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REDEEMER UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
ANNUAL REPORTREPORT ANNUAL
President’s Message
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t is a delight and an honour to greet you as the third president of Redeemer University College. When I arrived at Redeemer in June, several good friends reminded me of that beautiful encouragement that Moses gave to Joshua: “Be strong and courageous… The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you” (Deuteronomy 31: 6-8). Already it is clear that God has been and continues to be with Redeemer and blessing its work, as I hope you will see from this report. This past year we were reminded of God’s faithful provision in our celebrations of Justin Cooper’s many years of excellent service to Redeemer. We thank God for President Cooper’s leadership, and we pray for God’s richest blessings to him in his semi-retirement. I am glad to know that he will continue to use his gifts in leading the cause of Christian higher education through CHEC (Christian Higher Education Canada) and ARIHE (Association of Reformed Institutions of Higher Education), and in community development in Hamilton. Redeemer remains strongly committed to its mission of providing Christian university education in the liberal arts and sciences from a Biblical, Christ-centred worldview. This past year, led by our Board of Governors, we recommitted
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