John Maxwell Company Writer Speaks to First Year Experience Students

Takoma Park, MD (October 4, 2018) Washington Adventist University recently welcomed Jason E. Brooks, Content Development Officer and Speaker for the John Maxwell Company, to campus for a First Year Experience (FYE) assembly. This year, FYE is participating in an inaugural leadership program with the John Maxwell Leadership Company and students are reading the 15 Invaluable …

Pre-Law Dinner Celebrates Its 10th Year

Takoma Park, MD (October 4, 2018) The Center for Law and Public Policy hosted its 10th Annual Attorney Pre-Law Student Dinner on September 23. Natalie Hynum, Assistant State’s Attorney in Baltimore City, was the speaker of the evening. Hynum, a 2010 graduate of Washington Adventist University (WAU), graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in …

PROLIFIC WAU PROFESSOR PUBLISHES A PAIR OF PAPERS

Takoma Park, MD. (September 20, 2018)—Washington Adventist University Assistant Professor of Biology Dr. Samuel D. Perez enjoyed a fruitful Summer co-publishing research papers exploring the links between gene networks and voluntary physical activity, and results from previous research activities exploring the sympathetic neurotransmission in the spleen of a laboratory animal model. Dr. Perez was the …

Saturday, September 29, is WAU Sabbath in the Columbia Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists.

Please consider designating a portion of your offering this week to WAU.  Your tax-deductible offering will support student mission trips and baptisms, and the sharing of the Adventist health message at the new Gail S. and Bruce E. Boyer Health professions and Wellness Center.  All this at a fully accredited school recently named a Best …

WAU VISIONARIES GALA FOCUSES ON HEALTHCARE AND SERVICE

Takoma Park, MD. (Monday, September 17, 2018)—Washington Adventist University conveyed four prestigious Awards for Excellence at its 6th annual Visionaries Gala last evening.  Noting that WAU is preparing world-class citizens to serve in communities around the world, university President Weymouth Spence thanked the honorees for their service to humanity.  By honoring these heroes of healthcare …

WAU Receives Quarter-Million Dollar Award for Medical Instructional Equipment

Takoma Park, MD. (September 6, 2018)—Washington Adventist University has been selected by the Maryland Clinical Simulation Resource Consortium (MCSRC) to receive a 2018 Equipment & Materials Award in the amount of $248, 565.94. The award is for the acquisition of three medical simulation mannequins to be used in WAU’s nursing instruction programs. The mannequins include …

Triumph in Adversity

Takoma Park, MD (August 23, 2018) Washington Adventist University congratulates Lebrent R. Walker on his recent graduation and acceptance to Louisiana State University. Walker completed his Bachelor of Science in Health Fitness Management and accepted a Graduate Assistantship at LSU. His basketball journey started at Central Arizona College where he played juco basketball and continued …

WAU Welcomes Graduate School Dean, New Faculty, and Staff

Takoma Park, MD. (August 14, 2018)—Washington Adventist University is pleased to announce the appointment of a new dean for the School of Graduate and Professional Studies (SGPS). Brenda Chase moves over to this key academic leadership role at an exciting time for WAU’s graduate and professional studies programs. For the past two years, she has …

WAU Accreditations in Education and Medical Imaging

Takoma Park, MD.(July 6, 2018)—In a letter to Washington Adventist University (WAU) President Weymouth Spence, the Maryland State Department of Education declared that the University’s Education Department “has met all standards associated with State Program Approval,” and that, “Washington Adventist University continues to hold Maryland State Program Approval until 2023.”   In her June 20, …