The Update (August 2017)
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Date
2017-08
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Tangaza University College
Abstract
I
wish to thank all of you for
the great support accord-
ed me during my first two
weeks in office. The transition
has
been
very
good.
The
DVC
Designate,
Prof Selvam,
has been very good due
to
his institutional memory.
As Toler states, a good leader
will not know the answer to
every question, but knows
where to get the answer. You
are all the great resource
from which the answers to
our progress will be derived.
I wish to thank Fr Steven
Payne, my predecessor, who
has been very supportive during
the
handing
over.
He
is
a
wonderful
team
player and
was
very upbeat on my settling
down.
We
wish
him
well
in
his sabbatical
and hope
that
he
may
join
us
thereafter.
We
have been pursuing
the issues of the Charter. First, we have formed a consortium
of the University Colleges that do not have the
requisite
size of land to be chartered. The good news
is that the guidelines on the land requirements are being
revised. We are very confident that Tangaza will
meet the threshold after the promulgation of the amendments.
This is the only hitch to granting of Charter.
The Board of Trustees and the Governing Council are very
supportive on our obtaining a Charter. We count on all
your prayers so that soon we shall celebrate the Tangaza
University’s Birthday. It will be a wonderful occasion.
As we prepare for the Charter, we have had a few meetings,
and the Directors as well as leaders of various institutes and
schools are working towards forming a great synergy and
front for our institution. We count on your active participa-
tion in this endeavor. We may be calling you to serve in various
committees
as
needs
arise.
I
believe
and
have
experienced
your
good potential and
abilities to
be
very involved
in
the transition to full university. We shall then be in the
league of world universities, having our niche through our
strength in academics as well as the prowess of our charism.
August 2017
We recently visited our Kisanju land and we had some
discussions on the possibilities about its use. Good proposals
were raised and I am following them up with
our
Tangaza family members. I am sure that something
will be realized there not far from this time.
We are also looking forward receiving our first-years
for admission into various levels of training. Let us
be proactive in making them comfortable and fitting
into our family. I always remember my first days
at campus and how useful everyone was in adapting
to the new place and to the academic and spiritual culture
of the place. You will be remembered for this when
our graduates move on after completing their studies.
We have had various innovations in our University College. Media technology in teaching has been much
enhanced. We are using the state of the art technology
which is second to none in the region. This is
the way to go and it is very fulfilling to be at Tangaza.
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Gratuitousness and beauty, The second pearl: beauty, Leading Change