Ringing in the New Academic Year It’s nearly that time again. The new academic year at Walla Walla College (WWC) begins Monday, Sept. 25, on the main campus.Returning students will find some things unfamiliar—new college administration, new professors, even new classes and majors... Read more
Moving "Beyond WWC" New Program Connects Graduates with Church More than 300 students graduated from Walla Walla College (WWC) in June. Now those students are moving into cities all over the country ready to start graduate schools, new jobs and new lives.Will they become part of the approximately 50 percent o... Read more
A Hand of God The Wilma Hepker School of Social Work and Sociology It’s been a long, sometimes bumpy, road for the social work program at Walla Walla College (WWC), but God’s hand has been firmly steering it along the way. Just ask Wilma Hepker, School of Social Work and Sociology dean.“I had to do a lot of stand... Read more
New WWC President Announced John McVay Takes Office in September John McVay has accepted the invitation of the Walla Walla College (WWC) Board of Trustees to become the 23rd president, following Jon Dybdahl’s retirement in August. “We are delighted to accept the invitation to join the Walla Walla College family... Read more
Let's All Be Engineers! Robots Make Science Fun at WWC Ready. Set. LEGO! Five teams from Oregon and Alaska battled it out during the FIRST LEGO League Challenge hosted by the Edward F. Cross School of Engineering in partnership with the Adventist Robotics League.The April 10 event was a high-tech acad... Read more
First Health-focused Mission Trip Leads to Online Nursing Class The Walla Walla College School of Nursing is offered an online nursing class last quarter, a first for the college. Professors Trudy Klein and Sallieann Brewer taught the elective missions nursing classes to nine students on both the College Place... Read more
Prospective Students Join Downtown Scavenger Hunt Ready. Set. Search! Attempting to beat the clock, 95 prospective students left the Walla Walla College (WWC) College Place campus to scour downtown Walla Walla for clues while playing a scavenger hunt-style game called “The Amazing Place,” a spin-... Read more
Weekend Highlights Black History and Culture A Sabbath sermon message by Ella Simmons, General Conference vice president, highlighted a three-day celebration of black history and culture held annually at Walla Walla College.Incorporating the weekend's "Lest We Forget" theme in her sermon, Si... Read more
Walla Walla College President Announces Retirement Completing 40 Years of Service Jon Dybdahl, Walla Walla College president, has announced plans to retire effective Aug. 31, 2006, after completing 40 years of service to the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Seventeen of those years were spent at WWC.“My wife, Kathy, and I have dec... Read more