University of the Nations

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University of the Nations
YWAM
Websitewww.uofn.edu

The University of the Nations (U of N) is an unaccredited Christian university. The University of the Nations operates under the umbrella organization of the Youth With A Mission (YWAM) network.

History

The institution was founded in 1978 as Pacific & Asia Christian University (PACU) by

Kailua-Kona, Hawaii.[3]
As other locations were established around the world, PACU was renamed the University of the Nations in 1989.

Accreditation

University of the Nations is not accredited by any recognized accreditation body. As such, its degrees and credits may not be acceptable to employers or other institutions, and use of degrees from schools without accreditation from a nationally recognized accrediting agency may be illegal in some states unless the school is approved by the state licensing agency.[4]

University of the Nations asserts that other institutions have accepted and continue to accept

Houghton College,[6] and the South African Theological Seminary.[citation needed
]

Australia's higher education and training system lists University of the Nations' affiliated Institute for the Nations and Youth With A Mission programs in five locations as registered training organisations authorized to provide certificates and diplomas in several specified fields.[7]

Campus entrance from the roadside

Notable people

Alumni

  • Kenneth Bae, author, missionary, and activist
  • Mina Chang, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of the United States Department of State's Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization
  • David L. Cunningham, son of university founder and filmmaker

Visiting faculty

  • Forrest Mims, Electronics author and amateur atmospheric scientist
  • Darrow Miller co-founder
    Food For the Hungry
    International
  • David Newberry, senior public health advisor,
    CARE- Primary Health Care Unit, member of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Global Smallpox Eradication Team – Ghana & Nigeria,[11][12] faculty at Johns Hopkins University, research associate in the Department of International Health Private Voluntary Organization Child Survival Support Program[13]

Staff

Controversies

In January 2018, Pablo Rivera, the chief financial officer for University of the Nations in Kona, pled guilty to wire fraud.[15] Rivera embezzled nearly 3.1 million dollars, amounting to $50,000 per month.[16] Before the fraud was exposed, the school's financial situation was critical, increased charges were applied to volunteers and students.[17]

In October 2020, University of the Nations in Kona was associated with the largest single day increase of COVID-19 outbreak on the Island of Hawaiʻi up to that date.[18]

See also

  • List of unaccredited institutions of higher learning

References

  1. ^ PRESIDENT’S OFFICE), University of the Nations
  2. ^ PROVOST’S OFFICE), University of the Nations
  3. ^ Mark Juergensmeyer, Wade Clark Roof, Encyclopedia of Global Religion, Volume 1, SAGE, USA, 2012, p. 1397
  4. ^ Diploma Mills and Accreditation - Accreditation, US Department of Education
  5. ^ University of the Nations-Accreditation, accessed December 11, 2010
  6. ^ "Transfer Guidelines". www.houghton.edu. Archived from the original on 2007-10-11.
  7. ^ Institute Search, Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students (CRICOS), accessed December 11, 2010
  8. ^ Disciple Nations Alliance referenced 8/DEC/2010
  9. ^ YWAM Publishing "Meet our authors webpage referenced 1/NOV/2010
  10. Food For the Hungry
    Int'l. referenced 15/JULY/2009
  11. CARE
    Bios of Polio Experts, referenced 8/JUL/2006
  12. ^ UofN Visiting Faculty Profile page
  13. ^ CARE profile page
  14. ^ "Andy Byrd". Cornerstone Community Church. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
  15. ^ AP, Hawaii School Official Pleads Guilty to Stealing $3 Million, usnews.com, USA, May 18, 2017
  16. ^ AP, Ex-Hawaii school official sentenced for fraud, seattletimes.com, USA, January 10, 2018
  17. ^ AP, Ex-Hawaii school official sentenced for fraud, seattletimes.com, USA, January 10, 2018
  18. ^ "'Very concerning for everybody': Hawaii Island posts largest single-day jump in new COVID-19 cases". 4 October 2020.

External links

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