Pacific Adventist University
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| Motto: | Educate to Serve |
| Established: | 1984 [1] |
| Type: | Private |
| Vice-Chancellor: | Dr. Branimir Schubert |
| Students: | 450[2] |
| Location: | Boroko, National Capital District, Papua New Guinea |
| Campus: | Boroko |
| Affiliations: | Association of Commonwealth Universities |
| Website: | www.pau.ac.pg |
Pacific Adventist University (PAU) is a tertiary institution located 21 kilometres outside Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, and operated by the South Pacific Division of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Both the faculty and the student body are international in composition. While most students come from Papua New Guinea and other Pacific island nations such as Tonga, Fiji, Samoa, Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands, others have come from Africa, Australia, Pakistan, China, the Philippines, and the United States.
The institution was established as Pacific Adventist College, a college of higher education in 1983 and given a charter as a university by the Papua New Guinea government in 1997. Currently bachelor's and (some) masters degrees are offered in Business, Education, Science, Health Science (Nursing), Theology and Humanities.
The campus is also known as a bird sanctuary. One species of bird at the campus is unique to this area of the world. Mike Tarburton, who is also known as the "bird man" had been staying there for quite a while and carefully monitoring the bird life. He has now transferred to Australia for retirement, and his work has been taken up by his students. Campus is often visited by bird watchers from all over the world.
The University is also home to the Pacific Adventist University Church, the services of which are conducted in English. There is also a second church in which services are conducted in Melanesian Tok Pisin (Pigin English). Both churches are currently pastored by Pr Jeffrey Paul, who is himself a graduate of P.A.U.
A Pacific Adventist University Monograph Series has began publication with faculty member Jennifier Jones' study of Seventh-day Adventist Church music in Papua New Guinea. This volume was co-published by the Institute of Papua New Guinea Studies.[3]
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[edit] Principals of Pacific Adventist College
- Ray Wilkinson
- Alan Sonter
- Owen Hughes
[edit] Vice-Chancellors of Pacific Adventist University
- Owen Hughes
- Harold Peters
- Nemani Tausere
- Branimir Schubert
[edit] Current Leadership at Pacific Adventist University
- Vice-Chancellor: Branimir Schubert
- Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Glynn Galo
- Bursar: Karo Matainaho
- Registrar: Pele Alu
- Director of Student Services: Simon Luke
[edit] Deans of Academic Schools
- Arts and Humanities: Jillian Thiele
- Business: Ben Thomas
- Education: Jillian Thiele
- Health Science: Lester Ross
- Science and Technology: Rodger Jones
- Theology: David Thiele
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.pau.ac.pg/history.htm
- ^ http://www.pau.ac.pg/documents/PAU%20IN%20Touch%201.2005.pdf
- ^ J. J. Jones, The Theory and Practice of Music in the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Papua New Guinea Pacific Adventist University Monograph Series 1 / Apwitiheri 8(Boroko: Pacific Adventist University / Boroko: Institute of Papua New Guinea Studies, 2004).
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