Crowley’s Ridge College’s 2nd annual Project ReachOut event will take place this year on Thursday, March 24. 

Project ReachOut is a one-day event in the spring semester where all classes are canceled for the day as members of the administration, faculty, and student body all work together to give back to the community CRC has been blessed to call home. 

Yard work, power washing, painting, and planting are all examples of the type of work we would love to help out with. 

If you, someone you know, or your business could benefit from our help, please sign up by clicking here.

If you have questions about Project ReachOut, please contact Erica Richardson at 870-236-6901 ext. 164, or by email at erichardson@crc.edu.

Crowley’s Ridge College’s 21st annual Bible Lectureship Series will take place from April 3-6 on the campus of Crowley’s Ridge College at the Carter Activities Center.

The theme for this year’s lectureship is “Walk This Way,” a study of Ephesians and Colossians. 

Ephesians and Colossians were written by the Apostle Paul in hopes of providing further instruction to two churches looking to mature in their faith. Ironically, Paul, while shackled in prison chains, commissions both churches to walk worthily. The term is so crucial, that throughout these two correspondences, Paul uses it a total of eleven times. This emphasis inspired our theme. Therefore, our thesis for this lectureship is best stated by the imprisoned Paul, “We are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them” (Ephesians 2:10).

Each night will feature praise and worship alongside a keynote, led by Dr. Devin Swindle on Sunday, Dr. Bruce McLarty on Monday, and Dr. Jimmy Adcox on Tuesday. 

To view our full schedule of events, please see below.

You can register online now, by clicking here. 

For more information on the lectureship, please contact CRC Bible Chair, Jeremy Pierce, at 870-236-6901 or at jpierce@crc.edu. 

Crowley’s Ridge College is honored to name Dr. Tyrone Allen as CRC’s Distinguished Alumnus of the Year. 

Dr. Allen is the seventh child of his family from New Orleans, Louisiana. He was baptized into Christ in 1976 in Morgan City, La.

He is a 1979 CRC alumnus, who would later get a BS from Harding University (1981) and a MA from Pepperdine University (1988) and began serving as a math teacher in 2001 with Montgomery County Public Schools, where he still serves today.

Since 2016, Dr. Allen has served as an adjunct math professor with the University of Maryland Global Campus.

Dr. Allen’s influence is felt beyond the classroom, as he’s served various Churches of Christ throughout Michigan, Arkansas, California, Tennessee, Washington, DC, and currently, Maryland since 1988.

Dr. Allen’s 45 years of service have been supported by his wife, Denise, who he met while he was a student at Pepperdine in 1981. The two have served the Churches of Christ since their marriage and continue to, as adult Bible teachers for the Silver Spring Church of Christ in Maryland. 

The couple enjoys spending time with their two granddaughters, Dyamonique and Gabriela, both of whom were baptized into Christ in 2016. They also enjoy traveling, as they have visited 37 states, Canada, the Caribbean, and Paris, where they always look for brothers and sisters in Christ to worship with. 

Crowley’s Ridge College’s Youth Emphasis Night will take place on Sunday, April 3, beginning at 4 p.m. at the Carter Activities Center located on the campus of CRC. 

Youth Emphasis Night has become a crucial element to the annual Bible Lectureship at CRC. Youth can expect a night of interaction with peers, fun, food, and worship. The CRC Admissions Team will also be giving away one $500 tuition scholarship to a future full-time CRC student. 

Devin Swindle will lead a lesson for the night. Swindle is a teacher at Harding University and also serves as the Director of the Center of Preaching, the Director of the Kerusso Experience, and Co-Director of the annual Bible lectures at Harding. Swindle is also a CRC alumnus and faithful minister of the Word of God at Highway Church of Christ in Judsonia, AR. 

In his lesson, Swindle sets out to exhort youth to not find their identity in culture or media or even within themselves, but rather to take their identity as what God says you are. 

Registration for Youth Emphasis Night is open now. To register, click here, or scan the QR code below. 

The Crowley’s Ridge College community mourns the loss of former student Russell “Rusty” Lynn Matlock, who passed away on January 19, 2022. 

Rusty attended CRC from Fall 1977 to Fall 1979 and graduated with an associate of arts degree. 

Rusty’s love of singing brought him to CRC, where he joined The Ambassadors, a quartet that helped lead worship at CRC amongst many other activities. 

In 1978, Rusty was also featured as part of “Who’s Who in American Junior Colleges.”

The celebration of life for Rusty will be Thursday, January 27, at 2:00 at the Edmond Church of Christ in Edmond, Oklahoma. 

You can view his full obituary online here.

Crowley’s Ridge College has announced its President’s List and Dean’s List for the fall 2021 semester. 

A student must be enrolled full-time and achieve a GPA of 3.5 to be named to the Dean’s List. 

Students who achieve a GPA of 4.0 are named to the President’s List. 

A total of 62 students are recognized for the fall 2021 semester, including 24 students who qualified for the President’s List. 

The members of the fall 2021 Crowley’s Ridge College President’s List, listed alphabetically, are: 

The members of the fall 2021 Crowley’s Ridge College Dean’s List, listed alphabetically, are: 

Acaia Lepke
Alyssa Henry
Angela Cornell
April Kennedy
Austin Gross
Brooklyn Melson
Caleb Krimmel
Daniel Gossett
Elizabeth Rowton
Emilee Elms
Ethan Hilton
Ethan Leblanc
Ethan Tripp
Hannah Cunningham
Hannah Halverson
Isaiah Ellenburg
Jadyn Hesse
Jamerria Johnson
Kaitlyn Perkins
Kaprise Anuu
Kaylee Cline
Kemani Roberson
Kourtin Jagneaux
Kyle Cox
MaCayla Henry
Makayla Waldrep
Makayla Ward
Matthew Crabtree
McKenzie Crofford
Mickayla Smith
Nicholas Garrett
Noah Overshine
Olivia Semore
Rosalea Cooper
Shelby Elrod
Solomon Boan
Zachary Duty
Zorey Chipman

Crowley’s Ridge College continued its partnership with The Foundation through Arkansas Methodist Medical Center and raised $1,000 through the annual Project Hope fundraiser.

 The Foundation at AMMC provides free mammograms for local women who do not have insurance or the ability to pay for the life-saving service. 

Since 2011, CRC’s Project Hope has raised over $8,000 from the cause. 

CRC’s Director of Human Resources, Erica Richardson, said, “Our CRC baseball and softball teams have continued to help make this fundraiser a success. Along with our AD, Paul McFadden, we have been honored to be a part of such an important local foundation. It is a great service that AMMC provides for women in the community and we are blessed to contribute to that work each year.”

Crowley’s Ridge College is happy to extend the following offer to Arkansas homeschool students: For as low as $162, homeschool students may be eligible to enroll in up to six college courses at CRC. 

The courses are offered through both online and in-person means, while also qualifying students for an automatic $5,000 scholarship after taking five or more courses. 

Additional restrictions may apply. For more information about our concurrent enrollment offerings, and to apply, click here.

Dormant since the close of the 2019-20 season, Crowley’s Ridge College announces the return of its’ cross country program beginning in the fall of 2023. Helming the return of running is a familiar face on the CRC campus – though new in the athletic department – is Shannon Beasley.

Currently on the Crowley’s Ridge faculty as an assistant professor of history, Beasley will continue his teaching duties on a part-time basis while spending a majority of his time recruiting and competing with a target start of August 2023.

A lifelong runner and member of the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association, Beasley is certified as VDOT coach under the tutelage of Dr. Jack Daniels in addition to training under Dr. Tom “Tinman” Schwartz’s Final Surge program. A certified personal trainer, Beasley is the owner of Paragould’s Victory Fitness Studio. 

“I’m tremendously excited and thankful that CRC Athletic Director Paul McFadden and CRC President Richard Johnson have chosen me to head up the restart of XC here,” said Coach Beasley. “I believe we have the finest administration, faculty, staff, and coaches there is.”

In his hunt for his first recruiting class, Beasley said he is not necessarily looking for speed alone. He says, “I can teach speed. I can coach you there. But what’s your motivation? If you have all the speed in the world, all the ability in the world, but little motivation, little drive, you’ll likely never be a champion. Do you love to run?” Beasley continues, “Give me the guys and gals who love to run, who have some ability, who are coachable, who have a great work ethic, and who have great character.”

His excitement nearly palpable, Coach Beasley beams, “We want to win. Who doesn’t? There is great value in competition. There is great dignity found in overcoming challenges. If you take away the thrill of victory and the utter bitterness of defeat, you miss much of the essence of sports. We perform how we live. I think we CHOOSE to be poor… or average… or excellent.”

Athletic Director Paul McFadden spoke of his excitement of adding Beasley to his coaching staff by saying, “Shannon and I have been talking about this for some time now and he has committed to heading our cross country programs. I couldn’t be more excited about the direction he will lead us in the Continental Athletic Conference and the NAIA. Shannon loves running and will thoroughly enjoy coaching runners. He is already on campus and familiar with CRC and is loved by our student body.”

Both male and female runners looking to join the Crowley’s Ridge cross country program are invited to fill out the recruitment form found here. Prospects can also contact Coach Beasley directly at sbeasley@crc.edu.