Past - Present - Future: Keeping Faith, $100 Million Campaign

 

$10 Million Challenge $20 Million Challenge Bill George Arena Bill and Donna Berry Performing Arts Center Cathedral Restoration JBU Scholarship Fund (JBUSF) Kresge Dining Hall Renovation North Hall West Wing Operational Funds
 
In the News

John Brown University Announces Plans To Raise $100 Million: The Morning News


Progress Report

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Live Construction Cams

Watch the Bill George Arena and the Berry Performing Arts Center as they are erected over the next ten months.

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Impact Stories

Student Biography: Emily Ortiz

Emily Ortiz

Junior sports medicine major, Emily Ortiz says she is looking forward to playing basketball in the new Bill George Arena once construction is complete.


"I can't wait for the chance to play in a place that will bring both inspiration and a whole new sense of pride to our team and the JBU community," says Ortiz.


The 38,000 square-foot Bill George Arena is a key initiative of the Keeping Faith $100M Capital Campaign. The multipurpose facility will provide much-needed space for athletic events, commencement and other JBU gatherings.


For gifted athletes like Ortiz, a strong athletics program is a top consideration when deciding which university to attend. Ortiz says that initially, the opportunity to continue playing basketball caused her to consider JBU, but when she learned about the challenging academics, intimate size, and Christian community that JBU also had to offer, she knew her search was over.


"Ultimately, I'm just thankful that God used basketball to bring me here," says Ortiz. "It has become a place where I have grown so much in finding out who I am, but more importantly-who I am in Christ."


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Junior sports medicine major, Emily Ortiz says she is looking forward to playing basketball in the new Bill George Arena once construction is complete.


"I can't wait for the chance to play in a place that will bring both inspiration and a whole new sense of pride to our team and the JBU community," says Ortiz.


The 38,000 square-foot Bill George Arena is a key initiative of the Keeping Faith $100M Capital Campaign. The multipurpose facility will provide much-needed space for athletic events, commencement and other JBU gatherings.


For gifted athletes like Ortiz, a strong athletics program is a top consideration when deciding which university to attend. Ortiz says that initially, the opportunity to continue playing basketball caused her to consider JBU, but when she learned about the challenging academics, intimate size, and Christian community that JBU also had to offer, she knew her search was over.


"Ultimately, I'm just thankful that God used basketball to bring me here," says Ortiz. "It has become a place where I have grown so much in finding out who I am, but more importantly-who I am in Christ."


Ortiz says that JBU has not only given her a quality education, but has also prepared her for life.