{"id":944,"date":"2014-02-21T07:37:00","date_gmt":"2014-02-21T07:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/index.php\/2014\/02\/21\/cuea-collaborating-with-jesuit-commons_20\/"},"modified":"2016-05-03T09:41:05","modified_gmt":"2016-05-03T09:41:05","slug":"cuea-collaborating-with-jesuit-commons_20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/index.php\/2014\/02\/21\/cuea-collaborating-with-jesuit-commons_20\/","title":{"rendered":"AMECEA: CUEA Collaborates with the Jesuits in Empowering the marginalized"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Msgr. Dr. Pius Rutechura<\/em> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
\n

The
\nCatholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA) has entered into collaboration
\nwith the Jesuit Commons: Higher Education at the Margins (JC:HEM), an
\ninitiative of the Society of Jesus that brings Jesuit higher education to the marginalized of the society. <\/p><\/div>\n

\n <\/div>\n
\nSpeaking
\nwith AMECEA Online News<\/i>, the Vice
\nChancellor of CUEA Msgr. Dr. Pius Rutechura said that the Jesuit Commons: High
\nEducation at the Margins is one of the most innovative initiative by the
\nJesuits Society, through their educational networks especially North America.
\n\u201cThe Jesuit Society decided to see how they can contribute to higher education
\nof people at the margins where by one of their key areas of concern have been
\nthe people in refugee\u2019s camps.\u201d<\/div>\n
\n <\/div>\n
\nHe
\nexplained that the program involves developing e-learning modules, having
\non-site programs and people who run those programs through the Jesuit Refugee
\nServices. The program involves several universities and is coordinated from
\nGonzaga University while the modules and platforms are being developed by
\nGeorgetown University both in the United States of America.<\/div>\n
\n <\/div>\n
\nMsgr.
\nRutechura explained that two years ago JC:HEM decided to form an international board
\nin which usually holds one annual meeting where members meet face to face but
\nalso hold other meetings on virtual communications via the internet. The board
\noperates on three committees namely: the academic committee, the technology
\ncommittee and the finance committee in which Msgr. Rutechura chairs.<\/div>\n
\n <\/div>\n
\nIn
\nKenya, the program is already going on at Kakuma Refugees Camp where the first cohort
\nof grandaunts took place last year. Another program is running at Dzaleka Refugees
\nCamp in Malawi and Amman Jordan.<\/div>\n
\n <\/div>\n
\nHe explained that CUEA being a regional institution, they wanted to see how
\nit can intervene and be part of the process. \u201cThe first part of the process which
\nhas already taken place is the articulation of the agreement with CUEA and that
\nis where we are,\u201d he said. <\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nFrom
\nCUEA, the Deputy Vice Chancellor Academic Prof. Justus Mbae was appointed to be
\npart of the committee that will be working on the curriculum for the program.
\nThis committee is also working on an MOU that would be developed through
\nlinkages and committee guided by the DVC Academic.<\/div>\n
\n <\/div>\n
\nThe Vice Chancellor further explained that each organ has its role to play; the chair at the
\nJC: HEM level is Fr. Michael Garanzini, who is also the president of Loyola
\nUniversity Chicago, the coordinator of the program is Dr. Mary McFarland from
\nGonzaga University while Georgetown University is hosting the learning
\nmanagement system or the blackboard and the student information system. <\/div>\n
\n <\/div>\n
\n\u201cThese
\nare initiatives where we think CUEA could be part and parcel of. However the
\nwhole idea is to make education to the people who are marginalized,\u201d Msgr. Rutechura
\nsaid adding that under that same banner is Fr. Peter Balleis who is in Rome and
\nhandles the Jesuit Refugees Services perspective. \u201cOur roles relies more on
\nnetworking and partnership in handling high education but also reaching out to
\nthe people at the margins that is regional,\u201d hear concludes.<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\n <\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nSource: AMECEA Social
\nCommunications<\/i><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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