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Christian Education: Health sciences at Faulkner, Chick-fil-A at FHU and the new HST library
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Featured image (above): Freed-Hardeman University students eat at their new dining hall’s Chick-fil-A.
Faulkner recently celebrated the completion of its new College of Health Sciences.
FAULKNER UNIVERSITY
MONTGOMERY, ALA. — Faulkner is celebrating the completion of its new College of Health Sciences, dedicating the building “to the glory of God and to serve people.” Donors gave nearly $19 million to make the project possible, President Mitch Henry said.
“This building has two primary purposes: to provide healthcare education and to offer free, student-assisted clinical therapy through our Faulkner University Center for Therapy and Research,” Henry said.
Already, the clinic has provided more than 39,000 free appointments, he said. Cassie Boyd has been appointed as the college’s dean.
FHU students eat at the new Jones Family Dining Hall.
FREED-HARDEMAN UNIVERSITY
HENDERSON, TENN. — Freed-Hardeman has opened the Jones Family Dining Hall, featuring an all-you-care-to-eat cafeteria, a Chick-fil-A licensed location and the Lion’s Pride Express grab-and-go market. The new facility will benefit both students and the Henderson community, President David Shannon said.
“We intentionally fronted this building toward Main Street to make it accessible for the community,” Shannon said. “When we met with Chick-fil-A in the very beginning, one of the selling points they loved was that we could serve both a small town and a small campus. But more importantly, it creates a wonderful experience for the Henderson and Chester County community.”
The facility also creates more than 100 new jobs, Shannon said.
Harding University in Searcy, Ark., breaks ground on an $8.5 million library addition for its School of Theology.
HARDING UNIVERSITY
SEARCY, ARK. — Harding has broken ground on an $8.5 million, 18,000-square-foot library addition for its School of Theology.
After 66 years in Memphis, Tenn., the seminary relocated to the university’s main Arkansas campus this past fall.
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An extension of the Brackett Library, the new facility will give students access to one of the most extensive theology collections in the South, enhancing research and academic resources, said Peter Rice, the seminary’s dean.
“We are fully committed,” Harding President Mike Williams said, “to making theological education accessible to more people across the globe in a humble yet steadfast effort to expand the kingdom of God.”
The library addition is set to be completed by March 2026.
