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A Pathfinder uses one of the forges at Southern's blacksmithing booth.
News
August 28, 2024

Blacksmithing Club Forges Camporee Connections

Tina Frist Smith, communication manager

At the largest ever hands-on blacksmithing event for young people in the United States, the Southern Smiths introduced the art of shaping metal with fire to more than 800 participants.

7 months ago
Students talking with community members at a booth in Downtown Chattanooga.
News
August 20, 2024

Biology Students Serve in Community Outreach

Chehalis Eno, junior English major

At Southern Adventist University, service is a critical aspect of student growth. Students in the Biology and Allied Health Department had the opportunity to participate in two community outreach events in downtown Chattanooga near the university...

7 months ago
John Willis (left) and Kevin Pride (right)
August 13, 2024

Side by Side

Clifford Goldstein, contributing writer

Kevin Pride and John Willis worked together—with offices side by side—at Southern from 2012-2020. But their friendship extends far beyond those years and experiences. They have a life-saving bond, strengthened through Kevin’s health challenges...

7 months ago
Students use the Center for Learning Innovation and Research
News
July 30, 2024

New Research Hub Advances Innovative Education

Tina Frist Smith, communication manager

The new Center for Learning Innovation and Research (CLIR) at Southern Adventist University has the goal of fostering research collaboration between faculty and students at both the graduate and undergraduate levels across the entire campus.

7 months ago
Southern alum Samir Khalil
Feature
July 22, 2024

Passion for Helping People

Tina Frist Smith, communication manager

Once Samir Khalil realized his passion for helping people, Southern’s School of Social Work taught him what he needed to know. Hired by ADRA to respond to the Ukrainian crisis, he’s now providing aid as people deal with natural disasters and...

8 months ago
Christy and Maddie Showalter
Feature
July 15, 2024

A Lineage of Care

Chehalis Eno, junior English major, and Gracelyn Lloyd, senior communication major

Several students and faculty in Southern’s School of Nursing recently had the opportunity to see each other in new contexts – a mother and daughter graduating together, a professor teaching her daughter, and a whole family using their training...

8 months ago
A group of university and union representatives with Bennett at the commissioning service.
Feature
July 8, 2024

Bennett Commissioned: Empowering Students' Spiritual Growth

Gabriella Grundy, senior business-public relations major

If there’s anything that Anna Bennett wants to be known for in life, it’s firstly loving Jesus and her family and, secondly, empowering emerging adults in authentic, intimate relationships with Christ.

8 months ago
Ed Lowe speaks to students during a history convocation.
News
July 3, 2024

History and Political Studies Empowers Lifelong Learners

Chehalis Eno, junior English major

“Universities exist to extend knowledge, not just conserve it and pass it down,” says Lisa Diller, PhD, professor of History and Political Studies at Southern Adventist University. To help students learn to expand their knowledge and share it,...

8 months ago