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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 [...]

Earlier this summer, 40 Walla Walla University students traveled to Jordan, Israel, Turkey and Greece for this year’s Bible lands tour. The biennial tour offers students the opportunity to explore and learn from the ancient biblical world. Under the instruction of tour leaders Carl Cosaert, School of Theology dean; Jody Washburn, Hebrew and biblical studies [...]