Head, Heart and Hand

Providing quality, Christian education is at the core of JBU’s mission. In order to achieve this, JBU’s founder and first president, John E. Brown Sr., established the philosophy of Head, Heart and Hand. The idea is that students go beyond mere academics during their time at JBU, and engage spiritually with themselves and each other during their time in college.

The well-rounded philosophy of studies focuses on the holistic development of students, and encourages a form of scholarship that also involves practical skill and spiritual instruction in a way that most rival universities have yet to achieve. 

Through the decades, John Brown University’s commitment to the foundational head, heart and hand philosophy has not wavered. Daily, as students learn from professors, grow spiritually in chapel and Bible classes, and carry out workstudy and practicum assignments, they uphold the validity of the motto that John Brown Sr. envisioned over 80 years ago.