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.
Large turnout for Anderson University homecoming events
October 12th, 2009
Mona Hoffman, her sister Dorothy Thomas, and Thomas’ husband, Larry, warmed themselves by a wood fire Saturday as Anderson University’s Homecoming Street Fair buzzed a few feet away.
“I have never seen so many children,” Thomas beamed. “That’s insurance for Anderson University.”
AU student interns in Europe at Trans World Radio
September 28th, 2009
Travel has been a part of Colleen Dillon’s life since she was an infant. Her family’s camping vacations throughout the U.S. have left an adventurous streak in the junior communication arts major from Hillsboro, Ohio. So when Dillon started praying for a summer opportunity where she could both learn, experience a new culture, and be forced out of her comfort zone, God answered.
Homecoming Weekend: Stay Connected for Good. October 9-10
September 24th, 2009
Anderson University welcomes alumni, family and friends back for fun and fellowship during Homecoming 2009, titled “Stay Connected for Good” October 9-10. Along with the annual homecoming football game and introduction of the homecoming king, queen and court, there will also be opportunities to enjoy the RavenFest, class and academic reunions, and a theatrical production entitled “Into the Woods.”
AU senior interns for National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
September 3rd, 2009
Kristina Unis, senior history major at AU, completed an internship this summer at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency in Washington, D.C. “I worked with the Historian, Archivist, and Curator, working with historical objects and archival documents that pertain to the history and operations of the agency,” she said.
AU students volunteer to beautify Anderson
August 31st, 2009
Anderson University freshman Nicole Shenefield wanted to say “thank you” in advance to the city she will call home for the next four years.
Shenefield, along with about 500 other students new to AU, worked Saturday morning to beautify the city, picking up trash, weeding, mowing, painting and doing other odd jobs as part of the second annual day of service partnership between AU and the city.
AU community welcomes freshmen
August 28th, 2009
Nemo had survived the 2,200-mile trip from Arizona, but Anderson University freshman David Cox was worried that the shock of transferring the beta fish into its new tank in the AU dorm might kill the blue and red beta. With his things unpacked and set up in his new home, Nemo was one of the last first-day-on-campus tasks Cox had yet to complete.
AU students to take lead in city cleanup
August 26th, 2009
Less than a year after it opened, the blue Kennedy Crossing bridge over White River has already become a victim of graffiti vandals.
The bridge is among a list of places in the city that are to be cleaned as part of an Aug. 29 effort to pick up trash and spruce up areas involving city officials and about 400 incoming Anderson University freshmen.
AU ranked as top school by U.S. News and World Report
August 20th, 2009
U.S. News and World Report has again ranked Anderson University among the best universities in the Midwest offering master’s level degree programs. Institutions in this category offer a full range of both undergraduate and master’s level degree programs. The magazine’s 2010 guide to “America’s Best Colleges” marks the sixth consecutive year that Anderson University has been listed among the best in its class.
