Avondale College
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Avondale College of Higher Education is an Australian tertiary education provider affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church
. Avondale College has two campuses, Lake Macquarie
being the primary campus situated in Cooranbong
, New South Wales
. The other campus is located at Sydney Adventist Hospital
in the Sydney
suburb of Wahroonga
and is the main campus of the nursing school.
Avondale College primarily focuses in the areas of teaching, theology
, and nursing
, but also offers bachelor's degree
s in business, science and the arts as well as certificate studies in outdoor recreation. The nursing programme commences at the Cooranbong campus for one or two semesters and is completed at the Sydney Adventist Hospital
with hands-on experience gained in the hospital. Master's degree
s are offered in theology, education, nursing, ministry, and some business related fields by distance education, including a one-month on-campus component in the winter semester.
The College runs Avondale Academic Press, a small academic publisher
. The College is currently in the process of applying for and receiving University status from the Australian government
.
Avondale College is an institution under the South Pacific Division of Seventh-day Adventists
. The library contains a local research centre of the Ellen G. White Estate
.
the center of study, in place of the classics
. This change soon spread to the United States
.
Values
Vision
To be the preferred Christian private university in Australia.
Mission
To foster a Christian learning community that is founded on quality research-based higher education and that prepares students for lives of service.
. She preferred a rural location, and as a result a search for a rural location was commenced in 1893. A common account is the furrow story, in which Ellen White was reported to have had a vision
concerning the land.
Finding land for a college seemed to be an impossible task, as the small church in Australia at the time did not have the finances to support such a project. Eventually the committee searching for the land found a 1450 acres (5.9 km²) block of land near Cooranbong (121 kilometres (75.2 mi) north of Sydney) priced at $3 per acre ($741/km²) because of its "poor, sandy and hungry" land. They asked White to inspect the land, who gave her approval. An agricultural expert from the government who was commissioned to look over the land reported that it was of extremely poor quality. The land was purchased in the Spring of 1895, and the Avondale School for Christian Workers was opened there in 1897. In 1911 its name was changed to Australasian Missionary College. The College was a major influence on later Adventist education.
Shortly after 1951, students could study a Bachelor of Science
through the external program of the University of London
, and a Bachelor of Arts
through Pacific Union College
. The 1960's was a vital time as the College expanded. In 1964 the institution was renamed to Avondale College and the current men's residence, Watson Hall, and first-year women's residence, Andre Hall, were completed by the following year. In 1974 it received government accreditation
to offer bachelor degrees of its own. Masters degrees were first offered in the 1970s, through Andrews University
, and from Avondale itself in the 1990s.
.
FEE-HELP was introduced to the College in 2005. PhD degrees have been offered since 2006 upon approval from the New South Wales Department of Education and Training
.
In 2010, the college council voted to change its name to "Avondale College of Higher Education" as an interim step to achieving full university status.
For 30 years the college operated a school of aviation, first at Cooranbong and then at Cessnock Airport
in the Hunter Valley after the Cooranbong airport closed. In 2008 the school was closed due to concerns over its long-term financial sustainability. Enrollment for the school reopened in January 2009. However, it is expected that the school will be sold during 2009., but as of mid 2010 the sale is being finalised.
The college maintains close links with many colleges and universities within the Seventh-day Adventist education
system and international students have an option of spending the semester or year at Avondale. It also has mutual agreements with the University of Newcastle
and the nearby branch of Charles Sturt University
where students have the option to do "cross-credit" courses.
Source (1897–1990): Seventh-day Adventist Encyclopedia
in Wahroonga. Nursing students have the option of spending their first year on either campus.
The subjects Christian Studies I and II (or substitutes) are required for all students. The first covers salvation and Christian belief and lifestyle, while the second has a more specifically Adventist focus. A three year study of student grades by faith tradition showed "little statistical variation", meaning "[b]aptised Adventists are not advantaged and those of other faith traditions are not disadvantaged".
, New Zealand
, North America
and Pacific Islands
.
On campus, social activities form a part of student life outside academics. The auditorium, gym, library, College Hall, and cafeteria all provide meeting places for students. Both Indoor and Outdoor students have ready access to on campus events and services.
In common with the Seventh-day Adventist community, Avondale College ceases secular activities on a Friday afternoon. Over the Sabbath hours students are encouraged, though not required, to attend a variety of religious programs. There student-led Bible study groups and evening worship services open to students and staff alike.
Evangelical author Philip Yancey
gave a presentation at Avondale College Church on 20 October 2001, which was broadcast throughout the South Pacific Division
. He returned to speak again at Avondale in 2007.
", children's Sabbath School and a main church service on Saturday mornings. The church is also used 3 Wednesdays per month for the student "Forum" or assembly at 10am, and for other purposes.
The church regularly hosts major college events, such as an annual presentation on church-related topics and other creative arts events or concerts. Keynote speakers at the presentation have been Fritz Guy
at the 13–15 September 2002 conference, "Being Adventist in 21st Century Australia" (papers available online), Bill Johnsson
in the 22–24 August 2003 conference, "Hebrews for Aussies in Century 21", Alden Thompson
in 2004, and Kendra Haloviak in 2005. The 2006 conference included Andrews University
president Niels-Erik Andreasen
as a presenter. It was initiated by the "Membership and Relational Issues Committee" which formed in 2001. The annual Avondale College Murdoch Lecture started in 1997.
Jacaranda. There is also a student newspaper called "The Voice", which is published twice a month. The weekly campus newsletters is named Connections.
Seventh-day Adventist Church
The Seventh-day Adventist Church is a Protestant Christian denomination distinguished by its observance of Saturday, the original seventh day of the Judeo-Christian week, as the Sabbath, and by its emphasis on the imminent second coming of Jesus Christ...
. Avondale College has two campuses, Lake Macquarie
Lake Macquarie (New South Wales)
Lake Macquarie is Australia's largest coastal salt water lake, covering an area of in the Hunter Region of New South Wales with most of the City of Lake Macquarie's residents living near its shores. It is connected to the Tasman Sea by a short channel. Lake Macquarie is twice as large as Sydney...
being the primary campus situated in Cooranbong
Cooranbong, New South Wales
Cooranbong is a town and rural suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia, and is located west of the town of Morisset off the Sydney-Newcastle Freeway....
, New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
. The other campus is located at Sydney Adventist Hospital
Sydney Adventist Hospital
Sydney Adventist Hospital, commonly known as the San, is a large private hospital in Sydney, Australia, located on Fox Valley Road in Wahroonga. Established on January 1, 1903, as a not-for-profit organisation, it was originally named the Sydney Sanitarium from which its colloquial name was derived...
in the Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
suburb of Wahroonga
Wahroonga, New South Wales
Wahroonga is a suburb on the Upper North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Wahroonga is located 22 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Ku-ring-gai Council and Hornsby Shire....
and is the main campus of the nursing school.
Avondale College primarily focuses in the areas of teaching, theology
Theology
Theology is the systematic and rational study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truths, or the learned profession acquired by completing specialized training in religious studies, usually at a university or school of divinity or seminary.-Definition:Augustine of Hippo...
, and nursing
Nursing
Nursing is a healthcare profession focused on the care of individuals, families, and communities so they may attain, maintain, or recover optimal health and quality of life from conception to death....
, but also offers bachelor's degree
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
s in business, science and the arts as well as certificate studies in outdoor recreation. The nursing programme commences at the Cooranbong campus for one or two semesters and is completed at the Sydney Adventist Hospital
Sydney Adventist Hospital
Sydney Adventist Hospital, commonly known as the San, is a large private hospital in Sydney, Australia, located on Fox Valley Road in Wahroonga. Established on January 1, 1903, as a not-for-profit organisation, it was originally named the Sydney Sanitarium from which its colloquial name was derived...
with hands-on experience gained in the hospital. Master's degree
Master's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
s are offered in theology, education, nursing, ministry, and some business related fields by distance education, including a one-month on-campus component in the winter semester.
The College runs Avondale Academic Press, a small academic publisher
Academic publishing
Academic publishing describes the subfield of publishing which distributes academic research and scholarship. Most academic work is published in journal article, book or thesis form. The part of academic written output that is not formally published but merely printed up or posted is often called...
. The College is currently in the process of applying for and receiving University status from the Australian government
Government of Australia
The Commonwealth of Australia is a federal constitutional monarchy under a parliamentary democracy. The Commonwealth of Australia was formed in 1901 as a result of an agreement among six self-governing British colonies, which became the six states...
.
Avondale College is an institution under the South Pacific Division of Seventh-day Adventists
South Pacific Division of Seventh-day Adventists
The Seventh-day Adventist Church in the South Pacific, , is formally organised as the South Pacific Division of Seventh-day Adventists , also abbreviated as the South Pacific Division or simply "the Division". It is one of 13 world divisions of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists in...
. The library contains a local research centre of the Ellen G. White Estate
Ellen G. White Estate
The Ellen G. White Estate, Incorporated, or simply the White Estate, is the official organization created by Ellen G. White to act as the custodian of her writings, which are of importance to the Seventh-day Adventist Church...
.
Educational philosophy
During the 1890s, Ellen White reformed the curriculum to make the BibleBible
The Bible refers to any one of the collections of the primary religious texts of Judaism and Christianity. There is no common version of the Bible, as the individual books , their contents and their order vary among denominations...
the center of study, in place of the classics
Classics
Classics is the branch of the Humanities comprising the languages, literature, philosophy, history, art, archaeology and other culture of the ancient Mediterranean world ; especially Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome during Classical Antiquity Classics (sometimes encompassing Classical Studies or...
. This change soon spread to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
Values
- Excellence
- Spirituality
- Nurture
- Service
- Balance
Vision
To be the preferred Christian private university in Australia.
Mission
To foster a Christian learning community that is founded on quality research-based higher education and that prepares students for lives of service.
History
A small Bible school was commenced in Melbourne in 1892, on the counsel of Ellen G. WhiteEllen G. White
Ellen Gould White was a prolific author and an American Christian pioneer. She, along with other Sabbatarian Adventist leaders, such as Joseph Bates and her husband James White, would form what is now known as the Seventh-day Adventist Church.Ellen White reported to her fellow believers her...
. She preferred a rural location, and as a result a search for a rural location was commenced in 1893. A common account is the furrow story, in which Ellen White was reported to have had a vision
Vision (religion)
In spirituality, a vision is something seen in a dream, trance, or ecstasy, especially a supernatural appearance that conveys a revelation.Visions generally have more clarity than dreams, but traditionally fewer psychological connotations...
concerning the land.
Finding land for a college seemed to be an impossible task, as the small church in Australia at the time did not have the finances to support such a project. Eventually the committee searching for the land found a 1450 acres (5.9 km²) block of land near Cooranbong (121 kilometres (75.2 mi) north of Sydney) priced at $3 per acre ($741/km²) because of its "poor, sandy and hungry" land. They asked White to inspect the land, who gave her approval. An agricultural expert from the government who was commissioned to look over the land reported that it was of extremely poor quality. The land was purchased in the Spring of 1895, and the Avondale School for Christian Workers was opened there in 1897. In 1911 its name was changed to Australasian Missionary College. The College was a major influence on later Adventist education.
Shortly after 1951, students could study a Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Science
A Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...
through the external program of the University of London
University of London
-20th century:Shortly after 6 Burlington Gardens was vacated, the University went through a period of rapid expansion. Bedford College, Royal Holloway and the London School of Economics all joined in 1900, Regent's Park College, which had affiliated in 1841 became an official divinity school of the...
, and a Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
through Pacific Union College
Pacific Union College
Pacific Union College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college located in Angwin, California, United States. It is the only four-year college in Napa County, California....
. The 1960's was a vital time as the College expanded. In 1964 the institution was renamed to Avondale College and the current men's residence, Watson Hall, and first-year women's residence, Andre Hall, were completed by the following year. In 1974 it received government accreditation
Educational accreditation
Educational accreditation is a type of quality assurance process under which services and operations of educational institutions or programs are evaluated by an external body to determine if applicable standards are met...
to offer bachelor degrees of its own. Masters degrees were first offered in the 1970s, through Andrews University
Andrews University
Andrews University is a Seventh-day Adventist university in Berrien Springs, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1874 as Battle Creek College in Battle Creek, Michigan, it was the first higher education facility started by Seventh-day Adventists, and is the flagship university of the Seventh-day...
, and from Avondale itself in the 1990s.
Heritage architecture
There are a number of historic buildings that have been preserved on the Cooranbong campus. These include Bethel Hall and College Hall (formerly the College Chapel), both of which are unique multi-story wooden buildings. The refurbished Chan-Shun Auditorium is based on the original auditorium. Photographs and memorabilia of the College in its early years are housed in the Sunnyside Museum located at the nearby EG White EstateEllen G. White Estate
The Ellen G. White Estate, Incorporated, or simply the White Estate, is the official organization created by Ellen G. White to act as the custodian of her writings, which are of importance to the Seventh-day Adventist Church...
.
Today
The Cooranbong shopping district and Freemans Drive now occupy some of the land that was part of the Avondale Estate, creating a disjointed estate. Avondale School and the Cooranbong Aerodrome (which up until 2006 was used as part of the aviation certificate training) are located on one section and the college on the other.FEE-HELP was introduced to the College in 2005. PhD degrees have been offered since 2006 upon approval from the New South Wales Department of Education and Training
New South Wales Department of Education and Training
The New South Wales Department of Education and Communities, a department of the Government of New South Wales, is responsibile for primary schools, secondary schools and Technical and Further Education colleges...
.
In 2010, the college council voted to change its name to "Avondale College of Higher Education" as an interim step to achieving full university status.
For 30 years the college operated a school of aviation, first at Cooranbong and then at Cessnock Airport
Cessnock Airport
Cessnock Airport is a civil airport located north of Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia.-History:Built by the Royal Australian Air Force in 1942 during World War II, as part of a system of parent and satellite aerodromes proposed throughout New South Wales. The aerodrome was known as RAAF...
in the Hunter Valley after the Cooranbong airport closed. In 2008 the school was closed due to concerns over its long-term financial sustainability. Enrollment for the school reopened in January 2009. However, it is expected that the school will be sold during 2009., but as of mid 2010 the sale is being finalised.
The college maintains close links with many colleges and universities within the Seventh-day Adventist education
Seventh-day Adventist education
The Seventh-day Adventist educational system is the second-largest Christian school system in the world, after the Roman Catholic system ....
system and international students have an option of spending the semester or year at Avondale. It also has mutual agreements with the University of Newcastle
University of Newcastle, Australia
The University of Newcastle is an Australian public university that was established in 1965. The University's main and largest campus is located in Callaghan, a suburb of Newcastle in New South Wales...
and the nearby branch of Charles Sturt University
Charles Sturt University
Charles Sturt University is an Australian multi-campus university located in New South Wales, Victoria, and the Australian Capital Territory. It has campuses at Bathurst, Canberra, Albury-Wodonga, Dubbo, Goulburn, Orange, Wagga Wagga and Burlington, Ontario...
where students have the option to do "cross-credit" courses.
List of presidents
- C. B. Hughes: 1897–98; 1900–02
- E. R. Palmer: 1899
- C. W. Irwin: 1903–08
- J. H. Paap: 1909
- B. F. Machlan: 1910–12
- G. Teasdale: 1913–14
- J. Mills: 1915
- J. M. Johanson: 1916–17
- I. D .A. Lemke: 1918–20
- H. Kirk: 1921
- W. W. PrescottW. W. PrescottWilliam Warren Prescott was an influential administrator, educator, and scholar in the early Seventh-day Adventist Church.- Biography :Prescott's parents were part of the Millerite movement.W. W...
: 1922 - L. H. Wood: 1923–27
- E. E. Cossentine: 1928–29
- H. K. Martin: 1930–32
- A. E. Speck: 1933–35
- C. S. Palmer: 1936–37
- A. H. Piper: 1938–39
- T. C. Lawson: 1940–43
- B. H. McMahon: 1944
- E. E. Rosendahl: 1945–46
- W. G. C. Murdoch: 1947–52
- E. G. White: 1953–58
- E. C. McDowell: 1959–70
- E. A. Magnusson: 1971–81
- J. J. C. Cox: 1981–84
- Bryan W. Ball: 1984–90
- G. A. Madigan: 1990–2003
- John Cox: late 2003–08
- Ray Roennfeldt: 2009—
Source (1897–1990): Seventh-day Adventist Encyclopedia
Seventh-day Adventist Commentary Reference Series
The Seventh-day Adventist Commentary Reference Series is a set of volumes produced primarily by Seventh-day Adventist scholars, and designed for both scholarly and popular level use...
Academics
The college is organised into four faculties:- Faculty of Arts and Theology
- Faculty of Business
- Faculty of Nursing and Health
- Faculty of Education and Science
Undergraduate
All courses are taught on the Lake Macquarie campus. The nursing school is primarily located on the grounds of Sydney Adventist HospitalSydney Adventist Hospital
Sydney Adventist Hospital, commonly known as the San, is a large private hospital in Sydney, Australia, located on Fox Valley Road in Wahroonga. Established on January 1, 1903, as a not-for-profit organisation, it was originally named the Sydney Sanitarium from which its colloquial name was derived...
in Wahroonga. Nursing students have the option of spending their first year on either campus.
The subjects Christian Studies I and II (or substitutes) are required for all students. The first covers salvation and Christian belief and lifestyle, while the second has a more specifically Adventist focus. A three year study of student grades by faith tradition showed "little statistical variation", meaning "[b]aptised Adventists are not advantaged and those of other faith traditions are not disadvantaged".
Postgraduate
The college offers Master's degrees (taught and research) and graduate certificates/diplomas in education, nursing, leadership and management, arts, theology and ministry. The PhD programme is offered predominantly in the fields of Seventh-day Adventist studies and Australian history.Student Life
Avondale College fosters a wide variety of students from varying cultural backgrounds and beliefs. Students come from continents as far away as the Americas, Europe and Africa. The majority of students are from AustraliaAustralia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
and Pacific Islands
Pacific Islands
The Pacific Islands comprise 20,000 to 30,000 islands in the Pacific Ocean. The islands are also sometimes collectively called Oceania, although Oceania is sometimes defined as also including Australasia and the Malay Archipelago....
.
On campus, social activities form a part of student life outside academics. The auditorium, gym, library, College Hall, and cafeteria all provide meeting places for students. Both Indoor and Outdoor students have ready access to on campus events and services.
In common with the Seventh-day Adventist community, Avondale College ceases secular activities on a Friday afternoon. Over the Sabbath hours students are encouraged, though not required, to attend a variety of religious programs. There student-led Bible study groups and evening worship services open to students and staff alike.
Evangelical author Philip Yancey
Philip Yancey
Philip Yancey is an American Christian author. Fourteen million of his books have been sold worldwide, making him one of the best-selling evangelical Christian authors. Two of his books have won the ECPA's Christian Book of the Year Award: The Jesus I Never Knew in 1996, What's So Amazing About...
gave a presentation at Avondale College Church on 20 October 2001, which was broadcast throughout the South Pacific Division
South Pacific Division of Seventh-day Adventists
The Seventh-day Adventist Church in the South Pacific, , is formally organised as the South Pacific Division of Seventh-day Adventists , also abbreviated as the South Pacific Division or simply "the Division". It is one of 13 world divisions of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists in...
. He returned to speak again at Avondale in 2007.
Residential
There are three halls of residence: Watson Hall for males, Ella Boyd Hall for senior females and Andre Hall for first-year females. Students also have the option of renting a College View residence, an off-campus housing estate owned by the college.Avondale College Church
"College Church" is situated on the main (Lake Macquarie) campus. Seating 900, it is one of the largest Adventist churches in Australia. Its main services are "7:28" (formerly "First Church") on Friday evenings; as well as small group Bible study or "Sabbath SchoolSabbath School
Sabbath School is a function of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, Seventh Day Baptist and some other sabbatarian denominations.-Program Context:...
", children's Sabbath School and a main church service on Saturday mornings. The church is also used 3 Wednesdays per month for the student "Forum" or assembly at 10am, and for other purposes.
The church regularly hosts major college events, such as an annual presentation on church-related topics and other creative arts events or concerts. Keynote speakers at the presentation have been Fritz Guy
Fritz Guy
Fritz Guy is a Seventh-day Adventist theologian and Research Professor of Philosophical Theology at La Sierra University in Riverside, California. He has worked as a college and university professor, an academic administrator, and a church pastor...
at the 13–15 September 2002 conference, "Being Adventist in 21st Century Australia" (papers available online), Bill Johnsson
William G. Johnsson
William G. "Bill" Johnsson is a Seventh-day Adventist editor and church leader.- Biography :Born in Australia, he earned a degree in chemical technology before attending Avondale College, where he met his wife Nolene Johnsson. Johnsson earned his Th.D. in theology from Vanderbilt University...
in the 22–24 August 2003 conference, "Hebrews for Aussies in Century 21", Alden Thompson
Alden Thompson
Alden Lloyd Thompson is a Seventh-day Adventist Christian theologian, author and popular speaker and seminar presenter. He is the professor of biblical studies at Walla Walla University in Washington, United States...
in 2004, and Kendra Haloviak in 2005. The 2006 conference included Andrews University
Andrews University
Andrews University is a Seventh-day Adventist university in Berrien Springs, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1874 as Battle Creek College in Battle Creek, Michigan, it was the first higher education facility started by Seventh-day Adventists, and is the flagship university of the Seventh-day...
president Niels-Erik Andreasen
Niels-Erik Andreasen
Niels-Erik Andreasen is professor of Old Testament studies at the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary and president of Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan. He joined the faculty in 1994.-Work:...
as a presenter. It was initiated by the "Membership and Relational Issues Committee" which formed in 2001. The annual Avondale College Murdoch Lecture started in 1997.
Publications
Student publications include the Orana, "a means of introducing students and staff to each other" early in the semester, and the yearbookYearbook
A yearbook, also known as an annual, is a book to record, highlight, and commemorate the past year of a school or a book published annually. Virtually all American, Australian and Canadian high schools, most colleges and many elementary and middle schools publish yearbooks...
Jacaranda. There is also a student newspaper called "The Voice", which is published twice a month. The weekly campus newsletters is named Connections.
Notable alumni
- Russell CroweRussell CroweRussell Ira Crowe is a New Zealander Australian actor , film producer and musician. He came to international attention for his role as Roman General Maximus Decimus Meridius in the 2000 historical epic film Gladiator, directed by Ridley Scott, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Actor, a...
featured in a video advertisement A Very Special PersonA Very Special PersonA Very Special Person… is an early 1980s promotional video for the theology/ministry course at Avondale College, a Seventh-day Adventist tertiary education provider in New South Wales, Australia, featuring now-famous actor Russell Crowe....
in the early 1980s promoting the theology course at Avondale when he was just 18, before he was famous - David Down, archaeologist and author who studied theology there in 1941, and later taught there in the academic year 1964/5 while on furlough from India
See also
- List of Seventh-day Adventist colleges and universities
- List of Seventh-day Adventist hospitals
- List of Seventh-day Adventist medical schools
- List of Seventh-day Adventist secondary schools
- Australian Union Conference of Seventh-day AdventistsAustralian Union Conference of Seventh-day AdventistsThe Seventh-day Adventist Church in Australia is formally organised as the Australian Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists , a subentity of the South Pacific Division of Seventh-day Adventists. As of 31 December 2008, church membership stands at 54,173...
- Avondale School (Cooranbong)
External links
- Avondale College official website
- Avondale College Church official website
- History of Avondale College from adventist.org.au
- "Music at Avondale College: An Historical Overview" by Dan Shultz and Robb Dennis. Notes (the journal of the International Adventist Musicians Association) winter/spring 2008