| This is the official website of the Cuttington University Alumni Association in the Americas (CUAAA) |
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| Dr. Henrique Tokpa President August 20, 2002 - present |
| PAST PRESIDENTS Dr. Melvin J. Mason Dr. Steven M. Yekeson Dr. Emmanuel W. Johnson Dr. Christian Baker Rev. Seth C. Edwards INTERIM PRESIDENTS Rev. E. Bolling Robertson Rev. S. Yanquoi Reeves. |
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| The Cuttington Ode O Cuttington! O Cuttington! Filled are our hearts with love for thee; School of all truth and liberty. In study and work; We shall remain faithful to thee. Epiphany Hall, Epiphany Hall! O Cuttington! O Cuttington! Be thou a champion strong and bold; And with thy love the weak uphold. But if in God thou dost believe, The noblest deeds thou wilt achieve. Epiphany Hall, Epiphany Hall! |
The Cuttington University Alumni Association in the Americas
Originally established in 1889 by the Protestant Episcopal Church of the United States as Cuttington Collegiate
and Divinity School in Harper, Maryland County, Liberia, the school was closed in 1929 owing to financial
difficulties. It was later relocated in 1948 to its present 1500-acre site in Succoco, Bong Count, 120 miles
north of the Liberian capital, Monrovia. The school enjoys the distinction of being the oldest private
(Christian) co-educational, four-year institution of higher learning in sub-Saharan Africa.
Over the next forty years, the "new" Cuttington grew exponentially into one of the most successful liberal arts
colleges on the continent. By the end of the 1980's, it had developed into a full-fledged University and
boasted six degree-granting departments. The best and brightest of Liberian high school graduates, and of
secondary school graduates from such other African countries as Tanzania, Kenya, Nigeria, Cameroon,
Swaziland, Sierra Leone, and the Gambia found their way to Cuttington. Most went on to make valuable
contributions to church, state, and society in various parts of the world.
Unfortunately, the protracted armed conflict and social upheaval in Liberia that began at the end of 1989
forced a shutdown of the University in May 1990 when warlords and rebels overtook the campus, looting
and stripping the University's entire infrastructure, including its classrooms, library, dormitories, laboratories
and museum. Not even the Epiphany Chapel was spared the mischief and ravages of the 1990's. Thankfully,
with the country's return in 2005 to civilian government and constitutional rule, efforts are now underway to
reconstruct, rehabilitate and revitalize the University, as life on campus and in the surrounding communities
returns to normal.
Now fully owned by the Protestant Episcopal Church of Liberia, Cuttington University continues to maintain
close ties with the Government of Liberia, the Protestant Episcopal Church of America, and a number of U. S.
college organizations, including the Associated Colleges of the Midwest, the Association of Episcopal
Colleges, the Partnership for service Learning, as well as student exchange programs with Kalamazoo,
Susquehanna and Witworth Universities. In addition, long-standing arrangements have remained in place,
enabling Fulbright Scholars and Peace Corps Volunteers to continue teaching at Cuttington. Against this
backdrop, the members of the Cuttington University Alumni Association in the Americas are committed and
determined to play their own unique role in the rebuilding of an illustrious institution, their alma mater.
and Divinity School in Harper, Maryland County, Liberia, the school was closed in 1929 owing to financial
difficulties. It was later relocated in 1948 to its present 1500-acre site in Succoco, Bong Count, 120 miles
north of the Liberian capital, Monrovia. The school enjoys the distinction of being the oldest private
(Christian) co-educational, four-year institution of higher learning in sub-Saharan Africa.
Over the next forty years, the "new" Cuttington grew exponentially into one of the most successful liberal arts
colleges on the continent. By the end of the 1980's, it had developed into a full-fledged University and
boasted six degree-granting departments. The best and brightest of Liberian high school graduates, and of
secondary school graduates from such other African countries as Tanzania, Kenya, Nigeria, Cameroon,
Swaziland, Sierra Leone, and the Gambia found their way to Cuttington. Most went on to make valuable
contributions to church, state, and society in various parts of the world.
Unfortunately, the protracted armed conflict and social upheaval in Liberia that began at the end of 1989
forced a shutdown of the University in May 1990 when warlords and rebels overtook the campus, looting
and stripping the University's entire infrastructure, including its classrooms, library, dormitories, laboratories
and museum. Not even the Epiphany Chapel was spared the mischief and ravages of the 1990's. Thankfully,
with the country's return in 2005 to civilian government and constitutional rule, efforts are now underway to
reconstruct, rehabilitate and revitalize the University, as life on campus and in the surrounding communities
returns to normal.
Now fully owned by the Protestant Episcopal Church of Liberia, Cuttington University continues to maintain
close ties with the Government of Liberia, the Protestant Episcopal Church of America, and a number of U. S.
college organizations, including the Associated Colleges of the Midwest, the Association of Episcopal
Colleges, the Partnership for service Learning, as well as student exchange programs with Kalamazoo,
Susquehanna and Witworth Universities. In addition, long-standing arrangements have remained in place,
enabling Fulbright Scholars and Peace Corps Volunteers to continue teaching at Cuttington. Against this
backdrop, the members of the Cuttington University Alumni Association in the Americas are committed and
determined to play their own unique role in the rebuilding of an illustrious institution, their alma mater.
