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Graduation 2008
Our 21st Graduation Ceremony was held on March 29, 2008. 51 students graduated from different disciplines. The keynote speaker was Rev. Dr. Lalchungnunga, Principal, Serampore College, West Bengal.
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Stakeholders' meeting:
The Academic Department headed by Dr. Babu Immanuel conducted the Stakeholders' meeting on campus on the 31st of March. Its purpose was to hear from our stakeholders, how best we could serve our constituencies in terms of programmes and processes that are academically sound and contextually relevant.
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Farewell
Rev.
Dr. J.B. Jeyaraj, Head, Old Testament Department, bid farewell
to SAIACS. A prolific author, he intends to catchup with a huge backlog
of writing. He will also be involved with children's ministries. He will
continue to be adjunct faculty in the Old Testament Department.
Biju Jacob John, Director, Advancement and Communication, will leave by this month-end to join Enkay Telecommuniations as Regional Sales Manager. He will continue to be a brand ambassador for the institute.
New Responsibilities
Dr. Havilah Dharamraj, PhD, University of Durham, took over as the Head, Department of Old Testament.
Mr. Yesan Sellan took on additional responsibility as the Dean of Students.
Urban consultation
SAIACS Consultation on Urban Transformation was held at the CEO Center from February 28 to March 1, 2008. Its purpose was to articulate ministerial and missiological significance of the city for holistic transformation and highlight contemporary strategies and models of urban ministry for creating an awareness about opportunities and challenges so as to stimulate Christian witness in every sphere of urban life. A select group of fifty two urban thinkers, practitioners, trainer, missiologists and pastors as well as students of missions were carefully invited to participate in this consultation The focus was a process by which the whole church takes the whole gospel to the whole city so that the power, peace and presence of God is experienced by every individual who is reconciled to God, to one another and to the environment that brings economic sufficiency, social harmony, public justice and national righteousness. Fourteen papers on strategic urban issues; ranging from transforming urban youth to urban professionals and re-thinking approaches to urban Hindus, Muslims, migrants and urban families were presented. The programme of the consultation was meticulously planned and the three days were packed with the blend of serious academic activity, practical guidelines and innovative ways of doing urban ministry.
Dr. Atul Aghamkar was the Consultation coordinator.
The consultation was well received and it was felt that it met the long standing need. One participant stated that, “I learnt innovative ideas of doing urban mission.” Another remarked that “This was an excellent and thought provoking Consultation.” Still another affirmed that he was 'enlightened by the new understanding and insights about urban India.” she could see in this consultation “growing awareness of urban challenges and the growing response to the challenges in various quarters.”
Financial Needs
STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS: We are non-denominational / non-sectarian and do not receive denominational funding. We need more support from you in terms of scholarships for students from 1st generation backgrounds who are coming in from the mission field and going back to the mission field. They do not receive funds from home and have no funding from the rural churches, as these churches are quite poor. They are struggling with their fees. It costs us Rs 1,20,000 per student per year of which the college finances 50%. Many find it impossible to pay the balance Rs 60,000/. You can sponsor a student for Rs 60,000 or in part, by cheque payable to SAIACS, Bangalore.
SAIACS needs your investment and involvement. There are many ongoing needs of SAIACS. Here are a few specific needs.
Digital Voice / Image Recording and Archiving for the Library Rs 3,60,000/(Eminent visiting professors who are experts in their fields, deliver lectures at SAIACS. We want to record these lectures for future students and for the church).
Electrical Generator for the Campus Rs 5,60,000/ (Power cuts are frequent and interrupt the servers in the library. Online learning is an important activity at SAIACS and power interruptions not only eat into study time, but also damage computers and servers).
Please contact our Chief Financial Officer Mr. Tej Paul at tej@saiacs.org if you are led by the Spirit to help.
For further information on any of the items on this page, please contact biju@saiacs.org
News Editorial Board: Dr. F. Hrangkhuma, Dr. Atul Aghamkar (Chairperson
of IT Committee), Mr. Biju Jacob John, Mrs. Ann Isac.
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