News & Events

Come join us for the Royal Welcome! Join us June 27, 2025, for summer orientation. The action-packed day will prepare you for the start of...

Alumni Association President, Mike (’13) Reynolds, and the 2025 Association officers invite you to the Tennessee campus for...

Join us on the Johnson University campus as we host the Church Leadership Conference with Cam Huxford as our featured speaker!

Join us for the Craddock Center Compelling Preaching Retreat on February 4-6 at Johnson University! The Craddock Center Compelling Preaching...

  The 865 Academies will be visiting Johnson University and we invite prospective high school students to come to learn more on a...

Come join us on the beautiful Johnson University campus for Preview Days! Preview Days are for high school juniors and seniors or transfer...

Come join us for the Inauguration of Dr. Daniel Overdorf on September 20, 2024! Johnson University is pleased to announce that Dr. Daniel...

Congratulations to all our students who earned academic honors for the Spring 2024 term! All degree-seeking undergraduate students who...

As we transition to our new name of Renew in the Smokies, all the programming you’ve come to appreciate so much will remain the same. In...

Johnson University is searching for volunteers with basic skills in cleaning, maintenance, and light yardwork to join our Clean Team from...

Plan to join us for this year’s Craddock Lectures on Preaching, featuring Dr. David Fleer, who has served as Professor of Bible and...

Congratulations to all of our students who earned academic honors for the Fall 2023 term! All degree-seeking undergraduate students who...

JOHNSON UNIVERSITY’S STUDENT LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE: ENCOURAGE, EQUIP & EMPOWER What: A new conference to develop the student leaders...

We’re excited to celebrate with our graduates! Ceremony: December 16, 2023 at 2:00 p.m., PW Auditorium, Johnson University

Johnson University is pleased to announce that Dr. Daniel Overdorf will serve as the eighth president of Johnson University, beginning July...

Johnson University has received a grant of $1.25 million from Lilly Endowment Inc. to help establish the Fred Craddock Center for Preaching...

It’s Hispanic Heritage Month, and Johnson University is celebrating with events and special chapel services. Last night was a time of...

Johnson University is excited to hold its Royal Rumble on September 30! The day is a fun way to support our fall sports teams and a great...

Johnson University’s Honors Program offers academically talented undergraduates on the Tennessee campus an opportunity to enhance...

Johnson University is excited to announce that Ronni Chandler has joined the university staff in a part-time role as Lead Persistence Coach...

Congratulations to all of our students who earned academic honors for the Spring 2023 semester! All degree-seeking undergraduate students...

PreachFest is a celebration of preaching on the Johnson University Tennessee campus during which aspiring ministers preach, earn...

By Jeff Snell, Dean of the School of Congregational Ministry In January 2023, Johnson’s School of Intercultural Studies (ICS) and...

Johnson University is pleased to announce that Sevier County businessman and founder of the Great Smokies Flea Market, Charles Atchley Sr.,...

Effective July 1, 2021, Johnson University Tennessee will join the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The NAIA is a...

This year’s Pioneer College Catering annual report featured our own Jordan Durant, who received the President’s Award for...

During this past weekend’s Commencement ceremonies, Johnson University announced that The Graham Family Foundation in Linden, Tennessee,...

Johnson Royals win NCCAA DII Men’s Basketball Championship; Jones Wins JU’s Third Pete Maravich Award in Five Years   On Saturday,...

Johnson University is pleased to announce that Dr. Wilbur Reid III will be the University’s new Vice President for Administration. Cliff...

We are pleased to announce that Johnson University has received a $1 million grant from the Lilly Foundation, and that Mark Nelson will be...

This fall, Johnson University is launching a new 4+1 program which allows a student to earn a B.A./B.S. in Business Administration and a...

Five years ago, Johnson University partnered with the Emerald Youth Foundation to create Royal Explorers, a two-week summer science camp...

For years, folks have asked when JU will offer a nursing degree. We are thrilled to announce that, through a partnership with Tennessee...