Mark Seeti, dairy farmer and UCU student By Pauline Luba Mark Seeti didn’t like farming. Though his mother tried her best to nudge him into an agriculture career, he remained adamant against it. When Seeti stopped thinking of education after completing Senior Six (grade 12 or the senior year in American high schools), and following […]
Okello Frank By Kefa Senoga Tuesday, May 14, 2024, began like any other day for Frank Okello. As usual, he woke up early to do his routine morning exercise. However, he was not able to complete that run. Okello fell into a pothole, fracturing his right leg. “As I lay on the ground in severe […]
Challote Mbabazi on the day she graduated with a master’s degree By Kefa Senoga (final of four parts – UCU postgraduate focus) By the time Challote Mbabazi completed her Bachelor of Arts with Education from Uganda Christian University (UCU) in 2020, she had saved up to sh5million ($1,357) from the pocket money her parents gave […]
Sister Mary Nakitto, master’s degree in Social Work By Christine Mirembe (third of four parts – UCU postgraduate focus) With a heart called to serve, Sister Mary Nakitto devotes her life to abandoned zero- to three-year-old children, providing them with love, support and a chance for a brighter future. The recent Uganda Christian University (UCU) […]
Otim Douglas Tonny, July 2024 UCU Masters in Nursing graduate By Pauline Luba (second of four parts – UCU postgraduate focus) “Men are doctors, while women are nurses.” These words were told to Otim Douglas Tonny repeatedly as he worked as a nurse in Northern Uganda, working against a stereotype and stigmatization in the field […]
Dr. Joseph Jakisa Owor, Head, Graduate Research & Training, Directorate of Postgraduate Studies, provides guidance to Sandra Namisango, a UCU student pursuing a Master’s in Business Administration. With 66 postgraduate degree opportunities, Uganda Christian University (UCU) provides expanded academic and professional programs to students in Uganda and beyond. The university, which started in 1997 with […]
Life is busy for Janine LeGrand. This long-tenured SAMS Missionary works tirelessly to improve the healthcare of the people in the Masinda-Kitara Diocese in western Uganda. Janine is constantly educating people about practicing good health in her job as the Diocesan Health Coordinator. Think basic information like clean water practices, good nutrition, and sanitation. But […]
by Mary McDonald Originally posted August 2, 2024, Anglican Compass A Biblical Mandate for Creation Care And God blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every […]
The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Aaron Mushengyezi (second from right) is with other UCU administrators and staff receiving completed projects, during a handover ceremony, on August 26 at the Main Campus in Mukono. By Irene Best Nyapendi For 13 years, the Words of Hope building at Uganda Christian University (UCU) has housed offices of journalism and communication […]
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Dr. Geoffrey Ssepuuya (second from left) sensitizing a team at Marie Royal Hotel about their waste management solution By Irene Best Nyapendi One of the biggest headaches that officials at the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) have had in the recent past is garbage disposal. The city authority now finds itself in a dilemma of […]
UCU Team at the TBN Summit in Nairobi (Left to Right: Rev. Andrew Agaba, Director of Household and Community Transformation at the Church of Uganda; Martin Wakabi, Director Miracle Concepts and UCU School of Business alum; Racheal Nantume, UCU alumni; Dorothy Tushemereirwe, Fundraising Consultant at UCU; Aston Aryamanya, a lecturer and facilitator at the UCU […]
By Kefa Senoga In 2014, while playing football at Ntare School located in western Uganda, Alex Aturinda, a Senior Four student at the time, fractured his tibia. That below-the-knee fracture forced him to retire from sports. However, it was not long after, when Aturinda picked up his boots, this time switching the sport to […]
By Pauline Luba In Acholi, a local dialect in Uganda, the name Lagen means “the trusted one.” And that is the name that a pastor in Uganda chose for his son 30 years ago. In three decades, there are examples to illustrate that, indeed, Joseph Lagen has earned people’s trust. One example slightly more than […]
Mutono Brian, voted top male influencer in a new student-driven contest, graduated with a School of Business Bachelor of Procurement and Logistics Management By Kefa Senoga From the moment Mutono Brian joined Uganda Christian University (UCU) as a student, he unknowingly began working towards an award that didn’t exist. That award, based on peer selection, […]
Natasha Alinda with her father on graduation day By Irene Best Nyapendi “Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome to the stage Ms. Natasha Alinda who was voted the Most Influential Student. I have interacted with her, and I can attest that she is deserving of the award.” These were the words of the Rev. Prof. John […]
Said Muhamod (On October 20, 2022, the main campus of Uganda Christian University (UCU) officially opened a writing center located at Hamu Mukasa Library. Guided by Prof. Tom Deans, director of a writing center at the University of Connecticut, USA, the purpose was to help students improve their writing skills in all disciplines. The model […]