With a changing career landscape and increasingly specific demands from employers, the WWU student development center (SDC) is helping students navigate the road ahead.
Young people are confronted with some of life’s biggest and toughest questions: What should I do with my life? How do I want to live? How can I make a difference? Where will I find stability? What is my calling?
Faith and Learning
A Report to the Constituency of Walla Walla University
At Walla Walla University, learning takes place within a framework of faith. “It’s the context in which we conduct our academic pursuits,” says Bob Cushman, vice president for academic administration. “Faith pervades the entire range of life and learning here.”
Broke the 100,000 membership mark on June 30, 2016.
Is the only union in the North American Division that has taken average church attendance figures from all churches during the past four years.
Held one conference clerk training session and one retirement training session for conference clerks during the past five years.
$678,022 was given by the North Pacific Union Conference (NPUC) for Hispanic scholarships within the K–12 educational program.
A total of $19,223,642 was given by the NPUC and its conferences to Walla Walla University.
The NPUC received a clean, unqualified audit opinion for each year during this quinquennium.
More than 2 million pages are printed each month to provide the Gleaner to Northwest Adventist homes.
During 2014–2015, the Gleaner received eight awards from the Society of Adventist Communicators, including Best Magazine, Best Feature, Best Column, Best Website and Best E-Newsletter.
Monte Church travels more than 120,000 miles every year to visit far-flung Native groups throughout the NPUC.
There are 17 Native churches and companies in the NPUC, with nearly 2,400 members.
Three new Native church buildings have been built since last constituency session.
The Northwest Religious Liberty Association (NRLA) works within legislative, civic, judicial, academic, interfaith, evangelical and corporate arenas on behalf of the church and all people and institutions of faith.
Since 2011, the NRLA has mediated in behalf of 952 individuals in the corporate workplace and other public venues.
$29 million in trusts and annuities are administered annually, representing nearly 300 charitable documents.
Distributed $8.8 million in benefits to donors and nearly $12.3 million to beneficiaries in the last five years to benefit family members, local conference ministries and other mission-driven organizations.
The Regional Affairs Office celebrated its 40th annual Convocation in May 2016.
There are more than 150 NPUC Pathfinder Clubs. Many clubs qualified to participate in the NPUC Bible Experience and NAD Bible Experience events.
There are three new immigrant congregations in the NPUC.