Silence is deafening. It has an amount of energy like no other source. It has the power to get people to think, to act, and it also helps to slow the mind. It is a vital tool used in areas such as counselling and life coaching. We live in a culture that values sharing every thought and feeling as it occurs. Some of us don’t often pause to reflect on what we have just said. This lack of reflection can lead to a superficial connection with ourselves. In contrast, by paying attention to the silence within our conversation, we can connect more deeply with ourselves. This deep connection is the basis of an authentically engaged and self-actualized life.
The Power of Silence
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Photographic Highlights of Lignum Vitae Film Festival Launch
The Department of Communication Studies (DCS) at Northern Caribbean University (NCU) launched its annual Film Festival and Communications Symposium at the NCU Gymnatorium to much fanfare and pride. This year’s showcase, dubbed the Lignum Vitae Film Festival, featured the revolutionary former head of Television Jamaica (TVJ) Kay M. Osborne, who lauded the work of the University and the values that the graduates take with them to the world of work. Highlighted, in her keynote address, was New Media’s emergence and importance combined with traditional media’s agenda setting role, serve to accelerate the need for increased media literacy among Jamaican citizens.
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DCS Lignum Vitae Film Festival Launched
The Department of Communication Studies (DCS) at Northern Caribbean University (NCU) launched its annual Film Festival and Communications Symposium at the NCU Gymnatorium to much fanfare and pride. This year’s staging of the annual Film Festival, now named the Lignum Vitae Film Festival, featured former head of Television Jamaica (TVJ) Kay M. Osborne, who lauded the work of the University and the values that its graduates take to the world of work. Highlighted in her keynote address was the emergence of New Media and its importance combined with traditional media’s agenda setting role, and how they both serve to increase the need for greater media literacy among Jamaican citizens.
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Appointment: Dr Patricia Gardner, Director of Medical Services
The Board of Governors of Northern Caribbean University is pleased welcome to the university, and announce the appointment of Dr. Patricia Gardner to the position of Director, Medical Services in the University’s Health and Wellness Services.
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Photographic Highlights of Second International Language Conference Closing Exercise
The Department of English and Modern Languages of Northern Caribbean University (NCU) staged its second International Language Conference on the University’s main campus in Mandeville from April 3-4, 2012 under the theme “Un-Babel-ing Languages: Engendering Global Understandings.” International language specialists from seven countries: Saudi Arabia, the United States of America, Italy, India, England, and Cuba participated in the conference. The scholars facilitated dynamic presentations and discussions on issues relevant to language teaching and learning. Here is a photographic highlight of the closing exercise.
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Photographic Highlights of US Embassy Sponsored PREPaRE Seminars
On Monday April 9, Dr. Shane Jimerson psychology professor and PREPaRE expert trainer on his first visit to Jamaica to provide crisis intervention training with school and community professionals from across the island met with the Northern Caribbean University (NCU) team at the Aston & Novlette Tai Conference room. The members of the team present were Dr. Marilyn Anderson, Dean of the College of Humanities, Behavioural, and Social Sciences and Dr. Orlean Brown Earle, Associate Professor in the Counselling Psychology Graduate Programme and Master's and Doctoral Students of the Counselling Psychology Graduate Programme.
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Slavery contributed to poor fathers, says psychologist
MANDEVILLE, Manchester — Family Psychologist Dr Barry Davidson believes that though single parent households mainly headed by women are predominant in Jamaica, it is the desire of most Jamaican men to be protectors and providers for their families and loving fathers and disciplinarians for their children.
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US Embassy Sponsored PREPaRE Trainer Motivates NCU Students
On Monday April 9, Dr. Shane Jimerson psychology professor and PREPaRE expert trainer on his first visit to Jamaica to provide crisis intervention training with school and community professionals from across the island met with the Northern Caribbean University (NCU) team at the Aston & Novlette Tai Conference room. The members of the team present were Dr. Marilyn Anderson, Dean of the College of Humanities, Behavioural, and Social Sciences and Dr. Orlean Brown Earle, Associate Professor in the Counselling Psychology Graduate Programme and Master's and Doctoral Students of the Counselling Psychology Graduate Programme.
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Ask and it Shall be Given
“And I say unto you, ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you”. (Luke 11 vs. 9) Most persons are sometimes afraid to ask for what it is that they desire. Here the Bible explicitly instructs us to ask. But how do we go about asking? Will what we seek always be granted unto us?
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Medical Technology, Excellence Yes
“Prepare to make a difference in the world and seek to improve the quality of life of the people you work with,” declared Pastor Michael Harvey as he gave an encouraging charge to the batch Medical Technology aspirants of Northern Caribbean University (NCU), who were qualified to be pinned. The pinning service was thoroughly enjoyed by the students, family members, and friends who had filled the NCU Main Auditorium for 2012 staging of the distinguished annual ceremony. The proud department, from which these students are being affirmed, has been in operation for 21 years, having started with an initial enrolment of only 3 students. Now, the College of Allied Health and Nursing through its department of Medical Technology boasts a compliment of 33 juniors among its Medical Technology scholars enrolled in the program.
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Photographic Highlights of UNESCO National Launch
On Thursday April 12, United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) hosted the national launch of clubs movements in Jamaica at the Northern Caribbean University’s (NCU) gymnarotium in Mandeville. Key note speaker at the event The Honourable Lisa Hanna, Minister of Youth and Culture, encouraged the audience to use the formation and development of UNESCO clubs in schools and communities to build better networks and help the society. The UNESCO club plays a pivotal role in carrying the message of peace to the world.
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How Sweet Are You?
Diabetes mellitus is a condition in which the body does not properly process food for use as energy. Most foods consumed are changed into sugar or glucose for our bodies to get energy for activities such as breathing, walking, talking, and so on. The pancreas, also called the 'long liver', makes the hormone insulin to get glucose out of the blood and into the cells. With diabetes, the pancreas is either not making enough insulin or the insulin that is made is not being used well due to the amount of fat surrounding the cells. This causes sugar in the form of glucose to build up in the blood.
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NCU Lecturer Research on the Implication for a Career in Music
Would you consider a career in music education? Around the world many students pursue a Bachelor of Arts degree in music education. Music education is a field of study associated with the teaching and learning of music. It touches on all domains of learning, including the psychomotor domain (the development of skills), the cognitive domain (the acquisition of knowledge), and, in particular and significant ways, the affective domain, including music appreciation and sensitivity. Here at Northern Caribbean University, the Music Department semesterly host’s public lectures to bring awareness to the importance of music in our lives and the career paths that can be pursued. Mrs. Gloria Wade, lecturer in the Music Department here at NCU, conducted a research to determine if the curriculums used in secondary institutions are appropriate to persuade students to pursue a career in music. What are the findings from her research? What conclusions and recommendations did she suggest?
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NCU Hosts National Launch of UNESCO clubs in Jamaica
On Thursday April 12, United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) hosted the national launch of clubs movements in Jamaica at the Northern Caribbean University’s (NCU) gymnarotium in Mandeville. Key note speaker at the event The Honourable Lisa Hanna, Minister of Youth and Culture, encouraged the audience to use the formation and development of UNESCO clubs in schools and communities to build better networks and help the society. The UNESCO club plays a pivotal role in carrying the message of peace to the world.
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Portraits of God's Love
Perhaps the most well known and used text in the Bible is John 3:16; this portion of scripture emphasises the reason Christ laid down His life on Calvary for the salvation of the human family. John says that reason is love. “For God so loved the world, that He gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” It is this same John who helps us to understand why God can only act out of love in 1 John 4: 8 where he points out that God is Love. However, we cannot see God directly so He has painted several portraits of Himself: we see that portrait in the life of His son Christ Jesus, and that is why Christ said, when you see me, you see the Father; we see Him in his creation, that is why the Psalmist David says in Psalm 19 that “The heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament sheweth his handywork;” indeed, human beings have also been tasked with that responsibility – to show forth God’s love. This photographic review gives us a glimpse, a portrait of God’s love.
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Inter-America: Discipleship training program brings record high baptisms for first quarter
Nearly 6,000 Seventh-day Adventists and visitors packed the Parque de la Industria Convention Center in Guatemala City, Guatemala, to celebrate Inter-America's Vision One Million discipleship program during a special satellite event held Mar. 31, 2012.
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Inter-America: Church gathers regional evangelists for Guatemala City impact
Seventh-day Adventist evangelists from throughout the church in Inter-America recently met in Guatemala City, Guatemala, to sharpen their public evangelism skills, unite in massive coordinated efforts to share the gospel nationwide and take part in the territory-wide discipleship program called Vision One Million.
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World religious freedom congress to help advocates identify emerging threats
Organizers of this month’s 7th World Congress for Religious Freedom say they’re focused on helping religious liberty advocates stay ahead of the curve in recognizing new threats to religious freedom and responding effectively.
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In the U.S., ministries could re-locate from California’s media center
The board of the Adventist Media Center, home to productions such as Faith For Today and It is Written, is requesting from each of its ministries a business proposal that can include the option of relocating from its Simi Valley location.
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In China, Adventist Believers Display Spirit of Service, Sacrifice
The young man looked left to make sure that he was perfectly lined up with his coworkers. Then he straightened his tie. "We have been looking forward to this visit from Adventist church leaders for a very long time," student Elisha Ding said. Ding is one of over one hundred young people being trained for ministry at the Beiguan Adventist Church in Shenyang, in the northern Chinese province of Liaoning.
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