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Goals
Academic
- To provide a
wide range of undergraduate programmes for personal and
professional development, thus enabling a significant number
of persons to adequately participate in nation building.
- To provide
broad spectrum, high quality educational programmes for
post-baccalaureate degree preparation and productive, useful
roles in society.
- To motivate students for
intellectual excellence, creativity and independent thought, through
sound teaching methods, exposure to appropriate reading materials,
technology, and enriching experiences.
- To balance academic
and practical experience through work/study programmes which
develop a wholesome respect for the dignity of labour.
- To provide
pre-college programmes to bridge the gap between the
under-prepared university prospect and university entrance
requirements.
- To respond to
special needs of the local and international community
through the provision of special courses, seminars and
workshops.
- To
cooperate with the Jamaican and other Caribbean
governments in developing accredited programmes in line
with their national objectives.
- To
create an academic culture that both consumes and
creates knowledge.
Religious
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To
provide an environment that reflects the
spiritual values and principles of the Bible
as taught by the Seventh-day Adventist
Church.
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To incorporate faith and learning in all
academic Departments, with a
Christ-centered approach to the teaching
of the subject area.
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To foster a respect for things spiritual
and encourage temperate living.
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To promote the development of tolerance
of differences in the human race, as an
instrument of peace and goodwill.
Physical
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To encourage healthful
living through the teaching
and practice of temperance,
good nutrition, and
abstinence from alcohol,
tobacco and other
unhealthful drugs.
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To encourage physical
development through
outdoor exercise and
physical labour.
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To develop within
students an
awareness of the
importance of good
health to
themselves, their
families and their
God.
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