The history of the college is as old as the history of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the Southern Asia Division. When the pioneers of the church stepped on the shores of the Indian sub-continent, they established churches and set up schools to provide holistic education for their church members. They also established an institution of higher learning at Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. In 1915, it was relocated to Bangalore and then in 1942, to Pune. It was Known as Spicer Memorial College [7] till 2014. Spicer Memorial College was granted University status by Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra on 16 June 2014.[8][9]
Campus
The College campus sits on a seventy-four acre county estate. It is bounded on the north by the Mula River and on the south by the campus of the University of Pune. To the immediate east is the government botanical garden. The temperate climate and surroundings are conducive to study and meditation.[citation needed] Some of the major structures in the campus include the administrative building, which houses offices and some classrooms. Then there are separate buildings for the library, the sciences, education, religion, agriculture, the cafeteria, boarders, the college press, industrial arts, Spicer Memorial College Higher Secondary School, Spicer Products and Services.
Student life
Spicer College Student Center
Spicer Adventist University attracts students from almost all states and union territories of India as well as student body from over 29 countries. Students also come from different economical and social backgrounds. Spicer graduates continue to spread to all parts of the world and hold important positions within the Seventh-day Adventist Church as well as in both public and private sectors.[citation needed] Students at Spicer, or "Spicerians" as they are sometimes called, either live on campus in either of the five residence halls/areas, rent an apartment from the College's own Apartment Complex, or live in the Sangvhi area or beyond. The school offers men's and women's dormitories.[citation needed]
The majority of the student body are members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, and weekly church services are held at the campus church with regular Sabbath observance starting from the time of sunset on Friday to the sunset on Saturday. Friday evening vespers services (AYS) are held weekly as are Religion & Theology Forums. Basketball and football are the major sports on campus.
The college also hosts a local research centre of the Ellen G. White Estate.[10]
The College celebrated a centenary from 28 January – 1 February 2015.[11]
Degree Courses Offered in Spicer Adventist University
