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The Annual Awards Ceremony 2013
The Annual Awards Ceremony of Edwardes College, held on Friday, May 3, 2013, Seventy students were awarded medals and certificates on the basis of their performance in Academics & Sports during the session 2012-2013. Engineer Imtiaz Hussain Gilani, Vice Chancellor of University ....
College Executive Committee meets on May 7
The Executive Committee of the Board of Governors of Edwardes College will meet on Tuesday, 7 May 2013, at 10am in the Board Room of the Bungalow. The meeting will open with the Principal's verbal report on the academic year just ended and anticipations of the 2013-14 academic year. The agenda includes reports on various academic aspects of the College's progress toward degree-awarding sta....
Karachi Literature Festival (KLF), 2013
KLF is an annual festival that has been taking place since 2010. It is organized by Oxford University Press in collaboration with Liberty Books and many other organizations and has, for the past three years been held at Sheraton Hotel in Karachi. This year, however, they changed the ....
Appointments brought faculty strength to 105 for 2012-13 academic year
Appointments to the Edwardes College faculty for the 2012-13 academic year brought faculty strength to 105, for a total of 98 full-time equivalents (FTEs). Proportional with the College?s record enrollment of 2,950, the faculty is now the largest it has ever been.
The 18% increase in faculty strength resulted from a strategic decision by the Management Team, affirmed by the Board....
Strategic planning is underway for College premises expansion
An all-day strategic planning session involving close to 40 representative stakeholders in Edwardes College too place on Saturday, 2 February 2013, to assist the Management Team in framing a recommendation to the Executive Committee and Board of Governors about how and where the College premises should be expanded to accommodate the Bachelor of Studies degree and other needs the College has as ....
Open Arms Day Care Center for faculty and staff children is dedicated
The new Open Arms Day Care Center, established by renovating a portion of the Edwardes College Women?s Center, was dedicated in a celebratory ceremony on Friday, 8 February 2013.
Principal Canon Titus Presler said at the opening that the Day Care Center expressed the priority that the College places not only on hiring women faculty but on facilitating the presence and work of women facu....
Faith Friends meet at Edwardes, excite faculty about inter-religious conversation
Faith Friends, Peshawar?s one inter-religious group, met for conversation and dinner at the Bungalow at Edwardes College on Saturday, 19 January 2013. It was an inspiring occasion that left participants hopeful about further interchange and motivated the attending College faculty to replicate the Faith Friends experience in the life of Edwardes.
Fourteen regular members of Faith F....
College hosts visitors interested in exploring links
Edwardes College hosted two visitors from the Episcopal Church USA who are interested in exploring links, especially in the east coast state of Virginia.
Visiting 17-21 January 2013 were Mr. Buck Blanchard, Director of Mission and Outreach for the Diocese of Virginia, one of the largest Episcopal dioceses, the Rev. Dr. Bill Sachs, a theological educator and scholar, now Director of the ....
College community contributes record units at Blood Donation Camp
By Shamoon Akbar Khan
A large number of students, faculty and staff thronged the Blood Donation Camp held at the College on Wednesday and Thursday, 5-6 December 2012, and donated blood for those who are suffering from thalassemia. Thalassamia is an inherited blood disorder in which the body makes an abnormal f....
London Alumni Gathering galvanizes enthusiasm for Edwardes in UK
Thirty alumni of Edwardes College gathered to renew relationships and meet with Principal Dr. Titus Presler on Saturday, 8 December 2012, at Cranford College near Heathrow Airport in London. The graduates, whose time at Edwardes ranged from the 1980s and 90s right up to 2012, expressed enthusiasm for networking among themselves, establishing a London or UK alumni unit, and raising funds for the....
KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA GOVT COMMITS Rs300M - US$3.125M - TO EDWARDES DEGREE-AWARDING PROJECT
PESHAWAR, 16 November 2012 – Principal Canon Dr. Titus Presler confirmed today the reports circulating in newspapers and TV channels that the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government has notified the College that it intends to make a grant of Rs. 300 million – 30 crores – to the College to assist its development toward the degree-granting status that it has been preparing for over the past year.
Principal promotes Edwardes with audiences in USA
Over the Eid-al-Azha holiday period, Principal Canon Dr. Titus Presler promoted Edwardes College to audiences in the USA that were previously unaware of the College’s contribution to higher education and tolerance in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
On this trip the focus was on groups of the Episcopal Church, the USAmerican branch of the worldwide
Breast cancer awareness session is held at Edwardes College
Over 200 female students attended a breast cancer awareness session on 20 September, 2012 in Canterbury Hall at the College. Dr. Ayesha Riaz of Shaukat Khanum Memorial Hospital, briefed the participants on breast cancer, its causes, indications and symptoms, prevention, diagnosis and treatment. “Pakistan has the highest rate of breast cancer all over Asia, because of which every year 40,000 wo....
Salman Ahmad appointed as Coordinator Co-curricular Activities
Salman Ahmad, Lecturer in the Department of Professional Studies will be Coordinator Co-curricular Activities, Principal Dr. Titus Presler announced in the first week of October. “At Edwardes, co-curricular activities are an essential part of a student’s life and we believe participation in them are vital for developing a well rounded individual,” Salman said. “We ensure to engage ou....
Sana Manzur is appointed Finance Director
Ms. Sana Manzur has been appointed Finance Director of Edwardes College with effect from 1 October 2012, Principal Dr. Titus Presler announced. Sana had been acting Finance Director since Jan. 1.
"Sana has proven herself a capable manager of all aspects of the College finances," the Principal said. "She has been meticulous about current....
Integrity Project is launched for all Edwardes students for 2012-13 academic year
The Integrity Project, a year-long initiative designed to cultivate ethical behavior and community responsibility among students, was launched at Edwardes College, Peshawar, on Friday, 28 September 2012. The compulsory weekly sessions are an integral part of the personal development that Edwardes cultivates alongside its educational programme.
Shahid Iqbal receives selective Dutch fellowship for PhD study in Netherlands
Assistant Professor Muhammad Shahid Iqbal will pursue doctoral study in Chemistry at Wageningen University in the Netherlands with the support of the Netherlands Fellowship Programme (NFP) of the Dutch government.
English Immersion and Year-long Programmes now required for new students at Edwardes
English Immersion and Year-long Programmes will be required for all new students at Edwardes College for the 2012-13 Session, Principal Canon Dr. Titus Presler announced today.
“These programmes will help students acquire the facility in spoken and written English they need to perform well at the Intermediate, Degree and Post-Graduate leve....
Fahim Khan resigns as Finance Director; Sana Manzur continues as Acting Finance Director
After stabilizing and strengthening Edwardes College’s financial position at a difficult time, Mr. Fahim Khan has resigned his position as Finance Director of the College as of 1 July 2012 and emigrated with his wife to Canada.
“Do not lose hope!” Higher Education Secy Farah Hamid Khan tells prize-winning students
Hard work, commitment and sincerity were the three personal qualities promoted to students by Ms. Farah Hamid Khan, Secretary for Higher Education for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, in her remarks as Chief Guest at the annual Prize Giving and Awards Ceremony held in College Hall on Friday, 20 April 2012, after she presented distinctions to 73 students in all courses and field....
Trust and tolerance stressed by Prof. Naseem Haider at reception in his honour
"Trust and tolerance: these are the two things we must have and which I plead with you to emphasize in the life of our College," said Prof. Naseem Haider Kazmi at the faculty reception held Tuesday, 3 April 2012 to honour his 37 years of service to Edwardes. "We must trust each other in order for the College to run smoothly," he said, "and tolerance is essential ....
Board of Governors authorizes Edwardes to seek degree-awarding status
In a historic decision the Board of Governors of Edwardes College authorized the Principal and Management of the College to initiate the process by which degree-granting status would be conferred by the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province and by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan.
The decision, made at the governors’ ....
Board of Governors endorses diverse policy documents and actions
The Edwardes College Board of Governors endorsed various policy documents developed over the past year in the life of the College and ratified numerous personnel transitions at its meeting held at Edwardes on Friday, 9 March 2012. The group’s agenda was especially heavy in view of its not having met since May 2010.
The Board endorsed the Position Description for the P....
Faculty participate in workshop organized by British Council
Several Edwardes faculty members participated in a one-day workshop held by the British Council Pakistan for instructors in diverse institutions at Margala Hotel, Islamabad, on Monday, 13 February 2012. The topic was “Essential Skills/Tools for Counseling”. Edwardes College was represented by Prof. Muhammad Jamal (Urdu Department), Professor Gulzar Jalal (English Department), Professor Khan Ni....
"And Then There Were None" – Mystery drama is staged by Dramatic Society
Keeping the College's rich tradition of dramaturgy alive, the Edwardes College Dramatic Society's staging of Agatha Christie’s famous murder mystery, And Then There Were None, played to packed houses in the Old Hall between Feb. 7 and 11, 2012. T....
Hostel Campfire Night features Pashto music and poetry
A sizzling performance by Pashto folk singers, together with clapping and dancing, marked the Campfire Night of the Edwardes College Hostel held at its historical Shalimar Court on Wednesday, 1 February 2012. Vice Principal Prof. Kalim Ullah inaugurated the traditional event, now revived after a hiatus of about six year years, by lighting the fir....
Retired Edwardes professors are honoured
Five retired Edwardes professors were honoured at a reception arranged by the Edwardes College Teachers Welfare Association (ECTWA) on Thursday, 2 February 2012, in the Canterbury Hall of the College. The retirees were Prof. Muhammad Tariq, Prof. M. S. Zakki, Prof. Dennis Joseph. Prof. A. B. Sajid and Prof. Iqbal Ahmad Awan, each of whom was presented with a commendation shield.
Vice Principal Kalim Ullah represents Edwardes at Bangkok conference
Prof. Kalim Ullah, Vice Principal, represented Edwardes College at the Fourth South Asia Partners for the Future Conference in Bangkok, Thailand, 20-21 January 2012. "Building Bridges" was the conference theme. Partners for the Future is a global network of educational institutions with a special connections to Germany, which at Edwardes include the teaching of the German language. "It wa....
Cambridge scholar Najeeb Ullah lectures on nanotechnology and solar energy
Former Edwardes lecturer and current Cambridge University scholar Najeeb Ullah delivered a lecture at Edwardes on Tuesday, Jan. 31, in the Old Hall on the topic “Nanotechnology, Solar Energy and the Challenges for Our Young Generation."
Najeeb Ullah is a member of the Material Chemistry Group at Cambridge University, where he is pursuing a ....
Faculty seminar on use of English in teaching is held
A faculty seminar on developing English language skills in students was taught by Assoc. Prof. Alwin Edwin at Edwardes on Tuesday, 17 January 2012, in the Modern Languages Centre. Organized by the Edwardes College Teachers Welfare Association (ECTWA), the seminar was attended by 12 faculty members concerned to improve students’ language skills in the College, where....
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