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April 30, 2020 4:28 PM
In this episode Bill Wolfer argues that failure is an important part of the learning process, an unavoidable feature of the road to success.
Bill Wolfer is an assistant professor of computer science, chair of the Department of Computing, and director of the Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship.
Also in this episode, Carlisle Sutton is back with another video for the World Changers 360 segment. Rather than showcasing a program by a campus group, this video is a message from Seventh-day Adventist General Conference President, Elder Ted Wilson. He thanks the Andrews community for service to humanity as an expression of faith, and he also encourages us to continue searching for creative ways to bless others in our local community and around the world.
Listen on SoundCloud or on the embedded player below. We invite you to subscribe to this podcast on iTunes/Apple Podcasts or Stitcher.
View the video on Vimeo or in the player below.
This presentation on creativity, failure and success is the final episode of Season 2 of the Andrews Speaks podcast. Thank you for listening to this season as we addressed a number of important issues—change, mental and physical health, science and faith, environmental activism, racial injustice, and creativity. We'll see you again soon for Season 3!
April 27, 2020 10:26 AM
In this episode Dr. Jay Brand invites us to again learn to play. To this end, he introduces us to the important concepts of divergent thinking and deep empathy. Dr. Brand is a professor of Leadership and Higher Education, and he has extensive experience in both academia and business.
Carlisle Sutton is also back with another video for the World Changers 360° segment. This time he shares a ministry that is serving in Cuba.
AUDIO PODCAST: Listen on SoundCloud or on the embedded player below. We invite you to subscribe to this podcast on iTunes/Apple Podcasts or Stitcher.
VIDEO EDITION: View the video on Vimeo or in the player below.
April 26, 2020 12:55 PM
CC CREDIT. Watch the Livestream Vespers for April 17, 2020, on the Andrews University Facebook Page. Our theme is "The Disruption: Finding Joy in the Unknown," part of a journey through the book of James. Co-curricular credit can be received by using the link in the video description.
April 26, 2020 12:51 PM
CC CREDIT. Watch the Livestream Vespers for April 24, 2020, on the Andrews University Facebook Page. Our theme is "The Disruption: Finding Joy in the Unknown," part of a journey through the book of James. Co-curricular credit can be received by using the link in the video description.
April 26, 2020 12:43 PM
CC CREDIT. The book of James is considered the wisdom literature of the New Testament. Our panel discussion of students dives into the tension of several of the themes through the lens "The Disruption: Finding Joy in the Unknown." You can find the recording of this session on the Andrews University Campus Ministries Facebook page. A link to receive co-curricular credit can be found in the video description or by going here.
April 24, 2020 5:7 PM
CC CREDIT.
8th Annual Social Consciousness Summit (Apr 23, 2020)
Theme: “COVID-19: Understanding and Breaking the Socio-Economic and Racial Disparities”
Michael Nixon, Andrews University VP for Diversity & Inclusion, moderates the discussion, where panelists seek to carefully explore some of the core reasons for the racial and socioeconomic disparities that have come to light in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and discuss what these disparities reveal to us about the inequities that predated this pandemic; how the pandemic has worsened those inequities; and the policies and practices we can advocate for to begin the process of addressing them.
Co-curricular credit is available for students, whether listening to the podcast or watching the video. When you have completed the episode, click here to answer a reflection question online to receive credit.
Listen on SoundCloud or on the embedded player below. We invite you to subscribe to this podcast on iTunes/Apple Podcasts or Stitcher.
View the video on Vimeo or in the player below.
PANELIST BIO SKETCHES:
• Dr. Harvey Burnett, Associate Professor of Psychology and Chair of the School of Social & Behavioral Sciences at AU. His family is from the Grand Portage Band of Ojibwas.
• Dr. Lynn Todman, Executive Director for Population Health at Spectrum Health Lakeland in St. Joseph, Michigan. In her role, she helps set the strategic direction of the health system efforts to improve population health and reduce health inequities. Dr. Todman is also the catalyst behind Community Grand Rounds, a speaker series designed to educate healthcare providers and community members about the connection between racism and health and to use that education to narrow health inequities in Berrien County, MI.
• Dr. Padma Tadi Uppala, Professor and Chair of the School of Population Health, Nutrition and Wellness at Andrews University, and also Program Director for Public Health. She has received several grants and conducted research in the areas of breast cancer and minority health.
• Ingrid Weiss Slikkers, Assistant Professor of Social Work, has been a social worker and therapist since the early 90s and currently teaches at Andrews. She comes from an Uruguayan/Argentinean family and has done focused work with the Latino community. Over the last 7 years, she has worked locally with programs for refugees coming from overseas and immigrants, specifically unaccompanied immigrant children. As the director of the new Trauma Center at Andrews, which was featured in the previous episode of this podcast, she has had the opportunity to take graduate students to work on the Navajo Reservation and also traveled abroad two refugee camps to educate and help with trauma.
• Twyla Smith, Assistant Professor of Social Work & Director of Field Education at AU
• Nicki Britten, Health Officer for the Berrien County Health Department
• Dr. Anita Fernander, Associate Professor of Behavioral Science in the College of Medicine at the University of Kentucky. Her primary area of research and teaching has focused on examining the impact of race-related stress on health disparities among African Americans. Her current scholarly passion is focused on increasing the number of underrepresented minorities in medicine, training and mentoring students and faculty regarding cultural humility, and promoting diversity, inclusivity, and equity in academic medicine. She is also the Founder & Chair of the Lexington-Fayette County Health Disparities Coalition.
• Dr. Brandy Lovelady Mitchell, Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion for the Kent Intermediate School District
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April 23, 2020 2:54 PM
CC CREDIT. The book of James is considered the wisdom literature of the New Testament. Our panel discussion of students dives into the tension of several of the themes through the lens "The Disruption: Finding Joy in the Unknown." You can find the recording of this session on the Andrews University Campus Ministries Facebook page. A link to receive co-curricular credit can be found in the video description or by going here.
April 23, 2020 8:33 AM
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Dr. Gary Burdick presents on the influence that Isaac Newton had on science and on Adventist theology. Additionally, Chaplain José Bourget continues the on-going segment called Sacred Spaces. Finally, Carlisle Sutton concludes the episode with World Changers 360°.
Co-curricular credit is available for students, whether listening to the podcast or watching the video. When you have completed the episode, click here to answer a reflection question online to receive credit.
AUDIO PODCAST: Listen on SoundCloud or on the embedded player below. We invite you to subscribe to this podcast on iTunes/Apple Podcasts or Stitcher.
VIDEO EDITION: View the video on Vimeo or in the player below.
Learn more about Newton's folio held in the James White Library:
Prophesies Concerning Christs 2nd Coming (Isaac Newton, 1680, Andrews University Digital Commons)
Prophesies concerning Christs 2d coming (Newton Project Translation)
Prophesies concerning Christs 2d coming (Newton Project Normalized Text)
April 23, 2020 8:33 AM
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In this episode, we learn about the International Center for Trauma Education & Care and also about dealing with trauma and stress in our lives. To present on these themes, social work professor Ingrid Slikkers is joined by 3 graduate students – Erick Pena, Katelyn Campbell, Donna Campbell.
Jose Bourget also returns to lead a reflection on Time for the series on Sacred Spaces. And Carlisle continues World Changers 360 with a video about the Renaissance Kids program.
Co-curricular credit is available for students, whether listening to the podcast or watching the video. When you have completed the episode, click here to answer a reflection question online to receive credit.
AUDIO PODCAST: Listen on SoundCloud or on the embedded player below. We invite you to subscribe to this podcast on iTunes/Apple Podcasts or Stitcher.
VIDEO EDITION: View the video on Vimeo or in the player below.
RESOURCES:
1) International Center for Trauma Education & Care - andrews.edu/cas/socialwork/traumacare/index.html
2) Instagram - instagram.com/andrews_university_trauma_care/
3) Facebook - facebook.com/andrewsuniversitytraumacare/
4) Email - traumacare@andrews.edu
April 20, 2020 2:11 PM
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In this interview, Rachel Lamb discusses her faith, research and activism in the context of creation care, specifically focusing on climate change. Rachel is currently a PhD Candidate in Geographical Sciences at the University of Maryland, College Park. Previously she served as the National Organizer and Spokesperson for Young Evangelicals for Climate Action, and in 2015 she was recognized as a “Champion of Change” by the Obama Administration for her work on climate action in faith communities.
Co-curricular credit is available for students, whether listening to the podcast or watching the video. When you have completed the episode, click here to answer a reflection question online to receive credit.
AUDIO PODCAST: Listen on SoundCloud or on the embedded player below. We invite you to subscribe to this podcast on iTunes/Apple Podcasts or Stitcher.
VIDEO EDITION: View the video on Vimeo or in the player below.
April 16, 2020 12:50 PM
CC CREDIT. The book of James is considered the wisdom literature of the New Testament. Our panel discussion of students dives into the tension of several of the themes through the lens "The Disruption: Finding Joy in the Unknown." You can find the recording of this session on the Andrews University Campus Ministries Facebook page. A link to receive co-curricular credit can be found in the video description or by going here.
April 16, 2020 12:48 PM
CC CREDIT. Watch the Livestream Vespers for April 10, 2020, on the Andrews University Facebook Page. Our theme is "The Disruption: Finding Joy in the Unknown," part of a journey through the book of James. Co-curricular credit can be received by using the link in the video description.
April 16, 2020 12:42 PM
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Dr. Anthony Bosman gives a creative and striking presentation connecting mathematics and faith. Additionally, Chaplain José Bourget continues the on-going segment called Sacred Spaces. Finally, Carlisle Sutton concludes the episode with World Changers 360°.
Co-curricular credit is available for students, whether listening to the podcast or watching the video. When you have completed the episode, click here to answer a reflection question online to receive credit.
AUDIO PODCAST: Listen on SoundCloud or on the embedded player below. We invite you to subscribe to this podcast on iTunes/Apple Podcasts or Stitcher.
VIDEO EDITION: View the video on Vimeo or in the player below.
April 16, 2020 12:39 PM
Jiří Moskala is professor of Old Testament Exegesis and Theology and dean of the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary.
Welcome to Seminary Worship. Our weekly Seminary chapels will continue during this time of change. You are welcome to comment and share. You are encouraged to sing, pray and be blessed! We will meet each week until May in pre-recorded Facebook Live Watch Parties. This week's program can be found here. Past Seminary Worship programs are posted here.
April 10, 2020 4:48 PM
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Dr. Dominique Gummelt shares her personal story relating to physical health before giving practical guidance on how to pursue wellness in our own lives. Additionally, Chaplain José Bourget continues the on-going segment called Sacred Spaces. Today he uses an access ramp to consider life on campus as well as our connection to God. Finally, Carlisle Sutton concludes the episode with “World Changers 360°,” featuring a video that presents the community engagement activities of the School of Nursing.
Co-curricular credit is available for students, whether listening to the podcast or watching the video. When you have completed the episode, click here to answer a reflection question online to receive credit.
AUDIO PODCAST: Listen on SoundCloud or on the embedded player below. We invite you to subscribe to this podcast on iTunes/Apple Podcasts or Stitcher.
VIDEO EDITION: View the video on Vimeo or in the player below.
April 9, 2020 2:16 PM
CC CREDIT. Ravi Zacharias International Ministries hosts a conversation between RZIM President Michael Ramsden and Professor John Lennox centered around John's new book, "Where is God in a Coronavirus World?" In these unprecedented times, many are searching for wisdom that can help us make sense of the situation, and in this conversation Professor Lennox and Michael will focus on how Scripture guides our reactions and responses—for both Christians and skeptics alike.
The program can be found on RZIM's Youtube channel. To receive co-curricular credit go to tiny.cc/cvworld.
April 9, 2020 2:15 PM
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Dr. Judith Fisher encourages the Andrews community to cultivate mental health even in times of stress and difficulty. She reminds us that we were made to thrive! Chaplain José Bourget continues the ongoing segment called Sacred Spaces. This time he speaks to us from the steps in front of the James White Library. Finally, in the video edition, Carlisle Sutton concludes the episode with “World Changers 360°,” featuring a video that looks at homelessness and addiction on the streets of Chicago.
Co-curricular credit is available for students, whether listening to the podcast or watching the video. When you have completed the episode, click here to answer a reflection question online to receive credit.
AUDIO PODCAST: Listen on SoundCloud or on the embedded player below. We invite you to subscribe to this podcast on iTunes/Apple Podcasts or Stitcher.
VIDEO EDITION: View the video on Vimeo or in the player below.
April 8, 2020 4:3 PM
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Dr. Harvey Burnett presents on his research exploring the concept of psychological body armor. Additionally, Chaplain José Bourget continues the on-going segment called "Sacred Spaces." Here he leads a reflection on the doors we pass through every day. In the video edition, Carlisle Sutton concludes the episode with “World Changers 360°,” featuring a video on the work of the Human Empowerment Life Project or H.E.L.P.
Co-curricular credit is available for students, whether listening to the podcast or watching the video. When you have completed the episode, click here to answer a reflection question online to receive credit.
AUDIO PODCAST: Listen on SoundCloud or on the embedded player below. We invite you to subscribe to this podcast on iTunes/Apple Podcasts or Stitcher.
VIDEO EDITION: View the video on Vimeo or in the player below.
April 7, 2020 1:32 PM
CC CREDIT. In episode 1 of this series, President Luxton reflects on change as it is explored in three different novels. Additionally, Chaplain José Bourget introduces a segment we're calling "Sacred Spaces," which invites us to view our surroundings with new eyes. And in the video version of this episode, Carlisle Sutton shares a video produced by Enactus (not included in the audio podcast).
Co-curricular credit is available for students, whether listening to the podcast or watching the video. When the episode is completed, click here to answer a reflection question online to receive credit.
AUDIO PODCAST: Listen on SoundCloud or on the embedded player below. We invite you to subscribe to this podcast on iTunes/ Apple Podcasts or Stitcher.
VIDEO EDITION: The video is now available on Vimeo or in the player below.
April 6, 2020 10:10 PM
CC CREDIT. Join Biologos founder and director of the National Institutes of Health, Francis Collins, MD, PhD, for an hour-long conversation on Science & Faith in Pandemic Times. Co-curricular credit is available by filling out the attendance survey at http://tiny.cc/biologos. Watch the program here.
April 6, 2020 3:0 PM
CC CREDIT. The book of James is considered the wisdom literature of the New Testament. Our panel discussion of students dives into the tension of several of the themes through the lens "The Disruption: Finding Joy in the Unknown." You can find the recording of this session on the Andrews University Campus Ministries Facebook page. A link to receive co-curricular credit can be found in the video description or by going here.
April 6, 2020 2:52 PM
CC CREDIT. Watch the Livestream Vespers for April 3, 2020, on the Andrews University Facebook Page. Our theme is "The Disruption: Finding Joy in the Unknown," part of a journey through the book of James. Co-curricular credit can be received by using the link in the video description.
April 2, 2020 3:52 PM
Watch the Online Seminary Worship program for March 24, 2020, on the SDA Theological Seminary Facebook Page. The devotional speaker, Abner Hernadez, is assistant professor of Adventist Studies at the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary.
April 2, 2020 3:50 PM
Watch the Online Seminary Worship program for March 24, 2020, on the SDA Theological Seminary Facebook Page. The devotional speaker, Fernando Ortiz, is adjunct professor of Christian Ministry and director of the Master of Divinity program at the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary.
April 2, 2020 9:11 AM
CC CREDIT. Watch the Livestream Vespers for March 27, 2020, on the Andrews University Facebook Page. Our theme is "In the Suffering: Finding Joy Amid Despair," a journey through the book of James. Co-curricular credit can be recorded using the link in the video description.
April 2, 2020 8:34 AM
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Dr. Liz Muhlenbeck, associate professor of management and Adventist Health System Endowed Chair, analyzes change from a management or business perspective, making the theme accessible and applicable to a wide audience.
Co-curricular credit is available for students, whether listening to the podcast or watching the video. When you have completed the episode, click here to answer a reflection question online to receive credit.
AUDIO PODCAST: Listen on SoundCloud or on the embedded player below. We invite you to subscribe to this podcast on iTunes/ Apple Podcasts or Stitcher.
VIDEO EDITION: View the video on Vimeo or in the player below.
March 31, 2020 2:43 PM
This episode introduces Season 2, which will be 15 installments through the end of spring semester 2020. The conversation explores living, learning and serving in a time of social distancing. Season 2 episodes will be released as videos and as audio podcasts.
Michael Nixon (vice president for Diversity & Inclusion), Steve Yeagley (assistant vice president for Campus & Student Life), Danielle Pilgrim (associate chaplain, Campus Ministries), Teela Ruehle (director of service & missions, Campus Ministries), José Bourget (University chaplain, Campus Ministries), and Jeff Boyd (podcast producer).
View the Zoom conversation below or on Vimeo. Future episodes will be eligible for co-curricular credit.
Andrews Speaks TV: Pressing Together (Remotely), Series Introduction from Andrews University on Vimeo.
Listen on SoundCloud or use the player below.
Thank you for joining us for this episode. We hope the conversation was both helpful and meaningful, and we invite you to subscribe to this podcast on iTunes or Stitcher.
Theme Music: “Onward” by Podington Bear (Free Music Archive)
Sound Engineer & Producer: Jeff Boyd, Office of Research & Creative Scholarship
Copyright: ©2020 Andrews University
March 26, 2020 6:0 PM
Claudio & Pamela Consuegra are director and associate director of the Department of Family MInistries at the North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists.
Welcome to Seminary Worship. Our weekly Seminary chapels will continue during this time of change. You are welcome to comment and share. You are encouraged to sing, pray and be blessed! We will meet each week until May in pre-recorded Facebook Live Watch Parties. This week's program can be found here. Past Seminary Worship programs are posted here.
April 24, 2020 5:7 PM
CC CREDIT.
8th Annual Social Consciousness Summit (Apr 23, 2020)
Theme: “COVID-19: Understanding and Breaking the Socio-Economic and Racial Disparities”
Michael Nixon, Andrews University VP for Diversity & Inclusion, moderates the discussion, where panelists seek to carefully explore some of the core reasons for the racial and socioeconomic disparities that have come to light in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and discuss what these disparities reveal to us about the inequities that predated this pandemic; how the pandemic has worsened those inequities; and the policies and practices we can advocate for to begin the process of addressing them.
Co-curricular credit is available for students, whether listening to the podcast or watching the video. When you have completed the episode, click here to answer a reflection question online to receive credit.
Listen on SoundCloud or on the embedded player below. We invite you to subscribe to this podcast on iTunes/Apple Podcasts or Stitcher.
View the video on Vimeo or in the player below.
PANELIST BIO SKETCHES:
• Dr. Harvey Burnett, Associate Professor of Psychology and Chair of the School of Social & Behavioral Sciences at AU. His family is from the Grand Portage Band of Ojibwas.
• Dr. Lynn Todman, Executive Director for Population Health at Spectrum Health Lakeland in St. Joseph, Michigan. In her role, she helps set the strategic direction of the health system efforts to improve population health and reduce health inequities. Dr. Todman is also the catalyst behind Community Grand Rounds, a speaker series designed to educate healthcare providers and community members about the connection between racism and health and to use that education to narrow health inequities in Berrien County, MI.
• Dr. Padma Tadi Uppala, Professor and Chair of the School of Population Health, Nutrition and Wellness at Andrews University, and also Program Director for Public Health. She has received several grants and conducted research in the areas of breast cancer and minority health.
• Ingrid Weiss Slikkers, Assistant Professor of Social Work, has been a social worker and therapist since the early 90s and currently teaches at Andrews. She comes from an Uruguayan/Argentinean family and has done focused work with the Latino community. Over the last 7 years, she has worked locally with programs for refugees coming from overseas and immigrants, specifically unaccompanied immigrant children. As the director of the new Trauma Center at Andrews, which was featured in the previous episode of this podcast, she has had the opportunity to take graduate students to work on the Navajo Reservation and also traveled abroad two refugee camps to educate and help with trauma.
• Twyla Smith, Assistant Professor of Social Work & Director of Field Education at AU
• Nicki Britten, Health Officer for the Berrien County Health Department
• Dr. Anita Fernander, Associate Professor of Behavioral Science in the College of Medicine at the University of Kentucky. Her primary area of research and teaching has focused on examining the impact of race-related stress on health disparities among African Americans. Her current scholarly passion is focused on increasing the number of underrepresented minorities in medicine, training and mentoring students and faculty regarding cultural humility, and promoting diversity, inclusivity, and equity in academic medicine. She is also the Founder & Chair of the Lexington-Fayette County Health Disparities Coalition.
• Dr. Brandy Lovelady Mitchell, Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion for the Kent Intermediate School District
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EVENT PLANNING COMMITTEE: