The Teacher Education Preparation program at Anderson University has reported a 100 percent pass rate for candidates completing program certification requirements for Indiana teacher certification. Anderson University’s recent Title II report shows that AU students taking the Praxis II Teacher licensing exams scored higher than the statewide rate of 98 percent.
Anderson University recently announced that Dr. Cheryl Sanders, senior pastor of the Third Street Church of God in Washington, D.C., and Professor of Christian Ethics at Howard University School of Divinity, will address the graduating class of 2007 during commencement exercises, May 5. The 3 p.m. EDT program will be conducted in the Ward Fieldhouse of the Kardatzke Wellness Center. Speaking during Anderson University’s baccalaureate service will be Dr.
Dr. Kevin Radaker, chair of Anderson University's English department, will present his dramatic portrayal of Henry David Thoreau during a special appearance at the Taft Museum of Art in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio, at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 22. The performance is free for members of the museum and $10 for non-members. To make reservations, please contact the museum at (513) 684-4515.
Dani Shaw believes the key to combating AIDS in Africa is education. And she believes that education comes through technology — specifically affordable laptops for African children. “It may sound crazy, I know, but it’s possible,” said the 21-year-old Anderson University senior majoring in social work. This initiative — bringing technology to Africa — is what helped her recently capture the title of Miss AU 2007.
An Anderson University student struggled to shake a thick paste-like mixture from a ladle into a cup. With four quick shakes of the ladle, a glob of yellow-green gruel plopped into a cup. It was one of the demonstrations at the Heritage Festival held Friday at the Kardatzke Wellness Center on the AU campus. “This is all the African children get to eat all day, is one bowl of this,” said Matt King, a senior at AU. Elementary students passed by to pick up a cup and taste it.
Tragedy cast a dark cloud over Anderson University Friday. Students and faculty made their way to class with heavy hearts, mourning deaths in AU’s extended family. Six people were killed and 29 injured early Friday morning when a bus carrying the Bluffton University baseball team ran off a highway overpass near Atlanta. Bluffton plays in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference and has an athletic and academic relationship with Anderson that dates back more than 35 years.
Anderson University’s Falls School of Business is accepting applications for its new Residential MBA (RMBA) program set to launch in August, 2007. The RMBA is an innovative program designed for individuals who desire graduate level studies immediately following completion of their undergraduate program.
The AU Department of Religious Studies will host the upcoming Pearl Toon Smith Memorial Christian Education Lectures, March 5-6, 2007. Under the theme, “Forming Formative Communities: Christian Learning and Learners,” the two-day lecture will feature three speakers: Dr. Marva Dawn and Rev. Tom Beagan. The series was established to support, enhance, and promote the academic study of Christian Education and assist Christian Education professionals in the areas of teaching and related ministries.
AU alum Christine Schaub, best-selling author of historical fiction and creator of the popular “Music of the Heart” series, will visit the Anderson University campus March 5 and 6 to speak in several classes and in chapel/convocation. Schaub’s books include Finding Anna (October 2005); that tells the story behind the classic hymn “It Is Well With My Soul,” as well as The Longing Season (July 2006) that shares the story behind “Amazing Grace.”
The Anderson University areas of Publications, University Communications and Covenant Productions® recently received several ADDY awards for marketing and advertising efforts. All three areas were honored by the Advertising Federation of East Central Indiana during the 2007 ADDY award competition. In all, Anderson University came away with 9 ADDY awards for creative execution in the areas of print, broadcast, Web, direct mail and DVD projects. The ADDY awards honor excellence in advertising and cultivate the highest creative standards in the industry.
AU softball plays its first game in the @NCAADIII national championship at 2:30 pm EDT today. Follow live! http://t.co/x8AbcoL5Vd
AU student Tyler Williamson (left) & Dr. John Millis are currently at the VERITAS observatory in Arizona. http://t.co/aieyQ5Nemd
AU will offer the Orangehaus Music Business Camp for high school students July 14-20. Learn more: http://t.co/2tXEyPG3l3
AU softball plays its first game in the @NCAADIII national championship today at 2:30 pm EDT. Follow live! http://t.co/x8AbcoL5Vd
This could be the best 2:45 of your day: @RichMullinsfilm trailer, directed by AU alum @davidlschultz: http://t.co/an6I70eC6O
