Motto | He shall teach you all things |
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Type | Private |
Established | 1915[1] |
Affiliation | Seventh-day Adventist |
Administrative staff | approx. 160 |
Students | approx. 1,200 |
Location | , , 18°33′50″N 73°49′09″E / 18.5638°N 73.8193°E |
Campus | Urban |
Website | http://sau.edu.in/ |
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Spicer Adventist University is a Seventh-day Adventist institution of higher learning[2] in Aundh, Pune, India. It is considered the church's flagship provider of higher education in India. It is a part of the Seventh-day Adventist education system, the world's second largest Christian school system.[3][4][5][6]
The history of the college is as old as the history of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the Southern Asia Division.[citation needed] When the pioneers of the church stepped on the shores of the Indian sub-continent, they established churches and set up schools to provide holistic education for their church members. They also established an institution of higher learning at Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. In 1915, it was relocated to Bangalore and then in 1942, to Pune. It was Known as Spicer Memorial College[7] until 2014. Spicer Memorial College was granted University status by Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra on 16 June 2014.[8][9]
Some of the major structures in the campus include the administrative building, which houses offices and classrooms. There are separate buildings for the library, the sciences, education, religion, agriculture, the cafeteria, boarders, the college press, industrial arts, Spicer Memorial College Higher Secondary School, Spicer Products and Services.[citation needed]
The majority of the student body are members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, and weekly church services are held at the campus church with regular Sabbath observance starting from the time of sunset on Friday to the sunset on Saturday. Friday evening vespers services (AYS) are held weekly as are Religion & Theology Forums. Basketball and football are the major sports on campus.[citation needed]
The college also hosts a local research centre of the Ellen G. White Estate.[10]
The college celebrated a centenary from 28 January – 1 February 2015.[11]
In 2018, a case was filed against the vice chancellor and two officials of the university for allegedly forging their PhD certificates.[12][13]
In February 2019, the Maharashtra state cabinet ordered action against the university for alleged irregularities by its officials in connection with the admission process.[14][15]