Southwestern Adventist University
Southwestern Adventist University (SWAU) is one of 13 colleges and universities in the United States affiliated with the Adventist Church. It was founded in 1893 as Keene Industrial Academy and adopted its current name in 1996. It is located at the town of Keene, Texas, a town which is named after an Adventist leader.[1][2]
In 1892, the purchase of property for the school was financed by Seventh-day Adventists in the Dallas area. The first school building was completed in 1894 which was also used as a church. School opened with 56 students.[3]
SWAU is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.[4] It is also religiously accredited by the Adventist Accrediting Association.[5] The nursing program is approved by the Texas Board of Nurse Examiners.[6]
References
- ^ Capace, Nancy (1999). KEENE, City. Encyclopedia of Texas (1999 edition). St. Clair Shores, MI: Somerset Publishers. p. 412. ISBN 0-403-09729-0. http://books.google.ca/books?id=RePkhLzUjlEC&pg=PA412&dq=keene,+adventist&hl=en&ei=LHzbTqjLKITm0QHO0_jNDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CEQQ6AEwBDgK#v=onepage&q=keene%2C%20adventist&f=false.
- ^ Davis, J. Frank, (State Supervisor, Texas Writers' Project) (1940). Texas, A Guide to the Lone Star State. The Texas State Highway Commission. p. 538. http://books.google.ca/books?id=zUI26u0B_VEC&pg=PA538&dq=keene,+adventist&hl=en&ei=LHzbTqjLKITm0QHO0_jNDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CEkQ6AEwBTgK#v=onepage&q=keene%2C%20adventist&f=false.
- ^ "Our History". Southwestern Adventist University. http://www.swau.edu/about-southwestern/our-history. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
- ^ "Southwestern Adventist University: institutional details". Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. 2007. http://www.sacscoc.org/details.asp?instid=67280. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
- ^ "Post-secondary institutions accreditation status" (PDF). Adventist Accrediting Association. October 2010. http://education.gc.adventist.org/documents/accreditationstatus.pdf. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
- ^ "Texas approved professional nursing education programs: 2011" (PDF). Texas Board of Nurse Examiners. 2 June 2011. http://www.bon.state.tx.us/nursingeducation/edudocs/rnschools.pdf. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
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