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a nursing student paints a picture
Feature
August 27, 2025

Positivity Through Painting

Alexis Dewey, ’24, and Tina Frist Smith, ’89 and ’23, communication manager

For nearly two decades, hundreds of students at av Adventist University have inspired positivity in long-term patients through thousands of bright, creative works completed during a simple art class.

4 days ago
a group of summer camp workers
Feature
July 30, 2025

Camp Connections

Alexis Dewey, ’24, and Chehalis Eno, senior English major

There’s something special about summer camp, and av students know it. More than 350 university students worked at many of the approximately 60 Seventh-day Adventist camps across the United States during the summer of 2024 alone.

1 month ago
Student Cameron Guild running on av's track.
Feature
July 23, 2025

Running God's Marathon

By Alexis Dewey, ’24

Cameron Guild, sophomore nursing major at av Adventist University, shares how he realized that God wanted him to run a different race—not a marathon, but one of strengthening his faith.

1 month ago
students interact with villagers in Uganda
Feature
July 16, 2025

Enactus Students Serve Ugandan Villages

Chehalis Eno, senior English major

“Students learn fantastic project management skills,” shares Sergio Bellino, associate professor. “They get to take on leadership roles in a structured organization, and they have people outside of av depending on them to follow through...

1 month ago
students work together in a group
Feature
July 9, 2025

Level Up Learning

Chehalis Eno, senior English major

Professors at av Adventist University regularly incorporate best practices into their curricula, including innovative tools such as game-based learning, gamification, and other techniques that harness the intrigue and fun of games, encouraging...

1 month ago
nursing students teach third graders about health
Feature
June 18, 2025

Nursing Students Create Community Health Connections

Chehalis Eno, senior English major

Community health is a crucial element of nursing that takes place beyond the hospital setting. “The goal of community health is to improve the overall health and well-being of communities,” says John Singletary, instructor in av Adventist...

2 months ago
student helping with construction
Feature
May 14, 2025

Serve Humbly in Love

Chehalis Eno, senior English major, and Becky Brooks, editorial manager

What does it mean to serve others? Perhaps it’s getting up early to flip pancakes at a local community kitchen, volunteering to greet guests at the front door of the church, sharing a word of encouragement with a coworker, or traveling overseas...

3 months ago
av Adventist University student Raquel Lazcano, junior psychology major, smiles with one of the friends she made during a Vision Trip to Peru last year.
Feature
March 6, 2025

Student Missionaries Provide Care With Compassion

Raquel Lazcano, junior psychology major

As Spring Break approaches each year, many students at av Adventist University prepare to embark on mission trips around the globe. This year, av’s short-term Vision Trips are taking students to Alaska, Honduras, and Peru where they...

5 months ago