Takoma Park, Md. (September 7, 2016) Washington Adventist University’s fourth annual Visionaries Gala will be held September 18, 2016 at Congressional Country Club, 8500 River Road in Bethesda. The reception starts at 6 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m. This year’s honorees will include three individuals who provide exemplary leadership and inspiration to others. They …
Takoma Park, Md. (September 2, 2016) In this week’s Opening Convocation for the Fall Semester, Washington Adventist University President Weymouth Spence, Ed.D., charged students, staff and faculty to demonstrate ten core values consistently in order to achieve excellence in all that they do this school year. The university is well on its way to becoming …
Takoma Park, Md. (August 30, 2016) Author Reggie L. Williams will be the featured speaker at Washington Adventist University’s 38th G. Arthur Keough Lectureship on September 23-24, 2016. The event is free and open to the public, and it will be held on campus in the chapel at Richards Hall, which is located next to …
Takoma Park, Md. (August 17, 2016) More than 4,000 people attended the summer concert that Washington Adventist University’s WGTS 91.9 FM Radio Station hosted recently at Tysons Corner Center in Virginia. The outdoor event, which featured former American Idol contestant Colton Dixon, was held on a new plaza that is suspended 43 feet in the …
Takoma Park, Md. (August 12, 2016) Washington Adventist University (WAU) students, faculty and staff are mourning the August 9 death of Joseph Gurubatham, Ed.D., at the age of 74. He was a former Vice President of Academic Affairs for WAU, which was known as Columbia Union College at the time, and had just weeks ago …
Takoma Park, Md. (August 11, 2016) Residents of Port de Paix, Haiti received much-needed healthcare and help from a team of 13 Washington Adventist University (WAU) students, faculty and staff, and alumni during a recent mission trip that took place July 7-18. The Haiti trip followed recent trips to Cuba in May, and Honduras in …
Monday, August 15, 2016 at 2 p.m. Rainbow Coin Laundry 8735 Flower Avenue, Takoma Park, Maryland Washington Adventist University (WAU) Enactus students will be recognized for their creative solutions to helping local small businesses thrive. The students recently earned first place in the national Enactus Competition’s Sam’s Club Project, which awards teams with the most creative …
Takoma Park, Md. (July 28, 2016) A recent two-week mission trip to Honduras was undertaken by seven Washington Adventist University (WAU) students and staff who provided much-needed help at the Centro Educacional Adventista (CEA) in Peña Blanca. From June 14 to 27, 2016, the WAU students spent time painting the CEA’s administrative and library buildings, …
Takoma Park, Md. (July 28, 2016) The Washington Adventist University Alumni Association hosted its third annual Ice Cream Social on Sunday, July 24, in the dining hall. The event featured a variety of ice cream flavors and toppings, prize giveaways, and fun sing-a-longs with a band comprised of current WAU students and alumni. Throughout the …
Takoma Park, Md. (July 19, 2016) Two recent graduates of Washington Adventist University’s School of Graduate and Professional Studies travelled more than 1,000 miles last weekend to deliver clean drinking water to the residents of Flint, Michigan. Both Richard Matthews and Gibbs Hilaire recently earned their master’s degrees in religion through the university’s accelerated evening …