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Andrews University

World Changers Made Here

2016

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Stories Of Andrews: Zack Babb, Zack Babb Oct 2016

Stories Of Andrews: Zack Babb, Zack Babb

World Changers Made Here

A few years ago, I interviewed a freshman student for a position that I wasn’t able to offer him. But I walked away from the process believing that somehow I had to find a way to work with him. Even though he was new he was exceptionally gifted, super passionate and peculiar.

Peculiar isn’t a word that we often think of in positive or endearing ways. We think it's odd, or unattractive, or something to be set aside and discarded. Not so with me. Peculiar means ‘look closer there is likely something very special and distinctively alluring just underneath the …


Stories Of Andrews: Sharyl Cubero, Sharyl Cubero Oct 2016

Stories Of Andrews: Sharyl Cubero, Sharyl Cubero

World Changers Made Here

A few weeks ago I heard a story that I decided I would like to share with you, and it goes like this.

Sharyl Cubero is a freshman biology student. Recently in the cultural night sponsored by AUSA and GAUSA she won the competition for Ms. Andrews University. I wasn’t there so heard her story later but for those of you who missed out as I did, here is something of what she shared, and maybe a bit more.

Sharyl came to the United States from Costa Rica when she was 2 years old. Her parents spoke little or no …


Stories Of Andrews: Sarah Stelfox, Sarah Stelfox Oct 2016

Stories Of Andrews: Sarah Stelfox, Sarah Stelfox

World Changers Made Here

It was a cool day in the fall of 2014, and the leaves had just begun to change. As I turned the corner to enter the Campus Center, there stood Sarah Stelfox. Long brown locks framed her face and the movement of her hair revealed the gentle breeze which caressed the day. I remember this day as the day I met Sarah, but the encounter which has left the deepest impression on me was a cold winter evening in 2016, when Sarah bounded into Campus Ministries for Tuesday Night Talk.

The first thing I noticed were her snow covered boots, …


Stories Of Andrews: Nia Darville, Nia Darville Oct 2016

Stories Of Andrews: Nia Darville, Nia Darville

World Changers Made Here

“I have always been passionate about helping children overcome the challenges that prevent them from learning. For this reason, I thought teaching would be a perfect fit for me, until my new Best Friend threw me a curveball.”

Meet Nia Darville, a vibrant transfer student who has quite the story of how she found her way to southwest Michigan and the campus of Andrews University. She is quick to admit that initially, coming out of high school, Andrews did not make the list of her top candidates for higher education, but in serendipitous fashion, Andrews University came back into view. …


More H.E.L.P, Becky St. Clair Jul 2016

More H.E.L.P, Becky St. Clair

World Changers Made Here

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Healthy Lifestyles: Jose R. Barboza, Andrews University Jan 2016

Healthy Lifestyles: Jose R. Barboza, Andrews University

World Changers Made Here

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