This semester SGA has new goals, a new position, and new additions to the staff. The student body can look for changes in areas of student interaction and on-campus events as well as the continuing integration of commuters and athletes. A major goal for … [Read more] about SGA Springs Into Action
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College Students Seek Help Now More Than Ever
More college students are coping with depression and anxiety disorders now than ever before. While most colleges and universities offer forms of mental health counseling, limited resources and understaffed counseling centers are becoming a problem as college … [Read more] about College Students Seek Help Now More Than Ever
Seniors Required to Earn Spiritual Formation Credits
The new Spiritual Formation policy requires seniors to earn 30 Spiritual Formation credits, just like all other students. Half of a senior’s credits can be earned by using Soul Care options. There are many opportunities for Soul Care credit. These … [Read more] about Seniors Required to Earn Spiritual Formation Credits
Sexual Harassment Incidents Increase On Campus
There have been over 60 students involved in sexual harassment incidents since the beginning of the school year, with each reported episode involving about 10 students, either directly or indirectly. Directly involved students are those personally engaged in … [Read more] about Sexual Harassment Incidents Increase On Campus
New Web site to Launch in February
Several Web site pages are in the process of a complete makeover. The university Web site, www.vanguard.edu, will be different visually and navigationally. The current launch goal for the Web site is mid-February 2011. Chief Communications Officer Kelly … [Read more] about New Web site to Launch in February
Community Celebrates Presidential Inauguration
Friday morning, October 15, began with a breakfast for the president, by special-invitation only, held at St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, the location for the official ceremony. Soon after the breakfast was the Inauguration Ceremony. The formal ceremony was … [Read more] about Community Celebrates Presidential Inauguration
Missions Urge Students to Live Faith Globally
Israel, Mozambique, Dominican Republic, and Fiji are just a few of the 12 missions groups that were sent out this past summer. Each of the teams got to experience helping out and reaching others for Jesus on a global level. This year the Global Outreach … [Read more] about Missions Urge Students to Live Faith Globally
Soft Words, Hard Arguments
The clock is winding down. Five minutes . . . four minutes. Time is running out and beads of sweat have gathered on your forehead. With a minute left, your opponent is mumbling something about Obama and the economy. Your heart is racing, and the pressure is … [Read more] about Soft Words, Hard Arguments
A ‘Fresh’ Perspective
After a long night of being “initiated” into SGA on October 1, the most recent members of the council, freshmen class president Jenna Marek, vice president Ashlee Kildiszew, and activities director Jessica Rushdan agreed to meet with The Voice to share some … [Read more] about A ‘Fresh’ Perspective
Summer of Service: Entourage, Delivery Boys and Mission Trips
Serving is the common thread found in the Summer Missions, Delivery Boys and Entourage ministry teams. Every summer, Global outreach sends students to countries all over the world. This summer alone, students swept the globe and went to the Dominican … [Read more] about Summer of Service: Entourage, Delivery Boys and Mission Trips
WASC Announces Continued Accreditation
The Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) decided to remove Vanguard’s probation and maintain its accreditation, calling its progress “phenomenal.” WASC’s commission letter arrived the first week of July. A special WASC team conducted a … [Read more] about WASC Announces Continued Accreditation
Coming WASC Report Brings Optimism
After a team from the Western Accreditation of Schools and Colleges visited campus on March 25, the university is positive about the initial feedback and is awaiting the draft report due this week. The WASC Commission’s yearlong probation is almost complete … [Read more] about Coming WASC Report Brings Optimism
Changing Disciplines a Major Challenge
When senior Business majors visit academic adviser Joy Petrie, she often asks, “If you could do things over, would you change your major?” Some students come to Vanguard with their exact career paths, class schedules and course outlines ready to go. … [Read more] about Changing Disciplines a Major Challenge
Whole Nine Yards: Students Become Campus Ministers
Nine students have been selected as next year’s Student Campus Pastors, a new position in the Spiritual Formation Department with a more rabbinical role in leading chapel both onstage and behind the scenes. “Under the umbrella of student empowerment, we … [Read more] about Whole Nine Yards: Students Become Campus Ministers
Meet Bud and Betty: Alumni Couple Dedicated to Bleachers and Teams
Betty was playing on the basketball team and working in the Registrar’s office when they met. It was not until the Junior Senior Banquet, ignoring their dates and talking only to each other, that Bud and Betty Hittenberger started their slow romance and … [Read more] about Meet Bud and Betty: Alumni Couple Dedicated to Bleachers and Teams