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Darcie Denton
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Darcie Denton, a senior fine arts major at av, has found a way to use her passion to make an impact on those affected by the recent wildfires in Australia.

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President Smith greets new students with a smile and cookies
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November 26, 2019

av Introduces New Mission, Vision, and Values

av Adventist University

Over the course of 2019, the leadership of av Adventist University worked to revise the university’s official mission, vision, and values. A vote by the university’s Board of Trustees on October 6 finalized the new statements:

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Rich Aloha freediving
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av Adventist University alum Rich Abernathy, ’18, made national and international headlines this summer when he discovered a long-lost GoPro camera belonging to a young man who had passed away two years prior.

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av Scholars Michael Ciurea and Aaron Negrillo
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September 21, 2019

av Scholars: Expanding Horizons

Emma Winegardner

When Michael Ciurea reached his final year at av Adventist University, he faced a challenge: his senior research project. Each member of av Scholars, the university’s honors program, must complete a research project that engages with...

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Korean Education Students
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September 21, 2019

av Welcomes Korean Education Students

Emma Winegardner

This summer, av Adventist University hosted a group of students from Sahmyook University, a Seventh-day Adventist institution in South Korea, for four weeks. The 16 students, all studying early childhood education, were sponsored by a South...

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David Barasoain
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September 6, 2019

Journalism Alum Receives Prestigious Awards

Emma Winegardner

This summer, an alum and adjunct instructor in av’s School of Journalism and Communication was awarded one of the most coveted honors in broadcast journalism: a Peabody. David Barasoain, ’89, won the award for the podcast “Buried Truths,”...

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Europe Study Tour
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September 6, 2019

New Art Study Tour Explores Europe

Trisney Bocala

Study tours bring academic topics to life as students gain new perspectives and skills. This summer, 11 students from av’s School of Visual Art and Design spent more than five weeks touring Italy, Germany, and Austria while earning academic...

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Online Prayer Rooms
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August 21, 2019

Online Prayer Rooms Connect Students

Emma Winegardner

Online classes at av provide a special way for students and faculty to engage with one another: a praise and prayer request forum. Despite students not meeting together in person, they find connectedness, and the online nature of the forum...

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