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Faulkner University
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Faulkner University
| Mission | To glorify God through education of the whole person, emphasizing integrity of character in a caring Christian environment where every individual matters every day. |
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| Established | 1942 |
| School type | Private |
| President | Billy D. Hilyer |
| Location | Montgomery, AL, USA |
| Enrollment | 600 [1] undergraduate |
| Faculty | 118 |
| Endowment | US$9 million |
| Campus | Urban, 74 acres (299,000 m²) |
| Sports team | Eagles |
| Website | www.faulkner.edu |
Faulkner University is a private Christian university, located in Montgomery, Alabama, USA, and affiliated with the Church of Christ. The University was founded in 1942 as Montgomery Bible School. In 1953 the school's name was changed to Alabama Christian College (ACC). In 1965, the college was moved to its present location on Atlanta Highway. 1975 marked the beginning of the school's satellite campuses in Mobile, Huntsville and Birmingham. In 1985, the school was renamed to Faulkner University in honor of Dr. James H. Faulkner, Sr., a longtime supporter and chairman of the board.
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The M. B. Myers Fine Arts Center houses the music and theater departments, as well as the Great Books Honors College. It was constructed in 1977 as a student center but was later converted to the current Fine Arts Center in 1982.
Education classes are held in Leonard Johnson Hall, which includes a circiculum lab, an education center and an education department. Criminal Justice classes are held in the Joe Greer Hall.
The Great Books Honors College serves Faulkner's brightest students with 5 core classes grounded in the Great Books. Students gain exposure to authors from Homer to Aquinas to Nietzsche, and the classes are discussion based.
The Linda Brooks Hall houses biology, chemistry and physics labs, along with a greenhouse. There is also an Instructional Support Lab which provides tutorial assistance with students struggling academically.
The Thomas Goode Jones School of Law contains seven classrooms, a mock courtroom, and three seminar rooms. The law school was granted American Bar Association provisional accreditation on June 10, 2006. Graduates of the Law School now have the same rights and privileges as graduates of fully approved ABA accredited Law Schools. Furthermore, graduates may sit for the bar exam in all 50 states.
Athletic events, physical education classes, and daily chapel services are held in Tine Davis Gymasium. The university has plans to expand the facility to include a weight room, racquetball courts, a running track, basketball/volleyball courts and a game room. Football will soon be added to the varsity sports program at Faulkner.
The university has three dormitories for students. Burton and Baldwin dormitories provide housing for male students while Davis dorm remains the lone female dormitory. Upperclassmen are able to live in the Harrison apartments which offer a living area consisting of four bedrooms, a living room, a fully equipped kitchen and a laundry room. The J. L. Perry Building contains the school's cafeteria, "The Nest" coffee shop, post offices, the nurse's office and the Dean of Students office.
The Harris College of Business is a 41,000 square foot building near the main entrance of the campus. The department of Business along with the Admissions Office, Human Resources, and University Advancement departments are housed here.
The Gus Nichols Library houses 105,000 volumes including reference materials, general circulation materials, electronic books and multimedia items.
The Harris-Parker Building houses the V. P. Black College of Bibical Studies. The building opened on March 3, 2003. All Bible classes are taught in this building. The building contains the Lester Chapel which can be reserved for devotionals, weddings, preacher training and other small gatherings.
All full-time students who are not married or do not live with their parents are required to live in the dormitories. Seniors and students 21 years or older are exempt from this requirement.
Students that have classes ending before 10:00 AM are required to attend the school's daily chapel service in the Gymnasium at 10:00 AM.
Undergraduate students are required to take a Bible course each semester for every 15 hours of non-Bible related courses.
Faulkner University does not have national fraternities or sororities. Rather, they offer gender-based social clubs. Currently, there are ten social clubs — Sigma Psi Chi, Delta Xi Omega, Phi Lambda, Alpha Delta Psi, Chi Omicron Chi, Zeta Eta Theta, Epsilon Phi Upsilon, Kappa Sigma Phi, Lambda Alpha Chi and Alpha Alpha Alpha. Club members participate in Jamboree, a spring musical, among many other social activities.
Many famous people have graduated from Faulkner, including professional baseball player Shane Reynolds.
- Address
- Faulkner University, 5345 Atlanta Highway, Montgomery, AL 36109
- Phone
- + 1 334 272 5820 or + 1 800 879 9816