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Alumni Spotlight: Sonya LaBosco BA’04

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Sonya Hightower LaBosco BA’04 lives an active life of giving back in Orlando, as she volunteers with her Rotary Club for the “Gift of Life” program. She and her fellow Rotarians fundraise to bring young boys and girls with heart defects from Belize to Nemours Children’s Hospital for life-saving surgeries. They sponsor a room at … Read Post

We are Royals! Graduation 2019

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This year’s graduation was one of the best to date. Along with 300+ students receiving degrees from Warner University, we were able to hear from John Oh, senior pastor of SaRang Church in Seoul South Korea.  You can watch Warner’s Spring 2019 Commencement ceremony here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scwhiW2BiLY&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR3QmWgHuenn4mxCvJNOKZlZ444WY34DDOjhv149McNyA0T8_lCpG8K0mNg After students walked across stage and turned their tassels, they … Read Post

Reverend John Oh, Warner University’s 2019 Commencement Speaker

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Reverend Jung Hyun (“John Oh”) has served as a senior pastor of SaRang Church, Seoul, South Korea, for over 15 years. “John” was born in 1956, in Euisung in Gyeongbuk province. His father was a pastor and his family had been a Christian family for four generations. John began his ministry with a university student’s … Read Post

Alum Spotlight – Andy Maddux BA’01

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18 years since graduating from Warner University with an Organizational Management degree, Andy Maddux has worked his way up the ladder as a successful businessman in Orlando. Andy is currently the Vice President of Wholesale Operations at SunTrust Bank, the company he has been with for 18 years. Andy Maddux BA’01 Before becoming a student … Read Post

Warner Cares Day 2019

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The seventh annual Warner Cares Day took place on Wednesday April 3rd, 2019, with over 450 faculty, staff, and students taking the day off from work and study to help make an impact in Warner’s home community of Lake Wales. Starting the morning at the little league baseball field, the group of volunteers gathered for … Read Post

Let’s Hit It Out of the Park for Warner’s 50th!

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We’re excited and blessed to be able to share some BIG news for Warner University baseball! Because of the generosity of a faithful donor, we have kicked off a matching campaign to completely renovate the baseball stadium. We started the campaign with a matching challenge of $500,000 from a generous supporter… and with the help … Read Post

Austin Steen: From Warner to Oxford

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In what may be a first in the fifty-year history of Warner University, Senior Biblical Studies major Austin Steen has been accepted to do graduate work at Oxford University! Austin has reserved his place at the esteemed British university, planning to study theology and patristics beginning this fall. To be a part of the school … Read Post

Citrus Label Signs Dedicated at WU’s Ag Complex

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On March 1 Warner University officially became part of the Citrus Label Tour of Polk County! What started a few short years ago as an initiative to identify buildings, land, and families with significance to the citrus industry in Polk has grown to well over 15 locations. Warner University is honored to house two of … Read Post

Student Spotlight: Meet Jason Smith

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Warner Ministry students come from all sorts of backgrounds, and are headed to all sorts of ministries. God’s plan is amazing and mysterious at the same time in the wonderful servants God has gathered together on the Warner campus. In the Ministry Department, we have the joy of watching the Holy Spirit shape lives for … Read Post

Alumni Spotlight: Jonathan Carter ‘07

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WU Alumni Leading Frostproof to Hit the High Notes      Jonathan Carter studied music education at Warner and graduated almost 12 years ago. Since graduating, he has been sharing his love of choral music with his students, especially the past eight years while at Frostproof High School.      A few months back a … Read Post

Apples of Gold 2018

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The second annual Apples of Gold Scholarship Luncheon was another huge success this year!  On October 26, around 140 ladies gathered together at the Mountain Lake Colony House to celebrate the young ladies we are blessed to call students at Warner. We had 17 lovely table hostess who invited a small amount of their closest … Read Post

Rod Shafer Announces Retirement After 43-Year Coaching Career

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LAKE WALES, Fla. – The Coach Rod Shafer era draws close to an end as he has announced his retirement from 43 years of coaching football. The Warner University Royals Head Coach Rod Shafer will retire following the 2018 football season. Rod Shafer has come a very long way since the beginning of his career. … Read Post

Do You Know Why Warner is the #RoyalNation?

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Next week is HOMECOMING! We cannot wait for all of the fun filled events that are planned to take place.  From food trucks to fireworks, we have it all packed into one long weekend!  Are you ready to come out and join the #RoyalNation? Speaking of Royal Nation, do you know why our students here … Read Post

Ed and Myrtle Lou Swindle Ag Complex Dedication

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The week of September 17 through the 21 was an exciting one all across campus!  It was the week of our Ed and Myrtle Lou Swindle Agricultural Complex dedication. To kick off the week, on Tuesday our students hosted an agriculture industry commodity fair. This was a chance for students across campus to learn more … Read Post

Alumnus Spotlight: Bryan Scott

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At Warner University we love to celebrate #MyWarner #MyStory and alumnus Bryan Scott has a story that is beyond belief! Bryan Scott attended one of Warner University’s satellite schools in Titusville, Florida, where he received his bachelor’s degree in Organizational Management. At the time, Scott was working for the Orange County Sheriff’s Office as a … Read Post

Lottie Eaton Sanders Scholarship Fund

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Lottie was an extraordinary woman. She had a great love for life and touched many with her enthusiasm, bringing joy and happiness to all she met. She loved her family and friends and was devoted to her husband Michael, and to her pug, Chino. She loved Warner University and impacted and inspired administration, faculty, staff, … Read Post