There's new hope for church and school ministries in our region, thanks to an innovative investment in theology and education majors who choose to attend Walla Walla University. That's the message the North Pacific Union executive committee heard on Nov. 8, 2023 during its regular meeting on the WWU campus. The NextGen Difference Two years [...]
Tualatin Valley Academy is rejoicing after receiving senior academy candidacy accreditation from North American Division. While TVA is approved to expand their Pre-K–10 program up to 12th grade as of the 2024–2025 school year, the school has opted to gradually work toward a full secondary program, adding 11th grade in fall 2024 and then 12th [...]
Have I told you how I decided on Walla Walla University? In October 2023, Walla Walla University hosted Fall Classic, a time when varsity high school athletes from all over the west coast and even Canada come to WWU to compete in volleyball and soccer tournaments. It was also Week of Worship here at WWU. [...]
Walla Walla University has been ranked as the second-best college for financial aid in Washington state and the 22nd-best college for financial aid in the nation by LendEDU. WWU has moved up six places on the list since the last report in 2019. To provide helpful financial information for prospective college students, LendEDU analyzes the [...]
Molly De Peña, Tualatin Valley Academy teacher, was recently among the first to present at North American Division Educators’ Convention Spark Tank event in Phoenix, Arizona. As part of the broader NAD Educators’ Convention, Spark Tank took place over two days and featured eight Seventh-day Adventist schools. These schools were given the opportunity to pitch [...]
Denise Dunzweiler joined the Oregon Conference team in August 2023 as interim superintendent for education. She has served in a wide range of roles within Adventist education throughout her career, including as dean of the School of Education and Psychology at Walla Walla University, dean of the School of Education and Psychology at Southern Adventist [...]
North Pacific Union contains two of the largest conferences in North American Division — Alaska and Montana — in terms of geographic size. Alaska is incredibly vast, with enough space to fit Germany, France, Spain, Great Britain and Portugal, all while having room to spare. Montana, too, boasts impressive proportions, capable of accommodating Germany and [...]
After receiving two significant grants last fall, the nursing program at Walla Walla University welcomed students into newly renovated simulation labs and classes based on updated curriculum. The goal of both of these updates is to provide high-level nursing education to our students, continuing the tradition that earned Walla Walla University recognition in 2021 as [...]
There’s a certain nervousness when new teachers enter a classroom and start applying their learned skills and techniques. North Pacific Union is in its third year of offering a layer of support for new graduates, second-year teachers and second-career teachers. “This is giving teachers opportunities to collaborate with their peers across the union and discuss [...]
Beginning this fall quarter 2023, Walla Walla University is the first Seventh-day Adventist college to offer degrees in both cybersecurity and game development. These new programs aim to prepare ethical, Christian experts to join these growing fields. The world of computing is rapidly changing, and WWU is expanding its degree offerings to prepare students for [...]
