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AVA Help Letter
Dear WAU Community, The recent outbreak of the deadly COVID-19 virus that has traveled from country to country as you may have seen in the daily headlines these past few days. Lives have been affected including my family. As of this writing, I now have multiple family and close friends members who have been …
WAU Responds for COVID-19 Threat
Washington Adventist University Responds to COVID-19 Â [Takoma Park, MD, March 3, 2019—-] With the continued spread of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 causing concern around the world and here at home, Washington Adventist University is taking preliminary steps to ensure the continued safety and health of our student body and campus community. WAU is launching …
The First Black President
As Black History Month comes to a close, we would like to acknowledge a significant figure in Washington Adventist University’s history; the 19th President, Dr. Weymouth Spence. Dr. Spence is not only the 19th but the first black president of WAU. He became president in 2008 and continues to lead. Dr. Spence has had …
Great Change, Right Next Door
It’s Black History Month and one of the main aspects it’s known for is showcasing the great figures of the past. It’s a time to look back at the people who changed the world from before and how they affect our future. The names we hear commonly are people like Martin Luther King Jr. and …
News Flash: WAU partnership with Montgomery College!
Washington Adventist University is proud to announce a formal articulation agreement with Montgomery College. This means that students who graduate with an Associate of Arts degree in Communication Studies from Montgomery College can seamlessly enroll in a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication at WAU. WAU’s Communication degree has concentrations in Public Relations …
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WISE Week
There’s nothing like WAU’s week of prayer, also known as WISE week. It brings an atmosphere to the campus that nothing else can bring, and for that we are thankful. WISE week, which happened January 27th – February 1st was all about testimony and bringing the university community closer to God. The theme of …
Street Singer On A Mission
If you take a walk down to Farragut Square in D.C., you might hear the voice of an angel. Coincidentally this angel happens to attend Washington Adventist University for Clinical Psychology and is using her voice to support her studies and spread a message of faith. Cariel Coates felt led to the D.C. region …
Celebrate King
“If we are not careful, our colleges will produce a group of close-minded, unscientific, illogical propagandists, consumed with immoral acts. Be careful, ‘brethren!’ Be careful; teachers!” Martin Luther King Jr., “The Purpose of Education” for Morehouse College student newspaper, The Maroon Tiger, 1947. This quote is powerful and not to be taken lightly! It …