Welcome to Washington Adventist University

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Gateway on Campus - President's Welcome

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Washington Adventist University is located in Washington, D.C., our nation's capital. The university offers a dynamic blend of professional and liberal arts undergraduate and graduate degree options as essential for today's career opportunities. WAU also offers you opportunities for spiritual enrichment and growth through its ministries at Sligo, our University Church. Founded in 1904 in scenic Takoma Park, this institution provides a distinctive learning environment, through which Christian Education is experienced by students from diverse global communities. Its location allows proximity and access to professionals and unique internships where competencies are refined critical decisions are made. Our vision is to provide a "Gateway to Service" for graduates who bring competence and moral leadership to our world. See you soon!

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Welcome to H.M.S. Richard's Hall. This building is one of the original buildings on campus. It once hosted the elementary school that served the population of Adventist workers in the Takoma Park area. Today, this is home to our Henry and Sharon Fordham Department of Religion on the first floor and our Honor's College, housed on the second floor. Honor's College houses our Branson Center for Law and Public Policy, and our world renowned David Jones Research Center.

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WAU has a wide range of Academic Degrees which will allow you to prepare for careers in diverse disciplines. In this space, you'll see the Honors College Library, as housed in historic Richard's Hall. These literary resources are available to Honors College students as they pursue interdisciplinary degrees with special emphasis on Pre-Law. Hotspots found here represent many of the departments here at WAU such as 1. Business 2. Psychology, 3. Computer Science, 4. Religion, 5. History and Political Science. Click on a hotspot to learn more about these important educational opportunities that are critical to your career goals.

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Welcome to Sligo Church. This is our University Church on Campus. This historically significant building was built during World War 2, and was approved to be built as a theatre due to a lack of materials for a traditional church building.The church is constructed of nontraditional materials, such as concrete, tension cabling and a healthy amount of Indiana limestone. This church is a place of worship on Saturday, but is also home to many programs, concerts and ceremonies for the university. Here you see our orchestra and choir preparing for a concert.

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Peter's Music Center is a prestigious home to our renowned Music Department. Our faculty are accomplished musicians who are well known for their musical abilities. Students from WAU have performed in Carnegie Hall, the Lincoln Center and around the world. Peter's Music Center is one of the most recent additions to our campus and has state of the art technology to support our student community and the wealth of talent it represents.

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This is Halcyon Hall. It is home to our female residences. This historic building not only provides our students with a place to rest, but WAU is intentional about the opportunities we offer our students within the Residence Hall. Training, worship, social events, and many other activities are offered as part of the life in the Halcyon Hall. A unique feature of the building is an open center atrium that offers our female students a location to safely enjoy the outdoors outside of the public eye. Residence Hall deans are always available to provide for needs or support.

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This is Morrison Hall. It is home to our male residences. This building offers our male students a place to rest, study and live on campus. Our residence halls are intentionally managed as more than your average dorm. WAU offers programming and support that will give our male residence a greater opportunity to connect and grow in a safe environment. These offerings are meant to seamlessly support and integrate with the quality education that WAU provides.

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This dedicated space allows students to not only unwind after a long day of rigorous learning but it provides a great opportunity to connect with your friends.

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Welcome to our Athletics Field. This is the venue for some amazing competitions, both competitive and intramural. WAU is a member of the NAIA and competes around the country in Soccer, Basketball and Softball. Our athletes are some of the best across our Adventist family of Universities. This beautiful turf field is one of the newer features on our campus and is a source of pride for our athletic department.

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This is WAU's Student Activity Center. Believe it or not, this room used to house the university's swimming pool. Now this facility is a location for events, concerts, worship, study and social events. It houses state-of-the-art technology for AV and a stage for easy set-up of important university moments.

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This is Weis Library. This historic building has housed the university library from the very beginning. With a wealth of important and historic books and documents, Weis Library is a place for students to research, study and fill themselves with as much information as they can hold. The building offers study rooms, and a computer lab for all of the available online journals and information not found within these walls.

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This is our Science Building. One of the original historic buildings on campus, this building holds our Biology Department, our Chemistry Labs and many classes to support our Nursing students. This is a location for the innovative publishable research being done on our campus and a point of pride for our student body.

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This is Wilkinson Hall. In many ways, this building is the beating heart of WAU's campus. Our Center for Student Life, Betty Howard Center for Student Success, Administration, Admissions, Student Accounts, Student Finance, Psychology, University Integrated Marketing and Communications, Bookstore and our Dining Hall are all housed here. On a daily basis, this building is abuzz with faculty, staff and students taking advantage of all the amazing resources this building has to offer.

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Energize your body and your brain with delicious plant based cuisine. This all you can eat dining experience has been rated by our students as having exceeded their expectations, dessert options are included. Bon Appetit!

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This is the Boyer Building. WAU is proud of this most recent update to our campus. This state-of-the-art resource offers a home for our nursing department, with educational labs, technologically advanced classrooms as well as private study areas and a cardio room. Our Nursing department is proud to be partnered with some of the best healthcare institutions in the region, including Adventist Healthcare. This opportunity gives our graduates a chance to step directly from education to career.

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This state of the art simulation lab provides nursing students the opportunity to refine critical skills as needed for the delivery of safe direct patient care. This dedicated learning space includes a nursing station, simulation labs and practice stations.

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Minutes away from your classrooms and residence halls are the refreshing paths of Sligo Creek. This natural setting provides a readily accessible opportunity for walking, running and relaxation.

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WAU is proud to be located within minutes of our nation's capital. Our students can be standing among our nation's history and centers of power with minimal effort. This proximity also allows our enterprising students to take advantage of internships, jobs and careers in the region. WAU is also less than 20 miles from the General Conference and North American Division of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

Welcome to Washington Adventist University

Gateway on Campus - President's Welcome

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Richard's Hall Steps and Entry

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Honors College Library

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Sligo Church

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Music Building Exterior

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Halcyon Hall Residence Exterior

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Morrison Hall Residence Exterior

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Student Recreation Room

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Athletic Field

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Student Activity Center

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Weis Library

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Science Building

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Wilkinson Hall

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Dining Hall + Food Service Area

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Boyer Building

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Boyer Building - Nursing

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Sligo Creek - Service Day

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DC Capitol Building Lawn

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