Vanguard University Alumni

Join us November 12 for our inaugural Vanguard Giving Day as we rally our pride for one purpose: to ensure generations of students will have access to the transformative educational experience for which Vanguard is known. For one day, we’re asking every Lion to support the Vanguard program closest to your heart. Whether passionate about academics, athletics, student life, scholarships, campus improvements or one of our centers, your gift will fund the initiative you care about most and will launch Vanguard into our next 100 years. Learn more at www.vanguard.edu/givingday.

Today is the last day to V O T E for our nation and for you to nominate for the 40TH annual alumni awards! We are so thankful that the Lord is working in our nation and in the lives of our community. We are praying with you all today Link Below #elections2020 #vote #alumniawards #vanguardalumni #vualumni https://www.vanguard.edu/giving/alumni/alumniawards

The opportunity to nominate a fellow alumni is closing soon! Don't wait to nominate an outstanding alumnus or Champion of Vanguard who has been making a difference in the world. For more information and an easy way to nominate check out the link below! #vanguardalumni #vualumni #alumniawards https://www.vanguard.edu/giving/alumni/alumniawards

"I'm grateful for my lifelong friends from Vanguard, including my husband, the shaping of my mind, resulting in a passion for education inspiring me to pursue doctoral work, the leadership experience, professors whose words I still quote, memories of praying at the altar in chapel, praying in the little prayer chapel in the women's tower, late-night chats, radical spiritual formation - totally changed my entire life and set me up for a life success in every way." Ava Kate Evans-Oleson '82 #gratefulforvu #vu100 #vualumni

Job hunting in a global pandemic can seem like an unbelievably impossible task. But, Vanguard's Career Services is here to help. Now, more than ever, the team is ready to help students and alumni prepare and stand out in the workforce. Read how and find the resources you need by clicking the link in bio! Or DM us with any specific questions. #vucareerservices #vanguardalumni #vualumni #wearevu

Looking to continue your education? Vanguard is joining 27 schools to host a Graduate School + Seminary Virtual Fair on October 28 from 11-2 pm PST, and you're invited! This free, online event will feature more than 300 10-minute sessions, giving you an opportunity to learn about each school and the programs they offer. Registration is required. Link below to sign up! #vualumni #careerservices #virtuallearning https://vanguard.joinhandshake.com/login?ref=events-search

Director of Library Services and faculty member Pam (Box ’92) Crenshaw has served at Vanguard for more than 30 years and today is our resident archivist and keeper of memories. As she prepares for retirement later this year, she shares her five principles for preserving our legacy in the latest issue of the Vanguard Magazine. Comment below if you have a favorite memory for Pam! Read more by clicking the link in our bio. #vanguardmagazine #wearevu #vanguardlegacy #gratefulforvu

Our first-ever Vanguard Giving Day is an opportunity to showcase your support for the academic programs that are closest to your heart. Maybe you found yourself thriving as you researched cell growth during a biology lab, or perhaps you found yourself on a mission in the O. Cope Budge Library to understand the Romantics. Regardless of where you found yourself on Vanguard's campus, we invite you to give back in a meaningful way through Vanguard Giving Day. www.vanguard.edu/g...ivingday One purpose, one day, every lion! #vugivingday #givingday #vanguardalumni #vualumni #wearevu

Ring in the Christmas season with Vanguard University’s 24th annual "Christmas Fantasia!" This year, our beloved musical celebration of joy and hope is coming to your home for the holidays. "Christmas Fantasia: Home for the Holidays" will feature everything you know and love from your favorite Christmas tradition all from the comfort of your home. This virtual event will feature beloved carols and musical masterpieces performed by Vanguard’s nationally known vocal and instrumental ensembles. On December 10, join friends and family everywhere to experience Christmas Fantasia unlike ever before.

We are so thankful for our faculty and alumni who are leading the way in education and who continue to show up for our students, no matter what technological barriers might be in the way! The Kopoian sisters are incredible examples of leading in education, collectively sharing over 50 years of experience, and are still united in their passion to continue the Lord's calling. Read about their story in our most recent issue of the Vanguard magazine! https://issuu.com/vanguardu/docs/vanguard_s20_web_final/36 #teachersunited #vanguardalumni #vualumni #vanguardmagazine

It’s #WorldGratitudeDay! Today and every day, we are so grateful for our more than 30,000 Vanguard alumni across the globe. We are inspired by how you serve and lead in your careers, communities and ministries. Thank you for representing Vanguard in all you do! Tag a Vanguard Lion (alumni, student, faculty or staff) you’re grateful for today! We also invite you to share your Vanguard story of gratitude at vanguard.edu/vu100story. #VanguardLions #VUAlumni #VU100 #LionPride #ClawsUp

Vanguard’s Living Well Community Resource Center has been fully operational throughout the COVID-19 shutdown and has continued to fight food insecurities within the community. Living Well was recently featured on ABC7 and you can read more about it in the latest edition of the vanguard magazine. Link below! When recent graduate Ecstassy Mendoza ’20 and her classmates began to notice a rise in food and housing insecurity throughout their fellow students, they teamed up... with Chair of the Sociology Department Dr. Stephanie D’Auria, Professor of Sociology Dr. Hien Park and Associate Dean of Student Success Amanda Lebrecht MA ’09 to understand and solve the problem. Just a few months later, The Living Well Community Resource Center opened with a mission to "help students, faculty and staff overcome the burdens of food and housing insecurities so that they are better able to focus on their pursuit of knowledge, cultivation of character and depth of faith. https://abc7.com/food-bank-second-harvest-coronavirus-ne// #vanguardmagazine #vu100 #vanguardalumni #gratefulforvu

"I remember a chapel service in 1964. Our administration and faculty had labored toward regional accreditation with the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. That day two great heroes walked into chapel together. They were Dr. O. Cope Budge our President, with L. E. Halverson, our District Superintendent and chairman of our board. It was official. Vanguard had become the first regional accredited college in the Assemblies of God!" Richard Varnell ‘66 shares one of his favorite memories of Vanguard! We are so grateful for all the Lord has done and all he is still doing! #expectgreaterstill #greatexpectations #gratefulforvu #vanguardalumni #vanguarduniversity #vu100 #gratitude #gratitudeattitude

This past Friday we celebrated the 6 month anniversary of the grand opening of the Waugh Student Center! As gatherings continue to look a little different we are so thankful to have a dedicated space for students, staff, and faculty, to come back to soon! Thank you again to everyone who joined us in February and for those who helped make the Waugh Student Center possible for the future generations of Vanguard students. #imaginetogether #vanguardalumni #vualumni #vu100 #centennial #gratitude #gratefulforvu