Saniku Gakuin College Explained

Saniku Gakuin College
Motto:	To Make People Whole Through Christ's Love^[1]
Established:	Founded 1898 Chartered 2008
Type:	Private
President:	Katsumi Higashide
Academic Staff:	40 (May 2012)^[2]
Administrative Staff:	22 (May 2012)
Students:	210 (May 2012)^[3]
City:	Ōtaki
State:	Chiba Prefecture
Country:	Japan
Campus:	Suburb

is a co-educational, Christian, private university in Japan. The main campus is located in Ōtaki, Chiba, Japan. The college is a part of the world-wide network of Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) institutions of higher education, the world's second largest Christian school system.^{[4] [5] [6] [7]}

History

The history of the college began in 1898 when William C. Grainger, an SDA missionary, founded ^[8] in Azabu, Tokyo.^[9] In 1914 the school was moved to Suginami and renamed Amanuma Gakuin. In 1926 the school was moved to Sodegaura, Chiba and renamed Nihon San’iku Gakuin. The name San’iku, combination of ('three') and ('to nourish, to bring up'), means 'to make people whole' in physical, intellectual and spiritual attributes.^[10]

In 1943, during World War II, the school was forcibly closed. The school was resumed in 1947 after the war. In 1971 the school foundation established Saniku Gakuin Junior College with one department (Department of English Language). In 1978 the college was moved to the present Otaki Campus. In 1987 the college added the Department of Nursing, which became a four-year college in 2008.^[11]

Organization

As of April 2012, the university has no graduate schools.

Undergraduate schools

• Faculty of Nursing

The students study at Otaki Campus during their first 2.5 years, then move to the Tokyo Campus next to the Tokyo Adventist Hospital in Suginami. After a one-year clinical study in Tokyo,^[12] they move to Otaki Campus again.

Affiliated schools

• Saniku Gakuin Junior College
  • Department of English Communications
• Saniku Gakuin College (technical college)
  • Department of Theology
  • Department of Christian Education

See also

• List of Seventh-day Adventist colleges and universities
• Seventh-day Adventist education

External links

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Notes and References

1. Web site: http://saniku.ac.jp/about/about_01.html. ja:モットー. Japanese. Motto. 2012-11-21.
2. including junior college and seminary. Web site: http://saniku.ac.jp/pdf/1-5_yakuin.pdf. ja:役員及び教職員に関する情報. Japanese. Information about board members and staff. 2012-05-01. 2012-11-21.
3. excluding junior college and seminary. Web site: http://saniku.ac.jp/pdf/2-2-3_gakusei.pdf. ja:学生に関する情報. Japanese. Information about students. 2012-05-01. 2012-11-21.
4. http://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/Opinion/2010/1115/For-real-education-reform-take-a-cue-from-the-Adventists"the second largest Christian school system in the world has been steadily outperforming the national average – across all demographics."
5. Web site: Seventh-day Adventists - Christian Denomination | Religion Facts . 2016-03-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150323223151/http://www.religionfacts.com/christianity/denominations/seventh_day_adventist.htm . 2015-03-23 .
6. Web site: Department of Education, Seventh-day Adventist Church. 2010-06-18. 2017-10-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20171017005947/http://education.gc.adventist.org/about.html. dead.
7. Web site: World Church: A Closer Look at Higher Education. Wendi. Rogers. Mark A.. Kellner. April 1, 2003. Adventist News Network. 2010-06-19.
8. Web site: OUR WORK IN JAPAN. W. C. GRAINGER. The Missionary Magazine. Vol.XI.. Foreign Mission Board of Seventh Day Adventists. September 1899. 2012-11-21.
9. [Azabu, Tokyo]
10. Web site: http://saniku.ac.jp/about/about_03.html. ja:沿革. History of the College. Japanese. 2012-11-21. . See also Seventh-day Adventist education#Asia
11. Encyclopedia: Dijitaru daijisen . San'iku Gakuin Daigaku . 2012-04-02 . 2012 . Shogakukan . Tokyo . ja . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070825113418/http://rekishi.jkn21.com/ . 2007-08-25 .
12. Web site: http://saniku.ac.jp/campus/campus_01.html. ja:キャンパス紹介＞東京校舎. Japanese. Introduction to Tokyo Campus. 2012-11-21.