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      <description>Walla Walla University is a Seventh-day Adventist institution founded in 1892, offering 100+ areas of study across four Pacific Northwest campuses. WWU cultivates excellence, generosity, beauty, and faith.</description>
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              Thu, 05 Nov 2026 09:55:04 -0800
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            <title>All-day worship</title>
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                <description>Annual Fall Service Day; impacting those that serve as much as those served</description>
              
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              <![CDATA[Mid-October at Walla Walla University means Fall Service Day! Morning classes are canceled to make room for students, faculty, and staff to come together to share Generosity in Service with our community.
“Service isn’t just about what we give to other people, it’s also about the kind of people we become in the process of doing so,” said Pomai Kekauoha, CHE faith and mission manager, as she welcomed the volunteers to Fall Service Day.
This year, more than 430 students took on 37 projects...]]>
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              Mon, 02 Nov 2026 13:52:15 -0800
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            <title>Marching with purpose</title>
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                <description>Student leaders work with YWCA to raise awareness for domestic violence and share resources</description>
              
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              <![CDATA[Every October, YWCA Walla Walla hosts a variety of fundraising and awareness events for Domestic Violence Awareness Month. This year, their efforts were increased by the support of student leaders from Walla Walla University’s Center for Humanitarian Engagement; largely thanks to the Western Region Consortium of Service Continuum's Bright Sky on Campus grant.
CHE student-leaders collaborated with the YWCA—a domestic violence shelter and sexual assault resource center located in downtown Walla...]]>
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              Fri, 30 Oct 2026 13:15:01 -0700
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            <title>Anatomage</title>
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              <![CDATA[This summer, the biology department installed a new Anatomage Table—a digital 3D anatomy table. Students and professors now have the ability to use 3D human cadavers in a more clinical setting.
“The best way to understand anatomy is to see it in context and see it in 3D,” said Jeremy Wiggins, associate professor of biology and director of the Center for Health Professions. He understands that anatomy is meant to be studied visually, and this device allows professors to show more.
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              Wed, 28 Oct 2026 15:22:55 -0700
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            <title>Young voices share faith</title>
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                <description>WWU welcomes academy students for Three Angels Voices Oratorical Contest</description>
              
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              <![CDATA[Four high school students brought their perspectives on faith and Scripture to Walla Walla University on Oct. 14 for the North Pacific Union Conference’s Three Angels Voices Oratorical Contest.
Three students from Walla Walla Valley Academy and one from Gem State Adventist Academy each delivered a five-minute sermon exploring an aspect of the three angels’ messages in Revelation 14. The event encouraged students to deepen their understanding of Scripture while developing the confidence and...]]>
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              Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:31:40 -0700
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            <title>Tracing genetic history</title>
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                <description>Grant expands Mesopotamian genetic research and funds paid opportunities for students</description>
              
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              <![CDATA[A $50,000 grant from the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust will help Walla Walla University biology professor Matthew Williams investigate five millennia of Mesopotamian genetic history. The funding expands his lab’s computing resources and provides two undergraduate students with paid summer research opportunities.
“While Mesopotamian cultural history is fairly well documented, we know remarkably little about their biological history,” says Williams, associate professor of biology. His project...]]>
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              Wed, 07 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0700
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            <title>Surround: Night of Worship</title>
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                <description>Collaboration with Eastgate and Converge creates unique worship opportunity enjoyed by students and community alike</description>
              
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              <![CDATA[While classes may have taken a pause for the summer, worship didn’t. Walla Walla University and the University Church worked alongside Eastgate Seventh-day Adventist Church and Converge Walla Walla to host Surround: Night of Worship—an evening of 360-degree worship, music, fellowship, and connection.
The event hosted 100 participants ranging from teens to older adults; some were long-time churchgoers and others had never attended church. In the University Church fellowship hall, they all...]]>
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              Wed, 30 Sep 2026 14:32:33 -0700
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            <title>Rhynard named financial VP</title>
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                <description>WWU alumnus brings extensive experience in finance and strategy</description>
              
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              <![CDATA[Paul Rhynard has been named vice president for financial administration at Walla Walla University.
Rhynard brings extensive experience in finance, organizational strategy, and business leadership, along with a longstanding connection to WWU as an alumnus, former trustee, professor, and administrator.
“Paul knows this institution well and brings the financial and strategic experience needed to help lead WWU into the future,” says Alex Bryan, WWU president.
Before joining WWU as an employee,...]]>
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              Mon, 28 Sep 2026 11:56:19 -0700
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            <title>Lights, camera, drama!</title>
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                <description>wwudrama announces 66th season featuring modern and classic favorites</description>
              
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              <![CDATA[wwudrama is proud to announce its 66th annual season, bringing a dynamic lineup of contemporary drama, student-authored original works, and modern classic theater to the stage. Marking a historical milestone for the program, the upcoming season will feature the first-ever performance of a Henrik Ibsen play in wwudrama’s 66-year history.&nbsp;
Fall quarter: Almost, Maine by John Cariani
Auditions: October 6–7 (6:30–9:00 p.m.)Performances: December 3, 5, 6, 9, and 12 at 7 p.m.Location: Village...]]>
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              Thu, 24 Sep 2026 10:39:57 -0700
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            <title>More salmon!</title>
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                <description>Second annual salmon release, providing education students with important teaching experience and engaging local preschoolers</description>
              
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              <![CDATA[Walla Walla University’s salmon release event debuted last year. This summer, the event was taken a step further, increasing the number of salmon, involving both education and psychology majors, and engaging local preschoolers.
By the end of last year, WWU’s salmon project received funding for a new 75-gallon tank—larger and clearer than the first. The new tank not only serves as a better home for the fish but also allowed the program to take on 150 salmon, 50 more than last year.
Throughout...]]>
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              Mon, 21 Sep 2026 12:43:34 -0700
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            <title>Find your place at WWU</title>
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                https://www.wallawalla.edu/news/detail/news/find-your-place-at-wwu
              
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                <description>Homeschool Preview Days invites students and families to experience college life</description>
              
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              <![CDATA[Walla Walla University will welcome homeschool juniors, seniors, and their families to campus Oct. 22–24 for Homeschool Preview Days, a weekend designed to help students explore their interests and experience college life firsthand.
Guests will attend a college class, tour campus, meet professors, and talk with admissions and financial advisers. Activities will introduce students to fields including engineering, aviation, visual arts, nursing, biology, health professions, drama, and theology....]]>
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              Wed, 02 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0700
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            <title>The gift of service</title>
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              <![CDATA[On the corner of College Avenue and 4th Street there’s a building that’s lived many lives, from a Dodge-Plymouth dealership to the Chrysler building to it’s latest as Facility Services. This summer, Maranatha Volunteers International came to help give it yet another as the new home for Walla Walla University’s Center for Humanitarian Engagement.
“I am deeply grateful for Maranatha Volunteers International, every volunteer who gave their time and energy, and each donor who has invested in this...]]>
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            <title>Elected as a Fellow</title>
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                <description>Engineering professor recently elected as a Fellow of the ASME, a title held by less that 3% of the society’s members</description>
              
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              <![CDATA[At last month’s American Society of Mechanical Engineers Pressure Vessel and Piping conference, Qin Ma, professor of engineering, was officially elected and recognized as a Fellow of the ASME—a distinction held by less than 3% of the society’s global membership.
After about 28 years of continuous involvement with the society, Ma called this a “profound honor, but it is ultimately a testament to the community we have built here at the E.F. Cross School of Engineering. This recognition is deeply...]]>
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              Sun, 23 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0700
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            <title>WWU holds Constituency Session</title>
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              <![CDATA[Walla Walla University held its quinquennial Constituency Session on August 23, 2026, at Walla Walla University Church.
Delegates received a report from WWU President Alex Bryan, who recalled the courage of four faithful young men who refused to study the ways of Babylon under Nebuchadnezzar's rule, as recorded in the book of Daniel. “Nebuchadnezzar allows this deviation…and the Bible tells us that ‘to these four young men God gave knowledge and understanding of all kinds of literature and...]]>
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              Wed, 19 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0700
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            <title>Exploring &quot;Diverse Worship&quot;</title>
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                <description>Pedrito Maynard-Reid travels through Asia to continue his theological research</description>
              
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              <![CDATA[This summer, Pedrito Maynard-Reid, professor of biblical studies and missiology, traveled through Asia to continue his research into “Diverse Worship.” He spent a week in Punjab, India, another week in Kolkata, India, and one more in Bangladesh.
His book “Diverse Worship: African American, Caribbean and Hispanic Perspectives” describes his contention that true Biblical/Christian worship should be holistic, not just a cerebral experience. Looking at those three cultures, he demonstrated that...]]>
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              Tue, 18 Aug 2026 15:23:01 -0700
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                <description>Campus Ministries looks ahead to new opportunities for worship, discipleship, and student involvement.
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              <![CDATA[Campus Ministries at Walla Walla University is looking toward the year ahead with a continued focus on helping students grow in faith, build community, and take active roles in ministry.
Emily Ellis, new WWU chaplain, sees WWU’s Adventist identity and student-led programs as creating a distinctive opportunity for spiritual growth. “Campus Ministries on this campus is far-reaching, providing worship and discipleship opportunities that touch the whole campus,” Ellis said. “There is so much...]]>
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            <title>Welcome to MinCon!</title>
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              <![CDATA[Walla Walla University will welcome pastors, ministry leaders, and their families from across the Pacific Northwest for the 2026 NPUC Ministerial Convention, Aug. 19–22.
Centered on the theme “It’s Beginning to Rain,” the convention will offer several days of worship, professional development, recreation, and fellowship. Participants can choose from workshops covering evangelism, discipleship, preaching, church leadership, family ministry, spiritual wellness, technology, and other topics...]]>
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              Wed, 12 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0700
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            <title>Performing live in Texas</title>
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                <description>WWU student enters national singing competition and makes cut for live semifinals</description>
              
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              <![CDATA[This year’s National Student Auditions (NSA), an annual singing competition sponsored by the National Association of Teachers of Singing, welcomed another strong Walla Walla University singer to the live semifinals: Lauren Ellis, junior music and English major and iCantori performer.
Back in February, Ellis entered into the NW Regional NSA and sent in three video performances. After placing first in her division—lower college female voices, Musical Theatre—she moved on to the national round,...]]>
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              Wed, 05 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0700
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            <title>Classroom of opportunities</title>
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                <description>Class project creates opportunity for employment, student success secures it</description>
              
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              <![CDATA[The School of Business’ Stephen Pilgrim, professor of marketing and economics, has been integrating collaborative projects with real organizations into many of his classes. Not only has this practice exposed students to a variety of real-world experiences but has even generated employment and internship opportunities.
One such opportunity opened for Gabriel Monteiro-Gomes, recently graduated music production major; his experience with one of these projects resulted in an exciting opportunity...]]>
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            <title>Winning character</title>
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              <![CDATA[Walla Walla University Athletics was recognized as an NAIA Champions of Character Five-Star Award winner at the Gold level by the NAIA national office Wednesday. WWU was one of 135 schools to earn Gold-level recognition and one of 203 institutions nationwide to receive the award for the 2025-26 academic year.“This recognition is a testament to the dedication of our coaches, staff, and student-athletes who intentionally pursue excellence in both character and competition,” said Nestor Osorio, WWU...]]>
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              <![CDATA[This spring, the Coeur d’Alene Seventh-day Adventist Church reached out to Walla Walla University’s Speakers Bureau, requesting Cynthia Westerbeck, chair of the English department. She accepted, guest speaking at their quarterly Pacific Yew Scholars Speaker Series.
“It was a pleasure to get to meet and engage in conversation with the members of this vibrant church community,” said Westerbeck.
The weekend seminar was titled From Icons to AI: Depicting the Divine in Art &amp; Literature. It hosted...]]>
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              <![CDATA[A group of Walla Walla University engineering students completed their three-year project with the Blue Mountain Humane Society. Their solar-powered pavement temperature sensor and display was successfully tested and installed just in time for graduation.
“Hot pavement is a constant concern in the summer at the shelter as well as for any dog owner,” said Steve Lenz, BMHS development leader. “I hope the thermometer will help inform our staff and volunteers more quickly and accurately when we...]]>
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            <title>Educating educators</title>
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              <![CDATA[In early June, the Walla Walla University Office of Belonging hosted Neurodiversity in Higher Education, a professional development event, in partnership with the NAD Diversity Coalition.
“The event was designed to educate faculty and staff and build the foundation for an inclusive campus where all students can thrive,” said Julie Hunt, Disability Support Services specialist. “Cultivating such an environment requires actionable, ongoing strategies and professional development that help...]]>
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            <title>Flow of Innovation</title>
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              <![CDATA[In early June, Walla Walla University’s Department of Technology hosted their annual Product Design Showcase: Flow of Innovation. This year, however, they increased the event’s scale, devoting an entire 10-week class towards organizing, marketing, and hosting it.
The Environment Design class primarily focused on creating spaces and experiences that connect users to their environment. Under the instruction of Jefre Humbert, professor of product design, and Josie Henderson, assistant professor of...]]>
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            <title>A new perspective</title>
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              <![CDATA[This spring, 10 Walla Walla University students joined the Center for Humanitarian Engagement’s annual Guatemala Mission Trip. During the 10-day trip, they served communities with limited access to healthcare, explored the country’s rich culture and history, and put classroom ideas into real-world perspectives through personal first-hand experiences.
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              <![CDATA[This year’s Spring Block Party was a collaboration between the City of College Place and the university’s Associated Students of Walla Walla University (ASWWU) and Center for Humanitarian Engagement (CHE). With nearly 80 booths and more than 2,500 attendees, the event truly brought downtown College Place to life.
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              <![CDATA[Matthew Williams, assistant professor of biology, and his student, Aidan Richards, led an international ancient DNA study that sheds new light on the relationship between genetic diversity, cultural change, and resettlement in ancient Mesopotamia.
The study, titled “Mesopotamian ancient DNA reveals Iron Age integration of heterogeneous Bronze Age genetic ancestries,” was published in Genome Biology, and examined ancient DNA from Bakr Awa, a prominent archaeological site connecting the...]]>
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            <title>Learning from the process</title>
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              <![CDATA[This May, students had the chance to present their research at the annual Walla Walla University Academic Excellence Symposium. The symposium took place on May 29 in the Winter Educational Complex and featured 25 student presenters across seven disciplines.
The Academic Excellence Symposium was revived two years ago by Linda Ivy, professor of psychology, after a short hiatus. Her goal for the event was to "highlight excellence in thought at WWU through the presentation of scholarship.”
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              <![CDATA[Walla Walla University's Fine Arts Center auditorium welcomed more than 300 students, faculty, and staff for this year’s U-Pitch finals. The event was hosted by the university’s School of Business with participation of the Business Club and support from the Associated Students of Walla Walla University.
“I enjoy seeing how an idea that may start small grows into something real through coaching, preparation, and hard work,” said George Perez, associate professor of management and marketing and...]]>
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            <title>Celebrating excellence</title>
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              <![CDATA[Walla Walla University held its annual Awards Celebration Ceremony on Friday, April 24, 2026, honoring student scholarship and recognizing the accomplishments of faculty, staff, and alumni.
Thanks to the generosity of alumni and friends of WWU, 933 total awards were given to students from 239 scholarships and awards, totaling $1,370,504.15.
The following faculty and staff received awards during the ceremony:
Diversity and Inclusion Award: Matt Webster.
Excellence in Advising Award: Stephanie...]]>
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              Mon, 18 May 2026 16:47:19 -0700
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            <title>MBA expanded</title>
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              <![CDATA[Pastors, teachers, and nonprofit professionals who feel the tension between their calling and the complex demands of organizational leadership now have a convenient option for focused training.
Walla Walla University’s MBA with a Ministerial Leadership specialization—or its graduate certificate counterpart—equips leaders with the practical skills needed to run mission-driven organizations with confidence and competence. Core areas of study include nonprofit finance, advancement and fundraising,...]]>
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