The Andersonian Staff is excited to broadcast the Black Bird Film Festival by doing interview coverage of the red carpet event beginning at 6:15 p.m. The staff are going to be conducting the interviews prior to the main screening event. To find the livestream, you can click on this link when the event starts. … [Read more...]
The Annual Black Bird Film Festival is Here!
The Black Bird Film Festival is a showcase of students’ hard work this semester, creating short films! Below is a preview of the eight films that will be shown at the 2026 edition of the event. Darla Sallee: The Heart of Anderson Directed by: Faith Martin Escape 101 Directed by: Judah Vore Law & Chaos Directed by: Carson Brookbank Missing Directed by: Aden Dekhli Nothin’ But Duds Directed by: Cohen Miller Soup Directed by: Abby Stokes Super … [Read more...]
Freedom House finds home on AU campus
AU is now hosting Freedom House Church on campus through a partnership leaders say advances the university’s mission of faith, learning and service while expanding opportunities for students and strengthening ties with the Anderson community. Freedom House, a Church of God congregation, relocated to AU after selling its previous facility and losing a planned lease at another location. The church now operates offices in Morrison House and holds Sunday worship gatherings in York Performance … [Read more...]
Internships Prepare AU Students for Leadership Beyond the Classroom
For Pastor Jonathan Grubbs of Park Place Church of God, internships are more than educational experiences. They are the starting point for a lifetime of service. “I hope the internships we provide help foster people serving in the kingdom for a lifetime,” Grubbs said. “An internship is like a seed or a start. The better you can start, the stronger the future becomes.” Through the NetVUE Leadership for Communities of Faith grant at Anderson University, students are gaining paid internship … [Read more...]
Camp Meeting ‘Comes Home’ to Anderson University
Courtesy of Anderson University & Church of God Archives For the first time in years, a tradition that shaped generations of the Church of God movement will return to its historic home. This June, the Anderson Camp Meeting will once again gather believers, pastors and church leaders on the campus of Anderson University, reviving a long-standing tradition that dates back more than a century. The event, titled “Come Home,” will take place June 3–5 and will coincide with the National … [Read more...]
A look into the Radium Girls case, as told onstage this weekend and next
The School of Music and Performing Arts’ mainstage production for the spring, Radium Girls, opens this weekend in Byrum Hall. Written by award-winning playwright D.W. Gregory, the play follows the true case of Grace Fryer, a dial painter who sued the United States Radium Corporation after she and the other women painting radium dials for clocks experienced radiation poisoning. With just thirteen people in the cast portraying over thirty characters, the production promises to be an intimate and … [Read more...]
A New Winning Standard: Adam Christensen Hired as Head Coach of the AU Women’s Soccer Team
In late January, AU welcomed Adam Christensen as the new women's soccer coach. Christensen has ties to Indiana, living here for over 16 years. Once he graduated from Avon High School, Christensen played for several different colleges in three different sports. Last year, Christensen was the assistant men's soccer coach at Lee University. He is currently the head coach of Cleveland United FC, a semi-professional team in Tennessee. Once the inaugural season of the club is completed, … [Read more...]
When Voices Soar: Celebrating the Night Through Song
The School of Music & Performing Arts (SMPA) hosted the Revue on Friday at 7:00 p.m. and Saturday at 2:00 p.m. respectively. The Revue, put together by the student directors Ben Thompson, Gracelynne Layne, Lillie Poag, and Kenney Troutman, is a combination of both past SMPA performances and new pieces that the students have been working on across all aspects of the program: including but not limited to dance, music and theatre. This was the first time that the revue had happened, and it was … [Read more...]
AUPD introduces their newest canine recruit: Kimber the Doberman
Anderson University’s Police Department has a new recruit, Kimber the Doberman. She is currently serving the department as a contact dog, and has been welcomed with open arms into the department. Contact dog’s serve to provide a friendly and approachable face to those in stress, a job Kimber excels in. This, alongside many other recent and upcoming changes to the AU Police Department, show that the campus security is evolving and changing more and more every day. Chief of Police Shawn … [Read more...]
Christopher Blezek expands study abroad experience with personal expeditions
Christopher Blezek, a senior majoring in national security, political science, and history was in Warsaw, Poland from late February to June of last year as part of a study abroad program. As he was there, and even after the program ended, he took it upon himself to visit several countries, including but not limited to Hungary, Italy, Germany, Ukraine, Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, and Saudi Arabia. Blezek made many of these visits with little to no preparation beforehand, catching flights or lifts … [Read more...]