04 June 2013 Bracknell, United Kingdom [Kirsty Watkins] The academic success of twenty-nine students from Newbold College of Higher Education was celebrated on Sunday, 2 June 2013 at the College’s Awards Ceremony.
The Mayor of Bracknell Forest, Councillor Mrs Jan Angell, and other local politicians joined over 300 staff, alumni and friends of the College at the ceremony in the Newbold Church entre.
These students, who represent 17 different countries, have successfully completed the requirements for the College’s programmes in business, arts and humanities, media arts, and theology, which are offered in partnership with a number of international Seventh-day Adventist education providers.
Dr Friedbert Ninow (Rector) and Dr Johannes Hartlapp (Dean of Theology) represented Theologische Hochschule Friedensau – the Seventh-day Adventist state-accredited higher education institution in Germany – and attended the ceremony to celebrate the first graduates from the partnership between Newbold and Friedensau.
The guest speaker was Dr Edward O. Blews Jr, President of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities, an association of Christian institutions with 116 member campuses in the USA and 69 affiliate campuses (of which Newbold is one) in 25 countries outside the USA.
Dr Blews addressed the audience on the theme Carpe Diem (loosely translated as Seize the Day), and shared Christ’s own eternal perspective from Matthew 6.33-34: ‘Seek first his kingdom and his righteousness and all these things will be given to you … Do not worry about tomorrow … Each day has enough trouble of its own.’
Dr Blews reminded the graduating students that God is calling them into a waiting world, playing on the College’s name in urging them to ‘go forth with “New Boldness” in serving Christ and in serving humanity – His creation. The world awaits – seize the day to which God calls you,’ he urged.
Dr Philip Brown (Principal); Dr John Baildam (Deputy Principal); Pastor Patrick Johnson (Senior Pastor, Newbold Church); and Dr Daniel Duda (Director of Education, Trans-European Division of the Seventh-day Adventist Church) were among those who participated in the ceremony as part of the platform party.
Newbold College of Higher Education is a member of the Seventh-day Adventist higher education network and is located in Binfield, Berkshire, UK. Newbold offers programmes in theology and religion, business studies, liberal arts and English for Speakers of Other Languages.
To see a list of Newbold Graduands for 2013, please click here.
Learn more about Newbold at www.newbold.ac.uk, and view photos from the 2013 Awards Ceremony at www.facebook.com/NewboldCollege [tedNEWS]
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