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New VP for Advancement
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Southern Adventist University is pleased to welcome Ellen Hostetler as the new vice president for Advancement. Hostetler, who began her responsibilities last week, is no stranger to Southern; since 2017, she has served as an adjunct instructor in...

2 years ago
Southern Installs Coronavirus-Killing Air Filtration System Campus-Wide
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In preparation for the return of students and employees to campus for the Fall 2020 semester, Southern Adventist University took the special precaution of installing enhanced air filtration systems in every building on campus. These needlepoint bipolar...

4 years ago
Nursing Supplies Donation
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March 25, 2020

Nursing Program Donates Supplies to Area Hospitals

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In response to the national shortage of medical supplies due to the spread of COVID-19, this week Southern Adventist University’s School of Nursing donated personal protective equipment to two local hospitals, CHI Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga...

4 years ago
Deep Retreat 2020
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This February, 20 students from Southern Adventist University and 20 students from Oakwood University were invited to come together for the 20th annual DEEP (Diversity Education Exchange Program) Retreat. Under the theme “20/20 Vision,” the Southern...

4 years ago
Chinese Church Plant
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In 2016, Dennis Li uprooted his family from China and moved to the United States so that he could pursue a degree in theology at Southern. He quickly realized that “God sent us to this country to do more than complete a degree.” He felt called...

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

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

Southern Introduces New Mission, Vision, and Values

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Over the course of 2019, the leadership of Southern 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:

4 years ago
Rich Aloha freediving
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Southern 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.

4 years ago