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NCU
Alumni Homecoming 2002 was held November 28 -
December 1. Alumni from all over North America -
Central and South Florida, Atlanta, New York,
Boston, California, Philadelphia and New
England joined alumni in Jamaica to
celebrate the University's progress. For
those who had not been for some time, it was
evident that much had changed. New
buildings were everywhere, while older
buildings had been refurbished and expanded.
Student
population has grown steadily.
Enrollment as of November 2002 stood at 4,600
on multiple campuses. With growth of
enrollment, comes the need for the best
possible teachers, facilities and equipment to allow NCU
students to be competitive in the marketplace.
Alumni and friends of the University are
encouraged to become financial partners who
give systematically to support the University.
Weekend
services were held in the new gymnatorium
which can accommodate several thousand.
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Weekend's
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Living God's Love
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| Thursday |
- Play
- "An Angel Calls"
- Grand
March with Skipper Douce
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| Friday |
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Annual Alumni Breakfast hosted by Dr. & Mrs. Gilbert Allen at their
home.
- Patrick
Smith, Director of Alumni
Relations, met with chapter
presidents to discuss NCU's
progress, needs and how alumni can
best support NCU
- Dedication
of the Brodie Rose Garden and the
Merle Bennett Reference section of
the university library
- Vespers
hosted by and honoring the Class
of 1952
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| Sabbath |
- Sabbath
School presented by the Central
Florida Chapter of NCU Alumni
Association in the new, completed
gymnatorium
- Divine
hour speaker was Dr. Ralph Burgess
from California
- Lunch
was provided under a large tent
next to the gymnatorium
- M.V.
was hosted by President Herbert
Thompson and his cabinet who gave
a University update
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evening concert was hosted by Bobby Brown, President, Pacific Coast
Chapter. Artists
included Kay Fray, Dr. Leacroft Green and Oz
Rugless from N. America,
Royal Flat Children's Choir and individual
artists and choirs from NCU's Music Department
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If
you have not had ackee and saltfish, rice and
peas, green bananas, fried plantain, bun and
cheese, plantain tarts, sweet sop, oranges,
naseberry or June plums, you need to go visit
NCU. If you want to hear good
music from individual soloists, small groups,
instrumentalists and large choirs, you need to
go visit NCU. If you want to be inspired
to support a worthy cause, to make an
investment in someone's life, you need to go
visit NCU. In other words......
Homecoming
2003 is set for November 27 -
30. Plan to be there!
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Chapter Presidents
Gather for NCU Homecoming 2002
Front Row (left to right): Bobby Brown: Pacific
Coast, Tony Rugless: Central Florida, Harry
Clayton: South Florida
Back Row (left to right): Dahlia Pottinger,
Atlanta, Everald Williams: Philadelphia, Patrick
Smith: Director NCU Alumni Relations, Vilma
Weir-Campbell: New Jersey & Federation
President
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Thursday
Evening, Nov 28, 2002
(Click on small
pictures to enlarge)
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Click here
for larger group picture
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Friday
Morning, Nov 29, 2002
Annual Alumni Breakfast
Hosted by Dr. & Mrs. Gilbert Allen at their
home
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Alumni
Registration
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Friday
Evening, Nov 29, 2002
Honoring Class of 1952
(Class included Dr.
Audley Dwyer, Pastor Fred & Mrs. Andita
White, Mrs. Boyd, Dr. Herman Douce, Dr. Harold
Bennett, Mr. Coleville Jones, Dr. C.J. Thomas,
Dr. Ralph Burgess, Pastor Bhola, Ms. Hazel
Barrow)
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Sabbath
Morning
Sabbath School by Central Florida Chapter
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Divine
Hour
Dr. Ralph Burgess, Speaker
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Catching
up on old times after church
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Lunch
Hosted by NCU
Family Dressed in Native Costumes
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Saturday
Night Concert
Hosted by Bobby Brown, President, Pacific Coast
Chapter
Artists
included Kay Fray, Dr. Leacroft Green and Oz
Rugless from N. America,
Royal Flat Children's Choir and individual
artists and choirs from NCU's Music Department
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Sunday
On Sunday,
Alumni enjoyed the beauty of Jamaica at Cranbrook
Flower Forest in Runaway Bay
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