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Paola Mora Zepeda
May 10, 20201 min read
Southern moves May graduation to August 9
Southern has rescheduled May graduation to August 9, according to Southern’s website. The ceremony is expected to be held in Iles Gym. In...
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Tierra Hayes
May 4, 20201 min read
Southern plans to resume on-campus classes for Fall 2020
In an email on May 4, President David Smith announced that Southern Adventist University plans to resume on-campus instruction for the...
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thesouthernaccent
Apr 30, 20202 min read
Student teachers adapt to working online with their students
After Southern Adventist University moved to online-instruction for the rest of the 2020 winter semester, many programs, including...
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thesouthernaccent
Apr 30, 20203 min read
Fighting on the front lines: how healthcare professionals are impacted by COVID-19
Healthcare professionals across the United States continually face extreme circumstances while working on the front lines to fight the...
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thesouthernaccent
Apr 29, 20202 min read
Serving Palau: The student who stayed behind
Despite the threat of COVID-19 around the world, Student Missionary Joe Mixon opted to remain in Palau, the tiny group of islands in the...
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thesouthernaccent
Apr 28, 20203 min read
Southern Alumnus provides protective masks with his new company
Southern Adventist University alumnus Seth Hill started a new company called Kinetik Sourcing to produce Personal Protective Equipment in...
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Joel Guerra
Apr 24, 20203 min read
Southern Adventist University approves pass/fail grading scale
After back and forth student petitions, Southern Adventist University's administration announced its approval for optional pass/fail...
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thesouthernaccent
Apr 24, 20202 min read
Learn your roots: a letter from Emily Dee, Asian Club President
It has been an eye opening experience holding leadership positions within Asian Club for the past two years. There is a sense of pride...
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thesouthernaccent
Apr 24, 20203 min read
Southern makes changes to summer plans
In a recent email to faculty, President David Smith announced that Southern will be unable to hold the SmartStart summer session this...
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thesouthernaccent
Apr 24, 20202 min read
SA and Senate Interview Applicants via Zoom
Only two weeks of classes remain and Southern Adventist University’s Student Association (SA) and Senate still have positions to fill for...
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Paola Mora
Apr 24, 20204 min read
Southern refunds students $2 million, prepares for possible drop in enrollment
After Southern transitioned to distance learning and asked students to return home due to COVID-19 concerns, the Administration started...
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Paola Mora
Apr 22, 20201 min read
Southern cancels SmartStart program for 2020, moves all summer sessions online
In an email to faculty yesterday, President David Smith announced that Southern will not hold the SmartStart program this year and will...
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Tierra Hayes
Apr 16, 20205 min read
Severe storm, tornado damage Collegedale area; Southern community share about their experience
Students, employees and community weather effects of storm amid coronavirus pandemic People rarely know where they are going to be when...
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Taylor Dean
Apr 16, 20203 min read
Dean Kevin Pride announces departure from Southern
On Tuesday, April 14, Talge Hall Dean Kevin Pride sent out an email to residence hall student workers announcing his departure from...
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thesouthernaccent
Apr 16, 20201 min read
"God did not make us to be alone": Student shares what is like for those left in campus
In the wake of the spread of COVID-19, the vast majority of students vacated housing by March 23; but some students still remain on...
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thesouthernaccent
Apr 16, 20203 min read
"I couldn’t wrap my mind around it": ACA student recalls abrupt ending to her year abroad
After COVID-19 led to several travel bans, ACA students were in trouble. Anya Smith, a sophomore pre-nursing major, was studying abroad...
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Joel Guerra
Apr 16, 20203 min read
Students push for new grade-scale adjustment; update expected tomorrow
After a proposal that would have given students the option to be graded on a pass/fail scale was rejected by Southern’s academic...
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thesouthernaccent
Apr 9, 20203 min read
Administration declines to offer pass/fail grading option
After over 1,200 individuals signed a petition for a Pass/Fail grade system to be adopted for the Winter 2020 semester, Southern...
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thesouthernaccent
Apr 9, 20203 min read
Life groups continue to meet online
In the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, most life groups have stopped meeting in person - but some life group leaders, such as Alissa...
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thesouthernaccent
Apr 9, 20202 min read
Employee giving surpasses goal for the year
The Building Relationships in Department Giving Every Day (BRIDGE) Campaign, an employee-giving initiative at Southern Adventist...
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