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Tuesday, February 7, 2012
A group of School of Architecture, Art & Design students, faculty and community members, including alums, traveled to Haiti Jan. 15–24, 2012, to volunteer their time and sweat in rebuilding the campus of Adventist University of Haiti (UNAH). The campus was severely damaged in the Jan. 12, 2010, earthquake. Since then, a number of Andrews University entities have offered ongoing support to rebuild the campus, including the Department of Physical Therapy, the Department of Behavioral Sciences and the Office of Campus Safety. Read full story.
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
The Andrews University Community & International Development Program in collaboration with the Haitian Adventist Graduate Student Association, School of Architecture and Parlé Club is making a difference in Haiti this semester. On Jan 12, the public and campus community took part in “We Remember Haiti,” a benefit event to raise awareness and funds for a scholarship program at Haitian Adventist University. The live program took place at the Howard Performing Arts Center on the campus of Andrews University and was recorded and rebroadcast on The Hope Channel on Feb. 5 and 6.
The January 12 event marked the one-year anniversary of the devastating 2010 Haiti earthquake that took the lives of an estimated 250,000–300,000 people and left millions homeless.
Jean Josue Pierre, president of Haitian Adventist University, attended the benefit at the Howard Performing Arts Center. Pierre was in Haiti with his wife when the earthquake struck in 2010. He remembers being in the car and it starting to shake. He witnessed a nearby building fall to the ground and credits God for keeping him safe. However, the campus of Haitian Adventist University was badly damaged.
During the program, Ron Whitehead, assistant to the president for spiritual life, presented to Pierre a check for $650. The monies were raised by a variety of Andrews students, staff, faculty and community members specifically to benefit student scholarships at Haitian Adventist University. It’s part of a larger effort from other Adventist universities and institutions to raise $100,000 for Haitian Adventist University scholarships.
A very touched Pierre said, “I'd like to say thanks, not only for what they've already done but also for what they are about to do. We need prayer. We need your moral support. But we also need what you can donate because your donations will make a difference in the life of our nation. Support Adventist Christian education in Haiti for our youth. We have to prepare them, not only for this society, but also for eternity.”
“The program itself was the culmination of God’s working through many people in the Andrews community,” says Tyler Cantrell, coordinator of the event, “and to see the 180–200 people in the audience on a weekday in the middle of a blizzard was testimony to the power of love and compassion for Haiti. God opened doors that I didn’t even know needed to be opened.”
Cantrell says the generosity of donors as well as the programming of The Hope Channel, Maranatha and Live Ministries was “just so God-filled and Spirit-led. There cannot be words enough to express how thankful I am to all of them.”
The program also featured several musical performances including the Deliverance Mass Choir, and a documentary film highlighting Adventist organizations, relief efforts and the needs that still exist.
The event was just one effort Andrews is making towards its $100,000 goal to provide scholarships for Haitian students. Donations can be given at the Andrews website. (Type www.andrews.edu and click on “Give to Andrews” at the bottom of the page).
For more information, contact the Andrews University International Development Program at idp@andrews.edu.
Friday, January 14, 2011
This week we have photos from the "We Remember Haiti" benefit and the graduate gift distribution of the Andrews Study Bible.
"We Remember Haiti."
That was the simple message at Wednesday's one year anniversary benefit service to remember the Haitian earthquake victims: The people of Haiti will not be forgotten. Read full story.
They may be thousands of miles from home, but their hearts are still in Haiti.
Haitian students at Andrews University took time to pause on Wednesday — exactly a year after an earthquake ravaged their homeland — to remember the thousands of lives that were lost on Jan. 12, 2010, when a 7.0 magnitude quake ravaged their country. Read full story.
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Public attention has shifted away from Haiti since last year's earthquake, but its problems haven't gotten any better. Read the full story...
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Andrews group assesses mental health care needs
Harvey Burnett's recent trip to the earthquake-ravaged country of Haiti was a little different than the ones other area residents have taken to help out over the last several months. For Burnett and other members of a study tour by Andrews University faculty and staff, the goal was to assess the native population's needs for mental health and other counseling services. Read more.
Sunday, March 7, 2010
AU Students United for Haiti, a group of several campus clubs united to support a single cause, raised a little over $2,000 at the Benefit Concert for Haiti held Sunday, March 7, in the Howard Performing Arts Center.
“Nearly 400 people attended and it was a nice mix of students, staff, faculty and community members,” said Louise Albert, a lead organizer of the event. “It was plain to see everyone there truly cared about those affected by the earthquake in Haiti.”
A number of campus talents including Alison Brooks and Justin Davis, along with Living Springs Fellowship Choir from Berrien Springs and Heavenly Harmony from Alabama, joined together for this diverse musical concert. The Deliverance Mass Choir (pictured) along with special guest artists performed Are You Listening: A Love Song for Haiti by singer/songwriter Kirk Franklin.
To date, AU Students United for Haiti has raised more than $10,000, which will be divided between their $10,000 fundraising goal for ADRA for Haiti and the fund to benefit the families of Haitian students at Andrews University who lost family members and/or property in the Haiti earthquake.
AU Students United for Haiti is a joint initiative of the Hispanic Association of the Seminary, Bringing Youth to Christ, Graduate Student Association, New Life Fellowship, Parlé Club, Black Student Association of the Seminary, Caribbean Club and Seminary Student Forum.
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Benefit Concert For Haiti Planned At Andrews University
A Haitian relief concert is planned at Andrews University. When the earthquake hit Haiti this year, it was learned that Andrews currently has over 20 students enrolled who come from that country...Read more.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
It was a time for reflection as people gathered on the Andrews University campus to honor those who died in the Jan. 12 earthquake in Haiti.
Over 150 people gathered in the Seminary Chapel Saturday night to hear words and songs of hope in the midst of grief. They honored members of the local Haitian community who lost loved ones in the earthquake. Read more.
Monday, February 15, 2010
Haitians at Andrews University talk about homeland
February, 14, 2010
Louise Albert fought back tears as she discussed the resiliency of the Haitian people, and how she remains confident the country of her descendants will rebuild in the wake of last month's devastating earthquake that claimed more than 100,000 lives. Read more.
Monday, February 8, 2010
Check out photos from Cardinal basketball, the Sinfonietta concert, AU Students United for Haiti and more.
Monday, January 25, 2010
Ivan LaBianca, a student at Andrews, and his friend Tim Wolfer, a student at Pacific Union College, went to Haiti as independent documentary filmmakers. Read more.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Local Haitian students hear mixed news from Haiti
(Air date: Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010)
Survival stories are making their way to some Haitian students studying at Andrews University.
Haitians Helping Haitians
(air date Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010)
Quake victims organize at a Seventh-day Adventist church in Port-au-Prince
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Pastor Ron Whitehead, assistant to the president for spiritual life and executive director of the Center for Youth Evangelism, and graduate student Chantal Joanis, who is Haitian, were guests on The Harvest Show on Monday, January 18. (Segment starts at approximately 25 minutes into the program)
Friday, January 15, 2010
Andrews University is mobilizing resources to respond to the Haitian earthquake victims located both in Haiti and here on the Andrews campus in Berrien Springs. Read more.
