http://www.andrews.edu/agenda/ News and Events at Andrews University en-us Copyright 2024, Andrews University Sat, 23 Nov 2024 23:56:00 +0000 Sat, 23 Nov 2024 23:56:00 +0000 webmaster@andrews.edu webmaster@andrews.edu http://www.andrews.edu/agenda/66637 <p> <strong>You're Invited: Lecture on Social Issues in Bible Lands</strong><br /> The Departments of Behavioral Sciences, Physics, and Religion &amp; Biblical Languages invite you to attend a special lecture for the <strong>Bible Lands Study Tour 2025</strong>.</p> <p> <strong>Date:</strong> Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024<br /> <strong>Time:</strong> 11:30 a.m.&ndash;12:20 p.m.<br /> <strong>Location:</strong> Buller Auditorium Hall</p> <p> <strong>About the Lecture:</strong><br /> Professor Kristen Witzel, a sociologist, will teach the course &quot;SOCI119: Social Issues&quot; during the upcoming study tour to Turkey and Greece. In this lecture, she will explore key <strong>social issues in Bible Lands</strong>.</p> <p> <strong>Everyone is welcome! Feel free to invite your friends!</strong></p> Thu, 14 Nov 2024 12:10:29 +0000 http://www.andrews.edu/agenda/66516 <p> The physics, behavioral sciences and religion departments invite you to Religion Forum on Oct. 22 at 11:30 a.m. in Buller Auditorium.&nbsp;</p> <p> Astrophysicist Saulo Cantanhede, adjunct faculty member in the physics department, will present the lecture titled: &quot;The Stars Above: Exploring the Skies from Ancient Civilization to Modern Times.&quot;</p> <p> The lecture is part of the Bible Lands Study Tour 2025 to Turkey and Greece, May 5&ndash;25, 2025, sponsored by the three departments.</p> <p> Please come register with us:</p> <p> Kristen Witzel, <a href="mailto:witzel@andrews.edu">witzel@andrews.edu</a></p> <p> Saulo Cantanhede, <a href="mailto:saulod@andrews.edu">saulod@andrews.edu</a></p> <p> Ruben Mu&ntilde;oz-Larrondo, tour director, <a href="http://saulod@andrews.edu">rmunoz@andrews.edu</a></p> Thu, 17 Oct 2024 08:32:47 +0000 http://www.andrews.edu/agenda/65851 <p> The Pioneer Memorial Church Youth Missions trip to Honduras will take place Jan. 2&ndash;13, 2025. The team will conduct a Friendship Camp with the children of the Hogar de Ni&ntilde;os (children's home) and the surrounding community. Additionally, we will lead worship services, community projects and lots of activities for the children and youth. Space for a few more volunteers is available. For more information please email Glenn Russell at <a href="mailto:glenn@andrews.edu">glenn@andrews.edu</a>.</p> Wed, 02 Oct 2024 17:28:59 +0000 http://www.andrews.edu/agenda/65037 <p> You are invited to attend the Lebanon Mission Report on Sabbath, April 13, at 6 p.m. in the Pioneer Memorial Church Youth Chapel. Hear the testimonies and see the scenes of campus ministry at Middle East University and other local Adventist schools. Come be encouraged, challenged and inspired.</p> Wed, 03 Apr 2024 10:11:03 +0000 http://www.andrews.edu/agenda/62751 <p> The Bible Lands Study Tour 2023, sponsored by the Departments of History &amp; Political Science, Biology, and Religion &amp; Biblical Languages, begins travels to Turkey, Mount Ararat and Egypt from May 10&ndash;June 6, 2023.</p> <p> Follow us on social media. More information is available <a href="http://andrews.edu/cas/religion/study_tours/bible-lands-study-tour-2023.html">here</a>.</p> Tue, 09 May 2023 18:10:05 +0000 http://www.andrews.edu/agenda/62513 <p> <a href="https://www.andrews.edu/sem/contact/faculty/randall-younker.html">Randy Younker</a>, professor of archaeology and history of antiquity, director of the PhD (Biblical and Ancient Near Eastern Archaeology) program and director of the Institute of Archaeology, will present a lecture titled &quot;New Discoveries in Ararat&quot; during the Religion Forum on Tuesday, March 28, from 11:30 a.m.&ndash;12:20 p.m.</p> <p> This program is sponsored by the Departments of Religion &amp; Biblical Languages, History and Biology as part of the Bible Lands Study Tour 2023.</p> Wed, 29 Mar 2023 20:01:29 +0000 http://www.andrews.edu/agenda/62172 <p> Marlene Murray, professor of biology, will present the lecture titled &quot;Origins and Life Processes: Traveling in Ancient Times, Customs and Cultures.&quot;</p> <p> As a component of the Bible Lands Study Tour Lectures, the Departments of Biology, History &amp; Political Sciences, and Religion &amp; Biblical Languages invite the student body and community to participate in this event.&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li> Buller Auditorium, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023, 7&ndash;8:30 p.m.</li> </ul> <p> The event is mandatory for the participants to the Bible Lands Study Tour: Life Origins, Civilizations &amp; Faith 2023.</p> Thu, 19 Jan 2023 19:56:53 +0000 http://www.andrews.edu/agenda/61678 <div> <span>You are invited to participate in the presentation &quot;Egypt and the Bible&quot; by L.S. Baker, a</span>ssociate director, Andrews University Press, in preparation for the upcoming Bible Lands Study Tour 2023. The lecture is on the importance of Egypt civilization, religion and power and the Bible.</div> <div> &nbsp;</div> <div> Baker graduated from Andrews University with the dissertation &quot;<a href="https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2951&amp;context=dissertations" target="_blank">Archaeological Backgrounds of the Sanctuary: A Search for Egyptian Cultural Influence in the Construction of the Hebrew Tent-Sanctuary</a>.&quot; He is also author of &quot;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Land-Rameses-L-S-Baker-Jr/dp/149087142X">Land of Rameses</a>.&quot;</div> <div> &nbsp;</div> <div> Invite your friends!</div> <div> &nbsp;</div> <div> For the pilgrim participants in the summer Bible Lands Study Tour this meeting counts as one of the 3M - Monthly Mandatory Meetings. Come, bring your friends and the completed Application Package along with the paid receipt of your registration (at &quot;AU-Finances&quot;).</div> <div> &nbsp;</div> <div> <em>Professors:</em></div> <div> <em></em></div> <div> <em>Stephanie Carpenter, chair, professor of history, Department of History &amp; Political Science</em></div> <div> <em>Marlene Murray, professor, graduate program coordinator, Department of Biology</em></div> <div> <em>L.S. Baker, associate director, Andrews University Press</em></div> <div> <em>Rub&eacute;n Mu&ntilde;oz-Larrondo, associate professor, Department of Religion &amp; Biblical Languages</em></div> Thu, 27 Oct 2022 13:36:23 +0000