02-14-11
by Chisha Mwansa
How long does it take for an NU student to complete a 1000 Piece puzzle? This is not just a mere child’s play puzzle but let me emphasize; a 1000 piece puzzle. Dr. Zimba challenged the male students at the boarding house on 26th January 2011 to complete a 1000 piece puzzle by the 4th of February 2011. Passionately accepting the challenge, the boys got ‘cracking ‘. With the combined effort of 17 students, the victors managed to complete the puzzle in just four days, specifically at 01:43hrs on the fourth day (30th January 2011). Such regular challenges keep us alert as students and we are willing to tackle them time and time again. Bravo guys at the NU boarding house.
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02-09-11
Northrise University is proud to launch the newest design of www.northriseuniversity.com. This site will be an effective tool for communicating with students, enhancing their academic experience. Be sure to click here to check it out!
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01-26-11
A special thank you to SixLog Corporation, a California-based company offering Bio Decontamination Services, and a faithful supporter of Northrise. SixLog has launched a program called “Deals for Meals.” For every project that SixLog completes for its customers, the company contributes toward feeding a Northrise student for an entire school year. SixLog operates from the viewpoint that with privilege comes responsibility, and therefore it is a company that is deliberate in its charitable giving. Northrise is so grateful for the support of SixLog and its parent organization Astro Pak. We are truly blessed to call them friends of Northrise University!
Will you make a difference in Zambia? Click on the “Give Me 5” logo to join in!
Click Here to read about Northrise on the SixLog blog.
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12-28-10
by Agness Nshindano
Basic health care is everyone’s right and very essential to well-being – yet in developing countries, it is but a privilege. While targeted health policies and programs have enabled slight improvements in public health access and care, significant disparities remain. Countries like Zambia with limited access to education and employment, increasing poverty levels and illiteracy rates among other problems, find considerable health improvements a harder goal to attain.
Certainly, there are decisive ties between health and development. Without good health, a nation is robed of productivity. Students cannot attend classes, workers cannot report to work, policies cannot be made, programs cannot be implemented, and governments cannot be run… In fact, the solution to some of the problems faced by most developing countries strongly lies in curbing the health care problem.
To help give its students and staff the right to basic health care, Northrise University recently broke ground for a clinic to be called NUCare! Thor Development, a construction company in Zambia was awarded the contract and has since begun works. NUCare! will offer basic health care for Northrise University students, staff and the surrounding community. Having a health center on Campus means peace of mind… Peace of mind for the parents; being able to send their child to a university without over worrying when their child is sick. Peace of mind for students; being able to enjoy learning without the stress of how to access health care. Peace of mind for faculty and staff; being able to work with joy knowing that when they or their family member is unwell, care is available. Peace of mind for the community; it comforting to know that at last a clinic is within reach. Most importantly a peace of mind for Northrise University; knowing that it can offer basic health care, turning it from a privilege to a right because a healthy student is a healthy community; a healthy community is a healthy Zambia.
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12-27-10
by Duke Muchindu
Zambia, a land locked country, is endowed with one of the largest number of fresh water bodies in the world. This makes it an ideal environment for hydro-electric power generation. Zambia only has one major hydro power station at Kariba Dam. Kariba, a hydroelectric dam, is in the Kariba Gorge of the Zambezi river basin between Zambia and Zimbabwe. It is one of the largest dams in the world, standing 128 meters tall and 579 meters long. Zambia’s hydro power station at the Kariba dam produces 720 MW of power with four machines. Works are under way by the Zambian government to increase the power generation capacity to 1, 080 MW by the year 2012.
Meanwhile direct foreign investment in the mining sector has increased over the year leading to increased mining activities. Inevitably, this has led to increased power demands while power generation has remained the same. In order to be able to meet the increased demand, the Zambia Electricity Supply Corporation (ZESCO) introduced a system of load shedding for some number of hours on certain days for all its customers except the mines. The mining sector is given priority because it is considered the chief economy driver of Zambia.
Unfavorable weather conditions also aggravate the power blackouts and Northrise University is as affected as everyone else. In order to continue providing quality education, Northrise has invested in curbing the effects of load shedding. In the month of November 2010 a Cummings ordered Generator was delivered to the main campus. The concrete slab to sit the generator has been built and shelter construction for the generator is under way. The generator has a capacity of 38 KVA and will supply Northrise Farms and Kuhula House with electricity in cases of black out. In the first or second week of January 2011, the generator is expected to be installed and ready for use.
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12-23-10
by Jayant Raj
Someone once said, “When all is said and done, all roads lead to the same end. So it’s not so much which road you take, as how you take it.” Northrise University is set firmly on the road to success. And how are we getting there? By empowering the people of Zambia, one student at a time, as the motto so gracefully puts it.
This journey down the road of success involves careful planning. Planning that has gone into the inception of a Master Plan, completed in 2007, set in motion efforts to begin the development of new main campus. Currently in progress is the construction of a new Road Network that will connect the campus to the outside world and allow vehicle access to all major areas of the land. It is a major undertaking! Kuhula House, the Student Dorms (which is already accessible by road), the Health Center – NUCare – and the construction site for upcoming Staff Housing are the primary areas that the road network will allow quick and convenient access to.
The Zambia National Service’s land development unit was contracted for the job simply because of their track record and affordability. The three stage construction process includes compacting, the application of lactrite and finally, rolling. The result is a good quality road that will meet the heavy demands of students being transported to and from Kuhula House for their lectures next term as well as transportation to the Student Dorms. We pray that the delays caused by non-availability of Zambia National Service equipment will be minimal to help complete the project before the next academic year.
Mr. Hamoonga, the Northrise University Business Manager, is optimistically looking forward to the completion of the road network. He describes the network as being extremely key in the development of the Northrise University land. “Without the road network, it would be extremely difficult to accomplish construction works as during the rainy season, certain areas of the campus become inaccessible.” Well put and rightly so, we all look forward to the completion of this new project!
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12-10-10
Furnishing of Kuhula House is in progress. A number of activities are taking place to prepare the building for the next academic year. We praise God that a generous donor sent these blue tiles so that Kuhula house would match the front of our existing building and downtown campus, Caravelle House. Currently chairs are being installed in Kuhula House’s lecture hall while on the outside, workers are finalizing preparations by doing the landscaping. The electric security fence to protect students and property is also being installed. We continue to thank God for how far we have come… Indeed God has been faithful!
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12-02-10
Give a gift to your friends and family by donating to Northrise University in their honor this Christmas Season. Each gift you give, brings hope to a generation of students in Zambia. Will you be a part of hope this Christmas?
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11-22-10
Thanksgiving is a time to reflect upon all the goodness the Lord provides. We are particularly, thankful for the friends who have be touched by our story to help us build Northrise University over the years. The growth experienced by the University can only be described as phenomenal. In our seven years of operations, we have acquired and built a town campus, business building, student dormitories, farm offices, chicken run and abattoir and planted a banana plantation. Our initial vision was to cater for the Zambian student population but God blessed us with students from Ghana, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Zimbabwe and South Africa. The student exchange program has commenced with Dordt College in the United States and we expect to receive students from orphanages in Liberia soon. We have also more than doubled our academic programs since the beginning of this year and envisage introducing more degrees to cater for a growing diversity of educational requirements in Zambia and the wider African region.
Considering all the blessings the Lord has given Northrise University, we can truly give thanks during this period. Our sponsors, supporters, partners and friends have been used by the Lord to make all these developments happen. As you enjoy Thanksgiving, we will continue to pray for you and ask the Lord to bless you in every sense during this festive period.
Office of the Academic Dean, Northrise University
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11-11-10
This past weekend, friends of Northrise gathered in Southern California for the third annual Art Benefit hosted by NUI and Justin Clark of Clark Studios in Costa Mesa. The Art Benefit pairs beautiful art, music, food, and fun together all to support the Students of Northrise University. Local artists The Pawnshop Kings and David Ellis supplied music for the night, and fine art pieces were auctioned off to patrons.
A new element this was the custom t-shirt screen printing done on site at the event! In a partnership with Buffalo Exchange, AB3 guests were able to pick out a shirt to be custom printed with the AB3 “Future” logo. The NUI office has a few Limited Edition “Future” posters left for sale, and a few extra hand screen printed t-shirts for sale. To get yours, contact Kathy Pipkin at 949-270-0840
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