Washington Adventist University Video Earns Merit-Based 2015 TIVA-DC Peer Award
Takoma Park, MD (January 13, 2016) A Washington Adventist University video, “Mindful of Your Needs,” was recognized with a 2015 TIVA-DC Peer Award, which celebrates local excellence in media.
The video won a Silver Award in the “Public Relations/Marketing (under $10K) category. WAU graduate student Eugene Simonov was videographer and editor for the project, and Michael Tinati of Kinetics Marketing & Communications in Bethesda, Md. served as the producer.
The Peer awards began in 1997 when the former Washington Film and Video Council merged with the “ITVA-DC Video Festival.” The awards are judged solely on the individual merits of each entry, and they acknowledge and celebrate exceptional quality work created by professionals and non-professionals in the Washington, D.C., Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania and Delaware region. This year’s awards were presented on November 14 at the Embassy of France.
“Mindful of Your Needs” focuses on the university’s School of Graduate and Professional Studies, and how it accommodates the needs of working adults who are earning degrees while juggling full-time jobs, family responsibilities and tight budgets. Students included in the video are Jonathan Peter who has earned his MBA; Jessica Wohlfarth earned her bachelor’s degree in elementary/special education; and Richard Matthews who is earning a graduate degree in religion. Adjunct Professor Gloria Thornwell, who teaches organizational management, is also featured in the video.
The School of Graduate and Professional Studies (SGPS) has been accommodating the needs of working adults for more than 30 years. It was one of the first programs of its kind in the country, and it has grown to include nine graduate and nine undergraduate degree programs. With accelerated class schedules, students can earn a degree in as little as 18 months.
For more information about the SGPS, go to the website or call 301-891-4092.
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Washington Adventist University is Montgomery County, Maryland’s only four-year private college. Part of the Seventh-day Adventist system of higher education, Washington Adventist University has been educating college students since 1904 on a 19-acre campus in suburban Takoma Park, close to the nation’s capital. A total of 1,100 students of all faiths participate in the university’s nine graduate and 31 undergraduate programs. The 2016 edition of U.S. News & World Report ranked Washington Adventist University among the best regional colleges in the north.
Media Contacts:
Angie Crews, 301-891-4134, acrews@wau.edu
Donna Bigler, 240-286-1169, dbigler@wau.edu