The latest change coming to AU is the restructuring of several academic departments on campus; including professor offices shifting around campus. The 2024-25 academic year for AU has been full of major announcements to the changes coming to campus. From President Pistole’s retirement to several majors being phased out, the AU community will have a whole new look when students return for the 2025 fall semester. These changes will begin during the summer term in May 2025 after the spring semester … [Read more...]
Ivanyo caps off stellar career with top honor
Tate Ivanyo arrived at Anderson University as a soft-spoken freshman with a love for basketball and a desire to give his all in every facet of college. Four years later, he prepares to walk away as the 2025 men’s basketball Jostens Trophy recipient—a national honor recognizing excellence in athletics, academics, and service. The award, presented annually by the Rotary Club of Salem, Virginia, honors the top Division III men’s and women’s basketball players in the nation. According to the … [Read more...]
Hope from the Ashes | Spring into Dance: The Finale
“I just hope that other people can see the Lord through our dancing.” - Ashlie Dent “Spring into Dance: The Finale” is the last main stage concert with dance as a program at Anderson University since the program was eliminated by university administration last fall. The performances will take place at 7:30 p.m. this Friday, on March 28 and at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday March 29 at Reardon Auditorium. This repertoire concert is loosely based on the theme of ‘celebration’, with multiple … [Read more...]
AU’s 60th Peace and Justice march in pictures
The pictures below are provided by Miles Morey. Click or swipe through the slideshow to read the story and view the pictures. … [Read more...]
Ravens men’s hoops aiming for historic HCAC three-peat
A feature article by Miles Morey The Anderson University men’s basketball team is in the midst of another historic season during the 2024-25 campaign.The Ravens have won nine of their last 10 games, the sole defeat coming to Division I foe Ball State. The surge has placed AU firmly atop the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference standings at 15-3 and 10-1 overall, with the most recent triumph coming Saturday at Mount St. Joseph. Coach Carter Collins’ squad is aiming for the regular season … [Read more...]
At the “Edge” of a decision, what choice will you make?
“Edges,” a song cycle presented by the Boze Lyric Theatre from Nov. 21 to Nov. 24, is a show about you. Written by the critically acclaimed American musical theatre and film duo Pasek and Paul, “Edges” follows the theme of making choices at the edge of a decision, and reflecting on how your choices brought you to where you are. “I believe there’s a song in the show for every single person in the audience,” said senior Ella Miller, a cast member in music education and musical theatre, “Pasek and … [Read more...]
Celebrating culture and community through the Hispanic and Latino Student Association
Within the Center for Intercultural Engagement (CIE) at Anderson University, there are culture clubs that you can join as students. One of those clubs is the Hispanic and Latino Student Association (HLSA), which is under the leadership of students Ludvick Kelley and Katte Escobar, who are the president and vice president of HLSA respectively. HLSA is set to host their La Fiesta event on Nov. 15, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. in the bottom of Decker Hall. This is the second time that Kelley and … [Read more...]
Fake artifacts, real remains and the ethical dilemma of museum displays
As October begins, you may see the Halloween decorations of mummies or skeletons in the lawns of your neighborhood. Outside your neighborhood and inside the museums of your city, those remains may not be a plastic joke, but the remains of a real person. AU’s Near Eastern and Biblical Archaeology Jeeninga Museum hosts a wide variety of artifacts, including some rarer finds that draw in scholars from around the country. Some of these artifacts bring up a somewhat controversial conversation of … [Read more...]
As we go: alumni revisit AU during 2024 Homecoming
Last week Friday and Saturday, alumni ravens were welcomed back to AU for the 2024 Homecoming Family Weekend. Friday, Oct. 11, hosted the opening of Murder on the Orient Express, an orchestra concert, multiple athletic sporting events and of course the favorite traditional luminaries. This year was the 25 anniversary of 10:07, a student-led worship service currently held every Tuesday at 10:07 p.m. in Fair Lobby. To celebrate, students and alumni came together in a worship service to end … [Read more...]
Thy Kingdom Come: Diversity and inclusion through new future mural on campus
On Wednesday, Sept. 18, at 7:30 p.m., over 35 students gathered in the Alley to meet with Brian Martin about his upcoming mural project and to learn more about the importance of this mural. Martin had previously revealed that there would be a mural happening on campus this year in chapel on Thursday, Sept. 12, and invited students to register for the Mural Conversation to hear more about the upcoming plans for this exciting announcement. As students of all different backgrounds began to gather … [Read more...]