Walla Walla University

This article is about Walla Walla University, the Seventh-day Adventist University located outside Walla Walla, Washington. For the private, liberal arts college in Walla Walla, see Whitman College. For for the community college, see Walla Walla Community College.

Walla Walla University
Established	1892
Type	Private
Religious affiliation	Seventh-day Adventist Church
Endowment	$13.98 million
President	John K. McVay
Academic staff	207
Students	1,791
Undergraduates	1,549
Location	College Place, WA, USA
Campus	Suburban
Colors	Forest Green      Mountain Ash Orange-Red
Nickname	Wolves
Website	wallawalla.edu

Walla Walla University is a University offering liberal arts, professional, and technical programs located in College Place, Washington, just a few miles from Walla Walla. The current President is John McVay. It was founded in 1892 and is affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

The University has an annual enrollment of around 1,500 students. It is regionally accredited by the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges and is also denominationally accredited. Walla Walla offers 36 majors, seven master’s degrees, and an associate of science degree. The Edward F. Cross School of Engineering is an ABET accredited program that offers bachelor of science and engineering degrees. No published research is regularly done at the school.

Students are organized as the Associated Students of Walla Walla University or ASWWU. ASWWU operates the student newspaper The Collegian, the annual Mountain Ash (a collection of photography, student art, and mugs), an online radio station, and the student directory the Mask. Both the men's and the women's on-campus dormitories operate their own clubs. The women's club is named Aleph Gimel Ain (AGA); the men's club is named Omicron Pi Sigma (OPS). WWU also has a hockey team, "The Pack," which competes in the American Collegiate Hockey Association.

Presidents

• William Prescott (1892–1894)
• Edward A. Sutherland (1894–1897)
• Emmett J. Hibbard (1897–1898)
• Walter R. Sutherland (1898–1900)
• Edwin L. Stewart (1900–1902)
• Charles C. Lewis (1902–1904)
• Joseph L. Kay (1904–1905)
• Marion E. Cady (1905–1911)
• Ernest C. Kellogg (1911–1917)
• Walter I. Smith (1917–1930)
• John E. Weaver (1930–1933)
• William M. Landeen (1933–1938)
• George W. Bowers (1938–1955)
• Percy W. Christian (1955–1964)
• William H. Shephard (1964–1968)
• Robert L. Reynolds (1968–1976)
• N. Clifford Sorenson (1976–1985)
• H. J. Bergman (1985–1990)
• Niels-Erik Andreasen (1990–1994)
• W. G. Nelson (1994–2001)
• John C. Brunt (2001)
• N. Clifford Sorenson (2001–2002)
• Jon L. Dybdahl (2002–2006)
• John K. McVay (2006- )

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  The steeple of the University Church

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  Village Hall, the original church, now serves as a theater

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  Walla Walla University sign

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  Engineering Department

Bibliography

• Johnson, Doug (June 3, 1991). "Our Roots: The Crisis of 1884". North Pacific Union Conference Gleaner (College Place, Washington: Color Press) 86 (11): 9, 10. ISSN 0746-5874. http://www.adventistarchives.org/docs/NPG/NPG19910603-V86-11__C.pdf#view=fit. Retrieved May 18, 2011. 

• Spalding, Arthur Whitefield (1949). Captains of the Host. Washington, D.C.: Review and Herald Publishing Association. pp. 704. http://www.adventistarchives.org/docs/CH/CH1949__B.pdf#view=fit. 

External links

• Official website