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...]
Holy Spirit and Fire: A concert of soulful music and sincere appreciation
On Sunday, March 29th at 2:30 P.M., students and visitors alike gathered in York Performance Hall for not just any concert, but the first live performance of Holy Spirit and Fire, the album written and performed by student Nathaniel Williams— or Than, as he’s known to close friends and colleagues. Than, a senior majoring in music business with a concentration in record production, created the album for his capstone project. Though it was not the only project available to him, he’d always dreamed … [Read more...]
Celebrating AU Women: Anecdotes of Women in STEM
This year’s celebration of women in the past and present for Women’s History Month during March saw the theme of “Leading the Change: Women Shaping a Sustainable Future”. There are many such women on Anderson University’s campus who are taking charge on the path to sustainability, including within the realm of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Here are the perspectives of just a few of them who have taken the time to join the celebration of women in the past, present, 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 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 evident that a lot of work went into it and it was split into two acts with a short intermission. Act … [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...]
Recounting True Stories: Quoth the Raven
Photos provided by Sarah Loehmer Anderson University hosted the tenth annual Quoth the Raven Tuesday night at 7 p.m. in the Alley, located beside Mocha Joes. Quoth the Raven is an event that is hosted each year to highlight the students and their storytelling from taking the Art of Storytelling course, offered here at Anderson University. This course is designed so that anyone here can take it. It teaches valuable skills in storytelling craftsmanship and extreme vulnerability. The students … [Read more...]
AU Students Take Learning and Service Abroad
This spring, Anderson University will send 89 students and faculty leaders across the globe through its Tri-S program, continuing a tradition of faith-centered service, intercultural learning and global engagement that has shaped the institution for more than six decades. Tri-S — short for Serve, Study and Share — began in 1964 as an effort to extend classroom learning beyond campus boundaries. Since then, more than 11,000 students, faculty and staff have participated in domestic and … [Read more...]
Anderson University Expands Academic Offerings For Fall 2026
Anderson University will launch three new academic programs in fall 2026, expanding its curriculum to better serve both traditional and nontraditional students while responding to shifting workforce needs and student expectations. The new offerings include a Bachelor of Science in artificial intelligence (on campus), a Bachelor of Arts in communication (on campus), and an Associate of Arts in leadership (fully online). Enrollment is now open for students planning to begin in fall … [Read more...]