Andrews University, a Seventh-day Adventist institution in Berrien Springs, Michigan, United States, opened a new center for Campus Ministries, a cluster of 15 in-reach and outreach ministries run by students at the school. Pastor Jan Paulsen, world presi
—Andrews University, a Seventh-day Adventist educational institution in Berrien Springs, Michigan, United States, opened a new center for Campus Ministries, a cluster of 15 in-reach and outreach ministries run by students at the school. Pastor Jan Paulsen, world president of the Adventist church, cut the ribbon during an Oct. 16 ceremony. At left is Dr. Nels-Erik Andreasen, university president, then Ron Whitehead, assistant to the president for spiritual life, Dr. Paulsen, and Pastor Gerry D. Karst, chairman of the Andrews University board.
—Also at Andrews University, the school, along with the MayaTech Corporation received a U.S. $324,000 grant from the National Institute of Justice, research arm of the United States Department of Justice, to document state methamphetamine precursor laws and analyze the relationship between those restrictions and the reduction of small toxic labs, or STL, which are “homegrown” meth labs. Methamphetamine, a highly addictive central nervous system stimulant, poses a “significant threat to public safety,” particularly to children living near the STL sites, officials say. Andrews University professor Duane McBride, chairman of the school’s Behavioral Sciences Department and director of its Institute for Prevention of Addictions, will serve as principal investigator of this 20-month investigation.
—On Saturday, October 22, 2005, Oakwood College, in Huntsville, Alabama, United States, is scheduled to dedicate the “Monument to Service” by Adventist sculptor Alan Collins, following the school’s weekly Sabbath worship service. The monument is approximately ten feet in height, positioned on a base eighteen feet long, and depicts the story of Christ being assisted by Simon of Cyrene, a man from Northern Africa, to bear His cross to Calvary. Oakwood is also a Seventh-day Adventist institution of higher learning.
—Terry Johnson, a Seventh-day Adventist from Greenville, Tennessee, United States, was awarded $65,000 in damages after he was fired for keeping the Sabbath, or Saturday, as his day of worship and not working. Employer AFG Industries of Greenville, a large glass manufacturer, admitted no wrongdoing, according to media reports. The mediator who approved the settlement ordered AFG not to discriminate on the basis of religion and have its supervisory and management personnel undergo training to raise their awareness of employment discrimination.
