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PASTOR GENERAL'S REPORT, SEPTEMBER 10, 1982
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We love you as a dear father and never cease praying for you.
Keep up the wonderful example. We thank you for it, and we are
following!
AMBASSADOR COLLEGE UPDATE
(Pasadena Campus)
Alexandra Engle, Auckland, New Zealand
--Joe Tkach, Ministerial Services
Recently, during Mr. Armstrong's remarks in his Orientation Forum for the
students, he said, "We're going to make this the best year that Ambassador
College has had in its 35 years of history!"
Thus far the College has had a very fine beginning. The freshmen class
seems to be the best in many years. These students, in the main, appear
very alert, neatly groomed and seem "raring to go." We are certainly look
ing forward to our best year, and this will become a reality if we keep
looking to Almighty God for His continual blessings and guidance.
The composition of the present student body is as follows: We have 424
returning students, five readmitted students and 144 new students--making a
total of 573 matriculated students (i.e. those enrolled in the degree pro
gram). Of this number 510 are single, on-campus students. This means that
we have 63 married students, employees and others who are living off cam
pus.
In addition to the 573 matriculated students, we have 59 non-matriculated
students who are taking only one or two classes. This includes certain
employees, wives of students, ministers, etc. If we add the 573 (that is
510 on-campus students plus the 63 off-campus married students) to the 59
non-matriculated students, this gives us a grand total of 632 students now
enrolled in Ambassador!
Thus far we have had some very fine student forums. Mr. Armstrong took the
first forum, I took the second, Mr. Greg Albrecht (Dean of Students) took
the third, and then Dr. David Albert (Acting Director of Admissions) gave
the forum this week. We are trying to give "meaty" forums which will really
feed the students--inspiring them to apply themselves diligently while
attending A.C.
My wife and I are scheduled to spend the Feast of Trumpets with Mr. and Mrs.
Roger West and the brethren in Tupelo, Mississippi. We look forward to
visiting with Mr. and Mrs. West, and always appreciate the opportunity to
meet many of our brethren. And I am always happy to take good news from
Headquarters to the local Churches when I am privileged to go out on these
annual holy days.
A number of other faculty members who are ministers will also be going out
to some of the Churches for Trumpets. This gives them more opportunities to
preach--something which most of the ministers in the College don't get to
do too often. We do, however, have the wonderful opportunity of working
daily with the students--teaching, admonishing, counseling, encouraging.
We are very happy to be able to work with these young people--these "dia
monds in the rough." They are very precious in our sight, as indeed they
are in God's sight.