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Avondale Alumni

Locality: Cooranbong, New South Wales

Phone: +61 2 4980 2251

Address: 582 Freemans Drive 2265 Cooranbong, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.avondale.edu.au/alumni

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25.01.2022 It’s real. The third in Avondale Seminary’s read-your-Bible-better series examines the word for fight/struggle. It seems unavoidable (and exhausting). The good news? Jesus is a perfect Companion because He has already won.

24.01.2022 Did you ever ride to the married units to make soggy chips? Celia did! Read this short Q&A to see if you got up to half the things she did at Avondale. WERE YOU INVOLVED IN A CHAFF AT AVONDALE? One Saturday night we crept up the stairs of the chapel and yanked on the rope that rang the bell. We rang it loud and long. The boys’ dean and his helpers searched the chapel to no avail. Once they’d gone, we rang the bell again. I had a key to the little music room at the top of the... stairs where Mrs Durrant gave piano lessons. We were in there hiding behind the piano, our sides aching from stifled laughter. The boys ran up and down those stairs so many times that night. Look, one of them said, the rope is still swinging. They must be here somewhere. Eventually we decided to sneak back to our rooms. We made it halfway across the lawn when a spotlight caught us. WHAT WAS THE AVONDALE EXPERIENCE FOR YOU? Avondale was: jumping in Marmite creek (Dora Creek) on a boiling hot day; making sticky sweet popcorn in the Andre Hall kitchen; running through the rabbit warren corridors of Preston Hall to reach my friends in Andre; getting up at 4 am to write an essay with only a few hours to slam it together; gluten steaks in the caf; midnight birthday parties; beautiful music; inspiring worship services in the Audo; lay-ups and blisters on the basketball court; laughter and prayers with friends; worships in Ladies Chapel; transformational grammar with Mr Cooper and poetry with Dr Cox; Girls Walk after tea, and; bike rides to the outdoor married units to make soggy chips. WHO IMPACTED YOUR AVONDALE EXPERIENCE? Her name was Leonie and she was my friend. I miss her. We laughed together, went on early morning jogs up College Drive (now Central drive), attended classes together, and complained about the stodgy Sunday lunches. She was my personal banker who loaned me money when mine ran out. She inspired me to organise my wardrobe immaculately just as she did. Leonie died of a brain tumour last year. She battled bravely and serenely with her full trust in her heavenly Father.

24.01.2022 Handshake and group photos from Session 2, Graduation 2020. Tag yourself and your friends!

23.01.2022 Thanks, Barry Oliver. The alumnus and former lecturer and council chair has ensured articles written by Avondale University College academics for the new Encyclopedia of Seventh-day Adventists will count towards the institution’s research profile. That's a win for everyone.

23.01.2022 The quality of your relationships determines the quality of your life.Joshua Brown (BA/BTch, 2007), Assistant PrincipalWellbeing, Macquarie College, and Founder, Invictus Wellbeing Institute Josh is so passionate about the wellbeing and mental health of students he founded a program called Invictus to build their resilience. We’re proud of our alumni for bringing positive change. Read more: wp.avondale.edu.au//20/06/23/invictus-wellbeing-institute/

23.01.2022 Despite getting seasick, Sonja Dawson is a veteran of Mercy Ships, which brings hope and healing to the world’s forgotten poor. The lecturer has now received a NTEU National Tertiary Education Union scholarship for a study of nursing on the ships she is completing for her PhD. wp.avondale.edu.au///11/24/nursing-at-sea-to-become-a-phd/

23.01.2022 Alumna and soon-to-be-author Sonja Kama has received a government grant to tell multicultural stories of motherhood in Canberra. Capital Mums is celebrating and creating unity in diversity.

21.01.2022 Graduation this year will look a lot like centenarian Elma Coombe’s in 1939, when she and 33 of her classmates marched. To keep COVID safe, Avondale is presenting eight smaller ceremoniesall will be live streamedand asking graduands to invite only two guests. For other important information, visit the graduation homepage. www.avondale.edu.au/graduation

21.01.2022 Monty can't have been the only one! Tell us about a pet that lived in the dorms while you were at Avondale. (You don't have to reveal names). *We are grateful the snake survived and relocated, dining on barn rats in the dairy.

21.01.2022 If you remember padding up for this cricket game in 1981, you should register for Homecoming 2021 (August 27-28). Reconnect with your friends at honour year reunions. www.avondale.edu.au/homecoming

21.01.2022 Have you been meaning to check up on a friend? Today's the day. Check in with each other and ask, 'R U OK?' If you are a little unsure of where to start, have a look here https://www.ruok.org.au/how-to-ask. Remember, a conversation could change a life :)

20.01.2022 Alumna Pr Moe Ione Stiles encouraged her church and church leaders to join a protest march. The calling of Christians, as she sees it: to practice the ministry of presence in the public square. https://mailchi.mp/avondale/reflections-vol-32-no-3

19.01.2022 CONSIDERING STUDY IN 2021? If you’re thinking about studying next year, come along to an online information session at Avondale University College. We are hosting sessions for undergraduate and postgraduate courses from September 8 -17. You will hear from lecturers about entry requirements, specific units, course structure, practical experience and career opportunities. Register at www.avondale.edu.au

18.01.2022 NOTE: Class of 1990. Changed start time for your Zoom reunion. New start time is 4.45pm.

17.01.2022 Alumnus Ken Long is a stewardship champion. A consultant with a doctorate in business administration, and qualifications in law and commerce, he’s outlined some of what he knows in The Giving Equation. Watch the first-time author talk about Me- and G-economies as part of Sydney Adventist Forum’s Future Faith series. The link: https://youtu.be/WS_fsiO8L9g.

15.01.2022 Welcome back, ladies. Good to have you on campus again.

15.01.2022 Farewell, friend. Pr Desmond Hills, a former Avondale Alumni Association president and Alumnus of the Year, died this past Tuesday. While we share in the sadness, we remember a colossal contribution to good old Avondale, including as president of the 1954 graduation class, dean of men, Bible teacher and council member. Maranatha.

13.01.2022 A spring show’n’tell! This is Avondale University College’s Lake Macquarie campus but we’d like to see the beauty of your backyard. Comment by posting your best spring photo with a short description of place.

12.01.2022 He’s in print again! Alumnus Dr Peter Roennfeldt (BA Theology 1970) has published another book. The review of If You Are Thirsty, You Can Be Spirit-filledgrounded but pointing to Jesuscould also describe the evangelist and church planter. I grew up with an awareness of the importance of water on Australian farms and our dependence upon living water that awakens our spiritual need, draws us to Jesus and anoints us as disciple makers.

11.01.2022 Leave your legacy at Avondale. Have your name placed in the Alumni Heritage Walk near Bethel Hall, the heart of the Lake Macquarie campus. The walk honours you, as alumni of Avondale University College, and helps pave the path for others. Literally! Purchase your paver today. https://www.avondale.edu.au/al/giving/legacy/heritage-walk/

11.01.2022 If you have served for your country, thank you for your sacrifice. We remember you today.

11.01.2022 Christine lost her parents and risked not graduating. An Avondale grant helped her overcome breaking point. Other students now need your help. wp.avondale.edu.au//farm-girl-overcomes-hardship-to-finis/

10.01.2022 The Homecoming 2020 Offering will help students who have lost income because of the coronavirus (COVID-19) and have demonstrated financial need. Thank you for giving to our Avondale Economic Hardship Grants.

10.01.2022 I enjoyed being a leader, I love learning about leadership, but the greatest reward is seeing people I have influenced develop other leaders. That is the greatest gift a leader can receive.Dr Warrick Long, MBA Course Convenor, Avondale Business School

09.01.2022 Alumnus Peter Stojanovic’s family hatched a daring plan to escape religious persecution in the former Yugoslavia. After arriving in Australia, Peter soon found a job with the rest of his family in the meat works. But meeting his future wife changed his life and Peter (BA Theology 1979) became a Seventh-day Adventist pastor who now ministers to perpetrators of domestic violence. This is the story of a journey: from refuge seeker to refuge maker.

09.01.2022 New! Avondale now offers the world’s premier business degree, with a Christian emphasis. Click to read more.

08.01.2022 Homecoming 2020 survey closes today: We’re listening! So, let us know what you think. Your feedback will help to guide our plans for future Homecoming events. Click on the link to complete the Homecoming 2020 survey today! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/5RGYZF8

08.01.2022 Buy on the iTunes Store! Celebrate the launch of Avondale vocal ensemble The Promise’s latest album, It Is Well. The title track’s a stunner.

08.01.2022 Handshake and group photos from Session 4, Graduation 2020. Tag yourself and your friends!

07.01.2022 EDIT: Homecoming feedback survey! The survey link will stay open until the end of this week - Friday 4th Sept. Please fill it in and help us improve Homecoming! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/5RGYZF8 ------ Thanks for joining Homecoming 2020. Yes this was our first time online so we had lots of new elements and learnings. This is an event that celebrates you and your time here. So if you interacted with any part of Homecoming 2020, please fill in this survey and help us make it better! Click on the link to fill it in - thank you! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/5RGYZF8

07.01.2022 Alumna Dr Mary Trim (Theological Normal 1950) received a citation from her class at Homecoming this year for parlaying a love of literature into a ministry of teaching and learning. The experience inspired this poem. Do as Mary did: register your interest in attending Homecoming 2021. www.avondale.edu.au/homecoming

06.01.2022 When she was little, Tarnya Garner wanted to be a cowboy and then a policeman. Now she is the Women's Ministries Director for the Seventh-day Adventist in Victoria and pastoral intern at Nunawading church. Graduating this year, Tarnya will also be one of a few female pastors to graduate from a Bachelor of Ministry and Theology after studying completely by distance. She says the "caring lecturers at Avondale (with a big high five to Dr Lyell Heise)" were key in helping her in her journey. We're proud of you, Tarnya!

05.01.2022 From its inception, Avondale has committed to the spiritual care of students and staff. In fact an annual Week of Prayer was initiated at Avondale back in 1898*. Annual weeks of spiritual enrichment and emphasis have continued ever since. Even during the 2020 COVID-19 related restrictions, Avondale continued this tradition with the spiritual week, now called Festival of Faith (FOF), online. Returning and new students are set to enjoy FOF next week with alumna Pr Moe Stiles as the guest speaker. Thinking back to your time at Avondale, who was the speaker during spiritual weeks that you attended? *Avondale: Experiment on the Dora, by Milton Hook, p59

05.01.2022 Thank you, Adventist Senior Living - Avondale, for supporting Homecoming 2020 (and for caring for more than 150 alumni). It has villas available. Book your private tour. 02 4977 0001 or www.adventistseniorliving.com.au.

05.01.2022 Handshake and group photos from Session 1, Graduation 2020. Tag yourself and your friends!

05.01.2022 Handshake and group photos from Session 3, Graduation 2020. Tag yourself and your friends!

04.01.2022 He's feeding the five thousand! Well, not quite that many, but alumnus Pr Sau Finau (2015) and his The Bay Community Church Food Pantry prepares 100 parcels each week so residents of his community know from where their next meal is coming.

03.01.2022 Today, 1st October, marks 134 years since the laying of the foundation stone for Bethel Hall, the earliest permanent structure on Avondale’s Lake Macquarie campus.

03.01.2022 Celebrate the live stream launch of the sixth album from Avondale vocal ensemble The Promise (with support from Avondale Jazz Ensemble). Hosted by Avondale Conservatorium patron Dr Lyell Heise and featuring Avondale Conservatorium Director Aleta King, Avondale Jazz Ensemble Director David Pudney and The Promise alto/tenor Elyse Atkins. Comment during the stream to connect live with members of the ensemble.... Live streamed from the Avondale University College Facebook page (Avondale University CollegeouTube channel (www.youtube.com/user/avondaleaustralia). Livestream services provided by PodStream (www.podstream.me)

02.01.2022 Avondale Libraries would like to share with you, the growing online exhibition collection they have produced for REMEMBRANCE DAY. It is a collation of books, websites, articles/papers and videos. This is one way we can remember them. LEST WE FORGET. https://libguides.avondale.edu.au/c.php?g=935103&p=6760894

02.01.2022 Leave a legacy to your contribution to Avondale by purchasing a paver in the Alumni Heritage Walk. Homecoming is the largest Avondale Alumni event of the year. All alumni and friends of Avondale, and their families, from all years and classes are welcome to connect with what will be an online-only event this year. The heart of Homecoming: the honour year reunions. If you studied or worked at Avondale in 1950, 1960, 1970, 1980, 1990, 2000 or 2010, 2020 is your honour year.