A call has been made to improve the teaching of Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) in educational institutions to ensure increased awareness of reproductive health among adolescents. This has become necessary because, the provision of accurate and comprehensive SRH education is necessary to ensure healthy sexual and reproductive lives for adolescents.

The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Joseph Ghartey Ampiah, has received a delegation from Unibank at the Council Chamber. The visit, according to the Head of New Business Department, Mr. Richard Anane, who led the delegation, was to congratulate Prof. Ampiah on his appointment and also explore possible areas of collaboration. He said the bank was committed to ensuring that the Vice-Chancellor achieved his vision for the University. Mr.

As part of the Auburn University Outreach Global partnership agreement with the University of Cape Coast, or UCC, Ghana, Outreach Global invited Michael Boakye-Yiadom, a research fellow at UCC in the Institute for Educational Planning and Administration, and his two graduate students, Clarence Uzogara and Eleanor Onyame, to participate in the Outreach youth camp for a train-the-trainer program and service learning program at the Black Belt Community. The UCC guests were on Auburn’s campus from June 11-20.

The Director of Internal Audit, Mr. Emmanuel Owusu, has presented two sets of Jersey, two footballs and two trophies each to the University Primary and Junior High Schools respectively towards the development of sports in the two schools. The donation was in response to an appeal made by the authorities at the University Primary to benevolent individuals for sporting kits to enable the school to participate in the University Basic Schools Sports Association (UBaSSA) Games in 2016.

A Senior Lecturer at the Institute of Education, Dr. Christine Adu-Yeboah has entreated tutors of Ola College of Education (OLA-CoE) to develop their skills in research publication in order to progress in their academic career. Dr. Adu-Yeboah noted that with the elevation of the various Colleges of Education into tertiary status, tutors were expected to publish in credible peer reviewed journals in order to be promoted. “Just like the University, you either publish or perish and I am sure no one will want to perish”, she added. Dr.

The Teachers and Education Workers Union (TEWU) and Senior Staff Association of the University of Cape Coast (SSAUCC) Brass Band has been inaugurated with a call on members of the University community and the general public to patronize it. The immediate past Provost of the College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences, Prof. Samuel Yeboah Mensah, who made the call, commended the two associations for introducing the Brass Band, which is the first of its kind by the two unions in the University.

Four officials from Nyansapo College have paid a courtesy call on the Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Prof. George K. T. Oduro, to thank UCC for providing good mentorship to the College. The officials were the Rector, Prof. Victor Essien; Vice Rector, Ambassador A. B. Kumi; Dean, Dr. Alex K. Archine and Prof. Edward Mensah who is the External Examiner for the College. Explaining the purpose of the meeting, Prof.

The leadership of the Students' Representative Council (SRC) has paid a courtesy call on the Minister for Information, Hon. Mustapha Abdul Hamid, at his office in Accra. The visit was intended to congratulate the minister on his appointment and introduce the newly-elected SRC officials. Receiving the SRC delegation, Hon. Mustapha Hamid expressed gratitude to the executives for the visit and honour done him. He advised the executives to come up with educative programmes that would empower and build the capacities of students.