Dr. Joel Shrock is associate provost, Dean of the School of Humanities and Behavioral Science, and a history professor at AU. He is the published author of “The Gilded Age: American Popular Culture through History,” as well as various journal articles on topics such as violence in youth fiction and the Vietnam Antiwar Movement. He has served at AU since 2005.   Q: What aspect of history do you find most fascinating to research or to teach? A: I have a lot of teaching interests, but I … [Read more...]

For many college seniors nationwide, graduate school is often the subsequent route following an undergraduate education. Whether it be medical school, law school or a Master’s or Doctoral program in another field, students are generally required to take some form of standardized testing prior to being admitted. The GRE, which stands for Graduate Record Examination, “is a test administered by ETS (Educational Testing Services), the same company that ultimately administers the SATs,” according to … [Read more...]

The Andersonian approaches its 70th year in February as the university approaches its 100th next fall. Throughout the 2016-2017 school year, the Andersonian will share summaries of some of its most important publications. In light of this week’s nationwide celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Andersonian looks back on an article published on May 16, 1975, titled “AC [Anderson College] Black Concerns Are Explored.” This story has been edited for length.   By Marcia Patrie and … [Read more...]

Marcus Salchert is a senior visual communications major. He is involved in Adelphi on campus, works as a graphic design and marketing intern at Accutrac LLC, and is involved in the E-Sports game club. Read on to hear his thoughts on the importance of profesisonal experience, the reprioritization of the art department and its effects and important insight gained from his time at AU.   Q: How do you balance your schoolwork, internship, and extracirriculars? A: I have a lot to balance. … [Read more...]

The holiday season brings many wishes each year. From children writing letters to Santa to store patrons dropping change in a Salvation Army bucket in order to help the less fortunate, there is never a shortage of wistful, or wishful, thinking during these winter months. Some are wishing for a white Christmas, while others wish that it would never fall below 80 degrees outside. Some wish for gadgets and trinkets, and others wish for more time at home with their loved ones. Anyone wishing for a … [Read more...]

Dr. Jaye Rogers is a history professor, as well as the chair of the department of history and politial science at AU. She has been at AU since 1996. She received her PhD from Union University in Cincinnati, Ohio.   Q: Tell me about yourself.  A: I was born in Appalachia, right on the Ohio river. My grandparents were illiterate; most people in my family got out of high school and that’s about it. We moved to Northwest Indiana to the steel mills when I was little and I was in an … [Read more...]

Under the direction of campus pastor Tamara Shelton, AU’s chapel is being shaped toward incorporating new and differing voices. Wih speakers like Becky Tirabassi, Dr. Anne Smith, Mike Clifford and Nina Barnes, the chapel leadership is doing the hard work of introducing speakers and topics that can speak to every part of our diverse campus community and to open students’ eyes to new points of view. Some of these perspectives hit closer to home, as with upcoming speakers and AU alumnus Kyle … [Read more...]

Dr. Stu Erny is the director of international student services at AU and works to support international students at AU. After growing up as a missionary kid in Taiwan, he attended Asbury College and Asbury Theological Seminary, and then served with his wife and children in Kathmandu, Napal with Word Made Flesh. He has worked at AU for 14 years.    Q: What called you to missionary work? A: It was a really natural move for me because I’m a missionary kid. I was born and raised in Taiwan, … [Read more...]