Andrews University Agenda http://www.andrews.edu/agenda/ News and Events at Andrews University en-us Copyright 2024, Andrews University Tue, 23 Jul 2024 07:27:00 +0000 Tue, 23 Jul 2024 07:27:00 +0000 webmaster@andrews.edu webmaster@andrews.edu Veterans Day Tribute http://www.andrews.edu/agenda/43988 <p> Veterans Day is November 11, 2016. A special tribute honoring veterans as part of the University Chapel at Pioneer Memorial Church on November 10, 2016 11:30 am.</p> <p> Fall is a time for reflection and giving thanks. At this special time, we would like to express our gratitude&nbsp;for veterans' service to our country. We invite you to join us as we honor our students at Andrews University who are veterans. We will be honored to have a colorguard on our campus from the American Legion Buchanan Post 51.</p> <p> We invite the veterans to pick up a gift after the service in the Pioneer Memorial Commons area.</p> Mon, 07 Nov 2016 09:21:57 +0000 Veterans Day Event to Honor Local Veterans http://www.andrews.edu/agenda/39448 <p> On Tuesday, November 10, 2015, Andrews University will be hosting a Veteran&rsquo;s Day Tribute, held at 11:30 a.m. in Newbold Auditorium in Buller Hall. The event will feature stories shared by student veterans accompanied by a slideshow of pictures of the veterans while they were in service.</p> <p> &ldquo;Fall is a time for reflection and giving thanks,&rdquo; says Keith Mattingly, dean of the College of Arts &amp; Sciences. &ldquo;At this special time, we would like to express our gratitude for veterans&rsquo; service to our country.&rdquo;</p> <p> Special guests from the Veterans of Foreign Wars will be in attendance as well as the color guard from The American Legion in Buchanan, Michigan.</p> <p> The University invites all students, student veterans, veteran dependents, community members and families to share in this expression of gratitude for those who have served our country.</p> <p> To the student veterans, James North Jr., professor emeritus of pastoral care and chaplaincy, says, &ldquo;We are proud that you have chosen Andrews University to reach your educational goals. We believe that God has led you here and we pray that you will be successful and will be able to connect with Him as you complete your studies.&rdquo;</p> <p> To submit your photos to the slideshow, email photos to Fares Magesa, Andrews University veteran affairs school certifying official, at <a href="mailto:veterans@andrews.edu">veterans@andrews.edu</a> with the&nbsp; subject line, Veterans Day.</p> Mon, 02 Nov 2015 09:11:05 +0000