RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. - The Great American Conference announced the league's Players of the Week for the second week of the volleyball season. Arkansas Tech's Hunter Eshnaur and Amanda Milnick garnered the Offensive and Setter awards while Harding's Zoe Harding earned the Defensive honor.

Congratulations to the nine students that were awarded funds from a rural loan program established by the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy. The program gives students the opportunity to receive a tuition loan that would not require repayment if they immediately go to work as a pharmacist in a rural Arkansas community following graduation. The students were selected by the Arkansas Rural Loan Scholarship Committee after an application and interview process. The Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy has established similar programs at both UAMS College of Pharmacy and Harding University College of Pharmacy.

Harding University inducted more than 70 new members into the university's chapter of Alpha Chi, the national intercollegiate honor society.

Harding University inducted 92 new members into the university's chapter of Alpha Chi, the national intercollegiate honor society.

More than 400 students received diplomas at Harding University's commencement exercises on Dec. 16, 2017. Graduates include students from the College of Allied Health, College of Arts and Humanities, College of Bible and Ministry, Paul R. Carter College of Business Administration, Cannon-Clary College of Education, Carr College of Nursing, College of Pharmacy, College of Sciences, and the Honors College.

More than 900 students received diplomas at Harding University's commencement exercises on May 6, 2017. Graduates include students from the College of Allied Health, College of Arts and Humanities, College of Bible and Ministry, Paul R. Carter College of Business Administration, Cannon-Clary College of Education, Carr College of Nursing, College of Pharmacy and College of Sciences.

The following students are among more than 1,400 Harding University students included on the dean's list for grades achieved during the fall 2017 semester.

Congratulations to the 56 students named to the College of Pharmacy dean's list for Fall 2017. Dean's list standing is reserved for full-time students with a 3.80 or higher grade point average.

The Harding University chapter of Sigma Nu Tau National Entrepreneurship Honor Society inducted six new members.

Harding University junior Hall Frost spent the semester interning in U.S. Sen. John Boozman's Washington D.C. office on Capitol Hill.

Emily Sheffield spent the summer with Washington Internships for Students of Engineering, a program ranked as one of the best internships in the U.S. by Princeton Review.

Kason Lawrence of Gideon was one of seven Harding University students recognized as a recipient of the Louis Yingling Family Endowment Scholarship Fund at the annual scholars luncheon Nov. 7.

Andrew Hicks of Paragould was one of seven Harding University students recognized as a recipient of the Louis Yingling Family Endowment Scholarship Fund at the annual scholars luncheon Nov. 7.

On Aug. 14, 2017, 55 students from 13 states and two foreign countries arrived in Searcy, Arkansas to begin their academic training to become doctors of pharmacy. This unique group of individuals comprises the Class of 2021. For the next four years, this group will spend countless hours working together as they traverse the terrain of their pharmacy education.

The following local residents were welcomed to the Harding University College of Pharmacy at the annual white coat ceremony Aug. 17.

The Great American Conference announced the league's Players of the Week for the third week of the volleyball season. Northwestern Oklahoma State's Jennifer Eubanks claimed the Offensive honor; Harding's Taylor Lake earned the Defensive accolade and Arkansas Tech's Amanda Milnick picked up her third-straight Setter award.

The Great American Conference announced the league's Players of the Week for the third week of the women's soccer season. Southwestern Oklahoma State's Alimata Rabo captured the Offensive award; Harding's Michelle Morgan earned the Defender accolade and East Central's Chloe Hull garnered the Goalkeeper honor.

Students at Harding University depart May 21 for a six-week student teaching program in Scotland. As part of the curriculum, students will be immersed in Scottish culture. They will spend time tutoring, observing, teaching and assisting in Scottish schools as well as taking educational trips throughout the United Kingdom. Group trips include outings to Edinburgh, Glasgow, the Scottish Highlands, St. Andrews and London. Students have three courses available to them during the six-week program. The coursework and on-site experiences in classrooms promotes citizenship within a global perspective for students in the teacher education program at the University.

Students at Harding University depart May 22 for the Summer Undergraduate Research in Florence program. Students will spend four weeks in Italy studying under Dr. Dennis Matlock, associate professor of biochemistry at Harding, and internationally known lecturer and researcher Dr. Chiara Azzari. During the program, students will conduct lab work in the University of Florence hospital and lab, earning six biochemistry credits.

A group of six Harding students was recognized for its participation in the Donald W. Reynolds Governor's Cup, a statewide business plan competition for graduate and undergraduate students.

The Paul R. Carter College of Business Administration awarded outstanding student awards to a junior and senior in each major.

Jasmine Brock of Senatobia was awarded the Mary Waterstreet Prize in Psychology for the best research paper in the field. The award was presented at the Alpha Chi Honor Society national convention in Louisville, Kentucky.

The Harding University Department of Theatre presented its annual awards during a celebration dinner on April 22.

Harding University's 44th annual Spring Sing "Curtain Up" was April 13-15. Four hosts and hostesses, 20 ensemble members and seven vocalists performed throughout the musical variety show drawing more than 10,000 audience members to four performances. Spring Sing began as a small-scale campus musical showcase in 1974 and has grown to incorporate nearly 1,000 students performing as part of the ensemble or the eight competing social club shows. The shows are judged for originality, costume, choreography and music. Cash awards and plaques are presented to winners, who donate the prize money to charities of their choice.

The Harding University circle of Omicron Delta Kappa inducted 61 new members on April 23.

The Harding University circle of Omicron Delta Kappa inducted 43 new members on April 17.

Students from Harding University competed at the regional meeting of the Mathematics Association of America April 1-3, winning two events for the first time.