Takoma Park, Md. (March 17, 2017) The annual Family Fun Festival sponsored by Washington Adventist University (WAU) on its campus in Takoma Park will be held this year on Sunday, April 9, from noon to 5 p.m. The festival is part of the University’s Alumni and Parents Weekend celebration, which will be held this year …
Takoma Park, Md. (March 10, 2017) The New England Youth Ensemble at Washington Adventist University, with conductor Preston Hawes, DMA, and guest conductor Lulu Mupfumbu, recently performed at the 12th Annual Living Legends Award Ceremony, held at Emmanuel-Brinklow Church in Ashton, Maryland. Before the performance started, Professor Hawes shared his first-hand experiences with the September …
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Photo: (from l. to r.) Dr. Daniel Lau, WAU Associate Professor of Music; Dr. Patrick Williams, Dean, WAU School of Arts and Social Sciences; Dr. James Bingham, Chair, WAU Department of Music; Dr. Hsien-Ann Meng, Chair, HCC Music Department; Dr. Jean Svacina, Vice President, HCC Academic Affairs; Dr. Weymouth Spence, WAU President; Dr. Cheryl Kisunzu, …
Takoma Park, Md. (February 24, 2017) The featured speaker for Washington Adventist University’s Alumni Weekend, April 6-9, is alumnus Ted N.C. Wilson who now leads the Seventh-day Adventist World Church. He will be sharing his thoughts and experiences on April 8 at the 11 a.m. worship service at Sligo Seventh-day Adventist Church. Wilson graduated …
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Takoma Park, Md. (February 24, 2017) A retrospective art exhibition, “The Old and the New” will open at Washington Adventist University (WAU) on Wednesday, March 1, with a reception from 7 to 9 p.m. Both the reception and exhibition will be located in the Department of English and Modern Languages, lower level, Wilkinson Hall, 7600 …
Takoma Park, Md. (February 17, 2017) Washington Adventist University’s WGTS 91.9 FM radio station recently teamed up with Compassion International to host a Day of Compassion event. For two days, the station spotlighted the stories of children who are growing up in poor areas of the world, and it gave listeners the opportunity to help …
Takoma Park, Md. (February 14, 2017) Two nursing professors at Washington Adventist University will be recognized for their work in the coming weeks and months. Bonnie Franckowiak, DNP, has been invited to present a poster at the American Association of Collegiate Nursing (AACN) Conference later this month in Atlanta, Georgia. Basava Jitta, MSN, will receive …
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Takoma Park, Md. (February 14, 2017) Washington Adventist University (WAU) is mourning the recent passing of a former president and alumnus, George Hillry Akers, Ph.D. Akers was president of his class when he graduated from the university (then known as Columbia Union College) in 1947. He later returned to serve as president of his alma …
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Takoma Park, Md. (January 30, 2017) Choral performances by high school students will be featured at the 2017 Choral Festival that is being hosted by Washington Adventist University (WAU) from February 8-11. Students from seven academies in the Columbia Union Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church will participate in the festival. They will stay on …
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Takoma Park, Md. (January 25, 2017) Washington Adventist University (WAU) is hosting a Career, Internship and Graduate School Fair on Thursday, February 23, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event is open to students seeking jobs and internships, as well as to individuals in the community. The fair will be held on campus in …