MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR By: Erastus Ang'ienda

The Board, Management and staff of Uganda Pentecostal University takes this special opportunity to wish all of you a Merry Christmas and a Happy Happy new year.

May the good Lord guide and bless you this festive season as you share the joy of Christmas with you family and friends.

The university officially breaks on the 18th of December 2010 and resumes on the £rd of January 2011.

God bless you and enjoy your festive season

WELCOME TO THE UPU IT LAB By: Michelle Akinyi

Students browsing the Internet at the lab IT

After visiting most of the IT laboratories owned by institutions of higher learning in western Uganda, I came to the conclusion that Uganda Pentecostal University owns the simplest and most effective laboratory in the region. The lab is a host to over 40 computers, all in their best conditions and fully connected to the internet. The lab also has hanging network cables that cater for those who visit the place with laptops. 
The lab attendants are always at the service of the students, helping them where they cannot maneuver with ease.
The lab is open from 8am to 9pm to both students and lectures of the university at absolutely no cost, it is also open for researchers who wish to use the facilities in it under a special arrangement with the department of information technology.

REGISTRATION FOR MARCH INTAKE IN PROGRESS By: Office of the Academic Registrar

The office of the academic registrar would like to inform the entire public that registration for the March intake is currently going on. Application forms can be found at the university main campus in Fort Portal, the Kampala campus in Mengo and at the Kamwenge study center. The applications can also be found at Family Support Services (FASUSE), the Kenya liaison offices located in Kisumu on Oginga Odinga street, Alpha house 2^nd floor wing B.

All interested candidates are advised to visit any of these offices for application procedures and guidelines.

Below is a list of demand driven courses offered at Uganda Pentecostal University.

 Bachelor of law (LLB) 4 years

 Masters of laws (LLM) 1 ½ Years

 Bachelors in journalism and communication (BJC)

 Bachelors in information technology (BIT)

 Masters of Arts (MA)

 Masters in Philosophy (MPHIL)

 Bachelors of Art with Education (BAED)

 Bachelors of Art with social science (BASS)

 Diploma in Business Administration (DBA)

 Diploma in journalism and media management (DJMM)

 Diploma in information technology (DIT)

 Diploma in law (DLL)

 Diploma in Education primary

 Diploma in public Administration (DPA))

 Diploma in Primary Education

 Diploma in Development studies (DDS)

Certificate courses

Certificate in project planning management

Certificate in computer

Certificate in management

Certificate in public administrative

Foundations of African ethics By: Pastole Bamwesigye

African ethics is a big enterprise that calls us to reflect on the behaviors of Africans most especially between an individual and the entire society. It is important to note that what we call morality or ethics today in Africa is traced far back in the early stages of African civilization especially before colonialism.

In African conception of ethics and morality both terms mean the same thing. Morality or ethics is the conduct or behavior of a person. There is no African ethics without the conception of human person that is anthropology,

                                

community and   Theo centric. In African ethics, reference to God is a must. The community is the starting point of ethics but this cannot be reduced to only the visible community. The entire African community is made up of the living, the living dead, the ancestors, not yet born children and God.

Africans tend to speak about the human beings than God. This is because; God cannot be reached directly. In African set up, the one who is against a human person is against God. The one, who treats the fellow human being rightly, is praising God.

           

The main goal of African ethics is life itself. Everything done by Africans is characterized by vital force. The African community must guarantee the promotion and protection of life. Any behavior that is against life is not ethical and therefore African morality and ethics must promote life.

The ethics of palaver for example expresses oneness among Africans and creates a critical distance with non-Africans. In the palaver, the council of elders normally comes together to discuss about norms and values of life. It is in the palaver that norms are discovered and justified.

The assumption of palaver insists on freeing members from the suffered problems. It is a process of healing and reconciliation and penance. The family palaver is a kind of dialogue and fellowship. It establishes peace, strengthens relationships, and promotes unity among family members. Vital force is the central dimension of African thinking. 

Pastole Bamwesigye is the head of department school of social sciences Uganda Pentecostal University (UPU)