Solusi University
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Former names
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Solusi College (1894–1990) |
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| Motto | We serve |
| Type | Private |
| Established | 1894 |
| Affiliation | Seventh-day Adventist Church |
| Vice-Chancellor | Prof. Joel Musvosvi |
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Administrative staff
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221 |
| Undergraduates | 4,000+ |
| Postgraduates | 518+ |
| Location | Bulawayo, Zimbabwe |
| Campus | Rural, 12,000 acres (49 km2) |
| Colors | Burnt orange and white |
| Website | solusi |
Solusi University is a coeducational private university in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Initially established in 1894, the institution received the authorisation of the Government of the Republic of Zimbabwe through an act of Parliament to operate as a university in 1994. As a university it first opened on 4 October 1994, the first private institution of higher education in the country. Following the granting of the charter by the Government it was renamed Solusi University. The university follows American grading and business, research and liberal arts curricular patterns. It is owned and run by the Seventh-day Adventist Church and is part of the Seventh-day Adventist education system, the world's second largest Christian school system.
Solusi University was founded in 1894 as one of the first of hundreds of Seventh-day Adventist mission stations. It was named after Chief Soluswe, the leader whose lands were taken by the colonial settlers led by Cecil John Rhodes.
Solusi University is located approximately 30 miles (50 km) southwest of the city of Bulawayo on approximately 12,000 acres (49 km²) of land adjacent to the Shelmar Dairy farm and 60 miles away from the town of Plumtree. Figtree is 35 miles away; because of the rural nature of the campus, almost the entire Solusi faculty members and student body reside on campus.
The 12,000-acre (49 km2) campus was originally designated as a farm which was later granted to the Adventist missionaries in the late 1890s by Cecil John Rhodes The campus maintains a variety of indigenous trees, especially around the quad in the center of the campus. The campus is composed of 8 instructional buildings, the Student Center, two single-sex residence halls and 10 complexes.
The four student hostels on campus are Palmer Hall, Morning Side and Sweden Hall, the women's hall, Ralley Hall, the undergraduate men's hall, and the Married Students qutaers, primarily for men who are married, graduate or seminary students. The residence halls strictly enforce a curfew depending on a student's age, as well as a visitation policy which does not allow students of the opposite sex in dorm rooms at any time. Students living on-campus are also required to attend a number of worship services.
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