Alexandra Cordoba – Lincoln, Nebraska … Senior students at Campion Academy (CA) in Loveland, Colorado, had a firsthand glimpse of university life last week during Preview Days at Union Adventist University (UAU), in Lincoln, Nebraska, October 31-November 3.

The activities began Thursday morning when students were split up into 12 groups based on their interest in UAU’s academic programs. Students explored activities based on each major. Keon Paez, CA senior student, expressed, “I especially loved the engineering part of the program. I got to decode an encoded line using a matrix with a friend from Midland.”

These activities impressed many CA students with Anya Francis saying, “I enjoyed the Biomed program so much that now I’m considering changing my career path from nursing to Biomed.”

Students experienced UAU’s school spirit on the evening of October 31 while attending the UAU Warriors’ opening basketball game versus York University from York, Nebraska, where UAU won 89 to 58.

As the groups were mixed with students from a variety of schools visiting UAU, the students got to make new friends. Each group had to come up with a name, a motto, and a cheer that they presented Friday afternoon, November 1. Keon Paez, CA student, reflected, “I was surprised about the fact that Campion was the biggest class there!”

On November 1, visiting students were split into two groups where one section went to downtown Lincoln for a scavenger hunt to explore the city, while the other group went to Lincoln’s new Reiner Wellness Center to compete in various activities.

Students gathered for vespers service in the church that evening. CA student Toby Quillin expressed, “I was surprised by how big their spiritual life is. They had multiple different vespers and afterglows making God the priority of the weekend.”

Visiting students went to a Sabbath service the morning of November 2. After the service, they communed with their friends and other students in an activity known as “Oasis,” where they could paint rocks, write notes for college seniors, or make devotional jars. That night, students went to the university’s recreation center to swim, play sports, or workout.

Marcela Zuniga, a CA senior who plans to attend Union, said, “It made me excited about next year because I know I will be in good hands and will receive the help I need to achieve my dreams, and I will continue to learn more about Jesus there.”

—Alexandra Cordoba, Campion Academy Student News editor. Photo supplied.