May 1, 2010
The Administration of Cuttington University wishes to inform the parents, guardians and sponsors of all graduating students that the Graduation Fees for 2010 are as follow:
Graduate Student: |
$ 250.00 USD |
Undergraduate Students: |
$ 200.00 USD |
Junior College Student: |
$ 150.00 USD |
***Please note that this fee DOES NOT include the fees taxed by the class for the Class Project***
There is also a $50 deposit for the academicals of the Undergraduate and Junior College students. The $50 will be refunded upon return of the gowns.
The deadline for payment is Friday, May 21, 2010. As usual, payments can be made through the University's account at Ecobank and the receipts taken to the Finance Office. The account number is: 102-100-6221-2015.
For further information, please contact the Finance Office.
January 15, 2010
Presiding bishop receives honorary doctorate in Liberia
By Lynette Wilson, January 05, 2010
Liberia Bishop Jonathan B. Hart and Cuttington University President Henrique F. Tokpa conferred the degree as more than 300 people watched in the university's Epiphany Chapel. Jefferts Schori arrived in Liberia Jan. 2 for a weeklong stay at the invitation of the Episcopal Church of Liberia.
"It's a great honor and privilege to join you here at Cuttington. It has been remarkable experience to not only hear about but to see some of the remarkable work you are doing here," Jefferts Schori said during the convocation. "I see beautiful rice fields, I see very beautiful goats … my husband and I raised goats for more 20 years in Oregon.
Prior to receiving the honorary doctorate, the presiding bishop toured Cuttington University's rice field, rubber plantation, animal farm and library.
"I see the fruits of hard labor and diligent study … your leaders who are trained here go not just all over Liberia to serve and meet people, but all over the world. And on behalf of the Episcopal Church, I can only say thank you, thank you, thank you. Your blessing is reaching far and wide across this globe. May this blessing continue to grow, may it continue to expand and may God's gifts be shared with a world that is exceedingly hungry for those gifts of leadership. God bless you all. Thank you."
As part of her visit to the Diocese of Liberia, Jefferts Schori preached and presided at a high solemn mass at Trinity Cathedral in Monrovia Jan. 3.
Cuttington and Collegiate Divinity Schools were founded in 1889 in southern Liberia by the Episcopal Church, and named in honor of Robert Fulton Cutting, then-treasurer of the church in the United States, who gave $5,000 to found the university. Today, the university is located in Bong County, about three hours north of Monrovia.
The university offers degrees in education, humanities, business and social science; natural resources; nursing; agriculture and integrated development; and theology. The university has 1,400 students, including 200 ex-combatants.
Throughout the 1980s and 90s, Liberia, a west African nation of nearly 3.5 million, was crushed by civil war, with more than 250,000 people killed and more than one million people displaced.
Founded by the U.S.-based Episcopal Church in 1836, the Episcopal Church of Liberia was a diocese in the Episcopal Church until 1980, when it became part of the Anglican Province of West Africa. As part of that change of affiliation, the Episcopal Church and the Liberia diocese established a covenant partnership, which pledges each entity to mutual ministry and interdependence and calls for financial subsidies with an eventual goal of self sufficiency and sustainability for the Church of Liberia.
Jefferts Schori is also expected to visit the all-girls Bromley Episcopal Mission School, meet with clergy and vestry members, U.S. Embassy and USAID officials and Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the continent's first elected African woman president.
The visit marks the first time Jefferts Schori has been the official guest of an African church.
Presiding Bishop set to visit Liberia
By Lynette Wilson, December 17, 2009At the invitation of Episcopal Church of Liberia Bishop Jonathan B.B. Hart, Jefferts Schori will witness the work of the church, celebrate Mass at Trinity Cathedral in the capital Monrovia and visit Episcopal-affiliated Cuttington University, among other stops both inside and outside the nation's capital. In addition to meeting with diocesan staff, clergy and vestry members, the presiding bishop is scheduled to meet with U.S. Embassy and USAID officials and Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the continent's first elected African woman president.
"It will be wonderful for the presiding bishop to go and identify herself with them," said the Rev. Emmanuel K. Sserwadda, Episcopal Church program officer for Africa. "It has been three years since the war ended and the country is still recovering and rebuilding."
Founded by the U.S.-based Episcopal Church in 1836, the Episcopal Church of Liberia was a diocese in the Episcopal Church until 1980, when it became part of the Anglican Province of West Africa. As part of that change of affiliation, the Episcopal Church and the Liberia diocese established a covenant partnership, which pledges each entity to mutual ministry and interdependence and calls for financial subsidies with an eventual goal of self sufficiency and sustainability for the Church of Liberia.
From 1983 through 2007, the Liberian church received close to $6.6 million from the Episcopal Church.
The most recent version of the covenant was adopted by Executive Council in April.
"To understand the significance of the presiding bishop's visit, you have to understand the history," said Bishop Herbert Donovan, deputy to the presiding bishop for Anglican Communion relations. "Liberia has long historical ties to the United States and the Episcopal Church established an early mission field there.
"What is especially significant is that Liberia has a woman president and we have a woman presiding bishop."
Both Jefferts Schori and Johnson Sirleaf took office in 2006. The Monrovia-based Daily Observer newspaper, in an article published Dec. 13, referred to Jefferts Schori as the country's most important visitor in many years.
First founded as an American colony in the 1820s as a homeland for freed slaves, Liberia became an independent republic in 1847, but kept close ties with the United States. Throughout the 1980s and 90s, Liberia was crushed by civil war, with more than 250,000 people killed and more than one million people displaced.
During the war, communication between the church in Liberia and the United States was difficult; still the covenant continued and the Liberian diocese worked to aid internally displaced people and refugees, said Sserwadda.
Episcopal Relief and Development (ERD) also operates programs in Liberia. During the war ERD supported the diocese through emergency relief grants, providing food, shelter, clothing and transportation to children, women, handicapped people and others. Post-war, ERD has worked with the diocese to implement a long-term recovery program, said Danielle Tirello, ERD program associate for Africa and the Middle East.
Through its NetsforLife program, ERD has distributed more than 270,000 nets and plans to distribute another 150,000 in 2010, she added.
The diocese, with support from the Episcopal Church, operates social programs to meet the education, health and community development needs of the people of Liberia, as well as the work of spiritual development and financial sustainability. Among other provisions, the current covenant partnership includes a five-year development plan for reconstruction and rehabilitation.
Post-war, Liberia's infrastructure and electric grid remains in ruin, and 15,000 U.N. peacekeeping troops are still on the ground. Former president Charles Taylor is on trial in The Hague for alleged war crimes for supporting rebels in neighboring Sierra Leone.
"It's important for the presiding bishop to see what they are going through and the strength of their faith, which upheld them during their time of war," said Sserwadda.