Anderson University junior Raleigh Bonte recently received the 2012 Nicholson Student Servant Leadership Award for his servant leadership on campus and in the community. The award was made possible by funds directed to the university by Anderson University donors.
AU welcomes Shane Claiborne for Impact Your World Week
February 6th, 2012
Shane Claiborne will be the featured speaker for Impact Your World Week, Feb. 7-9, at Anderson University. The AU Campus Ministries office sponsors Impact Your World Week to offer students and the community an opportunity for worship and study with an off-campus speaker. The series is conducted each spring and focuses on Christ’s call to serve in the world.
AU to remember MLK through service and celebration
January 9th, 2012
Anderson University will suspend classes on Monday, Jan. 16, 2012, for a day of service to remember the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
AU students live united
December 29th, 2011
Anderson University is populated by a student body filled with passion and driven with purpose. Organizations that connect and reach out to others are common on campus. One of the newest organizations to join the campus community is Student United Way, which connects students to meaningful volunteer experiences, service projects, and internships that make a difference.
International students enrich AU
December 19th, 2011
Going to an entirely different country to live in may cause culture shock and take some adapting, but it can also provide new experiences and open eyes.
International students at Anderson University said their expectations of the U.S. were quite different from what they actually found.
Students cut college costs by serving others
November 14th, 2011
According to Mahatma Gandhi, “the best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in others.” Although he spoke these words decades ago, it still holds true today. To encourage service to others, the organization AmeriCorps created a scholarship fund to acknowledge and encourage students to pursue lives of service. The Service Engagement Award specifically focuses on volunteerism, leadership, and the impact the two can have on a community.
Stephanie Moran, director of the Community Partnership Center, oversees Anderson University’s branch of the AmeriCorps program and selects the students accepted into the program. In order to qualify for the program, one must have organizational skills or leadership history. “The students who apply for the program are top-notch students. They come to this school to combine ministry and service,” said Moran. “Last year I had an exceptional group of students, and this year I’m equally pleased.”
Student leaders create a culture of unity on campus
November 1st, 2011
Rachel Robertson, a senior education major and director of the University Leadership Council, begins her biweekly meeting by introducing her new goals for the year. Joshua Powell, a junior music business major, gets comfortable on the couch, while Sarah Russell, a junior education major, lies on the floor and prepares for an exciting and productive meeting.
AU social clubs emphasize service
October 27th, 2011
“Last week was a life-changing week,” said Anderson University sophomore Aaron Rogers at the end of September as he reflected on a new experience. “I was put around 35 people who I barely knew and we all worked together to get through mentally tough tasks. I learned how to serve.”
Last month Rogers surged, which means he was in the process of joining one of the six social clubs that exist on AU’s campus.
Jon McLaughlin shares stories, performs in chapel
October 19th, 2011
Brielle Bengtson and her roommates are huge Jon McLaughlin fans.
The women blasted the singer-songwriter’s music on their stereo in preparation for McLaughlin’s Tuesday morning Anderson University homecoming chapel performance.
Senior studies abroad in Australia
October 13th, 2011
Enrich, expose, and expand are three components of the study abroad program offered at Anderson University. Traditionally, academic learning is done in the classroom with a teacher and textbooks. However, learning is not limited to a classroom. Most essential life lessons extend beyond the institution’s buildings. At AU the administration encourages students to break through classroom limitations and embrace the world that lies around them.
