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AMBASSADOR COLLEGE
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mbassador College carne into being almos! thirty
years ago for a very special purpose. Herbert W.
Armstrong, its founder and chancellor, clearly
expressed this purpose in the first catalog:
"The purpose of Ambassador College is apt ly ex–
pressed in our slogan- 'Recapture true values. ·
"The technical , the scientific, the material are truly es–
sential. This phase of education shal l not be neglected
al Ambassador. However, at Ambassador we shall
pul first things
first ....
"Character devel–
opment, self-dis–
cipline, the open
and investigative
mind, cultural
and personality
developmen t–
these are Ambas–
sador's first ob–
jectives ....
These true val–
ues, these spiri–
tual laws of lite,
form the true
foundation-the
beginning of an
understanding
and true . educa–
tion ."
The opportunity to lay this foundation for truly success–
ful living is now enjoyed by over 1400 men and women
students from all parts of the United States and many
foreign countries. To serve its growing student popu–
lation today, Ambassador College has two campuses,
located in Pasadena, California (!he paren! campus),
and near Big Sandy in East Texas (opened in 1964).
Both campuses continue to provide the same basic cur–
rículum of required courses. Great emphasis is placed
upon understanding the real purpose of lile and the
keys to deep personal fulfillment and happiness.
As this core curriculum has been improved and refined,
Ambassador College has grown to provide many addi–
tional majar courses of study. Students now enjoy a
much wider variety of opportunities to prepare for
meaningful professional careers.
Al Pasadena, majors are now available in business ad–
ministration, chemistry, English, general studies, his–
tory, home economics, mass communications, music ,
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PLAIN TRUTH May 1977
physical education, psychology, Spanish, speech com–
munications and theology . Majors in biological
sciences, French, German and mathematics will be in–
stituted for the 1977-78 academic year.
The Big Sandy campus currently offers majors in agri–
business. business administration , communication arts,
computer science, home economics, liberal arts and
theology. An additional majar in environmental man–
agement will be available in the fall of 1977. The cam–
pus in Texas is particularly well-suited to offer courses
in the fields of ecology and agriculture, since it operates
its own 1800-acre farm, which serves as a laboratory for
students of these sciences.
Upon graduation, many of today 's Ambassador stu–
dents plan to go on to graduate study in various fields to
complete their professional training.
To complement its academic development, Ambassa–
dor College has also increased its recreational and cul–
tural activities. These programs provide students with
an unusually bread range of learning experiences and
opportunities for personal enrichment. lncluded among
them are summer study abroad , programs in music and
dance, intercollegiate and intramural athletics, special
interest clubs, and community service programs such
as Ambassador Outreach and the Circle-K Club.
The Ambassador lnternational Cultural Foundation
sponsors a series of music and cultural programs at
both the California and East Texas campuses. These
concerts, featuring many of the world's fines! per–
formers, are open to Ambassador students at special
discount prices.
In seeking to provide for the individual needs of its stu–
dents, the college has continued to develop its student
services, especially in the areas of career planning , fi–
nancia! aid, and personal development. An active and
progressive Career Services Office has been developed
to aid students in selecting and preparing for successful
careers. The Financia! Aids Office now offers qual ified
students a greater number of scholarships, grants,
loans and employment opportunities (often including
on-the-job training).
Today at Ambassador College, students have available
to them a great variety of programs and services de–
signed to lead to successful careers after graduation.
However, as the college has grown in size and scope, it
has remained steadfastly dedicated to helping its stu–
dents learn not just how to earn a living but how to
/ive-wisely, happily and productively .
John Zahody
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