WAU BIOLOGY & CHEMISTRY DEPARTMENT TAKING THEIR STUDENTS ABOVE AND BEYOND

In January 2023, the Biology and Chemistry Department at Washington Adventist University (WAU) gladly received the news that another student, Ava Movahed Abtahi, was accepted into the Intramural Research Training Award (IRTA) Post Baccalaureate Research Program at the National Institute of Health (NIH).  About Ava, Dr. Perez said, “She is truly an outstanding ambassador for our university at the NIH.” In recent years, …

WASHINGTON ADVENTIST UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF GUIDELINES FOR 2023 FALL REGISTRATION

WAU International Students, Deans, Department Chairs, Academic Advisors and Instructors, please note the following guidelines for 2023 fall class registration: Termination of SEVP COVID-19 Flexibilities President Biden announced the termination of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Public Health Emergency, effective on May 11, 2023, following the termination of the COVID-19 National Emergency on April 10, 2023. …

HONORS COLLEGE STUDENTS COMPLETE “REFORMATION TO REVOLUTION” AND “MATRONS, MAGIC AND HOLY WOMEN” CLASSES IN UK

  On May 3, 2023, Honors College students at Washington Adventist University embarked on a 14-day trip to the United Kingdom. Since 2016, the Honors College has collaborated with Newbold College of Higher Education to provide WAU Honors students the opportunity to study on-location in the UK each year. This was the first group from …

HONORS COLLEGE VISITS CONGRESSMAN JAMIE RASKIN, ADVENTIST CHURCH REPRESENTATIVE AND MORE ON CAPITOL HILL

    On Monday, June 5, a group of WAU Honors College students went to downtown D.C. for a full day of ‘Nation’s Capital Learning’ as part of a ‘Law and Religion’ summer class taught by Professor Nicholas Miller. The class is a hybrid graduate course offered through the Andrews University Seminary and cross-listed for …

STATEMENT REGARDING WAU KEOUGH 2023 SUMMIT

  Washington Adventist University affirms our alignment with the church’s position on LGBTQ+ through its Christocentric vision of humanity as bearing the image of the Creator. We consistently call upon all our students to lead lives that are holy and acceptable to God as we prepare them to reflect God’s love through service to humanity. …

HEAD COACH BEN JOHNSON MOVES ON FROM WAU AFTER A DISTINGUISHED CAREER

The longest tenured coach in Washington Adventist University (WAU) Athletics history has decided to move on from the university to pursue new coaching opportunities. Head Coach Ben Johnson announced his resignation as the Head Acro-Airs & Volleyball Coach on Monday, May 1, 2023.  A proud WAU alumnus, Coach Johnson has been connected with the University …

WAU Honors College Hosts Religious Liberty Supreme Court Debrief

On Tuesday evening, April 18, the WAU Honors College hosted a ‘Supreme Court Oral Arguments Debrief’ event on the WAU campus in Takoma Park, MD. The event was a collaboration between the WAU Center for Law and Public Policy and Liberty Magazine and focused on the Groff v DeJoy Supreme Court case, which was argued in front of the …

WAU Music Therapy Program Announces Inaugural Student Interns

Recently, the WAU Music Therapy Program faculty proudly announced the first students who began clinical music therapy internships. The music therapy internship is the final phase of training for a Bachelor of Music Therapy degree or equivalency and is a six-month full-time commitment, in accordance with American Music Therapy Association certification requirements. Music Therapy Equivalency …

Columbia Union Academy Students Inaugural Visit to THIMUN Conference in The Hague

Recently a group of students and teachers from Columbia Union academies traveled to The Hague, Netherlands to participate in The Hague International Model United Nations (THIMUN) conference. The Washington Adventist University Honors College arranged for participation in the THIMUN conference as part of their Center for Global Programs, an academic center designed to provide global …