Tangaza Vision ( The New Vision)

Tangaza University College

Tangaza Vision ( The New Vision)

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May 2002 No. 10.pdf(16.95 MB)

Date

2002-05

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Tangaza University College

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Tangaza University College

Abstract

Editorial hat goes around comes around. It is always nice to meet with friends but • difficult and painful to part. I guess this is the feeling for most of us here in • Tangaza these days. We are coming to the new vision and the end of the age of a well-rounded and self-enclosed system. Within every system and its meta-narra tive, everyone and everything has its fixed place and defined role. There are those who belong at the centre; they embody most fully the ideals of the system and share its aspirations. It is they who deter mine the way forward and decide what is central and what is peripheral. They tell us who belongs to which level in the social, po- litical and ethnic hierarchy. They are the guardians of the status quo. Tangaza Col lege is a radical questioning of this system. Women and men are walking and working together; colour is a thing of the past. In theology the viewpoint of the outsider is becoming normative. It is now 15 years since Tangaza College came into being. Time has just come and gone. A lot has been achieved in these years of the college's existence, but as the eye al ways seeks to see further than before, the vision of Tangaza has yet to reach its peak. The magnifying glass proves to us that a lot more lies ahead of this college. ~----- --- --- -- -- -- There is no doubt that the college is go ing through a big transition period. A lot of changes have taken place within a short pe riod of time: the changing of the affiliation programme from the Roman Urbaniana University to the Catholic University Of Eastern Africa, the coming of the new Prin cipal, the new building, the increasing num ber of students and faculties yet to be introduced. Of course we have every rea son to rejoice over all this. However as with any other human institution, a lot of ques tions might be ringing in some people's minds, questions relating to the original vi sion of the college preparing young reli gious for their future ministries. How is it going to be under the new administration? Is Tangaza becoming a private university? And many more questions of this kind. As we both welcome and say goodbye to some of our great lecturers and to the Principal, we remember that we all have a role to play in the new Tangaza. Tangaza Vi sion gives you some new insights about the future of this great college. May God's blessings shower upon you all, especially during this coming long-term break.