Author: Maria Jose Moran

The School of Nursing at Southern, in partnership with the Health Department in Chattanooga, held two on-campus vaccination events over the past weekend.  They were the second and third events of that nature at Southern. One was held last Friday and the other was held on Sunday. The three events combined reached an estimate of …

According to the Undergraduate Statistics for Board Meeting report published by Southern's Records and Advisement Office, there were 159 enrolled first-time freshmen who came from non-Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) schools to Southern in the Fall 2020 semester.  The document, which was last updated the second week of the Fall 2020 semester, contains information such as where …

Student workers who have been financially affected by being quarantined during the 2020-2021 school year are currently able to apply for financial assistance.  In an email sent on March 26, Associate Vice President for Human Resources Brenda Flores-Lopez explained to the student body that if they were “not able to attend work at Southern as …

According to a recent rank by College Choice, Southern Adventist University has the fourth best automotive technology program in the United States. The list compiles the top ten universities to get an automotive technology degree, which also ranks Walla Walla University as number nine.  According to the College Choice website, the aspects taken into consideration …

During the month of March, senior history major Benya Wilson started a fundraiser to help families in Lebanon.  Wilson raised over $2,000, donated by current Southern students and alumni, through her GoFundMe page. The fundraiser more than doubled its original goal of $1,000 and was widely shared over different social media platforms, which contributed to …

Pubert Nkhono, a junior business administration major, raised over $10,000 through a GoFundMe page, which will help him pay for his studies.  At the beginning of February, Nkhono, an international student from Malawi, was notified by the university that he had less than a week to “find funds to be able to register for the …

Southern is using a new program in order to help with attendance-taking and contact tracing.  The program, called Attendance Tracking System (ATS), was developed by Herdy Moniyoung, director of Informational Technology.  According to Director of Online Campus Gus Martin, ATS, which utilizes a QR code to record attendance, is a simple program that helps professors …

As social media and online platforms continue to gain traction in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, some people have started to use their social media platforms as a way to share their faith.  Students at Southern are no different, with many of them taking to platforms such as Instagram to share motivational thoughts or sermons …

The School of Journalism and Communication (SJC) will acquire a new television studio after donating its previous studio set to Heritage Academy.  According to Stephen Ruf, an associate professor in the SJC, the previous set was donated to the SJC by television station WRCB about 20 years ago and has not been remodeled since.  In …

As in-person classes have come to an end for this semester, Southern’s administration is preparing for the Winter 2021 semester. With the many changes presented during the Fall 2020 semester and the rising cases of COVID-19 in the Hamilton County area, Southern’s administration and faculty are considering what changes will be made to Southern’s academic …