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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Honoring the life and accomplishments of Martin Luther King, Jr. Takoma Park, MD (January 19, 2015) Washington Adventist University (WAU) this morning held its annual prayer breakfast in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr., Ph.D. The topic was “Deepening our Faith in Difficult Times,” and the event was attended by WAU faculty, staff and students …
WAU’s holistic approach to education nurtures mind, body and soul Takoma Park, MD (January 13, 2015) Washington Adventist University’s School of Graduate and Professional Studies is hosting its first Week of Spiritual Emphasis January 25-29, offering students the opportunity to take a half-hour break from class each evening to hear a different speaker from the …
Takoma Park, MD (January 12, 2015) The results of a study on Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) demographics in the Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area were presented recently at the Adventist Community Action Council’s first meeting of the new year. The group is comprised of leaders of Adventist churches, organizations and community groups who coordinate their efforts and resources …
Takoma Park, MD (January 12, 2015) Washington Adventist University (WAU) faculty, staff and students this week are mourning the January 9 death of Adjunct Professor Johnnie E. Drake, Ph.D., who taught information systems technology and business strategy courses for the School of Graduate and Professional Studies (SGPS) for more than 15 years. “Professor Drake has …