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Union College is a private Seventh-day Adventist college in Lincoln,Nebraska. Founded in 1891,it is owned and operated by the Mid-America Union Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. It is accredited by the Adventist Accrediting Association (AAA) and the Higher Learning Commission. The college is home to the Center for Interfaith Studies and Culture. It is a part of the Seventh-day Adventist education system,the world's second largest Christian school system.
Loma Linda University (LLU) is a private Seventh-day Adventist health sciences university in Loma Linda,California. As of 2019,the university comprises eight schools and a Faculty of Graduate Studies. It is a part of the Seventh-day Adventist education system. The university is accredited by the WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC). Its on-campus church has around 7,000 members.
Andrews University (Andrews) is a private Seventh-day Adventist university in Berrien Springs,Michigan. Founded in 1874 as Battle Creek College,it was the first higher education facility started by Seventh-day Adventists and is the flagship university of the Seventh-day Adventist school system,the world's second largest Christian school system.
La Sierra University is a private,Seventh-day Adventist university in Riverside,California. Founded in 1922 as La Sierra Academy,it later became La Sierra College,a liberal arts college,and then was merged into Loma Linda University (LLU) in 1967 and became the Loma Linda University La Sierra College of Arts and Sciences. In 1990,the La Sierra Campus separated from Loma Linda University to become La Sierra University,an independent institution. It is accredited by the WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC),the Adventist Accrediting Association (AAA),and several discipline-based accrediting bodies.
Asia-Pacific International University is a private Christian university located in Saraburi,Thailand. Its main campus is in the rural town of Muak Lek,Saraburi Province and the nursing school is located on the grounds of Bangkok Adventist Hospital in downtown Bangkok. It is the only tertiary education institution serving the Southeast Asia Union Mission of Seventh-day Adventists. Asia-Pacific International University was formerly called Mission College until mid-2009 when it was granted university status. It is a part of the Seventh-day Adventist education system,the world's second largest Christian school system.
Loma Linda Broadcasting Network (LLBN) is a non-profit,community and variety television,Christian broadcasting network in Loma Linda,California founded in 1996. Broadcast can be received via GloryStar Satellite Systems - Galaxy 19,Internet video streaming on each website,IPTV services such as Roku and Roku devices,Joozoor TV and many more,and Verizon FiOS and cable/low and high power TV stations in select areas. LLBN English broadcasts on Glorystar channel 105,along with LLBN Arabic on Glorystar channel 405 and LLBN Latino on Glorystar channel 505. It is located in Loma Linda which is known as one of only five blue zones worldwide from the surrounding Seventh-day Adventist community from which it draws for its programs,with values and lifestyle centered on the Seventh-day Adventist Church and from the Loma Linda University and Hospital nearby.
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Heather Joy Knight is an American educator and former President of Pacific Union College. She is the first woman to serve in that role and the only African-American woman to lead a college affiliated with the Adventist Church in the North America. Born in Jamaica,her family moved to the United States when she was nine. After completing her undergraduate degree at Oakwood College,she did her graduate work at Loma Linda University. She received her doctorate at Stanford University and pursued postdoctoral research at Harvard University.
Lawrence "Larry" T. Geraty is an American academic who served as the second President of La Sierra University in Riverside,California. He completed his undergraduate education in theology at Pacific Union College,his bachelor of divinity and master of arts in religion from Andrews University,and received a doctorate in biblical studies from Harvard University.
Leslie N. Pollard is a Seventh-day Adventist minister,author,and administrator. Since 2011 he has served as the eleventh president of Oakwood University,the church's sole HBCU.
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