After graduating from Anderson College in May of 1979 i was hired as supervisor of the moving crew at the physical plant. I had worked on moving crew as a student. My boss was retiring and he recommended me for his replacement. I was working at the Village Pantry on Broadway for minimum wage $1.90 an hour and had just gotten married to my college sweetheart Shirley Webb. Of course i accepted the job because it paid more than i was making at Village… Continue

Touched by the lodestone of Thy love,
Let all our hearts agree,
And ever toward each other move,
And ever move toward Thee.

Charles Wesley, Jesus, United by Thy Grace

(the unity of Christ's Church in fellowship and purpose is my prayer for the new year 2010)

Well, the Christmas tree is up! We had the annual Christmas tree ceremony at our house tonight.

Come on, sing with me…

“O, Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree,
Thy amber waves of grain!!!”

Hmm, I think I may have gotten my lyrics confused, there. Anyhow, the ceremony involves me laying on the floor under the tree for 10 minutes, or so, trying to get the Christmas tree stand properly set. My son, Taylor, who is a student at AU, wasn’t around so we were completely dependent upon my mechanical apti… Continue

Anderson University and Warner Press have launched a new Web site, www.warnersallman.org, featuring the Warner Sallman Collection, a set of original artwork by Warner Sallman, who created some of the most widely recognized and cherished images of Christ produced in the 20th century.… Continue

Coming to Anderson University to study social work, 2007 graduate Kristin Flaugh was a long way from Meadville, Pa. Little did Flaugh know, her time at AU would prepare her for five international abroad experiences, including her recent trip over 6,400 miles away from home.

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The fact that she is a published author has not yet sunk in for Daria Barwinska, a 2009 Anderson University graduate. Yet here she is, a native of Poland, holding a book she wrote in English based on a trip she took to Kenya, a trip she never would have taken had she not discovered Anderson University while researching colleges online.

For many incoming students at AU, there is a strong family or church connection, but for Barwinska, there was no prior conn… Continue