Scholarship Opportunities are Available to African American and Low Income Graduate Nursing Students

Takoma Park, MD (February 20, 2015) African American and low-income students who are interested in earning a master’s degree in nursing at Washington Adventist University are eligible for scholarship funding to help pay for their education. The University is a recipient of U.S. Department of Education grant funding, which includes student scholarship funds to help …

Washington Adventist University Offers Biblical Counseling Course in July

Takoma Park, MD (February 12, 2015) Washington Adventist University’s School of Graduate and Professional Studies is offering a two-day course in Biblical Counseling for church pastors, counselors and anyone who provides professional or spiritual advice to others. The course will be taught on campus from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 12 and …

Career Fair Set for February 26 at Washington Adventist University

Takoma Park, MD (February 11, 2015) Washington Adventist University (WAU) is hosting a Career and Internship Fair on Thursday, February 26, 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 Wilkinson Hall, …

Dean of Graduate School Presents Research on Caribbean Vacation Resort Practices that Mediate Ideas about Race

Takoma Park, MD (February 10, 2015)  The means through which an all-inclusive Caribbean vacation resort chain mediates ideas about race was the subject of research by Nicole Currier, dean of Washington Adventist University’s School of Graduate and Professional Studies, who presented at a fall conference of the Mid-Atlantic Popular Culture and American Culture Association in …

Washington Adventist University Offers Substance Abuse Seminar This Summer, June 11-12

Takoma Park, MD (February 3, 2015) Washington Adventist University’s Psychology Department is offering a new Substance Abuse Seminar on campus this summer that will focus on the latest information regarding awareness, prevention and treatment. The seminar is approved by the Maryland Board of Professional Counselors and Therapists for Category A, and participants will earn up …

High School and Transfer Students Invited to February 8 Spring Open House at Washington Adventist University

Takoma Park, MD (February 3, 2015) Washington Adventist University’s Spring Open House will be held Sunday, February 8 from 1 to 3 p.m.  The campus is located at 7600 Flower Avenue in Takoma Park, and the Open House will start in the Morrison Hall Chapel (Building 9) on campus. The Open House offers high school …

Record Donations to Washington Adventist University Support Enhanced Operations and Increased Scholarships

Takoma Park, MD (January 28, 2014) Washington Adventist University received record donations last month that will help fund two new buildings on campus, enhance the university’s operations and provide scholarships to students. The more than $357,000 that was donated to the university in December will support a new Health Professions, Science and Wellness building, a …

Exclusive February 6 Showings of Old Fashioned Feature Work of Rik Swartzwelder, Washington Adventist University Alumnus of the Year

Romance film to open nationwide on Valentine’s Weekend Takoma Park, MD (January 27, 2015) Washington Adventist University has named Rik Swartzwelder as its “2015 Alumnus of the Year.” Swartzwelder has just written, produced, directed and acted in the romantic film Old Fashioned that will open nationwide on Valentine’s weekend. He will be recognized during the …

Nursing Professor Bonnie Franckowiak to Present Research in March on Effect of Self-Efficacy on Treatment Outcomes of Methadone Program Patients

Presentation Will Be in Seattle at the 17th Annual Conference of International Psychiatric Nurses Takoma Park, MD (January 26, 2015) Professor Bonnie Franckowiak, who teaches graduate nursing courses in the Washington Adventist University (WAU) School of Graduate and Professional Studies, will present research on the treatment outcomes for addicts in a methadone program at the …

Washington Adventist University Receives Million Dollar Gift for New Health Professions, Science and Wellness Center

Takoma Park, MD (January 21, 2014) Plans for a new Washington Adventist University (WAU) Health Professions, Science and Wellness Center in Takoma Park, Md. were advanced recently when health care executive and board member  Bruce Boyer presented a $1 million check for the project at a meeting of the WAU Board of Trustees. “This generous …