We Are a Fruit Salad

by Robert Benjamin

This Sabbath is International Student Sabbath and it is an honor to share the mission and passion of Andrews University with you during this time. As many of you may already know, Andrews University has a high ranking with the U.S. News and World Report. Andrews is nationally ranked in the number two position for most ethnically diverse university and number seven for the highest percentage of international students on campus. In addition to these high ratings, Andrews University is also strong in other categories of higher education. As desirable as these rankings are, a reputation for being a place that embraces each other’s rich culture and appreciates one another is just as desirable.

I like the analogy a friend once shared in describing and defining our position as a culturally diversified university. She likened it to a “fruit salad,” where a variety of fruits are mixed together, the end resulting in a product that is colorful, nutritious, and desirable for consumption. The same can be said for our international community—a place of rich, cultural diversity where all can benefit from one another and live in harmony.

In conclusion, I invite you to be an agent and contribute to our proverbial “fruit salad” with your own cultural heritage. Your experiences are equally rich and valuable to our students. Extending your stories and listening to theirs is what will help grow our students and cultivate our fruit salad experience here at Andrews University.

Feature Announcement

Blood Drive

Andrews University and Michigan Blood are sponsoring a blood drive. To sign up for a time slot visit https://donate.miblood.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/100936. For more information contact Larry Ulery (ulery@andrews.edu or 269.471.3296).

April 17, 12:00-6:00 PM
PMC Commons

Feature Announcement

Pathfinder Food Collection

The Evergreen Pathfinders are collecting Loma Linda Big Franks for the International
Food Fair. Proceeds from the Food Fair will go towards our mission trip. Drop off your cans of Big Franks at PMC, marked Pathfinders. If you would like to make a monetary donation, mark your tithe envelope, "Pathfinders." Thank you for your prayers and support.

Feature Announcement

"In Memory With Hope"

If you would like to honor the memory of someone who has died since last Easter, you’re invited to bring a spring flower to place at the foot of the cross during the processional in either service next week.

April 15
PMC Sanctuary

Feature Announcement

RMES Golf Scramble

Attention Golfers! Please join us for a Golf Outing Fundraiser for RMES! We will be golfing in teams of 4 with a shotgun start at 9:00 AM. To register, visit MyRMES.org and click on Golf Outing. The registration deadline is April 24. Contact Nicole Price for more information or to sponsor the event (jandnprice4@gmail.com).

April 30
Brookwood Golf Course (1339 Rynearson St., Buchanan)