John Musisi Senyonyi is a
mathematician
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Mathematicians are concerned with numbers, data, quantity, structure, space, models, and change.
History
On ...
,
academic
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,
evangelist
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Religion
* Four Evangelists, the authors of the canonical Christian Gospels
* Evangelism, publicly preaching the Gospel with the intention of spreading the teachings of Jesus Christ
* Evangelist (Anglican Church), a c ...
and
academic administrator
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in
Uganda
}), is a landlocked country in East Africa
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. He is the immediate past
Vice Chancellor
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of
Uganda Christian University
Uganda Christian University (UCU) is a private church-founded university administered by the Church of Uganda. It was the first private University in Uganda to be awarded a charter by the Government of Uganda.
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UCU's main campus, with a ...
, a private university that was accredited by the ''Uganda National Council of Higher Education'' (UNCHE), in 1997. He was appointed to that position in 2010.
Following ten continuous years in that position, he resigned,
and handed over to
Aaron Mushengyezi, in August 2020.
Background and education
He was born in
Nakasongola District
Nakasongola District is a district in the Central Region of Uganda. The town of Nakasongola is the site of the district's administrative headquarters.
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, in 1956, to Eriakimu Kajja, a schoolteacher and Mrs. Kajja, a full-time housewife. He is one of thirteen siblings. One of his brothers the late
Peter Nyombi
Peter Nyombi (23 April 1954 – 7 October 2018) was a Ugandan lawyer and politician. He was an Attorney General and member of the Cabinet of Uganda, Ugandan Cabinet, appointed on 27 May 2011. He replaced Kiddu Makubuya who became Prime Minister ...
, Uganda's former
Attorney General
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and former
Member of Parliament
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for "Buruuli County" in Nakasongola District.
From 1961 until 1968, Senyonyi attended Nakasongola Primary School and later Bbowa Church of Uganda Primary School. From 1969 until 1972, he attended ''Ndejje Senior Secondary School'' for his O-Level education. He then transferred to
Kings College Buddo, for his A-Level education, from 1973 until 1974. In 1975, he was admitted to the
University of Nairobi
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, where he studied Mathematics, graduating with the degree of
Bachelor of Science in Mathematics in 1978. Later, he obtained the
Certificate in Management, from the
International College of Management, Sydney
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, in Australia. He also holds the degree of
Master of Arts in Theology, from
Trinity International University
Trinity International University (TIU) is an evangelical Christian university headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois. It comprises Trinity College, Trinity Graduate School, a theological seminary (Trinity Evangelical Divinity School), a law school ...
, in the United States, obtained in 1992. His degree of
Doctorate in Mathematical Statistics, was obtained from the
University of Melbourne
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, in Australia, in 1984.
Work history
In 1978, Senyonyi returned to Uganda and began lecturing at
Makerere University
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, the largest and oldest of Uganda's public institutions of higher education. He left to study in Australia, between 1979 and 1984, returning to continue teaching at Makerere. He left Makerere in 1988 and for 13 years, until 2000, he traveled the world preaching the gospel with an organisation called African Evangelistic Enterprise. He traveled mainly within
Africa
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and in the United States, but also in
Europe
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.
In 2001, he joined
Uganda Christian University
Uganda Christian University (UCU) is a private church-founded university administered by the Church of Uganda. It was the first private University in Uganda to be awarded a charter by the Government of Uganda.
Location
UCU's main campus, with a ...
as the University Chaplain. Two and half years later, in 2003, he transitioned to Deputy Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration. Three years after that, in 2006, he was appointed to the newly created position of Deputy Vice Chancellor for Development and External Relations. He served in that capacity until September 2010 when he was appointed Vice Chancellor of Uganda Christian University; the second Vice Chancellor in the history of the institution.
In 2020 he retired from the University service as the second Vice Chancellor since the University's inception. He remains in the service of God and the church as an active Evangelist. He is married to the Canon Dr. Ruth Senyonyi who has also served the church for many years as the provincial Mothers Union President for the Church of Uganda.
See also
Other considerations
Senyonyi is a married father with one daughter and three sons. He is an ordained Reverend in the
Church of Uganda
The Church of Uganda is a member province of the Anglican Communion. Currently there are 37 dioceses which make up the Church of Uganda, each headed by a bishop.
Each diocese is divided into archdeaconries, each headed by a senior priest known a ...
.
References
External links
*
Revival Has Leapt Across An Ocean
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Living people
Ganda people
1956 births
University of Nairobi alumni
University of Melbourne alumni
International College of Management, Sydney alumni
Trinity International University alumni
People from Nakasongola District
People from Central Region, Uganda
Ugandan Christians
Vice-chancellors of universities in Uganda
Ugandan mathematicians
Academic staff of Uganda Christian University