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Southern Adventist University student Raquel Lazcano, junior psychology major, smiles with one of the friends she made during a Vision Trip to Peru last year.
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March 6, 2025

Student Missionaries Provide Care With Compassion

Raquel Lazcano, junior psychology major

As Spring Break approaches each year, many students at Southern Adventist University prepare to embark on mission trips around the globe. This year, Southern’s short-term Vision Trips are taking students to Alaska, Honduras, and Peru where they...

22 days ago
Aaron Corbit (left), PhD, biology professor, contributes to a Faith-Science Discussion during the Fall 2024 semester.
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February 5, 2025

From Genesis to Genes

Ana Zelidon, senior English major

For nearly 20 years, professors from Hickman Science Center and the School of Religion’s Hackman Hall who come from diverse scientific and theological backgrounds have discussed books and articles about creation, origins, and worldview topics of...

1 month ago
Zach LeClerc climbs a mountain in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
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January 15, 2025

Climbing and Christian Faith

Chehalis Eno, junior English major

Zach LeClerc, junior nursing major, shares how the faith it takes to climb mountains reflects the faith we need to have in God.

2 months ago
a swimmer in the pool
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January 6, 2025

Friendly and Fit

Ana Zelidon, senior English major

The friendly atmosphere at Hulsey Wellness Center on campus fosters participation from the local community, providing a practical way for Southern to serve its neighbors.

2 months ago
Dawson Stephens (front right) on a mission trip with friends
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December 16, 2024

The Gift of God

By Chehalis Eno, junior English major

Dawson Stephens hasn’t always felt the passion for ministry that he has today. It took strong action from God to change the trajectory of the life of this senior theology major in the School of Religion at Southern Adventist University, and he...

3 months ago
Professor Alferez works at images of dinosaur teeth on a computer
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December 11, 2024

AI and Dinosaurs

Gabriella Grundy, senior business-public relations major

Paleontologists help us understand the history of life on Earth through their study of fossils, which they manually identify by examining the fossils’ geometry and other features. But what if they had a faster, easier, and more effective way to...

3 months ago
Justin Rogers
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September 4, 2024

God Builds a Path

Gabriella Grundy, senior business-public relations major

As he prepared to graduate in 2020, Justin Rogers, ’20, was nervous about finding a job while many industries were in lockdown, but God built a path for his future.

6 months ago
Southern alum Samir Khalil
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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