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Religion Department Faculty Washington Adventist University Voted Friday, October 14, 2016 Together with our colleagues at other sister institutions we, the faculty of the Department of Religion at Washington Adventist University, embrace and uphold the biblical principle of the unity of the church grounded in our worship of God, our common faith, our shared community …

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Takoma Park, Md. (October 17, 2016) Washington Adventist University (WAU) is now a participant in the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (SARA), which allows the school to offer its online courses and degree programs to students outside of the State of Maryland. SARA establishes national standards for the interstate offering of postsecondary distance education programs, and …

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(WASHINGTON) – Close to 4,000 WGTS 91.9 listeners cast a vote of support for the station during the media ministry’s recent Fall Fundraiser.  Listeners enjoyed four days of stories from fellow listeners about how God is using the station to help change lives.  A pivotal moment of the event was when Washington Redskins Quarterback Kirk …

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Takoma Park, Md. (October 11, 2016) Washington Adventist University (WAU) business students attended a recent Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce (MCCC) meeting at the invitation of WAU President Weymouth Spence, Ed.D., RT, who serves on the MCCC Board of Directors. The students included members of the university’s top-ranked Enactus business team and those earning their …

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Takoma Park, Md. (October 5, 2016) Washington Adventist University (WAU) is ranked tenth among the top 19 “Safest Colleges in Maryland” by BackgroundChecks.org in its recently-released 2016 annual report on accredited public and private not-for-profit educational institutions that offer four-year degrees. BackgroundChecks.org is a public safety-focused organization that is committed to increasing safety, community involvement, …

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Takoma Park, Md. (September 21, 2016) Washington Adventist University’s fourth annual Visionaries Gala on Sunday, September 18, at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda honored three individuals for providing exemplary leadership and inspiration to others, and successfully raised funds to support scholarships and other University priorities. The event grossed more than $100,000 in ticket sales and …

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Takoma Park, Md. (September 13, 2016) The news magazine, Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, has ranked the Washington Adventist University (WAU) graduate psychology program among its 2016 Top 100 Minority Degree Producers. Out of more than 4,000 colleges and universities in the nation, WAU is ranked among those schools graduating the most minority students with …

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Takoma Park, Md. (September 9, 2016)  Washington Adventist University (WAU) is hosting a Dedication Weekend September 16-18, 2016, and a Friday evening concert by Duawne Starling with a performance by the university’s Silent Judah Praise Dance Team. The September 16 concert, which is free and open to the public, will start at 7:30 p.m. at …

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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 …

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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 …

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