What's Happening at Tyndale
Posted: Wednesday October 12, 2011
Recognizing that a changing world requires changing perspectives on ministry, the Chinese Chapter of the Alumni Association partnered with the Alumni Association to host a two-day ministry fair at Tyndale, “Ministry in the New Horizon.” Students and alumni attended workshops and a...
Posted: Friday October 7, 2011
Ten years ago, approximately 1 in 10,000 children were diagnosed with autism. Today, that number has risen to more than 1 in 165. Autism has become one of the prominent medical issues of our time and Tyndale students and professors are studying ways to treat it.
This August and September, Dr...
Posted: Monday October 3, 2011
October is here and new Tyndale students have adjusted to the rhythms of the new school year, while returning students have settled in to their familiar routines. Tyndale University College & Seminary is pleased to announce that Tyndale’s incoming class for the fall 2011 semester is...
Posted: Thursday September 29, 2011
In the New Testament, Paul admonishes the believers in Corinth to remember who they were before they came to the cross (1 Corinthians 1:26-30). " 'Remember' calls people back to their first calling in Christ," Emily, the 2011 Seminary Student Council President notes. The...
Posted: Monday September 19, 2011
The controversy surrounding the cancelled breakfast with George W. Bush has demonstrated that Tyndale needs to have clearer policies and guidelines in place so that diverse views can be expressed in a respectful and hospitable space. In retrospect, I regret that we did not have such a framework...
Posted: Friday September 2, 2011
Karen Soltau, Supervisor of Campus Services, has been hard at work this summer, with the cafeteria staff, to expand and improve the menu. Karen has improved and replaced the cafeteria’s two-week rotating menu with a six-week rolling menu in which there are many new dishes, as well as some...
Posted: Friday August 26, 2011
TORONTO — Tyndale University College & Seminary is pleased to announce Mr. Kevin Kirk as Senior Director, Development and Community Relations. Mr. Kirk is a highly effective director with a successful 18 year record in Christian higher education and is well respected in the industry....
Posted: Friday August 12, 2011
Friday morning, March 11, 2011, I received an urgent text message that read, “Have you heard about the earthquake that happened in Japan?” As the morning progressed messages, emails, and phone calls began to pour in inquiring about the earthquake and tsunami that had taken place.
I...
Posted: Wednesday July 27, 2011
The rotting carcasses of dead animals were a sight common to the desert regions of Northeastern Kenya, or at least that’s what I thought. I viewed the desert around me with the open, accepting eyes of a visitor; I assumed that all I saw was normal for the area. I thought the dead animals...
Posted: Monday July 25, 2011
On July 11 a delegation from the State Administration for Religious Affairs of the People’s Republic of China (SARA) paid an official visit to Tyndale University College & Seminary. SARA is committed to promoting inter-faith dialogues in China to create a harmonious society. China is...
Posted: Monday July 18, 2011
It has been estimated that there are over 450,000 homeless people in Kolkata, India. In Dadaab, Kenya over 1000 refugees arrive daily from Somalia suffering from starvation and dehydration. The horn of Africa is currently undergoing a terrible drought that is forcing people to flee to UN refugee...
Posted: Monday July 11, 2011
Today is the four month anniversary of the 9.0 earthquake that struck off the east coast of Honshu, Japan on March 11, 2011. The earthquake sparked a massive tsunami that killed over 18,000 people and caused an estimated 200 billion dollars’ worth of damage. Japan has suffered over 500...
Posted: Monday July 4, 2011
Tyndale’s Director of Admissions and Financial Aid, Mr. Philip Kay, won the NACCAP (North American Coalition for Christian Admissions Professionals) award for Admissions Officer of the Year. NACCAP presents this award to an admissions professional at a Christian institution who has had the...
Posted: Monday June 20, 2011
Tyndale University College & Seminary’s Board of Governors honours Dr. Brian C. Stiller for his many years of dedicated service with the appointment as President Emeritus while he transitions to his new role as Global Ambassador for the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA). As president Dr...
Posted: Wednesday June 1, 2011
Tyndale University College & Seminary has raised $52 million to date towards the purchase of its new Bayview Campus and new programs. The Uncommon Ground capital campaign, launched in 2007, has raised over $44 million or 76% of its $58 million goal in just 4 years, as well as an additional $...