Maryland Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown to Speak at WAU Ministers Summit March 27

Takoma Park, MD (March 26) – Maryland Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown will be a featured speaker at the Ministers/Religious Leaders Summit on March 27 at the Washington Adventist University (WAU) Student Activity Center in Takoma Park. The event, which begins at 10 a.m., is sponsored by the WAU Center for Law and Public Policy, and …

WAU President Weymouth Spence Offers “State of the University” Update

Takoma Park, MD (Feb. 25) — Progress Continues in Vision 2020 – Growing with Excellence Plan In a statement issued today by Washington Adventist University (WAU) President Dr. Weymouth Spence regarding the university’s progress in its “transformative journey from a good university to a great one,” he pointed to the importance of realigning resources as …

Mock Trial Team Participated in First Regional Competition

Takoma Park, MD (Feb. 18) — A team of Washington Adventist University (WAU) students participated this year for the first time in the regional Mock Trial Competition hosted by the American Mock Trial Association (AMTA) at the University of Richmond in VA. Although WAU students have participated in mock trial exhibitions over the years, this …

Death of WAU Friend and Adventist Education Supporter Stewart W. Bainum, Sr. on February 12

Takoma Park, MD (Feb. 18) — Washington Adventist University (WAU) lost a friend and supporter on February 12, when Stewart W. Bainum, Sr. died at age 94. In the late 1930s, Bainum was a student on the Takoma Park campus of WAU, attending what was then known as Columbia Junior College, part of Washington Missionary …

Mikulski Honored with Presidents Award for Leadership on Higher Education by Maryland Independent Colleges and Universities Association

February 5, 2014 “I am so proud to represent Maryland and the people of the educational mosaic that’s in our great state,” Senator Mikulski says. WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee and a senior member of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, has been awarded …

Washington Adventist University Launches Homeland Security Program

Takoma Park, MD (Feb. 7)—Washington Adventist University (WAU) is entering the arena of Homeland Security education this March with the launch of three new certificates in Cyber Security, Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, and Disaster Response. The homeland security certifications can be completed in six months compared to a year for similar programs at other …