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AU campus garden plot set near soccer field

March 10th, 2010


The 30 or so Anderson University students who braved one of the final cold blasts of winter last week sensed spring was in the air, and something else, too.

“The whole idea is about community, to be working with each other and learning from each other,” said Caity Stuart, AU Student Government Association’s director of environmental affairs.

Hollywood producer Ralph Winter to speak at Anderson University

March 8th, 2010


Hollywood film producer Ralph Winter will be the featured campus guest for “Vision-ReVision” at Anderson University, March 30. Winter has produced blockbuster movies such as the X-Men, Fantastic Four and Star Trek series. Recently, it was announced he is producing the film version of C. S. Lewis’ The Screwtape Letters. Winter will speak to the AU campus and the public in Reardon Auditorium at 10 a.m. The event is free and open to the public.

Tilley receives 2010 Nicholson Servant Leader award

February 2nd, 2010


Anderson University junior Joanna Tilley recently received the 2010 Nicholson Student Servant Leadership Award for service on campus and in the community. The award was made possible by funds directed to the university by Anderson University donors.

Anderson University students offer challenge for Haiti relief

January 20th, 2010


The Anderson University Student Government Association will collect donations on Thursday, Jan. 21, immediately following chapel to benefit Haiti relief efforts. The student-led initiative will allow contributions to be made to the Red Cross, World Vision, or the Church of God Disaster Relief Fund.

Anderson residents struggle to contact loved ones in Haiti after quake

January 14th, 2010


Anderson University student Rousseau Luzincourt spent Wednesday in turmoil, trying to find news about his sister living in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. He scoured news and Internet accounts, trying to see if he could recognize neighborhoods devastated by Tuesday’s earthquake.

AU Remembers Dr. King’s Legacy

January 11th, 2010


Anderson University will celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day by connecting with the Anderson community at a city-wide MLK Jr. Celebration on Monday, January 18, at 12 p.m. at the Paramount Theater and conducting a special celebration during the university’s weekly chapel-convocation in Reardon Auditorium on Tuesday, January 19, at 10 a.m.

Anderson University Alumni to Serve in Costa Rica

January 11th, 2010


Anderson University alumni Daniel and Sue Jenkins (BA ‘96) will move to San Jose, Costa Rica, with their three children to begin a new life in January 2010. They will serve as international missionaries working with microeconomic development (MED).

Thanksgiving for 700 at AU

November 25th, 2009


Thanksgiving dinner is usually a major undertaking, even for the most seasoned chef. So to speak.

Consider, though, a sumptuous meal of turkey and ham, with potatoes, green bean casserole, the works. For more than 700 diners.

From Zambia to Anderson, service knows no limits

November 6th, 2009


The 4×4 pickup truck was coming around the curve just a little too fast, and the driver lost control. The truck rolled and slid 30 yards across the tarmac. Amazingly, the passengers left the scene without a scratch. “I knew the hand of God was in that,” says Anderson University student Oscar Ndao, reflecting on the accident that could have taken his life three years ago.

Anderson University welcomes Tirabassi for Spiritual Emphasis Week

October 19th, 2009


Anderson University welcomes Becky Tirabassi to campus for Spiritual Emphasis Week (SEW), October 20-22.