Spicer Adventist University (SAU), Pune was established in 1915.

Since then Spicer Adventist University has been the flag ship of Adventist Education in Southern Asia division. The aim of Spicer Adventist University is to deliver the finest educational services for students with the help of brilliant minds, educational aids and comforting infrastructure.

Spicer thrives to create an atmosphere where learning is an enjoyable experience. Spicer Adventist University provides a qualitative liberal system of education that adequately prepares students for the demands of a decent life in this world and for the world-to-come.

Spicer Adventist University sees itself as the flagship of Christian higher education bringing forth graduates with commitment to unselfish service toward God and fellow humans.

Spicer Adventist University, Pune, is part of the global Seventh-day Adventist System of Education consisting of 52 Universities, hundreds of Colleges/Seminaries, and thousands of Schools spread on almost all the countries of the world.

Spicer Adventist University, established vide Spicer Adventist University, a Seventh-day Adventist Christian institution of higher learning, provides its students a distinctive and quality education to pursue excellence in knowledge, faith, service and well beingMaharashtra Act XIV of 2014, is the second Self-financing Private University and the first Christian Minority Institution in the State of Maharashtra. Located on a beautiful 60-acre campus blessed with a pleasant ambiance of green lawns, trees, shrubs, and flowers, majestic buildings and paved roads, the university occupies an important place in the academic life of Pune City, also known as the ‘Oxford of the East’.

Spicer Adventist University is set on a 16.31-acre plot of a 70-acre country estate blessed with natural beauty, farmland, large shady trees interspersed with paved roads, framed by green hedges, a plethora of elegant seasonal flowers and perennials that recess into a quiet and peaceful ambience. To drive back from the city to Spicer’s campus is to drive into a lung of fresh air and open space.

The University owns several clusters of buildings. Prominent among them are the Administrative block, Arts and Commerce block, Education block, Religion block, Science block, Library, Men’s and Women’s hostels, Faculty and Staff houses, Married Student quarters, House of Prayer, and the Student Centre. In the vicinity are the utility & service outlet buildings and Spicer’s products & services building, the three new higher secondary school structures, and the new faculty quarters containing 12 flats. Latest addition is the recently completed massive structure-the Management and Computer Science building inaugurated on February 1, 2015.

VISION

Spicer Adventist University considers itself the flagship of Christian higher education preparing graduates with commitment to unselfish service toward God and fellow human beings.

MISSION

Spicer Adventist University, a Seventh-day Adventist Christian institution of higher learning, provides its students a distinctive and quality education to pursue excellence in knowledge, faith, service and well being.

CORE VALUES

The core values reflect the theme of harmony and multi-faceted development of the individual through the following:intellectual excellence, leadership, faith, service and well being in physical, social, aesthetic and vocational areas.

PHILOSOPHY & OBJECTIVES

Intellectual Excellence:

Spicer Adventist University (SAU) provides harmonious education and exemplary services to its students to possess knowledge, attitudes, values and skills necessary for service in this world.  In focusing on the intellectual excellence, faculty are encouraged to sustain high standards and total commitment in inquiry, teaching and research.

Leadership

SAU promotes strong curricular, co-curricular and extra-curricular activities to develop leaders for the community. Graduates as leaders will treat all individuals with dignity, respect and fairness.

Faith

SAU nurtures spiritual sensitivity and awareness in the constituents. The university will provide a spiritual atmosphere through various purposeful activities.

Service

SAU desires every member of the institution be involved in community services which are incorporated through its academic programmes.

Well Being

SAU provides opportunities for the holistic development of its community in the following areas:

Physical

Lead students to a greater understanding of their physical self, and appreciate the values of physical fitness.

Social

Achieve awareness among students about the current human situation, the crucial problems within contemporary society and to develop a concern for finding solutions through a character motivated by love and controlled by steadfast principles.

Aesthetic

Inculcate artistic qualities of unity and variety expressed in harmony, balance, variation, rhythm, and contrast to reflect the order and unity of an integrated universe.

Vocational

Ensure broad options in lifework through quality preparation for careers in arts, business, industry, public service, etc.

The objects of Spicer Adventist University are delineated from the core values. They are expressed as follows:

Develop a holistic individual – mature in various aspects of life; physical, intellectual, emotional, social, aesthetic, moral, spiritual and vocational, according to the Adventist philosophy of education.

Promote pedagogical and technological innovations in various programmes by providing discipline, instruction, teaching and training in higher and technical education and provisions for research.

Foster intellectual excellence by creating higher levels of intellectual capabilities in order to develop in its students the ability to do independent and creative thinking to understand the basic facts and principles of their fields of study which will develop a continued intellectual curiosity.

Ensure intellectual excellence by establishing academic departments, centres, faculties and institutions of excellence through the state–of–the–art facilities to train professionals of high competence and commitment and be at par with the best educational institutions world-wide.

Create centres of excellence for research and development and for sharing knowledge and its application.

Ensure that the standard of the degrees, diplomas, certificates and other academic distinctions conferred are not lower than those laid down by the Architecture Council of India (ACI), Bar Council of India (BCI), All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), National Assessment and Accreditation Commission (NAAC), The National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE), Universities Grants Commission (UGC) or any other statutory body.

Carry out teaching and research and other continuing education programmes.
Institute degrees, diplomas, certificates and other academic distinctions on the basis of examinations and other comprehensive methods of evaluation.

Pursue any other objectives as may be suggested or directed by the Government.

Provide consultancy to the industry and public organizations.

Ensure the compliance of the directions or guidelines issued, from time to time, by the University Grants Commission and other concerned statutory bodies.

Lead its students to accept and practice those ethical and moral concepts, which are approved by the enlightened conscience of mankind; to develop tolerance towards the rights and opinions of others; to develop acceptance of the social obligations of serving humanity and striving for its welfare.

Guide its students to develop into attractive personalities and find acceptance in the society, resulting in the community’s active and enthusiastic participation in their activities; to encourage participation in recreation activities, which contribute to well-balanced personalities.

Give its students an intelligent understanding of the principles of government; to develop in them a willingness to accept the responsibilities and principles of citizenship and recognition of the basic rights of the other individuals and social groups; to give a well-founded understanding of the leading domestic and international issues of the time; to develop a sincere love for their government and country and a willingness to co-operate in bringing about improvement in the communities.

Develop in its students an appreciation of the dignity of labour, and to give the requisite knowledge and understanding to enable them to choose their vocations intelligently and in harmony with their individual abilities and aptitudes.

Give its students an understanding of the functions and proper care of the body and to establish a consistent observance of habits and practices, which foster maximum physical vitality and health; to emphasize the intelligent recreational use of leisure time and co-operation with others in the improvement of the physical well-being of society.

Nurture, spiritual sensitivity and awareness and emphasize the role of personal religion in the lives of its students, to present a moral and ethical philosophy of life as a basis for the solution of both personal and social problems.

Promote the concept of servant leadership and assist students to develop their skills and become leaders who will reflect the love of God and treat and serve all individuals with dignity, respect and fairness.

Pave a pathway for total commitment, on an ongoing basis, in the stewardship of physical, financial and human resources aligned with support of its core academic mission.

Ensure harmonious development of the physical, intellectual, social, and spiritual powers of the students according to their individual and social needs with the union of the student with his Creator as the final end.