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Mission ready

Tuesday, January 16, 2024

A new program equipping, empowering and deploying participants for mission-minded discipleship is now offering places for 2024 after graduating its first cohort this past year.

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Lifelong learner

Friday, December 8, 2023

An adjunct senior lecturer will become the oldest person to complete doctoral study at Avondale when he graduates from the university this weekend.

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Mission build Fiji

Thursday, November 30, 2023

A church in Fiji will worship in its own building after our students volunteered two weeks of their holidays (November 19-December 2) for a renovation you helped fund.

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Nursing is #1

Friday, November 17, 2023

Sreyleak Tip did her research. An international student, she wanted to find the best university in Australia for nursing. She discovered a website that explores and compares institutions and study areas based on real-life student experiences. “Avondale ranked number one.” But would this be her experience?

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Return and earn

Friday, November 17, 2023

A new recycling initiative by students in an environmental issues class at Avondale is turning trash into cash for charity.

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Missionaries in training

Friday, November 3, 2023

Seminary students attending an on-campus symposium at Avondale University have learnt about crossing cultures for mission and committed to addressing injustices of race and racism.

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In Celebration of Teaching

Friday, March 3, 2023

With contributors from Australia, Europe, North America and the South Pacific, the latest in a how-teachers-reveal-Jesus book series has a more global feel. By design.

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Industry invests in Brett

Friday, September 23, 2022

A grant from a global infection prevention technology company will further support a nationally-recognised Avondale academic awarded for research into healthcare-acquired infections.

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The end is nigh

Thursday, December 14, 2023

Our MBA course convenor Warrick Long says goodbye to the working year and hello to holidays. He needs rest and revitalisation. Do you, too?

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Lifelong learner

Friday, December 8, 2023

An adjunct senior lecturer will become the oldest person to complete doctoral study at Avondale when he graduates from the university this weekend.

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Books are my business

Tuesday, November 28, 2023

Alumna Laura Hutchinson read a lot of books as a child and grew up to be a story-loving adult, so working at the world’s largest publishing house is an “honour and privilege.”

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Nursing is #1

Friday, November 17, 2023

Sreyleak Tip did her research. An international student, she wanted to find the best university in Australia for nursing. She discovered a website that explores and compares institutions and study areas based on real-life student experiences. “Avondale ranked number one.” But would this be her experience?

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Woman of the Year

Thursday, November 16, 2023

An Avondale academic has been recognised with a Woman of the Year award for her scholarship and her leadership in the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

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We need interns

Thursday, September 14, 2023

Working as an intern not only makes John Fui a better student but also introduces him to potential employers who are keen for others to do what he’s done.

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A cultural revolution

Wednesday, November 17, 2021

Alumnus Laurie Draper recalls the challenges and beauty of romance at Avondale during the 1950’s.

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Oh what a feeling

Wednesday, October 13, 2021

Wow! Your support of our Alumni Heritage Walk has raised more than $6000 over the past few weeks for preservation and restoration projects on the Lake Macquarie campus. Here’s why the walk is proving to be such a popular and lasting legacy.

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Avondale Homecoming: The origin story

Friday, September 24, 2021

It’s hard to believe that only 40 years ago Avondale celebrated its first Homecoming and honoured Ruby Ferris from the Class of 1921, someone who would have been familiar with Avondale’s pioneering days. How did it all start and what meaning does it have now?

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They like it!

Thursday, September 2, 2021

Alumni of Avondale not only registered in record numbers but also proved adept at using new technology to connect with classmates at another online Homecoming.

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Uni status pioneers

Friday, August 20, 2021

Having played a significant part in the effort to gain academic recognition at Avondale, alumnus Dr Laurie Draper looks back and honours those who “helped us come this far.”

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Letter from the VC

Wednesday, May 26, 2021

Transformed Vol 33 No 2 A few days ago we received an email from a graduate thanking Avondale for going above and beyond in helping him through his degree. As an international student studying in a language other than his own, there were a number of areas needing support. It …

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