A Life of Learning WWU's Oldest Student Turns 99 Most people count down the days to graduation from college with excitement and impatience. Desires to get out into the "real world" and experience life as an adult with a degree—getting a job, starting a family—overshadow everything else.For Effie... Read more
WWU Students Volunteer for Hands-on Learning in Zimbabwe What's the best way to learn how to manage a business? Hands-on experience does it every time. Rebecca Parshall, Walla Walla University junior humanities major, and Ryan Eggers, 2007 engineering graduate, understand this more than some.Parshall an... Read more
A Journey of Joy and Belonging One Grad Shares Her Story I wrote a poem on graduation day called "Execution."Most of my black-capped friends were giddy with anticipation that sweltering afternoon, but I struggled with a profound sorrow. My time at Walla Walla University was finished. I knew that meant b... Read more
Forgiving Isn't Easy Professors Conclude Forgiveness Research Jesus told us we are to forgive 70 times seven—in other words, a whole lot! But is it really that simple?Pastoral and counseling experiences with people who have trouble forgiving others indicate knowing what Jesus said about our need to forgive d... Read more
WWU Students Make a Difference In Their Backyard Walla Walla University's School of Theology requires all theology majors to spend one year with a pastor mentor within the Walla Walla Valley.Joseph Radelfinger, senior theology and mass communications major, was assigned to the Northside Church i... Read more
Freshmen Geared for Success New Mentoring Program at WWU Mentoring programs and I don't usually mix well, but things changed when I met my Walla Walla University mentor," says Chelsea Wold, freshman social work major at WWU. Wold is referring to the coach assigned to her as part of WWU's new Freshman Su... Read more
Rice for Cambodia Brings Food, Hope In 2001, Kevin Krueger, Positive Life Radio, manager, Walla Walla University's Christian radio station, spoke with Bobby Michaels, Christian recording artist, who had recently done a concert in Cambodia. Many people came to hear Michaels sing, but... Read more
Engineers Without Borders Minister in Honduras In September, a team from the Walla Walla University chapter of Engineers Without Borders traveled to Honduras to visit and help a school in Luis Garcia, as well as the community."The trip was a great technical success," says John Hawkins, preside... Read more
New Faculty Members Start Their First Term Walla Walla University introduced nine new faculty members to the campus this year.Bob Cushman, biology department chair, completed his undergraduate work at WWU, and holds a doctorate degree in geology from Colorado School of Mines. He and his wi... Read more