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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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Challenge by choice

Thursday, October 19, 2023

Despite being a challenge by choice, 70 students in our free wellbeing program completed a six-day trek along Australia’s premier alpine walk during their holidays (September 21-30).

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An outdoor leader

Thursday, October 5, 2023

Jameekka Galindo grew up on Lake Macquarie, “so I love the outdoors and outdoor activities.” Inspired by the experience of her older sister, she began studying at Avondale the same year many of her friends began their Higher School Certificate.  Now, she’s on the verge of graduating from university with a Diploma of Outdoor Leadership and a wealth of life experience.

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Stay young study

Wednesday, October 18, 2023

We need your help to discover what causes a decrease in a molecule linked to better health and longer life.

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A different path

Friday, April 14, 2023

A Seventh-day Adventist response to World War I that differed from most churches in Australia preserved church and state loyalty, research by an Avondale professor shows.

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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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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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Alumna has big heart

Saturday, August 26, 2023

Avondale Alumni is honouring Melanie Windus as its Alumna of the Year for dedicating her working and serving life to the transformation of lives through healthcare.

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The first students

Friday, August 11, 2023

Take a step back to the late 1800s for an understanding of what a typical day looked like for Avondale’s first students. In a word, or four: they had it tough.

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A hybrid Homecoming

Thursday, September 1, 2022

Former students and staff members returned to Avondale in person and online for the university’s first hybrid Homecoming (August 26-27).

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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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