On Monday, January 16, 2012, Johnson University surprised Daniel and Mandy Watson with full tuition scholarships for their three children and also announced that a donor is establishing a substantial scholarship fund at the University for children in The Restoration House program. This announcement was made during the taping of the Extreme Makeover: Home Edition episode that features the Watson family.

In celebration of Black History Month, international best-selling author, Terriel R. Byrd, Ph.D. will address the Johnson University student body on February 14, 15, and 16, 2012.

Praise, Honour and Glory, a well-known Knoxville area choir, will perform in Alumni Memorial Chapel on February 16, at 8:00 p.m. 

The Metro Pulse in Knoxville, Tennessee did three feature articles on the University this week.