Southern alum Mamie Pruitt, ’79, knew she wanted to be a physical education teacher in fifth grade, when she was inspired by her own teacher. She’s been doing just that in the Atlanta metro area for 39 years.

More than 300 Christians in the Collegedale, Tennessee, community gathered on the campus of Southern Adventist University for six consecutive evenings in May to pray for an outpouring of God’s Holy Spirit.

As a new school year approaches, Southern Adventist University has a valuable new health and safety resource on campus.

There’s something special about summer camp, and Southern students know it. More than 350 university students worked at many of the approximately 60 Seventh-day Adventist camps across the United States during the summer of 2024 alone.

Cameron Guild, sophomore nursing major at Southern Adventist University, shares how he realized that God wanted him to run a different race—not a marathon, but one of strengthening his faith.

“Students learn fantastic project management skills,” shares Sergio Bellino, associate professor. “They get to take on leadership roles in a structured organization, and they have people outside of Southern depending on them to follow through...

Professors at Southern Adventist University regularly incorporate best practices into their curricula, including innovative tools such as game-based learning, gamification, and other techniques that harness the intrigue and fun of games, encouraging...

“When people are hurting, God calls us to be His hands and feet in showing others His love and care in tangible ways,” says Laura Racovita, dean of Southern Adventist University’s School of Social Work, who coordinates disaster relief efforts...