TAKOMA PARK, Md. (June 13) – Cheryl Harris, Ph.D., RN, executive dean and director of nursing at Mountain View College, Dallas, Texas, has been appointed provost of Washington Adventist University (WAU), effective August 2013. “I am excited about incorporating Dr. Kisunzu into the WAU leadership team,” said President Weymouth Spence, Ed.D. “I believe that her …
TAKOMA PARK, Md. (May 31) -The Adventist Accrediting Association (AAA), at its April 2013 meeting, voted to accept the November 2012 regular site visit report to Washington Adventist University (WAU) and grant continued accreditation for the period ending December 2017. This is the maximum term of accreditation possible under AAA guidelines. “The faculty worked hard …
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TAKOMA PARK, Md. (May 30) – Washington Adventist University’s (WAU) trip to Mauritius is being hailed as a success by Vice President of Ministry Baraka Muganda, who, along with assistant professor Alvin Fuentes, led a group of nine students to the island in the Indian Ocean, off the southeast coast of Africa. “It was a …
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TAKOMA PARK, Md. (May 28) – Washington Adventist University (WAU) submitted its monitoring report April 1, in continued compliance with regional accrediting body, the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE). Under the leadership of the chair of the newly formed academic assessment subcommittee, Dr. Melvin Roberts, the University demonstrated a significant increase in …
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TAKOMA PARK, Md. (May 16) – Twenty-eight aspiring leaders from the University community officially became members of Omicron Delta Kappa, one of the nation’s most prestigious honors society, at a Charter ceremony held inside Sligo Seven-day Adventist Church, April 14. President Weymouth Spence, Ed.D. , five alumni, led by Charles McMillan, Ph.D. (’77) , director …
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TAKOMA PARK, Md. (May 7) – Commencement 2013, held at the DAR Constitution Hall, Sunday, May 5, marked a fitting end to the 2012-2013 academic year. Consistent with the trend at Washington Adventist University (WAU) , it was bigger than ever as large numbers of graduates, their friends and families attended a weekend of activities, …
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TAKOMA PARK, Md. (May 1) – Spiritual activities at Washington Adventist University ended on a high note this year with the baptism of 24 students Saturday, April 27. The baptisms were the outcome of Revival Week, March 31 to April 6, hosted on campus by the Office of Ministry. “This Baptism was the crowning of …
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TAKOMA PARK, Md. (Apr. 30) – Assistant registrar Deria Gale Anderson Gadsden will retire this summer after 16 years at Washington Adventist University (WAU) and 30 years in Adventist Christian Education. Her service to the University was recognized during alumni weekend, April 12-14, when she was named an honorary alumnus of WAU. “It has been …
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TAKOMA PARK, Md. (Apr. 17) – Charles McMillan, Ph.D., director of the Los Alamos National Laboratory, and president of Los Alamos National Security, LLC (LANS), the company that operates the lab for the National Nuclear Security Administration, was named alumnus of the year by his alma mater, Washington Adventist University during alumni homecoming weekend, April …
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Washington Adventist University (WAU) 60 new inductees into two national honors societies were challenged to exhibit three highly important qualities, necessary to succeed in the world today: excellence, humility and integrity.
The new inductees became members of Phi Eta Sigma and Alpha Chi, the highest college academic honors available to students.