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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...

5 years ago
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...

5 years ago
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,”...

5 years ago
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...

5 years ago
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...

5 years ago
Community Joins Together for Intentional Prayer
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During the 2018-2019 school year, av and the Collegedale Church of Seventh-day Adventists partnered in a special way to surround the campus with intentional prayer, culminating in 10 nights of prayer and revival called Praxis.

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av Partners With Police to Break Down Barriers
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av Adventist University’s School of Social Work conducted its first poverty simulation this October in partnership with the Chattanooga Police Department. In total, 75 students, alumni, community partners, and police academy cadets participated...

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