Celestial University

Celestial University is a Pursuit of Excellence program for the sisters in our ward. The purpose of Celestial University is to offer each sister an opportunity to reach her divine potential as a Daughter of God. The program is designed to meet these goals by providing direction, motivation, and resources. Through raised self-esteem and a sure knowledge that she can improve her life and the lives of those around her, each sister will become an active force in promoting the Kingdom of God on earth.

Celestial University is a goal setting program whereby a sister may earn her Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Doctorate Degree by finishing outlined requirements. At the end of this packet are the requirement sheets for all three degree levels.

There are 12 different areas or colleges in which one may earn a degree. When requirements have been completed, the Department Chair of that particular college will verify the sister’s success with a date and signature. When all the requirements for a degree have been met, the sister’s name will be presented to the Dean to be included in the next graduation ceremony.

A sister may work on more than one requirement at a time as well as more than one degree at a time. But, In order to earn a Master’s or Doctorate degree, the Bachelor’s degree in that college must be completed first.

The original requirements of Celestial University have been modified to meet the needs of the sisters in our ward. Rachel Woods is the creator of Celestial University and may be reached at gokristens@aol.com or lds.guide@about.com.

Reynoldsburg Ward Celestial University Blog: www.celestialuniversity.blogspot.com

Degrees Offered:

Bachelors degree :

8 requirements in a chosen college

5 goals in the College of Theology


Masters degree:

4 additional requirements the same college

2 additional requirements in the College of Theology


Doctorate of Celestial Studies:

4 additional requirements in the same college

2 additional requirements in the College of Theology

Celestial University’s goal is to provide an opportunity for the sisters to become knowledgeable in each of the specified colleges; therefore the Master’s and Doctorate degrees will be a continuation of a bachelor’s degree in the same college.

AREAS OF STUDY:

Theology

Personal Management

Career Development

Political & Community Awareness

Technology & Applied Science

Behavioral Sciences

Health & Fitness

Language Arts

Arts & Music

Culinary Arts

Handcrafted Arts

Interior Design

New Requirements added!

Some new requirements have been added to the College of Political Sciences & Culinary Arts.  See Dean for details!

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WHO ELSE WILL MEMORIZE THIS?

This Just In......

Word on the street is that there are indeed some sisters who are working on their first bachelor's degrees at Celestial University. Many a gal was in attendance at a recent Eagle Scout humanitarian project. Sisters have been attending community events, cooking new entrees, and learning new behavior skills. Sources predict that there will soon be some graduation ceremonies!!!

Kitchen Aid

Requirements Complete!

For anyone who attended Sam's Eagle Scout project on Saturday, May 9th and helped make dolls, blankets, kits, or the hooded blanket thingies, you have completed a requiremtnt for the Hand Crafted Arts Bachelor's Degree.

#24 Use your skills to complete a service project for others.

An event to reform Ohio’s schools is coming up that I wanted to make you aware of. The US Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan will be in Columbus, Ohio on Friday, May 8th along with Governor Strickland and other Ohio leaders for a public rally for Education Reform. I encourage you to attend this exciting event! Please see the details below and if you plan to attend, please RSVP to www.conversationoneducation.org.

Thank you and I look forward to seeing you in Columbus!

Julian Rogers
Executive Director
Education Votes of Ohio



Ohio’s Revival: Reforming Education for the 21st Century Economy
Join US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, Governor Ted Strickland
and other special guests at a rally for education reform in Ohio


May 8, 2009

11:45 AM

The Ohio State University
West Lawn of the Schottenstein Center
555 Borror Rd
Columbus, OH 43210

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TWO BIRDS - ONE STONE

Did you know that it would be easy to work on Theology requirements #'s 16 & 17 together. By combining family scripture study with one of your family twice daily prayers, you could easily complete these requirements simultaneously. Or concurrantly. (Where's my candy?!?!)

TWO GOALS - ONE MONTH!!!

BABY STEPS TOWARDS ACHIEVEMENT

College of Technology & Applied Science

Requirement #23 Become familiar with FamilySearch.org and add information about your family.

Take a look around. Download the latest version (free) of the PAF program.

check!

FROM THE DEAN

So, in an effort to be a good example as Dean, I sat down last night and started looking at the colleges and requirements that interested me. As I went through all those pretty, colorful pages (Thanks Annie K.!!!) I realized that there are at least one requirement from each college, and more from others, that I hadn't realized that I could work on at the same time. Therefore, ladies, you'll be pleased to know that your Dean is majoring in everything! And oddly enough, for those of you who know me well, the first requirement that I had started working on was in the College of Culinary Arts. (You may stop laughing now!)

At any rate, what I'm trying to say is that it may be easier to get started than you think & you may be able to accomplish more than you think you can.

I think you can, I think you can, I think you can!!!