Uganda Christian University (UCU)- Mukono

Uganda Christian University (UCU) has not always been where it is. Nor is it staying where it is today. Get the quick facts of how this growing University came to be where it is today.

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      1890     April: Bishop Alfred Tucker consecrated Bishop of East Africa.
      December: Bishop Tucker arrives in Uganda.
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      1893    Bishop Tucker ordains the first six deacons
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      1897    Bishop Tucker becomes the first bishop of Uganda Diocese
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      1911    Bishop Tucker retires
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      1912    Bishop Willis ordains priests at St. Phillips Cathedral (Mukono next to present day university)
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      1913    Theological college opens at Mukono
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      1913    Rev. Edward Danielle becomes first Warden.
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      1914    Death of Bishop Tucker. College named after him.
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      1915    Paulo Mukasa appointed first Ugandan staff.
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      1919    Foundation stone laid for Main Building (above0
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      1920    “Normal” College opens
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      1922    Official opening of the Main Building
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      1927    Rev. Edward Danielle retires.
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      1936    Message of Salvation first preached by Church and Nagenda
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      1937    Golden Jubilee (60 years) celebrations of Church Missionary Society (CMS) in Uganda
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      1941    Expulsion of 26 Balokole (Born Again) Students
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      1942    Spetume Florence Njangali, joins BTTC for a lay reader’s course. She is the only woman in a class of thirty
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      1945    J. V. Taylor becomes Warden
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      1947    Bishop Aberi Barya consecrated first Ugandan Bishop
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      1954    Dunstan Nsubuga becomes first Ugandan Warden
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      1957    First Ugandan woman theologian, Spetume Florence Njangali, joins the college
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      1960    Njangali graduates from BTTC. However, her home diocese did not ordain her as priest because she was a woman.  
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      1961    Church of Uganda Province inaugurated (included Rwanda, Burundi, Zaire – DRC Congo)
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      1963    Literature and Radio centre opened. First two diploma graduates
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      1964    Title of Warden changed to Principal
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      1967    Buwalasi seminary and BTTC Mukono merge
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      1973    Rapid Africanisation of staff
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      1977    Archbishop Janan Luwum martyred
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      1979    The Uganda Army takes over the college
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      1980    First 5 year development plan launched
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      1989    Platinum Jubilee (75 years) celebrated (since birth of college)
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      1997    Uganda Christian University inaugurated with Bishop Eriphaz Maari as first Vice Chancellor and His Grace Archbishop Livingstone Nkoyoyo as Chancellor
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      2000    First graduation ceremony with 324 students, 69 of them female.
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      2001    Laying of foundation stone for the multi-purpose lecture hall by the President of Uganda, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni
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            2002    Third graduation ceremony
            Installation of Vice Chancellor Prof. Stephen Noll
            First University Council established
            Second University Council inaugurated
            Bishop Barham University College of UCU established
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      2004    (May) University receives the University Charter making it the first private university to receive it.
      New Chancellor, His Grace Archbishop Henry Luke Orombi installed
      Nkoyoyo Hall, in memory of the first Chancellor former Archbishop Nkoyoyo, inaugurated.
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      2006    Erica and Geraldine Sabiti hall opened as girls’ residence. Hall accommodates 400 students, and has lounge with over 30 Internet connected computers.
      Construction of male hall begins is phase one is completed in September
      August 29: 7th Graduation Ceremony. Over 1200 graduate with 50.8% women. This is a great development compared to the graduation class of 2000 when only 69 women (21.3%) graduated out of 324 students.