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Southern Performs at Renowned Lincoln Center
News
January 21, 2026

Southern Performs at Renowned Lincoln Center

By Becky Brooks, editorial manager

Southern’s Symphony Orchestra and Voices of Southern traveled to New York City to perform at Lincoln Center, one of the world’s most renowned concert venues.

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a professor speaking with a student in his office
News
January 20, 2026

Southern Awarded $1.36 Million Grant for Student Support

By Isabella Dixon, sophomore English major, and Becky Brooks, editorial manager

Southern Adventist University has been awarded a $1.36 million federal TRIO Student Support Services grant to enhance support for students who are first-generation college students, meet federal low-income guidelines, or have a documented disability.

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Mission volunteers stand in a field by vans
Feature
January 14, 2026

Touching Lives in the 10/40 Window

By Isabele Barreto Freitas, sophomore nursing major

A group of 34 volunteers from Southern Adventist University journeyed to an Asian nation in the 10/40 window, a region known for limited access to the gospel, for a two-week mission trip in May.

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engineering students work on a project
Feature
January 7, 2026

Think. Design. Serve.

By Tina Frist Smith, communication manager

Southern Adventist University’s first Bachelor of Science in Engineering graduates are already living out the motto of the School of Engineering and Physics: Think. Design. Serve.

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Kim Mendoza decorates the Student Blessing Tree
News
December 16, 2025

Student Blessing Tree Offers Christmas Cheer

Chehalis Eno, senior English major, and Becky Brooks, editorial manager

This Christmas season at Southern Adventist University, the Student Blessing Tree in Wright Hall stands tall once again.

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film crew on set
News
December 10, 2025

SVAD Feature Film Prepares Students for Professional Careers

Isabele Barreto Freitas, sophomore nursing major

For three consecutive weeks in June, students from Southern Adventist University’s School of Visual Art and Design (SVAD) participated in the principal photography of a feature film in collaboration with alumni and friends of the university.

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Sculptor Victor Issa speaks about the art installation during the unveiling ceremony on November 6.
News
December 3, 2025

New Fit for Eternity Sculpture Celebrates Wholistic Fitness

Chehalis Eno, senior English major

The long-anticipated Fit for Eternity sculpture, depicting Jesus jogging with two college students, was unveiled in front of Hulsey Wellness Center on the campus of Southern Adventist University on November 6.

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Two Southern Adventist University nursing students stand beside community member Barbara Smith
Feature
November 12, 2025

Nursing Students Save a Life

Julia Juler, junior English major

One day earlier this year, Southern Adventist University students were working at a health fair booth at the Samaritan Center in Ooltewah, Tennessee, when they were able to help a local senior citizen gain a second chance at life.

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