kemper, director of parent and alumni relations, said one of her favorite memories from Homecoming was the Heritage Circle banquet.

“While I love everything about Homecoming, that night is so special as people come back and reminisce and tell stories and reconnect,” Kemper said.

Kemper and her team organized the weekend in collaboration with the University Communications and Marketing (UCM) team. UCM designed all the pamphlets and other printed material related to Homecoming.

“It is an opportunity for us to provide a service to people that come back to campus,” Kemper said.

A popular Homecoming activity was the football tailgate. Due to weather conditions, the tailgate could not SHARING CULTURE A student wears a mask from the Latin Fest that international students hosted during Homecoming week. International students put on Latin Fest in order to raise money for schools in Central America.

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take place outside the Ganus Activities Complex, so the festivities took place in the Huckelbea Fieldhouse. Most social clubs set up tents, the Thundering Herd Marching Band performed with the cheerleaders and the football team walked through the fieldhouse with alumni players.

Sophomore Casey Robison was the foreign affairs and tailgating officer for women’s social club Chi Omega Pi and teamed up with men’s club Omega Phi for the tailgate. Because Homecoming’s theme was fairytales, Robison chose “Sweet Dreams” as the two clubs’ tailgate theme, providing desserts and candy.

“With the bad weather coming I wasn’t sure who all was going to show up, but it turned out to be a great crowd,” Robison said. “I’m still a bit new to all the club and tailgating stuff, but my favorite thing is seeing the community that Harding creates through tailgating.”

Despite the rain throughout the weekend, the Homecoming Court was presented during halftime, and the Homecoming queen was crowned. Junior Britney Njeri was chosen as the Homecoming representative by the Black Student Association and crowned on Oct. 29.

She said it was a day she will never forget.

“I am still stunned by the fact that I am the Homecoming queen,” Njeri said. “I have never felt the presence of God in my life like I have this week.”

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Elizabeth Dillard

THROWBACK Harding Football alumni join the 2022 team in taking the field before the Homecoming game. Many alumni visited Harding the weekend of Oct. 29 to enjoy the festivities.

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Julianne Baker

STAGING A MOMENT Senior Asher Patten and junior Emma Myhan perform as Prince Topher and Cinderella. “Cinderella” was the 2022 Homecoming musical.

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Grace Hurt

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LEAVING A LEGACY Stella, Ben and Aubrey Jones stand together on the set of “Cinderella.”

Ben Jones directed the Homecoming musical, and his daughters, freshman Stella Jones and sophomore Aubrey Jones, performed roles in the ensemble.

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Julianne Baker

SQUEEZE Senior Asher Patten tries to put Cinderella’s shoe on sophomore Aubrey Jones.

Aubrey Jones, her sister, freshman Stella Jones, and father Ben Jones, assistant professor of theatre, were all a part of the Homecoming musical, “Cinderella.”

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If the shoe fits

Aubrey and Stella Jones perform roles in the Homecoming musical “Cinderella,” directed by their father Ben Jones.

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arding’s 2022 homecoming musical, “Cinderella,” brought magic to people of all ages, and it was especially memorable for the Jones family.

Assistant professor of theatre Ben Jones had directed Homecoming musicals before, but this time, both of his daughters joined his cast.

“It was wonderful,” Jones said. “It’s the first time we’ve really had the opportunity to work together on such a big production. They are both so talented and easy to work with. I enjoyed seeing them really thrive throughout the process.”

Jones’ daughters, sophomore Aubrey Jones and freshman Stella Jones, said it was a special experience to get to work with each other on a college musical and to have their father as their director.

“It’s really awesome to be able to respect him as a professor and a professional in this field and to experience him in that environment,” Aubrey Jones said. “As soon as rehearsal is over, before I leave I give him a hug and he kisses me on the head, and then I go back to my dorm.”

Stella Jones agreed.

“We’ve kind of gotten to see him work over the years, but we were a part of it this time,” she said. “It was kind of like bring-your-daughters-to-work day, but we were also working with him.”

Aubrey Jones also said that because all three of them were at rehearsal every night, their mother, Ellen Jones, would occasionally come to rehearsal too.

“I’ve seen them more this semester than I did probably just naturally during all of last year during actual school time,” Aubrey Jones said.

Ben Jones added that it was special to have the family working on a project that they were all passionate about.

“I love that we share a passion for theatre and can share time creating something we can all be proud of,” Ben Jones said.

Both women said auditioning for their father was a unique experience.

“It was a little weird because I don’t really like to sing in front of my parents, but I had to if I wanted to be in the show,” Stella Jones said. “And he’s also seen every performance I’ve ever been in, so he wasn’t seeing anything new.”

Aubrey Jones added that she knew all along that the casting process was fair, and that they were auditioning just like everyone else.

“That was something that was talked about at the first rehearsal,” Aubrey Jones said. “My dad was completely transparent about the fact that both of his daughters were in the show, but we did audition, and we did the whole process.”

Ben Jones said the “Cinderella” cast as a whole was enjoyable to work with.

“More than their talent and hard work, they are genuinely wonderful people. They were kind and encouraging to everyone in the process,” Ben Jones said.

“There were so many times that cast members would come to me to check if I was okay and offer to help with anything if I needed it. I’m thankful to have worked with each one of them.”

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Morgan Wrigley

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Scanning HISTORY

Signs with QR codes create a virtual history tour throughout campus.

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rchives and special collections librarian Hannah Wood, with the help of a video production committee, released a self-guided tour of the University’s history in significant locations around campus for the 2022 presidential inauguration.

These 12 stops featured QR codes where students and visitors scanned to see videos of current and retired professors, timelines of significant accomplishments and quotes from alumni about Harding’s history.

Editor and writer for University Communications and Marketing Hailey Pruitt worked on the video production committee to piece the stories together and write scripts for the narrators. She found the experience enriching as the team made content that educated the Harding body about its deep roots.

“There is something special about working with people who all love Harding and are experts in their respective fields,” Pruitt said. “Each of us brought our unique talents to the table, and all of those contributions created a special experience for the Harding community.”

Wood worked alongside the video production team to provide access to the historical information preserved in the archives. Wood said the idea was pitched by University President Mike Williams because he wanted to incorporate Harding’s history in the inaugural ceremony.

“Since some of us had already discussed a virtual history tour of campus to be part of the centennial celebrations next year, we convinced Dr. Williams to let us start that project early,” Wood said. “We decided on the 12 sites to be included for the inauguration, but there are definitely plans to include even more Harding history videos all across campus for the centennial.”

Jake Ward, videographer for University Communications and Marketing, said it took around five hours to film, edit and produce each video. He enjoyed working within a team where each position catered to everyone’s strengths and allowed them to create a product that everyone could enjoy.

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“It was an absolute dream to work with these people,” Ward said. “I think this project will help people better see the highlights of our history as well as help students see and understand the things the university was founded upon.”

The team continued to work together as the centennial approached in 2023-24 as they created more stops on the tour. They hoped for students to become more interested in the school they chose to attend.

“Dr. Mike Williams wanted the inauguration celebration to focus not on himself or past presidents but on Harding’s history as a whole,” Pruitt said. “It was important to us that this be a tour of history, not of buildings. We worked to tell stories of Harding’s struggles and successes, not just give descriptions of facilities … We want to create enthusiasm for learning more about the past while looking forward to the next 100 years.”

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Lauren Simmons

CATCHING UP ON COBB Sophomore Kennedy Hix scans the QR code outside of Pattie Cobb Hall. The virtual tour showed off important buildings around campus such as the historic residence hall.

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Lauren Simmons

BUT WAIT, THERE’S MORE A QR sign that tells the history of Harding sits in the bushes in front of one of the Harding arches. Twelve signs were spread around campus to allow students and visitors to take a virtual history tour of campus.

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Lauren Simmons

SCAN ME A student scans one of the QR codes on campus that tells Harding’s history. University President Mike Williams pitched the idea for the virtual tours because he wanted to make Harding’s history part of the inauguration.

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HOW TO: have fun Concerts, weekly bingos and trivias, and holiday celebrations were few of the many events Campus Life workers hosted. Part of the office of student life, Campus Life strove to build on the already present community with an emphasis on fun. All students were invited to participate in the events held on campus.

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Planting Community

The Student Association maintains a garden for the Searcy community.

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hat was once a small piece of land near the Honors House became the community garden, a product of teamwork among students and an asset to the Searcy community. The community garden debuted on Harding’s campus in May 2022, and it served as a place where people took walks, tended plants and harvested its crops.

Student Association President Megan Sledge said getting the garden started was a group effort.The idea for the garden was inspired by seniors Lily Beth Ayers and Emma Hayes, who were part of Sledge’s physical resources committee on the Student Association in the 2021-22 school year.

“At our first brainstorming meeting, that seemed to be the biggest project that we wanted to move forward with,” Sledge said. “We started writing up a proposal to give to the administration for bringing forth a garden, and through a lot of give-and-take and lots of conversations, the garden finally came to be.”

Anyone in Searcy could harvest the garden’s crops, but much of the produce was taken to Jacob’s Place Homeless Mission. Sledge said serving the community in this way was the most valuable outcome of the garden.

“They’ve been able to use the produce for the families that they help serve, and just the people in our community in general, which has been really cool to watch,” Sledge said. “Just to drive by or walk by the garden and see members of the Harding family either admiring the garden or picking a tomato or taking the time to water has been super special after putting so much work into the project.”

When the garden was approved, other students joined Sledge in starting it. Junior Ella Duryea took charge of the project for the 2022-23 school year. She said the garden came a long way from its conception and she shared her plans for other ways to use it in the future, including starting a composting process. Duryea exchanged ideas with assistant professor of English Paulette Bane about potentially teaching a class on food and composting, something that would also benefit the garden.

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resources to get lawn clippings,” Duryea said. “We’re going to get a compost bin started over there for the garden, and at the same time, that will educate students. It’s hands-on learning for them to be a part of the garden process.”

Many students, like junior Shealyn Wade, reaped the benefits of the garden, from its peaceful atmosphere and its produce to the sense of community and teamwork.

“You can really see the students step up to take care of the garden,” Wade said. “People have gotten really invested in being on the committee, [by] taking care of the vegetables, watering [the garden] and pruning it.”

Sledge and Duryea both said their hope for the garden was that it would be a place of solitude for Harding students and members of the Searcy community.

“We’ll have crops produced, but I hope that seeds will be planted much deeper than just the seeds that are planted in the beds,” Sledge said. “Life-changing moments can happen in a place that brings so much stillness and inner peace. It’s been beautiful to watch it grow into more than we could have dreamed.”

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Morgan Wrigley

HYDRATE OR DIE-DRATE Junior Ella Duryea and sophomore Parker McNeal work together to water the plants in the community garden. Anyone in Searcy could use the crops grown there.

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GROWING COMMUNITY Senior Matthew Maynard; sophomore Parker McNeal; and juniors Griffin Brown, Lindsay Walton, Ella Duryea and Briana McSpadden pose for a picture by the community garden. The community garden began in May 2022.

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PICKED A GOOD ONE Junior Lindsay Walton plucks a tomato in the community garden. Students worked together to create a community garden on a piece of land near the Honors House.

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Taylor Swift broke multiple records with the release of her album “Midnights.” On Oct. 21, 2022, “Midnights” became Spotify’s moststreamed album in a single day, and Swift became the most-streamed artist in a single day in the music platform’s history.

On Oct. 31, 2022, the entertainer then broke perhaps the most impressive record yet, claiming all top ten spots on the Billboard Hot 100 at the same time. Swift was the first artist to accomplish this feat in the 64-year history of the music charting website.

At the top of the list was “Anti-Hero,” the lead single from “Midnights,” which is Swift’s tenth studio album. Following the album release, Swift announced “The Eras Tour” that would begin in Spring 2023.

international In the past few years, COVID-19 closed borders and strained relations between countries, yet Harding continued the practice of international programs. We adapted to the times and to the wants of students, changing programs so that students could experience and immerse themselves within other cultures. We innovated and grew, so that, by joining an international program, students could also grow.

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INTERNATIONAL ITINERARIES

Harding University in Latin America shifts their itinerary due to protests in Peru.

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he Harding University in Latin America (HULA) program rearranged its plans at the start of the spring semester due to political protests in Peru that made transportation in the country unreliable.

HULA students flew into Lima, Peru on Feb. 2 and then went to Buenos Aires, Argentina instead of flying straight into Arequipa, Peru, where the program was headquartered.

According to Director of HULA Jeremy Daggett, citizens of Peru were protesting for a new congress and a reformed constitution after a failed coup by former President Pedro Castillo on Dec. 7, 2022.

Castillo was elected in 2021, and the indigenous and underrepresented peoples of the Peruvian provinces hoped he would bring change to their government, but it soon became clear he was susceptible to corruption and incompetent to lead, according to Daggett. After the coup, in which Castillo tried to dissolve congress, he was arrested and Vice President Dina Boluarte took over as Peru’s sixth president in five years.

“The people of the provinces were disappointed by the president that was supposed to be their champion, and they’re asking for new elections for president and new elections for congress in hopes that something might finally change,” Daggett said.

Daggett said though protesting was a normal part of Peruvian culture, altercations with police and military forces had led to some of the protests becoming violent.

According to a Jan. 27 article by The New York Times, at least 57 deaths had occurred related to the unrest.

Daggett said the concern with HULA staying in Arequipa was not due to the violence, as the protests were organized, and citizens could find out ahead of time where they would be located. Rather, the concern

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was more that travel into the Arequipa airport wouldn’t be possible or that the group would be restricted from traveling outside the country.

“We [had planned] on traveling to Argentina on Feb. 9 and now we’re traveling on Feb. 4, so the only big change [was] moving up our trip five days,” Daggett said. “That [gave] us a little bit more time for things to iron out.”

Director of International Programs (IP) Audra Pleasant said her office had been monitoring the situation and felt the program could still be headquartered in Arequipa this semester.

“The situation in Peru is fluid, and we’ve [monitored] it closely,” Pleasant said. “If we no longer [felt] that we [could] provide an excellent program or reasonable safety for all program participants, we [would] adapt the itinerary as needed.”

Freshman Mikayla Jones was one of the students who studied abroad at HULA this semester. She said the program directors and IP office had done a good job at making the group feel safe and informed about the situation in Peru.

“Some of my friends who went to HULA in the past said their only regret was that they couldn’t spend more time in Buenos Aires, so with that in mind I [was] excited to explore that city for even more time,” Jones said.

HULA spent the first two weeks of the spring semester in Argentina, visiting Buenos Aires and Patagonia, and arrived at their headquarters in Arequipa, Peru, on Feb. 21.

“We love HULA, we love Peru, [and] we love hosting HULA in Peru,” Daggett said.

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Emma Jones

BRRRRR HULA students pose for a group photo on a glacier in Argentina. Students were given many opportunities throughout the trip to engage with the outdoors.

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Zoe Hearyman

SMOOTH SAILING A group of students take a photo before their rafting trip in the Tierra del Fuego Archipelago. As a part of this particular trip the group hiked, visited a penguin colony and went out on a rafting excursion.

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SEEING RAINBOWS Students admire Skogafoss, a large waterfall on the coastline of Iceland. HUE began their time abroad with a few days in Iceland.

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Elizabeth Rosenberger

BONJOUR The HUE 2022 group poses for a picture in France. France was one of dozens of places visited by the HUE group during their travels through Europe.

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HUE ARE WE?

Harding University in England makes changes to the program in fall 2022.

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arding University England (HUE) experienced major changes in fall 2022. The most notable was the number of countries visited. The group traveled to over a dozen countries, many of which were seen on a cruise. Steven Chandler, the communications and recruiting coordinator for International Programs, said the HUE program changes were a long time coming.

They were originally announced in spring 2020, but due to COVID-19 the changes weren’t in full effect until the fall 2022 program. Chandler said that the goal of these programs was to have opportunities that appealed to the student body. In fall 2022, HUE hosted 42 students, which was the largest group to ever attend. Sophomore Kiera Blankinship was one of the students in this group.

“I’ve just always wanted to see Europe,” Blankinship said.

The changes made to the program offered her the opportunity to do so. Blankinship stated that it felt surreal to spend three months traveling Europe. However, due to the large number of countries visited, the HUE group had less time in each location.

“It is amazing that we get to see so much,” Blankinship said. “I do know that it is a lot of packing up and moving, which is going to make the school part a little tricky, but I think that is a fair trade-off.”

Another change to the program involved merging with the Harding University Florence (HUF) program. Due to low enrollment rates, the two programs combined for the semester. HUE spent three weeks in Italy with a large time at the Florence villa. This allowed all students to experience a portion of what the HUF program normally did.

Additionally, Robbie Shackelford, the longtime director for HUF, served as faculty for the HUE program.

“I must say, at the end of 33 years as director, it is a strange feeling to be the visiting teacher, but exciting and relaxing,” Shackelford said.

He revisited some countries, such as England, Norway, Spain, France and Italy. He also visited new countries on this trip, including Iceland, Sweden and Finland.

Shackelford taught 20% of the humanities classes offered, as well as a kinesiology class. He stated that the lighter teaching load gave him more time to get to know the students, and the friendships made with the students were the most exciting part of all.

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Camille White

SAY CHEESE Students take a selfie while visiting Diamond Beach in Iceland. HUE traveled to multiple locations throughout Iceland, showing students all the country had to offer.

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Harding University in England students experience London after Queen Elizabeth II’s death.

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tudents witnessed the historic aftermath of Queen Elizabeth II’s death firsthand while studying abroad in London. The Harding University in England (HUE) group was finishing up their travels in England when the news broke.

“My mom had texted me that morning about the queen being sick,” sophomore Scarlett Davis said. “She thought the queen might die while I was still in London, but that was such a rare thing.”

Davis walked into a coffee shop on the afternoon of the queen’s death and immediately realized something was wrong.

“Random people were shouting about the queen dying,” Davis said. “Everyone was on their phones waiting for an update.”

Once the news spread to all of the HUE students, they mourned the death of the queen with the rest of the world. Some students went to shops and tried to buy flowers for the gates of Buckingham Palace; however, most shops were sold out, and the gates were crowded.

The crowds around the palace itself were so large that people were climbing up the Victoria Memorial because there was nowhere else to stand.

“I could feel their sadness as they all flocked to see the royal notice on the gate,” sophomore Haydn Corker said.

“I, as an American, could not relate to the British people on a deeper level with the queen’s passing.”

With this historic event, many students took advantage of their rare opportunity of location. Davis went live on Instagram, where she explained all the emotions firsthand.

In addition, two broadcasting students filmed a package about the tragedy to submit for contests. Three students were asked to be on Arkansas news outlets explaining what they experienced.

“I originally thought that it would be HU16,” sophomore Hunter Corker said. “The news communicator told us about 10 minutes before that this would be on KARK, which was a shock since it was a major news channel.”

Hunter Corker and two other students joined a Zoom call that night from their hotel and answered some questions for KARK, the Little Rock NBC affiliate. They sent in their own videos and photos on their devices for the station to use. The station released their package the next morning, and the students continued their travels through Europe.

“The world had truly paused that day,” Davis said. “No one knew what was to come in the next couple of days.”

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Adele Duncan

BIG SMILES UNDER BIG BEN HUE students stand in front of Elizabeth Tower in London, England. The HUE program was studying abroad in London when Queen Elizabeth II died Sept. 8, 2022.

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CONFLICT C O N T I N U E S

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he international conflict known as the RussoUkrainian War began in February 2014 between Russia, with support from Russian-backed separatists, and Ukraine. The eight years of conflict following the annexation of Crimea included cyber attacks and increasing political tensions along the border.

In February 2022, the conflict escalated when Russian president Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine that is continually developing. Putin criticized the enlargement of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and demanded Ukraine be barred from joining the international military alliance. He also questioned Ukraine’s right to exist alongside other Russian irredentist views.

The invasion was internationally condemned, with the United States and many other countries imposing sanctions against Russia as well as providing humanitarian and military aid to Ukraine. The ongoing war resulted in the displacement of many Ukrainian citizens, making it Europe’s largest refugee crisis since World War II. Tens of thousands of Russian and Ukrainian citizens have died due to the war.

IN ISRAEL Students at Harding University in Greece get tattoos at the oldest tattoo parlor in the world.

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arding University in Greece (HUG) was a semester-long study abroad program based in Porto Rafti, Greece. During the semester, students had the opportunity to explore other countries such as Egypt and Israel. During their trip in fall 2022, the HUG group decided to do something special to commemorate the trip during their time in Israel. Despite only having known each other for a short time, a group of students got tattoos together. Sophomore Theo Westbrook explained the significance of the tattoo artist they chose.

“Razzouk Tattoo Parlor is the oldest tattoo parlor in the world,” Westbrook said. “They have been in business for over 700 years, and it has been in the same line of father and son that entire time. These guys were around to tattoo the crusaders when they came through Jerusalem, and the guy that gave me my tattoo was the 28th generation of Razzouk tattoo artists.”

While the group of students went to the tattoo parlor together, they did not get matching tattoos.

Everyone got something meaningful to themselves.

Sophomore Braden Lehde explained the meaning behind his tattoo.

“I got a cross with Romans 8:1 on the side of the cross on my upper arm,” Lehde said. “Romans 8:1 is my favorite verse, and I really liked their cross design.”

Getting tattoos together helped connect the group, who had only known each other for two weeks at the time. Sophomore Emma Kate Scott talked about how this experience helped the group grow closer together.

“Personally, I didn’t know any of these people coming into the trip, but somehow the 10 of us have grown as close as family and we spend as much time together as possible,” Scott said. “I think getting tattoos together allowed us to find out deeper things about each other, like the meanings of our tattoos and what happened in our lives that led to this, but also to support and cheer on each other.”

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For some students, this was the first of a few tattoos they planned to get and for others, this was the only one they intended on.

“This is a one and done,” Westbrook said. “Some of us want to get more, but for me, there will never be anything else significant enough to put it on my skin permanently.

My tattoo is a part of a long tradition of bearing the cross in the face of persecution and that is what convinced me to get it, but there will be no more after this.”

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Ethan Conn

ON POINT Sophomore Braden Lehde gets a tattoo at the oldest tattoo parlor in the world. A group of 10 students from Harding University in Greece went together to get tattoos from Razzouk Tattoo Parlor in fall 2022.

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PAINT ME TATTED Sophomore Emma Kate Scott attempts a smile as she gets a tattoo with friends in Greece. The Razzouk Tattoo Parlor was family-owned and in business for over 700 years.

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FULL OF MEANING Sophomore Theo Westbrook shows the tattoo he received on his wrist.

Students received different tattoos during their semester abroad, each holding a different meaning for them.

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“G’DAY” ON THREE! The entire HUA 2022 group poses for a photo on Aboriginal Island in the Sydney Harbor. The students stayed in Sydney, Australia for a week.

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Pam Little

BEST MATES Students take a selfie while standing on the deck of a boat in Australia. The fall 2022 group was the first HUA group to return to Australia since 2019.

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Mallory Foreman

CITY VIEWS Students pose at the Sydney Opera House. Students on the 2022 HUA trip began their travels in Sydney, Australia.

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BACK TO THE Outback Harding University in Australasia returned after a three-year pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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he Harding University Australasia (HUA) program returned in 2022 for the first time since fall 2019 with a slightly different schedule from past years.

The program was on hold because of ongoing restrictions for COVID-19, particularly in Australia and New Zealand. Attendees were required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and had to be tested prior to flights throughout the semester. International Programs director Audra Pleasant said this was one of the main factors why the trip changed to visit only three countries compared to four or five. The countries included on the trip were Australia, New Zealand and Thailand.

“These countries largely held off from allowing anyone to enter until they had reached their vaccine goals, so [when] they reached those goals, which [was] vaccinating a really high percentage of their population, they eliminated most of their restrictions,” Pleasant said.

Visiting three countries ensured less time spent testing and quarantining during the potential sick season in the winter. Pleasant said there would still be some mask requirements in place, but the restrictions were loosened.

Sophomore Leah Egli said she signed up for HUA for experiences unique to the program such as snorkeling, skydiving and bathing elephants.

“I love adventurous things and [had] always wanted to go to that side of the world,” Egli said. “I think that HUA is unique in the way that it is very active and adventurous.”

The faculty members on the trip were Dr. J.D. Yingling, professor of kinesiology, and his wife Kim Yingling, an adjunct professor of kinesiology. They also were drawn to HUA due to its focus on more adventurous activities.

The Yinglings were signed up to travel with the fall 2020 HUA trip, but when it was canceled, they signed up for fall 2022. HUA was the third semester-long program that the Yinglings traveled with.

“So much of international travel is experiential learning and learning to appreciate other cultures and traditions,” J.D. Yingling said. “We [were] just waiting patiently for our chance to get to go.”

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Emma Jones

IN PARADISE The group visits Cape Tribulation near Cairns, Australia. Students snorkled and scuba dove in the Great Barrier Reef also near Cairns.

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Harding University in Zambia becomes a summer program beginning in 2023. tudents who hoped to study abroad in summer 2023 could travel to Zambia through Harding in Zambia (HIZ). Years previously, this program was only available during the fall semester. However, that arrangement created schedule conflicts for many students wishing to go.

“Our hope is that more students will be able to participate in the program in the summer, especially students who are science majors, nursing [majors] and pre-health sciences [majors],” Audra Pleasant, executive director of International Programs, said. “A lot of students have expressed interest in the program who have a hard time being gone in the fall due to the course sequencing.”

Moving the program to the summer allowed the students to gain experience collaborating across professions.

Harding’s graduate speech pathology program, HIZ Path, overlapped with the HIZ program, allowing students to work together and serve in a unique real world setting.

“We are excited about the opportunity of interprofessional collaboration with [Harding speech pathology],” Jessica Gardner, director of HIZ, said.

Slight changes to the prerequisites were made, making the program cost less for students. Information previously covered in class was to now be included in the program’s orientation. The Harding University Takhodah intersession course was still a requirement for students. Another perk

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of the program change was the seasonal change. The program would now be in session during winter in Zambia, where students enjoyed temperatures around 70 degrees Fahrenheit. Even with the changes, students were expected to gain the same experiences as students in years past.

“We anticipate the core of the program being the same,” Gardner said.

Mallory Jones, a freshman medical humanities major, was signed up for HIZ summer 2023.

“The way my schedule was, I would have had to take on a whole extra year, but with it in the summer, I am able to keep a normal four-year schedule,” Jones said.

“It is a convenient time that wouldn’t mess up my school social experience or [academic] experience.”

Jones chose the HIZ program in order to study abroad with a purpose. While there were many handson opportunities available for medical students, Jones encouraged students from all majors to consider doing more with their abroad experience.

“Zambia is a service opportunity,” Jones said. “You don’t have to be a nurse or Bible [major] or missionary to have those experiences that are so different and healthy for anybody.”

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Anna Yingling

FRIENDLY SAFARI Juniors Ta’mya Jones and Sorome´ Gerber pose in front of a giraffe at Avani Resort in Livingstone, Zambia. The HIZ program was changed from fall to summer.

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Jessica Heater

BITE Sophomores Holly Windon and McKenzie Rose pose with giraffe food. The International Program leaders decided to offer HIZ in the summer to accomodate students’ class schedules.

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Jessica Heater

GIRAFFES FIRST SELFIE Fall 2022 HIZ students pose with a giraffe on a safari. They were the last group to attend HIZ in the fall.

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social clubs

Social clubs at Harding University present students with an opportunity to come together and find a sense of belonging. Through the process of joining a club and spending time as a member, students are able to meet others and create a special bond with their peers. Social clubs bring out pride in students, whether that is through the traditions passed down through decades, the movements and service opportunities they support or friendly competitions with other clubs. But the clubs are made up of the people in them, and even those with longstanding traditions found ways to innovate themselves and reflect the existing communities.

Lisanne Cheatham social clubs editor

Club Culture

Harding social clubs start recruitment with classic mixer themes.

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very year, social clubs organized mixers to interact with potential new members prior to club week.

Many clubs created different themes for every mixer, but some had traditional themes for their first round mixer. One of the oldest examples of this belonged to women’s social club Sigma Phi Mu and their oceanthemed mixer.

Senior Sigma Phi Mu member Claire Read said that while the exact theme might have varied, the overarching theme and activities remained the same. The mixer took place on the front lawn with ice breaker games, a devo, a prayer and their club hymn.

“It is a tradition because that is what the first chapter of Sig Phi did as their very first mixer,” Read said. “It goes with our underlying theme of being anchored in Christ.”

Women’s social clubs weren’t the only ones with recurring themes for their first round mixers. Men’s social club Beta Omega Chi (BOX) was known for their trash can milkshake mixer that began in 2012. Members took trash cans, lined them with plastic, and added equal amounts of ice cream and milk for potential new members and members alike to enjoy. Senior BOX member Carson Hayes enjoyed the bond people made over the trash can milkshakes.

“I believe it’s a tradition because it’s a really fun way to serve a delicious drink whilst also allowing ample room for conversation,” Hayes said. “It is the perfect mixer that involves a dope dessert prepared in a dope reservoir allowing for dope conversations with milkshake mustaches.”

One of the more recent traditional mixers involved men’s social club Theta. Their milk monster mixer began when the club was founded in 2018. Members and potential new members ate cereal with milk together. After the mixer was over, members asked if any potential new members wanted to drink the rest, thus starting the milk

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monster competition. All who volunteered were given a gallon of milk, and the winner was dubbed the “milk monster.” Senior Cooper Moore, a club member since 2019, enjoyed the growth of the tradition.

“I love that with each passing year there are more milk monsters,” Moore said. “If you’re the first to finish your gallon one year, you’re invited to come back as a former reigning champion.”

Old clubs and new clubs alike looked forward to their traditional first round mixer themes.

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Elizabeth Dillard

BELLES AND THE BEAST The Theta Belles attend the first Theta mixer of the year. The Milk Monster Mixer was a favorite for members, belles and potential new members.

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Evie Cunningham

INTIMIDATION TACTICS Junior Angelika Falkowska and senior Laney Bell pose together at Theta’s first round mixer. The members and belles watched as the potential new members battled it out to see who would become the next milk monster.

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CHAOS of club week

Club pride splashed across campus bringing a distinct energy within the student body. New members across 28 social clubs were inducted into their social club during the first week of November. Club members carried on years of traditions and new ones were created. Each night all of the social cubs gathered in the Rhodes-Reaves Field house for All Club, where club members performed a signature chant or brand new chant for all their peers to watch. Old and new members alike left the week feeling bonded together.

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BINGO BATTLE The women of Ju Go Ju and Zeta Rho come together for a joint function.

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n fall 2022, women’s social clubs Zeta Rho and Ju Go Ju teamed up for a bingo function with an added twist. The two clubs met in the Claud Rogers Lee Building to play bingo dressed as elderly women to mimic the bingo games played at nursing homes or assisted living facilities. The women who attended the bingo night competed for gift cards to Midnight Oil, Sonic, Starbucks and Target.

Ju Go Ju member junior Megan Prater helped plan the event and talked about the decision to bring the two clubs together by dressing up and playing bingo.

“This summer I worked with a ton of alumni,” Prater said. “What I loved about being around them is that while they had club pride, they all just got along and had Harding and the Lord to connect them. It got me thinking that is the mindset we should have, just getting together and having fun. Someday we will all be in places of the country dispersed, and we will have Harding to connect us above all. I think it was a cute and fun glimpse into our future.”

A function combining two women’s clubs meant twice the planning. Junior Zeta Rho member Hartley Carroll also helped plan the event. She talked about the benefits of planning and having a function with another club.

“Ju Go Ju came to Zeta Rho and asked us to do something,” Carroll said. “They had the bingo idea in mind, and then we put the twist on dressing up as old ladies just because we like to be silly. It was difficult finding a time that worked for both clubs, but it was super easy because we just texted back and forth. It was fun seeing both sides be funny and have fun together.”

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Bailey Coffman, a junior in Ju Go Ju, talked about how this event helped break social club stereotypes.

“Zeta Rho and Ju Go Ju don’t normally do a lot together, so it was really fun to do a little function with a club we are normally rivals with,” Coffman said. “It was a really fun coming together thing, especially at the beginning of the semester with mixers and pledging and everything. It was kind of a statement that we’re still all friends even though we are both recruiting really hard.”

Carroll talked about how this positive experience of doing a function with another club opened doors to having more combined functions in the future.

“We have talked about doing another function with DGR and PTP possibly,” Carroll said. “It’s fun doing it with different clubs and getting outside your club and meeting new people.”

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Ethan Conn

NO GRAY SKIES, JUST GRAY HAIR Sophomore Eiley Miles goes all out with both her costume and expressions. The club members played for a chance to win gift cards.

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Bailey Coffman

IN HIGH SPIRITS Juniors Natalie Garrett and Bailey Coffman jump for joy after a successful function. The members of Ju Go Ju and Zeta Rho dressed liked senior citizens for the function.

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Adele Duncan

PROUD GRANDMAS Seniors Riley Shepard and Abby Foust join the two clubs for the function.

The seniors were presidents for Ju Go Ju and Zeta Rho, respectively.

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PUTT PUTTIN Junior Asa Clay lines up the ball to putt it into the hole. Gamma Sigma Phi held a minigolf open as one of their functions on Oct. 22, 2022.

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GOLFIN GUYS A group of junior Gamma Sigma Phi members smile for a quick photo on the green.

The minigolf open was in Fairfield Bay, Arkansas.

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GAMMA ON PAR Gamma Sigma Phi hosts their first annual “Minigolf Open.”

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en’s social club Gamma Sigma Phi hosted a mini golf function, “The GSP Minigolf Open” for the first time on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022.

Parker Rickard came up with the idea, and hoped to give participants a unique night that everyone could enjoy.

“Our idea mainly came from wanting to do something we haven’t really seen many other clubs do while we’ve been here,” Rickard said.

The activity directors, senior Bradley Dodd and junior Parker Rickard decided on a minigolf function so that each team could enjoy the friendly competition. Members invited a date and traveled to Fairfield Bay in northern Arkansas.

The function took place at Woodlawn Mead Park. There the teams played taking alternate shots, meaning each team member took turns hitting the ball.

In addition, the players all came dressed like they were ready to compete in an actual PGA or Masters golf tournament. Senior Griffin Brown noticed how some members took the game seriously.

“Some people even brought their actual putters,” Brown said.

The two teams that had the lowest score participated in two playoff holes to determine a winner.

The lowest scoring team got to take home the ultimate prize. Gamma created their own version of a green jacket, the “Gamma Green Jacket” made for the winning team, as a nod to the Masters golf tournament. Dodd and his date won the tourament.

“I have the jacket hanging on the wall,” Dodd said. ”I’m sure it will go to someone else before I leave.”

Dodd said he hoped the Gamma Green Jacket would continue to be passed down for years to come.

“All in all, this inaugural run for the tournament was an awesome experience for all the guys and their dates, and is something we will definitely think about bringing back next fall,” Brown said.

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Anna Yingling

GAME ON Junior Griffin Brown explains the rules of the minigolf open to the rest of Gamma Sigma Phi. At the end of the open, the team with the lowest score won the “Gamma Green Jacket.”

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SCHOOL-WIDE SUPPORT Harding University students enjoy listening to the two bands performing at Crabbfest. Students from many different clubs gathered to listen to music and support junior Cory Crabb.

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SENDING LOVE T!an raps at Citizen’s Park in downtown Searcy. Along with Sparky and the Hills, T!an performed for the concertgoers.

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FANS FROM ALL OVER Laughing together at the concert, senior Shealyn Wade and her visiting sister, Alexa Wade, showed support for the cause.

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KNIGHTS PRIDE Members of Knights raise up their club hand signal to the performing band.

Knights and Pi Theta Phi joined together to raise money for Cory Crabb.

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CONCERT FOR A CAUSE Social clubs Knights and Pi Theta Phi come together to support a member.

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ver the summer of 2022, junior Cory Crabb started having seizures and went into a coma.

Crabb’s friends and family in the Harding community rallied around his story and came up with a plan to raise money: a concert. Crabb was a member of men’s social club Knights and a beau for women’s social club Pi Theta Phi (PTP). The two clubs collaborated to host Crabbfest, a concert to raise money for his cause.

Senior Knights President Blake Dale described the planning that went into the event.

“This summer we were planning on having another concert, and then the incidents happened with Cory,” Dale said. “We wanted to raise some money to help out with his situation. This summer was a lot of preparation: talking with PTP, getting the event approved, getting the equipment from a local shop in town and speaking with Cory’s parents.”

Musical guests returned to Harding to make Crabbfest a great event. The opening act, T!an, performed at Harding events in the past. The main event was Sparky and the Hills, a band that included Harding alum and former Knights member Eric Johnson. Senior PTP President Ellie Fox was excited to see Sparky and the Hills perform for this event.

“Sparky and the Hills is a very important band to Harding’s community,” Fox said. “We have heard them

play before, so it was nice to see people sing their songs again and come together to have a good time.”

The clubs’ plan was to use the money raised from the event to help cover Cory’s medical expenses. However, Crabb and his parents chose to send the money to the charity that Crabb planned to work with in the summer: Dry Bones, a non-profit that serves the homeless in Denver, Colorado.

Crabbfest drew many students to enjoy the concert and support a great cause. Support was not exclusive to just Knights and PTP members. Recent Harding alum and former member of men’s social club Beta Omega Chi Dalton Kidder showed his support for his friend.

“I lived right across the hall from Cory last year,” Kidder said. “He’s a great guy so I just wanted to come out and support him and a cause he believes in.”

Knights and PTP were pleased with the response they received from the Harding community. The concert raised roughly 800 dollars.

“I think a lot of people showed their support and even people that didn’t go to the event opened their wallets and donated,” Fox said. “Overall I think it was a success to show Cory our support and that the Harding community is behind him.”

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Ethan Conn

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NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK Freshman Yuki Fujisawa, senior Logan Hoffner, junior Grace Strickland and senior Lauren Masteller attend open house. They were members of Zeta Pi Zeta before the club merged.

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WEARING A NEW COLOR Senior Lauren Masteller talks with potential new members in her new Shantih jersey. Masteller served as ZPZ’s president and made the decision to merge with Shantih.

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Shantih’s New Sisters Shantih welcomes the members of Zeta Pi Zeta.

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BEAUXED AGAIN Senior Shantih beau Logan Hoffner attends GAC open house. Hoffner was one of the three beaux to join Shantih at the beginning of the year.

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HAPPY TO BE HERE Freshman Yuki Fujisawa stands with a group of potential new members talking about Shantih. Fujisawa, along with three other members and three beaux, joined Shantih from Zeta Pi Zeta in the fall.

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omen’s social club Zeta Pi Zeta (ZPZ) voted to merge with women’s social club Shantih in the spring of 2022. ZPZ was chartered in 2009 and ended with 12 women and four beaux remaining. The ultimate decision to disband the club and join Shantih was unanimous.

“The merge took place because the ZPZ girls wanted to remain together in a club, but many could not commit to being officers,” senior Lauren Masteller, spring 2022 ZPZ president, said. “Both clubs bonded last semester, and it already felt like we were all in the same club.”

This led to Shantih welcoming four women and three beaux from ZPZ into their club. With the merger of the two clubs, the beaux as well as the women had a positive experience.

“I’d say it’s been fun,” senior Shantih beau Davis Buckley said. “I was pretty good friends with some of the beaux before the merger anyway, so it’s cool to get to share this blessing with them too. At least half of our total beaux right now are also in the same club anyway, ROME, and [ROME has] a few Shantih queens as well.”

The two clubs previously collaborated for events such as club sports, service projects and Spring Sing, so the transition was natural. ZPZ’s disbandment meant leaving behind their own traditions and learning the deep-rooted traditions of Shantih, chartered in 1973.

“I’m not sure if there will be many traditions carried on from ZPZ,” Mastellar said. “As the semester continues, I believe the ZPZ girls will help Shantih develop new traditions that will bond everyone together.”

For some of the members, sponsors and beaux, having to merge the two clubs was an emotional process. Shantih welcomed the new members openly.

“I haven’t been a beau for super long, but I will say, I love how our girls have welcomed ZPZ with open arms and open hearts,” Buckley said. “It always makes me smile to see how they glorify God through their embrace of true friendship.”

The fall semester was an important time for clubs to recruit new members. The merging of the two clubs made this process especially exciting for junior Shantih member Anna Caldwell.

“I’m hoping that it will help boost our numbers even more,” Caldwell said. “I love being in a small club, but I definitely worry about the future of Shantih since so many of our members are juniors and seniors. We’ve got a lot of energy and a whole lot of heart, and I’m hoping that the addition of the ZPZ members and their energetic personalities will help show people what an amazing and unique club Shantih is.”

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Athya McBride

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A p e o z a f z a f K I n x v GREEK I n xGOES v VIRAL OLIFEA p e A pA e o z a f z a f K I n x v I n x v O A p e A p e o z a f z a f K I n x v I n x v O A p e A p e o z a f n integral part of the culture at public universities is Greek life. Fraternities and sororities were created for students to join together and bond over common interests socially and academically. Around the United States, college students go through recruitment week to become a member of one fraternity or sorority.

Recruitment week, better known as rush week, is a time for prospective students to learn more about Greek life and individual fraternities and sororities. This week is at the beginning of the school year, usually before school starts.

There is a more formal approach to rushing a sorority than there is to a fraternity, but both organizations do dayto-day activities.

In Aug. 2022, University of Alabama took TikTok by storm when #BamaRush went viral. Women looking into Greek life shared their experiences, outfits and advice online. Every day of the week TikTok users watched short clips of their favorite “rushtokers” and followed their journey through the week.

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Queens FOR 75 YEARS

Regina celebrates their 75th anniversary during Homecoming week.

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omen’s social club Regina celebrated their 75th anniversary in fall 2022. The main event for the celebration was a reunion during Homecoming weekend. The reunion took place in Cone Chapel followed by a tailgate inside the Huckeba Field House. Other highlights of the celebration included a Facebook page for former and current members, beaux and sponsors; t-shirts; monthly brunches; and alumni dinners.

Regina was founded in 1947. The founding members chose the name Regina because it translated to “queen” in Latin and their biblical inspiration was Queen Esther. The club colors were navy and white, and their symbols were crowns, pearls and roses. Men’s social club Sub T-16 was Regina’s original brother club, but since 1973 it was men’s social club Chi Sigma Alpha. A few monuments around campus were dedicated to Regina alumni, such as a rose bush and clock tower dedicated to a founding Regina sponsor, Bessie Mae Pryor. Pryor was asked to be a sponsor during Regina’s second semester, and she remained for 40 years.

Susan Pryor Hodges, Pryor’s daughter, joined Regina in 1978 and maintained many friendships.

“We celebrate our long history, and it reminds us all how meaningful these friendships we build in college are,” Hodges said.

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She looked forward to seeing Regina grow and thrive in the coming years, and hoped Regina would make it to its 100th anniversary.

Regina had a large influence on campus. Many faculty and community members were Regina alumni, and the club itself had access to decades worth of club books, scrapbooks, jerseys and club dresses.

Senior Kinley Cash-Koonce was excited to join a club with rich history and tradition because it allowed her to have a space where she was loved, a group of people she connected with and an organization to call her own. Even though Cash-Koonce did not join Regina her freshman year, she was excited about the upcoming club process.

“We want to be for the freshman what we needed freshman year,” Cash-Koonce said.

Sophomore Kyndal Jones felt at home as soon as she joined Regina.

“I knew I could be myself and my sisters would be there to love, encourage and make me laugh no matter what,” Jones said.

Many members of Jones’ family had been members and beaux for Regina. As a legacy member, Jones was excited to continue Regina’s history.

“We strive to live out our motto, ‘Others before ourselves,’” Jones said.

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Elizabeth Dillard

CLUB SISTERS Regina alumni meet at the gettogether. The reunion was an opportunity for past club sisters to see one another again.

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Julianne Baker

REGINA KINGS The beaux from previous years reunite. The event for the members of Regina also included the beaux.

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REPRESENTING FOR 75 YEARS The Regina banner hangs on the wall in Cone Chapel. The reunion showcased Regina memorabilia, including the banner and club books.

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Hicks’ New Home Omega Phi welcomes Chuck Hicks as a new club sponsor.

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arding men’s social club Omega Phi added new sponsor Chuck Hicks, assistant professor of music and director of Belles and Beaux and Good News Singers. In 2021, several of Omega Phi’s sponsors left the club to revive the men’s social club Galaxy. This left Omega Phi members with a unique opportunity to expand their diversity through new sponsors.

The process of becoming a sponsor for Omega Phi was threefold. First, the officers of the club chose and voted for potential sponsors. Then, the names were given to the deans for approval. Once approved, the rest of the club members voted on the sponsors.

Senior Omega Phi President Dawson Teague said that with the addition of Hicks, there was an age span of roughly 40 years among their sponsors. Teague said that this gave the club members an opportunity to develop relationships with men who had vastly different life experiences and wisdom.

Senior Omega Phi member Zach Bishop was a member of Belles and Beaux and of Hicks’ weekly devotional. Bishop said that being a part of each group with Hicks taught him lessons and helped him better understand Hicks’ personality.

“He loves people, and he loves pouring into young men especially,” Bishop said. “It’s been cool to see the different dimensions of his character.”

Once Hicks was voted into the club, members welcomed him during their next meeting. Teague noted that often new sponsors were initiated with a good laugh, possibly at their own expense, but that the members of the club always developed relationships with sponsors new and old.

“We understand that it can be overwhelming, so we want to give our new sponsors room to grow into their own and become comfortable with us,” Teague said.

“Our sponsors are also great at reaching out to members to get coffee, lunch or dinner and investing time and energy into learning more about us.”

Hicks was no stranger to the life of a club sponsor.

Having served as a sponsor for men’s social clubs Chi Sigma Alpha for five years and Kingsmen for three years, he was aware of the duties and responsibilities that came with the role.

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“Maybe I can be just a friend,” Hicks said. “I like meeting more guys, and I just think it’s important to know some of the guys and have a coffee with them and talk about life.”

Omega Phi shared their excitement about their newest sponsor, as well as their appreciation for all of the sponsors that served them.

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Bailey Ridenour

CHICKS Chuck Hicks poses for a portrait at Midnight Oil. Hicks directed two music groups, the Good News Singers and the Belles and Beaux, along with sponsoring Omega Phi. Photo by:

Lauren Simmons

NEW LEADERSHIP Seniors James Phillips, Dawson Teague and Johnny Galloway sit with their new sponsor Chuck Hicks. The men of Omega Phi voted for new sponsors at the beginning of the year.

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CUP OF CHUCK Junior Omega Phi member Luke Olree chats with Chuck Hicks at Midnight Oil. Hicks was excited to form friendships with the men of Omega Phi. Photo by:

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GAME FACE READY Senior William Shirel waits on base for his chance to run home. Shirel, a member of Delta Chi Delta, was joined by other small club members to form a softball team.

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EYE ON THE BALL Senior ROME member Nick Emlaw waits at home plate for the pitch to come his way. ROME, Delta Chi Delta and Alpha Tau Epsilon members came together to form an intramural team.

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GOOD GAME Sophomore Marcus Doss watches the game from the dugout. He was a member of Alpha Tau Epsilon and played for the combined small club team.

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POWER IN NUMBERS Harding men’s social clubs combine to make one intramural sports team.

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hree of the Harding University small men’s social clubs combined teams for intramural sports in fall 2022. The men’s clubs that combined were ROME, Delta Chi Delta and Alpha Tau Epsilon. In years prior, these men’s social clubs played against other teams as their own groups, but with their lower numbers, it was difficult to have a secure number of players. Senior Delta Chi Delta member Christian Stump recognized this and helped initiate the combination process among the three clubs.

These clubs entered new territory when they grouped together and did not fully know what to expect.

“There are people that you don’t necessarily know, so trying to coach them and what they need is going to be different than what you already know from the members of both,” Stump said.

Junior ROME member Conner White helped alongside Stump in connecting these clubs.

“There is enough interest in doing it together even though it is just a couple members teaming up,” White said. “For those of us who want to do sports, it is fun to have that opportunity to do it together.”

Senior Delta Chi Delta member Davis Buckley was one of the players.

“I think we have really enjoyed working together, kind of just working around each other’s schedules, being able to kind of accommodate each other has been nice,” Buckley said. “We have been getting along great.”

This was not the first time social clubs combined to create one team. Women’s social clubs GATA, Shantih and Regina previously combined teams to play together in athletics. However, men’s clubs had not combined together to create a team as frequently as women’s clubs had.

“I think a lot of times it’s easy for clubs to become kind of secluded and be like, ‘This is my friend group. I only do stuff with my club,’” Buckley said. “So I always enjoy getting to kind of partner up with different clubs, whether it’s service projects or sports or anything like that.”

These different groups came together for the purpose of playing sports, but out of that came a new opportunity to work together as a united team.

On November 1, 2022 Alpha Tau disbanded and were no longer considered an active social club.

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Mattie Powers

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Beta Omega Chi Row 1: Z. Waggoner, I. Sanzone, R. Salazar, R. Hill, K. Neal, B. Hammond, V. Brentham, H. Diles, A. Haley, D. Williamson, R. Thomason Row 2: A. Miller, S. May, C. Hayes, J. Townsley, D. Mitchell, T. Shumacher, J. Watford, K. Cates, B. Grant, M. Rohrback, T. Goudeau, V. Nester, G. Hosticka Row 3: M. Callaway, C. Hartsell, G. Lewis, G. Gill, L. Patterson, M. Thompson, J. Branson, C. Johnson, T. Lovell, E. Stirrup, J. Moody Row 4: K. Fortner, E. Conn, A. Hearrell, I. Rine, L. Huddleston, N. Studebaker, B. Owens, A. Ross, H. Hudgins, C. Clark, B. Sanzone, J. Edwards Row 5: B. Kendall, B. Reed, G. Brooks, D. Liddle, N. Lively, C. Hooton, H. Langdon, D. Perkins, L. Burress, B. Davis, K. Jobe, S. Vargas, W. Perkins, C. St. Clair, J. Steinmetz

Chi Omega Pi Row 1: S. Marshall, C. Ahlrichs, M. Haught, R. Hill, B. Pillay, A. Carlton, E. Parker, E. Givens, M. Montgomery, P. Ramisetti, J. McGalliard, T. Goudeau, M. Crowson, B. Bass Row 2: M. Soper, A. Lawrence, S. Green, H. Logsdon, L. Ball, C. Adams, J. Walton, K. Geer, A. McWhorter, C. Robinson, M. Kiffmeyer, A. Jacobs, B. Coler, E. Gosch Row 3: A. Lawrence, K. Walker, K. Watrous, R. Deidiker, P. Linge, L. Tilley, S. Burks, B. Parker, B. Floyd, L. Wilson, M. Housdan, M. Edwards, E. Smith Row 4: A. Daughety, C. Noel, E. Marshall, A. Cravy, E. Williams, P. Mullins, J. Karpus, O. Williams, A. Bettinger, L. Burrows, E. Jones, K. Hewett, J. Leite, H. Waller, K. Mitchell Row 5: E. Noel, S. Van Dyke, L. Johnson, E. Mealio, T. Shumate, C. Shockley, A. Johnson, L. Burress, D. Teague, L. Smith, T. Singer, H. Byrd, G. Thurman

Chi Sigma Alpha Row 1: J. Stitt, J. Wright, H. Skipworth, G. Huff, C. Chesney, A. Blankenship, M. Spivy, J. Espinosa Row 2: L. Bowman, K. Evans, K. Chesney, K. Lamoureaux, A. Phillips, E. Weldon, R. Duncan, J. Robinson Row 3: N. Bankhead, W. Hendricks, J. Aldrich, L. Mirante, A. Sleege, E. Willis Row 4: D. Fuller, N. Mostoller, A. Chunn, T. Shumate, K. Shanachilubwa, C. Daniel, L. Smith Row 5: C. Shiflet, J. Huddleston, I. Phelps, D. Lahr, C. Matthews Row 6: C. McMaster, J. Rosengartner, A. Smith, S. Mohammadi, E. Kille

Delta Chi Delta Row 1: S. Foster, L. Masteller, M. Riggs, K. Jones, M. Doss Row 2: J. Huff, J. Edwards, T. Ellis, J. Thomas, G. Supratman Row 3: C. Jones, Z. Hartzell, W. Dever, W. Shirel, L. Neal Row 4: T. Yurcho, J. Skelly, C. Stump, D. Buckley

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Delta Gamma Rho

Row 1: P. Stone, E. Horton, M. Adams, P. Simons, L. Brackins, R. Edison, A. Edison, M. Mahan, L. Harper, A. Hinckley, Row 2: B. Hammond, L. Charlton, A. Nicks, J. Wilmon, K. Melton, K. Neal, M. Cunningham, B. Bishop, A. Diamond, B. Hudelston, S. Foster, F. Ewing, M. Denley, C. Paine, M. Bell, E. Haslam, G. Hamlett Row 3: J. Arnett, K. Roitsch, L. McDonald, M. Adams, H. Lynch, C. Waters, H. Johnson, K. Callaway, C. Slayton, K. Silva, C. Smith, M. Barnett, M. Bundy, T. Chaffin, P. Shannon, B. Birmingham, A. Neal Row 4: A. Curtis, K. Mahan, H. Davis, J. Phillips, L. Bortell, S. Gaskins, S. Styles, E. Hatfield Row 5: M. Phillips, G. Caplener, R. McClure, L. Simmons, O. Letsinger, H. Diles, Z. Brown, A. Farris, K. Hix, A. Taylor, E. Gartrell, T. Fehr, E. Spraggs Row 6: A.Brauer, B. Mundy, E. Morgan, E. Holland, A. Farley, H. Clark, L. Van Dijk, C. Davis, L. Goin, M. Jones, A. Martin, H. Webb, Row 7: C. Williams, M. Stewart, S. Stanley, B. Kelley, A. Leftwich, S. Phelps, S. Roach, C. Stewart, E. Thornhill, A. Davis, L. Gurganus, B. Jackson, A. Davis, M. Jones, B. Nash Row 8: J. Adair, E. Siklosi, O. Smith, A. Gentry, K. James, M. Powers, L. Hollis, B. Ogle, M. Cox, M. Luallen, A. Von Luckner, D. Watts, M. Smith, C. Schliffka, K. Peters, R. Marks, N. Thompson, S. Bain Row 9: K. Boyles, M. Watson, A. Kowiti, B. Barker, M. Guyer, L. McDuffie, A. Giggleman, M. Spearn, O. Bell, R. Navarrete, K. Jones, M. Wheeler Row 10: M. Singleton, M. Smith, O. Abrams, Z. Ramìrez, C. Hooton, W. Nixon, C. Roach, N. Aziamov, R. Myers

Delta Nu Row 1: R. Tubbs, D. Sanchez, C.Cooper, K. Force, C. Turner, A. Scott, M. Bennett, V. Clark, K. Fisher, L. Turner Row 2: H. Strickland, F. Touchton, E. Morgan, S. Bacon, S. Roibal, C. Cunningham, C. Slater, J. Keller, A. Dawidow, C. Swenson Row 3: A. Graves, A. Rose, B. LeGrande, S. Berry, C. Jones, L. Waller, J. Medina, L. Service Row 4: C. Park, D. Ritchie, R. Bull, S. Armstrong, B. Moore, M. Pruitt, A. Dodson, G, Clayton, K. Leas, J. Walton, H. Britt Row 5: C. English, L. Stephens, E. Weber, K. Graves, E. Anderson, M.Wester, E. Skinner, J. Manglicmot, M. Brown, M. Gooden, L. Smith, C. Jay, G. Osborne, L. Campbell

Galaxy Row 1: J. Jackson, L. Whaley, M. Aquino, A. Davidson, W. Featherston, M. Aquino, H. Barger, A. Bryce, J. Pierson Row 2: B. Copeland, K. Vanderpool, T. Smith, C. Newsom, C. Helms, H. Vaughn, W. Anderson Row 3: L. Phillis, B. Seaman, C. Barger, M. Jay, L. Johnson, K. Keen, J. Presley, J. Lobo Row 4: N. Fraraccio, D. Welch, X. Arias, L. Lacey, C. Smith, M. Dewald, C. Doyle

Gamma Sigma Phi

Row 1: A. Prior, A. Killingsworth, R. Shepard, M. Adams, M. Sledge, L. Brackins, B. Defries, L. Longley Row 2: P. Speigel, Z. Denny, S. Erwin, B. Combs, B. Dodd, G. Tenery, P. Stone, G. Atkins, E. Camaño, Z. Taylor, T. Mars Row 3: E. Rivera, H. Jones, R. Kieswetter, A. Poe, M. Adams, L. Jones, D. Reynolds, Z. Hale, P. Rickard, C. Kughn, P. Sosebee, D. Cary Row 4: E. Taylor, D. Matthew, A. Clay, Q. Brill, C. Atkins, G. Brown, J. Agin, R. Collazo, S. Yagar, J. Doyle Row 5: T. Galyan, N. Haileab, E. Hall, A. Runk, D. Clothier, J. Gumm, J. Watson, L. Huddleson, H. Tabora, I. Qualls, S. Cadero Row 6: C. Young, C. Hope, C. Bullard, C. Clark, J. Weatherford, B. Caylor, T. Szostek, J. Estrada, G. Murcia Row 7: L. Rosenbaum, B. Raburn. P. Weaver, B. Bell, J. Sutton, J. Stone, D. Curtis Row 8: C. Smith, C. Preston, B. Mayes, J. McCain, D. Brown, D. Draper, B. Hudgens, M. Jones, C. Simmons, L. Roberts, S. Maia

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Gata Row 1: K. Schmitt, N. Holcomb, R. Hurt, E. Olree, S. Wrigley Row 2: O. Long, J. Dyer, A. Harvey, K. McGuire, E. Smith, F. Waggoner Row 3: M. Meyers, A. Price, E. Pace, L. Black, S. Olstad Row 4: G. Supratman, A. Wardlow

Iota Chi

Row 1: A. Durham, L. Huddleston, S. Lee, A. Nutt, E. Smith, G. Hurt, M. Taylor, J. Choate, M. Blaine, M. Miller, Row 2: A. Turner, L. Kohut, A. Trask, S. Thibodeaux, L. Freeman, R. Corley, D. Burton, A. Forkner Row 3: K. Dunbar, M. McDonald, K. Donoho, K. Corley, A. Mullins, M. Binkley, K. Lamoureux, A. Mills-Rhodesm, B. Roberson Row 4: P. Khan, K. Sicks, A. White, A. Bowie, K. Guyer, A. Hawkins, E. Neill, D. Williamson, C. Arnold, M. Lantrip, Row 5: B. Kelly, K. Peger, A. Besterfeldt, K. Davis, M. Russell, K. Walters, S. Lewis, C. Kovaleski, K. Lair, M. Brister Row 6: S. Tinsley, K. Jernigan, A. VanDyke, H. Bittle, L. Gurganus, H. Jobe, C. Kernodle, G. Moore, J. Espinosa

Ju Go Ju Row 1: W. Word, M. Vander Sewell, B. Hall, M. Sinha, G. Gonzalez, M. Sledge, R. Shepard, P. Tollet, M. Moore, M. Oliver, C. Smith, S. Springman. M. Maynard Row 2: J. Hatcher, C. Shelton, K. Johnston, E. Boyd, K. Harris, N. Garrett. M, Prater, H. Aguilar Row 3: L. Gilchrist, C. Johnson, B. Fuller, B. Cundiff, H. Jones, B. Colbert, B. White, L. Dallas, J. Parker, F. Deras, A. Payne, J. Castellon Row 4: K. Evans, A. Wolf, T. Carpenter, E. Cabe, M. Hayes, G. Steelman, I. Freeman, A. Land, K. Harper, A. Paige Row 5: A. Newsom, A. Moyo, M. Paden, R. Story, K. Kittinger, E. Brantley, S. Stratton, L. Ziegler, S. Thiele, L. Pahman, H. Noblin, C. Hates Row 6: B. Dugger, K. Waldron, E. Etzig, M. Andujo, A. Buchanan, K. Tindell, M. Bray, W. Lambo, A. Stone, A. Hodges, E. Roach, R. Ross, T. Burger Row 7: M. Tomlinson, K. Theobald, A. Quattlebaum, A. Davidson, J. Lewis, E. Matherly, A. Lewis, A. Neely, N. Stevens, C. Forrester, D. Lee, M. Bennett Row 8: G. Templeton, I. Dees, H. Vaughn, H. Tharp, K. Tenery, E. Brown, A. McDonald, E. Rhoten, K. Dyniewski, R. Shepard Row 9: S. Sutton, C. Faulkner, M. Prayer

Kingsmen Row 1: N. Bradley, H. Wilson, C. Wilson, R. Wheadon Row 2: S. Smith, J. Meza, G. Qualls, C. Field

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Knights Row 1: H. Atkins, S. Glover, H. Parker, T. Carpenter, E. Weber, E. Booher, L. Waller, E. Jones, B. Ridenour, K. Fisher, A. Long Row 2: J. Milnes, J. Keller, B. Dale, A. Dawidow Row 3: B.Hall, E. Olree, C. Shoemaker, N. McFarland, J. Bobo, E. Burton, L. King Row 4: R. Hupp, B. Wolford, P. McAllister, P. Acri, C. Jewett, J. Beck, C. Manry, M. Bliss, J. Thompson Row 5: J. Carlin, A. McGuire, A. Johnson, E. Roberts, G. Dale, C. Bailes, P. Hawkins, J. Jenkins, K. Baker, R. Gomez, B. McNeill Row 6: J. Edwards, K. Graves, A. Allen, C. Maners, J. Green, C. Bevill, K. Ras, A. Landes Row 7: K. Adams, C. Curtis, N. Collier, K. Jetton, J. Nutzell, M. Brown, C. Long Row 8: M. Shappley, H. Mitchell, J. Walton, T. Burke

Ko Jo Kai

Row 1: H. Diles, T. Matsch, S. White, M. Cole, A. Holley, J. Gilbert, K. Provence, C. Roberts, K. Tritschler, M. Jarnagin Row 2: B. Bell, D. Jacobo, M. Greer, H. Parker, M. Drause, S. Wiedower, A. Griffith, K. Stickles, E. Banks, E. Bracht, E. Usery Row 3: E. Gardner, B. Finch, B. Waddill, H. Jarchow, C. Birdwell, A. Thomas, S. Cook, E. Callahan, B. DeFries, M. Haynes, K. Chandler, H. Wright Row 4: S. Thompson, G. Murray, B. Haye, E. Hill, C. Runk, H. Barger, B. Bostick, C. Buckner, E. Shoaf, L. Tolleson, K. Berry, R. Collazo III, Row 5: L. Bridges, S. Falconer, B. Levell, L. Edwards, K. Laman, C. Hardy, R. Brown, R. Brimer, Y. Callejas, L. Alexander, A. Runk Row 6: K. Gavin, M. Potter, C. Scott, A. Burton, M. Daniel, S. Rozea, M. Carrillo, H. Wiley, K. Colon, A. Melo, E. Cartwright, K. Mullins, J. Sewell, D. Fowler

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Row 1: E. Watson, S. Reijergs, A. Howard, A. Sliker Row 2: S. Burdge, A. Weatherford, J. Ward, C. Gross, J. Formby, S. Bittle Row 3: E. Davidson, D. Holland, A. Helms, S. Styles

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Row 1: C. Schliffka, R. McClure, F. Hale, R. Williams, C. Swann, A. Diamond, J. Wilmon, L. Ball, J. Bommarito, J. Warnick Row 2: J. Kirchner, J. Galloway, H. Camp, C. Merches, C. Slatton, J. Choate, A. Thompson, C. Brunson, B. Smith, C. Hicks Row 3: C. Cherry, J. Phillips, D. Teague, B. Letsinger, C. Rody, Z. Bishop, J. Mooney, N. Overton, L. Zelaya, T. Cooper Row 4: S. Whitwell, E. Smith, D. Rosciano, J. Morgan, N. Hermann, C. Shockley, D. Burton, D. Houser, G. Bartley, C. Blevins, A. Chavez Row 5: G. Garner, N. Traynham, I. Blake, S. Chesshir, E. Carter, L. Permenter, R. Foster, K. Johnston Row 6: W. Clauson, L. Olree, G. Johnson, N. Tidwell, C. Barboza, Z. Ramirez, C. Fitch, J. Brazell

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Phi Kappa Delta Row 1: C. Moore, S. May, N. Evans, K. Hawes, M. Mills, S. Maddox, K. Hasz, S. Knabe, V. Hutcherson, A. Willis, E. Gibson, K. Henson Row 2: A. Hall, M. Otto, E. Wise, K. Glenn, A. Haley, H. Reese, M. Kilmer, M. Ross, A. Jones Row 3: J. Mills, J. Matthews, S. Hall, L. Medler, A. Starck, M. Roberson, S. McReynolds, G. Bing, K. Degner, M. Howard, A. Dehm, J. Vilmette, A. Jones, R. Dennis, G. Mahon Row 4: D. Curtis, M. Smith, A. Poindexter, Q. Spurlock, A. Smith, E. Dougan, J. Pfiffner, K. Lewallen, R. Hamilton, A. Behel, E. Montague Row 5: K. Foster, C. Morrow, Z. Hearyman, K. Bedow, M. Samples, L. Floyd, A. Stroud, B. Bridges, L. Genry, S. Jones Row 6: A. Curi, F. Cox, S. Cook, A. Anderson, A. Gibson, C. McKinzie, C. Wilson, M. Karkau, A. Hickman, A. Mead, P. Schmitz Row 7: E. Maxwell, K. Green, H. Jackson, R. Gregg, T. Smith-Gardner, K. Valentin, K. Grimes, V. Gomez, O. Bell, M. Brooks, L. Smith, M. Hiteshew, A. Wolfe, G. Hixson, S. Soto Row 8: K. Castro, M. Wade, A. Smedley, K. Kenyon, K. McQueen, A. Darden, A. Wright

Pi Theta Phi Row 1: C. Hayes, J. Milnes, B. Herring, M. Burch, A. Elmore, G. Morse, K. Daniels, E. Cox, E. Fox, M. Ross, J. Hood, M. Worrell, T. Davis Row 2: T. Rivers, O. Kalafarski, M. Wilson, B. Joice, L. Bell, B. Hess, M. Barnes, L. McNeil, K, Winnings, E. Jones, K. Walker Row 3: C. Baumgardner, D. Martinez, C. Roos, K. Walling, J. Payne, E. Smith, E. Pfalser, E. Janes, H. Butterfield, E. Keown, M. Davis Row 4: W. Bailey, A Hughes, H. Hunt, A. Strong, E. Rogers, A. Christinson, M. Moore, S. Roley, J. Perry, E. Cook, E. Fuller, M. Goodwin, E. Thompson Row 5: G. Goldman, E. Thornhill, A. Falkowska, E. Failleman, S. Ensminger, K. Potter, H. Pickering, B. Kohut, A. Slater, L. Petty, C. Laverty Row 6: C. Gunn, K. Keiser, N. Alvarado, L. Triplett, O. Beard, G. Lamb, A. Strong, L. Stout, G. Falkowska, B. Olive, L. Biernat, V. Tefertiller, N. Denham, M. Firkins, K. Bonham Row 7: K. McKinney, A. Hackett, L. Glover, M. Wilson, S. Labiche, C. Taylor, K. Hall, M. Maples, A. Mackay, C. Joice Row 8: V. Brentham, A. Pryor, M. Denny, M. Lowry, M. Madar. L. Earnart, A. Resier, R. Gaharan, E. Coombs, M. Thorton, A. Bowman, S. Sprawls, A. Wood Row 9: C. Thweatt, A. Taylor, J. Weatherford, E. Conn, R. Keiswetter, K. Fortner, S. Floyd

Regina Row 1: T. Brown, P. Singleton, E. Sutherlin, G. Stevens, N. Emlaw Row 2: C. Turner, E. Foster, K. Jones, A. Ouimet, M. Luna, K. Cash Koonce Row 3: R. Nickleson, J. Jennings. C. Dalrymple, A. Clark, R. Ralls

Rome Row 1: G. Bergeson, C. Wilson, S. Hickman, G. Kiegel, J. Hensley, D. Watkins, E. Rickett Row 2: M. Wells, E. Sikloski, M. Brasher, M. Haught, A. Caldwell, D. Smith, J. Rosenthal, N. Emlaw Row 3: D. Pipkin, J. Benight, C. Rickett, B. Longley, E. Coombes Row 4: D. Garten, T. Brown, K. Montgomery Row 5: L. Hoffner, B. Bingham, R. Cherry, M. Kreh Row 6: I. Bailey, C. White, I. Keith, T. Evans, D. Chalenburg

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Shantih Row 1: E. Dillard, K. Smith, D. Smith, A. Brown, L. Masteller Row 2: R. Waner, K. Ferris, A. Caldwell, S. Jenkins, Y. Fujisawa, D. Hudgins Row 3: R. Oglesby, T. Traylor, L. Hoffner, S. Foster, D. Buckley, G. Fields, S. Hoffner Row 4: C. Bweley, C. White, S. Kinsey

Sigma Phi Mu Row 1: M. Rudd, F. Hale, J. Watkins, A. Rhmel, A. Schliffka, G. Stilley, M. Setevens, S. Wright, Row 2: J. Wright, R. Beckham, E. Wagner, A. Blankenship, E. Wilson, E. Gaessler, C. Reed, B. Stevens, J. Brazell Row 3: J. Stitt, H. Skipworth, A. McClendon, M. Bennett, C. Collett, M. Faith, B. Flinn, R. Campbell, H. Wright Row 4: P. Huff, A. Holcomb, R. McKinlay, A. Sleege, E. Judd, J. Gaessler, F. Schmeling, G. Bartley, D. Sexson, A. Brewer, A. White

SubT-16 Row 1: J. Martin, R. Barrett, J. Cox, B. Caffey, C. Fulk, J. Morse, J. Jenkins, J. Sparks, M. Lambert, L. Dismang Row 2: C. Swaid, N. Justice, J. Byrd, R. Jones, J. Morey, E. Wallis, H. Paul, S. Wade, C. Slate Row 3: E. Brantley, E. Tetrault, P. Tollett, J. Maynard, Z. Pupel, Z. Browning, Z. Killins, Z. Worrell, J. Kelso, E. Usery, W. Word, M. Sinha, K. Mayes Row 4: E. McFarlin, K. Kittinger, G. Glover, M. Mallory, C. Melson, M. Burton, H. Hook, A. Mee, W. Foster, E. Mohorn Row 5: M. Walker, C. Chambers, D. Bishop, J. Cook, R. Reed, G. Smith, P. Wilson, H. Wright, L. Rambo, C. Semple, T. Schuler Row 6: B. Kraner, D. Wilson, B. Beaver, G. Hansard, M. Master, J. Waldron, A. Gaw, A. Snow, A. Thompson, B. Kinser Row 7: H. Kurkendall, L. Weiss, B. Owens, R. Wallace, E. Eads, S. Nix, J. Newsom, M. Maynard, R. Tatom

Theta Row 1: C. Cooper, J. Heiman, J. Mashburn, L. Marek, J. Garms, A. Vargas, G. Mahon Row 2: J. Pschierer, I. Bunner, R. Gandy, B. Petty, C. Hembree, J. Stillings Row 3: E. Rice, B. Cooper, C. Owen, M. Smith, C. Woollard, C. Roach, B. Sheppard, T. Schmeling Row 4: A. Joy, M. DeLoach, S. Wood, R. Leach, G. Foxx, D. McGinness Row 5: H. Forkner, T. Henry, L. Bensinger, S. Stebbins, E. Fisher Row 6: L. Triplett, M. Craig, J. Ward, C. Sewell, L. Stenglein Row 7: L. Bell, I. Cutts, A. Taylor, B. Masters, C. Wright Row 8: A. Falkowska, T. Bates, T. Rivers, Row 9: J. Huff, G. Hume, K. Ogden, J. Murray

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Titans Row 1: L. Cheatham, C. Morris, R. Storm, C. Carden. S. Farley, S. White, B. Bass, M. Caraway, B. Hess, G. Wade Row 2: D. Devine, Z. Zukowski, A. Shelton, Z. Forst, L. Gilchrist. B. Sloan, J. Keller Row 3: W. Harness, J. Baxley, C. Shaw, L. Kingsbury, E. Gardenhire Row 4: J. Schmidtlein, C. Jackson, L. Shockley, W. Gibson, J. Peralta Molina, T. Nixon. N. Ray

TNT Row 1: J. Carney, C. Burks, C. Campbell, B. Webb, L. Campbell, G. Arnett, G. Metheny, J. Wesley, A. Nesbitt, C. Cox, W. Ashmore, D. Fowler Row 2: C. Hankins, W. Maples, M. Burgess, R. Simpson, B. Caudill, J. Hobby, E. Bartch, G. Winfree, M. Glover, W. Garrison, M. Barnett Row 3: L. Johnson, B. Miller, B. Green, K. Butler, A. Abbott, L. Miller, D. Bass, T. Windon, P. Breaux, W. Kelly, W. Nixon Row 4: A. Lopez, M. Guyer, M. Newman, P. McNeal, J. Mills, Z. Dulin, F. Shipman, A. Davis, J. Adkins, D. Jobe, G. Lusk Row 5: J. Montgomery, M. Burt, T. Chitty, D. Cofer, B. Allmon, J. Nelms, G. Countess, D. Bennett, J. Knight, A. Coxaj, T. Bartch, G. Tiller Row 6: J. Hoppe, C. Martin, R. McGuire, H. Lillard, B. Jacquet, C. Newman, T. Steed, M. Dileo, B. Cole, J. Aljian, C. Stewart, L. Kelly Row 7: B. Garrett, N. Hix, S. Sheahan, S. Gooch, T. Watson, J. Hatman, W. Lusk, C. Traughber, C. Christie, A. Hubbell, M. Hochstetler, N. Aziamov Row 8: N. Hirscheider, L. Ieler, G. Thibodeaux, K. Young, W. Muckleroy, R. Hill, B. Ward, D. Coffey, E. Dycus Row 9: C. Dismang, E. Reichardt, E. Paltjon, K. Gibson, R. Pettijohn, T. Frost, L. Wyatt, T. Bol, A. Martin, J. Terry, D. Underwood Row 10: T. Cromwell, C. Marshall, E. Paltjon, I. Hardy, G. Moore, R. Lynn, I. Frost, A. Hudkins, C. Hearn, K. Davis, H. Noblin, J. Richardson

Zeta Rho Row 1: D. Bass, G. Winfree, C. Lowe, M. Arnett, S. Pruitt, B. King, J. Galloway, R. Tebow, J. Bradshaw, S. Spears, E. Horton, R. Olive, K. James, E. Stinnett Row 2: D. Bennett, T. Davidson, B. Jordan, A. Bricker, H. Atkins, H. Ferrie, A. Watson, A. Masters, C. Bunner, E. Byrd, C. Cox, M. Gowen, A. Foust, M. Elliott, D. Cofer, W. Kelly Row 3: C. Hearn, D. Martinez, A. Pupel, L. Cooper, A. Voss, H. Miller, E. Bartch, MJ Englant, R. Pettijohn, H. Garner, A. Voss, N. Savage, C. Metheny, B. Chandler, R. Tuten, M. Smith Row 4: B. Flynn, C. Cullins, T. Spears, P. McNeal, L. Thornton, A. Voss, E. Cheatham, A. Arnold, D. Walker, A. Duncan, E. Howard, A. Callicoat, A. Hall, A. Thompson, M. Vaughn, J. Jenkins, A. Metheny, M. Cofer Row 5: A. Beason, H. Wade, E. McFarlin, E. Miles, J. Wesley, M. Shelton, L. Walton, L. Rosser, A. Nesbitt, E. Booher, E. Duryea, A. Long, R. McMillan, M. Speight, N. Comer, C. Clayton, R. Vasel, A. Howell, A. Clark, J. Lynn. K. Prine, L. Eller Row 6: K. Cromwell, A. Risinger, M. Jones, E. Hale, A. Echols, B. McSpadden, H. Fulkerson, A. Boyle.

C. Rogers, A. Britt, C. Meadows, M. Stanley, J. Coffey, E. Sansom, L. Begin, O. Brown, B. Caballero, A. McFarland, D. Glover Row 7: O. Parkhurst, A. Weller, K. Burton, A. Glavan, L. Cady, M. Maples, M. Flanagan, A. Watson, E. Wheeler, E. Harper, C. Cox, A. Ellis, A. Fulmer, M. Langdon, B. Jeffrey, K. Rush, L. Seats, E. Montgomery

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academics

Academics is the one consistent thread that binds our school together.

While striving to grow in our prospective areas of study, we find ways to build community through classroom conversations, late night study sessions, and relational professors. Our academic endeavors at Harding produce individuals who are ready to go out into the world and innovate their fields as scholars and as members of a collective society.

Janae Bradshaw academics editor

TRUE OR FALSE

Journalism students fact-check American Studies Institute speakers.

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n Sept. 22, 2022, the American Studies Institute hosted a lecture with speakers Joe Kennedy, Michael Berry and Stephanie Taub. The Department of Communication’s Advanced Journalism class fact-checked the event to make sure that the information presented was true.

Kennedy was a Marine veteran and the assistant football coach for Bremerton High School in Bremerton, Washington. He was known for his involvement in the Supreme Court case Kennedy v. Bremerton, in which he sued the high school because he was fired for praying after football games. Kennedy spoke about this experience at the event.

During this speech, the advanced journalism class went on a fact-checking campaign to see how much of what Kennedy and his attorneys, Berry and Taub, said was factual.

“We didn’t want to make any judgment calls or opinions,” instructor of communication Noah Darnell, who taught the advanced journalism class, said. “If someone said something inaccurate or misleading slightly one way or another, we wanted to include the fact to base the claim on.”

The students looked at the statements that were made, and then researched to check if a statement was true or not.

They posted the statements that they corrected or clarified on Twitter.

“They had researched before the event, and were given a whole host of documents,” Darnell said. “They did the bulk of the research live because it was a comment that was narrow in scope, and we wanted to keep to that.”

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The students put together a shared document of all the information that was included in the cases for easy access during the assignment.

“We made a Google Doc to put every link, every article, every letter we could find about what this speaker and his lawyers have said at events or the Supreme Court in the past,” senior Gabi Gonzalez said. “Once we get into the event, we’ll listen for grandiose statements that he may make and then we’ll look at the articles we have collected and see if what he is saying is in fact true.”

Junior Mattie Powers was asked why it was important to know if the statements made by Kennedy and his lawyers were truthful.

“The point of fact-checking is to make sure someone is not spreading false information, whether they realize it or not,” Powers said. “Fact-checking is supposed to help people see what is actually true in communication.”

The main goal of this project was to give a voice to the other side of the argument. Darnell said that even though they were representing the other side, it was not intended to be adversarial.

“There is no reason to poke the bear,” Darnell said. “It was just wanting to sit there and say, ‘Here is one side of the argument. Now here is the other.’”

The fact checking that the advanced journalism class did for this event could be found on Twitter at @BisonWondering.

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Jake Mooney

JUST THE FACTS A journalism student takes notes on Joe Kennedy’s speech. The speech took place in the George S. Benson Auditorium.

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NOT YOUR AVERAGE JOE Advanced journalism class students review the presentation made by American Studies Institute speaker Joe Kennedy. Kennedy came to campus on Sept. 22, 2022.

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FRENCH MADE FUN Senior Peyton Linge pulls out crayons for a teaching moment. Some Spanish and French majors took the opportunity to receive teacher licensure.

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LISTEN AND LEARN Senior Rose Kuhn teaches an interactive Spanish lesson. Kuhn spent Monday nights teaching elementary students foreign language.

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Lingo Lives On The Kid Lingo program returns to the foreign language curriculum.

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panish and French with teacher licensure majors taught Kid Lingo, a program for children that involved them learning a new language and the culture behind it.

Kid Lingo was created by Dr. Kristi Bond and lasted four years before being canceled due to COVID-19.

The program returned in fall 2022 under the direction of associate professor of foreign languages and international studies Joli Love. Teaching Kid Lingo was a requirement for Harding students receiving teacher licensure in a foreign language, and it helped them gain experience teaching elementary-aged children.

“This is more just to fill in the gap,” senior Sydney McKinney said. “We get experience more in middle school and high school, and so we don’t get as much experience in elementary even though our license enables us to teach that age range if we wanted to.”

In fall 2022, four students helped teach Kid Lingo.

Two of the students taught Spanish, and two taught French. Thirty-three children signed up for the program.

Of those, 22 learned Spanish, and 11 learned French.

The program was offered on Monday nights and lasted eight weeks.

The students teaching Kid Lingo picked a theme

for the year and decided on holidays and family. The students used this theme not only to get children excited about learning a new language, but also to introduce them to other cultures.

“I see the great benefit and validity in teaching young ones before they start building up an anxiety about another language,” Love said. “It’s not that we don’t have the ability when we’re older to learn a language, it’s just that if you are able to convince the child that it’s an easy kind of game to play to learn another language, that later they’ll appreciate recognizing culture everywhere.”

Kid Lingo was open to the Searcy public for children in kindergarten through sixth grade for Spanish and kindergarten through eighth grade for French.

“We have students that come from all different kinds of backgrounds,” senior Peyton Linge said. “I think that it’s a good way for the community to kind of come together because it is offered to people in Searcy, and it’s a good way to have this little town in Arkansas, that maybe doesn’t have that much exposure, to kind of just broaden their ideas of what it could look like.”

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Grace Hurt

GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESS Senior Peyton Linge offers assistance during French class. Linge taught every Monday in the Watson Center.

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INSPIRED CONVERSATIONS Dr. Anessa Westbrook greets a student at her book signing. Her book centered around baptism and was intended for people new to faith.

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SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED Juniors Bailey Hammond and Regan McClure pose with their newly signed book. Many students attended the book signing and 2022 Lectureship in September.

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Westbrook’s Best book

Associate professor of Bible Anessa Westbrook publishes her book entitled “New Birth.”

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r. Anessa Westbrook, associate professor of Bible and ministry, co-authored a book titled “New Birth.” During Lectureship in fall 2022, she had a book signing on campus. Westbrook began writing in summer 2022 and finished it that fall. She co-authored the book with Dr. Michael Strickland from Amridge University, located in Montgomery, Alabama.

“It is [part of] a biblical theology series, which is basically theology using the biblical text,” Westbrook said.

“So it holds very closely to that. We don’t get into a lot of historical things in it.”

The book focused on the topic of baptism. Westbrook said it was written for someone who was just coming to faith, or someone who was helping another person come to faith. The book highlighted the specific language that needed to be used in regard to faith terminology.

“We are just trying to explain it in a simple way that is very accessible,” Westbrook said.

Freshman Rachel Deidiker was part of Westbrook’s freshman Life and Teachings of Jesus class in the fall.

“She mentioned she is teaching a women’s forum of sorts,” Deidiker said.

Associate professor and associate dean of the College of Bible and Ministry, Dr. Jesse Robertson, is director of Lectureship. Dr. Jesse Robertson said the theme of the year was “Culture and the Crucified Christ,” with a specific study in 1 and 2 Corinthians for 2022.

“There’s so much that we see in the media that is Christianity versus culture,” Robertson said.

Dr. Jesse Robertson, associate professor of the College of Bible and Ministry directed Lectureship. He said Westbrook lead three lessons regarding women’s ministry.

Lectureship was an opportunity for professors to both speak for an audience and have their own book signings.

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Camille White

SIGNATURE LOOK Dr. Anessa Westbrook signs a copy of her new book, “New Birth.” The book signing took place on Monday, Sept. 26.

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DOUBLE DEGREE

The Paul R. Carter College of Business Administration creates a dual degree program.

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he Paul R. Carter College of Business Administration offered accelerated programs of study through which students had the opportunity to graduate with both a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in five years or less.

The degrees were either a Master of Business Administration or a Master of Science in Information Systems. Some students within the accelerated program did an internship while completing classes.

Karen Corker, assistant professor of business administration and co-chair of the accounting department, said that while it was not required for students within this program to complete an internship, some chose to do so.

“In the fall, we have what is called ‘Meet the Firms,’ where we have many accounting firms and other businesses for other majors as well come to campus to talk to our students,” Corker said.

After the Meet the Firms event, students could interview for a potential internship position. If they received the internship, students enrolled for online classes and completed the internship. They then returned to campus for the remainder of the semester.

Senior Olivia Scott participated in a remote nineweek internship with Deloitte while taking online classes last spring. She said she worked for about 55 hours per week in addition to classes. Scott was supposed to intern in Minneapolis, Minnesota, but the team was still working remotely during that time due to COVID-19.

“It was an audit internship, and I was placed on the UnitedHealth Group team, which is one of Deloitte’s biggest clients,” Scott said. “[It] was super interesting learning how to navigate with multiple people and teams and things like that. Deloitte definitely helped me figure out what I do and don’t enjoy doing as much.”

After the internship concluded, she returned to campus for in-person classes for six weeks. Scott said she had classes every day, and the classes tended to be more group project based. She said that she was excited to return to campus after working remotely for part of the semester.

Senior Gracie Metheny partook in an internship to help meet her accounting degree goals. She started her internship in January of her junior year in Little Rock at BKD, which later merged to become FORVIS. “I was an audit intern and was working during their busy season,” Metheny said.

Metheny said that while she interned she was enrolled in an online Bible class and a graduate class. After the internship concluded mid-March, she returned to in-person classes, where she completed 17 hours in total that semester.

“I will certainly take what I learned and put it to use when I begin working post-grad,” Metheny said.

“I think sometimes it can be hard to wrap your mind around what the business world will look like if you’ve never experienced it, so this was a very eye-opening experience for me.”

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GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESS Senior Riley Shepard engages with First Orion reprsentative at ‘Meet the Firms’. Meet the Firms took place on Sept. 8, 2022.

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AFFIRMATION AT THE FIRMS Sophomore Pricilla Grace attends ‘Meet the Firms.’ Meet the Firms was an annual fair hosted by the Paul R. Carter College of Business.

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expanding education

The college of education creates a new program for student teachers.

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he Harding Cannon-Clary College of Education implemented a pilot program in fall 2022 that brought changes to student teaching.

Harding was one of eight schools in Arkansas to receive a grant from Forward Arkansas that was designed to start a student teaching pilot program at the beginning of the fall semester. The program was offered to senior elementary education majors with the hope of expanding the program in future years. Of 22 majors, 14 joined the program.

The new program assigned student teachers a year-long teaching assignment, whereas in past years students switched assignments and grade levels at the end of the fall semester.

“What we’re hoping to do with the pilot is to simulate that first year of teaching,” Matthew Perring, director of field experience, said. “After that first year when … they’ve gotten hired to do their first job, they’re actually a second year teacher. They’ve been able to get through that first cumbersome year of any teaching job with the support of Harding, with the support of the school district, so that by their second year, a year down the line, they’re much more confident.”

In addition to a year-long placement, students in the new program were substitute teachers for the Searcy School District every Friday.

Jessica Simmons, a senior elementary education major in the program, said that initially, the idea of subbing by herself in a classroom was terrifying.

“The reason I wanted to be in the program was because I knew I needed it, not because I necessarily wanted to do it,” Simmons said. “Subbing in a classroom full of kids all day, from 7:30 to 3:30 is terrifying … but I knew that the

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experience was too good to pass up.”

Student teachers could be assigned any age group when subbing, giving them the opportunity to see what teaching other age groups might be like. Perring said that having this opportunity filled the gap that no longer switching classrooms at semester had left, giving students a chance to expand their work portfolios.

Education professors were also available on Fridays to come to classrooms if students were having trouble managing the classroom, or simply to check in and have a conversation.

“Our faculty was quick to say, ‘We want to do it,’” chair of teacher preparation Cheri Smith said. “I think [the new program] brought us closer in a new way, brought us closer to the students, definitely closer to Searcy School District, and what we’re hoping is that we can become a part of the culture of Searcy district — not just Harding but also Searcy community.”

The college of education applied for a second grant that would allow them to continue to expand the program. Both Perring and Smith said that even without the grant the department planned to move forward and expand the pilot program.

“The best educators are those who are vulnerable,” Perring said. “That’s one of the nice things about our college … We’re willing to be vulnerable and to become better, become stronger because we do see that education is not something that is what it was, it is something that needs to be a constant.”

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BACK TO THE BASICS Senior Paul Stone commands the room. Stone taught sixth grade math from an open book at Southwest Middle School.

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HALL MONITOR Senior Kendall Henson patrols the hall outside her classroom. Henson took full advantage of the new pilot program at Southwest Middle School.

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HOME SWEET HOME Amy Qualls poses for a headshot in the Honors House. Qualls gladly accepted her new role as an Honors Felllow.

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QUALLIFIED Dr. Amy Qualls joins the Honors College as an Honors Fellow.

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n fall 2022, the Honors College established a new role for faculty members. Through the position of Honors Fellow, a selected faculty member was given the opportunity to work for the Honors College over the course of two years. Dr. Amy Qualls, associate professor of English, was the first to be hired for this position.

Enabled by her position as Honors Fellow, Qualls took the initiative to pursue new projects that would bolster the experiences women had in the Honors College.

“What I would like to see happen while I’m there is for our female students to feel drawn towards not just honors-level work, but also drawn towards a leadership role within the Honors College community,” Qualls said. “I’m at the very beginning stages of putting together what will ultimately be some kind of council or organization for female students who are members of the Honors College.”

Qualls was first drawn to the job by the ability to further pursue intentional relationships with students, which she was well known for doing. Sophomore English major Jiana Manglicmot attested to Qualls’s intentionality.

“When she asks you ‘how are you?’ she really means it,” Manglicmot said. “She asks hoping that she can truly listen to you and act on that if need be.”

Junior Rachael Bull was one of the many students whose lives Qualls invested in as an academic adviser.

“No matter how busy her schedule is, she has always been willing to sit down with me over coffee and talk,” Bull said. “As I’ve shared with her my struggles with figuring out life and calling, she has always been ready with a great willingness to listen and offer her wisdom. I am deeply encouraged by the way she shows love for me and anyone willing to ask for her time.”

With her new role as Honors Fellow, Qualls was excited to broaden the demographic of students she reached out to.

“Right now most of the student relationships I have ... come from the English department,” Qualls said. “I’ll get so many students from a wide array of disciplines, and so that above anything else in the job description caught my eye.”

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QUALITY CONVERSATION In a showcase of intentionality, junior Hannah Diles engages in a conversation with Amy Qualls. Diles and Qualls share a laugh in the Honors House.

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HAND CRAFTED Senior Jordan Slater poses in front of her work. A formal presentation of her art was held on Sept. 15, 2022.

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A WORK OF ART Senior Jordan Slater shares the story behind her masterpiece. An audience gathered in the McInteer Rotunda to view her art.

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Slater Succeeds

The McInteer Art Competition selects Jordan Slater as the winner.

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he third annual McInteer Art Competition challenged students to create a piece of art based on the themes of Jesus’ parables. Senior Jordan Slater was announced the winner in spring 2022, and her art was displayed in the Jim Bill McInteer Bible and World Mission Center beginning in fall 2022.

Slater was interested in applying for the art competition the first two years it was held. The third time, however, was when she committed to entering. She said it took a long time to decide on what parable to use as inspiration.

“I would say it was just out of nowhere that it hit me,” Slater said. “The parables that stood out to me were the parables of the women. I hadn’t seen anyone try to incorporate that before. I just wanted to try something a little bit different.”

Slater submitted her work for the competition in the spring, and she heard later that same night that she had been named the winner.

“I never thought that I would win,” Slater said. “I just submitted to try.”

Slater immediately called her mother to tell her the news and began working on the project. It was finished over the summer. An artist talk was held on Sept. 15, 2022, to display the final work with a question-andanswer panel from the aesthetic committee for the McInteer.

The committee consisted of four professors: assistant professor and director of assessment and testing Jim Berry, assistant professor of art and design Tessa Davidson, professor of Bible and ministry Kevin Youngblood and assistant professor of Bible and ministry Mac Sandlin. Together, White, Berry, Davidson, Youngblood and Sandlin hosted the competition.

Sandlin said the competition was inspired by the desire to make the McInteer more aesthetically pleasing. They had the idea to turn it into an art competition, with each year bringing a new theme.

“I loved the skill that was displayed,” Sandlin said. “[Slater’s] skill as an artist is really impressive.”

Davidson was the only one on the committee not from the College of Bible and Ministry. Davidson said it was exciting to be part of the committee from that perspective.

“Christianity has generated the most significant artwork in all of history,” Davidson said. “I’m glad we can embrace that here at Harding.”

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SPEAKING FOR ITSELF Senior Jordan Slater’s art is displayed in the McInteer Rotunda. The paintings reflected parables in the Bible centered around women.

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ON A MISSION T he Carr College of Nursing worked with Mission Machine, an organization that assisted the homeless, in order to improve local health care in Searcy. Nursing majors were required to take a certain amount of clinical hours to graduate, and this was a way to achieve that while helping the community.

“During the course, we go out into Searcy and surrounding communities — to the schools, health departments and community health facilities,” senior Ella Givens said. “We spend several days in class focusing on poverty and how we as health care providers can best serve the population.”

The program was started by assistant professor of nursing Karen Kelley during summer 2020. Kelley wanted to create a new clinical program in which the students could help the homeless community.

Kelley spoke about how this program better allowed for relationships between the students and patients.

“Students can have more time that is slower paced than some of the clinical experiences in the hospitals,” Kelley said. “It’s a clinic where they can really sit and really get to know somebody and hear their stories.”

Mission Machine had three parts to their program.

First was the shelter where they housed people who came from the hospital or had medical needs. While they didn’t provide medical care during this stage, they did provide a

The Carr College of Nursing partners with Mission Machine.

place to stay while the patient recovered.

Senior nursing major Jessica Watkins explained the second part, a campsite where younger homeless individuals typically lived for a short term.

“They provide them with medical care as well,” Watkins said. “Every month, they have a free health clinic helping those who are in need, as health care is a human right.”

The final part of the program was the outreach.

“This would be for some of the people in town who are chronically homeless that need basic needs,” Kelley said. “Mainly people who can’t, or don’t want to, come on to the properties.”

Watkins enjoyed being part of the nursing program and working with Mission Machine in the process.

“I love getting to know my patients’ stories and allowing them to feel heard and seen,” Watkins said.

“We not only care about our patients’ physical health, but also their mental, emotional and spiritual well-being.”

Watkins said all of these things affected a person as a whole, and that Mission Machine was a great opportunity to exercise the principles taught in the nursing curriculum.

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MISSION OF HOPE Seniors Ella Horton, Rachel Pettijohn and Madison Allen discuss Mission Machine’s goals. The group gathered at the community health care clinic.

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GREEN MACHINE Seniors Ella Horton, Rachel Pettijohn and Madison Allen pose in front of the Mission Machine van. The green van was a staple for the organization.

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WORK ON DISPLAY Dr. David Donley maps out research on the board. Donley facilitated the study of brain cells.

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GETTING A CLOSER LOOK Senior Alyssa Scott observes brain cells through a microscope.

Her research furthered their knowledge of Alzheimer’s disease.

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Brain Matters The Department of Biology conducts research on brain cells.

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arding University’s Department of Biology paired Dr. David Donley, assistant professor of biology, with various biology students to perform extensive research on specific brain cells with the goal to understand neurological diseases.

Donley facilitated seven different projects with students all based around microglial cells, which functioned as the immune system for the brain. The research revolved around Alzheimer’s disease and how the microglial cells contributed to the disease.

Donley said he received three different grants from the National Institutes of Health and the Arkansas IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence program, which provided financial support for the research. The students worked to present their research at conferences and publish their findings.

“A core component of my lab is not scientific progress,” Donley said. “Of course, I want science to progress out of that, but more importantly I think that the goal is that students gain experience and really embed in the culture of science and learn what it means to be a scientist.”

Senior Breanna Bishop worked under Donley to research microRNA controlling gene expression and cell behavior and how that affected Alzheimer’s disease. She said her project revealed a love of research and helped her become an independent learner through the process.

“Some of the skills I’ve grown are perseverance and patience because normally I’ve quit things I’m not good at,” Bishop said. “You’ve got to have perseverance when you mess up to come back again, or when something’s not working out or you don’t understand something.”

Sophomore Tayler Appleton’s primary work was on the degradation of microglial cells that led to Alzheimer’s. She said her favorite part of the research was how it allowed students to learn beyond lectures and textbooks.

“This experience has taught me the importance of admitting when I need further explanation and how to utilize my learning style to my advantage,” Appleton said.

“Harding has prepared me for both the scientific and presenter side of research.”

Junior Thomas Williams said his research was challenging, but taught him new ways to learn and an appreciation for previous discoveries. Williams said this research experience gave him insight into choosing his professional career after he arrived with uncertainty.

“The goal is that they learn a broader skill set,” Donley said. “They’re learning to do things like design experiments, interpret data, analyze data, and writing and communication skills.”

Donley said he received a new research grant starting in January 2023 through which he hoped to make progress in understanding basic mechanisms that are involved in neurological diseases.

“Grad school is going to be challenging and full of trials and errors, and I think I’m more prepared to overcome those because I’ve done a lot of that here,” Bishop said.

“I won’t forget about how much [Donley] helped me and pushed me…When I think about my undergraduate experience, I will be thinking about my research with Dr. Donley, always.”

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RIVETING RESEARCH Senior Breanna Bishop performs lab research with brain cells. This was an independent study.

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Building Relationships

Engineering students work together to build community.

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he Engineering and Physics Department at Harding used a hands-on learning environment that taught their students the skills they needed to be involved in the community.

Engineering classes were assigned different local businesses in Searcy to help with anything they needed.

The focus was on human-centered design, which provided solutions for people based on their problems.

The department had done this in the past, but was set back due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The classes that participated in this project were mostly filled with freshmen, including Amelia Slater.

“It’s really interesting because normally when you think about engineering you think about thermodynamics and calculus,” Slater said. “This class lets you see the loving side of engineering where we’re trying to help people out.’”

Some of the businesses in town that participated included Make Do, Center on the Square and Habitat for Humanity. These students learned how to apply their newfound skills in real-world situations. One of the students was freshman Bayli Nash.

“When you’re in college, it’s easy to think about the information I’m learning that I’ll apply years down the road in the future,” Nash said. “Here’s something I can actually learn to change something around me and use that knowledge right now.”

This project was not only an opportunity to use their skills and help the community, but also a chance for the students to get to know each other and work together as a team. Freshman Abigail Salisbury was one of the students working with the Searcy community.

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“It’s Intro to Engineering,” Salisbury said. “We’re a bunch of freshmen. We don’t know people, so it’s a really cool way to connect with people that will be in my classes in the future and start building those relationships early.”

This project tasked the students in figuring out problems given by their specified local businesses.

This assignment ended up being a focus for their final grades. Through the students’ work ethic, they made new connections within their classes and the community.

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PROBLEM SOLVER Freshman Kaiden Vanderpoel presents in front of Make Do representatives and offers solutions for their organization. He majored in civil engineering.

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INSPIRED INSIGHTS Make Do executive director Jo Ellis offers input on freshman Amelia Slater’s presentation. The Make Do employees came to sit in on the class Oct. 14, 2022.

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DIVING INTO DIETETICS Alumna Katie Waldron gives an overview of the new dietetics program. The program was designed with both in-person and online experiences.

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APPLIED LEARNING Senior Molli Arnett eats a snack as she listens to the class discussion. Arnett and other students were able to collaborate with classmates even throughout the remote learning portion of the course.

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Degrees in Dietetics

The Department of Family & Consumer Sciences introduces a new graduate program.

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he Department of Family & Consumer Sciences created a new graduate program for students to participate in: the applied dietetics practice program. It was the first of its kind in Arkansas.

The online program gave students the opportunity to learn wherever they were. There were also corequisite courses that allowed students to go into the field and practice what they were learning while being supervised. Director of the applied dietetics practice program Elizabeth Hall talked about their on-site practices and how they benefited students.

“It’s really nice because students can learn, but then they can also make those connections in their communities that hopefully could lead to potential jobs later on,” Hall said.

The program had two pathways; the first was a Master of Science degree in applied dietetics practice to be completed in two years, and the second was an accelerated Bachelor of Science/Master of Science to be completed in five years. Both of the options fulfilled the same graduate program curriculum.

After a student successfully finished the graduate program, they became qualified to sit for the commission on dietetic registrations credentialing exam to become a registered dietitian nutritionist. Graduate student Rosana Smith was one of the students in the program.

“They’ve been super awesome about working with me because when you are setting up your own rotations it’s a little complicated, and it doesn’t always fit perfectly in the school calendar, so they’ve been really great to kind of accommodate whatever you need,” Smith said.

While the courses were completely online, there were still two on-campus experiences that were required for the program. Those were an orientation in the fall and an intensive in the spring that took place over weekends.

Graduate student Emily Bonham participated in the program, but did not receive her undergraduate degree at Harding University. She recognized the differences about Harding’s program.

“I was unsure of what to expect from a private Christian school, especially since the applied dietetics practice program is remote,” Bonham said. “However, after attending orientation in-person and meeting my professors and peers, I can truly say that the ‘Harding spirit’ is still present, even in our online community.”

This new program created new possibilities and opportunities for students in more places than just on campus.

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NEW BEGINNINGS Dr. Ken Turley, director and professor of CFIT speaks at the opening cermony celebrating the new degree. Turley was an integral part to the creation of the program.

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LISTEN AND LEARN Students in the CFIT program listen to a guest speaker. The program offered students opportunities to interact with new and advanced technology.

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Harding is Where the Heart is The College of Allied Health introduces a new graduate degree.

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arding College of Allied Health created the first nationwide cardiac function & interventional technology (CFIT) graduate degree, which gave students hands-on learning experience in the cardiac field.

Dr. Ken Turley, director and professor of CFIT, said the program quickly developed over the summer and grew from the moment the idea was shared.

“Things just fell into place so quickly,” Turley said.

“Lots of doors opened at just the right time for this program to develop.”

The idea started in 2020 when students in the Exercise Science Club met on a Zoom call and talked about their desire to stay at Harding and complete a degree in cardiac technology. Emma Witt and Belle Howell, both 2018 Harding graduates, were two students who helped brainstorm ideas of what the program could be.

“It was amazing to see the interest and enthusiasm for this growing field,” Howell said. “In fall 2021, Dr. Turley let us know about the beginnings of CFIT and that our Zoom call sparked his interest to help educate more students and meet the demand for this industry.”

The demand for jobs in the Arkansas area were consistently high, Turley said. Cardiac technology companies sought around 400 Arkansas graduates in this field in the past year, according to Turley.

This $70 billion global industry typically provided a 100% employment rate as soon as the companies met Harding students.

“That is a huge deal,” Witt said. “The cardiac ablation and medical device field is massive and creating jobs left and right. Students who attend this

program will have a huge advantage finding a job in this field. It is a great industry to join with a lot of opportunities for growth. Dr. Turley took a leap to create this program, and because of it many people’s lives will change for the better.”

The College of Allied Health estimated that approximately 30 students would complete the program each year. Turley said the program helped students rise above peers from other colleges by providing classes that taught social skills and bedside manners combined with the technical skills. He said the Harding atmosphere of genuine kindness helped students in their professional lives.

Tristan Pendergrass, assistant professor of CFIT, was an essential part of how CFIT came to Harding, Turley said. Pendergrass, who was certified by the International Board of Heart Rhythm Examiners in three separate areas, was estimated by Turley to be one in 10 men worldwide who earned that certification.

“This is such a unique field where students can have such a pronounced impact on patients’ lives,” Pendergrass said. “It’s such a special opportunity to be in a unique, valued, consultative role that has such an impact on the leading edge of technology.”

Howell and Witt said Dr. Turley had a great influence on their college experience and work life beyond.

“Dr. Turley was smart and brought in the best of the best to help him create this new masters’ program,” Witt said. “Tristan Pendergrass [was] one of the best educators in the business. Harding will have a very bright future ahead of them with the CFIT program.”

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people

If Harding were a machine, the people would be the gears.

If we were a painting, each stroke would represent one of the thousands of people that make a whole. If we were a book, the student body would fill the pages. These people are who make up the innovative design of Harding that we all know and love.

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CARRYING THE BANNER Buff the Bison waves the Harding flag while the football team runs on the field. Buff brought school spirit to the game against Southern Arkansas University on September 18th .

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ARM CANDY President Mike Williams locks arms with Buff the Bison. The pair posed for a photo following the Legacy Mile on September 15th.

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Senior Isaac Frost makes his time as Buff the Bison unforgettable.

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uff the Bison was the backbone of Harding University’s school spirit. He showed up to Code Black pep rallies, attended tailgates and rooted on the football and basketball teams. It took dedication to be actively involved in various sporting events.

Traditionally, the identity of Buff the Bison remained anonymous. Buff had to maintain two different personas as he roamed the halls of the university, making sure his secret was kept safe.

Entrusted with this responsibility for the 2022-23 school year was senior education major Isaac Frost. For Frost, this was a job he always wanted to do. Four years in the making, Frost considered it an honor to embody the bison. Starting off as his high school mascot in Clarksville, Arkansas, Frost came to Harding’s campus with dreams of being Buff the Bison as a freshman. Due to COVID-19 and other obstacles, his dreams did not come to fruition until now.

“I consider it a pretty big honor,” Frost said “For one thing, for Coach Morgan and Coach Blickenstaff to be able to stick with me through these past four years, I’m very thankful for that.”

Frost brought a sense of uniqueness to Buff, and had an unmatched level of humility.

“I want to be the people’s bison,” Frost said. “The goal of the mascot is not to be the creator of school spirit. The idea of the mascot is to be the accent to the school spirit. Even though I’m wearing a huge mascot suit, I’m not the center of attention.”

Frost’s goal was to accentuate what Harding already did well, showing up and supporting others. Frost’s brother, freshman Ty Frost, admired the work that Isaac Frost put into being Buff.

“I’m so proud of him and what he is doing, but I know that he is not doing it for the recognition, but to make the Harding community more spirited about athletics and our school,” Ty Frost said.

When not at a pep rally or game, Isaac Frost was posing for photos with children and parents alike in order to give them an authentic Harding experience. Junior cheerleader Josie Thomas took notice of Isaac Frost’s portrayal of Buff.

“He had such big shoes to fill and he’s done a great job,” Thomas said. “He’s so intentional about interacting with the students and kids.”

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Cookin’ Up Connections

A group of Harding students bond over their love of cooking.

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he Cookbook Club was established in spring 2022. Seniors Olivia Scott, Kelcy Mayes, Matti Clark and Morgan Wrigley and juniors Veronica Allmon and Shealyn Wade founded the club as a way to spend time together.

The women discovered their shared love for cooking, so every few weeks the group gathered and cooked a meal together. During summer 2022, Mayes compiled recipes into individual cookbooks and presented them along with embroidered aprons to the rest of the group.

“This summer I put together a binder full of recipes that we have made or that people have sent in that we want to try,” Mayes said. “Since starting our Instagram, a funny part of the night is posting dumb stuff for that and looking at it after.”

As the fall 2022 semester started, the group switched from being called “My Tribe” to “The Cookbook Club” along with the addition of an Instagram account to document their adventures.

“We did chef introductions at the first cooking night of this year for the Instagram,” Mayes said. “Morgan Wrigley came up with all the posts, and we all were laughing.”

When they first started the club, all the meals were made in Mayes’ and Clark’s apartment. They eventually expanded to other members’ apartments.

To increase the amount of people they were cooking for, the women created an Instagram giveaway to invite their followers to enter for a chance to share a meal with them. have guests over for a meal. However, the Cookbook Club decided to host President Mike Williams and his family before the three giveaway winners.

“When we were having the Williams’ over, we were almost done cooking and waiting for them to knock,” Clark said. “I heard the doorbell and yelled, ‘They are here!’ and we all dropped what we were doing and ran to the door.”

When the women opened the door, their guests were not there yet. Despite mishearing the doorbell, the women were prepared for dinner anyway.

The women of the Cookbook Club enjoyed the memories and experiences they had while cooking together and serving their guests. Wade’s advice was to laugh a lot and document memories so they could be remembered forever.

“I love how much fun we have in the kitchen,” Wade said. “It is so silly during the process, and then eating the food is wonderful because it’s quite scrumptious.”

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COMMANDER-IN-CHEF Cookbook Club members pose with President Mike Williams and First Lady Lisa Williams. The group both prepared and shared a meal together.

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Intern with Intent Senior Wagner Valdez searches to make a difference with his internship.

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hen senior Wagner Valdez went looking for an internship, he wanted more than just work experience. Valdez aimed to fulfill a greater purpose and help locals in Searcy.

“I decided I wanted to be an intern at El Puente because I really loved helping my community,” Valdez said.

Valdez taught English in his home country of Guatemala. When he was looking for a way to get involved in the local community of Searcy, he decided to start his search on social media.

“I was just looking at Instagram and saw organizations like Lamp Light, and then more organizations appeared, and I saw El Puente,” Valdez said.

El Puente was an organization designed to aid the Spanish-speaking community in Searcy. The organization was founded in 2019 by Jay and Ruth Simpson, the respective president and executive director of El Puente.

Jay and Ruth Simpson learned Spanish in order to communicate with their friends better. In the process of learning the language, their eyes were opened to the need for translation in Searcy.

“El Puente is the Spanish word for the bridge,” Ruth Simpson said. “Our goal is to bridge the gap between our Spanish speakers and the English community where they live.”

In addition to language support, El Puente offered programs for children after school, as well as facilitated cultural celebrations throughout the year. Their daily operations were always different, due to the nature of their services.

“Whatever the person needs that comes to us, that’s what we help with,” Ruth Simpson said.

Valdez assisted the Simpsons with projects and used his expertise in communication to advertise for events hosted by the organization. In addition, he aided in translation for people who asked for help.

“He’s been able to do a wide variety of things,” Ruth Simpson said. “There is not a thing I have asked him to do that he hasn’t been able to do.”

Senior Nestor Alfaro moved from Nicaragua to attend college at Harding. Alfaro and other international students not only had to adjust to a different culture, but also a new chapter in their education.

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“It was not just a change of being in a different country — it’s college, it’s no longer high school, and this is the part a lot of students could relate with,” Alfaro said.

Just like Valdez used his communication skills to foster a relationship with the English-speaking community, it was important for the English speaking community to be accommodating as well.

“If you are really intentional in this, you could at least be a little patient,” Alfaro said. “And if you are trying to go the extra mile, try to learn some expressions from the language.”

After his experience with El Puente, Valdez wanted to encourage students at Harding to get out of their comfort zone.

“Even though churches spread the word about activities they have, I feel like most of the time we don’t think we will have the time to come, but we should at least try and see if it is something we will like,” Valdez said.

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CELEBRATING HERITAGE Senior Wagner Valdez addresses the audience at a dinner hosted

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BACK AND BETTER THAN EVER Lynley Eller poses for a photo on the front lawn. Following her 2021 injury, Lynley returned for the fall semester in 2022.

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SHE’S A FIGHTER Junior Lynley Eller recovers from a traumatic brain injury.

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ver Thanksgiving break in 2021, junior Lynley Eller suffered a traumatic brain injury in a car accident. After nine months of intensive recovery including speech, occupational and physical therapy, Eller returned to Harding in fall 2022.

Senior Grace Winfree knew Eller from church in their hometown of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The two grew close during Winfree’s freshman year at Harding, when Eller made the decision to attend Harding the following year. Winfree gave Eller advice on college preparations and became a mentor to her.

Winfree and Eller were both members of women’s social club Zeta Rho. Eller joined in fall 2021, the same semester as the accident. After the news broke, Zeta Rho banded together and had club meetings to decide how to best help Eller. They started a GoFundMe that spread across the world to help with medical bills, multiple members volunteered their free time to stamp buttons for on-campus purchase, and all members signed a Harding blanket that they gave to Eller.

“I would do anything to be there for her because she has inspired me so much,” Winfree said.

With friends and family by her side, Eller endured months of recovery and therapy while many worked to support her however they could.

“My parents have been my rock when the darkness tries to sweep me away,” Eller said.

As soon as visitors were allowed, people reassured Eller that she had the strength it took to recover. Since her recovery started, progress on her speech and movement increased consistently.

Sophomore Julia Jenkins also knew Eller from church.

Jenkins had lunch with Eller the day of the accident and was one of the last people to see her before the crash.

Jenkins called Eller’s recovery a miracle and saw how the Lord was prevalent in the healing journey.

“She is obviously still recovering, but it is just so wonderful to see the way she is doing so well being in the place she loves so dearly,” Jenkins said. “Lynley is just such a bright light on this campus, and I’m so very thankful that I know her.”

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GRILL POWER Lynley Eller tailgates with juniors Jayda Lynn and Leah Gray. She helped start off the football season with friends at the Zeta Rho tailgate.

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Leading the Herd

Junior Tiane Davis co-directs Stampede with senior Matthew Crowson.

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arding had a special way to welcome first-year students to campus for the school year. Stampede was a multi-day event that took place every fall leading up to the beginning of classes that offered activities and projects to help freshmen and transfer students find their footing at Harding and spread the love of Christ. The 2022–23 Stampede theme was “Ignite,” with a theme verse of 2 Timothy 1:6–7.

Stampede was led by two student co-directors, junior Tiane Davis and senior Matthew Crowson. The directors began working before the previous school year ended.

“We were required to work 35 hours each week the whole summer, and sometimes we stayed extra,” Davis said. “Both of us were required to live in Searcy and work pretty much full-time to prepare. When I accepted the job, I had no idea how much work would go into it, and I now have so much respect for Stampede co-directors considering how much work it was for us.”

One of the most important jobs of the directors was assembling a team to help them pull off the event. A group of returning students was nominated and then selected to help in various ways. Senior Eryn Hayner was on the executive committee for planning Stampede.

“My committee[’s job] was to train the energy group leaders, so I had to present a PowerPoint detailing to the energy group leaders what their job was,” Hayner said.

“I was also responsible for planning a very large game of capture the flag, so that was a lot of fun.”

Both directors had to juggle other things on their plate

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at the same time as pulling off Stampede. Crowson got married less than a month before Stampede started. He enjoyed the extra help and support that his wife provided while he was working.

“Throughout Stampede I was extremely busy, working sometimes from 7 a.m. all the way to 11 p.m.,” Crowson said. “It made things so much easier to have someone by my side the whole time. Molly, my wife, even came to some of the events and helped us out. She was my number one supporter throughout the week.”

Davis faced a different challenge. She was preparing to embark on an overseas journey with the Harding University England study abroad program. She left for Iceland, the first stop of the program, on Aug. 22, 2022, the day after Stampede ended. Getting ready to leave the country for a semester immediately after overseeing such a big event took intentional effort.

“I found out what day my flight was leaving pretty far in advance, so I just had to make sure I didn’t put anything off until the last minute,” Davis said. “I had to start packing a couple of weeks before, just so I could devote all my time to Stampede. It was very stressful, especially having to move into a different apartment in the middle of Stampede week and then having to make sure I was packed.”

Crowson and Davis led first-year students at Stampede from Aug. 18 to Aug. 21, 2022.

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A JOB WELL DONE Junior Tiane Davis and senior Matthew Crowson pose after a successful week of Stampede. They worked together all summer to provide a welcome for the students entering their first year.

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TOOLS FOR LEARNING The Office of Disabilities Services and Educational Access serves a student with specific needs.

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isability Services and Educational Access was an office that had a particular mission involving students with disabilities at Harding. They helped students who were in need of accommodations due to a disability. This office wanted to make sure that all students were able to work at their full potential when enrolled at Harding. Bridget Smith, director of Disability Services and Educational Access, worked with students in her office on a daily basis.

“The students that we serve are some of the hardest working individuals that I’ve ever been around,” Smith said. “They have a lot of odds against them and a lot of the things that they deal with aren’t visible. We work with students on a case-by-case basis, so there’s not a one-sizefits-all.”

One of the students Smith worked with was junior Evelynn Foster. Foster had low vision and used disability services to help with academic accommodations. These included more time on exams, accommodated seating and having tests read aloud.

“They do great working with different kinds of disabilities because mine’s almost purely physical, but I know there are a lot of people with learning disabilities,” Foster said. “They do well with different kinds of people, and I’ve always been treated very nice.”

Disability services was devoted to helping students and creating a community with the students and workers at the same time. Senior Covington Crain was a student worker in the office for two years and was a recipient of the services herself. Crain wanted to be involved because she liked creating relationships and working with people with unique needs.

“Every need that you have is going to be met on the minute,” Crain said. “They’re quick to respond. They’re helpful. They’re sweet. That’s just the relationships that you’re going to build.”

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ALL SMILES Junior Evelynn Foster smiles for a photo. She was one of many students to utilize the helpful tools from the Office of Disability Services and Educational Access.

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A WAY WITH WORDS Junior Thando Mahlangu poses in front of the West Pleasure Church of Christ sign. He was mentored and encouraged by Jason Darden and Blake Stout.

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West Pleasure Preaching Junior international student Thando Mahlangu gets involved in a church community.

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efore he left his home country of South Africa, junior Thando Mahlangu decided to do something new while he was at Harding. During his freshman year, Mahlangu wanted to meet new people, so he started a devotional group that met every Wednesday night.

“I just invited everyone I met along the way … to make friends and friends in Christ,” Mahlangu said.

Instructor of Bible and ministry Jason Darden decided to invite Mahlangu to preach at West Pleasure Church of Christ after having him in his freshman Bible class.

“He would always ask great questions and speak up often with very deep theological reflection,” Darden said.

For a while, Mahlangu was apprehensive about preaching. It was not until after a trip back home to Johannesburg, South Africa, that Mahlangu accepted Darden’s invitation. Once he returned to campus in fall 2022, he decided it was time to get involved.

“He asked me to be his Timothy, and Paul had his Timothy, and that’s what I’ve been doing every Sunday,” Mahlangu said.

Speaking to an American audience was a learning experience for Mahlangu. Not only did he have to start preaching regularly, he had to learn how to preach for the cultural context as well.

“I’ve got to be audible, I’ve got to be reciprocal,” Mahlangu said. “I also need to know what people want to hear in this state because I can’t bring lessons that are centered in the struggles of Africa.”

The new lifestyle did not stop at the pulpit for him.

According to Mahlangu, it was important to surround himself with mentors who talked about God outside of the church building. Blake Stout was the person Mahlangu recognized as his mentor.

“Thando is a very gracious person and, to me, truly an example of what it looks like to carry live with the joy of Christ,” Stout said. “I have always admired how central a role faith plays in his life.”

Mahlangu and Stout met frequently outside of Bible classes to discuss ways to put their faith into action. At each meeting, the two would encourage each other to continue the paths they were led on.

“I think his working with West Pleasure is an excellent opportunity for him to use and grow the talents God has gifted him with, and also to gain meaningful guidance as he does so,” Stout said.

Mahlangu recognized the value his studies in Integrated Marketing Communication had with his calling.

“It’s almost like I’m doing the same job, except in one I’m working for the people, and the other for God,” Mahlangu said.

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MUSK MAKES MONEY MOVES

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n Oct. 27, 2022, business tycoon and investor Elon Musk became the owner and chief executive officer of Twitter after acquiring the social media company for $44 billion.

Though primarily known for his experience in the transportation industry with companies such as SpaceX, The Boring Company and Tesla, Musk first expressed interest in buying the “digital town square” as early as 2017.

In January 2022, Musk began acquiring more Twitter shares, and by April he was the largest stakeholder in the company. On April 13, Musk made an official bid to buy Twitter for $43 billion.

In the following months, Musk had a public struggle with the platform’s executives and board of directors, even going so far as to announce his termination of the deal in early July, for which Twitter formally sued him. In October, Musk reversed his decision and the acquisition was made official.

Immediately after his purchase of the company, Musk replaced multiple top executives and instituted multiple controversial changes to the platform. On Dec. 18, Musk asked Twitter users to vote on a poll deciding whether he should step down, with 57.5% of the over 17 million responses being in favor. Musk announced he would resign as CEO of Twitter “as soon as I find someone foolish enough to take the job.”

REMINISCING ON RWANDA Sophomore Aiden Davenport poses for a photo on the front lawn. When he returned to campus for the fall semester, Davenport enjoyed sharing his stories with his friends.

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MOTORCYCLE MEMORIES Sophomore Aiden Davenport and his foster brother Emmanuel catch a motorcycle ride. They traveled this way through the Eastern Providence of Rwanda in summer 2022.

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Aiden Davenport spends his summer hitchhiking Rwanda on a budget.

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ost people took pictures and videos to document their summers, but for sophomore Aiden Davenport, it was more than just the memories – it was proof that his adventures really happened.

“A lot of stories I have from my childhood people just don’t believe at all,” Davenport said. “In the dorm freshman year, I’d be telling stories of things that happened to me and they’re all like, ‘You’re just a big liar.’”

Davenport said he was always an adventurer. Growing up with parents in the mission field, the list of places his family lived included Louisiana and Texas, as well as China and Rwanda, where his family served as missionaries for six years until they were forced to leave during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Since he grew up traveling, Davenport developed a hobby of visiting different cities with the goal of spending as little money as possible. His most impressive, he said, was a trip to New York at age 17 that cost a total of $300.

Davenport challenged himself to top that feat in summer 2022 when his family made a three-week trip back to Rwanda. Strapped with a hammock, sweatpants and a jacket, Davenport made it his goal to hitchhike 1000 kilometers across Rwanda in a week.

“It was really fun,” Davenport said. “I would wake up in a random city and go out to the main road and just get a ride to the next city or wherever, and then meet people and eat wherever I could find. It was usually $1 or $2 for the meal. Then I would sleep, either just with random people or in the forest in my hammock.”

Recounting his adventures, which included a run-in with Rwandan military officers in a forest and a reunion with his Rwandan foster brother, Davenport said one of the most memorable parts of the journey was the different people who picked him up while he was hitchhiking.

“I hitchhiked with a guy from Tanzania whose whole windshield was just completely shattered, and he just drove like that,” Davenport said, “It started raining while we were in there, and there was just rain dripping through the windshield.”

Two other memorable rides were in a petroleum transporting truck and in the bed of a truck that was moving cement. Davenport estimated that he was picked up on his trip by at least 12 different drivers, all of whom he gave a lollipop as a token of appreciation.

“It’s technically illegal to pay [people for rides],” Davenport said. “The first day I was in the country, I bought a giant bag of like 50 lollipops, and I would just give them three or four lollipops each. They were so happy about it.”

With the help of these drivers, Davenport traveled 1000 kilometers across the country and said he spent approximately $4 in total.

During a summer full of unbelievable adventures, Davenport said he made sure to document it all.

“I just started videoing everything that happened so that people will believe it,” Davenport said.

While some found Davenport’s stories unbelievable, those closest to him knew it was in his nature to have adventures like this. His brother Brinson Davenport, who was also in Rwanda at the time, remembered his reaction when Aiden Davenport told him what he was planning to do.

“I thought, ‘Of course he is. Not a surprise at all,’” Brinson said. Aiden Davenport’s roommate, sophomore Clay Hawley, agreed.

“I had lived with Aiden Davenport for a year at this point, and him telling me he was going to hitchhike across Rwanda felt no different than someone telling me they are going to do homework in the library,” Hawley said. “To most people this would be the adventure of a lifetime, but for Aiden Davenport, this was just another casual day.”

Hawley added that Aiden Davenport’s adventurous spirit inspired others around him.

“Aiden is adventurous, but you can’t just be adventurous to do what Aiden has been doing,” Hawley said. “You must be persistent, and you must be willing to step far outside your comfort zone. He has shown me what confidence, joy, thoughtfulness and love look like when lived out in the most adventurous way.”

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Following Fisher

Sophomore Elizabeth Fisher starts her own social media management business.

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ne student saw a need for more local businesses to have an online presence, so she decided to act on it. Sophomore Elizabeth Fisher cold called 16 businesses in 2020 offering social media management until one business said yes.

“Doing social media management was never the plan,” Fisher said. “It happened through opportunity.”

This opportunity led Fisher to create her LLC-certified business, Elizabeth Mae Media, in order to help local businesses invest in their online presence. She had seven clients representing different industries including food service, real estate, home goods and missionary groups.

One of the businesses, El Mercado, was a Mexican grocery store hoping to grow their clientele. Jose and Catrina Mendoza noticed that their store was not as well known outside of the Hispanic community.

“We asked Elizabeth to come in and visit with us to talk about what we could do, and she had some great ideas,” Catrina Mendoza said. “She’s a fresh set of eyes on our store.”

El Mercado highlighted new and seasonal products on their social media, and as a result, customers frequently visited to try the featured products.

“What I’ve most appreciated is coming in and looking at our store from a new angle, then showing it to us so that we can also help people find something that they love at our store,” Catrina Mendoza said.

Fisher studied political science with minors in French and journalism. In addition to school responsibilities and running her business, Fisher was a member of Harding’s ROTC Program who planned to graduate as a commissioned officer. Fisher stayed busy, but she had a motivation for her work.

“I have found a passion fighting for small and local business, especially through the pandemic,” Fisher said.

“They are genuinely very hard-working people who want to invest in their community, and investing back in them makes a big difference in the place that you live.”

As Fisher’s business grew, she was able to outsource a media team to help her. Jon Wood, director of the Waldron Center for Entrepreneurship, encouraged students to pursue their passions like Fisher.

“College is the safest place to take risks, but a lot of people don’t think they have the confidence to do that,” Wood said.

The Waldron Center for Entrepreneurship was a resource for students who wanted to pursue their own business. The center strived to educate, encourage and empower students. Wood and his team aided students in using the Harding community to grow their network and learn from their peers.

“You need to have connections,” Wood said. “To get into any type of business you need to have connections to help you get the lay of the land.”

Fisher encouraged other Harding students to also take a risk and start their own business.

“Just do it,” Fisher said. “This is a very supportive community. You will find support, whatever your ideas are, somebody wants success for you.”

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THE PERFECT ANGLE Sophomore Elizabeth Fisher takes a picture for one of her clients. Fisher managed social media for seven different businesses in Searcy in 2020.

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Moving Ministry Sophomore Andres Chavez spreads the Gospel through the performing arts.

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ophomore Andres Chavez was born in Guatemala to missionary parents. He was raised there until the age of 14, when he and his family moved to Costa Rica to continue mission work. When he turned 18, Chavez moved to Richland Center, Wisconsin, to finish his senior year of high school in the United States.

In fall 2020, Chavez felt called to a discipleship training school in Tyler, Texas, which allowed him the opportunity to complete two months of outreach work in South Korea. After finishing that program, he moved to Bigsby, Oklahoma, to begin looking for jobs and more opportunities to continue his education. This search led him to Harding where he pursued a degree in theatre with a minor in apparel merchandising.

Chavez had a love for performing and dancing. His appreciation for the arts allowed him to share the gospel while he was in South Korea.

“Ever since I was young, God always gave me the heart for performing, the arts, dance, acting and all that,” Chavez said. “I found it as an outlet to minister to people because that’s how I connected with a lot of youth.”

Chavez found many ways to get involved in performance and dance at Harding. He was approached by the Spring Sing directors from Shantih, Iota Chi and Zeta Pi Zeta to

choreograph and be dance captain for spring 2022, a role he continued in spring 2023.

In fall 2022, Chavez was able to start his own dance troupe on campus called Atlas. The group practiced various styles of dance from Korean Pop to Latin.

Classes took place on Sunday nights with all students welcome. Sophomore Audrey Curtis was one of the people involved in Atlas. She talked about how she got connected with Chavez’s group.

“I met Andy through Spring Sing, and he discovered we had a mutual love for K-pop and dance, mainly hiphop and K-pop choreography,” Curtis said. “Over the summer, he reached out to me asking if I wanted to be a part of a dance group he was starting at Harding that would mainly focus on K-pop, and I immediately said yes because it has been something I have always loved and wanted to do with other people but did not have the opportunity to do.”

Chavez described his dance style as urban and influenced by hip-hop. He said that he found those styles to be the best for telling his story and portraying his emotions. Junior Violet Brentham described Chavez’s love for dance.

“I think he’s a very passionate dancer,” Brentham said.

“That really shines through whenever he dances. You can tell that he loves what he does, and he’s really good at it.”

While Chavez was unsure of his exact plans after graduation, he felt called to return to South Korea to use dance as a way of ministry.

“I do see myself later in the future possibly moving to South Korea and doing dance ministry with youth and young adults,” Chavez said. “Street ministry is something that I saw very popular in Korea when I was in outreach.

That is just how they respond. A lot of young adults and teenagers busk nightly on the streets of Korea to try to earn money for their families, so one way to really connect with them is by bringing dance.”

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Ethan Conn

PASSIONATE PERFORMER Sophomore Andres Chavez poses for a picture outside of the George S. Benson Auditorium. He enjoyed being a part of the performing arts at Harding in any way possible.

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Nathanael Obadiah Bailey Ogle Gracen Osborne Conley Owen Cristian Padilla

Olivia Parkhurst Talon Parkridge Luke Permenter Raegan Poling Kenda Potter

Addyson Prior Magdalene Pruitt Katherine Ramirez Camila Ramos Cambrey Reitmair

Eric Rice Jackson Richardson Alyssa Risinger Elizabeth Risinger Darcy Ritchie

Angie Rodriguez Emma Rogers Seth Rogers Allison Rose Alexander Saballos

Ines Sanchez Lopez-Almansa Matthew Sanchez Benjamin Sanzone Isaac Sanzone

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Chloe Schliffka Trent Schmeling Anabelle Schopper Tyler Schumacher Jenna Sees

Ximena Segura Benjamin Shappard Carlie Shelton Kylie Sicks Haley Simmons

Lauren Simmons Paige Singleton Amelia Slater Addison Smedley Andrew Smith

Clayton Smith Ella Smith Luke Smith Madison Soper Molly Speight

Aubrey Stanley Jacob Steinmetz Lloyd Stenglein Isabella Stevenson James Stone

Helen Strickland Joy Strittmatter Evelyn Sutherlin Sillar Swearngin

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Elijah Swindle Hector Tabora Avalyn Taylor Samantha Taylor Halle Tharp

Jobe Thomas Reed Thomason Sophie Thompson Evelina Thornhill Gracen Thurman

Nolan Tidwell Taylor Tippin Lillian Tolleson Noah Traynham Cooper Turman

Rachel Tuten Spencer Van Dyke Sebastian Vargas Halle Wade Katelyn Walling

Jessi Walton Preston Weaver Seth West Steven Whitwell Olivia Williams

Aldrin Wilson Caitlin Wilson Davis Wilson Reed Wilson Easton Wolfe

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AMBERLEE ASKS Freshman Amberlee Ellis interviews sophomore Aubrey Arnold after chapel.

She and five of her freshman classmates ran the @bisonbabble Instagram account.

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BEHIND THE BABBLE A member of Bison Babble records an interview. Each interview was posted on the Bison Babble Instagram.

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Six freshmen interview students after chapel during the fall 2022 semester.

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ison Babble was an Instagram account that interviewed students after chapel in the fall 2022 semester. The freshmen who ran the account were Amberlee Ellis, Olivia Brown, Ailee McFarland, Chandler Meadows, Delaney Glover and Hunter Fulkerson. After chapel, these women selected random people and asked them questions about themselves.

These friends did not originally think they were going to create this account.

“We were walking back from a Sonic trip into our dorm one night, and we were like, ‘It would be so funny if we started an account, and we just ask people questions every day and posted it,’ and it was a joke,” McFarland said.

Later that same night, the friends created the account, and then the group started interviewing people with the plan to film three times a week.

“It’s the kind of thing where everyone can be involved, which has been fun,” Ellis said. “We pick four a day: two girls, two boys — just random people on campus.”

This Instagram account started to gain followers soon after it was created. The freshmen asked ice breaker questions to not just students, but the faculty as well.

“I think it’s just like a fun outlet for people to get to know each other and just have a funny video every Monday, Wednesday, Friday seeing people around campus,” Meadows said.

While these videos were for the entertainment of their followers on the account, it was also for students to get to know their peers, faculty and staff in a different way.

“It gives other people an outlet to make friends even, because they’re seeing these people and getting to figure out who they are or even how they think too,” Ellis said.

Some of these women previously knew each other, but once everyone met they all grew closer as the semester continued. They planned to keep Bison Babble active and continue with the interviews for the rest of their time at Harding.

This showed that the power of a late-night Sonic trip with friends should never be underestimated. The Instagram account could be found at @bisonbabble.

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Elizabeth Alexander Tate Allen Tatiana Amaya Abigail Anderson Marissa Andujo

Mauricio Aquino Julia Arnett Emilin Asher Sarah Audish McKinlee Bailey

Sophia Bain Kessler Baker Chloe Baumgardner Olivia Beard Madison Bell

Olivia Bell Christopher Beller Takarianna Berry Gavin Bogden Thon Bol

Ava Boyle Aidan Brinsfield Abigail Britt Elizabeth Brown Ashlyn Buchanan

Timothy Buku Isaac Bunner Nicole Burnell Aven Burton Hallie Butterfield

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Emily Byrd Isabella Caballero McKayla Camp Lane Campbell Madeline Cates

Andres Chavez Molly Chunn Maycee Clark Mar’Reion Claybrooks Julie Cmelik

Jenna Coffey Jonathan Coffey Christian Collins Garrett Cook Savannah Cook

Pablo Cordova Caroline Cox John Cox Jacob Craig Manuel Cue Vargas

Isaiah Cutts Edoardo D’arrigo Maya Daniel Riley Daugherty Mckensey Davis

Paris Davis Kelmen De Carvalho Isabelle Dees William DeLoach Macayla Dutile

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CHIT-CHATTING Freshmen Grayson Hume, Baylor Cooper, Jackson Pschierer and Emma Morgan socialize on the front lawn. Hume was born in Ukraine with PFFD. Photo by:

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HOW HUME MET HARDING

Freshman Grayson Hume brings his unique story to Harding’s campus.

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reshman male Student Association representative Grayson Hume was born in Kyiv, Ukraine, with Proximal Femoral Focal Deficiency (PFFD).

This defect was diagnosed in four different stages. Having stage four PFFD caused Hume to be born without a right femur bone, along with no index finger or pinky on his left hand. On June 3, 2004, immediately after his birth, Hume was dropped off at a nearby Ukrainian hospital by his biological mother.

“She left me at the hospital and then vanished,” Hume said. “She came into the hospital under a fake name, so we don’t even know her real name.”

Hume explained that in Ukraine, only a father could give up their child unless the woman had their husband’s consent. It was clear that Hume’s biological mother went to the hospital under a fake last name because there was no male father figure tied to the name she gave, implying that no consent was given.

“The hospital could never find [the father], and once they went to find my mother, there were no documents or information about where she was from,” Hume said. “We have no idea who she is.”

After a stay in the hospital, Hume was adopted in 2006 by an American Christian family from Pewee Valley, Kentucky.

His new family had connections to professionals who could amputate his right leg, and by age 3, Hume got his first prosthetic leg.

“I get a new leg just like everyone else gets a new pair of shoes,” Hume explained. “Whether I grow out of one or 160

need a new one because it is worn down, it is no different than a pair of shoes.”

Hume grew up trying to prove himself to his older siblings. He was competitive and able to do everything that his siblings could do. Activities such as volleyball, biking, rip-sticking, rock climbing and even skiing were some of his favorite things to do.

“I have special skis and poles for when we go skiing,” Hume said. “It allows me to just use my left leg, which is normal for me because that is just how I learned to do it.”

Coming to Harding was an exciting challenge for Hume. He wanted to go to a place away from home where he knew absolutely no one, and Harding was exactly what he wanted. Hume majored in construction science and spent most of his free time going to Sonic and playing volleyball.

Hume was thought of very highly among his peers because of his positive attitude.

“He’s a really fun person to be around,” freshman Bella Caballero said. “He’s funny, but he’s also genuine and able to have good conversations.”

In addition, he was an inspiration to other people with PFFD. Although he had not been back to Ukraine since being adopted, Hume hoped to visit soon.

“Grayson is such a light to be around,” freshman Madison Bell said. “He has a natural talent for making others feel seen and included.”

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Adele Duncan

CHAPEL STEP CHESSIN’ Freshman Grayson Hume poses on the George S. Benson Auditorium steps. Hume was the male Student Association representative for the 2022-23 school year.

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Addie Echols Amberlee Ellis Molli Ellis Cassie English Shelby Ensminger

Ethan Evans Jewel Fabiana Savannah Falconer Mackenzie Flanagan Ara Floyd

Adeline Forkner Kennedy Foster Gannon Foxx Westley Fredericks Paul Frost

Yukiyo Fujisawa Hunter Fulkerson Ella Fuller Abby Fulmer Benjamin Garrett

Kendra Gavin Kendal Gibson Ella Graham Susannah Green Aja Griffin

Emily Hale Jaden Hall Jaxon Hardy Delaney Harrington Eve Haslam

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Phillip Hawkins James Heiman Cameron Hembree Timothy Henry Katherine Hewett

Tyler Hill Camdyn Hinton Sadie Hoffner Houston Hudgins Grayson Hume

Xavier Hylton Evalie Janes Bailey Jeffrey Clarence Johnson Kinsley Jones

Mallory Jones Aiden Joy Nathan Justice Jaden Keller Reilly Kendrick

Clara Kernodle Paris Khan Benjamin Kiegel Bailey Knappier Anthony Kummerfeldt

Dalton Lahr Wesley Lamberson Hannah Landrum Adria Lawrence Denim Lee

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Freshman Naomi McNaughton brings her cartography skill to Harding.

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reshman Naomi McNaughton brought her cartography business to Harding’s campus in fall 2022. She donated all of her proceeds to Crossroads Missions, an organization based in Piedras Negras, Mexico, that helped immigrants.

“All of my profits go to them and to supporting their interns and ministry in general,” McNaughton said. “It isn’t much, but I am really grateful to be a part of that ministry and work with them.”

McNaughton taught herself how to make maps as a hobby during quarantine in summer 2020. Her first project was a compilation of various maps from C.S. Lewis’ “Narnia” series. She publicized the map on Facebook, and soon her family, friends and strangers asked for her to make more. She said a newly commissioned map took about 10 hours to complete and involved sketching, getting buyer approval, tracing in pen, making copies, tea staining and coloring.

One of McNaughton’s mentors was her former speech and debate instructor from her high school, Lisa Palen.

Palen said McNaughton’s involvement in competitive speech honed her confident communication skills that she applied to her business.

“I know that drawing maps has been a big deal to her on a personal level,” Palen said. “She has sold over $500 worth of maps, donating it all to Crossroads Missions. I am extremely proud of Naomi’s choice to donate her profits to such a worthy cause. However, I am not surprised. Naomi is an extremely generous and loving young woman.”

McNaughton discovered Crossroads Missions through family friends and was commissioned to draw a map of the mission’s campus. She served at the mission in summer 2022 to provide shelter, food and water to immigrants waiting to cross the border.

McNaughton said her skills continued to grow as she continued the hobby. She said she didn’t think of herself as an artist initially, but practice and hard work increased the value of art in her eyes.

“It has made art go from just a thing I tended to do in notebooks and on my homework to something where I do try to take time out of my life to really rest and do some art,” McNaughton said. “It is one of the things that I enjoy most in my life.”

Judd McNaughton, Naomi McNaughton’s father, saw his daughter grow in skill and confidence throughout the years.

He described her maps as being nostalgic reminders of meaningful times and places to her customers.

“We are proud to see how Naomi has developed this particular skill in a way that goes far beyond just doodling for fun,” Judd McNaughton said. “Each of us have a few unique gifts that are easy to just write off as unimportant or not useful. It is inspiring and challenging for all of us to think about what skills we have that are currently lying relatively dormant which could be further developed and eventually used for the good of others.”

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Lauren Simmons

NAOMI’S NOTES Freshman Naomi McNaughton draws out plans for her next cartography project. McNaughton considered it one of her joys in life.

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Erin Marshall Madeline Martien Luke Martin Prady Martin Caden Mathews

Meagan McCarver Hailey McCullough Lauryn McDonald Lauren McDuffie Rhone McEndree

Harley McJunkin Rachel McKinlay Kennedi McQueen Bridget McSpadden Miles McWhorter

Andrew Medley Mario Mejia Rachel Mendenhall Jasper Meza Lauren Milam

Andrew Miller Mohammad Sharif Mohammadi Suhaia Mohammadi Elle Montandon Ensley Montgomery

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Eli Moore Lidia Morales Jesus Morey Jackson Morse Sarah Mundy

Esteban Munoz Gerardo Murcia Chelsa Muyenzi Bayli Nash Zachary O’Day

Benjamin Owens Anica Paic Elaina Patino Anielka Perez Skarleth Perez

Lily Petty Morgan Pickering Elizabeth Potts Mackenzie Prater Arianna Pratt

William Pritchard Sophie Ramsey Madison Rhodes Emory Rhoten Micah Rimer

Ethan Rivera Emma Roach Kalista Roades Brianna Roberson Mary Roberson

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Emma Sansom Noah Sears Davis Sellers Silas Sheahen Foster Shipman

Jules Sinzi Major Smith Tamson Smith-Gardner Bailey Sosebee Katerina Spoonhour

Emma Spraggs Melody Stanley Carmen Starck Elaina Stephens Elizabeth Stevens

Lauren Stewart Trey Stout Adeline Strong Sylvia Styles Jeffrey Sutton

Christian Swaid Vivian Tefertiller Karlie Tenery Naomi Thompson Jonathan Townsley

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Randi Tubbs Ethan Tucker David Underwood Alejandro Vargas Madison Wade

Hayley Waller Rebekkah Waner Baylor Ward Jaxon Ward Joshua Ward

Kaylie Washko Mackenzie Watson McKenna Watts Kendall Webster Matthew Wells

Ella Wheeler Madison Wheeler Andrea White Camdyn Williams Juliana Williamson

Mi’Kala Wilson Alexandra Wright Anna Wright Hannah Wright Katharine Young

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ROUND AND ROUND Two students show off their swing dance moves on the front lawn. Students without swing dancing experiences learned by watching others.

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A group of freshmen begin swing dancing together in the fall 2022 semester.

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wing dancing grew in popularity across Harding’s campus in fall 2022. It started as a small gettogether within a group of freshmen but quickly grew to a large event that encompassed all classifications of students. Freshman Colby Covalt shared the unconventional story of how swing dancing became a campus activity.

“Myself, Denver Mitchell and Corban Cherry were watching Braveheart in their room,” Covalt said. “In that moment I was thinking that if I ever go to a formal, am I going to remember how to do swing dancing? So, I told them to pause the movie, and I taught them how to swing dance right then and there. Then the three of us went out on the front lawn that night with a speaker, played some music and danced. A couple of people walked by and danced. I think we had about six people that first night. Then the second night: 15, 20, 50. We peaked at close to 100 people.”

Word of these swing dancing freshmen quickly spread across campus. Covalt talked about how this garnered so much attention rapidly.

“At first I thought it’d just be a small thing,” Covalt said. “Through word of mouth it kind of spread like wildfire. Corban put up a couple of papers, but not many at all. We had no idea it would amount to what it did, and we certainly didn’t have a lot of advertisement other than by word of mouth.”

The first nightly swing dancing sessions started towards the end of September, while freshmen were still

settling into college life. Freshman Denver Mitchell, one of the first campus swing dancers, talked about how this was an opportunity to get freshmen involved in something on campus.

“It’s a great way to get to know people,” Mitchell said. “It’s uncomfortable at first. You have to ask someone to dance or teach someone to dance, but it’s a great way to get connected because you are doing the same activity with someone that you may have never met before. You grow and build relationships from that experience, so it’s just a great group activity.”

At first, mainly freshmen were participating in the swing dancing sessions, but soon people of all classifications were participating. Once junior Clayton Roach heard about swing dancing, he just had to give it a try.

“I think it does a great job of instilling community on campus,” Roach said. “It’s pretty out of the ordinary to see 60-plus people on the front lawn dancing at 11:30 at night.

It’s been cool to be a part of that and to meet new people.

It’s really a good avenue to get out of your comfort zone and break that barrier of awkwardness. It is definitely something I look forward to some nights.”

After initially swing dancing every night, Covalt and Mitchell decided to have swing dancing just one night a week on Tuesdays to avoid burnout and to attract larger crowds.

They also created an Instagram page, @hu_countryswing, to increase outreach and keep the community updated on possible changes.

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Ethan Conn

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The Marrow Way

Graduate student Sophia Tilley is a cancer survivor and soon-to-be pharmacist.

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n 2008, then fifth-grader Sophia Tilley was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a type of bone cancer, in her left leg. Tilley later relapsed in her lung and with myeloid leukemia.

“Honestly, it was pure shock,” Tilley said. “At that age, I had only heard of adults getting cancer. I had never really heard of a kid being diagnosed with it. It was shock and fear and sadness because we didn’t know what the diagnosis meant, like what kind of lifestyle I would have after, and it just shocked me.”

Although she was given one year to live if she did not receive a bone marrow transplant, Tilley never lost her spirit.

“Over the 17 years I have worked at Arkansas Children’s Hospital I have seen many children settle because of the speed bumps placed in their life,” Melissa Wittman, Tilley’s physical therapist throughout her first diagnosis, said. “That is one thing I can say Sophia has never and will never do.”

Tilley received the bone marrow transplant Dec. 15, 2011. This life-saving procedure allowed for Tilley to enter remission for 10 years.

Tilley touched on the process of donating and receiving bone marrow. She stated that there were two different processes when donating marrow, but when receiving the bone marrow it was essentially a blood transfusion.

As a graduate student, Tilley used her extensive knowledge and experience with bone marrow transplants for the bone marrow drive through the College of Pharmacy. Students across campus were encouraged to sign up for the registry and donated saliva samples to aid in the process of finding matches.

“I have definitely seen Sophie use her past experiences to excel,” Dr. Charlie Wright, assistant professor of pharmacy practice, said. “I believe that Sophie channels her past adversity into her studies. She has a motivation and drive that few students have. As someone that has experienced a similar health journey, I believe that she is using her story to help propel the future of pharmacy. Her ability to share and connect with people on a very basic level is obvious. She is going to be an excellent pharmacist and touch the lives of cancer patients through her work and story.”

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Bailey Ridenour

NEW BEGINNINGS Graduate student Sophia Tilley supports the bone marrow drive in collaboration with the College of Pharmacy. Tilley received a donation in 2011 that saved her life.

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TRANSFERRED TUNES Junior Jimmy Pinzon transfers to Harding after years of music background. Pinzon continued to work on his skills in music composition during his time at Harding.

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PINZON AND PIPES Junior Jimmy Pinzon finds his new home in Harding’s Department of Music.

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efore transferring to Harding, junior Jimmy Pinzon was an instrumental music education major at the University of Alabama in Huntsville.

Pinzon had a special hobby: composing music.

Pinzon started writing music in middle school and had 28 completed works by the time he came to Harding.

Pinzon wanted to teach band and eventually go to graduate school and get a doctorate in composition.

His skill became serious when he was in high school after he emailed famous composer Frank Ticheli and asked if he could mentor him. Ticheli responded and agreed to help him develop this skill. Pinzon worked on his skill of composing music and even had some of his pieces performed. Pinzon also grew up in a musical environment.

“Some of the greatest pieces of music of all time, [people] have known since the 1600s, and they’re still incredibly popular,” Pinzon said. “Why is that? Because it connects on such a different level than any other art form in my opinion, and I think that it is the most meaningful to me and to a lot of people. That’s the way I get my emotions out; that’s the way I connect emotionally.”

Pinzon came to Harding for the like-minded community of mission and entered the Department of Music ready for his new start. Sophomore Kylie James, who was in the music department herself, described what made the department at Harding so special.

“The music department has definitely kept me involved,” James said. “It is nice to be able to walk into the building and immediately see someone that I know, but it is also nice to have other social circles outside of the department since I am in the music building so much.”

The music department provided Pinzon with new opportunities and relationships with others. One of them was senior Erin Fouss, who talked about her first thoughts about Pinzon’s compositions. “[Initially] I was like, okay, I’ll believe it when I see it because that’s just my genuine first thought about student composers to be honest,” Fouss said. “Then he played some of his stuff, and I was like, okay, this is more legit than I thought.”

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Mattie Powers

A TREBLED MAN Junior Jimmy Pinzon plays his instrument. Pinzon worked to increase his music skills with the Harding music department.

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Christiane Davis Reagan Davis Gracie Eaves Leah Egli Kalyn Epperson

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Taylor Hughes Preston Huitt Kara Jonason Gabriel Jones Ta’Mya Jones

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leadership

The presence of the leadership of the 2022-23 school year shifted yet provided an exciting experience for those on campus.

The students and staff learned to innovate while adapting to significant changes and bringing harmony to campus. Professors consistently led students toward success, making an impact that will stay in our hearts and minds for the rest of our journey.

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HOME AGAIN

President Mike Williams returns to Harding with a focus on student connection as he enters into his presidency.

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n June 2022, Dr. Mike Williams rejoined the Harding community as president of the university.

His familiarity with campus came from time spent as a student and the many years he served as faculty.

As a part of Williams’ new position of leadership, he decided to travel on a presidential tour to 25 different cities to speak at Christian high schools and meet with alumni, donors and prospective students.

“With a transition of leadership there is a lot of curiosity,” Williams said.

He hoped to share where the university was going to go and what it was going to look like with the new variety of people the university depended on.

“I feel like Harding has so much to offer and there’s so many students that really don’t have a clue of opportunity here,” Williams said. “If we can be out there and aggressive, and if we can put the Harding flag in the ground in multiple places, it just introduces Harding to a broader audience of people.”

Cindy Hunter, the executive assistant to the president, worked in the President’s Office at Harding for 33 years. She said the office had been the busiest she had ever experienced since Williams’ arrival, especially due to the inauguration and planning for the centennial celebration.

She said Williams focused on connecting with current students as well as prospective students. Every time a group of students visited, whether there was one student or a group of 25, Williams would greet and welcome them to campus. He told them about himself and Harding’s mission. He then sent a personal note to every visitor that had been on campus.

“I like watching him and his vision,” Hunter said.

“He’s always looking to see what he can do, change and improve to make the experience and life here at Harding better for everybody.”

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According to Williams, part of his job as president was to keep fanning the flame of opportunity and to encourage people to be bold and aspirational. The purpose of recruitment was not just to recruit students and donors, but recruit the best people to be a part of the Harding community.

Williams said he and his wife Lisa Williams agreed that one of their blessings at Harding was with students.

They took walks around campus and enjoyed running into students and meeting them. Sometimes students invited the couple to share a meal or cook together.

“It’s reassuring and fulfilling and fun to do life next to college students, partnering together to make this place better,” Mike Williams said.

Student Association President Megan Sledge helped Williams connect with students by putting together a mystery group of students who all have something in common, unknown to the Williams. Every week Mike and Lisa Williams met with a new group and tried to figure out what they all shared in common over lunch.

It gave them a chance to have conversation and for the students to meet each other as well.

Sledge met with Mike Williams every week and admired him for his intentionality and wisdom.

“He loves gearing student opinions and visiting about what is currently going on around campus,” Sledge said. “He keeps students at the center of everything he does and is on a mission for the betterment of the university. I’m so thankful he is with us.”

Williams said he was humbled to take on the role as president, but at the same time terribly excited.

“I love that kind of vision that says, ‘Where can Harding go?’” Williams said. “I think there’s so much horsepower here that if we ever caught the full potential of this place it would go crazy.”

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Emily Stinnett

MAN OF THE PEOPLE Dr. Mike Williams speaks with students in the Brackett Library.

Williams had previously been a part of both the student body and faculty.

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DR.T IN THE HOUSE Dr. Jean-Noel Thompson participates in the convocation on Aug. 22, 2022. Thompson introduced himself to the student body as executive vice president on the first day of chapel.

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Dr. Jean-Noel Thompson is appointed executive vice president alongside President Mike Williams.

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eadership during the 2022-23 school year shifted significantly with the addition of two new senior hires.

Dr. Mike Williams assumed the position of president of Harding University on June 1, 2022. Accompanying him in the move from Faulkner University was Dr. JeanNoel Thompson, who had served with Williams as vice president of Faulkner’s student services for seven years prior.

“He asked me to prayerfully consider joining him here at Harding, and my wife and I took a couple of weeks, and we really thought, prayed and visited,” Thompson said. “I called two of my strong mentors and said, ‘Give me some advice,’ and they gave me just great wisdom and incredible things to say about this situation here at Harding, and here I am. We decided to come, and I am so very thankful and grateful for the honor and opportunity.”

Thompson made a point that he was not at Harding to change it but rather to collaborate with faculty, staff and students to create a welcoming environment with inspired purpose. At each of the institutions that Thompson had previously worked at, he had been asked to come in to make a change to help advance the university. However, for him it was always a delicate balance between maintaining what had been and what it could be.

“I came into Harding with that same perspective,” he said. “How can I understand and appreciate the things that are incredible about it, help maintain those, and there’s lots here to do, in terms of maintaining those good things, and then, where are areas where we can make improvement.”

Zach Neal, vice president of student life, addressed Thompson’s desire to enact meaningful change during his time at Harding.

“He has made it very clear that he is not here to create a previous school,” Neal said. “He’s here to listen to what the needs are of Harding and then pull from his experiences to make those scenarios better.”

Neal met Thompson 15 years prior at the Christian Professionals for Student Development conference in Montgomery, Alabama. Neal’s relationship with Thompson only deepened over the months following his transition to Harding.

“He is very down to earth but very professional, which is a great combination when it comes to Christian education,” Neal said.

Thompson put an emphasis on collaboration between the administration and students bolstered by trust. He emphasized creating a student experience that relied on connection rather than assuming to know the needs and desires of the student body.

“We don’t want to just assume and do something to you,” Thompson said. “We want to create an experience with you, and there’s a big difference there.”

Thompson’s overall demeanor and approach to leadership was something that both students and peers recognized within his first few months at Harding.

“He is funny and personable,” Sharon Williams, secretary in the President’s Office, said. “He is intentional in getting to know you. He comes out of his office even if he just hears somebody out here. He comes out to introduce himself and to meet that person. And he makes them feel seen.”

He attended send-offs and Black Student Association (BSA) meetings and made himself present and available on campus, despite the hecticness surrounding inauguration and the beginning of the year.

“I met with him over the summer,” senior Halle Miller, president of the BSA, said. “I met with him and Dr. Williams just to get to know them and to talk about the BSA and our plans for the upcoming year, and he was just very warm and welcoming. He asked me to call him Dr. T.” Neal said Thompson had a reputation for being someone worthy of his title, but he was humble regardless. It was through this mindset that he approached his role as a supervisor, becoming a friend to those around him despite rank within the institution.

“He earns your respect because he is a friend to you and serves with you, and any ideas that he has he is willing to roll up his sleeves and do it with you,” Neal said. “So I think, from hearing around campus, that’s been how everybody has received communication. Often, people will say Mike Williams is a students’ president. I think you could very much say Jean-Noel Thompson is a students’ executive vice president.”

There was anticipation for the value that Thompson would bring to Harding and hope for the future under his leadership.

“This place is what it is because so many people have committed themselves to building it,” Thompson said. “We ought to be grateful for that. But our future is bright, and we’re excited about that.”

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PRESIDENT WILLIAM’S I N AU G U R AT I O N DAY

Dr. Mike Williams reflects on his inauguration as sixth Harding president.

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t was just before dawn when we stepped onto the original campus of Harding College in Morrilton, Arkansas. We lit a torch which illuminated the historic Anthony and Wright Administration Building in the background. As I looked into the eyes of the students, I could barely say the words, “The journey began here.”

The Legacy Run from Morrilton to Searcy launched a myriad of events in the inauguration celebration. It was an emotional and symbolic reflection on the unwavering faith, heroic sacrifice and the resolve of our founders.

As the students carried the torch, they ran for J.N. Armstrong, L.C. Sears, S.A. Bell, B.F. Rhodes, Florence Cathcart and A.S. Croom. For me, it was a moving experience to see our students living out the vision of those founders.

As I reflected on the inauguration, I saw the entire event as a historical summit in the life of Harding University. Climbing to this pinnacle moment, we gratefully looked back at Harding’s rich legacy. This poignant moment also gave us a tremendous opportunity to dream about Harding’s future.

The inauguration ceremony was an epic production.

Dr. Britt Lynn produced and directed the program. It was a brilliant tapestry of rich narrative, compelling videos and spectacular music. The entire program engaged the audience in a celebration of our past and anticipated future. The talent of the student body and faculty were showcased throughout the program.

The event gave a forum to announce my presidential motto, “Inspired purpose”. The motto is simple and elegant, yet the simplicity of the phrase is quickly transcended under the gravity and magnitude of these two words.

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Inspired: Anchored in our historic Christian mission, we recognize the very source of our strength: the Spirit of the Lord. A dove to remind us of the One who saves. A fire to impassion us. A wind to refresh and guide us.

Purpose: The essence of the Harding experience extends far beyond career preparation. It is a quest for meaning and vision. It is a crucible to discover our values, convictions and direction.

Inspired purpose: It marinates the Harding ethos. It aspires to create the world God intended in the beginning.

At our first meeting with the inauguration committee to plan the event, I insisted this ceremony not be about myself. This is a celebration of Harding, not the new president. I think we accomplished that goal. However, I must confess that some of my cherished memories of the event were deeply personal. I will always remember my son, Cade, leading one of the prayers at the prayer breakfast. It was moving to have my freshman adviser, Dr. Phil Brown, participate in the program. It was thoughtprovoking to have two of my heroes, Mike Cope and Landon Saunders, make significant contributions to the events. Finally, the highlight of the event was being introduced by my wife and soulmate, Lisa.

The positive feedback from the entire University community, our guests and alumni around the globe who watched the live stream was overwhelming. Their consistent assessment of the event was “inspiring”.

As I begin my tenure as the sixth president of Harding University, may we be led, motivated and molded by inspired purpose.

Alma mater hail!

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7:30 A.M. - PRAYER BREAKFAST President Mike Williams sits in the crowd during the prayer breakfast in Cone Chapel. Prayers were led by Dr. Mike Justus, Todd Gentry and Cade Williams.

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9 A.M. - INAUGURATION CELEBRATION President Mike Williams delivers his inauguration speech. Many students, faculty, and alumni were in the audience and many streamed the ceremony. He presented the theme of his presidency — “Inspired purpose.”

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10:30 A.M. - COFFEE RECEPTION Inauguration guests drink coffee outside the Benson Auditorium. A special locally brewed coffee blend, “Inspired Conversations,” was launched after the ceremony. Student ambassadors served the coffee and Belles and Beaux performed.

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2 P.M. - CELEBRATIONS WITH ACADEMIC COLLEGES Alumnus John Barton presents to a group of students on his book “Better Religion: A Primer for Interreligious Peacebuilding” with the College of Bible and Ministries. Each college hosted multiple speakers to celebrate their personal community and alumni.

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Row 1: Mark Weeks, Nashville, Tenn.; Joe Wild, Vero Beach, Fla.; John D. Reese, Searcy, Ark.; Swaid Swaid, Vestavia Hills, Ala.; Harrell Freeman, Metairie, La.; David V. Waldron, LaVergne, Tenn.; Robert C. Walker, Decatur Ala. Row 2: Lindy Ingram, Magnolia, Texas ; Craig Cheatham, Colorado Springs, Colo.; Howard Wright, Atlanta, Ga. Row 3: Mike Williams, Searcy. Ark.; Stephanie Howell Cochran, Bentonville, Ark.; James H. Cone Jr., Little Rock, Ark. Rodney Waller, Arlington, Texas Row 4: Michael Justus, Searcy, Ark.; Robin Maynard, Afton, Minn.

Row 5: John D. Simmons, Columbia, Tenn.; Lundy L. Neely, Dayton, Ohio; Charles A. Ganus, Searcy, Ark. Row 6: Roy A. Reaves, Russellville, Ark.; James D. Holsombake, Panama City, Fla. Photo courtesy of:

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GETTING ON BOARD Four new members were added to the Board of Trustees.

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ark Crews, Dr. Swaid Swaid and Mark Weeks were announced as the newest members of the Harding University board of trustees on May 16, 2022. Shortly after on Aug. 25, Robin Maynard was additionally announced as a new member of the board.

Each new member was carefully considered before an official appointment. After a process of recommendation, potential members were interviewed and further reviewed by a committee before the entire board of trustees selected their newest members. Based on his experience serving for the board, Charles Ganus shared the attributes that are prioritized when deciding on a new member.

“The individual must offer leadership, influence, spiritual insight and other qualities beneficial to Harding,” Ganus said. “We look for individuals already involved with Harding and serving in a variety of ways.”

Crews, Maynard, Swaid and Weeks all possessed such qualities, along with the common goal of furthering Harding. However, they differed in the expertise each new member contributed. Crews spoke to this variety.

“Each board member brings a different skill set. In today’s environment, the more perspectives you have to talk about problems, the better decisions you are going to make. It’s those skill sets that make a board really effective,” Crews said. “I just think it’s a great opportunity that we all have to take Harding forward from here.”

Crews received his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Texas A&M University and completed a management development program from Harvard Business School. Additionally, Crews had an abundance of leadership experience before joining the board. For Summit Partners, Crews served as executive-in-residence.

In the Oilfield Division for Lufkin Industries, he carried out the roles of senior vice president and general manager. He also served as vice president for Cameron International Corp.

Maynard earned her bachelor’s degree in political science from Harding and her Juris Doctor from William Mitchell College of Law. As an attorney, Maynard gained an abundance of legal experience that emphasizes her service to others. She served as counsel to Lathrop GPM, which supported businesses and organizations in their growth and success. Her legal focus involves the

investigation of allegations in sexual misconduct and harassment, gender-related violence, child abuse, and class discrimination and harassment. Much of her work has been on behalf of K-12 schools, higher education institutions and faith-based organizations.

In a press release detailing Maynard’s appointment to the board of trustees, Dr. Robert Walker commented on her previous experience in service to Harding, as well as the skills she earned working as an attorney.

“Robin served faithfully on the presidential search committee last year,” Walker said. “She will bring her legal expertise and love for our University to her role as trustee.”

Swaid graduated from Harding with a bachelor’s degree in biology and earned his Doctor of Medicine from the University of Alabama. He is a neurosurgeon and has held a range of different positions in his field. Swaid is currently the CEO of the Surgical Institute of Alabama, a fellow of the American College of Surgeons, and chairman of the Certificate of Need Board of the Alabama State Health Planning and Development Agency. Swaid has also served as the medical director for Cyberknife of Birmingham and for HealthSouth Medical Center. He spent time as chairman of the Department of Surgery at Brookwood Medical Center and of the Neuroscience Division.

Weeks received undergraduate degrees from Harding in accounting and computer science before he earned his Master of Business Administration from Vanderbilt University. He founded the investment management company Woodmark Associates LLC. Week held a position as senior vice president of finance and controller for CVS Caremark Rx Inc., and he served as a senior manager at Ernst & Young.

With an array of different experiences, each new board member used their individual skills to serve the board of trustees in the goal of aiding Harding’s community: “We want the best for Harding students,” Ganus said. “Harding has had a significant impact on each of our lives. We want each student to experience that same positive impact and life-long connection with the Harding family.”

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Taking Initiative

Dr. Andrea Morris starts as the new assistant to the provost for strategic initiatives.

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all 2022 had many leadership changes, including the addition of assistant to the provost for strategic initiatives, Dr. Andrea Morris. Morris said she originally had no inclination to come to Harding University.

“It was really a God thing,” Morris said.

She previously worked as a professor at Virginia Tech University in the School of Public and International Affairs.

“There was always something missing though,” Morris said. “I always introduce myself to my classes as a Christian, always. That’s who I am.”

In 2020, COVID-19 and racial tension were topics of conversation that her students wished to discuss.

She allowed a safe space to discuss those topics in the classroom. However, she said that she could not give them the best answer, which was Christ. She wanted to discuss Christianity, but at Virginia Tech University, she had to keep that out of the conversation.

“I started praying, ‘Lord, I need to be at a Christian college or university,’” Morris said. “I said to God 20-something years ago, ‘here I am, God, send me.’”

Fall 2022 was the first semester for Morris in her role as assistant to the provost for strategic initiatives.

Morris said that she would build and mend relationships with the community. “[Carrying out President Williams’] vision of Harding being an institution and a place that is deliberately reaching into and extending ourselves into the community deeper, longer, wider and higher … that’s my job,” Morris said.

“We may have a gate or fence on Race Street, but that fence is not a statement of, ‘You don’t belong.’ It is a gateway in.”

Assistant professor of history & political science Lori Klein met Morris in April 2022 when the American Studies Institute took a trip to Washington D.C. “She is [now] doing exactly what she wanted, which is getting out into the community and finding out who needs help and who can help us,” Klein said.

Provost Marty Spears and Morris hoped to find a way to bring President Mike Williams’ goal of “running to broken humanity” into the classroom.

“She’s going to be great about just finding connections in the community,” Spears said.

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COMMANDING THE ROOM Dr. Andrea Morris gives a lecture to raise awareness for food insecurity on campus. Morris was joined by Junior Tucker Lovell in her efforts.

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MAKE YOUR MARK Dr. Andrea Morris joins the Harding family in fall 2022. Morris was hired as the assistant to the provost for strategic initiatives.

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College Church of Christ helps fund trips to Louisiana and Kentucky for disaster relief.

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umerous trips to Louisiana and Kentucky for natural disaster relief were funded by College Church of Christ. The group of students who participated in these trips changed each time they went, but their goal was always to relieve and provide help to the community.

Freshman Mario Meija said that the trip over fall break was his first time volunteering with this group, and he would definitely go again.

“We went to the Lothair Church of Christ, and they were really welcoming and kind,” Meija said.

“They were happy we went to help the community. On Sunday we went to church, and they gave us a Bible.”

The team of 11 went to Hazard, Kentucky where they separated into two groups. Meija and his group helped replace concrete sheets in the basement of the church. The other group went to a local’s house to help reinstall drywall, insulation and floor, where Meija later joined. He said that helping out the individuals at their home was the most worthwhile part of the trip.

“She would not have been able to do the installation for herself,” Meija said. “Winter is coming, and she needed to have her house in the best condition so she wouldn’t suffer from the cold.”

Junior Emily Justice helped lead the trips to Louisiana last year.

“Since we went so many times after that, we still have a relationship with them,” Justice said.

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The relationships formed between Justice’s team members from Searcy and the church in Louisiana was the most impactful part of the trip for her.

In 2021, sophomore Joshua Mellor saw an announcement in chapel about a trip to Louisiana to help with flood relief. Throughout the year he went to Louisiana eight times. He went on to help plan and lead the trips to places in eastern Kentucky that were impacted by flooding. Mellor said that they went to Kentucky for the second time over fall break.

Mellor said that they first found a location that would benefit from their help. He then contacted a local church to get connected into helping the community. For trips longer than seven hours away, they stayed at least two days. Typically, they left on a Thursday afternoon and returned Sunday morning after church.

Mellor said that most of the time, they were asked to help gut a house or put up sheetrock.

“We go wherever disaster is,” Mellor said. “We contact the church in that location and we ask, “What can we do to help?’”

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ALL HANDS ON Volunteers help move a refrigerator. Many willing hands helped to relieve stress of the victims where they could.

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IT TAKES A COMMUNITY A group of volunteers smile for a picture outside the Lothair Church of Christ. The group took a break from their work for fellowship.

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ne of the most accessible ways for citizens to contribute to the ongoing innovation around them is elections. On Nov. 8, 2022, elections were held across the country for national, state and local offices.

Nationally, all 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives and 35 seats in the U.S. Senate were contested. The Republican Party flipped control of the House and Democrats retained their majority in the Senate to compose the 118th United States Congress.

In Arkansas, Republican Sarah Huckabee Sanders, former press secretary under Donald Trump and daughter of former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee, was elected governor. She became the first woman ever elected to the office in Arkansas.

A runoff election betwen Mat Faulkner and incumbent Kyle Osborne was needed in the Searcy mayoral race and was held on Dec. 8, 2022. Faulkner was later named winner of the race and sworn in on Jan. 1, 2023.

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College of Education

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Department of Pharmacy Practice

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Department of Behavioral Science

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Hannah Wood prepares to showcase Harding’s history for its centennial.

HOLDING ON TO HISTORY

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annah Wood, archives and special collections librarian, worked years in advance to spread awareness of Harding’s rich history as the University prepared for its centennial in 2024.

Wood’s job as a librarian involved searching through the University’s archive collection and gathering pertinent information for the upcoming anniversary. She started raising awareness for the approaching celebration in 2013, saying that knowing Harding’s history would help one appreciate the University more.

“One of the biggest stories we’re trying to tell with the centennial is that mission of equipping Harding grads to go out and be Christians in the world,” Wood said. “You don’t have to be a preacher or a missionary to do God’s work. I think that’s the strongest legacy we have from the early days of Harding.”

Her archival process included scanning presidential papers, uploading historical photographs online, organizing a table of contents for the archives, meeting with various groups around campus to raise archive awareness, and creating an interactive timeline of Harding history.

Wood estimated that the website showed only 30% of the information held in the archives, but she and her student workers strove to increase that number.

The archives themselves, the Ann Cowan Dixon Archives

and Special Collections, were named after Wood’s mother, who inspired her to treasure history. The director of the Brackett Library, Jean Waldrop, said Wood’s personal history with the Harding archives made her an integral part of the library team.

“She has a long history with Harding and knows this community well through her own experiences as well as her family’s close ties with Harding,” Waldrop said. “With the upcoming centennial celebration, Mrs. Wood is staying busy with researching various projects. Some people think that working at a library is dull and boring, but Mrs. Wood can testify to the fact that every day brings something new.”

Wood also worked on the team for the History House’s various projects throughout the year. Rachel Walters, administrative assistant for the library, worked with Wood for the History House as well as with archive preservation.

“It is really great to have someone like Mrs. Wood as we prepare for our centennial,” Walters said. “As the gatekeeper to our collection of Harding’s history, she is a valuable resource for all of campus.”

Wood planned to continue spreading awareness to the student body about the vast collection of resources on Harding’s history available in the archives.

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1846 HYMN BOOK Archives and special collections librarian Hannah Wood shares a special piece in the archives: Hymns from the collection of the Rev. John Wesley, A.M. Photo by:

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College of Education

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College of Business Administration

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College of Business Administration

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College of Education

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Department of Kinesiology

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College of Bible and Ministry

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Department of English Language and Literature

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Department of Music

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Department of Music

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Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders

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College of Business Administration

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Department of Art and Design

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College of Business Administration

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Department of English Language and Literature

Greg Clayton

Department of Art and Design

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Harding School of Theology

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College of Bible and Ministry

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Department of Music

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Department of Art and Design

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College of Business Administration

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Department of Art and Design

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Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences

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Department of Art and Design

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Department of Mathematics

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College of Business Administration

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Department of Physician Assistant Studies

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Department of Communication

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Department of English Language and Literature

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Department of History and Political Science

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Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders

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Department of Biology

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Department of Mathematics

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Department of History and Political Science

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Department of Music

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College of Bible and Ministry

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Department of Physician Assistant Studies

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College of Education

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College of Nursing

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College of Education

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College of Business Administration

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Department of Communication

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Department of Computer Science

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WALKIN’ AND TALKIN’ First Lady Lisa Williams walks with HEAL. This was one of the many opportunities HEAL offered to promote a healthier lifestyle.

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BUNDLED UP A few members of HEAL gather together for a chilly evening walk. They posed together for a photo after.

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HEAL begins “Worship Walks” in fall 2022, and First Lady Lisa Williams joins in.

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arding’s Healthy Eating Active Living (HEAL) program added a new activity to its agenda in fall 2022.

HEAL founder Christi Swaid and Harding’s First Lady Lisa Williams collaborated to bring worship walks to Harding’s campus.

“It’s really about getting together and encouraging each other,” Williams said. “This requires nothing but showing up.”

Since HEAL’s inception in 2002, the main goal was to bring education about healthy living to young children in order to prevent diseases in a measurable, science-based health and wellness experience. As HEAL grew, it spread across age groups and economic classes to finally reach Harding’s campus in 2019.

Swaid said that the worship walks came from a place of stress. She was on her computer one day, overwhelmed by stress, and decided that God didn’t intend for life to be that way. Thus began the worship walks.

“My obligations were really heavy, and I got overwhelmed,” Swaid said. “I shut the laptop. The Lord does not want this kind of busyness.”

Once a month students, faculty and staff got together to walk, talk, sing and pray throughout campus. Although this effort began during the summer, worship walks found their way to campus during the fall semester because of their spiritual impact.

The intent of the walks was to give an opportunity for women to break away from the stress of life and worship together in God’s creation. Swaid noted that even though these walks were created with women in mind, the intent was not to exclude the men; everybody was welcomed. The two women wanted to encourage a time of healthy worship and fellowship but did not close off the opportunity to anyone, especially students.

“We love when the students come,” Williams said. “That’s the best part. It’s a bridge for us from young to old.”

Senior Covington Crain joined these walks over the summer while taking classes and working for the admissions office. She said that even after a few interactions with Williams they bonded more than she expected and that they were kindred spirits. She especially stressed the impact of women who played a valuable role in mentoring and interacting with the students and how incredible it made the experience.

“To bring women who are about health and spiritual wellness together is so influential and makes me feel like we can do both,” Crain said. “We can be both spiritually healthy and physically as well.”

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AMBASSADOR FOR HARDING Lisa Williams is Harding’s sixth first lady. She worked to become actively involved in HEAL, as well as other aspects of the Harding community.

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Department of Physical Therapy

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Department of Family and Consumer Sciences

Jennifer Fisher

Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders

Shawn Fisher

Department of History and Political Science

Kimberly Flowers

College of Education

Allen Frazier

College of Business Administration

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Karen Garner College of Nursing

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Department of Engineering and Physics

Lana Gettman

Department of Pharmacy Practice

Stacy Gibson

Department of Art and Design

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Department of Behavioral Science

Jordan Guy

College of Bible and Ministry

Elizabeth Hall

Department of Family and Consumer Sciences

Timothy Hamilton

Department of Communication

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Library

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Department of History and Political Science

Mary Helpenstill

Department of Behavioral Science

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Department of Engineering and Physics

Julie Hixson-Wallace

Department of Pharmacy Practice

Mario Hofheinz

Department of Physician Assistant Studies

Dutch Hoggatt

Department of Communication

Jason Holland

Department of Mathematics

Jessica Holland

Harding School of Theology

Michelle Holland

Department of Foreign Language and International Studies

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College of Education

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College of Bible and Ministry

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College of Business Administration

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Department of English Language and Literature

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Department of Behavioral Science

Gary Jackson

College of Bible and Ministry

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Department of Behavioral Science

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Department of Pharmacy Practice

Genevieve Jones

Department of Foreign Language and International Studies

Megan Jones

Department of Family and Consumer Sciences

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Department of Family and Consumer Sciences

Whitaker Jordan

Department of Foreign Language and International Studies

Russell Keck

Department of English Language and Literature

David Kee

College of Business Administration

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College of Nursing

John Keller

Department of Art and Design

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Department of Physical Therapy

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Department of Music

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Department of English Language and Literature

Kimberly Laing

Department of History and Political Science

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Joli Love

Department of Foreign Language and International Studies

Mary Madill

Department of Physician Assistant Studies

Jessica Martin

College of Business Administration

Kraig Martin

College of Bible and Ministry

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Department of Physical Therapy

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Department of Foreign Language and International Studies

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College of Business Administration

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Department of Physical Therapy

Amy McGohan

Library

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Department of Behavioral Science

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Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders

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College of Business Administration

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College of Business Administration

Bradley Miller

Department of Engineering and Physics

Charles Miller

Department of Theatre

James Miller

Department of Communication

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Department of Biology

Jessica Moore

Department of Kinesiology

Justin Moore

Department of Marriage and Family Therapy

Lew Moore

Department of Marriage and Family Therapy

Steven Moore

Department of Biology

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Office of the Provost

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Department of Physician Assistant Studies

Laura Mulvany

Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders

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College of Business Administration

Jaime Murphy

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

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Department of Pharmacy Practice

Anson North

Department of Pharmaceutical Science

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College of Bible and Ministry

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College of Business Administration

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Department of Engineering and Physics

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hanges in the music department in fall 2022 resulted in big adjustments for students and faculty alike as they stepped into new roles. Dr. Susan Shirel, director of Harding Chorus and Chamber Singers, never imagined she would be in this role. In spring 2020, after Dr. Cliff Ganus retired, Shirel and former Chorus and Chamber Singers director Kelly Neill decided how to move forward with the choral program. At that time, Neill planned to step out of teaching to go into full-time ministry, but they did not know when that would be.

“Whenever we were having those conversations, we were talking about our skill sets and the whole situation,” Shirel said. “I could not envision myself being the director of Chorus, in part because I’m female, and in part because my advanced degrees, my master’s degree and my doctorate, are not in choral conducting.”

But when Neill left teaching after the spring 2022 semester, Shirel’s experience made it clear that she was the best person to step into the role. Shirel was the second woman to direct the Chorus. The first was Florence Fletcher Jewell Powell Henry in 1945. Henry stepped into the role of Chorus director when the previous male director left teaching, just as Shirel did nearly 80 years later. Shirel said a friend recently asked her if she was living her dream.

“My response to her was, ‘No, not really. I feel like I’m living somebody else’s life,’” Shirel said. “Because, in part, I was never given permission to dream that I would be able to be the director of Chorus because of my gender, because of being female. It’s exciting. It’s daunting. It’s humbling. It’s an experience where I’m acutely aware of the areas that I need to grow.”

Shirel said her students were generous in allowing her space to grow into the new role, and the students recognized Shirel’s gifts in leadership and connection.

“I knew from taking one-on-one lessons with her that she is really good at understanding the people that she is teaching,” Chorus president Keller Montgomery said. “She can kind of get on their level and speak to them in a way that makes sense to them. Being in an ensemble with her lets me see that she can do that, not just one-on-one with somebody, but with a whole group.”

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Dr. Susan Shirel becomes the second female director of Harding Chorus and Chamber Singers in the University’s history.

Senior Camille Overman, who studied voice with Shirel and was completing her student teaching in music education, said watching Shirel step into this role was inspiring for her.

“One thing I really learned from her is even though as a woman, at times it may be more challenging to get some of the things that you want, if you are assertive and aggressive enough and have the talent to back up your claims and fight for yourself, you can get what you want,” Overman said.

One of the biggest things Shirel took away from this experience was that sometimes others saw strengths that people may not have immediately seen in themselves.

“Sometimes we have blind spots where other people can already see us in roles that we don’t necessarily have the ability to see us doing,” Shirel said. “For me, doing this felt like a real stretch. But since I’ve been doing it … there’s a joy and an energy that has come into what I’m doing.

That is, I think, what people were seeing that I couldn’t see.

Recognizing that about yourself and about other people is good, but it’s also really humbling.”

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LIFT YOUR VOICE Dr. Susan Shirel leads singing. Though her degree was not in choral conducting, she led the group with poise.

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Dr. Ginger Blackstone analyzes media coverage over George Floyd’s death.

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tudents best knew Dr. Ginger Blackstone, associate professor of communication, for her media and television expertise. However, during 2022 they saw a different side of her journalistic skill as she partnered with other researchers to publish a study.

Blackstone was one of three researchers who worked on a study examining the way news media framed the nationwide protests following the death of George Floyd in May 2020. The idea for this project came from a research study Blackstone worked on in graduate school where she and her cohort examined media coverage of the unrest in Ferguson, Missouri, following the 2014 killing of Michael Brown Jr. After the 2020 protests, Blackstone reached out to her former classmate Holly Cowart. Blackstone suggested they revisit the framework of their previous study and apply it to the media coverage of the recent events. The study took an abundance of time and revisions.

“This process is a long one,” Blackstone said. “It took a good year. We really worked on the revisions this whole past year, and then you resubmit and wait, and wait, and wait, and then two months later, they finally get back to you.”

After months of research and writing, Blackstone’s team submitted their research-in-progress paper in December 2020, when it was presented at a virtual conference. From there, they worked on revisions until they submitted the study for publication in summer 2021. Over a year later, in September 2022, it was published in the peer-reviewed academic journal “Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly.” Following this accomplishment, Blackstone emphasized how research tied into her profession.

“It took me a long time to realize that journalism and

research are not that different,” Blackstone said. “You know, it’s deeper, but you’re still going in search of facts and information.”

Seniors Halle Miller and Gabi Gonzalez also used their curiosity in research projects of their own and learned about the process firsthand.

Miller, who spent the summer assisting associate professor of engineering James Huff in conducting his own research study, shared her appreciation of gaining experience in this kind of process.

“It was really cool to see high-level research being done [and] just to be a part of it and to see how eventually that will contribute to the wealth of knowledge in that area,” Miller said. “It makes me more appreciative of what we learned in school. All of that has come from research.”

Gonzalez had a similar experience when she conducted her own research study for the McNair Scholars Program.

Gonzalez emphasized the importance of helping others.

“We can help other people — college students or professors, or people trying to get their master’s — kind of help them with their research, because that’s how research gets done,’’ Gonzalez said. “If we don’t help each other, we’re never going to learn anything else.”

Blackstone wanted students to know that research did not have to be a tedious process — it was all about curiosity.

“Research to me used to be [like] … ‘Who wants to do that?’” Blackstone said. “I have found that it is a great way to satisfy your own sense of curiosity about things.”

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athletics

Athletics is a timeless bond between people. Whether that looks like cheering on a victory, checking score updates, or even playing in a game, we are drawn to sports. Each player contributes to the innovation of the team as a whole, working to put their abilities to use and create an environment of community-driven success.

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DOUBLE TROUBLE

MVPS Teodor Zlatar and Dani Ortiz pose for a picture after practice. The two players were the best in the central region of the United States.

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Harding tennis players face off against each other in the finals of a championship.

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wo Harding men’s tennis players faced off for the first time in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Cup Championship.

Freshman Teodor Zlatar and senior Dani Ortiz fought hard through the A bracket of the tournament to battle it out against each other in the finals.

Sports Information Director Scott Goode said that this was important because these players were the best in the central region of the United States.

“The farthest we’ve ever had a guy go was the semifinals, and that was Dani, I think maybe his freshman year,” Goode said. “For two players from one school to make it to the finals is very rare, but not unheard of.”

The two players practiced hard to make it to that position.

“The practices were very tough,” Zlatar said. “The coaches are pushing us over the limits, and this is what separates us from other teams.”

Head Coach David Redding said that both Zlatar and Ortiz were hard workers, and that they both had tremendous work ethic.

“What really sets them apart from others though, is that neither one seems to get too high or too low emotionally on court,” Redding said. “They both exhibit a calm court presence with a steel determination.”

Though both Ortiz and Zlatar were friends on and off the court, Zlatar found that facing Ortiz was harder than facing other teammates because of the knowledge both players had of the other’s playing style.

“We both played a lot of matches against each other, and we both knew our opponent’s abilities,” Zlatar said. “It was a matter of who responds better on the court.”

Redding explained that though it might have looked easier to face a teammate in a tournament, he believed that it was more difficult.

“It requires you to forgo any relationship you have off court and treat your teammate like an adversary,” Redding said. “The incredible emotions that come with winning an important match are tempered by knowing that, at the same instant, your teammate is experiencing a very devastating setback of a goal he or she was trying to achieve as well.”

Though Zlatar won the bid to enter the ITA Cup Championship Tournament by winning in the finals, Ortiz received confirmation on Oct. 7 that he was selected to enter the tournament as well.

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SWING LOW Freshman Teodar Zlatar practices his form while warming up. Zlatar won a bid for the ITA Cup Championship.

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HEAD IN THE GAME Senior Dani Ortiz focuses on hitting the ball during a practice.

Along with Zlatar, Ortiz was the only other Harding tennis athlete to receive a bid to the ITA Cup Championship.

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FROM THE GROUND UP Construction starts as workers tear up the current field. Track athletes were excited to have a space just for them as construction continued.

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WORK HARD Construction workers spent time by the intramural fields putting together the new track. They worked long and hot days in order to finish the track.

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TRACKING PROGRESS

Construction begins on a new track.

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REACHING NEW HEIGHTS A member of the Harding track and field team pole vaults. Members trained while the new track was built.

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STRETCH IT OUT Members of the Harding track and field team stretch prior to running. They were excited to use the newly built track.

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ver the course of 2022, the men’s and women’s track teams prepared for their new track. With the football field renovation, the track was removed from the field and moved near the intramural softball fields on the southeast side of campus.

“I think that every time Harding has built something, they have done it well,” Don Hood, head cross-country and track coach, said. “I really think that this is going to end up being a plus for us.”

The track teams shared the field with the football team in the past, but they had the opportunity to have their own facilities.

“We are the two biggest teams on campus in a very confined space,” Hood said. “To put us in separate locations makes a lot of sense, and it is going to be good for both programs.”

During the transition, the teams were forced to practice in other ways.

“Our training will be different depending on where we do some of our faster runs because we don’t have a track at the moment,” senior distance runner Jackson Pruim said. “We will go to some other places around Searcy and get creative in our training. Once the track gets in, then we can return to our normal schedule.”

When the track was installed, practice still looked different than it had before. There were some new features that the old track did not have.

“It will be a really good track, and in a lot better condition,” senior pole vaulter Sarah Gautreaux said. “As a pole vaulter, we will be able to move our pit any direction to go with the wind. We only had two options with the old track.”

Out of all of the people that experienced this transition, the runners faced the biggest changes.

“I’m super pumped for the new track and the opportunity to be a part of this new era of Harding track and field,” Pruim said. “I’m also stoked to have that brand new surface to run on. It makes you feel faster and hopefully that will result in being faster.”

While the track was not finished, the team tried to keep their minds in the right place for their training.

“We don’t have a full track right now, and we are having to make adjustments with where we train,” Gautreaux said. “That doesn’t change my mindset. I just show up ready to work and give it my best like any other day.”

The track was completed at the end of the fall 2022 semester.

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PLAY BALL Bradshaw returns to the field as a pitcher for The Bisons. His determination set the tone for the 2023 season.

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BATTER UP,Bradshaw

After two years of recovery, senior Andrew Bradshaw returns to the mound.

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s the Harding baseball team geared up for a promising season, one player was especially ready to play again. Senior Andrew Bradshaw returned to the field after suffering a shoulder injury in 2021.

Bradshaw transferred to Harding to play baseball and took the field as a Bison for the first time in spring 2020.

The team played only a third of the season before it was cut short due to COVID-19. A year later, baseball was back in full swing, and Bradshaw pitched most of the season until his injury occurred.

“When we were playing SAU, I tore my labrum, finished out the season, and then had labrum surgery that summer and was trying to recover from that,” Bradshaw said. “And then after the spring 2021, I tried to come back and play the spring of 2022, but it just wasn’t working.”

Bradshaw said when he tried to start pitching again he had issues with his ulnar nerve. In summer 2022, he had another surgery and an ulnar nerve transposition. As a strong competitor, easing back into pitching after a setback at an exciting point in his college career was difficult.

“Times were frustrating; times when he wasn’t throwing as hard as he wanted to,” Bradshaw’s roommate, senior outfielder Cody Smith said. “For example, a month ago, he was 100% healthy, but he’s still getting his velocity back up. So it was frustrating for him whenever he wasn’t throwing as hard as he did when he pitched two years ago or longer.”

In fall 2022, Bradshaw saw his improvement when he pitched for the first time completely healthy.

“Andrew is one of the most hardworking guys I know, and he’s also super competitive,” Smith said. “That definitely showed in his recovery. He was doing everything right and working really hard.”

Bradshaw acknowledged that although this was a step in the right direction, his fight was not over yet.

“I’ve still got a lot of work to do in order to find a serious role in the pitching staff, but I’m excited, and I’m eager,” Bradshaw said.

Coach Patrick McGaha spoke to Bradshaw’s perseverance and contributions to the team.

“I am so proud of Andrew’s hard work to get back to a point where he has a chance to help us on the mound again,” McGaha said. “He is such a fierce competitor with a great work ethic — I knew he would return from this injury ready to help the team in any way possible.”

Bradshaw and Smith expressed their excitement about the 2023 season.

“The main thing I’m excited about with the team is obviously getting to spend one last year with the guys,” Bradshaw said. “Being around a team every day — you can’t get that anywhere else.”

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Morgan Wrigley

STRONGER TOGETHER The baseball team gathers for a group prayer. Bradshaw spoke of how much the players and coaches supported him.

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ALL IN The softball team encourages one another as they watch from the dugout. Over the past year, they have taken every opportunity to grow closer and support each other.

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OFF THE FIELD The softball team plays cornhole as a team bonding exercise. They have continuously gathered together for different activities outside of the softball setting.

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MORE THAN A GAME The women’s softball team builds relationships in bonding activities throughout the semester.

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n fall 2022, the women’s softball team took advantage of team building activities during the beginning months of the school year. These included Wednesday night devotionals, practice in Halloween costumes, fishing, a talent show, campfires and creating a meme Instagram page. Members of the team also ran a TikTok account recreating viral trends, with some videos getting thousands of views and likes.

“These activities have helped me as a teammate because it’s given me an opportunity to get to know the other girls outside of softball on a more personal level.” junior outfielder Ashton Bryce said. “This has definitely been positive because it has allowed us to be together outside of a softball setting and just have fun together.”

Junior infielder Jordan Cabana appreciated the culture the softball team encouraged.

“We are player-led,” Cabana said. “We hold each other accountable. We are God-centered, and we are a big group of sisters. The whole team just feels like a big family, and we are all best friends.”

Aside from allowing the girls to get to know each other, the activities also allowed for growth on the field. Other players noted the closeness of the team due to their bonding.

“It really helps when someone messes up, and you know everyone else has your back, and no one is going to get mad at you or anything like that.” Said senior Payton Reynolds, “So just knowing that we all have each other’s backs no matter what anyone else thinks.”

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Bailey Ridenour

CHANGING IT UP The softball team gets dressed up for Valentine’s Day. Different themes and games have made practices more exciting.

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PASSING ONthe legacy

Students run from Morrilton to Searcy for the presidential inauguration.

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nauguration weekend was filled to the brim with all sorts of different celebrations in honor of Mike Williams, the new president of Harding University. One event held was the Legacy Relay where students ran from Morrilton, Arkansas, where the first campus was, back to the current Harding campus in Searcy. Many students from the crosscountry team were involved in this torch run along with other Harding student volunteers.

The students started in Morrilton, with the baton getting passed off one runner at a time and eventually the last runner, freshman Abby White, ran to the finish to hand off the lit torch to Williams.

“I think it was really special just because of me being a freshman,” White said. “I’m new to Harding University, but it was really significant for my college career... as well as the presidency of Mike Williams, and so just being a part of something special like that and being chosen to be the person that handed off to him, it just was definitely a great feeling,.”

While White was the last runner to finish off the relay, there were a multitude of other runners. One of them was freshman Caleb Hartzell who spoke about what his favorite part of the run was.

“My favorite part was at the end of the run when everyone was cheering and I used the last of my energy to run as fast as I could to pass the baton over to the next runner,” Hartzell said.

While this run was meant to be a historic moment in Harding’s history, it was also a way for students to be involved in the inauguration weekend festivities.

Freshman Sophie Bain was another runner in the relay and talked about her thoughts on the torch run.

“I didn’t know too much about Harding honestly before coming here,” Bain said. “I felt like it was just like a thing that brought awareness to inauguration weekend. There were so many little parts to play in inauguration weekend. I feel like that was something that started it off well.”

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The whole run was live streamed on Facebook for the community to watch the relay’s progress. Once White handed off the torch to Williams, an extra mile was held for anyone on campus to walk together as a finale to the run that involved the Harding community in this historic moment.

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Mattie Powers

BRIGHT AND EARLY Senior Daniel Watrous runs in front of the caravan. The run started early on Sept. 15 and finished later that afternoon.

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FIRE BURNING President Mike Williams met the finishing racers at the Legacy Relay in front of the Ganus Activities Complex. This concluded the run from Morrilton to Searcy.

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FINISH STRONG Freshmen Abby White and Abi Stone run towards President Mike Williams late in the afternoon on Sept. 15. They were cheered on by a large group of students.

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A freshman on the football team starts his season as quarterback.

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all 2022 was the first football season in five years that the Bison Football team has had a new freshman quarterback.

Red-shirt freshman quarterback Cole Keylon took the helm, after Preston Paden graduated in 2021. Paden was the starting quarterback since 2017, but this season marked the beginning of Keylon’s college career as the new field general.

“With Preston gone I wasn’t sure a new quarterback would be able to understand and offense without making mistakes in the games,” senior running back Omar Sinclair said. “Sure enough, Cole was not a drop off from Preston. He is a great leader and makes the right plays at the right time.”

Quarterback and fullback coach Bryce Bray stated that with the transition between quarterbacks, Keylon stepped into the role well.

“We knew Cole could be special,” Bray said. “He has a lot of intangible qualities you cannot see and in this offense that is vital.”

Keylon said that things that he worked on changing his mindset in the transition to college football.

“I would say I have changed just in my mindset towards every play,” Keylon said. “For example, realizing not every play has to be a touchdown, and just knowing when to make the smart play and not take risks that I shouldn’t.”

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Sinclair said that Keylon fit into the offense well, with limited mistakes.

“Cole, like anybody new to a football program, has things he can get better at, but he fit perfectly with this offense,” Sinclair said. “He is still so young and with him having three more years, he will only get better and better.”

There was a lot of work coming in as a new quarterback, but there were also things to do during the season to stay in shape both mentally and physically.

“As a quarterback, the training in the off-season is preparing your body for the season, so you can take hits and feel good throughout the season,” Keylon said.

“In the season most of the training and preparation is training fundamentals and getting right mentally, opposed to a bunch of physical work.”

Keylon also said that most of the training during the regular season was about being mentally focused.

Keylon trained hard to be a good leader for the Bison offence, and the team was excited to continue to play with him.

“He has grown so much this season and he continues to get better each game,” Bray said. “We are proud of him.”

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Jake Mooney

PLAYMAKER Red-shirt freshman quarterback Cole Keylon battles his way through defenders.

Keylon displayed leadership as an underclassman.

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HEISMAN POSE Keylon and the Bison Football protects the football as he runs. The team worked together for another successful season.

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The cheer team welcomes additional head coach Kerri Behel.

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he Harding cheerleading team received a new addition to its coaching staff. For 14 years, Kellee Blickenstaff was the head coach, but in the 2022–23 school year she split those duties with Kerri Behel.

Behel was a member of the 1999–2000 Harding cheer squad and a cheerleading national champion in high school. Blickenstaff had wanted to add Behel to the staff for a few years. Now that her children were older, Behel felt ready to take on the position.

The first step to being a successful coach was winning over the team, which Behel did quickly. Senior Liz Thornhill talked about the team’s attitude towards additional coach.

“The team was very excited,” Thornhill said. “We love Mrs. Kellee, but when change happens it’s always new and exciting, so we looked forward to it. We got to meet Mrs. Kerri before we left for summer. She was very kind and passionate, so her passion kind of made all of us reignite our passion, which was cool. We’re all happy.”

A change in personnel meant changes to the way practice and training were handled. Junior Emma Brantley was happy about the ways Behel contributed to practice.

“I think it’s great to have another leader in addition to the captains,” Brantley said. “In the past the captains

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would run practice, which was great, but it is nice to have a little extra structure, and that encouragement she brings to every practice is awesome.”

Having two coaches was beneficial to both women.

Behel spoke of how helpful it was to have a partner to share the burdens.

“We really share the responsibilities well,” Behel said.

“We both are capable of doing all of it, but it’s so much nicer for me to be able to say, ‘Hey Kellee, do you have the uniforms taken care of ?’ or she says, ‘Hey Kerri, are we ready for this Saturday?’ [Blickenstaff] has done an excellent job giving the cheerleading team more opportunities for 24 years, so I feel like I’m continuing that legacy with her.”

Behel wanted to focus on getting the cheerleading squad engaged in the Searcy community. She talked about the ways the team found to give back to the city.

“We want our community to see Harding in different aspects other than just on campus,” Behel said. “We are partnering with the volleyball team to do Bison Buddies at McRae Elementary, so our girls will go over there once a week to read to the second grade and open doors for car lines. We’re giving back to the community because they have given so much to us.”

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JUMPING BACK IN The cheer team practices with new head coach Kerri Behel. The team received more insights with a second coach helping out throughout the year. She was a member of the team 22 years ago and was excited to re-join.

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erena Williams officially retired from her 28 year tennis career after playing her last match at the 2022 U.S. Open.

At the time of her retirement, Williams held the record for the most combined major titles in singles, doubles and mixed doubles among active players. She earned 23 titles in singles, 14 in women’s doubles exclusiveley with her sister Venus Williams, and two in mixed doubles.

Serena’s fierce competitiveness, talent and perseverance set her apart from all other tennis players in her career. She earned the title of the greatest of all time.

SUPPORT SISTERS The volleyball team hypes each other up after winning a point at the RhodesReaves Field House. The team went on to win the match in three sets.

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LOTS OF LOVE Players congratulate each other after a win against Arkansas Tech University. The game was played Sept. 15, 2022, in the RhodesReaves Field House.

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SENIOR SEASON Seniors dominate the volleyball team roster.

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he Bison Volleyball team was made primarily of seniors in the 2022-23 season with four freshmen, one sophomore, two juniors and eight seniors.

“The best part about having an older group is that team culture is established,” head volleyball coach Meredith Fear said. “They know what to expect from each other and it’s a lot easier for the younger girls to acclimate that way.”

Senior middle blocker Libby Hinton appreciated the friendly environment this created on the volleyball team.

“Our team culture is unlike any that I have ever been a part of,” Hinton said. “We are best friends off of the court, so it is a huge blessing to play with them on the court.”

With most of the team in the same class, the seniors developed a sense of fellowship with each other.

“I would say that the whole senior class has always been very close,” Hinton said. “But it is a pretty special feeling knowing this is our last time playing all together.”

All but two of the Lady Bisons returned to play the fifth year they were eligible for due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

With the seniors playing their final season, the coaching staff looked to their younger players as future leaders.

“Younger players to keep an eye on are Camdyn Hinton and Jacey Lambert,” Fear said. “They are our two true

freshmen, and I see them doing some big things for us down the line.”

Camdyn Hinton was the younger sister of Libby Hinton, who was excited to see what the future held for her sister.

“I am excited to see Cam, my younger sister, step into a larger role when she gets my age,” Libby Hinton said. “That will be very special.”

For new leaders on the team, Fear looked for players who led by example.

“Words don’t mean much if you can’t back them up with action,” Fear said.

One part of being a team that was together for a long time was the versatility of the lineups.

“Our team has so much depth; so many people can play so many different roles on and off the court,” senior outside hitter Ally Stoner said. “The underclassmen are incredible people, and I know they will continue the culture when all the seniors graduate.”

With most of the team returning, especially seniors, the volleyball team felt ready for the season.

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Jake Mooney

COME TOGETHER The Lady Bisons share a laugh in a huddle before their match against Arkansas Tech University. The players listened in as head coach Meredith Fear talked about the game.

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n u o d r a GOLFERS THE GLOBE

International students represesnted their home countries while playing golf for Harding University.

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he Harding golf team consisted of many international students in the 2022-23 season. Eight of the 12 golfers on the men’s team and four of the nine golfers on the women’s team were not from the United States. These athletes represented five different countries including England, Germany, Mexico, Spain and Sweden.

Men’s and women’s head golf coach Dustin Howell talked about how Harding maintained a base of recruiting players overseas.

“I’ve got players from all over the world, and I don’t have the recruiting budget to travel around the world,” Howell said. “Thanks to the information age, you can share videos, and you can speak to people across platforms. I have trusted sources of people that continually recommend what I’m ultimately looking for: obviously talented people, people that can benefit from Harding University, but most importantly, people that are the right fit here.”

These international players brought new perspectives and ways of improving their game. Howell spoke of the benefits that both the American and international athletes received from a blended team.

“In golf, I see the benefits in the exchange of culture, playing style and work ethic,” Howell said. “I find that my American players are more creative on the golf course. I find my international players are more dedicated … My American players will push that creativity to internationals, and internationals will drive the Americans.”

Junior Alicia Martinez was an international player from Tarragona, Spain. She talked about her unorthodox journey to becoming a collegiate athlete at Harding.

“In my junior year of high school, I was contacted by a sports agency called AGM Education, which helps student athletes study in the United States while playing their sport, to see if I was interested in studying at an American university while playing golf,” Martinez said. “I really loved the idea and decided to start with the process …

Before coming here, I had no prior knowledge of Harding University, but after researching and speaking with the golf coach, I was impressed with the golf program and decided to attend this university.”

Jake Croshaw was a senior from Loughborough, England. He mentioned the benefits of a diverse team.

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“We have a good bunch of guys who get along,” Croshaw said. “It’s also cool to learn about each other’s cultures and see the differences to your own.”

Similar to how these athletes benefited from studying abroad in the United States, the coaches and American students benefited from knowing them. Howell talked about what he learned from coaching so many international athletes.

“The world is bigger than Searcy, Arkansas,” Howell said. “[Having international players] broadened my perspective. It’s so easy to think in just one direction … I want [my players] to think differently.”

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JUST KEEP SWINGING Freshman Pilar Martinez swings at the ball. She helped the women’s team win the National Preview during the golf season.

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WATCHING AND WAITING Freshman Manuel Cue Vargas watches his shot as the ball arcs. The team went on to place first in the Great Amercian conference Preview during their preseason.

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DO IT FOR THE KICKS Junior Caitlann Potter kicks the ball from Ouachita Baptist during a game.

Potter worked hard to make the play.

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BECKHAM WHO? Senior McKenna Moore plays fiercely on the field. Moore developed a newfound confidence in her team after Briley-Anne Brown’s record-breaking goal.

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IT’S GOOD TO HAVE GOALS Junior Briley-Anne Brown is surrounded by Ouachita Baptist on the field.

Brown scored the fastest goal in the program’s history.

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A Score of Fresh Air Women’s soccer player Briley-Anne Brown scores a record-breaking goal.

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s soccer season came to a close, the Harding Lady Bisons had a breakthrough play that propelled them through the end. During their Oct. 13 game against Oklahoma Baptist University (OBU), junior Briley-Anne Brown broke a Harding record with the fastest goal in the program’s history. After kickoff, the team took the ball down the field, and Brown scored 17 seconds into the game. Brown reflected on that moment, saying she did not realize she had just set a record.

“I had no idea it was that fast,” Brown said. “I thought we had been playing for, like, two minutes. It was really exciting, just cheering with my teammates and stuff. We had been waiting for that for so long, and it was against one of the really good teams too.”

Her teammates said Brown’s goal at the beginning of the game was a relief for the whole team.

“We had been struggling to score for the past, I don’t even know how many games,” senior McKenna Moore said. “That was kind of frustrating for us, because you can’t win games if you don’t score.”

Moore said the team came out in the game against OBU determined to score those first points.

“That was kind of a pivotal moment in our team chemistry,” Moore said. “Because then it kind of was like, ‘Oh, yeah, we can score.’ We just kind of had some kind of block, but we can do this.”

Junior Sophie Capitanelli, a team captain, agreed. She added that the first time the team played OBU this season, they lost in the last five minutes of the game.

“We went and played them a second time on their field, and we scored [in record time],” Capitanelli said. “It was just such a breath of fresh air.”

Moore said that record-breaking goal helped set the tone for the rest of the season.

“We became more confident in our ability and more confident in each other,” Moore said. “We didn’t win that game, but I think the fact that we scored 17 seconds into the game was just kind of empowering.”

Moore, Capitanelli and Brown agreed that the confidence in each other and the positive team dynamic made the season a great experience.

“Everybody always has a great attitude,” Capitanelli said.

“Everybody’s always super positive, super motivated. They want to be at practice. They want to get better every day.”

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CELEBRATE GOOD TIMES Juniors Jaelen Jackson and Elliott Bracy along with Freshman Sikan Akpanudo embrace in a hug after scoring a goal. The team played 10 games at home this season.

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BRACY YOURSELVES Junior Elliott Bracy takes a leap to go after the ball. Bracy played forward and doubled his career records og goals this season.

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MAGIC NUMBER THREE Men’s soccer team freshmen do exceedingly well throughout the season.

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he men’s soccer team broke boundaries and expectations as three freshmen joined and began the season as starters and contributed to 22% of the team’s goals throughout the season.

Freshmen Jonah Pastiroff, Sikan Akpanudo and Matthew Sanchez started the season out on the field and quickly contributed their skills to the team after a rough start to the season, according to team captain senior Josh Fulton. Fulton said the trio of freshmen stepped up as leaders and the team grew closer as the season continued.

An international student from New Zealand, Pastiroff largely contributed to the midfield performance while adapting to a new environment and country. He contributed two goals, 17 shots and five assists throughout the season.

“Having to be at my best from the very beginning definitely came with its pressures,” Pastiroff said.

“The biggest challenge was definitely the beginning of the season as I was playing in a position I didn’t feel comfortable in and the team had yet to trust me as that itself comes with time.”

Pastiroff said Fulton acted as glue for the team, who led by example and helped the incoming freshmen feel welcomed and comfortable.

Akpanudo didn’t expect to play such a major role as a freshman and was challenged to stay locked in the 90 minute games. Akpanudo accounted for one-third of the team’s total minutes on the field and did well in the season, according to Fulton. He also played every game and held the second highest shot percentage for the team.

“He stepped up as a freshman and filled in for injury on our defense,” Fulton said. “It didn’t take him long for him to prove that he belongs on the field with us…

Sikan could be the future of Harding’s defense and I’m looking forward to see him become a leader.”

The team suffered multiple injuries throughout the season but found success despite the setbacks. The players said their highlight of the season was their win against Fort Hays State, which was ranked sixteenth nationally.

“I have flourished in many ways, especially in the relationships I’ve built with my teammates,” Sanchez said. “The bonds we’ve made have been unbreakable and have helped me feel more comfortable here at Harding.”

Sanchez added speed and a hard-working spirit to the team, according to Fulton.

Fulton’s goal for the season was to lead by example on and off the field. Pastiroff said the captain ensured the team’s energy was relaxed and positive.

“Next season we will have a ton of experience on the field,” Fulton said. “I fully expect us to be a dominant team and make a run in the conference tournament.”

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LET’S KICK IT Freshman Jonah Pastiroff prepares to kick the ball. Pastiroff was later named GAC player of the week after playing a role in three goals against Fort Hays State on October 15.

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Hawley Making History J Junior Sage Hawley sets a school record with the most points scored in a game. unior forward Sage Hawley rewrote history when she broke the all-school record for most points scored in a game on Dec. 3, 2022. The record was previously held by Angie Dugger with 40 points scored in February 1997. With the assists from her team, Hawley scored 43 points against Southern Arkansas University (SAU), breaking the almost 25-year-old record. The women’s basketball team conquered SAU 105-103 in overtime.

Hawley said she did not know she was close to breaking the school record and was focused on the game.

At halftime, she noticed that she had scored about 25 points. After the close win, Hawley was told she had broken the school record. The team celebrated her in the locker room by banging on lockers and cheering, relieved they had won the game. Hawley said she could not receive all the credit.

“They got me that record,” Hawley said. “I didn’t do that alone.”

For Hawley, playing for the women’s basketball team was more than what happened on the court. It was about the team and the community she was part of.

“I love the culture and the team, and that’s really why I’m here,” Hawley said. “We have this bond where on and off the court we can be very critical of each other because we know it comes from a place of love. We care for each other, and we help each other grow. This is my family.”

Moving forward, Hawley and the team did not want to dwell on this record, as they were still in the beginning of their season. They were looking forward to their goal of the season: winning the GAC tournament.

Sophomore point guard Kendrick Bailey said the team was proud of Hawley and the work she put in outside the season.

“I’m thankful that she’s trustworthy,” Bailey said. “In a sport you have to be able to trust your teammates, and it helps to trust them outside of basketball and inside of basketball.”

Bailey said Hawley brought energy and leadership to the team.

“She keeps us upbeat and keeps us going,” Bailey said.

Head women’s basketball coach Tim Kirby said Hawley’s skills, athleticism and size put her on a high level. Her energy and desire for excellence contributed to her abilities.

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“We always emphasize team first and are working to improve every day,” Kirby said. “If we are doing that then she will receive some well deserved recognition along with her teammates.”

According to the game recap by assistant athletic director for sports information, Scott Goode, from Harding Sports news, it was the second-highest scoring game in program history. Hawley shot 21 of 31, setting school records for both field goals made and field goal attempts.

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LAYUP Giving her all to the game, junior Sage Hawley continuously scores for the team. Hawley’s sportsmanship made her a trustworthy player.

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OFF THE COURT Junior Sage Hawley poses in her Harding Women’s Basketball uniform.

She credited her successful year to her team and coaches.

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ME ENCANTA SAN JUAN The men’s basketball team poses in front of the “I Love SJ” sign in the capital of Puerto Rico, San Juan. The team enjoyed exploring the city before competing.

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BALONCESTO The team poses with the basketball team from UPR Bayamón. Their week abroad fostered team bonding and memories.

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Harding men’s basketball competes in the Puerto Rico Clasico Tournament.

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o kick start the 2022 season, the Harding men’s basketball team traveled to San Juan, Puerto Rico, to play in the Puerto Rico Clasico Tournament. The team left in the morning and narrowly beat Hurricane Nicole as it hit Florida.

They flew into San Juan later that night.The following day they had free time to visit the area.

“We had a free day on Wednesday,” senior guard Davis Morgan said. “It was nice just to kind of get our bearings and see where we were at and have some time together.”

They were able to see the Old San Juan fort and visit other attractions on their day off.

“There was a cool old fortress that we were able to tour,” Morgan said. “We found some good food and ice cream while we were down there.”

After their day off, it was time to put in work on the court. Junior guard Stetson Smithson said that playing basketball wasn’t any different there and that the teams were similar to ones they played previously.

“I will say, the goals were definitely higher than 10 feet,” Smithson said. “We had an argument amongst ourselves trying to figure out how high it was.”

The team’s first game was on Nov. 11, 2022, when they played the University of Puerto Rico-

Rio Piedras. The following day, they played against University of Puerto Rico-Bayamón.

Davis Morgan said that the language barrier between the players, the referees and University athletic director and men’s basketball coach Jeff Morgan was interesting.

Jeff Morgan tried to ask the referee why they were making certain calls on the court. They had a hard time understanding one another, so fifth year guard Ramiro Santiago stepped in and helped with translation.

“It was definitely something funny to laugh about after the fact,” Smithson said. “Without Ramiro they would have never listened to Coach.”

After the week of games ended, the team came home with two wins under their belts.

Jeff Morgan said it was a good week for the team because it gave the teammates time to bond.

“It was a good time just to be together as a team and you get a good team kind of bonding, kind of family time,” Jeff Morgan said. “We had a lot of good meals together and an opportunity to get on the court and develop some team chemistry.”

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BASS PROS Sophomores Tanner Ham and John Tristen Waldron hold up the fish they caught in a match. The team spent a few matches at Lake Ozark this season.

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LOGGED IN Sophomore Ibrahim Blake plays on the Harding Esports team. The team was one of the most popular additions of the travel sports introduced in Fall 2022.

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TAKE IT ON THE ROAD Harding introduces multiple travel club sports in fall 2022.

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arding put together groups to form travel club sports beginning in fall 2022. The teams that made up these travel club sports were for sports that Harding did not offer as Great American Conference sanctioned sports.

Some of these travel sports existed already, but Harding placed an emphasis on them to make students more aware.

“The ultimate goal of this program is to attract new students that wouldn’t normally come,” Stephen Burks, kinesiology department chair, said. “I’ve been told that some of those players would not be here [if there were not] a men’s volleyball travel club team.”

There were seven different sports offered. Harding’s ultimate frisbee team, Apocalypse, existed the longest.

GAME TIME Senior Scott May searches for a teammate to throw the frisbee to. Harding Apocalypse was the first travel sports team the university had.

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“The Apocalypse team has been around for a long time, and we’re just helping them out,” Burks said. “We haven’t changed anything with what they’re doing.”

Recreation center manager Branden Henderson said there were many sports added in 2022. Pickleball, diving, fishing, men’s volleyball and disc golf were among the added sports. “[With] men’s volleyball we weren’t sure how much interest we would get, but we ended up having to trim the numbers for travel and uniform purposes,” Henderson said. “Esports has just started this week, and we’ve had lots of early success.”

Among the sports that they added this year, associate professor of exercise and sport sciences and coach of the disc golf team Mark Cullum said that they saw a big interest in disc golf and pickleball. He thought the recent interest for a disc golf team began during the pandemic.

“Disc golf has been steadily growing in popularity for a while now,” Cullum said. “That growth has accelerated the last five or six years and especially since the start of the pandemic.”

Burks said that sports were added slowly to see how well they did in their first year. They teased the idea of adding more sports in the near future.

He said there were a number of sports that they would be interested in making a travel sports team for, but the problem was finding coaches. “I [have] got to have somebody who can coach the sports,” Burks said. “There were other sports that we talked about, but we couldn’t find a coach.”

The travel club sports Harding did offer enjoyed a successful season in 2022.

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The Lady Bisons volleyball team accumulated many accomplishments and awards in the 2022 season, including completing the Great American Conference (GAC) regular season with an undefeated record of 16-0. During the 2022 season the team had the longest active winning streak in Division I and Division II of 25 matches. On November 12, 2022 the Lady Bisons won first place in the Great American Conference tournament and received an automatic bid to the NCAA Division II Tournament in Wayne, Nebraska.

The Lady Bisons also were awarded multiple individual titles. Coach Meredith Fear was named GAC Coach of the Year and senior middle blocker Kelli McKinnon was named GAC Player of the Year. Multiple players were also awarded for their academic success. Student athletes with at least 70 credit hours and a GPA of 3.70 or higher were awarded the GAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete award, while those with at least 70 credit hours and a GPA of 4.0 or higher are awarded GAC Elite Scholar Athlete.

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Baseball Row 1: D. Johnson, J. Lawhorn, L. Whaley, C. Helms, M. Dewald, D. Penick, J. Lobo, H. Pike, A. Davidson, A. McNeel, J. Jackson, T. Smith Row 2: S. Martinez, W. Johnston, S. Price, N. Bowie, M. Jay, L. Lacey, C. Smith, C. Doyle, W. Featherston, L. Johnson, C. Barger, C. Pierson, X. Arias Row 3: K. Lane, B. Francis, D. Welch, A. Bradshaw, B. Seaman, T. Turner, M. Milligan, J. Worley, S. Johnson, M. Long, J. Presley, D. Go, K. Keen, C. Newsom, W. Roguske, B. Hamilton, C. Dymek, H. Vaughn

Men’s Basketball Row 1: N. Hirscheider (student assistant), D. Morgan, N. Watson, S. Henderson, K. McBride, R. Santiago, J.T. Smith, W. Gilbert, R. Marshall, H. Majcunic, C. Jackson (student assistant) Row 2: R. Woods (assistant coach), I. Boxell (student assistant), S. Borth (student assistant), S. Riden (graduate assistant), R. Chougkaz, C. Mora, H. Silva, T. Currie, M. Miliovojevic, S. Smithson, John Duke (assistant coach), H. Lillard (student assistant), J. Francis (student assistant), J. Morgan (head coach)

Women’s Basketball Row 1: T. Hooten, T. Wells, L. Davis, J. Evans, R. Crawford, J. Thorman, K. Bailey, E. Thompson Row 2: R. Campbell (manager), A. Hood (manager), K. Echols, H. Harbour, P. Peric, S. Hawley, I. Ugarte, R. Geer, A. Isball, H. Mason, K. Theobald (manager) Row 3: T. Kirby (head coach), M. Gragg (head strength and conditioning coach), M. Hutto (athletic trainer), D. Yates (assistant coach)

Cheerleading Row 1: E. Etzig, E. Thornhill, M. Hays, R. Shepard, B. Hall, E. Brantley, K. Colon, M. Andujo Row 2: D. Lee, H. Parker, E. Brumley, W. Byers, J. Thomas, K. Harris, B. Fuller, H. Carroll, R. Dugger, K. Lanman

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Men’s Cross Country Row 1: B. Biskner, T. Allen, K. Townsley, C. Chunn, L. Walling, J. Wood, C. Brock, P. Davis, N. Perry, M. Ingalsbe Row 2: N. Haileab, Z. Reed, D. Watrous, T. Campney, T. Harrod, T. Valente, J. Pruim, K. Oakes, M. Sciba

Women’s Cross Country Row 1: K. Phillips, N. King, A. Aaron, J. Weilnau, N. Megias, K. Washko, E. Mast, A. Gray Row 2: A. Stewart, J. Parks, B. Hall, D. Winders, K.Bieker, J. Trice, T. Wells

Football Row 1: L. Masivi, K. Allen, K. McDonald, C. Pierce, M. Mays, A. Butler, C. Keylon, O. Henley, R. Wallace, B. Beto, J. Spicer, T. Ross, S. Sheffield, M. Cendrick, J. Madding, J. Marshall Row 2: K. Citty, P. Harlow, D. Brown, C. Pugh, C. Martin, G. Fitzhugh, O. Sinclair, C. Griffin, T. Dugger, B. Delacruz, W. Fitzhugh, O. Walker Jr., A. Richard, B. Karikari, Z. Smith Row 3: N. Wallace, C. Carroll, E. Miller, J. Jones, J. Celeste, X. Green, K. McAllister, W. White, A. Brown,, Z. Strickland, L. Chaffey, D. Manning, R. Fox, M. Kutch Row 4: J. Citty, D. Carroll, L. Pate, M. Hunt, K. Shive, L. Ray, G. Price, J. Underwood, A. Hayes, A. Bailey, J. Mitchell, M. Ericson, A. Wilson, E. Swindle Row 5: A. Fager, D. Allen, C. Lees, H. Willis, A. Toler, B. Burke, D. Daring, D. Johnson, J. Harrell, J. Townsdin, I. Miller, D. Romberger, G. Ennis Row 6: D. Dunlap-Johnson, J. Hall, J. Dugger, N. Holsinger, J. Alejo Jr., S. Helms, P. Healy, J. Livingston, D. Hall, K. Brasher, W. Coleman, J. Strickland Jr., Z O’Day Row 7: Row 7; J. Hermes, B. Jay, M. Mason, A. Miller, L. Hohenberger, E. Moore, E. Carlton, J. Bailey, L. Martin, M. Young, L. Vidal, J. Richardson, R. Elrod, M. McWhorter Row 8: K. Wright, C. Hammit, M. Claybrooks, J. Jordan, C. Knight, J. Mays, X. Hylton, T. Johnson, L. Gunn, C. Welch, J. Lopez, Row 9: T. Burton, C. Kinney, C. Mathews, G. Lilienkamp, M. Lepak, D. Sellers, J. Sobczak

Men’s Golf Row 1: D. Howell (head coach), S. Tandy, R. Jerez, J. Croshaw, W. Rush, J. Peralta, T. Tarvin, J. Hayes (graduate assistant) Row 2: C. Nichols, L. Maciejek, W. Haakansson, F. Cummings, M. Cue Vargas, R. Cooper, M. Faure (graduate assistant)

Women’s Golf Row 1: D. Howell (head coach), I. Sanches, B. Meche, C. Hounshell, K. Winnings, J. Perry, P. Martinez, B. Sanchez, M. Wilson, A. Martinez, J. Hayes (graduate assistant), M. Faure (graduate assistant)

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Men’s Soccer Row 1: M. Fadel, E. Bracy, T. Sterbenz, J. Lee, J. Nitz, A. Kirsten-Westgard, J. Fulton, B. Jacquet, M. Sanchez, J. Jackson Row 2: J. Ireland (head coach), N. Foederer (graduate assistant), A. Wagner, S. Albritton, C. Stoner, H. Torres, J. Linderman, K. Wicklund, D. Bowes, I. Arsuaga, L. Smith, S. Akpanudo, D. Weir, J. Oliver, J. Leslie (athletic trainer), W. Fazende (graduate assistant) Row 3: S. McElveen, J. Hernandez, C. Porto, J. Pastiroff, G. Petousis, S. Silva

Women’s Soccer Row 1: K. Holeyfield, S. Fawks, C. Thompson, H. Hinkle, M. Ventura, B. Dixon, M. Potter, R. Thompson, B. Bulliner, K. Tindel, V. Jones Row 2: M. Gragg (head strength and conditioning coach), M. Potter, M. Gragg (assistant coach), W. Thomas, T. Walsh, L. Cabana, K. Cabana, C. Potter, M. Herring, B. Brown, K. Keiser, K. Barcenas, J. Balbin (assistant coach), G. Harris (head coach) Row 3: M. Moore, A. Cotton, C. Gunn, S. Capitanelli, L. Service, G. Templeton

Softball Row 1: K. Holeyfield, S. Fawks, C. Thompson, H. Hinkle, M. Ventura, B. Dixon, M. Potter, R. Thompson, B. Bulliner, K. Tindel, V. Jones Row 2: W. Thomas, T. Walsh, L. Cabana, K. Cabana, C. Potter, M. Herring, B. Brown, K. Keiser, K. Barcenas Row 3: K. Wearden (assistant coach), J. Balbin (athletic trainer), M. Gragg (head strength and conditioning coach), M. Moore, A. Cotton, C. Gunn, S. Capitanelli, L. Service, G. Templeton

Men’s Tennis Row 1: G. Hansard, R. Jove, A. Urquiola, D. Ortiz, , J. Van Vreden, L. Rambo Row 2: J. Redding (head coach), E. D’Arrigo, B. Walker, T. Zlatar, C. de Ruiter, M. Petrovic, H. DeMunbrun, R. Rodrigues (student assistant)

Women’s Tennis Row 1: R. McCrae, L. Romero, A. Nilsson, E. Graham, J. Yang, J. Chang (graduate assistant) Row 2: D. Redding (head coach), G. Dodd, G. Plunkett, R. Britt, K. Roux

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Men’s Track and Field Row 1: W. Meredith, D. Smith, C. Chunn, N. Perry, M. Sciba, L. Walling, J. Pruim, T. Campney Row 2: A. Jones, N. Haileab, Z. Robinson, T. Valente, J. Wood, P. Davis, K. Oakes, B. Biskner, T. Allen, Z. Reed Row 3: S. Bush, D. Bush, B. Singleton, K. Watson, D. Watrous, W. Laughary, J. Hardy, B. Hanoch, K. Townsley Row 4: N. Baker, S. Williams, Y. Bilong, A. Ashmore, B. Tindel, J. Hardy, B. Cage, K. Aguilar, J, Wall Row 5: N. Csokas, J. Cantrell, T. Kirby, M. Rivera, K. Hatley, D. Carnley, B. Ferris, P. Quillin, I. Nirella Row 6: F. Osoba, A. Forte, K. de Carvalho, S. West, J. Zerby, R. McGaughy

Women’s Track and Field Row 1: C. Stramrood, B. Johnson, C. Monn, N. Thompson, K. Hausam, S. Gautreaux, L. Parker, S. White, B. Hall Row 2: J. Akins, L. Shell, B. Roach, H. Jackson, T. Graham, E. Strickland, C. Sansom, T. Wells, M. Hiteshew Row 3: S. Soto, S. Van Dyke, J. Davis, D. Winders, N. Megias, A. Aaron, J. Weilnau, K. Phillips, M. Miller, J. Parks, N. King Row 4: M. McElroy, A. Clark, K. Bieker, L. Retailleau, G. Nguema, A. Cotton, V. Jones, S. Parker, K. Hall, M. Maples, A. Prentice Row 5: B. Watson, A. Stewart, A. Gray, K. Washko, E. Mast, J. Sees, A. Marcum, J. Ellerman

Volleyball Row 1: A. Hall, S. Morehead, E. Winiger, K. Schnell, G. Soriano, C. Ingersoll, C. Hinton, J. Lambert Row 2: R. Smith (graduate assistant), E. Hinton, A. Stoner, D. Garner, A. Lamkin, K. McKinnon, L. Smith, S. McKinnon, R. Fear (assistant coach), M. Fear (head coach)

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DEBATES WITH DR. GARNER After serving as debate coach for 44 years, Dr. Pat Garner retires and Dr. Jared Dockery becomes the new coach.

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ince its founding, Harding University always had a debate team. Professor of communication Pat Garner became a staple of the team. Other than a few years off while he worked toward his master’s degree, Garner was part of the debate team since 1967. Garner joined the debate his freshman year as a student and coached from 1977 until 2021.

“It’s always been a focal point of my interests because I competed in it,” Garner said. “I’ve always believed it is a skill.”

The standard format of intercollegiate debate changed over the years, but the core lessons remained the same.

Harding’s debate team followed the International Public Debate Association (IPDA) format, meaning that there was one debator per team. The IPDA format focused primarily on developing persuasion skills with little preparation.

“It is the best tool for public speaking and creative thinking,” Garner said.

Garner led the Harding team to debate against schools from across the country, including Harvard, Baylor and Oklahoma Christian. This extracurricular activity gave Harding students the opportunity to put research into practice outside of the classroom.

“Debate has always been forward thinking in terms of issues, controversies, and those always generalize to the rest of my teaching,” Garner said.

Associate professor of history and political science Jared Dockery was the new debate coach who stepped in for Garner. Dockery debated for Garner when he was a student at Harding. In addition, Dockery’s father debated with Garner during their time at Harding together.

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“I debated for Pat back in the 90s when I was a student,” Dockery said. “Having him as a mentor and just the context of debate itself was good for me.”

Senior Brandon Davis joined the debate team his freshman year.

“Although most people who join do it in preparation for a law degree, I just enjoy the atmosphere,” Davis said.

The debate team was made of nine members with diverse majors. Davis studied international business, with teammates who studied political science and business.

“We’re growing and have several new members to the debate team this year,” Davis said.

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COMPETITION The Harding Debate team poses for a photo on the campus of the University of Central Missouri. They competed at the Missouri Mule Speech and Debate Tournament.

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LISTEN UP Dr. Jared Dockery leads the debate team. The debate team met on Tuesday afternoons in the Donald W. Reynolds Center for Music and Communication.

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GROUP HUG The Walton Scholar students pose with Dr. Nicky Boyd. The group joined to congratulate Boyd on his 28 years of hard work.

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28 YEARS! Boyd begins to cut the cake during his retirement celebration.The group gathered to thank Boyd for his contributions to the program in fall of 2022.

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NEW FACES Dr. Nicky Boyd was the former director of the Walton Scholars. Dr. David Collins took over the position following Boyd’s retirement.

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BEST WISHES BOYD The head of the Walton International Scholarship program retires.

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ince 1985, the Walton International Scholarship program was part of Harding University’s mission of service. The program was started by Sam Walton’s vision to give young people in Central America an opportunity to be exposed to democracy and capitalism. The goal of the program was to instill these values in up to 60 students each year in hopes that they would take their knowledge to their home country.

Since 1994, the program was headed by Dr. Nicky Boyd, who implemented the principles Walton instilled and personalized the scholars’ experience. For 28 years, Boyd was able to impact over 500 Central American students, whether that was by inviting them into his home for Christmas parties or visiting with them and their families back in their home country.

“I hope that I’ve treated them all fairly, and I hope that they could see a little bit of Jesus from me,” Boyd said.

With the conclusion of the 2021-22 school year, Boyd retired from his duties with the Walton Program and a new director was appointed. Dr. David Collins, the former executive vice president of the University, stepped into the role. Collins hoped to enter the position with the same level of intentionality as his predecessor.

The succession from Boyd to Collins was reminiscent of their real life relationship as coach and athlete. Boyd was Collins’ basketball coach in junior high. Having learned from him at a young age, Collins was excited to continue to follow in his footsteps.

“He has done an outstanding job, not only directing the program and handling the operations of it, but also recruiting outstanding students and serving them and looking out for them in every way,” Collins said. “So, having watched him, I am really excited about moving the program forward.”

When asked what he would bring to the table, Collins wanted to focus more on student experience.

“How can we make things better for them and easier to transition to Harding from back home?” Collins said.

“At the end of their time, how can we help them find employment back home?”

These were the questions that he planned to focus on throughout his tenure. He also stated that he wanted to grow closer with his students by learning Spanish.

“I am not a Spanish speaker; however, I am committed,” Collins said. “The students have challenged me in a fun way to work on my Spanish.”

Collins was dedicated to fostering relationships with his students. Sophomore Asaf Lopez appreciated the work that Collins put into getting to know the scholars.

“Dr. Collins was a student when the first generation of Walton Scholars came to campus,” Lopez said. “He knows the experience of a Walton Scholar. Dr. Collins has already invited us into his home, and we’ve had dinner. If I’m ever struggling, I feel like he’s one that could listen and help me. I am grateful for Dr. Boyd and everything he has done, but I think this new presence will be a good refresh for the Walton Program.”

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CHIT CHATTING Dr. Britney Finley, assistant professor of kinesiology, chats with students during Fall Bash with HEAL. Finley was the director of HEAL. Photo by:

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YOUR TURN Freshman Garrett Cook plays a card game in the Brackett Library. Activities were held in a variety of locations on campus.

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BOWLS OF BONDING Healthy Eating Active Living and Campus Life partners together for an alternative to club week.

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or students who chose not to participate in the club process, Fall Bash took place in the fall semester. This was the second year this week-long event took place, and organizations such as Healthy Eating Active Living and Campus Life planned a week filled with fun activities for students to participate in.

Dr. J.D.Yingling, professor of kinesiology, created this event after he heard about the negative impact of club week on the mental health of students, whether they participated or not.

Senior Deanna Hutson was part of the student steering committee for Fall Bash and was passionate about what this week meant to others.

FRIENDSHIP AND FELLOWSHIP Students mingle at President Mike Williams’ house enjoying a night of fun. There were opportunities for students to come together all week.

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“It creates a space of inclusion instead of exclusion, and I don’t think that the point of the club process is exclusion, but I think that it is easy for people to end up feeling that way,” Hutson said.

“I think it’s just countercultural almost, in a way of creating a space of inclusion and creating a space of community, and that is what Harding is about. It’s supposed to be a community of mission, and so I think this is something that really embodies that.”

Sophomore Lydia Radke, another member of the student steering committee, felt similar to Hutson.

“Our goal is to help students build community,” Radke said.

Some of the activities planned for this week of festivities were a service project; glow-in-the-dark dodgeball; a session at Nooma, the local yoga studio and time spent with President Mike Williams and First Lady Lisa Williams. Fall Bash not only connected students with different organizations, but also with faculty. Senior Hannah Ireland was also a part of the student steering committee for this week.

“I think it’s promoting faculty and student interactions outside of class,” Ireland said. “They know we’re talking to professors in the Bible department, English department, people that students are familiar with, people in the Honors College and getting them to come hang out with students outside of class.”

Dr. Britney Finley, assistant professor of kinesiology, was also involved with Fall Bash.

“I like that there’s new organizations that are involved,” Finley said. “I like that it’s more of a community effort to do something.”

In a week that could be filled with high emotions, students and faculty worked together to strengthen the campus community.

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Mattie Powers

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Summer Theatre Season Searcy Summer Dinner Theatre performs “The Play That Goes Wrong.”

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arding University’s theatre department kicked off the semester with their production of “The Play That Goes Wrong” on the first weekend of the school year.

The show was about a theatre company putting on a play, but as the performance continued, everything about it started to go wrong. This show within a show had the audience in an uproar of laughter. Senior Keller Montgomery played Max Bennett, whose character played two roles in the production.

“When something goes wrong they’ll have a moment where you see the actor behind the character reacting or trying to figure out what they’re supposed to do, so it’s kind of a couple different layers that are going on,” Montgomery said.

Sophomore Aubrey Jones found being an actor in this type of production enjoyable.

“Because you’re playing a character who is an actor in a show, you’re playing two layers of character, which is really fun to get to do and get to watch,” Jones said.

This play broke the fourth wall, creating a different type of show than Harding had put on in the past. The play even featured crew members as part of the story.

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Another factor that went into this production was that faculty acted with the students in the show. Hannah Wood, archives and special collections librarian, and Emily Hutcheson, theatre department administrative assistant and recruiter, were part of the cast and crew in the play.

Hutcheson spoke about what it was like working with the students.

“It’s so much fun,” Hutcheson said. “Some of the students I already knew before I took the position, and some of them I was students with. We’re both alumni, so it’s really awesome. It’s kind of like a family, just a huge family reunion.”

Wood was active with the theatre department when she was in school.

“I love seeing and hearing the audience’s reactions because I think it gives us some extra energy when we’re on stage,” Wood said.

“The Play That Goes Wrong” was filled with joy and fun that not only the audience remembered, but the cast and crew did too.

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Mattie Powers

SPOTLIGHT Senior Asher Patten plays a large role in “The Play That Goes Wrong.” Patten was in multiple productions at Harding.

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EYE CONTACT Seniors Keller Montgomery and Josie Holman, act their characters in “The Play that Goes Wrong.” The play was in the Ulrey Performing Arts Center.

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HANGING OUT Reaching out her hands, senior Josie Holman sings to the audience. In this scene, her character was stuck behind a window.

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INSTANT FRIENDS Campus Ministry Connection leaders gather at Imago Dei Coffee.

They worked together during a week-long retreat.

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FOOD AND FRIENDS Campus Ministry Connections student leaders eat lunch together. Friendship blossomed within the group.

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Campus Ministry Connections brings people together across campus.

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ampus Ministry Connections (CMC) was a new Christ-centered organization at Harding in fall 2022. The ministry consisted of 10 students total, seven women and three men. They kicked off the school year on Aug. 15, 2022, with the start of their spiritual week training.

“The weekend was like a pressure cooker that was a spirit field,” sophomore Hadassah Reese said. “It felt like two months of friendship formed only within one week.”

The week-long retreat consisted of diving deep into scriptures, sharing personal testimonies, and growing closer to God and each other.

“We learned what it looked like to be transparent and vulnerable,” junior Clayton Roach said.

After a week of training, the CMC students immediately took action in the new school year.

Sophomore CMC student McKenzie Kilmer had the idea to have coffee and fellowship with first-year students on the first Sunday morning of the school year. This gave first-year students the opportunity to experience community and attend a church in Searcy by riding with the CMC students to their local congregations.

“In all honesty, I had the idea for myself, but Campus Ministry Connections helped me make it a larger scale event,” Kilmer said. “I was able to connect with people and bring them to church with me afterwards.”

While bringing people to church was a focus for the Campus Ministry Connections group, they also took on leadership roles around campus. Dorm Bible studies, oneon-one spiritual check-ins and other planned events were just some of the many things these students worked on.

Every Monday, all 10 members ate lunch together along with Chris Buxton, the head of their organization. This time served as a check-in to make sure the campus and the CMC members were doing what they could to help students grow to be like Christ.

“Chris Buxton started Campus Ministry Connections at Arkansas Tech and has now expanded to many other campuses in the South,” Roach said. “He wants us to be a liaison between the students and the local churches here in Searcy.”

Buxton was nothing short of intentional when it came to choosing the 10 students to be a part of the CMC. With an email sent out at the end of the spring 2022 semester, along with a spiritually driven interview process, 10 applicants were accepted to have paid jobs working in ministry. The students had majors including communication science and disorders, criminal justice, social work, Bible, and nursing.

They also had various levels of involvement on campus, which helped get everyone connected.

“As an RA, I feel as if I have a leg up because I am around freshmen all day and immersed in their culture,” Roach said. “I can make connections with them and get to know everyone on a personal level.”

CMC also had a public Instagram available (@ministryconnections.hu) for all students and faculty to interact with. They were equipped and ready to help anyone around campus.

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Adele Duncan

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Write All Night

The Campus Players complete the 24-hour writing project for the first time in two years.

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fter cancellations, a year of COVID-19 restrictions and rescheduled dates, the Campus Players’ 24-hour writing project returned to normal in fall 2022 for the first time since fall 2019.

It was a two-day process that required intense commitment from everyone involved.

Senior Josie Holman, who worked on the project as a director, gave a rundown of what the weekend looked like. Participants signed up ahead of time to be writers, directors and actors. The writers arrived at the Ulrey Performing Arts Center to start from scratch on their scripts at 6 p.m. Friday night, and the directors arrived at 9 p.m.

Until 1 a.m., the writers and directors worked together to discuss the scripts, make changes and plan for auditions the next day. The actors showed up early the next morning, and the directors held a “cattle-call” audition where all of the actors read different monologues. Based on that information, the directors deliberated on which shows to cast each actor in.

Holman said the format of auditions was unique because all of the actors were guaranteed a role.

“We wrote the scripts specifically so that all the people had an opportunity, and we placed everyone where we felt that they would be best utilized,” Holman said.

Senior Corinne Tabor, an actor in the project, said the lack of pressure made the audition process more enjoyable.

“We got to improv a little bit with each other and just really have fun,” Tabor said. “Everybody was excited, and there was no stress because everybody knew they were going to get cast, so it was just a good bonding time for everybody.”

Senior Trey Bailey, who also participated in the project, agreed.

“People got to really cut loose and take risks they wouldn’t usually take, which leads to a lot of laughs

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and a lot of jokes,” Bailey said. “You truly feel like a community in that moment, not trying to one up each other or get a spot [in a show] but just appreciate theatre.”

After all of the roles were cast, the directors and actors had only a few hours to block, rehearse lines, and find props and costumes before it was time to pack up and head to the Reynolds Recital Hall for the performances.

“Performing was so much fun — getting to sit in the audience and watch your friends go before you do and then getting up there,” Tabor said. “It’s a creative experience that we don’t typically get to do in a college setting. It’s unique, just strictly fun theatre.”

Tabor was one of the only participants in the 2022 24-hour writing project who experienced it in full force in 2019. She remembered the way she felt doing it for the first time as a new transfer student in fall 2019.

“It was so fast, in 24 hours putting on all these shows, but it was so much fun, and it was exhilarating,” Tabor said. “After that, I felt like I had a place in the theatre department and could talk to more people because we had had this bonding experience of, ‘Oh my goodness, we had to do all this stuff in 24 hours.’ And now it’s really fun being an upperclassman and getting to bring in the freshmen who are in that spot.”

In addition to the connections and new friendships, Bailey said the project brought an experience for theatre students and non-theatre students alike.

“The 24-hour writing project allows you to just ‘do,’” Bailey said. “Never written something before? Scared to act? This is the time to ‘do.’ People will help you along the way. You’ll make friends, and it’s a safe way to dip your toes in the water. Theatre or not, you can do anything and be able to jut have fun with it.”

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Morgan Wrigley

BRAINSTORMING Campus Players write down ideas for their show at Midnight Oil. Seven writers, six directors, and 20 actors collaorated to complete the 24-hour writing project.

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PRACTICE TIME Campus Players work together to come up with ideas for their shows. The group went to Ulrey Performing Arts Center to start their project with a tight deadline.

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SIZZLE Freshman Kaiden Vanderpoel welds. He worked on a piece for the competition.

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Baja Team Builds

The Baja team gears up for their next competition but meets a disappointing setback.

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he Bison Baja team was a group made mostly of engineering students that designed and built a single-seat off-road vehicle each year. Once they had a finished product, the team went across the country to race their vehicle with schools from around the world. In the 2021 event in Tucson, Arizona, the Harding team made the first ever four-wheel drive vehicle for the competition and placed fourth overall and first in the four-hour long endurance race.

Many changes were made to the competition for the 2022-23 season. First, four-wheel drive was required for all vehicles in the competition. Because the Harding team made four-wheel drive vehicles previously, this was not a challenge. The change that affected the team the most was that the competition made changes to the engine requirements. Previously, the team used a 10-horsepower engine provided by, but it was upped to 14-horsepower. Senior co-captain Ryan Hankins detailed how this impacted the team.

“All of our testing from our nearly 10 years as a team doesn’t really help us anymore,” Hankins said.

“We’re at a new beginning, so we have to really do our work and redesign the entire power train system of the vehicle as well as every other system to work with this new system that is a lot more robust.”

The team planned to race in September in Tucson with the vehicle from the 2021-22 season, but because

of the changes, the team decided to stop preparation on the vehicle for that event and focused all their efforts on the new specification.

These challenges brought mixed emotions from the team.

Junior Colton Mercer spoke about the team’s reaction to the news.

“At first, it was pretty tough because we’ve already put in a lot of effort into competing in the September competition,” Mercer said. “We were disappointed, but it was also very exciting because we have a whole new set of rules and problems to fix. We got to completely start over, which sounds awful, but it was actually quite relieving that we get to all come up with our own decisions and come together to reach a goal.”

Though these challenges made it more difficult for the team, adviser and shop coordinator Kent Miller was confident in the team’s ability to adapt and overcome.

“Our team, though small, is made up of excellent engineers who are highly skilled in all areas of manufacturing and fabrication,” Miller said. “After our team interest meeting, we are excited about the number of students wanting to participate. We have changed the way our meetings look by offering structured training on Tuesday nights that will help pass on knowledge and ensure continued success in the future.”

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Ethan Conn

TEAMWORK Freshmen team members work on their vehicle’s production. They worked for the upcoming season in the Ulrey Engineering Shop.

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elay for Life was a yearly occurrence on Harding University’s campus and had heavy involvement from the student body, faculty and staff. It was an event where the Harding community came together for the common goal of raising as much money as possible in support of the American Cancer Society. Many people were involved, including junior Eli Smith. “[For] Relay for Life at Harding, we’re just trying to make as big of an impact as we can on the cancer research community as far as raising money and raising awareness on how many people are impacted, but also how we can utilize our time and energy into making an impact,” Smith said.

Each social club and organization involved had their own way of raising money. There were a wide range of methods to raise money such as selling baked goods, taking a chance at the dunk tank and paying to pie university leadership and faculty in the face. There was also a competition among the social clubs to see which could raise the most money, and women’s social club Zeta Rho was the winner.

Junior McKenzie Paden was also involved in the work to set up Relay for Life and told how Harding connected to this cause.

“It is an excellent way for the Harding community to come together,” Paden said. “Relay for Life is a great way to show the people affected by cancer our love and support.”

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Relay for Life started at 5 p.m. and went on throughout the night until 5 a.m. Students and faculty had a wide range of activities to keep them awake such as line dancing, watching a movie and live music entertainment.

The theme for Relay for Life 2022 was “for a world with more birthday parties,” and their fundraising goal for the whole event was $20,000. The goal was exceeded before the actual event started, which had never been done before. The starting total at the event was $27,339, and by the end the grand total was $39,124.59.

Relay for Life would not have happened if it were not for the executive committee that helped with putting the event together. One of the members of this crew was junior Aja Von Luckner.

“It’s just such a great team to get to know, and we all have so many good ideas and get along with each other so well,” Von Luckner said. “The time that we put into it is so great, and I loved every minute of it because I know it’s just for a great cause.”

Relay for Life was a beloved event that connected the Harding community to the cause of raising funds to find a cure for cancer.

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Mattie Powers

WALKING ALL NIGHT Students walk laps during Relay for Life. Participants walked one hour laps from 5 p.m. until 5 a.m.

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Harding’s Relay for Life breaks a record of completing their goal before the event starts.

PIE IN THE FACE President Mike Williams sits with a pie in his face during Relay for Life. Williams was pied to raise money for Ju Go Ju’s tent.

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SIGHT SEEING Students walk to different stations raising money for the American Cancer Society. Nearly $20,000 was raised overnight at Relay for Life.

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CAB rebrands to Campus Life in fall 2022.

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all 2022 at Harding University encompassed much change, including the rebrand of the Campus Activities Board (CAB). CAB was under the Office of Campus Life, which was a section of the Office of Student Life.

CAB became a larger part of campus life, instead of a separate entity under it. Senior Grace Morse was a codirector for CAB in fall 2022. Her job was to coordinate and plan events for the student body, including concerts and game nights.

“CAB is done, but we are still doing activities through campus life,” she said.

Morse said the rebrand partially stemmed from wanting to build professional student leaders. With CAB, any student could come in and ask for a job. The students from spring 2022 continued to be part of the rebranded campus life in fall 2022.

Additionally, in fall 2022, they offered jobs that were major-specific.

“We want to make it a space for people of different majors, like public relations or marketing, to come in and be able to have a job with us,” Morse said. “We think that helps with development or professionalism.”

Senior Baylie Hess was a student worker for CAB. She was part of the CAB team since the beginning of her junior year in fall of 2021.

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“So for all of the events that we have, I’m just supposed to show up, get the student body involved and be enthusiastic about what we are doing,” Hess said.

Hess said that the rebrand from CAB to a larger scale campus life made events more inviting and open to all. Additionally, she said a tangible sign of the rebrand was the Instagram handle, as it changed to @ hardingcampuslife.

Director of Campus Life Abigail Stinnett helped oversee the student co-directors and workers of CAB and the events they planned for the student body. The events included trivia nights, karaoke and bingo.

“People are still going to call it CAB for a while, until there is a completely fresh group of students who might not know what it is,” Stinnett said.

Campus life shared student association, sporting events and social club information. It had a place for students to know what was happening on campus.

Stinnett said their goals in the rebrand were partially inspired by the new administration to “improve student development ... engage more with students and build better experiences for them.”

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Camille White

out with CAB in with Campus Life SINGING OUT Doublecamp singer Joe Neary performs at a concert for campus life at Harding University. Doublecamp visited Harding on Sept.15, 2022.

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B-I-N-G-O Sophomore Lexi Earnhart plays bingo during Campus Life game night. Game night in the dining hall was a popular event.

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OH SNAP Senior Taylor Conaway poses at the Swaid and Christy Swaid Center for Health Sciences. Conaway pursued her Master’s in Professional Nursing.

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Nursing Student Goes National Senior Taylor Conaway becomes the National Student Nursing Association president.

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aylor Conaway, a senior pursuing her master’s in professional nursing, was elected president of the National Student Nursing Association (NSNA) in April. Conaway was the first Harding student to serve as president of NSNA, but this was not her first experience in a major leadership role. In 2021, Conaway served as president of the Arkansas Nursing Student Association (ANSA). A year later, she ran at the national level.

Conaway shared that the process was daunting but rewarding.

“When the preslate list came out, I was running against one other person, which helped to motivate me to prepare for the national convention,” Conaway said. “I worked on my campaign, decided what I wanted to focus on, and started reaching out to people. My slogan was ‘join the ConaWay.’” At the national convention in Salt Lake City, Conaway said she continued campaigning, talked with students about her vision for NSNA and participated in the presidential debate.

“It was a stressful opportunity, but one that brought growth,” Conaway said.

During her year of presidency, Conaway said her responsibilities included presiding as chair of the meetings, helping provide direction for the board and moving the decisions of the House of Delegates into action, as well as representing NSNA at different

events, including the Midyear Conference in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and the annual convention in Nashville, Tennessee.

Conaway said the most valuable thing she learned from her experience as president was the benefit that came from pushing herself out of her comfort zone.

“I would not have believed it if someone told me four years ago that I serve on a national board and deliver speeches in front of hundreds of people,” Conaway said.

“Another thing I’ve learned is to walk through the doors that God has opened for you even when you are scared.

Serving where God is asking you to is what we are called to do, and your actions speak louder than words.”

Dean of the College of Nursing Susan Kehl said the nursing department was grateful for Conaway’s leadership and gifts.

“She quickly understood the importance of students’ participation in the Arkansas and National Student Nurses Associations,” Kehl said.

“She has the ability to manage her academic workload and work as president of ASNA and NSNA. She has the capacity to promote the profession of nursing across the state and country.”

Graduate nursing student Malore Laferriere, who worked alongside Conaway as secretary of ASNA, agreed.

“She is a role model to her peers and passionate about nursing,” Laferriere said. “She inspires our cohort with her positive attitude and her eagerness to learn.”

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Morgan Wrigley

PRESENTATION TIME Taylor Conaway gives a speech at a national nursing convention.

Conaway’s role as president gave her the opportunity to travel to many conventions.

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SEARCHING THE

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n July 2022 NASA released the first images from the James Webb Space Telescope. The five photos uncovered never before seen images of the universe.

Webb was released into space by a rocket in December 2021. The telescope explored unknown areas of space by observing infared light in far off galaxies.

The telescope was recognizable by the 18 gold hexagon shaped mirrors that reflected infared light. Four camera instruments used infrared detectors to capture light from distant astronomical sources. It was designed to operate for five years minimum. Upon its launch, the solar powered instrument became the world’s largest and most powerful space telescope to date.

Conversation with a Candidate

ALL SMILES Students gather with Dr. Chris Jones for a picture after the panel. The panel held by the Black Student Association was open to all students.

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A WELCOME GUEST Dr. Chris Jones speaks at the Black Student Association panel. The panel was held in the Reynolds Recital Hall on Sept. 23, 2022.

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Candidate for Arkansas governor Dr. Chris Jones, joins the Black Student Association for a panel.

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n fall 2022, the Black Student Association (BSA) hosted a candidate for Arkansas governor to speak to Harding students about his journey, his faith and how to handle civil discourse.

Dr. Chris Jones, the 2022 Democratic candidate for governor, was invited by the BSA to visit campus and speak in a student-led discussion. Janae Bradshaw, vice president for the BSA, took charge of the task of bringing Jones to campus.

Bradshaw received the recommendation to invite Jones to campus from one of her professors. After doing her research, she emailed his campaign manager and scheduled the event for the following week.

“You reach out to people who are pretty big, and you never suspect that they’re going to have a response for you, especially with that response agreeing, saying that they want to come,” Bradshaw said. “It meant a great deal, not only to just me, but also to the BSA. We don’t really get many guests come in specifically because we asked them and because we want them to be here.”

Jones was a nuclear engineer and worked for NASA after graduate school. He was also a minister and an executive for Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub, an Arkansas nonprofit. Jones said that the connecting thread to all of his experiences was serving people, and it was for that reason he ran for governor.

BSA President Halle Miller and Bradshaw led the conversation with Jones and asked him questions

about his education, his faith and how he dealt with civil discourse.

“At the end of the day, I don’t care what your party affiliation is,” Jones said. “You want to know that somebody is listening. You want to know that someone cares, and you want to take care of your family.”

Miller said this was one of the points that she felt students needed to know.

“We all, at the end of the day, care about the same issues and have really similar experiences,” Miller said.

“Harding students shouldn’t be afraid to have another voice on campus, especially because we’re going to go into the world and have lots of different voices coming at us from all different angles.”

Jones also spoke about his faith and how it fit into a science-based career. Rather than causing tension, Jones said his faith and science complemented each other.

“My faith tells me the why,” Jones said. “My science tells me the what.”

To end the discussion, Miller asked Jones for advice for students who would be graduating soon.

“In moments when decisions are critical, what I do is I visualize myself as an 80-year-old sitting on a porch … and I ask myself, my 80-year-old self, ‘When you look back at this moment in my life, which decision makes you smile?’” Jones said.

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Grace Hurt

QUALITY CONVERSATION Black Student Association Vice President Janae Bradshaw and President Halle Miller interview Dr. Chris Jones.

The panel discussed his faith in a secular career.

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Learning Leadership

The national organization Omicron Delta Kappa rebuilds its circle at Harding.

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micron Delta Kappa (ODK) was a multigenerational National Leadership Society that returned to campus in fall 2022.

The Harding circle of the organization was formed by Dr. Mike James in the 1994-95 school year. During the 2019-20 school year, the club had a hard time meeting due to the COVID-19 related health regulations in place and took a hiatus as a result.

Dr. John Richard Duke, associate professor of history and political science, was in charge of the club and planned for it to be stronger with new officers and members.

“It’s always been there,” Duke said. “It just took about a year and a half where they didn’t have an induction class during COVID to help cope with the situation, we’re trying to get it going again.”

With the new inductees, they also appointed new officers. Junior Briana McSpadden was president, and junior Allie Nesbitt was vice president. They explained that they were nominated and accepted the invitation to join.

“ODK seeks to encourage collaboration among students, faculty, staff and alumni to advance leadership,” McSpadden said.

Harding’s circle was actively involved with hosting events for the University, such as the Leadership Seminar hosted each spring. The seminar resembled an open conference where many student leaders gathered to learn. Campus leaders from the community also attended the event.

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“Being a part of ODK gives us an opportunity to develop good leadership skills and learn more about what it looks like to use those skills throughout the rest of our lives,” Nesbitt said.

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Athya McBride

GOOD DAY Dr. John Richard Duke gives a welcome speech to the inductees at the beginning of the ceremony. He served as a faculty sponsor for ODK. Photo by:

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NEW FACES ODK gathers after an induction ceremony. This was the first group of ODK inductees since 2019.

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WELCOME TO THE CLUB Junior Davis Burton signs the inductee book. The book holds signatures of every individual who participated in ODK at Harding.

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CHECKS GALORE After receiving their rewards, the winners gather for a picture. The first place prize was $3,000.

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NO WAY Seniors Abby Long and Laney Bell pose with their prize at the Bison Pitch competition.

Long and Bell won first place.

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PITCHING IT Sophomore Elizabeth Fisher presents her pitch. Fisher received the second place prize for her work.

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Let’s Pitch it, Bisons!

The Waldron Center for Entrepreneurship and Family Business hosted a pitch competition.

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n fall 2022, the Waldron Center for Entrepreneurship and Family Business hosted its first Bison Pitch competition. The event was inspired by Dr. Allen Frazier, professor and dean of the College of Business Administration (COBA), and was meant to allow students an opportunity to pitch entrepreneurial ideas to business professionals for feedback.

Thirteen groups of students presented their ideas to the crowd. This crowd included six COBA alumni who aided the students through the process of pitching their ideas by asking questions and providing guidance.

“I think just any of these kinds of competitions have helped me to feel a lot more confident in my speaking,” senior Abby Long said.

“I think it’s always helpful to do things where you get to apply what you’ve been learning.”

Caleb Young, a recent Harding graduate and administrative assistant at the Waldron Center, spoke about the importance of Bison Pitch for students in their undergraduate business programs. He said it was a good opportunity for students to practice presenting in front of an audience, get feedback and connect with the crowd.

Junior Gabe Mahon was one of the students that joined faculty, staff and family at the event.

“I’m an education major, but I still find it interesting seeing my peers who are having all these ideas I didn’t know they had and going out there and pitching them,” Mahon said.

Young anticipated 50 people, but nearly 125 people were in attendance.

“The event went incredibly well,” Young said. “There were a few hiccups here and there but for the event never happening before, I thought it went as good as it could have gone.”

Young hoped that Bison Pitch would continue to be an event that students remain involved with because of the benefits that it provided.

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All Missions Fellowship Row 1: J. Smith, M. Smith, O. Tankersley, N. Emlaw Row 2: Smith, Smith, E. Veltema

American Society of Interior Design Row 1: R. Dennis, J. Lewis, S. Marshall Row 2: J. Pfiffner, C. Reitmair, A. Cox, E. Marshall Row 3: A. Curtis, S. Fawkes, A. Neal, A. Kerr, K. Howell

Animal Science Association Row 1: M. Goode, F. Hale, L. Permenter Row 2: C. Monn, E. Brown, M. Hutcheson

Another Planet Row 1: C. Jones, E. Cravy, G. Fields Row 2: E. Dillard, A. Kretzer Row 3: T. Williams, C. White

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Apocalypse Row 1: D. Mitchell, Z. Denny, S. Balentine, K. Lamoureux Row 2: S. Burdge, N. Sears, M. Penton, C. Kernodle, S. May Row 3: J. Mills, H. Simmons, A. Hall, C. Carroll, G. Moore, T. Duwe Row 4: C. Cooper, M. Mensah, C. Lowe

Association for Information Systems Row 1: T. Ellis, J. Ward, T. Chaffin, B. Dale, E. Gartrell Row 2: J. Stewart, C. Shirley, J, Keller, A. Hudkins, D. Ellis Row 3: E. Gardner, D. Pipkin, B. Traughber, J. Faith, I. Briceño

Belles & Beaux Row 1: S. Knabe, M. Brasher, B. Ridenour, K. Lew Row 2: B. Bridges, C. McCook, M. Kreh, C. Hicks Row 3: Z. Bishop, J. Dejarnette, E. Siklosi

Bison Baja Row 1: G. Fields, E. Cravy, C. Mercer, R. Hankins, C. Wilson Row 2: E. Evans, J. Neill, K. Vanderpoel, Z. Hartzell, G. McWilliams

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Black Student Organization Row 1: D. Cook, P. Welch, A. Polindexter Row 2: B. Njeri, J. Bradshaw, H. Miller

Chemistry Club Row 1: E. Smith, Z. Edwards, E. Skinner, D. Fuller Row 2: D. Ussery, M. Gooden, M. Paden, A. Shelton, D. Jackson II Row 3: D. Hull, S. Chesshir, B. Friesenborg, W. Hendricks, A. Duty

Chinese Student Body Row 1: Y. Pan, W. You, Q. Feng, Y. Guan, X. Chen, Y. Xiang Row 2: S. Yu, S. Li, H. Long, J. Chen, D. Wu, Y. Yi

Chorus Row 1: M. Brasher, E. Fouss, A. Jones, L. Derr, G. Strickland, C. Hook, K. Ramirez, J. Williamson, J. Leite, A. Mellor Row 2: M. Watts, B. Floyd, D. Ritchie, E. Myhan, R. Deidiker, H. Logsdon, J. Fields, S. Green, A. Curtis, O. Parkhurst, N. Mooney, A. Wright Row 3: S. Shirel, L. Harper, E. Metz, L. Bendickson, C. Turner, E. Parker, S. Kerr, S. Knabe, H. Britt, A. Hawkins, E. Smith, L. Wilson Row 4: C. Slatton, J. Thomas, A. Richardson, C. McCook, L. Burress, C. Gross, E. Boone, Z. Bishop, D. Bennett, H. Bailey, C. Arnold, D. Teague Row 5: M. Kreh, N. Kidd, C. Cowley, C. Martin, D. Lahr, K. Butler, D. Risser, K. Montgomery, N. McFarland, J. Hensley, L. Hodges, A. Patten

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Row 1: A. Kerr, M. Black, A. Floyd, E. Janes, A. Furby, J. Noel, K. Jones, A. McWhorter, M. Kiffmeyer Row 2: A. Holcomb, A. Stevens, E. Stevens, H. Waller, R. Huffman, R. Adair, E. Foster, A. Sims, E. Gosch, R. Emlaw, A. Carlton Row 3 M. Faith, G. Bortell, E. Justice, E. Potts, R. Kohut, A. Hackett, A. Derr, G. Falkowska, H. Noble, H. Mohie Row 4: A. Holcomb, D. Robertson, M. Little, E. Sansom, D. Sexson, Y. Fujisawa, A. Hobson, H. Collett, E. Thompson Row 5: D. Day, H. Fowler, C. Kernodle, J. Gaessler Row 6: A. Simmons, E. Kille, L. Hoffner, A. Phillips, E. Coombes, J. Mellor, N. Mostoller, A. Smith, S. Vargas, D. Garton Row 7: M. Starks, J. Nelms, W. Baker, J. Heiman, A. Medley, C. Carroll, J. Craig, J. Waite, L. Smith Row 8: G. Gill, J. Taylor, C. Henson, C. Hartzell, C. Butler, B. Shappard, K. Baker, M. Pickering

Criminal Justice Association Row 1: A. Holley, M. McLarty, L. Balentine, A. White Row 2: E. Smith, C. Crain, D. Robertson, C. Johnson Row 3: T. Yurcho, L. Olree, D. Lucero, B. Jeffrey

Debate Row 1: M. Hansen, L. Walton, L. Zelaya Row 2: J. Brooks, B. Davis, A. Zelaya, J. Dockery

Family and Consumer Science Row 1: S. Jones, A. Babitzke, J. Fells, A. Cloud, M. Jones Row 2: C. Noel, M. Englet, C. Cunningham, K. Hower, A. Caldwell Row 3: M. Bennett, C. Schliffka, J. Thomas, A. Martin, E. Sutherlin Row 4: B. Davis, E. Judd, M. Fraley, C. Crain, A. Jones

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Good News Singers Row 1: B. Flynn, R. Simpson, L. Bendickson Row 2: D. Martinez, E. Parker, K. Walker, C. Hicks Row 3: K. Butler, M. Gowen, J. Samuel, K. Gibson

Harding ROTC Row 1: P. Dunn, A. Hickman, E. Fisher, M. Miller Row 2: A. Shepherd, C. Hankins, T. Leslie, A. Thomas Row 3: N. Wright. T. Crow Row 4: K. Laird, C. Johnson, G. Oppermann Row 5: C. Miller, P. Peterson, C. Thomas, W. Eagleman

Harding Student Speech and Hearing Association Row 1: G. Morse, M. Jarnagin, C. Slayton, F. Snyder, M. Haynes Row 2: K. Melton, L. McDonald, C. Burns, L. Derr, J. Lynn Row 3: A. Griffith, C. Smith, K. Stickels, A. Smedley, N. Comer

Health Science Club Row 1: H. McCullough, K. Foster, A. Davis, B. Coler, T. Stone Row 2: D. Ussery, C. Crain, A. Vandyke, H. Landrum, D. Duke

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Honors Student Association Row 1: K. Brun, A. Coxaj, A. Kretzer Row 2: D. Fowler, I. Raymond, M. DeLoach Row 3: G. Countess, A. Davenport, J. Miller

HU16 Row 1: B. Coffman, E. Brown, A. Echols, W. Lamberson, A. Wolf, M. Davis, B. Caballero, A. Davis, A. O’Leary, R. Emlaw, S. Rossitto, K. Moshinsky Row 2: B. Nkosi, M. Powers, M. Wrigley, B. Floyd, E. Cardiel, C. Covalt, M. Friesenborg, C. Bewley, M. Hailey, G. Blackstone Row 3: N. Fraraccio, C. Ashley, C. Thweatt, O. Aldana, J. Mooney, E. Conn, K. Fortner, J. Crisco, C. Smith

Integrated Marketing and Communications Row 1: M. Oliver, A. Duncan, A. Britt, A. Matheny, D. Lee Row 2: M. Cofer, W. Lamberson, L. Cheatham, J. Galloway, B. Caballero, M. Sinha, M. Davis Row 3: E. Burton, C. Swaid, B. Cole, J. Page, E. Cunningham, L. Sloan Row 4: N. Bankhead, E. Eads, L. Miller, H. Noblin

Italian Club Row 1: O. Long, E. Laughlin, J. Love, A. Gray Row 2: M. Thompson, I. Copeland, R. Story, E. Asher, G. Jones, S. Hill Row 3: K. Thompson, A. Robison, A. Hearrell, R. Jones

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No Stress Chess Row 1: K. Dunbar, K. Saelzler, J. Nance Row 2: N. Emlaw, G. Warpula, T. Allen Row 3: J. Ward, G. Nieto, A. Phillips Row 4: S. Whitwell, A. Shafer, J. Waldrop

Petit Jean Row 1: J. Bradshaw, E. Stinnett, W. Kelly, A. Duncan, L. Cheatham Row 2: C. Freeman, A. McBride, K. Tritschler, C. Slater, J. Baker Row 3: D. Harrington, L. Simmons, R. Tubbs, G. Hurt, C. White

Phi Alpha Theta Row 1: J. Harris, J. Ferrell, P. Dunn, C. Newman, E. Gaessler Row 2: J. Brooks, L. Ziegler, I. Copeland, E. Fisher, P. Davis Row 3: M. Wester, M. Spivy, M. McElroy, T. Reynolds, D. Adams

Pi Sigma Alpha Row 1: A. Drakeford, M. Taylor, M. Kennon Row 2: L. Klein, S. Breezeel, L. Gallagher

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Pivot Creative Studio Row 1: M. Walker, M. Wilson, J. Hodge, J. Galloway Row 2: S. Sheffield, A. Clay, L. Sloan, I. Cunningham

Pre-Occupational Therapy Club Row 1: B. Coler, R. Corley, H. Clark, B. Callaway Row 2: T. Stone, E. Judd, A. Foust, M. Davis Row 3: S. Kinsey, E. Patterson, M. Shelton

Pre-Optometry Club Row 1: J. Wesley, K. Young, C. Hayes, G. Ferrell Row 2: L. Walker, K. Butler, R. Gandy

Psi Chi Row 1: J. Sullins, F. Carpenter, A Carlton Row 2: E. Jones, R. Hill, M. Burch

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Quiz Team

L. Gallagher, J. Benight, K. Saelzer, S. Barber

Scribblers Creative Writing Club Row 1: E. Sutherlin, H. Ireland, M. Alesso Row 2: D. Watkins, J. Edwards, J. Nance, R. Hall

Social Work Association Row 1: L. Masteller, M. Davenport, S. Bacon, K. Bailey, M. Fields, H. Ward, E. Tetrault, M. Denly Row 2: E. Steil, B. Herridge, A. Willis, M. Williams, S. Hall, B. Parker, R. Aday Row 3: T. Davis, M. Shappley, C. Shoemaker, H. Tharp, M. Moore, R. O’pry Row 4: T. Hill, S. Whitwell, K. Baker-Abrams, T. Smith

Souvenirs Row 1: D. Harrington, A. Pritchard, P. Bane Row 2: M. Claxton, J. Nance

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String Quartet Row 1: K. Schmidt, E. Gosch Row 2: E. Gómez, A. Simms

Student Association Row 1: L. Bell, B. Njeri, M. Sledge, G. Moore Row 2: E. Camaño, E. Brown, A. Callicoat, M. Guyer, E. Duryea Row 3: G. Hume, A. Williams, T. Hill, H. Tabora, D. Brown

The Bison Newspaper Staff Row 1: S. Rossito, E. Jones, E. Weber, B. Spann Row 2: M. Meyer, M. Brown, S. Roibal, C. Jay, G. Huff Row 3: S. Hook, M. Samples, M. Cox, S. White, Row 4: B. Lane, W. Valdez, C. Thurmon, B. Balassa

Walton International Scholars Program Row 1: K. Carballo, X. Espinoza, L. Soto, M. Funez. A. Cabrera, V. Gutierrez, S. Sanchez Row 2: W. Valdez, J. Sanchez, M. Tercero, N. Alfero, K. Kinch, A. Gomez, I. Briceno, A. Coxaj, F. Morataya, E. Camano Row 3: F. Deras, J. Castellon, N. Alvarado, D. Jacobo, E. Gonzalez Row 4: J. Urueta, A. Rodriguez, J. Estrada, D. Rosciano, M. Berrios, L. Zelaya Row 5: A. Saballos, S. Herrera, A. Calero, M. Callejas, Z. Ramirez, O. Aldana, C. Ramos Row 6: H. Zelaya, E. Almanza, M. Carrillo, A. Lopez Row 7: A. Rodriguez, V. Romero, E. Iglesias Row 8: B. Levell, X. Segura, C. Padilla, A. Melo Row 9: N. Ruiz, L. Morales, N. Candanedo Row 10: M. Aquino, M. Mejia, P. Cordova, A. Kummerfeldt, E. Munoz, G. Murcia, A. Vargas

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The story of Harding University is one that is undergoing rapid innovations.

This year we entered into a new presidential era that reminded us of our inspired purpose, with administration and students alike preparing for the university’s centennial celebration. As the school year came to a close, we remembered our history while turning the page towards what lies ahead.

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A LETTER FROM THE editor-in-chief C hange can be unsettling and worrisome. My personal definition of innovate while creating this book was, “to introduce change into already established ideas.” I view Harding as the already established idea and the students, faculty and staff as the innovators. We are all intertwined together, not only during our time here on campus, but beyond those four short years. We have seen innovations this year through how we learn, connect and celebrate as one body.

One reason why I chose Harding four years ago was because of the sense of family here on campus. The friendships and faculty relationships that are made build an atmosphere for students to be comfortable and have a sense of belonging. Harding was truly my home away from home and I will forever be grateful for the years I spent here.

This project was a year long labor of love and I could not be more proud of what you are holding in your hands today. Although it is mine and my staff ’s work, we could not have done it without your stories, photos and lives. In the pages of the yearbook we highlighted your innovations from all aspects of the university, from overseas , athletics and faculty research. You are all innovators here at Harding and you all have your own place here.

After 7 years of documenting the history of my high school and Harding University, this book is my goodbye to the world of yearbooks. Many late nights, bright screens and hundreds of Sonic runs I get to finish this chapter in my own book. While I move on from college I wonder what will follow and who will innovate my life.

Kayleigh Tritschler

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A NOTE FROM THE copy and design editors

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rowing up, my parents often reminisced about their years at Harding. This usually included looking back at their own yearbooks — remembering the good times fondly, while also acknowledging ways Harding innovated for the better since then.

I hope this book will someday contribute to moments like that in the future for me and my classmates. In my time as a copy editor, I have enjoyed reading a wide range of student voices and experiences that are captured in this book as memories for us all to look back on.

Caroline Slater

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he Harding community has taught me many valuable lessons throughout my four years here, but perhaps the most impactful is the power of shared experience. Everyone featured within this book is a small part of a larger whole. Without the context of being at Harding during the 2022-23 school year, these stories will never quite be understood by those reading this in the years to come.

In this position, Emily and I have worked to bring together the efforts of our entire team. We build off of the talents of our writers, photographers, and editors and find the best way to present it to the reader. As a staff, we have worked tirelessly to create a collection of stories that seeks to capture what it was like to experience this year, but it will inevitably fall short. That is where the beauty lies within this book— it can’t quite capture every aspect of our Harding experience— but it serves as a starting point.

Go and tell these stories. Use this book as a place to begin, or a reference to fill in the blanks. But most importantly, keep these stories alive, and keep writing more.

Watkins Kelly

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he end! It has been an honor to help preserve and document Harding’s history during this 99th year. As a sentimental gal, I take pride in the responsibility of telling the story of a place I love filled with people I love. Almost every week I looked through old Petit Jean yearbooks and admired the work of past editors and the stories that were told about our school. It is special to be united with so many alumni who also created Petit Jean yearbooks.

I reflected on the years my grandfather studied here, and eventually the year my parents met here and more recently when my older sisters attended here. Those memories exist because of the yearbook.

The last page of one of my favorite yearbooks says this: “This is the end of the 1984 Petit Jean. It is also the compilation of another piece in the Harding puzzle. But just as there are Petit Jeans from the past, Lord willing, there will be Petit Jeans in the future that will continue putting the pieces together.”

The Petit Jean is history in the making, and I am thankful to have been a part of it.

Emily Stinnett

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PHOTOGRAPHER F A V O R I T E S

HONORING THE LOST Denise Gooden carries a photo of her late husband Tom Goodmen through the brotherhood walk. The class of 1972 returned to campus during Homecoming Weekend to celebrate their 50th reunion.

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n the age of digital media it would seem that photos have lost the magic and wonder they once held. It is our goal as photographers to reignite that wonder by sharing our individual stories and the story of Harding in the 2022-23 academic year. By capturing these moments in one frame we aim to tell a story that will reinforce these memories years from now. It is our hope that in future years you will be able to pull out this book, the memories will flood back to you, and we will have effectively done our job. We may have the camera, but without you we would not be able to tell these stories.

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never knew how much growth could come through one year as assistant photographer on the Petit Jean. I have been able to experience Harding in a new way because of the new faces and places that I have seen. I’ve seen the passions of so many people around campus and how their skills all join together to create a rich student body. I am grateful for the opportunity to grow and the experience to work under Julianne and Grace, two amazing photographers, and learn from their knowledge and skill.

WRONG PLAY THAT GOES Seniors Josie Holman and Keller Montgomery portray actors putting on a play in The Play That Goes Wrong. The show was nominated for seven BroadwayWorld awards.

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have worked as a writer, a section editor and now a photographer on the yearbook staff. Each has allowed me to be a part of Harding’s story, but I think photography will always be my favorite. Photography has allowed me to experience the moment with the student. I get to watch a part of their story at Harding play out and to capture that story for them to experience over and over again when they look back through this book.

Thank you for letting me be a part of your story.

DOUBLESELFIE The lead singer of Doublecamp takes a selfie with the audience. The band performed in Bison Park as a part of the inauguration celebration and Family Weekend.

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IN MEMORY OF Lindy Ingram

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arding’s global community lost a friend, mentor, leader and champion on Dec. 31, 2022, when Lindy Lunceford Ingram died unexpectedly.

Often in response to our grief and shock we turn to the words of the prophet Isaiah, who observes the righteous perish and the devout taken from us; and we cannot wrap our hearts and minds around why they are taken away.

I was reminded recently the word “perish” historically meant to pass too soon, such as in one’s youth or in one’s prime. Though Lindy was 60 years old when she died, the term fits.

Lindy’s list of good deeds and accomplishments is long enough for two lifetimes, but she was only getting started. She was months shy of completing a law degree (at an age when most people are preparing for retirement) for the sole purpose of helping individuals and families through various acute struggles. She was fairly new to Harding’s Board of Trustees, but was already finding ways to utilize her experience, expertise, resources and passion to make an impact.

Lindy and her, husband, Nathan, have been among the most generous financial supporters of Harding’s mission, but their generosity extended well beyond supplying much-needed funds to a variety of projects.

A long list of individuals quietly received gifts at just the right time in the midst of a personal crisis. Students saw Lindy selflessly give her time and effort as a mentor, leader and teacher, especially within the College of Business Administration, which awarded her alumna of the year in 2018.

On the board, Lindy contributed her high-level, experience as a hospital owner and executive to the group’s oversight and strategic planning.

Lindy was beyond passionate about everything important in her life: family, church, Harding and much more. She was at her core a fierce competitor, and that trait revealed itself well beyond the softball field, where she once played for the Bisons. She loved to sing and cherished her years as part of the Harding Chorale. She used her energy and resources to powerfully support and advocate for the women in her world. She displayed hospitality at a level few ever will achieve. She translated her love for animals into the creation of an equine therapy program. She even excelled in her hobbies, being known as a talented cook, painter, writer and crafter.

Even if God were to provide us a full explanation for why Lindy was taken from us so soon, perhaps we couldn’t even comprehend the answer. Isaiah indicates that those who perish are spared anymore negative experiences in this fallen world and enjoy muchdeserved peace and rest. While so many of us involved with Harding looked forward to working alongside Lindy for many years to come for the good of the University and its students, faculty and staff, we take some comfort in Isaiah’s words.

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Craig Cheatham

Harding Board of Trustees

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IN MEMORY OF Andrew Emberson O n May 31, 2022, junior Mark Andrew Emberson died following a car accident in Searcy, Arkansas. Emberson was born on June 27, 2000 to Mark and Monica Emberson in Searcy. He attended Liberty Christian School and Harding Academy where he graduated from in 2019.

Emberson was a nursing major and worked both as a Clinical Support Associate at Unity Health and in the Physical Resources Department on campus. He was involved in choir and Spring Sing ensemble and was active in men’s social club Sub T-16, which he had joined the previous fall. Emberson was described by those close to him as kind, service-oriented and a faithful follower of Jesus.

“Andrew never knew a stranger,” senior Easton Eads, Emberson’s close friend and former roommate, said. “If you wanted to talk to him, unless he had to get to class, he would take the time to talk. You would feel genuinely heard and valued.”

Senior Carissa Watson, Emberson’s friend from high school and college, echoed these same sentiments.

“Andrew was always so friendly and lighthearted to everyone that he met, so you could’ve expected a smiling face, and also someone who would crack some jokes whenever given the opportunity,” Watson said. “If you met Andrew, you met a friend.”

Emberson died shortly after the end of the spring semester, and it was not until fall 2022 that students were able to gather and collectively mourn his death.

“Since the spring semester had already ended, we were not able to come together collectively to remember Andrew and cry together until the fall semester began,” Karen Garner, assistant professor of nursing, said. “The loss of Andrew, just a few months after the tragic loss of another one of our nursing students, felt like a wound that salt had just been poured into.”

Emberson’s was the second death to have impacted his small nursing cohort. Just two months earlier junior Elizabeth Soisouvanh died following a car accident over spring break.

“We were still mourning the loss of Elizabeth Soisouvanh, which made Andrew’s untimely passing very difficult for the students and the faculty,” Garner said.

Friends and family gathered together on June 3, 2022 at Searcy First Assembly of God to honor Emberson and celebrate his life.

“Andrew was as close as a brother to me,” Eads said.

“He always had my back. He pushed me to do better every day. Now that he is gone, he is someone that deserves to be remembered as a good friend, a good brother and son, and most importantly a child of God. Because of that, I know that I will get to see him again.”

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Julianne Baker

“Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.”

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June 27, 2000 - May 31, 2022

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Hallie O’Quine shakes hands with Jeff Mercer, former Dean of the College of Pharmacy, at her white coat ceremony for the Doctor of Pharmacy program.

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IN MEMORY OF Hallie O’Quine H allie O’Quine was a graduate student in multiple programs at Harding who died May 30, 2022. She was in her third year pursuing a Doctor of Pharmacy degree while also pursuing a Master of Business Administration degree through the online program.

Originally from Marksville, Louisiana, O’Quine was born Dec. 24, 1994. She received an undergraduate degree in chemistry from Xavier University in New Orleans in 2017. She was baptized as a child at Starlight Baptist Church in Marksville and remained a member her entire life.

“She gave life all she had and lived each day as if it was her last,” O’Quine’s obituary stated. “Her fun-loving personality and vibrant smile will be remembered by all who knew her.”

O’Quine had an autoimmune disease that required her to receive a double lung transplant. In 2018, her peers in the College of Pharmacy helped raise money for the transplant through selling T-shirts.

“She has such a positive mindset and gives all of her effort regardless of the situation,” Dr. Jeff Mercer, former dean of the College of Pharmacy, said in the 2018-19 Petit Jean yearbook while O’Quine was awaiting the transplant.“Put simply, she looks to serve others rather than to be served.”

Those who knew her emphasized her positivity and perseverance through any struggles she may have faced.

Written by:

Caroline Slater

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“Innovate” is the 99th volume of Harding University’s Petit Jean yearbook. It was printed by Walsworth Publishing in Marceline, Missouri. All pages were designed on Apple computers using Adobe Creative Cloud.

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The cover was produced on Premium Woodgrain Chestnut Leathertone with a blind embossing and Bright Copper hot foil embossing on the front, back and spine.

The front and back endsheets were conceptualized by Kayleigh Tritschler, editor-in-chief, and Watkins Kelly, head layout and design editor. They were then recreated by Chuck Szachta, Walsworth Publishing artist, and printed on Standard White Endleaf.

The theme, “Innovate,” was developed by Kayleigh Tritschler, editor-in-chief.

Color & Printing:

This 9” by 12” book was made up of 328 pages printed with four-color process Legend Satin Test 100# stock in a press run of 1,950 books.

Typography:

Headlines were set in variations of Blancha, Baskerville and Myriad Pro font families. Subheadlines and story packages were set in Blancha and Baskerville font families. Captions were set in variations of Blancha and Baskerville font families.

Photography:

Photographs were taken by student staff photographers Julianne Baker, Grace Hurt and Lauren Simmons. Other photographs were contributed to the Petit Jean or taken by Jeff Montgomery, director of photo services for University Communications and Marketing. Photographs were also contributed by various students at the University.

Design:

Layouts were designed by Watkins Kelly, head layout and design editor, and Emily Stinnett, assistant layout editor. Sketches were created by Gracie Cornett.

Writers:

Julianne Baker, Janae Bradshaw, Lisanne Cheatham, Ethan Conn, Elizabeth Dillard, Adele Duncan, Cora Freeman, Grace Hurt, Emma Jones, Athya McBride, Jake Mooney, Mattie Powers, Bailey Ridenour, Lauren Simmons, Caroline Slater, Emily Stinnett, Kayleigh Tritschler, Randi Tubbs, Camille White, Morgan Wrigley and Anna Yingling.

Contributors:

Harding University Archives, Harding University Sports Information, Jeff Montgomery, Madison Meyer, Dustin Howell, Jeff Morgan, Bailey Hudleson, Bison Athletes in Training, Camp Wyldewood, Camp Tahkodah, Camp Hunt, Spark, Campus Life, Elizabeth Rosenberger, Scarlett Davis, Theodore Westbrook, Mallory Foreman, Pam Little, Addie Stone, Jessica Heater, Emily Hook, Evie Cunningham, Bailey Coffman, Adele Duncan, Asa Clay, Macy Cox, Kelcy Mayes, Lynley Eller, Aiden Davenport, Sebastian Vargas, Joshua Mellor, Scarlett Falconer, Luke Cullins, Chris Buxton, Emma Myhan, Dr. Kimberly Cooper and Chat GPT.

Appreciation

The staff of the 2022-23 Petit Jean yearbook would like to thank those who made this labor of love possible.

Without your help and support this book would not be what it is now.

To April Fatula, Student Publications adviser, thank you for the constant support and love. Without you by our side this book would not have happened as smoothly as it did. Thank you for all of the hours editing our stories and helping our big ideas come to life. You are our mentor and friend, thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

To Kayla Robertson, Student Publications administrative assistant, thank you for the organization in the office and doing things behind the scenes that we may not notice. Thank you for editing every single spread we lay on your desk and for providing snacks during deadline.

ToJohnny Cole & Barb Tschannen, our Walsworth advisers, thank you both so much for your help throughout the year. You fixed our mistakes and communicated efficiently with us to create a great book.

ToTod Traughber, our InDesign hero, thank you for always coming into the office at a moments notice. We recognize your willingness to make yourself available to help in a crisis.

To Jeff Montgomery, director of photo services for the University, thank you for providing photos and assistance to our photographers. Your work is appreciated and needed during the creation of the yearbook.

To Watkins & Emily, layout & design editors, thank you for being my rock and making my ideas into reality. I truly would not have been able to create this project without your creativity and hard work. I love you both!

To Emma Jones, editor-in-chief of the Bison Newspaper, thank you for being my work and travel buddy, but most importantly my friend. I could not have created the yearbook without your input and constant support. You brought me peace in the office when things were chaotic.

To Hannah Lawerence, editor-in-chief of the 2021-22 Petit Jean yearbook, thank you for giving me the confidence to take on this role as editor-in-chief. If I did not have your encouragement I would not have produced my biggest acomplishment yet.

To President Mike Williams, thank you for your support of the Petit Jean and your leadership on campus. We recognize your efforts to innovate Harding as we enter into this new era.

To students, faculty & staff, thank you for innovating Harding. Without your stories we would not be able to make this book. Our yearbook is Harding history and you are all a part of that.

The Petit Jean staff works in the Student Publications office, located on the first floor of the Donald W. Reynolds Center for Music and Communcation. Any correspondence can be sent to the Petit Jean, Harding University, Box 10812, Searcy, Arkansas, 72149. Students enrolled in 12 credit hours or more both semesters have paid sufficient general fees to cover the $40 cost of the yearbook. Depending on their enrollment status for the year, others are charged full or half price. The Petit Jean is a member of the Arkansas College Media Association, the Columbia Scholastic Press Association and the Associated Press Hall of Fame.

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INDEX

Abarca Paillacho, German 194 Abbott, Alex 80 Abrams, Olivia 75 Acri, Parker 77, 144 Adair, Amy 194 Adair, Caton 174 Adair, Julia 75 Adair, Rebecca 279 Adair, Scott 194 Adams, Caroline 74 Adams, Daniel 194 Adams, Dean 282 Adams, Glen 194 Adams, Kent 77 Adams, Maddie 75, 114 Adams, Mason 75 Aday, Robin 284 Adkins, Joseph 80, 114 Agin, Joshua 75 Aguilar, Hailey 76, 144 Aguilar, Kylor 245 Ahlrichs, Cassondra 74 Aiello, Spencer 144 Akins, Jenna 245 Akpanudo, Sikan 232, 244 Akpanudo, Usenime 194 Albritton, Seth 244 Aldana, Oscar 144, 281, 285 Aldrich, John 74

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Alejo Jr., Joseph 243 Alesso, Mackenzie 284 Alexander, Elizabeth 77, 158 Alexander, Jenene 194 Alfaro, Nester 285 Aljian, Jacob 80, 144 Allen, Andrew 77, 144, Allen, Dalton 243 Allen, Kendale 144, 243 Allen, Madison 100 Allen, Michael 194 Allen, Tucker 243, 245 Allen, Tate 158, 282 Allmon, Brent 80 Almanza, Emy 144, 285 Alvarado, Nikole 78, 128, 285 Amaya, Tatiana 158 Anderson, Abigail 78, 158 Anderson, Cerra 174 Anderson, Elinor 75 Anderson, Jacob 144 Anderson, Warner 75 Andujo, Marissa 76, 158, 242 Appleton, Tayler 144 Aquino, Mauricio 75, 158, 285 Arias, Xavier 75, 242 Armstrong, Matthew 128 Armstrong, Summer 75 Arnett, Molli 106 Arnett, Greyson 80 Arnett, Julia 75, 158 Arnett, Molli 80 Arnold, Aubrey 80, 144, 156 Arnold, Caleb 76, 128, 278 Arnold, Nathan 114

Arsuaga, Ignacio 244 Asher, Emilin 158, 281 Ashley, Christopher 281 Ashmore, Andrew 245 Ashmore, William 80, 144 Aston, Isaac 128 Atchley, Daniel 194 Atkins, Carson 75, 144 Atkins, Garret 75, 114 Atkins, Hannah 77, 80 Audish, Sarah 158 Aziamov, Nikolas 75, 80, 144

B

Babitzke, Allison 114, 279 Bacon, Madelynn 128 Bacon, Savannah 75, 284 Bailes, Cameron 77 Bailey, Austin 243 Bailey, Daniel 194 Bailey, Hayden 114, 278 Bailey, Jhalyn 243 Bailey, Kendrick 242, 284 Bailey, McKinlee 158 Bailey, Whitney 78, 144 Bain, Sophia 158 Baird, Tim 194 Baker-Abrams, Kimberly 194, 284 Baker, Amy 194 Baker, Andrew 194

Baker, Brett 144 Baker, Julianne 128, 282 Baker, Kessler 77, 158, 279 Baker, William 279 Balassa, Balazs 114, 285 Balbin, Jordan 244 Balentine, Lucy 279 Balentine, Sophie 277 Ball, Lindsey 74, 77, 128 Bane, Charles 194 Bane, Paulette 194, 284 Bangs, David 194 Bankhead, Noah 74, 128, 281 Banks, Emily 77 Barber, Steven 194, 284 Barboza, Cade 77, 144 Barcenas, Kimberly 244 Barger, Caleb 75, 242 Barger, Hailey 75, 77 Barker, Brooke 75, 128 Barker, Chris 194 Barnes, Melanie 78, 114 Barnett, Marc 75, 80, 114 Barrett, Ross 79, 144 Bartch, Emma 80 Bartch, Tucker 80, 144 Bartley, Grant 77, 79, 128 Bass, Bradon 74, 80 Bass, Drake 80 Bates, Ty 79 Bates, Tyler 144 Baumgardner, Chloe 78, 158 Baxley, Jake 80 Beard, Olivia 78, 158 Beason, Ann-Clayton 80, 144 Beason, Clay 194 Beaver, Braden 79 Beck, Joshua 77 Beckham, Rachel 79 Bedow, Katherine 78 Beehn, Julianna 174 Begin, Lily 80

Behel, Annie 78, 144 Bell, Brett 75, 144 Bell, Brynn 77 Bell, Wallace 78, 79, 55, 114, 274, 285 Bell, Madison 75, 158 Bell, Olivia 75, 78, 158 Beller, Christopher 158 Bendickson, Lily 144, 278, 280 Benight, Jackson 284 Bennett, Dylan 80, 144, 278 Bennett, Maia 75, 114 Bennett, Marissa 79, 128 Bennett, Miller 76 Bennett, Morgan 279 Bennett, Rebecca 194 Bensinger, Luke 79 Bergeson, Gabriel 144 Berrios, Manuel 128, 285 Berry, Takarianna 77, 158 Berry, Stephanie 75 Besterfeldt, Amelia 76, 144 Beto, Brian 243 Bettinger, Amy 74, 128 Bevill, Coleman 77 Bewley, Camille 281 Bieker, Kaia 245 Biernat, Lyndsey 78 Billingsly, Lila 174 Bilong, Yves 245 Bing, Grace 78, 128 Binkley, Melaney 76 Binns, Marcus 194 Birdwell, Chloe 77 Birmingham, Brittany 75, 144 Bishop, Amber 114 Bishop, Breanna 75, 103 Bishop, Davis 79 Bishop, Zachary 77, 144, 277, 278 Biskner, Brycen 243, 245 Bittle, Hattie 76

Bittle, Spencer 77 Black, Lydia 76 Black, Makenzi 128, 279 Blackstone, Ginger 281 Blaine, Makenzie 76 Blake, Ibrahim 77 Bland, Justin 194 Blankenship, Alexa 7, 79, 114 Blankenship, Garrett 174 Blevins, Cauy 77 Bliss, William 77 Boaz, Rebecca 194 Bobo, Jack 77 Bogden, Gavin 158 Bol, Thon 80, 158 Bommarito, Jacob 77 Bond, Kristi 194 Bonham, Kristie 78 Booher, Erin 77, 80, 114 Boone, Elijah 278 Boone, John 194 Boone, Lauren 194 Boone, Nicholas 194 Bortell, Gabriella 279 Bortell, Lane 75 Borth, Stacy 242 Bostick, Breann 77 Bowes, Donnell 244 Bowie, Aeryn 76 Bowie, Nathan 242 Bowman, Annabelle 78, 144 Bowman, Lance 74 Boxell, Isaiah 242 Boyd, Evelyn 76, 128 Boyd, Nicky 250 Boyle, Ava 80, 158 Boyles, Kaelen 75 Bracht, Emily 77 Brackins, Lydia 75, 114 Bracy, Elliott 232, 244 Bradley, Nathan 76 Bradley, Tyler 174 INDEX

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Bradshaw, Andrew 242 Bradshaw, Janae 80, 114, 271, 278, 282 Branson, Jacob 74 Brantley, Emma 76, 79, 242 Brasher, Kaleb 243 Brasher, Madeline 114, 277, 278 Brauer, Ameleah 128 Bray, Margaret 76 Brazell, Jonathan 77, 79, 128 Breaux, Peyton 80, 144 Breezeel, Brenda 194 Breezeel, Steven 194, 282 Brentham, Violet 74, 78 Brewer, Abigail 79 Briceno, Irvin 114, 285 Bricker, Anna 80 Bridges, Isabella 78, 277 Bridges, Lily 77 Brigance, Adam 145 Brill, Quentin 75 Brimer, Reese 77 Brinsfield, Aidan 158 Brister, Mackenzie 76 Britt, Abigail 80, 158, 281 Britt, Hailey 75, 278 Britt, Romane 244 Brock, Collin 243 Brooks, Gregory 74, 196 Brooks, Joshua 279, 282 Brooks, Melody 78 Brooks, Michael 196 Broome, Aidan 114 Brown, Alec 78, 79, 243 Brown, Briley-Anne 230 Brown, Donald 75, 145, 243, 285 Brown, Elizabeth 76, 158, 276, 281, 285 Brown, Griffin 61, 75 Brown, Griffin 33, 61, 114 Brown, Joshua 196

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Brown, Madison 114 Brown, Malachi 75, 77, 114, 285 Brown, Olivia 80 145 Brown, Philip 196 Brown, Reese 77 Brown, Richard 196 Brown, Timothy 78, 145 Brown, Zoya 75, 128 Browning, Zach 79 Brumley, Ella 242 Brun, Christina 281 Brunson, Colton 77 Bruton, Alaina 145 Bryant, Lisa 196 Bryce, Ashton 75 Buchanan, Ashlyn 76, 158 Buckley, Davis 74, 78, 79, 114 Buckner, Chloe 77 Buku, Timothy 158 Bull, Rachael 75 Bullard, Carson 75 Bulliner, Helen 244 Bundy, Marjorie 75 Bunner, Corrie 80 Bunner, Isaac 79, 158 Burch, Mary 78, 283 Burdge, Steven 77, 277 Burger, Tiffany 76 Burgess, Miles 80 Burke, Brendan 243 Burke, Thomas 77, 128 Burks, Caden 80, 144 Burks, Savannah 74, 128 Burks, Stephen 196 Burnell, Nicole 158 Burns, Carsyn 280 Burress, William 74, 278 Burrows, Lily 74, 128 Burt, Barbara 196 Burt, Mason 80 Burton, Aven 77, 158 Burton, Davis 76, 77

Burton, Ean 77, 281 Burton, Kate 80 Burton, Michael 79 Burton, Tyrus 243 Burton, Davis 273 Bury, James 196 Bush, Dakarai 245 Bush, Savaian 245 Butler, Ahmad 243 Butler, Charles 279 Butler, Korban 80, 278, 280, 283 Butterfield, Hallie 78, 158 Butterfield, Jonathan 128 Bweley, Connor 78, 79 Byers, Whitney 242 Byrd, Emily 80, 114 Byrd, Emily 159 Byrd, Hayden 74, 145 Byrd, Jackson 79

C

Caballero, Isabella 80, 159, 281 Cabana, Katie 244 Cabana, Lacie 244 Cabe, Emory 76, 128 Cabrera, Anny 114 Cadero, Sergei 75 Cady, Lauren 80, 145 Caffey, Bryson 79 Cage, Brandon 245 Caldwell, Anna 78, 79, 128, 279 Calero, Adrian 145, 285 Callahan, Ella 77, 145 Callaway, Brady 283 Callaway, Makenna 75 Callaway, Mason 74 Callejas, Mirna 77, 145, 285

Callicoat, Abigail 80, 285 Camano, Emeth 114, 285 Cameron, Colin 174 Camp, Brooks 77 Camp, McKayla 159 Campbell, Caleb 80, 114 Campbell, Laney 75, 80, 159 Campbell, Riley 79, 242 Campbell, Seth 174 Campney, Tiag 243, 245 Candanedo, Nathalie 285 Cantrell, Jacob 245 Capitanelli, Sophie 244 Caplener, Gracelyn 75, 145 Caraway, Mason 80 Carballo, Karen 114, 285 Carden, Cody 80 Cardiel, Edgar 281 Carlin, Jacob 77 Carlton, Ashley 74, 115, 279, 283 Carlton, Elijah 243 Carney, James 80 Carnley, Drake 245 Carpenter, Faith 128, 283 Carpenter, Heath 196 Carpenter, Tristin 76, 77, 145 Carrell, Cynthia 196 Carrell, Scott 196 Carriere, Moriah 115 Carrillo, Mariangel 77, 145, 285 Carroll, Cooper 115, 243, 277, 279 Carroll, Dennis 243 Carroll, Hartley 242 Carter, Evan 77, 145 Carter, Morgan 115, 283 Cartwright, Ellison 77 Cary, David 75 Casey, Warren 196 Cash-Koonce, Kinley 78 Cassidy, Sierra 128

Castellon, Adriana 76, 285 Castro, Kristine 78, Cates, Kent 74, 145 Cates, Madeline 159 Caudill, Brody 80 Caylor, Benjamin 75 Celeste, Jaden 243 Cendrick, Michael 243 Chaffey, Landen 243 Chaffin, Tate 75, 277 Chambers, Caden 79 Chance, Timothy 196 Chandler, Bethany 80 Chandler, Keely 77 Chang, Jui Yun 244 Charlton, Lydia 75, 145 Chavez, Andres 77, 151, 159 Cheatham, Eva 80, 128, 281, 282 Chen, Junhong 278 Chen, Xunlin 278 Chen, Yuee 196 Cherry, Corban 77, 145 Chesney, Claire 74 Chesney, Kaylan 74 Chesney, Susan 115 Chesshir, Samuel 77, 128, 278 Chitty, Tyler 80, 128 Choate, Jonathan 76, 77 Choate, Steven 196 Chougkaz, Rovertos 242 Christie, Cole 80 Christinson, Abby 78 Chunn, Austin 74 Chunn, Caleb 129, 243, 245 Chunn, Molly 159 Churchman, Robert 196 Cimuchowski, Hannah 145 Cin, Van 174 Citty, Jimmy 243 Citty, Kage 243 Clarin, Dona 196

Clark, Alayna 78, 80, 245 Clark, Caleb 74, 75, 145 Clark, Hallie 75, 283 Clark, Matti 115 Clark, Maycee 159 Clark, Victoria 75, 115 Clauson, Wyatt 77 Claxton, Michael 196, 284 Clay, Asa 75, 60, 283 Claybrooks, Mar’Reion 159, 243 Clayton, Cailynn 80, 145 Clayton, Greg 196 Clegg, Mason 115 Cloer, Steve 196 Clothier, Daniel 75 Cloud, Autumn 115, 279 Cmelik, Julie 159 Cochran, Ross 196 Cofer, Davis 80, 115 Cofer, Molly 80, 145, 281 Coffey, Daniel 80 Coffey, Jenna 80, 159 Coffey, Jonathan 159 Coffman, Bailey 281 Colbert, Brenley 76 Cole, Bradley 80, 145, 281 Cole, Madison 77, 115 Coleman, Brady 145 Coleman, Wesley 129, 243 Coler, Bethany 74, 145, 280, 283 Colgrove, Eric 196 Collazo, Ruben 75, 145 Collett, Carly 79 Collett, Hailey 279 Collier, Nathan 77 Collins, Christian 159 Collins, David 250 Colon, Enrique 196 Colon, Kylee 77, 242 Combs, Brandon 75 Comer, Natalie 80, 280 Conaway, Taylor 170, 266, 267

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Conn, Ethan 74, 78, 115, 281 Cook, Desiree 278 Cook, Declan 174 Cook, Eden Grace 78 Cook, Garrett 159, 252 Cook, Jaydon 79 Cook, Sydney 77 Cook, Savannah 159, 78 Cook, Garrett 252 Coombes, Elliott 129, 279 Coomes, Emma 78 Cooper, Baylor 79, 160 Cooper, Chloe 79, 115, 277 Cooper, Kimberly 196 Cooper, Lauren 80 Cooper, Roby 243 Cooper, Steven 196 Cooper, Ty 77 Copeland, Benjamin 75 Copeland, Isaac 281, 282 Cordova, Pablo 159, 285 Corker, Karen 196 Corley, Kinley 76, 115 Corley, Rylee 76, 115, 283 Cornett, Gracie 129 Cosby, Lori 115 Cotton, Aleyia 244, 245 Countess, Grant 80, 281 Covalt, Colby 281 Cowley, Caleb 278 Cox, Amy 196, 276 Cox, Brian 196 Cox, Catherine 80 Cox, Caroline 159 Cox, Emily 78 Cox, Faith 78 Cox, John 79, 159 Cox, Macy 75, 145, 285 Cox, Monte 196 Coxaj, Aurelio 80, 115, 281, 285 Craig, Jacob 159, 279 Craig, Mark 79, 129

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Crain, Covington 129, 279, 280 Cravy, Arden 74 145 Cravy, EmmaMae 115, 276, 277 Crawford, Regan 242 Crisco, Jordan 115, 281 Cromwell, Karley 80 Cromwell, Tucker 80 Cronk, Marguerite 197 Cook, Sara 285 Croshaw, Jake 243 Crow, Jimmy 129, 280 Crowson, Matthew 74, 115, 131 Csokas, Nikolasz 245 Cue Vargas, Manuel 159, 229 Cuellar, Cameron 115 Cullins, Claire 80, 145 Cummings, Finlay 243 Cundiff, Bonnie 76 Cunningham, Claire 75, 279 Cunningham, Genevieve 129, 281, 283 Cunningham, Mallory 75 Curi, Angelica 78 Currie, Taylor 242 Curtis, Anna 75, 276, 278 Curtis, Chandler 77, 129 Curtis, Duke 75, 78 Cutts, Isaiah 79, 159 Cypert, Cydney 129

D

D’arrigo, Edoardo 159, 244 Daggett, Shawn 197 Dale, Blake 77, 115, 277 Dale, Grant 77, 145 Dallas, Lena 76 Dalrymple, Chloe 78 Daniel, Chloe 74

Daniel, Kailey 78, 115 Daniel, Maya 77, 159 Darden, Alayla 78 Darden, Darryl 138, 197 Daring, Dylan 243 Darnell, Noah 197 Daugherty, Riley 159 Daughety, Ashley 74, 145 Davenport, Aiden 142, 281 Davenport, Marianna 284 Davidson, Abby 75, 76, 147, 242 Davidson, Elijah 77 Davidson, Trent 80 Davidson, Tessa 197 Davis, Austin 75, 80, 129, 280, 281 Davis, Brandon 74, 279 Davis, Caroline 75 Davis, Christiane 131, 174 Davis, Emily 129 Davis, Hallie 75 Davis, Jennifer 197 Davis, Jessica 115, 245 Davis, Kelsey 76, Davis, Kobe 80 Davis, Lexie 242 Davis, Marah 281 Davis, Mark 197 Davis, Mckensey 78, 159, 283 Davis, Paxton 243, 245, 282 Davis, Paris 159 Davis, Reagan 174 Davis, Tannon 197 Davis, Tyler 78, 115, 284 Dawidow, Adam 75, 77, 115 Dawson, Rachel 129 Day, Denise 279 Day, Ethan 115 Day, Joni 197 DeCarvalho, Kelmen Emanuel 159

Dees, Isabelle 76, 159 Defries, Brynli 75, 77, 147 Degner, Kendra 78 Dehm, Amie 78 Deidiker, Rachel 74, 278 Dejarnette, Jackson 277 Delacruz, Blake 243 DeLoach, William 79, 159, 281 DeMunbrun, Hunter 244 Denham, Natalie 78, 129 Denly, Mary 75, 115, 284 Dennis, Rinda 78, 129 276 Denny, Meghan 78, 129 Denny, Zachary 75, 277 Deras, Fransheka 76, 285 Derr, Lauren 147, 278, 279, 280 Dever, William 74, 129 Devine, Dylan 80, 147 Dewald, Michael 75, 242 Dewey, Leah 115 Diamond, Ann 75, 77 DiLeo, Max 80 Diles, Amanda 197 Diles, Hannah 74, 75, 77, 95, 129 Diles, Monica 197 Dillard, Bonnie 197 Dillard, Elizabeth 79, 115, 276 Dillion, Katherine 197 Dismang, Cade 80 Dismang, Lex 79 Dixon, Bethanie 244 Dockery, Jared 197, 249, 279 Dodd, Bradley 75 Dodd, Grace 244 Dodd, Reese 147 Dodson, Alyssa 75, 129 Dominguez, Norma 197 Donley, David 102, 197 Donoho, Caitlyn 76 Dorminey, McKenna 147

Doss, Marcus 73, 74 Dougan, Emily 78 Doyle, Coulton 75, 242 Doyle, Jacob 75 Drakeford, Alanna 116, 282 Draper, Dawson 75 Drause, Megan 77 Drum, Ciera 116 Drumheller, Kelsey 116 Duggar, Rebecca 76, 242 Dugger, Jacob 129, 243 Dugger, Ty 243 Duke, Deborah 197, 280 Duke, John 197, 242 Dulin, Zane 80, 147 Dunaway, Anabeth 116 Dunaway, Analeaha 147 Dunbar, Alexandra 76, 282 Duncan, Hallie 80, 147, 281, 282 Duncan, Roy 74 Dunlap-Johnson, Darion 243 Dunn, Payton 280, 282 Durham, Abigail 76 Duryea, Ella 33, 80, 129, 285 Dutile, Macayla 159 Duty, Aiden 278 Duwe, Travis 277 Dycus, Ethan 80 Dyer, Jacquolin 76, 116 Dymek, Carter 242 Dyniewski, Kaylie 76

E

Eads, Easton 79, 116, 281 Eads, Laura 197 Eagleman, Will 280 Earnhart, Alexis 78, 147, 265

Eaves, Gracie 174 Eby, Courtney 116 Echols, Addie 80, 162, 281 Echols, Kathryn 242 Eddy, Lexe 147 Edison, Avery 75 Edison, Ragan 75, 116 Edwards, Jackson 74, 77, 284 Edwards, Lilian 77 Edwards, Macy 74 Edwards, Vinson 197 Edwards, Zane 278 Egli, Gregory 116 Egli, Leah 174 Elam, Morgan 197 Eller, Alyssa 197 Eller, Lynley 80, 126, 127 Ellerman, Jayden 245 Elliott, McKenzie 80 Ellis, Amberlee 80, 156, 162 Ellis, Delaney 277 Ellis, Jo 105 Ellis, Molli 162 Ellis, Tyler 74, 129, 277 Ellis, Wendy 197 Elmore, Ashlyn 78 Elrod, Reese 243 Emlaw, Nicholas 72, 78, 116, 276, 282 Emlaw, Rachel 147, 279, 281 Engel, Lisa 197 Engel, Terry 197 Englant, Melissa 80, 116, 279 English, Cassie 75, 162 Ennis, Grant 243 Ensminger, Shelby 78, 162 Epperson, Kalyn 174 Ericson, Emily 116 Ericson, Michael 243 Erwin, Barton 147 Erwin, Joseph 75 Espinosa, Joshua 74, 76

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Espinoza, Xotchi 116, 285 Estrada, Jorge 75, 129, 285 Etzig, Emily 76, 242 Evans, Ethan 162, 277 Evans, Jacie 242 Evans, Kaelyn 74, 76 Evans, Noah 78, 116 Evans, Thomas 129 Ewing, Trotter 75

F

Fabiana, Jewel 162 Fadel, Manny 244 Fager, Adam 243 Fager, Marc 197 Faith, Joe 197, 277 Faith, Mallory 79, 147, 279 Falconer, Scarlett 77 Falconer, Savannah 162 Falkowska, Angelika 55, 78, 79 Falkowska, Gabriela 78, 279 Fantauzzo, Eleanor 129 Farley, Anna 75 Farley, Stewart 80 Farris, Ashlyn 75, 129 Fatula, April 197 Faulkner, Claire 76 Faure, Max 243 Fawks, Sydney 244, 276 Fazende, William 244 Fear, Meredith 241, 245 Fear, Robert 245 Featherston, Wesley 75, 242 Fehr, Taylor 75, 147 Fells, Joi 116, 279 Felzien, Menolly 129 Feng, Qimin 278 310

Ferrell, James 283 Ferrell, Jayda 147, 282 Ferrie, Hannah 80, 116 Ferris, Benjamin 245 Ferris, Kayla 78 Field, Caimon 76, 79, 147 Fields, Gabriella 78, 79, 116, 276, 277 Fields, Hailey 197 Fields, Jonna 116, 278 Fields, Madison 284 Filleman, Evelyn 78 Finch, Brinley 77 Finley, Britney 197, 252 Finney, Hunter 200 Firkins, Macie 78 Fisher, Denise 200 Fisher, Elijah 79, 116, 280, 282 Fisher, Jennifer 200 Fisher, Karli 75, 77, 116 Fisher, Elizabeth 146, 274 Fisher, Shawn 200 Fitch, Cooper 77, 129 Fitzhugh, Grant 243 Fitzhugh, William 243 Flanagan, Mackenzie 80, 162 Fleener, Lydia 174 Flinn, Bailey 79 Flowers, Kimberly 200 Floyd, Ara 162, 279 Floyd, Bailey 74, 129, 278, 281 Floyd, Lucy 78, 147 Floyd, Samuel 78, Flynn, Bailey 80, 280 Foederer, Nick 244 Force, Kelsey 75 Forkner, Adeline 76, 162 Forkner, Hayden 79 Formby, Jacob 77 Forrester, Claire 76 Forte, Avery 245 Fortner, Kaler 74, 78, 116, 281

Foster, Evelynn 78, 135, 279 Foster, Gracie 147 Foster, Kennedy 78, 162, 280 Foster, Ryan 77, 129 Foster, Silas 74, 75, 78, 79 Foster, William 79 Fouss, Erin 278 Foust, Abby 80, 116, 283 Fowler, Drew 77, 116, 80, 281 Fowler, Hannah 147, 279 Fox, Ellison 78, 116 Fox, Ryan 132, 243 Foxx, Gannon 79, 162 Fraley, Madison 279 Francis, Benjamin 242 Francis, Jon 242 Fraraccio, Nicolas 75, 147, 281 Frazier, Allen 200 Fredericks, Westley 162 Freeman, Cora 147, 282 Freeman, Isabella 76 Freeman, Laney 76, 132 Friesenborg, Brennan 278 Friesenborg, Mitchell 281 Frost, Isaac 80 Frost, Paul 162 Frost, Ty 80 Frost, Zane 80, 147 Fry, William 147 Fujisawa, Yukiyo 64, 65, 78, 79, 162, 279 Fulk, Caden 79 Fulkerson, Hunter 80, 162 Fuller, Brenna 76, 242 Fuller, Charissa 200 Fuller, Dallas 74, 278 Fuller, Ella 78, 162 Fulmer, Abby 80, 162 Fulton, Joshua 244 Funez, Michell 116, 285 Furby, Abigail 279

G

Gaessler, Erin 79, 116, 282 Gaessler, Jenna 79, 147, 279 Gaharan, Rachel 78 Gallagher, Liann 282, 284 Galloway, Jenna 77, 80, 116, 281, 283 Galloway, John 71, 116 Galyan, Tanner 75 Gandy, Reece 79, 283 Gardenhire, Ethan 80 Gardner, Ellery 77, 132, 277 Garms, Jacob 79 Garner, Delaney 245 Garner, George 77 Garner, Hanna 80, 116 Garner, Karen 200 Garrett, Benjamin 80, 162 Garrett, Natalie 76 Garrison, William 80, 147 Garton, David 279 Gartrell, Elena 75, 277 Gaskins, Sadie 75, 132 Gastineau, Zane 200 Gautreaux, Sarah 245 Gavin, Kendra 77, 162 Gaw, Alex 79 Geer, Kaci 74 Geer, Rory 242 Genry, Elaine 78, 147 Gentry, Alexis 75, 147 Gentry, Todd 185 Gettman, Lana 200 Gibson, Anna 78 Gibson, Elise 78 Gibson, Kendal 80, 162, 280 Gibson, Stacy 200 Gibson, William 80

Giggleman, Aya 75, 148 Gilbert, Jayne 77 Gilbert, Wyatt 242 Gilchrist, Lane 76 Gill, Garret 74, 132, 279 Givens, Ella 74, 116 Glavan, Ashlyn 80 Glenn, Kristin 78 Glover, Delaney 80, 148 Glover, Garrett 79 Glover, Lorelei 78, 132 Glover, Makenzi 80 Glover, Sophie 77, 118 Go, David 242 Godwin, Meredith 148 Goin, Lauren 75, 118 Goldman, Grace 78, 148 Gomez, Andres 118, 285 Gomez, Ramon 77 Gomez, Victoria 78, 148 Gonzalez, Maria 285 Gonzalez, Sarah 76 Gonzalez, Maria 132 Gooch, Samuel 80, 148 Gooden, Martina 75, 118, 276, 278 Godwin, Meredith 78 Gosch, Emma 74, 148, 279, 285 Goudeau, Trey 74 Gowen, Mallory 80, 280 Gragg, Michael 242, 244 Graham, Ella 162, 244 Graham, Taylor 245 Grant, Blake 74 Graves, Audra 75 Graves, Karson 75, 77 Gray, Ashley 243, 245, 281 Gray, Cody 118 Gray, Leah 127, 132 Green, Benjamin 80 Green, Justin 77 Green, Katie 78

Green, Susannah 74, 162, 278 Green, Alexander 243 Greer, Maggie 77 Gregg, Rylee 78 Griffin, Aja 162 Griffin, Clark 243 Griffith, Alayna 77, 280 Griggs, Rylie 148 Grimes, Kaylee 78, 132 Gross, Connor 77, 278 Grubb, Caden 174 Guan, Yilin 278 Gumm, John 75 Gunn, Carmen 78, 244 Gunn, Levi 243 Gurganus, Lauren 75, 148 Gutierrez, Allison 200 Gutierrez, Vivian 118, 285 Guy, Jordan 200 Guyer, Kate 76 Guyer, Max 75, 80, 132, 285

H

Haakansson, Wilmer 243 Hackett, Abigail 78, 279 Haileab, Noah 75, 243, 245 Hailey, Merek 281 Hale, Emily 80, 162 Hale, Fallon 77, 79, 118, 276 Hale, Zachary 75, 118 Haley, Anna Grace 74, 78, Hall, Alex 78, 277, 132 Hall, Avery 80, 148, Hall, Bethany 76, 242, 245 Hall, Brianna 243, 245 Hall, Dreydon 243 Hall, Elizabeth 200 Hall, Evan 75, 132 Hall, Jaden 162, 243 INDEX

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Hall, Kylie 78, 245 Hauer, Kati 148 Hall, Rachel 284 Haught, Morgan 74 Hall, Shayla 78, 132, 284 Hausam, Kaylee 245 Ham, Tanner 238 Hawes, Kaci 78 Hamilton, Brian 242 Hawkins, Avery 76, 118, 278 Hamilton, Ryleigh 78 Hawkins, Phillip 77, 163 Hamilton, Timothy 200 Hawley, Sage 234, 235, 242 Hamlett, Gracie 75, 132 Haye, Brooklyn 77 Hammes, Kathryn 200 Hayes, Aiden 243 Hammit, Casen 243 Hayes, Caroline 76 Hammond, Bailey 74, 75, 88, 132 Hayes, James 74, 78, 118, 243, Hankins, Connor 80, 280 283 Hankins, Jenni 118 Hayner, Eryn 118 Hankins, Ryan 277 Haynes, Maggie 77, 280 Hanoch, Brandon 245 Hays, Macy 76, 242 Hansard, George 79, 244 Healy, Patrick 243 Hansen, Madeline 279 Hearn, Christopher 80 Harbour, Harley 242 Hearrell, Adam 74, 281 Hardy, Caitlin 77 Hearyman, Zoe 78 Hardy, Isaac 80 Heater, Jessica 51, 174 Hardy, Jaxon 162, 245 Heiman, James 79, 163, 279 Harlow, Peydon 243 Helms, Aaron 77 Harness, Thomas 80 Helms, Collin 75, 242 Harper, Elly 80, 148 Helms, Spencer 243 Harper, Kayla 76 Helpenstill, Mary 200 Harper, Lara 75, 118, 278 Hembree, Cameron 79, 163 Harrell, Jacob 243 Henderson, Samuel 242 Harrington, Delaney 162, 282, 284 Hendricks, Emma 118 Harris, Greg 244 Hendricks, Walker 74, 278 Harris, Julie 200, 282 Hendrix, Destiny 132 Harris, Kadyn 76, 242 Hendrix, Lillian 148 Harrison, Jaelyn 148 Henley, Orlando 243 Harrod, Tyler 243 Henry, Jacey 148 Hartzell, Caleb 74, 279 Henry, Timothy 79, 163 Hartzell, Zachary 74, 118, 277 Hensley, John 278 Harvey, Amalie 76, 132 Henson, Corbin 279 Haslam, Eve 75, 162 Henson, Kendall 93 Hasz, Kylie 78 Henson, Kendall 78, 93, 118 Hatcher, Jorja 76 Hermann, Nicholas 77, 148 Hatfield, Emma 75, 148 Hermes, Jacob 243 Hatley, Kenneth 245 Hernandez, Jacob 244 Hatman, Jordan 80 Herrera, Stefany 148, 285

312

Herridge, Brandon 118, 284 Herring, Baylor 78 Herring, Mimi 244 Hess, Baylie 78, 80, 118 Hewett, Alan 200 Hewett, Katherine 74, 163 Hickman, Alaya 78, 280 Hicks, Chuck 70, 71, 77, 277, 280 Hill, Elliana 77 Hill, Rebecca 74, 80, 118, 283 Hill, Ryan 148 Hill, Shelby 281 Hill, Taylor 284, 285 Hill, Tyler 163 Hinckley, Abby 75, 118 Hinckley, Colby 118 Hinkle, Hattie 244 Hinton, Camdyn 163, 245 Hinton, Elizabeth 226, 245 Hirscheider, Noah 80, 242 Hite, Karlie 174 Hiteshew, Madison 78, 245 Hix, Kennedy 29, 75, 148 Hix, Noah 80 Hixson-Wallace, Julie 200 Hixson, Grace 78 Hobbs, Brianna 118 Hobbie, James 80 Hobson, Anna 279 Hochstetler, Micah 80 Hodge, Jonathan 132, 283 Hodges, Aeryn 148 Hodges, Ally 76, 148 Hodges, Gabriel 118 Hodges, Lukas 278 Hoffner, Logan 64, 65, 78, 79, 118, 279 Hoffner, Sadie 78, 79, 163 Hofheinz, Mario 200 Hoggatt, Dutch 200 Hohenberger, Luke 243

Holcomb, Ashley 79, 279 Holcomb, Nikki 76 Holeyfield, Kalyn 244 Holland, Dylan 77 Holland, Ellianna 75 Holland, Jason 200 Holland, Jessica 200 Holland, Michelle 200 Holley, Anna 77, 279 Hollis, Lindsay 75 Holman, Josie 118, 255 Holsinger, Noah 243 Hood, Annabeth 242 Hood, Jaclyn 78, 118 Hook, Cathrine 278 Hook, Hunter 79, 118 Hook, Matthew 118 Hooten, Taylor Jo 242 Hooton, Caleb 74, 75, 118 Hope, Caden 75 Hoppe, Joel 80, 132 Horton, Ella 80, 100 Horton, Emma 75, 118 Hosticka, Gabriel 74, 119 Hounshell, Claire 148, 243 Housdan, Molly 74 Houser, Daniel 77 Howard, Alexander 77 Howard, Emma 80, 148 Howard, Leeann 200 Howard, Macy 78 Howell, Abigail 174 Howell, Alan 200 Howell, Audrey 80 Howell, Byron 200 Howell, Dustin 243 Howell, Katie 132, 276 Hubbell, Anne Claire 80 Huddleson, Luke 75 Huddleston, Joel 74 Huddleston, Levi 74, 76 Huddleston, Luke 148

Hudelson, Bailey 75 Hudgens, Bailey 75 Hudgins, Dakota 78, 79 Hudgins, Houston 74, 163 Hudkins, Andrew 80 Huff, Elijah 148 Huff, Gabriel 74, 119, 285 Huff, Jabin 79, 148 Huff, James 200 Huff, Jonah 74 Huff, Melinda 200 Huff, Priscilla 79, 148 Huffman, Rebekah 279 Hughes, Ansley 78 Hughes, Taylor 174 Huitt, Preston 174 Hull, Clayton 148 Hull, Daniel 119, 278 Hume, Grayson 79, 160, 161, 163, 285 Humphreys, Benjamin 148 Hunt, Halina 78 Hunt, Larry 201 Hunt, Mitchell 243 Hupp, Riley 77 Hurt, Grace 76, 100, 119, 282 Hurt, Rachel 76 Huseman, Monica 170 Hutcherson, Jase 119 Hutcherson, Victoria 78 Hutcheson, Michaela 276 Hutto, Mason 242 Hylton, Xavier 163, 243

I

Ieler, Logan 80, 149 Iglesias, Emma 285 Ingalsbe, Matthew 243

Ingersoll, Chloe 245 Ireland, Dwight 201 Ireland, Hannah 119, 284 Ireland, Jon 244 Isball, Aubrey 242

J

Jackson, Bonnie 75, 149 Jackson, Colton 80, 242 Jackson, Drake 278 Jackson, Gary 201 Jackson, Hazel 78, 149, 245 Jackson, Jaelen 232 Jackson, Johnathan 75, 149, 242, 244 Jacobo, Daniela 77, 132, 285 Jacobs, Avery 74 Jacquet, Beckham 80, 244 James, Kristin 75, 80, 119 Janes, Evalie 78, 163, 279 Jarchow, Hannah 77 Jarnagin, Mollie 77, 119, 280 Jay, Braden 243 Jay, Cianna 75, 132, 285 Jay, Merritt 75, 242 Jeffrey, Bailey 80, 163, 279 Jeffrey, Samuel 201 Jenkins, Jacob 77, 79, 80, 149 Jenkins, Julia 132 Jenkins, Sierra 78, 79, 132 Jennings, Jack 119 Jennings, Jonnalynn 78, 119 Jerez, Raul 243 Jernigan, Katriel 76 Jetton, John 77, 149 Jewett, Cody 77 Jobe, Derek 80 Jobe, Holly 76 INDEX

313

Jobe, Kent 74 Jones, Mallory 75, 163 Johnson, Austin 74, 77, 149 Jones, Mikayla 80 Johnson, Briana 245 Jones, Megan 201, 279 Johnson, Chase 74, 76, 149, 279, Jones, Reid 79, 281 280 Jones, Shanna 201, 279 Johnson, Chloe 149 Jones, Stella 78, 26 Johnson, Clarence 163 Jones, Ta’Mya 174 Johnson, Daulton 242 Jones, Veagan 244, 245 Johnson, Duane 243 Jordan, Baytes 80 Johnson, Grant 77, 149 Jordan, Jordan 243 Johnson, Haley 75 Jordan, Whitaker 201 Johnson, Joshua 149 Jove, Ricard 244 Johnson, Kayla 132 Joy, Aiden 79, 163 Johnson, Lily 74, 75, 80, 242 Judd, Erin 79, 149, 279, 283 Johnson, Seth 242 Justice, Emily 132, 279 Johnson, Tirrell 243 Justice, Nathan 79, 163 Johnston, William 242 Justus, Mike 185 Johnston, Kara 76, 77 Joice, Brecken 78, 119 Joice, Camdyn 78, 149 Jonason, Kara 174 Jones, Abigail 78, 279 Jones, Alison 149 Kalafarski, Ola 78 Jones, Antiwain 245 Karikari, Benjamin 243 Jones, Aubrey 17, 26, 78, 149, Karkau, Mary-Grace 78 278 Karpus, Genevieve 149 Jones, Benjamin 26, 201 Karpus, Jenna 74 Jones, Carter 74, Kearney-Dunker, Rebecca 132 Jones, Caroline 75, 132, 276 Keck, Russell 201 Jones, Ellen 201 Kee, David 201 Jones, Emma 74, 119, 283 Keen, Koby 75, 242 Jones, Emma 77, 78, 132, 285 Kehl, Kevin 201 Jones, Ta’mya 51 Kehl, Susan 201 Jones, Gabriel 174 Keiser, Kaitlyn 78, 244 Jones, Genevieve 201, 281 Keiswetter, Ryan 78 Jones, Harriston 75 Keith, Ian 132 Jones, Hannah 76 Keller, Jackson 75, 77, 80 Jones, Joshua 243 Jones, Kyndal 74, 78, 149, 279 Keller, Jaden 163 Keller, John 201 Jones, Kinsley 75, 163 Kelley, Bristol 75 Jones, Landon 75, 119 Kelley, Karen 201 Jones, Maribeth 75

K

314

Kelly, Brianna 76 Kelly, Ethan 149 Kelly, Logan 80 Kelly, Watkins 80, 119, 282 Kelso, Joshua 79, 133 Kendrick, Reilly 163 Kenne, Madison 119 Kennon, Morgan 282 Kenyon, Katie 78 Keown, Evelyn 78 Kernodle, Audrey 170 Kernodle, Clara 76, 163, 277, 279 Kerr, Abigail 149, 276, 279 Kerr, Stephanie 119, 278 Keylon, Cole 221, 243 Keyser, Shannon 119 Khan, Paris 76, 163 Kidd, Noah 278 Kiegel, Benjamin 163 Kieswetter, Ryan 75 Kiffmeyer, Miranda 74, 119, 279 Kille, Grafton 74, 279 Killingsworth, Ashley 133, 75 Killins, Anita 201 Killins, Zachary 79, 149 Kilmer, McKenzie 78 Kinch, Kenny 119, 285 Kindall, Benjamin 74 King, Bailey 80 King, Levi 77 King, Noelle 243, 245 Kingsbury, Luke 80 Kinney, Christian 243 Kinser, Britton 79, 119 Kinsey, Sheridan 78, 79, 283 Kirby, Thaddeus 242, 245 Kirchner, Jacob 77 Kirk, Katherine 133 Kirschner, Cason 119 Kirsten-Westgard, Alexander 244

Kittinger, Kaleigh 76, 79 Klein, Lori 282 Knabe, Sarah 78, 119, 277, 278 Knappier, Bailey 163 Knight, Christopher 243 Knight, Jaxon 80, 149 Koay, Alyssa 201 Kohut, Rebekah 78, 149, 279 Kohut, Lauren 76 Kondo, Ai 119 Kondo, Sei 133 Kovaleski, Camille 76, 149 Kowiti, Alexandria 75, 149 Kraner, Brady 79, 133 Kreh, Myles 277, 278 Krejci, Kathleen 133 Kretzer, Amelia 276, 281 Kughn, Connor 75 Kuhn, Rose 86, 119 Kummerfeldt, Anthony 163, 285 Kuykendall, Heath 79 Kutch, David 243

L

LaBiche, Savanna 78 Lacey, Logan 75, 242 Lahr, Dalton 74, 163, 278 Lainez, David 133 Laing, Gregory 201 Laing, Kimberly 201 Lair, Kentana 76 Laird, Knox 149, 280 Lamb, Grace 78 Lamberson, Wesley 163, 281 Lambert, Jacey 245 Lambert, Maddux 79 Lambo, Wesley 76 Lamkin, Ashley 149, 245

Lamoureux, Kassie 74, 76, 119, 277 Land, Avery 76 Landes, Andrew 77 Landrum, Hannah 163, 280 Lane, Benjamin 119, 285 Lane, Kyle 242 Langdon, Hayden 74 Langdon, Makenna 80 Lanman, Katelyn 77, 242 Lantrip, Maggie 76 Laughary, Wesley 245 Laughlin, Erin 281 Laverty, Catherine 78 Law, Mackenzie 133 Lawhorn, Joey 242 Lawrence, Ada 74, 149 Lawrence, Adria 74, 163 Lawyer, Addison 76 Leach, Olivia 133 Leach, Russell 79 Leas, Kayla 75, 149 Lee, Cheryl 201 Lee, Denim 76, 163, 242, 281 Lee, James 244 Lee, Raymond 201 Lee, Savannah 76, 119 Lees, Carter 243 Leftwich, Allexus 75, 133 LeGrande, Brittany 75, 149 Lehde, Braden 47, 174 Leite, Jessica 74, 165, 278 Lepak, Magnus 243 Leslie, Jake 244 Leslie, Tyler 280 Letsinger, Braydon 77, 119 Letsinger, Olivia 75 Levell, Britany 77, 285 Lewallen, Katherine 78, 277 Lewis, Ava 76 Lewis, Gage 74 Lewis, Jenna 76, 119, 276

Lewis, Leon 165 Lewis, Sasha 76, 133 Li, Shujin 278 Liddle, Andrew 74 Lilienkamp, Garrett 243 Lillard, Hunter 80, 133, 242 Linderman, Josiah 244 Linge, Peyton 74, 86, 87 Little, Morgan 165, 279 Lively, Nathan 74, 149 Livingston, Justin 243 Lobo, Javier 75, 242 Logsdon, Hannah 74, 133, 278 Long, Abby 77, 80, 119, 274 Long, Carter 77, 150 Long, Haohua 278 Long, Maddox 242 Long, Onycha 76, 281 Longley, Benjamin 121 Longley, Lydia 75 Lopez, Asaf 80, 150, 285 Lopez, Jose 243 Love, Joli 201, 281 Lovell, Tucker 74, 133, 188 Lowe, Claire 80, 277 Lowry, Madeline 78, 133 Lu, Dianyu 121 Luallen, Madison 75, 121 Lucero, Doakata 150, 279 Luna, Mya 78 Lusk, Grayson 80, 150 Lusk, Walker 80 Lynch, Haley 75 Lynn, Jayda 80, 127, 280 Lynn, Ryan 80

M

Maciejek, Leo 243

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315

Mackay, Amanda 78 Madar, Molly 78 Madding, Jake 243 Maddox, Sydney 78 Madill, Mary 201 Magana, Margarita 165 Mahan, Kiersten 75 Mahan, Morgan 75 Mahlangu, Thando 138 Mahon, Gabe 78, 79 Maia, Shannon 75, 165 Majcunic, Hrvoje 242 Mallory, Mason 79, 150 Malsam, Eva 174 Maners, Cameron 77, 150 Manglicmot, Jiana 75, 150 Manley, Jewels 121 Manning, Devonte 243 Manry, Connor 77 Maples, Madelyn 80 Maples, Miah 245 Maples, Morgan 78 Maples, Wyatt 80 Marcellus-Ojeda, Skyler 150 Marcum, Astryd 245 Marek, Lance 79 Marks, Reagan 75 Mars, Troy 75 Marshall, Colton 80 Marshall, Erin 74, 165, 276 Marshall, Jay 243 Marshall, Rylie 242 Marshall, Sydney 74, 121, 276 Martien, Madeline 165 Martin, Avery 80, 150 Martin, Abby 75, 133 Martin, Addison 80, 121, 279 Martin, Chauncey 243 Martin, Caleb 80, 278 Martin, James-David 79 Martin, Jessica 201 Martin, Kimberly 174

316

Martin, Kraig 201 Martin, Luke 165, 243 Martin, Prady 165 Martinez, Alicia 243 Martinez, Daicy 78 Martinez, David 80, 121, 280 Martinez, Pilar 228 243 Martinez, Sebastian 242 Mashburn, Jakin 79 Masivi, Lionel 121, 243 Mason, Hailey 242 Mason, Myron 243 Mast, Ella 243, 245 Masteller, Lauren 64, 74, 78, 79, 121, 284 Master, Max 79 Masters, Abbey 80, 121 Masters, Brett 79 Matheny, Alexandra 80, 281 Matherly, Emma 76 Mathis, Ruth Ann 201 Matlock, Dennis 201 Matsch, Victoria 77, 121 Matthews, Dawson 75 Matthews, Caden 74, 165, 243 Matthews, Darren 201 Matthews, Jennifer 78, 150 Maxwell, Emilia 78 May, Scott 74, 78, 239, 277 Mayes, Bennett 75, 133 Mayes, Kelcy 79, 121 Maynard, Matthew 33, 76, 79 Maynard, Jacob 79, 150 Mays, Jordan 243 Mays, Malik 243 McAllister, Keiondre 243 McAllister, Parker 77 McBride, Athya 121, 282 McBride, Keyln 242 McCain, Jacob 75 McCarver, Meagan 165 McClaran, Sara 121

McClelland, Mendy 201 McClendon, Adrianna 79 McClure, Regan 75, 77, 88, 133 McCook, Collin 277, 278 McCook, Kristen 202 McCown, Frank 202 McCrae, Rachel 244 McCready, Robert 202 McCullough, Hailey 165, 280 McDaris, Emma 174 McDonald, Addison 76 McDonald, Kyle 243 McDonald, Lauryn 75, 165, 280 McDonald, Maddison 76 McDuffie, Lauren 75, 165 McElroy, Meghan 245, 282 McElveen, Stewart 150, 244 McEndree, Rhone 165 McFarland, Ailee 80, 150 McFarland, Noah 77, 278 McFarlin, Courtney 150 McFarlin, Elise 79, 80 McGaha, Sarah 202 McGalliard, John 74 McGalliard, Michael 202 McGaughy, Russell 245 McGinness, Drew 79 McGohan, Amy 202 McGuire, Aidan 77 McGuire, Kat 76 McGuire, Reid 80 McJunkin, Harley 165 McKinlay, Rachel 79, 165 McKinney, Kaylee 78, 133 McKinnon, Kelli 241, 245 McKinnon, Skyler 245 McKinzie, Chase 78 McLarty, Megan 279 McMaster, Caleb 74 McMillan, Reese 80 McNaughton, Naomi 150, 164 McNeal, Parker 33, 80, 150

McNeal, Travis 202 McNeel, Andrew 242 McNeill, Blaze 77, 133 McNiel, Elizabeth 78, 121 McQueen, Kennedi 78, 165 McReynolds, Savannah 78, 150 McSpadden, Briana 33, 80 McSpadden, Bridget 80, 165 McWhorter, Amy 74, 279 McWhorter, Miles 165, 243 McWilliams, Gabriel 277 Mead, Amanda 78, 150 Meadows, Chandler 80, 150 Mealio, Elizabeth 74 Meche, Brenley 243 Medina, Jareli 75 Medler, Layne 78, 150 Medley, Andrew 165, 279 Mee, Alex 79 Meeker, Melanie 202 Megias, Nieves 243, 245 Mejia, Mario 165, 285 Mellor, Arden 150, 278 Mellor, Joshua 279 Melo, Ana 77, 150, 285 Melson, Campbell 79 Melton, Kayla 75, 121, 280 Mendenhall, Rachel 165 Mensah, Michael 277 Mercer, Colton 277 Mercer, Emmalene 202 Merches, Caleb 77 Meredith, William 245 Metheny, Caroline 80 Metheny, Glen 202 Metz, Emily 150, 278 Meyer, Madison 121, 285 Meza, Jasper 76, 165 Milam, Lauren 165 Miles, Eiley 80, 150 Milivojevic, Matija 133, 242 Miller, Andrew 165, 243

Miller, Andrew 74, 121 Miller, Bradley 80, 202 Miller, Charles 202, 280 Miller, Easton 243 Miller, Halle 80, 121, 271, 278 Miller, Isaac 243 Miller, John 281 Miller, James 202 Miller, Lainey 80, 121, 281 Miller, Mariah 76, 245, 280 Miller, Nathan 133 Miller, Rebekah 121 Milligan, Maxwell 242 Mills-Rhodes, Aurellia 76 Mills, Jonathan 78, 80, 277 Mills, MaryKyle 78 Mills, Nathan 202 Milnes, Joshua 77, 78, 121 Mirante, Lucas 74 Mitchell, Denver 74, 277 Mitchell, Jake 243 Mitchell, Kathryn 74 Mohammadi, Mohammad Sharif 165 Mitchell, Peter 77 Mohammadi, Suhaia 74, 165 Mohie, Hannah 121, 279 Mohorn, Eli 79 Monn, Cooper 245, 276 Montague, Emma 78 Montandon, Elle 165 Montgomery, Ensley 80, 165 Montgomery, Jackson 80 Montgomery, Keller 255, 278 Montgomery, Macy 74, 121 Moody, John 74 Mooney, Ashley 121 Mooney, Jacob 77, 121, 281 Mooney, Natalie 150, 278 Moore, Bailey 75 Moore, Cooper 78 Moore, Eli 166, 243

Moore, Grant 76, 80, 277, 285 Moore, Jessica 202 Moore, Justin 202 Moore, Katherine 150 Moore, Lew 202 Moore, Madison 133, 284 Moore, Mercedes 78, 133 Moore, McKenna 76, 230, 244 Moore, Steven 133, 202 Moore, Taylor 121 Mora, Corban 242 Morales, Lidia 166, 285 Morataya, Edwin 121, 285 Morehead, Sarah 241, 245 Morey, Jesus 79, 166 Morgan, Davis 242 Morgan, Elizabeth 174 Morgan, Emma 160 Morgan, Evan 75, 121 Morgan, Jacob 77, Morgan, Jeff 242 Morris, Andrea 188, 189, 202 Morris, Chad 78, 80 Morse, Grace 78, 121, 280 Morse, Jackson 79, 166 Moshinsky, Kendall 133, 281 Mostoller, Nathan 74, 279 Mount, Leslie 202 Moyo, Andile 76, 150 Muckleroy, Will 80 Mullins, Kate 77 Mullins, Peyton 74, 150 Mulvany, Laura 202 Muncy, Zachary 202 Mundy, Sarah 75, 166 Munoz, Esteban 166, 285 Murcia, Gerardo 75, 166, 285 Murphy, Allyson 175 Murphy, Jaime 202 Murray, Gracie 77 Murray, Jonah 79 Muyenzi, Chelsa 166

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317

Myers, Riley 75 Myers, Mackenzie 76 Myhan, Emma 25, 278

N

Nance, Joseph 133, 282, 284 Nash, Bayli 75, 166 Navarrete, Rebecca 75 Neal, Ashley 75, 133, 276 Neal, Karrisa 74, 75, 122 Neal, Lawson 74 Neely, Avery 76 Neill, Elena 76 Neill, Jacob 277 Nelms, Jake 80, 279 Nelson, Sadie 122 Nesbit, James 202 Nesbitt, Allie 17, 80, 133 Nester, Val 74 Newman, Christopher 80 Newman, Cody 150, 282 Newman, Michael 80 Newsom, Avery 76 Newsom, Cooper 75, 242 Newsom, Jackson 79 Nguema, Genevieve 245 Nichols, Caleb 243 Nickleson, Robyn 78 Nicks, Avery 75, 150 Nieto, Gisele 282 Nilsson, Ashley 122, 244 Nirella, Isaac 245 Nitz, Jared 244 Nix, Joshua 79 Nixon, James 75, 80, 133 Nixon, Taylor 80 Njeri, Briteney 278, 285 Nkosi, Bethany 281

318

Noble, Hannah 279 Noblin, Henry 76, 80, 134, 281 Noel, Emilyn 74 Noel, Jennifer 74, 279 North, Anson 202 Nutt, Ashlyn 23, 76, 122 Nutt, Debora 202 Nutzell, Joseph 77

O

O’Day, Zachary 166, 243 O’Leary, Alita 281 O’Pry, Julia 134 O’Pry, Riley 284 Oakes, Kyle 243, 245 Obadiah, Nathanael 152 Oden, Daniel 202 Ogden, Kathleen 79, 134 Ogle, Bailey 75, 152 Oglesby, Rebekah 78, 79 Olive, Bailey 78 Olive, Rachel 80 Oliver, Joseph 244 Oliver, Mike 76, 202, 281 Olree, Eli 77 Olree, Elizabeth 76, 122 Olree, Kenneth 202 Olree, Luke 71, 77, 279 Olstad, Sarah 76 Oppermann, Gabriel 280 Oppermann, Noah 175 Oropeza, Sarah 202 Orr, Rusty 134 Ortiz, Dani 210, 211, 244 Osborne, Gracen 75, 152 Osoba, Folusa 245 Otto, Mattingly 78 Ouimet, Adaleetha 78

Overman, Camille 12, 13 Overton, Noah 77 Owen, Carter 175 Owen, Conley 79, 152 Owens Barquero, Hannah 122 Owens, Brady 79 Owens, Benjamin 74, 166

P

Pace, Asher 122 Pace, Emma 76 Paden, McKenzie 76, 134, 278 Padilla, Cristian 152, 285 Page, Jacob 281 Page, Rigel 204 Pahman, Leah 76 Paic, Anica 166 Paine, Cheyenne 75 Paltjon, Evan 80 Paltjon, Ethan 80 Pan, Yingxin 122, 278 Park, Cassidy 75 Parker, Allison 204 Parker, Belicia 74, 122, 284 Parker, Elaina 74, 122, 278, 280 Parker, Halle 77, 242 Parker, Joseph 76, 204 Parker, Lindsey 245 Parker, Mikayla 122 Parker, Sydnee 245 Parkhurst, Olivia 80, 152, 278 Parkridge, Talon 152 Parks, Josie 243, 245 Pastiroff, Jonah 233, 244 Pate, Levi 243 Patino, Elaina 166 Patten, Asher 25, 26, 255, 278 Patten, Todd 204

Patterson, Elyse 134, 283 Patterson, Logan 74 Paul, Hunter 79 Payne, Abigail 76 Payne, Jamie 78 Peger, Karrington 76 Pendergrass, Tristan 204 Penick, Dylan 242 Penton, Michael 277 Peralta, Jose 80, 243 Perez, Anielka 166 Perez, Skarleth 166 Peric, Patricija 242 Perkins, David 74 Perkins, William 74 Permenter, Luke 77, 152, 276 Perring, Matthew 204 Perry, Jordyn 78, 134, 243 Perry, Nathaniel 243, 245 Peters, Kayla 75 Peterson, Piper 280 Petousis, Georgios 244 Petrovic, Milosh 244 Pettijohn, Rachel 80, 100, 170 Petty, Brooks 79 Petty, Lily 78, 166 Pfalser, Erin 78, 134 Pfiffner, Jacey 78, 276 Phelps, Isaiah 74 Phelps, Savannah 75 Phillips, Andrew 74, 134, 279, 282 Phillips, Darla 204 Phillips, James 71, 77, 122 Phillips, Julianne 75, 134 Phillips, Kylie 243, 245 Phillips, Macy 75 Phillis, Luke 75 Pickering, Hannah 78 Pickering, Morgan 166, 279 Pierce, Brett 134 Pierce, Cayden 242, 243

Pierson, Holley 75, 122 Pike, Hayden 242 Pillay, Berkeley 74, 122 Pinzon, Jimmy 172, 173 Pipkin, Carly 175 Pipkin, Daniel 277 Pitt, Sharon 204 Plunkett, Georgia 244 Poe, Allen 75 Poindexter, Ashanti 78, 134, 278 Poling, Raegan 152 Porto, Camilo 244 Potter, Caitlann 230, 244 Potter, Kenda 78, 152 Potter, Madalyn 77, 244 Potts, Elizabeth 166, 279 Powell, Mark 204 Powers, Mary 75, 281 Powers, Madison 134 Prater, Mackenzie 166 Prater, Megan 134 Pratt, Arianna 166 Prater, Mackenzie 76 Prater, Megan 76 Prentice, Abigail 245 Presley, Jensen 75, 242 Preston, Chase 75 Price, Ava 76 Price, David 122 Price, Jordan 243 Price, Sawyer 242 Prine, Karagan 80, 134 Prior, Addyson 75, 78, 152 Pritchard, William 166, 284 Provence, Kamie 77 Pruim, Jackson 243, 245 Pruitt, Magdalene 75, 152 Pruitt, Sterling 80 Pschierer, Jackson 79, 160 Pugh, Cade 170, 243 Pupel, Amber 80, 122 Pupel, Zachary 79

Q

Qirjaqi, Sheila 134 Qualls, Grant 76 Qualls, Amy 94, 95 Qualls, Ian 75 Quattlebaum, Aniya 76 Quillin, Paul 245

R

Radke, Lydia 134 Raburn, Braden 75 Ragsdale, Scott 204 Ralls, Rebecca 78 Rambo, Lukas 79, 244 Ramey, Kevin 204 Ramirez, Katherine, 152, 278 Ramirez, Zavdiel 77, 134, 285 Ramisetti, Priscilla 74 Ramos, Camila 152, 285 Rampey, Rebekah 204 Ramsey, Sophie 166 Randall, Nicole 122 Ras, Kyle 77 Ray, Landon 243 Ray, Nolan 80 Raymond, Isaac 281 Redding, James 244 Reed, Braden 74 Reed, Claire 79 Reed, Ryder 79 Reed, Zachary 134, 243, 245 Reese, Hadassah 78, 134 Rehmel, Ashley 122

INDEX

319

Reichardt, Everett 80 Reid, Savannah 134 Reijergs, Spencer 77 Reiser, Amy 122 Reitmair, Cambrey 152, 276 Reneau, Natalie 175 Resier, Amy 78 Retailleau, Lisa 245 Reynolds, Deena 75 Reynolds, Thomas 282 Rhmel, Ashley 79 Rhodes, Madison 166 Rhoten, Emory 76, 166 Rice, Eric 79, 152 Richard, Anthony 243 Richardson, Andrew 278 Richardson, Jackson 80, 152 Richardson, Jackson 243 Richmond, Rodney 204 Rickard, Parker 75 Riden, Sean 242 Ridenour, Bailey 77, 122, 277 Riggs, Makenna 74, 122 Rimer, Micah 166 Rine, Isaac 74 Risinger, Alyssa 80, 152 Risinger, Elizabeth 152 Risser, Daniel 122, 278 Ritchie, Darcy 75, 152, 278 Ritchie, Lisa 204 Ritchie, Thomas 204 Rivera, Ethan 75, 166 Rivera, Moses 245 Rivers, Terry 78, 79 Roach, Brylan 245 Roach, Clayton 75, 79 Roach, Emma 76, 166 Roach, Sydney 75, 134 Roades, Kalista 166 Roberson, Brianna 76, 166 Roberson, Mary 78, 166 Roberts, Charlie 77, 134

320

Roberts, Eli 77, 152 Roberts, Logan 75 Robertson, Darby 279 Robertson, Jesse 204 Robinson, Casey 74 Robinson, Jordan 74 Robinson, Michael 204 Robinson, Zalen 245 Robison, Angel 281 Rodenbeck, Stacey 204 Rodrigues, Ricardo 244 Rodriguez, Alvaro 134, 285 Rodriguez, Angie 152 Rody, Cason 77 Rogers, Caraline 80 Rogers, Emma 152 Rogers, Eva 78 Rogers, Seth 152 Roguske, William 242 Rohrback, Mitchell 74, 167 Roibal, Stacy 75, 122, 285 Roitsch, Kylea 75 Roley, Skylar 78 Romberger, Dane 243 Romero, Lina 244 Romero, Valentina 285 Roos, Charlotte 78, 167 Rosciano, Duilio 77, 134, 285 Rose, Allison 75, 152 Rose, McKenzie 51 Rosenbaum, Luke 75, 134 Rosenberger, Elizabeth 175 Rosengartner, James 74, 167 Rosenthal, James 122 Ross, Andrew 74 Ross, Milyn 78, 134 Ross, Reagan 76 Ross, Tyler 243 Rosser, Lucy 80 Rossi, Rachel 167 Rossitto, Sophie 122, 281, 285 Roux, Karlie 244

Rozea, Skyller 77 Rudd, Maddson 79, 122 Ruhl, Patrick 204 Ruiz, Naomi 285 Runk, Alexander 75, 77 Runk, Claudette 77 Rush, Kate 80 Rush, Wilfred 243 Russell, Macey 76, 134

S

Saballos, Alexander 152, 285 Saelzer, Kyle 282, 284 Salazar, Ryan 74 Salinas, Analicia 167 Samples, Maggie 78, 285 Samuel, Jackson 134, 280 Sanchez Lopez-Almansa, Ines 152, 243 Sanchez, Brenda 134, 243 Sanchez, Sabrina 75 Sanchez, Jimmie 285 Sanchez, Matthew 152, 244 Sanchez, Sabrina 122, 285 Sandlin, Mac 204 Sansom, Cadence 245 Sansom, Emma 80, 167, 279 Santiago, Ramiro 242 Sanzone, Benjamin 74, 152 Sanzone, Isaac 74, 152 Savage, Nicole 80, 122 Schliffka, Abigail 79, 122 Schliffka, Chloe 75, 77, 153, 279 Schmeling, Faith 79 Schmeling, Trent 79, 153 Schmidt, Kaitlyn 76, 122, 285 Schmidtlein, Joshua 80 Schmitz, Paige 78

Schnell, Kinley 241, 245 Schopper, Anabelle 153 Schramm, Keith 204 Schuler, Thomas 79 Schumacher, Tyler 153 Schwiethale, Trevor 175 Sciba, Mason 243, 245 Scott, Alyssa 75 Scott, Amy 77 Scott, Emma 175 Scott, Alyssa 102 Scott, Josie 123 Scott, Emma 47 Seaman, Bryan 75, 242 Sears, Noah 167, 277 Seats, Lael 80 Seay, Carter 175 Sees, Jenna 153, 245 Segura, Ximena 153, 285 Selby, Courtney 204 Sellers, Davis 167, 243 Selvidge, Elizabeth 136 Semple, Caleb 79 Service, Lauren 75, 244 Sewell, Collin 79 Sewell, Jadyn 77 Sewell, Mary 76 Sexson, Daphne 79, 279 Shafer, Angela 282 Shanachilubwa, Kyle 74 Shanks, Katie 105 Shannon, Peyton 75 Shappard, Benjamin 79, 153, 279 Shappley, Mason 77, 123, 284 Shaw, Christian 80 Shaw, Gauge 17 Sheahen, Silas 80, 167 Sheffield, Stone 243, 283 Shelburne, Abel 123 Shelby, Kevin 204 Shell, Lauren 245

Shelton, Andrew 80, 123, 278 Shelton, Carlie 76, 153 Shelton, James 204 Shelton, Mallory 80, 283 Shepard, Riley 75, 76, 242 Shepherd, Avery 280 Shiflet, Connor 74 277 Shipman, Foster 80, 167 Shirel, William 72, 74, 123 Shirel, Susan 203, 204, 278 Shive, Keegan 243 Shoaf, Ellie 77 Shockley, Caleb 74, 77, 136 Shockley, Landon 80 Shoemaker, Cole 77, 153, 284 Shumacher, Tyler 74 Shumate, Tanner 74, 136 Sicks, Kylie 76, 153 Siklosi, Elise 75, 136, 277 Silva, Hugo 242 Silva, Susan 75, 123 Silva, Stefano 244 Simmons, Austin 279 Simmons, Carson 75 Simmons, Hunter 277 Simmons, Haley 153 Simmons, Jessica 123 Simmons, Lauren 33, 75, 142, 153, 282 Simons, Paige 75 Simpson, Ryan 80, 280 Sims, Anna 279, 285 Sims, Anna 175 Sinclair, Omar 243 Singer, Taryn 74 Singleton, Bryan 245 Singleton, Jonathan 204 Singleton, Maya 75 Singleton, Paige 78, 153 Sinha, Megha 76, 79, 281 Sinzi, Jules 167 Sipe, Cody 204

Skelly, Jason 74 Skinner, Elise 75, 278 Skipworth, Halen 74, 79, 123 Slate, Carly 79 Slater, Jordan 98 Slater, Amelia 78, 105, 153 Slater, Caroline 75, 123, 282 Slater, Jordan 98, 99 Slatton, Collin 77, 123, 278 Slayton, Carli 75, 123, 280 Sledge, Megan 75, 76, 123, 285 Sleege, Andrew 74, 79 Sliker, Abbey 77 Sloan, Benjamin 80, 136 Sloan, Ellis 204 Sloan, Lori 204, 281, 283 Smedley, Addison 78, 153, 280 Smith-Gardner, Tamson 78, 167 Smith, Andrew 74, 153, 279 Smith, Avery 78 Smith, Brendan 77 Smith, Cate 76 Smith, Camille 75, 280 Smith, Clayton 153, 281 Smith, Cody 75, 242 Smith, Davion 245 Smith, Daniel 78, 79, 123 Smith, David 204 Smith, Eli 74, 136 Smith, Ella 78, 153, 278 Smith, Emma 76, 123, 279 Smith, Grayson 79 Smith, Jeremy 276 Smith, Ja’mon 123, 242 Smith, Jeanie 205 Smith, Kyra 79, 123 Smith, Eli 74 Smith, Luke 75, 279 Smith, Lilliana 78, Smith, Logan 244, Smith, Logan 241, 245 Smith, Luke 153

INDEX

321

Smith, Martha 276 Smith, Maci 78, 123 Smith, Madeline 75 Smith, Madelyn 80, 123 Smith, Major 79, 167 Smith, Mary 75 Smith, Olivia 75 Smith, Patricia 205 Smith, Ryan 245 Smith, Ronald 205 Smith, Stephen 76 Smith, Taylor 75, 242 Smith, Terry 205, 284 Smith, Zachery 243 Smithson, Michael 242 Snow, Aaron 79 Snyder, Faith 280 Sobczak, Justin 243 Soper, Madison 74, 153 Soriano Arroyo, Grecia 245 Sosebee, Bailey 75, 167 Soto, Lizzie 123, 285 Soto, Sydney 78, 136, 245 Sotto, Erixa Mei 136 Spainhour, Payton 123 Spann, Bonnie 123, 285 Sparks, Jacob 79 Spearn, Maria 75 Spears, Marty 205 Spears, Sophie 80, 123 Spears, Tessa 80, 136 Speigel, Preston 75 Speight, Molly 80, 153 Spicer, Jhalen 243 Spivy, Mason 74, 123, 282 Spoonhour, Katerina 167 Spraggs, Emma 75, 167 Sprawls, Sydney 78 Springman, Sutton 76 Spurlock, Quincey 78 St. Clair, Caleb 74, 136 Stanley, Aubrey 153

322

Stanley, Melody 80, 167 Stanley, Savanna 75 Starck, Allea 78, 136 Starck, Carmen 167 Starks, Matthew 136, 279 Stebbins, Samuel 79, 123 Steed, Tucker 80 Steele, Douglas 205 Steelman, Gracie 76 Steelman, Robert 205 Steil, Dana 205 Steil, Emma 123, 284 Stein, Susannah 123 Steinmetz, Jacob 74, 153 Stenglein, Lloyd 79, 153 Stephens, Elaina 167 Stephens, Lauren 75, 136 Stephens, Rebecca 136 Stephenson, Kaylie 123 Sterbenz, Tyler 244 Stevens, Alyssa 279 Stevens, Bethany 79, 136 Stevens, Elizabeth 78, 167, 279 Stevens, Madison 79, 123 Stevens, Neely 76 Stevenson, Isabella 153 Stewart, Amy 243, 245 Stewart, Cassell 75 Stewart, Carson 80, 123 Stewart, Darlene 205 Stewart, Jacob 205, 277 Stewart, Kevin 205 Stewart, Lauren 167 Stewart, Morgan 75 Stickels, Kaylee 77, 280 Stilley, Gayla 79 Stillings, Jacob 79 Stinnett, Emily 80, 123, 282 Stirrup, Ethan 74 Stitt, Jerimiah 74, 79, 124 Stone, Abi 76, 219 Stone, Paul 75, 93, 124

Stone, James 75, 153 Stone, John 205 Stone, Tia 280, 283 Stoner, Ally 241, 245 Stoner, Christian 244 Story, Rachel 76, 281 Story, Rayanne 205 Stout, Blake 138 Stout, Lily 78 Stout, Trey 167 Stramrood, Cecilia 245 Stratton, Shelby 76 Strickland, Ella 245 Strickland, Grace 64, 136, 278 Strickland, Helen 75, 153 Strickland, Zachary 243 Strickland, Joshua 243 Strittmatter, Joy 153 Strom, Richard 80 Strong, Adeline 78, 167 Strong, Ansley 78, 136 Stroud, Alli 78 Studebaker, Matthew 74 Stump, Christian 74 Styles, Stella 75, Styles, Silas 77, 136 Styles, Sylvia 167 Sullins, Jeremiah 205, 283 Summers, Daniel 205 Supratman, Angelo 74, 76 Sutherlin, Evelyn 78, 153, 279, 284 Sutton, Joshua 75 Sutton, Jeffrey 167 Sutton, Sarah 76 Swaid, Christian 79, 167, 281 Swann, Anna 77 Swann, Inna 205 Swearngin, Sillar 153 Swenson, Carly 75 Swenson, Kimberly 205 Swindle, Elijah 154, 243

Swindle, Phillip 205 Szostek, Tyler 75

T

Tabor, Corinne 124 Tabora, Hector 75, 154, 285 Tackwell, Sierra 285 Tandy, Samuel 243 Tankersley, O’Neal 276 Tarrant, James 205 Tarvin, Troy 243 Tatom, Reid 79 Taylor, Avalyn 75, 154 Taylor, Austin 78, 79 Taylor, Caroline 78, 136 Taylor, Eric 75 Taylor, Joshua 279 Taylor, Michelle 76, 124, 282 Taylor, Samantha 154 Taylor, Zachary 75 Teague, Dawson 16, 71, 74, 77, 124, 278 Tebow, Rachel 80 Tefertiller, Vivian 78, 167 Templeton, Georgia 76, 244 Tenery, Greer 75, 124 Tenery, Karlie 76, 167 Tercero, Martin 285 Terry, Joseph 80 Tetrault, Erin 79, 284 Tharp, Halle 76, 154, 284 Thatcher, Bella 136 Theobald, Kaitlyn 76, 242 Thibodeaux, Graham 80 Thibodeaux, Sophie 76, 136 Thiele, Sarah 76, 136 Thomas, Alaina 77, 280 Thomas, Cale 280

Thomas, Josie 242 Thomas, Jade 279 Thomas, Jobe 74, 154, 278 Thomas, Whitney 244 Thomason, Elizabeth 205 Thomason, Reed 74, 154 Thompson, Avery 80 Thompson, Andrew 79 Thompson, Andrew 77 Thompson, Ameliah 175 Thompson, Chloe 244 Thompson, Jean-Noel 182 Thompson, Emma 78, 279 Thompson, Ella 242 Thompson, Jack 77 Thompson, Kyle 281 Thompson, Mathias 74, 281 Thompson, Naomi 75, 167 Thompson, Nizhoni 245 Thompson, Regan 244 Thompson, Sophie 77, 154 Thorman, Jorey 242 Thornhill, Elizabeth 75, 78, 124, 242 Thornhill, Evelina 154 Thornton, Lillian 80, 136 Thornton, McKenzie 78 Thurman, Gracen 74, 154 Thweatt, Carter 78, 136, 281 Tidwell, Nolan 77, 154 Tiller, Grant 80, 124 Tilley, Lindsey 74 Tilley, Sophia 171 Timms, Weston 124 Tindel, Brandon 245 Tindel, Kelli 76, 244 Tinsley, Samantha 76 Tippin, Taylor 154 Tittle, Joy 23 Toler, Austin 243 Tolleson, Lillian 77, 154 Tollett, Paige 76, 79

Tomlinson, Macie 76 Torres, Henrique 244 Touchton, Fischer 75, 124 Townsdin, James 243 Townsley, Jonathan 74, 167 Townsley, Kendall 124, 243, 245 Trahant, Jackson 175 Trask, Allison 76, 124 Traughber, Brayden 124, 277 Traughber, Camryn 80 Traughber, Jan 205 Traylor, Hannah 78, 124 Traynham, Noah 77, 154 Trice, Jada 243 Triplett, Lauren 78, 79, 136 Tritschler, Kayleigh 77, 124, 282 Tubbs, Randi 75, 168, 282 Tucker, Ethan 168 Turley, Kenneth 108, 205 Turman, Cooper 154, 285 Turner, Anna 76 Turner, Cynthia 78, 278 Turner, Charli 75, 124 Turner, Julia 75 Turner, Mallory 205 Turner, Tyler 242 Tuten, Rachel 80, 154

U

Ugarte, Itziar 242 Underwood, David 80, 168 Underwood, Jonathan 124, 243 Urquiola Montellar, Andres 244 Urueta, Jesus 136, 285 Usery, Easton 77, 79 Ussery, Dylan 278, 280

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V

Valdez, Wagner 120, 124, 285 Valente, Tommy 243, 245 Valentin, Kalea 78 Van Dijk, Lisa 75, 124 Van Dyke, Spencer 74, 154, 245 Vanderpoel, Kaiden 75, 105, 260, 277 VanDyke, Addison 76, 280 VanOrder, Charles 124 Vargas-Torres, Cecelia 124 Vargas, Alejandro 79, 168, 285 Vargas, Sebastian 74, 154, 279 Vargas, Manuel Cue 229, 243 Vasel, Rebecca 80 Vaughn, Hannah 75 Vaughn, Hudson 76, 242 Vaughn, Marlee 80 Veltema, Emma 276 Ventura, Melissa 244 Vidal, Luke 243 Vielmette, Joanna 78 Voigt, Alyson 175 Von Luckner, Aja 75 Voss, Anna 80 Voss, Avery 80 Voss, Ashlyn 80, 136 Van Vreden, Christopher 244

W

Waddill, Briley 77 Wade, Alexa 62 Wade, Grant 80 Wade, Halle 80, 154

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Wade, Madison 78, 168 Wade, Samuel 136 Wade, Shealyn 62, 79, 124 Waggoner, Faylyn 76 Waggoner, Zavier 74 Wagner, Andrew 244 Wagner, Elizabeth 79, 124 Wagner, Emily 205 Waite, Jordan 279 Waldron, Katie 106 Waldron, Jon Tristan 79, 238 Waldron, Kealan 76 Waldron, William 205 Waldrop, Jean 205, 282 Walker, Bryce 244 Walker, Darby 80 Walker, Jaime 205 Walker, Kristin 74, 78, 124, 280 Walker, Laurie 205, 283 Walker, Maverick 79, 283 Walker Jr., Oric 243 Wallace, Nathaniel 243 Wallace, Reed 79, Wallace, Roland 243 Waller, Hayley 74, 168, 279 Waller, Loren 75, 77, 136 Walling, Katelyn 78, 154 Walling, Luke 243, 245 Wallis, Eli 79 Walsh, Talia 244 Walters, Kelbey 76 Walton, Jackson 75, 77 Walton, Jessi 74, 154 Walton, Lindsay 33, 80, 279 Waner, Rebekkah 78, 79, 168 Ward, Baylor 80, 168 Ward, Hannah 284 Ward, Joshua 77, 168, 282 Ward, Jaxon 79, 168, 277 Wardlow, Austin 76 Warnick, John 77 Warpula, Griffin 282

Warren, Stephen 205 Washko, Kaylie 168, 243, 245 Waters, Cassidy 75 Watford, Jon-Thomas 74 Watkins, David 124, 284 Watkins, Jessica 79 Watrous, Daniel 218, 243, 245 Watrous, Kelsey 74 Watson, Audrey 80 Watson, Anna 80, 124 Watson, April 205 Watson, Bailey 245 Watson, Carissa 124 Watson, Erin 77 Watson, Jay 75 Watson, Krishaun 245 Watson, Mackenzie 75, 168 Watson, Nicholas 242 Watson, Toby 80 Watts, Daisy 75, 136 Watts, McKenna 168, 278 Wearden, Kenneth 244 Weatherford, Andrew 77 Weatherford, Jacob 75, 78, 137 Weaver, Preston 75, 154 Webb, Bo 80, 124 Webb, Harley 75, 137 Weber, Emma 75, 77, 137, 285 Webster, Kendall 168 Weibel, Emily 175 Weilnau, Jaclyn 243, 245 Weir, Davis 244 Weiss, Lane 79 Welch, Cooper 243 Welch, Davis 75, 242 Welch, Princess 278 Weldon, Ethan 74 Weller, Avery 80 Wells, Matthew 168 Wells, Tate 242 Wells, Taylor 243, 245 Wesley, Joshua 80

Wesley, Jenna 80, 124, 283 West, Natalie 124 West, Seth 154, 245 Westbrook, Anessa 88, 89, 206 Westbrook, Theodore 47, 175 Westbrook, Timothy 206 Wester, Michael 282 Whaley, Luke 75, 242 Wheadon, Rebekah 76 Wheeler, Ella 80, 168 Wheeler, Madison 75, 168 White, Andrea 79, 168, 279 White, Ava 76, 137, 282 White, Barbara 76 White, Conner 78, 79, 137, 276 White, Cindy 206 White, Abby 219 White, Sierra 77, 80, 125, 245 White, Will 243 Whitwell, Steven 77, 154, 282, 284 Wicklund, Kobe 244 Wiedower, Marilyn 77, 137 Wiewora, Nathaniel 206 Wilcox, Donald 206 Wiley, Harper 77 Wilhoit, Sarah 206 Wilkinson, Emilie 137 Williams, Anna 285 Williams, Mike 112, 117, 181, 185, 219, 253, 263 Williams, Lisa 198, 199 Williams, Callie 75 Williams, Cade 185 Williams, Camdyn 168 Williams, Emma 74 Williams, Hannah 175 Williams, Kacey 125 Williams, Lianna 175 Williams, Meredith 284 Williams, Olivia 74, 154 Williams, Rachel 77

Williams, Samuel 245 Williams, Theron 276 Williamson, Carl 206 Williamson, David 74, 76 Williamson, Juliana 168, 278 Willis, Allison 78, 125, 284 Willis, Ethan 74 Willis, Hunter 243 Willmon, Jeana 75, 77 Wilson, Aldrin 154, 243 Wilson, Christian 277 Wilson, Chloe 76, 78 Wilson, Caitlin 154 Wilson, Davis 79, 154 Wilson, Emma 79 Wilson, Hagan 76 Wilson, Laura 74, 278 Wilson, Madeleine 243 Wilson, Mi’Kala 168 Wilson, McKenzie 78 Wilson, Molly 78, 125 Wilson, Preston 79 Wilson, Reed 154 Winchester, Brayden 125 Winders, Dinah 243, 245 Windon, Holly 51 Windon, Tyler 80 Winfree, Grace 80, 125 Winiger, Emma 125, 241, 245 Winnings, Kodie 243 Wisdom, Allison 125 Wise, Eve 78 Wisner, Alexandra 125 Witcher, Piper 175 Wolf, Alaina 76, 137, 281 Wolfe, Anna 78, 137 Wolfe, Daniel 125 Wolfe, Easton 154 Wolford, Billy 77 Wood, Alli 78, 137 Wood, Hannah 195, 206 Wood, Jonathan 125, 243, 245

Wood, Silas 79 Woods, Ray 242 Woody, Shaelyn 155 Woollard, Caleb 79, 155 Word, William 76, 79 Worley, Jeffrey 242 Worrell, Macey 78, 125 Worrell, Zachary 79 Wright, Alexandra 78 Wright, Anna 168, 278 Wright, Corbin 79, 137 Wright, Charlie 206 Wright, Harrison 77, 79 Wright, Hannah 79, 74, 125, 168 Wright, Nathanael 280 Wright, Karen 243 Wright, Sarah 79, 125 Wrigley, Morgan 281 Wrigley, Shiloh 76 Wu, Di 278 Wyatt, Landon 80

X

Xiang, Yanghong 278

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Y

Yager, Samuel 75 Yang, Jingjing 244 Yates, Dawson 242 Yeboah, George 206 Yi, Yuhuan 278 Yingling, Jon 206 You, Luyao 125, 278 Young, Caleb 75 Young, Kyle 80, 155, 283 Young, Katharine 168 Young, Malik 243 Youngblood, Kevin 206 Yu, Sijie 278 Yurcho, Katie 155 Yurcho, Todd 74, 125, 279

Z

Zelaya, Gloria 155 Zelaya, Hengel 155, 279, 285 Zelaya, Luis 77, 137, 279, 285 Zerby, Jaden 245 Ziegler, Luke 76, 137, 282 Zlatar, Teodor 210, 211, 244 Zukowski, Zackary 80

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