People rarely know where they are going to be when disaster strikes. For those in the Collegedale area, they — like the rest of the world — were in the middle of a pandemic crisis. When she saw the warning of a spotted tornado and heard the winds begin to pick up, Southern enrollment counselor …
After over 1,200 individuals signed a petition for a Pass/Fail grade system to be adopted for the Winter 2020 semester, Southern Adventist University administrators declined the proposal, deciding instead to ask professors to be flexible with students on an individual basis. The decision to not do Pass/Fail grades was officially announced to students on Wednesday, …
When local business owner Christine Waldrop first heard that President Donald Trump had declared a state of emergency for the United States, she decided to close down the front end of her relatively new floral and event design shop, Blluum. With a nursing background, she more than understood how important it was to help prevent …
Campus Ministries recently began a YouTube/social media initiative to raise awareness of what they offer for students. The project is headed up by Nathalia Levterova, a sophomore marketing major, who is also the social media coordinator for Campus Ministries. “Our vision for this year is to use all the social media platforms to create a …
Southern’s Social Work Club donated 403 duffle bags to the Hamilton County Department of Children’s Services (DCS) on March 12. The club raised over $2,000 from September to early March through bake sales and donations to purchase the duffle bags. According to Social Work Club Social Vice President Callie Dickson, who heads the project, this …
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The School of Nursing has donated over 900 pieces of protective equipment from its personal supplies to CHI Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga and AdventHealth Gordon in Calhoun, Georgia. The equipment included surgical masks, N95 Masks, gowns and gloves, worth more than $700. The School of Nursing uses such gears for its skill labs. With classes …
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Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee issued a “safer-at-home” order for the state that started on Tuesday, March 31, and will last for at least two weeks. This will effectively close all nonessential businesses and urge residents to stay at home as much as possible. The order differs from a “shelter-in-place” order that some states have issued, …
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