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UCC Gets Presidential Library

26 Jul, 2016 By louis Mensah

President John Mahama has inaugurated the John Evans Atta Mills Presidential Library in Cape Coast with a call on Ghanaians to be guided by the ideals of the late President as this year’s elections draw near.

“As we go for elections later in the year, may the life of Prof. restrain both our political discourses and actions”, he appealed.

The Presidential Library, which is affiliated to the University of Cape Coast, was built to immortalise the memory of the late President of Ghana, Prof. John Evans Atta Mills. It will make available to both researchers and the general public records, books and other materials for their use.

In a speech before the commissioning, the President said through a lot of facilities and monuments have been named after the late president but “nothing immortalises him better than naming this Library after him”. He described the late Prof. Mills as a man of faith, one who had a great sense of loyalty but would be best remembered as a president and a politician who never betrayed his friends and also minded his “own business”.

President Mahama indicated that the proximity of the library to the castle was symbolic with “the later signifying slavery and the former representing emancipation”. He urged the government and other officials to show a keen interest in the running of the facility in order to achieve the purpose for which it was established.

The Minister for Education, Prof. Naana Jane Opoku Agyemang, said the decision to site the presidential library in Cape Coast was without prejudice rather it was to prolong the legacy of the late president. She thanked all who contributed in diverse ways and means to turn the “Dreams of all conspirators of the project” into reality”.

The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast, Prof. D. D. Kuupole in an address said there was evidence that elsewhere, Presidential Libraries have been quite successful in preserving papers of Presidents, and by so doing, place these materials under public ownership and control making them available for research.  Thus, as the first of its kind in the country to immortalise the name of late Prof. Mills, the edifice should not only serve as an educational and informational destination of choice but also complement the tourist attraction in the region.

The Vice-Chancellor urged the management of the library to intensify the outreach activities in order to make the facility relevant to society by not restricting it to researchers only, rather they should seek partnership with both national and international institutions through the programmes that they would put in place to attract scholars from within and outside the country. 

Construction of School of Graduate Studies Complex Begins

25 Jul, 2016 By louis Mensah

A ground breaking ceremony has been performed for the commencement of  work on a three-storey School of Graduate Studies building at the north campus of the University.

The project which is being executed by Casilda Company Limited is expected to be completed in 24 months and will provide office accommodation, library, resource centre, and seminar rooms among others to facilitate graduate work.

The Dean of the School of Graduate Studies, Prof. Ernest Laryea Okorley said it has been a long journey but the “good news is that we are beginning to see concrete efforts being made to achieve the ultimate goal”. He expressed the hope that the contractor would make good his promise to complete the project on schedule by ensuring judicious use of the resources available.

The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. D. D. Kuupole commended those who contributed in diverse ways for the project to take- off and prayed that the funds available would be enough to see the entire project through. He said “graduate work is the hallmark of every university therefore the facility when completed would go a long way to achieve that goal.

Prof. added that the university would not compromise on the quality of work to be done since the profile of the contractors was taken into consideration before the award of the contract. He called for dedication of all connected to the project to ensure that nothing was done to forestall its progress.

2016 UNIVERSITY STAFF SOCCER COMPETITION

25 Jul, 2016 By Anonymous (not Verified)

The Directorate of University Health Services (DUHS) emerged the overall winners of this year’s University Staff soccer competition held at the University of Cape Coast Park. The DUHS won the overall trophy for the second time in the history of the competition.

The competition was organised by the Sports Section of the University of Cape Coast with support from the University Management and related stakeholders.

23 Jul, 2016

The Directorate of University Health Services in collaboration with Hoffman La Roche is organising HEPATITIS B and C Screening exercise for all Staff at the University Central Administration (SM, SS, JS) on TUESDAY, 26th JULY, 2016 at 8:00am - 2:00pm at the Central Administration Car Park.
 
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Please tune in to ATL FM 100.5MHZ
Daily: 6:50am – 7:00am
Every Tuesday: 9:30am – 10:00am

Similar exercises would be organised for Staff of other Directorates, Colleges, and Sections of the University of Cape Coast subsequently.
 
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UCC Seals Affiliation Agreement with PUCG and OD Institute

21 Jul, 2016 By louis Mensah

The University of Cape Coast has signed Affiliation Agreements and Memoranda of Understanding with the Presbyterian University College, Ghana and the Organisational Development Institute (O.D) at a ceremony on campus.

Signing of the Affiliation agreements spells out the working relationship and duties of UCC as the mentor institution as well as that of the two affiliate institutions thus PUC and OD. Both the PUCG and OD Institute have now formally come under the mentorship of UCC as required by the National Accreditation Board. The PUCG is also affiliated to both Universities of Ghana and Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology.

The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. D. D. Kuupole signed the two documents on behalf of UCC, while Presidents of PUCG and OD Institute Rev. Prof. Emmanuel Addow Obeng and Mr. Noble Kumawo initialled for their respective institutions. In his remarks, the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. D. D. Kuupole called on all parties to be committed to what is in the documents so that “they can all say in the near future that they did a good job”.

The Vice-Chancellor added that with “the tying of the knot today and God being on our side will all succeed”.  He commended the PUCG for their decision to collaborate with UCC to put their university in its right place in the ranks of tertiary institutions in the country.

He also expressed gratitude to OD Institute for their resilience to stay with UCC inspite of the numerous problems that came their way.

 

President of PUCG, Rev. Prof Addow Obeng thanked the university for their readiness in accepting to mentor the PUCG. He hoped UCC would guide and mentor them to higher heights.

On his part the President of OD Institute, Mr. Noble Kumawo said they were happy with the transformation that the Institute has gone through saying “with UCC, the vision has not died even with the successive changes in administration as normally happens in African countries”.

 

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De Montford University Offers Scholarship to School of Business

21 Jul, 2016 By louis Mensah

The University of De Montford, Leicester Castle Business School(LCBS), United Kingdom is offering a postgraduate scholarship package for one business student from the UCC School of Business to pursue masters programme in Finance.

A representative of the University in Ghana, Adeyemi Adeleke announced this when he called on the Pro Vice Chancellor, Prof. George K. T. Oduro at his office.

The scholarship award is described as a follow-up dividend of the UK Education Fair held at UCC last year. The Pro-Vice-Chancellor assured Mr. Adeleke that the University would get good students for selection into the programme. “We are sure to start with the best students and once the best students make their mark, we are sure you will increase the number”.

Present was Dr. Patrick Ofori, a lecture at the School of Allied Health and a facilitator of the UK Education Fair held at UCC.

 

Prof. Oduro thanked the De Montford University for their choice of UCC to provide the scholarship.

National Planning Committee of Prof. J. E. A. Mills Foundation Visits UCC

20 Jul, 2016 By louis Mensah

Two officials of the National Planning Committee of the Prof. J. E. A. Mills Foundation have called on the Pro Vice Chancellor, Prof. George K. T. Oduro at his office.

The two, Mr. Kofi Totobi-Quakyi and Commodore Steve Obimpeh (rtd.) who were accompanied by another member, Prof. Dora Edu-Buandoh, Dean of Faculty of Arts of the University, were on campus to find out about preparation made so far for the forthcoming Prof. J. E. A. Mills Commemorative Lecture to be held on Monday, July 25, 2016 and decided to call on the the Pro Vice-Chancellor.

Welcoming the guests, Prof. Oduro indicated that the university was very much pleased with its attachment to the Prof. J. E. A. Mill Presidentiaal Library since it has further enhanced its image.

Prof. Oduro assured that management would do everything possible to ensure that the impact of the library was felt throughout the country and even beyond.

“The university appreciates the fact a library to immortalize the memory of an illustrious academic like the late J. E.A. Mills here in Cape Coast”.

He commended Mr. Totobi –Quakyi who is an alumnus of the university for his tremendous support to UCC saying “We acknowledge the help of our eminent alumnus, he has committed himself to the cause of the university all this while”.

Mr. Totobi-Quakyi said it was always a pleasure to return to his own university and was happy that the university has grown in all dimensions.

He said the project has been long in coming but was happy for the progress so far made. “I am very happy that it been established in the “spiritual home of the late Prof.”.

Mr. Totobi-Quakyi said even though this is the 4th in the series of the lectures, in terms of stature the UCC programme would be the highest adding that “In Ghana some lectures run for only once or twice and fizzles out, but to have the 4th means that this one has come to stay”.

The University of Cape Coast, the John Evans Atta Mills Centre for Law and Government, Ghana Institute of Public Administration (GIMPA) and the planning Committee under the auspices of the Government of Ghana will be inaugurating the John Evans Atta Mills Presidential Library by His Excellency the President of the Republic of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama on Monday, July 25, 2016.

The inauguration would be followed by the 4th John Evans Atta Mills Commemorative Lecture on the theme “Atta Mills, the Servant Leader” to be delivered by her Excellency Joyce Bandah, former President of Malawi at the UCC Main Auditorium at 3:00pm.

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Be Good Role Models in the Use of Social Media-Prof. Oduro Calls on Parents and Teachers

19 Jul, 2016 By louis Mensah

The Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Prof. George K. T. Oduro has called on parents, teachers and educators to strive to be good role models in the use of social media.

He noted that these three stakeholders of education have the responsibility to ensure that the youth make the right choices. “As parents, teachers and educators, we need to encourage our youth to express their views on the use of social media by engaging them in one-on-one talks. We must be prepared to listen and offer corrections and suggestions in an affable manner”, he stressed.

Prof. Oduro made this call when he delivered an address as the Special Guest Speaker during the 16th Speech and Prize-Giving Day of the University Junior High School (UJHS) and Launch of the 30th Anniversary. The ceremony was on the theme “The Emergence of Social Media and Its Implication for Discipline”.

Prof. Oduro indicated that to effectively direct and guide children, teenagers and the youth to do the right thing, stakeholders must upgrade their knowledge on social media applications, sites and generally, the use of the internet. He also advised against the use of traditional methods of discipline involving physical punishment for breaking rules and disturbing order to more dialogue, adding that “We need to take a call on media discipline that will work for our society and let us not make social media a scapegoat”.

The Pro-Vice-Chancellor noted that through social media has contributed positively to the technological advancement of society, its impact could equally be very dangerous, especially on the youth. He said social media sites help to promote creativity, interaction and sharing of knowledge among users but cautioned that teenagers could be exposed to immoral lifestyles. He pointed out that “Social media can also be likened to fire, which is a very good servant but can become a very bad master if you allow it”.

Delivering a report on the School, the Headmistress, Mrs. Kate Frimpong said the UCC JHS has over the years made remarkable strides in terms of academic and extracurricular activities. She noted that the School has always been on the top of the Basic Education Certificate Examinations (B.E.C.E) in the Central Region. She pointed out that a pupil from the school, Master Oduro Kofi-Quakyi received the 2016 President’s Independence Award for being the best pupil in the BECE.

Mrs. Frimpong said the school management has established an endowment fund to construct a three-storey building complex for the School in the next three years. She, therefore, appealed to old students, organisations and philanthropists to contribute towards making this vision a reality.  She expressed gratitude to Prof. Oduro and his family for contributing GH¢ 1,000 to the fund.

The Chairman for the function, Mr. Jeff Teye Onyame who is the Director of Academic Affairs praised UJHS for its outstanding achievements adding that “We are all witnesses to the high-quality academic standards of the school”. He used the opportunity to advise the pupils to concentrate on their education and cautioned them not to be distracted by social media due to its addictive nature.

Some past students of the UJHS presented educational items and plaques to the School at the function. The Chairman of the Parent Teacher Association of UJHS, Dr. Michael Boakye-Yiadom also raised funds and officially launched the 30th Anniversary of the School.

Featuring at the function were rich cultural performances, poetry recitals and cadet display.

UCC Sam Jonah Library Receives Books on Kwame Nkrumah

19 Jul, 2016 By louis Mensah

The Sam Jonah Library has received copies of books written by Ghana’s first President, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah from the 8th Pan African Legacy Project.

Presenting the books, a member of the team, Mr. Kwesi Pratt Jnr. explained though Nkrumah wrote several books, most of them were not available in Ghana. He noted that during the 8th Pan African Congress, a group of participants of the congress formed the Legacy Project to distribute 2000 books authored by Nkrumah to public and private institutions in the country. He said the group had already presented copies of the books to the Flagstaff House, Parliament, Judiciary, some tertiary institutions, policy think thanks, non-governmental organisations and civil society organisations.

Mr. Pratt indicated that the donation was to provide Ghanaians with issues relating to Africa, through the works and books of leading Pan Africans such as Ghana’s Kwame Nkrumah. The books also included commentaries, stories and other scholarly literature.

On behalf of the management of the UCC Library, Mrs. Paulina Afful thanked members of the Legacy Project for the donation. She noted that the Library has a few copies of Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah’s books in the special collection of Africa and Ghana. She noted that the books would be very beneficial to the University Community. She also said the Library would make arrangement to purchase additional copies to meet the large needs of its clientele.

The donated books included Africa Must Unite, Consciencism, I Speak of Freedom, Autobiography of Nkrumah, Kwame Nkrumah’s Contributions to the African Revolution and the Great Deception. Others were Neocolonialism- the Last Stage of Imperialism and Revolutionary Path.

Other members of  the Legacy Project were Mr. Jerry Tetteh, Secretary and Mr. Zaya Yeebo.

Present at the presentation were, Prof. Atta Britwum, Prof. Raymond Osei, Mr. Kwame Boohene, Mr. Christopher Filson and Mrs. Gladys Ewurama Edumadze.

Respect For Other Cultures Makes Us One People - Professor Dora Edu Buandoh

19 Jul, 2016 By Anonymous (not Verified)

The Dean of the Faculty of Arts in the University of Cape Coast Professor Dora Edu Buandoh has said respecting other cultures make us one people. She said as Ghanaians, we should show our identity as people who are hospitable. She maintained that Africa is one continent, therefore divisions will not be necessary. Professor Edu Buandoh made this call at a dinner organized by the French Department of UCC to see off some Togolese students who came to the University to enhance their proficiency in the English language. In an interview with ATL FM, Professor Edu Buandoh observed that exchange programmes help students to learn and appreciate other people's culture which brings Africans together as one people. She advised students from other Departments to take advantage of the exchange Programme to enhance their skills in other fields of their training. The leader of the students' group from Togo Fauzia Yawa spoke to ATL FM on how the Programme has benefited them. Source: atlfmonline.com

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