To act as a bridge between students and the university administration. International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT), Muslim Students’ Associations of different universities, The Role of the Academy in the Development Processes: Dimensions and Perspectives at a critical juncture for Development, The Role of the Academy in the Development Processes. For example, orphans have been assisted to access fund from the Public Trustee or where parents have refused to support their offspring, it has been necessary to seek the assistance of lawyers free of charge. Courses; Search Courses Go. For that reason, it had requested its inclusion in the SMIS for ease of processing applications and the bursaries. There are more than fifteen thousand registered needy students and currently around 12,126 students have benefited from different programs. The inclusion of Muslim Chaplain was later adopted to care for the Islamic faith. Student Email. The University of Nairobi holds a large number of Research and Innovation events during the year. Some of these services and activities include guidance, conducting religious ceremonies, for instance, weddings, and baptisms, burials, conducting regular worship services, hosting seminars and workshops, and coordinating religious activities at the University. The applications and the reference letters are then filed. Proposals of income generating projects could be initiated to support the needy students and the management are willing to approve and support where necessary. Raatib Abdun-Nuur at the Horizon TV. We commenced on-line lectures from the month of May. After being appointed in that capacity I tried as much as possible to arrange meetings between the Muslim bodies and the student’s leadership so that these bodies can understand the students well and there programmes. At the moment, we are discussing the history of the last Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). © University of Nairobi 2020. But this is still pending apparently due to financial constraints. UoN Digital Repository. These programmes were as follows: Google Meet with Students: The main objective of the activity was to remind ourselves of the bounties and blessings of Allaah upon us and thus be grateful to Him. UON consults extensively with a broad section of the student community to determine what services students want. Please see SSAF 2019 Student Survey Report to hear what students had to say. Login using student portal username and password. The then Archbishop of Nairobi, J.J. Marcarthy had realized the need for pastoral care for a University community and hence bought the piece of land and built the Chapel. Further, there are Bible study groups in every Campus and members meet in the halls of residence in the evenings of Sunday. Findings supported the hypothesis that chaplaincy services are significantly associated with lower rates of hospital deaths and higher rates of hospice. At the same time, reminding them that the Islamic Shari‘ah (Law) as embodied in the Qur’an and the Hadiyth wants us to do that. The Bill & Payment Suite will also be unavailable. Broken families, drug and substance abuse, poor work ethic and sexual harassment of students by staff are reportedly on the increase in our institutions. There are a range of different services including drop-in sessions which don’t require an appointment, as well as individual booked sessions using a range of different technologies. The rationale behind doing this on Friday is that instead of the students getting to other things owing to the fact that Saturday is free, we hold them engaged in something constructive and that helps their lives. Everyone has an impact in the world. Your input and feedback is important and will play an integral part in the determination of priorities and areas of focus for future SSAF expenditure. In some instances, students face acute financial problems due to theft of their personal effects or calamities befalling their families. Chaplaincy as an institution driven by spiritual principles are best suited in helping reconstruct lives, to be meaningful and beneficial. Mombasa, Kisumu and Parkland Campuses though join the local Catholic Churches in their proximity. In more specialized way the Church provides that care to established institutions such as Schools, Hospitals, Universities, Prisons, Military and also Police. Prof. Maalik continued providing the chaplaincy services till he became senile, when his family members took him back to Pakistan. The office received donations from ten donors. The government has set specific guidelines on what the SSAF funds can be spent on. The recommendations were adopted in 1925 when the Jean’s School (today’s Kenya School of Government in Lower Kabete Campus) was opened to train artisans. Spiritual Programming:  Weekly Protestant and Inter-Faith worship services, directing Protestant and other religious and spiritual observances for religious holidays, convocations, commencements; developing and assessing programs and services which facilitate Protestant and intra/inter-faith dialogue; and providing engaging trainings for residence hall staff, student peer mentors and others as requested. The objective of the chaplaincy is to engage students wholly so to build their faith and develop spiritually. Owing to the high demand for higher education the government of Kenya was forced to introduce cost sharing in higher education in the early 1991/1992 academic year, so as to allow the public purse to cater to health, infrastructure, primary education and eradicate poverty. The UON student portal is a one-stop web system that helps you access to various student support and academic services at the University of Nairobi. The Chaplain often looks for resource persons who may include professional, Parents and alumni to come and engage the students as well as mentor them. With the growth of the University both in the number of campuses and students, and having only one Chaplain, the chaplaincy has established relationships with a number of Religious Orders who have interest in campus ministry. At the office or through the office website, they get details about the required information and procedure for registration. Intellectual Property. Every Friday evening, we hold meetings in all Campuses, during these meetings we may show the students a Movie or hold the said discussions. UPDATE: Visit our COVID-19 page. Some of activities includes Choir practice, Fellowships, charity work, outreach Ministries among others. Chaplains also play a significant role in shaping the learners paradigm, religious dimensions and in rehabilitation of learners facing disciplinary matters. The application letters are then vetted by the Special Student Advisor for due processing. University of Nairobi is a Big Brand. Among the churches and organizations are:-, The Catholic Church recognizes the need to offer pastoral and spiritual care to her members as commissioned by our Lord Jesus Christ for the salvation of the people of God. Be calm, rectify your steps and move forward.” “There is no footprint too small to leave an imprint on this world. The Office of Career Services offers career counselling to students … The partnerships are strictly in regard to spiritual matters. It may take up to 4 hours for a completed course to appear in your transcript. The office of the University Muslim Chaplain (Imam) co-ordinates its activities with the Muslim Students Association of the University of Nairobi (MSAUN) which is the umbrella body for all Muslim Students at the University of Nairobi. This has led to serious overload. The services of the Chaplaincy are open to the entire University Community.

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