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Andrews University Agenda http://www.andrews.edu/agenda/ News and Events at Andrews University en-us Copyright 2024, Andrews University Sat, 5 Oct 2024 13:58:00 +0000 Sat, 5 Oct 2024 13:58:00 +0000 webmaster@andrews.edu webmaster@andrews.edu Andrews Ranked by U.S. News Best Colleges http://www.andrews.edu/agenda/65875 U.S. News & World Report‘s latest college rankings are out and a handful of institutions rocketed up the charts thanks to a formula tilted more in favor of schools that succeed in enrolling and graduating students from all backgrounds. More than 50% of a college’s or university’s ranking is based on metrics related to the success of diverse students and the earnings of graduates. This year, U.S. News gave more weight to the performance and graduation rate of a school’s Pell Grant recipients. Before we get to the full U.S. News 2025 best college rankings, here’s a look at the institutions that made the biggest moves: D’Youville University (NY) +61 spots University of Texas–San Antonio +49 North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University +49 Andrews University (MI) +47 Eastern Kentucky University +41 <<< Read the full story at the University Business <a href="https://universitybusiness.com/u-s-news-best-colleges-rankings-2025-schools-made-big-moves/">site</a>. Also see the Bharat Express News <a href="https://thebharatexpressnews.com/heres-how-michigan-schools-rank-on-the-u-s-news-best-colleges-list/">site</a> and MLive <a href="https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2024/09/these-9-michigan-universities-are-top-300-in-the-country-us-news-ranking-says.html">site</a> >>> Thu, 03 Oct 2024 16:56:31 +0000 Employee Uses Gift for Ministry to Serve http://www.andrews.edu/agenda/65874 Jean Hakiza is making significant sacrifices to effectively minister to two congregations in the Lake Region Conference, serving primarily Congolese and Rwandan refugees. Since the establishment of the North American Division’s Adventist Refugee and Immigrant Ministries in 2009, the number of refugee language groups has doubled, and congregations have tripled. Membership in these congregations has grown from 2,087 to over 9,960, alongside a remarkable eight-fold increase in both annual baptisms and tithe collections. … Despite this explosive growth, conferences face challenges in hiring qualified pastors fluent in English, leading to the increased reliance on part-time pastors like Hakiza, who is employed full-time elsewhere. Since graduating from the Seventh-day Theological Seminary at Andrews University in 2008, Hakiza works as a supervisor in the Custodial Services department at Andrews University. With a heart for pastoral ministry, he began volunteering at the Bethel Community Church in Lansing, Michigan.  <<< Read the full story at the Lake Union Herald <a href="https://www.lakeunionherald.org/archive/articles/growing-need-for-pastoral-care-among-refugee-congregations-leads-to-innovative-solutions">site</a> >>> Thu, 03 Oct 2024 16:54:46 +0000 Andrews Students Receive Professional Training http://www.andrews.edu/agenda/65873 On September 19, a group of senior education majors from Andrews University met at the Adventist Church’s Lake Union Conference headquarters in Berrien Springs, Michigan, United States, for a full day of professional development, where they practiced interview skills and met educational administrators throughout the union territory.  The experience was a win-win for both students and leaders as it afforded administrators, both public and parochial, an opportunity to see the upcoming teacher candidates and potential teachers for their own school systems. <<< Read the full story at the <a href="https://adventistreview.org/news/future-educators-receive-professional-training-in-the-lake-union/">Adventist Review site</a> >>> Thu, 03 Oct 2024 16:54:11 +0000 The Visionary Spirit of J.N. Andrews http://www.andrews.edu/agenda/65872 The cause of Christ suffers for the lack of faithful, devoted men. It is not great men that are the strength of the cause of truth, but men of piety and experience, who live not for themselves, but for Him that died for them and rose again. This class is the strength of the church, for they make God their strength and their dependence. It is not rich men that are demanded. . . . It is not men of great minds, but men of great hearts, that God is pleased to accept. Great talents and abundant wealth might be rendered of inestimable service in the cause of Christ. But for the most part, Satan is able to enlist all this in his own service. <<< Read the full editorial by J.N. Andrews at the Adventist Review <a href="https://adventistreview.org/perspectives/church/the-wants-of-the-cause-of-christ/">site</a> >>>  Thu, 03 Oct 2024 16:52:50 +0000 Alumnus Receives Research Fellowship http://www.andrews.edu/agenda/65871 The American Ornithological Society (AOS) is pleased to announce the awardees of the 2024 Kessel Fellowships for Ornithological Research for early-career researchers. Four individual $15,000 fellowships were awarded to Drs. Andre Moncrieff, Glaucia (Glau) Del-Rio, Felicity L. Newell and Anne Ausems to support their ornithological research. … Andre Moncrieff is a postdoctoral researcher at Louisiana State University (LSU) where he is pursuing research on the speciation of Neotropical birds. He completed undergraduate degrees in biology and music at Andrews University in Michigan and then began his PhD at LSU. While at LSU, he has collaborated on nine field expeditions to the Neotropics, which have fueled his ongoing research on the origins of the exceptional bird diversity found in the region. <<< Read the full story at the EurekAlert <a href="https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1059359">site</a> >>> Thu, 03 Oct 2024 16:52:08 +0000 Alumnus Ordained in Idaho Conference http://www.andrews.edu/agenda/65870 Jason Williams was ordained to the gospel ministry at Cloverdale Church in Boise, Idaho, on July 27, 2024. … Williams was born in Jamaica and became an Adventist. He began his ministry journey in 2006 and has served in door-to-door evangelism, as a Bible worker and in pastoral ministry. He joined his wife, Wendy, in Idaho in 2016 and began working as a locally funded pastor at Cloverdale Church. Williams was hired full-time as associate pastor there while working on a master’s degree in pastoral ministry from Andrews University Theological Seminary. His acceptance into the seminary program was an answer to prayer. Williams explained he was never a great student and wasn’t certain that ministry was his calling. God had other plans. Williams continues to pursue ministry growth by attending conferences and workshops such as Voice of Prophecy School of Evangelism. <<< Read the full story at the Northwest Adventists <a href="https://nwadventists.com/news/2024/09/williams-ordained-ministry">site</a> >>>  Thu, 03 Oct 2024 16:51:13 +0000 Alumnus Named North England Conference President http://www.andrews.edu/agenda/65849 At the 64th Session of the North England Conference (NEC), delegates voted for a new President to lead the church at the NEC for the next four years. … Pastor Steve Palmer was born in Kingston, Jamaica, to a Cuban mother and a Jamaican father. He emigrated to England in 1978 to join the rest of his family, who had migrated in 1965. He was baptised in the Seventh-day Adventist Church at the age of 16 in Jamaica, one week before he left Jamaica. … In his pursuit of pastoral ministry, Palmer embarked on a diverse academic journey. He began his training at Newbold College in 1985, where he received a diploma and a Bachelor of Arts in Theology. His academic pursuits continued at Andrews University, where he completed a Master of Arts in Systematic Theology and Old Testament. Palmer's academic journey also includes a double Masters in Theology and Ministry from the University of Sheffield in Youth and Inter-Generational Tension, a Master of Ministry degree from the University of Derby in Youth Identity Conflict and Stages in Faith, and a Master of Philosophy degree in Cross-Cultural Leadership from the University of Birmingham. He has a Doctor of Ministry degree from Andrews University in Pastoral Expectations in a Multicultural Congregation i.e. Cultural Intelligence. He has two certificates in teaching and training adults and holds a certificate in workplace chaplaincy. <<< Read the full story at the TED News <a href="https://ted.adventist.org/news/hundreds-celebrate-stanborough-presss-140-years-of-publishing-ministry/">site</a> >>> Thu, 26 Sep 2024 16:24:23 +0000 Andrews Hosts STEM Day for Lake Union Educators http://www.andrews.edu/agenda/65848 On Sept. 5, 2024, Andrews University welcomed K–12 educators from across the Lake Union for an immersive, hands-on professional development experience focused on science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The event, hosted by Andrews’ STEM Division in partnership with the Lake Union Office of Education, provided an opportunity for teachers to engage in collaborative lab experiences and to equip themselves with new teaching tools. <<< Read the full story at the Lake Union Herald <a href="https://www.lakeunionherald.org/archive/articles/andrews-university-hosts-stem-day-for-lake-union-educators">site</a>, Adventist News Network <a href="https://adventist.news/news/andrews-university-hosts-stem-day-for-lake-union-educators">site</a> and Adventist Review <a href="https://adventist.news/news/andrews-university-hosts-stem-day-for-lake-union-educators">site</a> >>> Thu, 26 Sep 2024 16:22:16 +0000