Day: April 23, 2020

Healthcare professionals across the United States continually face extreme circumstances while working on the front lines to fight the virus. This issue has affected Southern students and faculty with healthcare workers in their families as well.  For many, direct exposure to the virus brings added stress to life at home. Healthcare workers have had to …

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Despite the threat of COVID-19 around the world, Student Missionary Joe Mixon opted to remain in Palau, the tiny group of islands in the Pacific Ocean north of Australia and east of the Philippines.  “[I chose to stay in Palau because] school is still happening online and the kids need me here to keep going,” …

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Southern Adventist University alumnus Seth Hill started a new company called Kinetik Sourcing to produce Personal Protective Equipment in response to the coronavirus pandemic.Since the company began, Hill has sold 50,000 units of PPE – both to hospitals and other consumers in need.   Hill started at Southern with a construction management degree, but after going …

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After Southern Adventist University moved to online-instruction for the rest of the 2020 winter semester, many programs—including student teaching that require off-campus practicums—faced uncertainty about how they would continue. Pheobe Maciel, a senior English education major, was one of those students. “When I left Southern two days before spring break, …they told me that I …

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After Southern transitioned to distance learning and asked students to return home due to COVID-19 concerns, the Administration started working to refund students for any unused meal plans and prorated housing fees. The compensation amounts to about $2.1 million in reduced revenue for the university, and other financial impacts are expected.   According to Financial Administration …

Southern refunds students $2 million, prepares for possible drop in enrollment Read More »

It has been an eye opening experience holding leadership positions within Asian Club for the past two years. There is a sense of pride that radiates from every one of our Asian Club members of just how proud they are of their heritage. So much so, that it made me even more proud of my …

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In a recent email to faculty, President David Smith announced that Southern will be unable to hold the SmartStart summer session this year and will move all classes online in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Academic administration, with the support of university leadership, continues to review academic programs that may need to be modified due …

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After back and forth student petitions, Southern Adventist University’s administration announced its approval for optional pass/fail grading on April 22. According to an email from President David Smith, this temporary policy change for Winter 2020 is meant to help mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the recent tornado in the Collegedale area. According …

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Wellness challenges started by SAU’s counseling center have become a weekly event, with around 200 students already participating. After the chaotic beginning of online classes, some students are using this initiative as a way to express themselves during the quarantine.  Tiffany Bartell, a full-time counselor and outreach coordinator for the counseling center, is one of …

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Only two weeks of classes remain and Southern Adventist University’s Student Association (SA) and Senate still have positions to fill for the upcoming school year. “I imagine that so many potentially interested individuals are so involved in doing well with a new platform of study that next year is just not a priority,” said Dennis …

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