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Southern Adventist University Nursing Students Create Community Health Connections

<figure class="figure size--large"> <img alt="SAU students lead out in a health workshop with 3rd grade students." data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="0b817559-eed3-4a11-bfc5-f32abddb33b6" height="2066" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/sau_2025-06-18_communityhealth1.jpg" width="2500" loading="lazy"> <figcaption class="figcaption"><p class="font--secondary--xs"><em>Southern nursing students teach third graders about health at Chattanooga Charter School of Excellence Elementary.</em></figcaption></figure>


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Spreading an Evangelism Net

As Adventists today embrace Pentecost 2025 it is important to remember some cutting-edge innovations for Adventist outreach and evangelism that took place during the 1990s. Some three decades later it may be difficult to fully appreciate just how new (and at times even startling) these efforts were. Such discussions began in 1993 when the North American Division (NAD) leadership participated in a series of satellite broadcasts with the newly formed Adventist Communication Network.


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Andrews University Music Department Receives Instrument Donations

The Department of Music at Andrews University has recently received several generous donations in the form of musical instruments. These instruments will be housed in either Hamel Hall or the Howard Performing Arts Center and will be used by various music students, faculty, and performers.


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International Concert Pianist, Alumnus Jonathan Mamora Returns as Assistant Professor to La Sierra University

On April 9, Mamora landed among the final field of 30 pianists selected for the Van Cliburn. The extensive selection process began in October 2024 with 340 pianists from 45 countries. Competition performances took place from May 21 to June 7 in Texas, just weeks before Mamora and his wife, Stephanie, were set to embark on a new chapter in their lives. Effective July 1, Jonathan will begin his new role as an assistant professor of music and director of keyboard studies at La Sierra University’s Department of Music.


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Christian Record Services Welcomes New Director of Development

Christian Record Services (CRS) is thrilled to announce the appointment of Tandi Perkins as the new director of development. Perkins, who started last June, brings a wealth of experience in the non-profit sector, having served with distinction for over five years as the director of development for the Alaska Conference of Seventh-day Adventists.


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Chamber Winds Brazil Tour Gives Students Opportunity to Connect

It was oboist Afonso Bittencourt Brito’s first time back in his native Brazil since leaving 18 months earlier to study at La Sierra University. During spring break in March, he toured the South American nation and visited his hometown as a member of a La Sierra University Chamber Winds quintet that gave performances and master classes.


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Voices of Hope in the Desert: Diné Adventist Radio Launches First FM Station

On March 19, 2025, at precisely 4:24 p.m., the airwaves above Kaibeto, Arizona, came alive with a message of hope. Diné Adventist Radio's first full-power FM station—KDHH 89.5 FM—went live, reaching listeners across Tuba City, Kaibeto, and the Western Agency of the Navajo Nation. It was a quiet but powerful breakthrough for a project years in the making.


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Disabilities Ministries Annual Conference: A Historic Gathering at Living Hope Seventh-day Adventist Church

The last Sabbath of March 2025 marked the Disabilities Ministries Annual Conference, hosted this year by the Living Hope Seventh-day Adventist Church in Haymarket, Virginia. Representatives from across the country joined forces to share insights, with the event live-streamed for those unable to attend in person. This was a historic meeting with record-breaking attendance, signaling the church’s increasing emphasis on inclusion.