June 19, 2013

Two Nursing Students Receive $1,000 Scholarships

Junior Nursing major Joan Lauren Stewart accepts her $1,000 scholarship.

Two nursing students at Southwestern received $1,000 scholarships recently from a local organization. Grace Ann Porter and Joan Lauren Stewart, both junior nursing majors, received these awards. Ridglea Lone Star TBW is a local organization affiliated with Texas Business Women, Inc. According to Suzanne Schlabs, scholarship chair for the organization, the mission of Ridglea Loan Star TBW is to provide resources for leadership, networking and advocacy to empower women to succeed personally and … [Read more...]

Professor to Host Book Signing This Weekend

Glen Robinson

Southwestern Adventist University professor Glen Robinson will host a book signing this weekend at the Texas Adventist Book Center in Keene. The book signing is scheduled for Friday from 1 to 4 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The author of 13 books, Robinson specializes in Christian suspense novels. His two latest novels will be available for purchase at the event. Robinson describes his book Infinity’s Reach, which launched on April 1, as the retelling of the classic allegory … [Read more...]

Outdoor Church To Highlight Weekend

This weekend’s spiritual events will include outdoor vespers, afterglow, outdoor church, afternoon activity, picnic dinner, and an outdoor concert. The last Friday Night Worship of the year will begin at 8 p.m. at the amphitheater in the center of campus celebrating None But Jesus! Afterglow will follow in the same location. In case of rain, vespers will relocate to the Keene SDA Church and afterglow to Wharton Auditorium. On Sabbath morning, a light breakfast snack will be provided at … [Read more...]

Weekend Spiritual Activities Announced

This weekend’s spiritual events include vespers, afterglow, Sabbath school, church, inreach & outreach, vespers concert, and a Young Adult Festival of Worship. Friday night worship will begin at 8 p.m. at the Outdoor Amphitheater in the center of campus with worship of music, testimonies, skits, and spoken word. Afterglow will follow at the fire pit at the duck pond hosted by Missions Club with a warm fire and s’mores. Lifehouse Sabbath School begins at 10 a.m. in the Student … [Read more...]

ESL Completion Ceremony Set for May 1

ESL students

The English as a Second Language students are ready for their ESL Completion Ceremony. Are you? The ceremony will take place on Wednesday, May 1, at 7:30 p.m. in the Wharton Auditorium. … [Read more...]

Bowling Sat. night

Buses for the Student Association’s weekend event will leave at 8:30 p.m. in front of the library. Students must bring their student I.D. for a free drink and a pizza slice at the bowling alley. … [Read more...]

Grant Deadline Approaches

The Charley Wootan Grant Program will award grants for the 2013-2014 academic year totaling $2.5 million to students who are Texas residents pursuing a degree at a four-year school. Students must demonstrate financial need to qualify for a grant. All Charley Wootan Grant applicants must be U.S. citizens, permanent residents in the state of Texas, eligible to receive Title IV financial aid funding, must have attained or will attain a high school degree or the equivalent, must be enrolled or … [Read more...]

Twelfth Night Opens Thursday at 8

Twelfth Night Poster LANDSCAPE

Southwestern Adventist University’s English Department presents Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. Directed by English Professor Renard Doneskey, with cast and support provided by Southwestern students and faculty, the play will be sure to entertain with its tangled web of egos, deception, and lovesick hilarity. The play will be presented three times in Wharton Auditorium on the corner of Old Betsy and Magnolia Street: Thursday, April 18 at 8 p.m. Saturday, April 20 at 9 … [Read more...]

Singers, Orchestra to Present Vespers for Spanish Church

University Singers copy

The University Singers and the Southwestern Chamber Orchestra will present a vespers concert at the Keene Spanish SDA Church on April 20 at 6 p.m. The Keene Spanish SDA Church is located at 304 Business 67 in Keene. … [Read more...]

Alumni Activities Highlight Weekend

Spiritual weekend events include alumni vespers, afterglow, Ride 2Recovery, Lifehouse Sabbath School, alumni church, outreach, AY youth service, Homecoming vespers, Sunday’s student missions pancake breakfast, and the CABL color run. Friday night worship will begin at 8 in the Keene SDA church with a Spring Chorale Concert. Afterglow will follow in the Student Center and will be hosted by Women’s Club with an evening of fellowship and an ice cream buffet. On Saturday morning at 8:30, … [Read more...]