Moving Forward Together
Martin Luther King Jr. Day (MLK Day) is a national remembrance of King’s famous ‘I Have a Dream Speech’ and his legacy. Brian “B” Martin, speaker at the MLK Day celebration, said “Through his speech, Dr. King gave us a visual illustration of how God wants everyone to be treated, and it inspired, and still is inspiring, people from all racial/ethnic, socio-economic, gender, and religious backgrounds to speak up and get involved so everyone will be treated with love, equality, and … [Read more...]
Hollywood comes to Anderson
An aging rock star, after having left town following the death of his son, returns three years later to reconnect potentially with his estranged wife and others. That’s the idea behind a feature film, titled “Hellcat,” being produced and directed by Jack Lugar, professor of cinema and media arts at AU. Lugar started shooting the film this past summer. He found his cast close to home in many ways. The cast and crew included his two sons, daughter, daughter-in-law and son-in-law. … [Read more...]
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American Model United Nations Conference Preview
In the future, Christopher Blezek aspires to work in the highly competitive field of international intelligence; that's his reason for attending this year's American Model United Nations Conference in Chicago on Nov. 19. Blezek believes that AMUN, “is as big as it gets before working with a government agency.” He hopes that the experience can ultimately aid him in securing jobs and internships in the future. Blezek and 19 other students from AU will be taking part in this year’s AMUN … [Read more...]
AU Adds Knight to Staff
Dijon Knight, 35, is joining the AU athletics staff as an assistant coach for the Men’s Basketball team and as the head coach for the Men’s Golf team. Knight replaces former Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach, Carter Collins who was just recently named the Interim Head Coach with Coach Owen Handy’s departure after 10 years at the helm. When asking Knight about his first impressions of Anderson University, he had only good things to say. “My first time visiting and touring campus I was most … [Read more...]
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Rock No Longer Ravens’ Head Football Coach
Coach Rock will no longer continue as head coach for the AU football team. Anderson University Football faces an immediate change in staff as Coach Steve Rock will no longer be the head coach of the program. With four games left in the team’s regular season, Jeremy Lochner will be serving as the interim head coach. This new position will be added to Lochner’s previous role as the football Defensive Coordinator. Rock has been at AU for the past four seasons, the 2022 season beginning … [Read more...]
Anderson University Homecoming Week PREVIEW: Fall 2022
By Joseph Ringer Anderson University is celebrating its 105th year of operation at the 2022 Fall Homecoming. AU alumni will be returning to their alma mater for a variety of enjoyable events that graduates, current students, and families can partake in. Homecoming will take place Oct. 14-15, with events proceeding both on and off campus. Participants in the homecoming festivities can expect an abundance of home sporting events, well-known celebrations such as the homecoming street fair, … [Read more...]
Men’s basketball announces change in coaching staff
On Monday, August 29th, Anderson University Athletics announced that the Men’s Basketball Head Coach, Owen Handy, had resigned and Assistant Coach, Carter Collins, would serve as the Interim Head Coach for the 2022-2023 season. Collins will be entering his sixth year at AU, coaching under Handy for the past five years. Collins said, “The most important thing that he [Handy] did while he was here was making strides in the program.” Collins sees this as an opportunity to continue making sure … [Read more...]