Music lovers converged in the main auditorium of Northern Caribbean University (NCU) to enjoy an evening of musical splendor at the annual International Lyceum concert. Held on Saturday, March 23, 2013, the concert was hosted by the Department of Music, and featured Dr. Paul Tucker, international conductor from the University of Kansas along with the NCU Chorale and Chamber Ensemble.
Photographic Highlights of NCU's First Lyceum for 2013
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NCU helps to showcase findings of young researchers
NOT MANY years ago, home-made castor oil, produced from castor beans (oil nuts), used to be popular in this country as a laxative and as a hair and skin product. Though it is still produced by some rural people, has its popularity has waned significantly. Now, some students at Knox Community College, Mandeville campus, want the castor bean industry revived - on a large scale.
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JAMAICA: NCU Seniors Flock Career Expo
Forty-two final year students and alumni of Northern Caribbean University (NCU) were interviewed for job opportunities during the annual Career Day Expo held on Tuesday, March 19, 2013.
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NCU Seniors Flock Career Expo
MANDEVILLE, Manchester — Forty-two final year students and alumni of Northern Caribbean University (NCU) were interviewed for job opportunities during the annual Career Day Expo held on Tuesday, March 19, 2013.
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O For A Castor Bean Industry!
NOT MANY years ago, home-made castor oil, produced from castor beans (oil nuts), used to be popular in this country as a laxative and as a hair and skin product. Though it is still produced by some rural people, has its popularity has waned significantly. Now, some students at Knox Community College, Mandeville campus, want the castor bean industry revived - on a large scale.
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Photographic Highlights of Nutrition Week 2013
The Dietetics programme at Northern Caribbean University (NCU) is designed to equip students with knowledge and skills necessary for a professional occupation within the fields of nutrition and dietetics. This preparation may be used for advanced studies in nutrition. The correlation of theory with practical applications in the clinical (hospital) and community settings (including clinics) are an integral part of this programme.
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Young Scholars Enjoy NCU ADVANCE
Once every school year, young scholars from across Jamaica look forward to opportunity to tour their favourite universities on special excursions from their current institutions. Northern Caribbean University, (NCU) through its Academic Development and Viable Approaches to Nurturing Collegiate Endeavours (A.D.V.A.N.C.E) programme hosted 37 students from seven Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) high schools on its Mandeville campus from March 20-24, 2013. The students were housed at the Cedar and Jamaica Halls of residence for four days and were exposed to the NCU culture through their interaction with university faculty, staff, students and alumni.
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NCU lecturer speaks about the good old easter bun and cheese tradition
Can you imagine Easter as a Jamaican without bun and cheese? Some may answer yes because of personal preference or medical condition, but for most of us, the answer is no. Bun is an excellent source of carbohydrates to supply the body with energy. The basic Easter bun recipe requires wheat flour, brown sugar, molasses, baking powder or yeast and dried fruits.
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NCU’s Career Expo Inspires Job Seekers
Creating opportunity amid the uncertainty of a sluggish economy was a clear deliverable for students at Northern Caribbean University (NCU) on Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at the 2013 Career Expo. Job hopefuls and aspiring entrepreneurs within the NCU student population and community convened in the institution’s Gymnatorium to listen to presentations and speak to exhibitors representing the various viable career paths on the current global job market.
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Social Work Day Recognized at NCU
Northern Caribbean University’s (NCU) Department of Behavioural and Social Sciences celebrated World Social Work Day on Wednesday, March 20, 2013 under the theme, Weaving Threads of Resilience and Advocacy: The Power of Social Work. Students, faculty and staff convened in the Main Auditorium on the university’s Main Campus for fellowship and were reminded of the significant impact that social workers have on society.
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Oakwood University in Contention for $50,000 Grant
The Adventist Church’s only historically black university in North America is in the running for a US$50,000 grant from an online contest sponsored by a chain of home improvement stores in the United States.
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La Sierra University Receives Presidential Service Award
La Sierra University was one of five educational institutions named a Presidential Awardee in the 2013 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, the highest honor a college or university in the United States can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service-learning, and civic engagement.
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Hope Channel Launches in Poland, Expansion Planned
Seventh-day Adventist Church leaders in Poland say the March 2013 launch of Hope Channel Poland signals the continued growth of media ministry in the central European nation.
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In Central African Republic, Church Members Mostly Under Radar Amid Coup
Sunday’s mass lootings in the capital of the Central African Republic have not affected Seventh-day Adventist Church operations, but several incidents in recent months have taken a toll on a few church employees amid the ongoing civil war.
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Tribute to Late NCU Lecturer Mordoch Awuor
It has been one year since the passing of our dear friend and colleague, Mr. Mordoch Awuor who served in the now defunct Department of History, Geography & Social Sciences from October 2010 to the time of his demise in March 8, 2012. With the permission of his dear widow, Dr. Risper Awuor, I am sharing a tribute which was written on behalf of that department to be read at his funeral in Kenya, Africa on March 25, 2012.
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If Words Were Arrows: 1 Chronicles 8 (RBHW)
Benjamin's descendants, from king Saul onward, were known for their skill in archery and battle.
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SRC PARTICIPATES IN CAREER EXPO AT NORTHERN CARIBBEAN UNIVERSITY (NCU)
Hundreds of students of the Northern Caribbean University (NCU) turned out at their gymnatorium on Tuesday March 19, 2013 for the Annual Career Expositiontitled Creating Opportunities Amidst Uncertainties.
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NCU Impresses High school Students at University Open Day
Over 1200 students from some of the nation’s high schools were wooed at University Open Day held at Northern Caribbean University (NCU) on Wednesday, February 20, 2013. The visitors to the institution’s Main campus in Mandeville were exposed to the quality programme offerings and got insight into the NCU culture. The university presented a day of information infused with entertainment to impress upon the students that it is indeed the tertiary institution of choice.
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NCU International Lyceum Delivers Refreshing and Thrilling Performances
It was an evening of spectacular performances at the International Lyceum held at Northern Caribbean University’s (NCU) Main Campus in Mandeville on Saturday, March 23, 2013. Music enthusiasts from the university family and the wider community were blown away by the refreshing and dynamic performances by the NCU Chorale and the NCU Chamber Ensemble led by the Associate Director of Choral Activities at the University of Kansas, Dr. Paul Tucker.
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NCU Medical Technology Student is Recipient of Annual GC Scholarship
Twenty-one year-old Ranique Topaz Spence, a Medical Technology student at Northern Caribbean University (NCU) is a 2013 recipient of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists Women’s Ministries Scholarship.
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