For the first time in history, King Tupou VI and Queen Nanasipau'u of Tonga made an official visit to the United States from September 30 to October 6, 2024, after accepting an invitation from Ted Wilson, president of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists.

On October 17, more than 260 registered communicators, comprised of professionals and students, gathered at the Hilton Oak Brook Hills Resort and Conference Center in Illinois to attend the 2024 Society of Adventist Communicators Convention. For the next three days, participants enjoyed the trademark features of the annual SAC convention, such as breakout sessions, local media tours for college/university students, new tech, and top-notch speakers to engage and inspire.

After a whirlwind five years, including a pandemic and transition from Ontario Conference communication director to NAD news writer/news producer, I returned to camporee, this time in Gillette, Wyoming, in 2024. Return speaker Damian Chandler’s messages and the production powerfully depicted the story of Moses, my favorite Bible character. The most lasting lessons came, however, from the storms that impacted the “Believe the Promise” camporee.

For the third year straight, Payscale ranked Pacific Union College as the third top college with the highest-paying associate's degree. Payscale is the leading provider of compensation data, software, and services. Their College Salary Report came from the alumni salary data of 3.1 million respondents, representing more than 2,400 colleges and universities in the country.