Walla Walla University is offering a new class this winter designed to prepare theology students to better serve and engage with their communities. Titled Community Engagement–Churches, the class draws on the relationships, experiences and lessons in best practice collected from the operation of the Center for Humanitarian Engagement over the last five years. David Lopez, [...]
What happens when you bring together more than 140 enthusiastic seventh- and eighth-graders, 30 dedicated sponsors, uplifting music and thought-provoking worship experiences in a unique setting? You get 7UP — a spiritual retreat weekend designed for seventh- and eighth-graders, hosted by the Upper Columbia Conference office of education. The creation of the 7UP retreat stemmed [...]
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 [...]
