May 5, 2010
USP’s Adeline Kamwasir receives Wheaton scholarship
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By Kami L. Rice
Uganda Christian University (UCU) and Uganda Studies Program (USP) employee Adeline Kamwasir has been awarded an international Christian leader award by Wheaton College’s Billy Graham Center Scholarship Program. The full-tuition and partial living expenses scholarship will bring Kamwasir to Wheaton in August 2010 for the master’s program in Christian formation and ministry, with a concentration in student development.
“As a dedicated leader in the Uganda Studies Program at Uganda Christian University, Adeline exemplifies the scholarly service and commitment that the Billy Graham Center Scholarship Program seeks to support with its endowed loan/scholarships,” said Diane Garvin, the scholarship program’s coordinator.
Upon completion of her studies in December 2011, Kamwasir will return to UCU and USP for at least three years. “I’ve wanted to do training in Christian ministry since I was 15,” she said. “That desire has been strengthened over time, with a growing focus on ministry to college young adults. My own undergraduate years were formative in many ways, with the presence of some key mentors who continue to positively impact my life. I, too, would like to add to the richness of the university years for students.”
Because Kamwasir will take courses directly related to her work with USP students, Mark Bartels, director of USP, said USP will benefit when she returns. “In addition [to theoretical training], her experience on a CCCU campus will give her invaluable insight into the undergraduate experience of USP students, allowing her to understand the experiences they bring to Uganda and better connect that background with their experiences in Uganda.”
The 12 semester- or summer-long student programs offered by the CCCU are categorized as either culture-shaping programs or culture-crossing programs. Culture-shaping programs are: American Studies Program (Washington, D.C.); Contemporary Music Center (Nashville, Tenn.); Los Angeles Film Studies Center (L.A., Calif.); and Washington Journalism Center (Washington, D.C.). Included in the culture-crossing programs are: Australia Studies Centre; China Studies Program; Latin American Studies Program; Middle East Studies Program; Programmes in Oxford; Russian Studies Program; and Uganda Studies Program. All programs undergo regular site visit evaluations by the Student Academic Programs Commission (SAPC).
The Council for Christian Colleges & Universities is a higher education association of 184 intentionally Christ-centered institutions around the world. There are now 109 member campuses in North America and all are fully-accredited, comprehensive colleges and universities with curricula rooted in the arts and sciences. In addition, 75 affiliate campuses from 24 countries are part of the CCCU. The Council’s mission is to advance the cause of Christ-centered higher education and to help its institutions transform lives by faithfully relating scholarship and service to biblical truth.
