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Team UCC Gears Up for GUSA Games

29 Sep, 2022 By DIS

The Sports Section of University of Cape Coast (UCC) has stepped up its preparation ahead of the  27th Ghana Universities Sports Association (GUSA) Games.

 

To be hosted by the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in November, 2022, the Section organized an ‘Athletics Open Championship’ to select athletes to form the nucleus of "Team UCC" for the GUSA Games.

 

The selected students will represent the University in disciplines such as handball, lawn tennis, table tennis, badminton, hockey, volleyball and netball, amongst others.

 

UCC has won every GUSA Games since 2014, cementing its dominance in University Games.

Some female athletes at the Athletics Open Championship

 

In 2020, Team UCC accumulated sixty-four (64) medals in total at the 26th GUSA Games to beat the likes of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW); University for Development Studies (UDS); Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) and host school, University of Ghana (UG).

 

UCC were also declared champions of the Games in 2018, 2016 and 2014 respectively.

 

However, the GUSA Games were suspended by the Ministry of Youth and Sports following the outbreak of the Covid-19 Pandemic.

 

In July, this year, after a successful deliberation between GUSA Executives and the Minister of Youth and Sports, the Minister gave GUSA the green light to organize the Games after two years ban due to Covid-19. However, the Ministry told the participating universities to make sure all athletes were vaccinated.

 

 

The GUSA Games will also act as rehearsal for the 2023 African Games to be hosted by Ghana.

Some officials at the Athletics Open Championship

 

The Acting Head of the Sports Section, Mr. Edward Appiah, said Team UCC was poised to win the Games in Kumasi.

 

He added that the athletes gave a remarkable account of themselves and described them as a formidable force to reckon with.

 

He explained that Team UCC would parade experienced athletes who would prove their mettle in not just participating, but would contribute significantly to the medal accumulation of the University at the GUSA Games. 

 

Hence, he said, the Section would carefully select athletes for the Games.

 

Source: Documentation and Information Section-UCC

UCC@60: UCC Salutes Retirees

29 Sep, 2022 By DIS

The University of Cape Coast (UCC) has demonstrated unalloyed love and heartfelt appreciation to retirees who have served the University in various ways during their prime.

The University recognized the senior citizens for their invaluable contributions, sacrifices, dedicated service and selflessness that had brought UCC this far.

As part of activities marking UCC’s 60th anniversary, the University set the day aside to honour its retirees.

The programme, which was held at the forecourt of the Sam Jonah Library, also afforded the senior citizens the unique opportunity to reflect and share their rich experiences with staff in active service.

Highlights of the events included cultural music and optional speeches by the retirees on their experiences in the past.

A retiree in a traditional performance with dancers of a cultural troupe at the event

 

Optional speeches

 The Retirees Day celebration afforded the superannuated staff of the University the platform to share their experiences during their prime as staff of UCC.

Prof. N. N. Koufie, the composer of the UCC anthem, recounted the storied history of the anthem.

Prof. N.N. Koufie, the composer of the UCC anthem

In the past, he recalled, junior staff members of UCC were always assaulted by students. That development, according to him, angered members of Tertiary Education Workers’ Union (TEWU) who also took revenge on the students by putting out lights in the Halls, amongst other unsanctioned measures which were academically detrimental to students. This action by TEWU stemmed the reprehensible behaviours by students, Prof. Kuoufie added.

He explained that it was in the light of the aforementioned that culminated in the verse two of the UCC Anthem, specifically the line: “Being proud of this, we students and workers in concert shall work that your image may be heightened.”

Prof. Opoku Agyemang

He recalled his heyday at UCC when he took his first university examinations which he described as “dreadful.” He said UCC provided them three free meals a day and were paid book allowances.

Prof. Opoku Agyemang, who joined UCC in 1986, added, “Some of us have attained major national prominence to the credit of UCC.”

Mr. David Attah

He recounted how staff were using typewriters in the discharge of their duties.

Mr. Attah, who gained employment in UCC in 1961, said the University provided students with bicycles to facilitate their academic work which the students used to ply “the students’ Bicycle road”, which is now commonly referred to by the current crop of students as “School Bus Road.”

Efua Kuma

Madam Efua Kuma was a caterer at the University. She recollected how students flocked the dining hall of the University to have their delicious free meals.

She said if the meal was not provided to students on time, the students always went bananas and, therefore, it was the caterers’ responsibility to come to work at 4am to ensure all meals were served to students on time.

Mr. Johnny Bansah, a former Chief Librarian 

Mr. Johnny Bansah, a former Chief Librarian who served for 38 years, reminisced about a foreign lecturer, Dr. Mrs. Dimelow, who had a forest reserve in UCC to keep her wild animals.

“Woe betide any employee who would kill any of the animals in the forest, the person will be sacked,” he recalled, hence, the name Dimelow Forest on campus.

He said that Dr. Dimelow was killed by one of the wild animals in that forest, paving way for the labourers in UCC to kill all the animals.

He urged the retirees to place their experience at the doorsteps of active staff.

Some other retirees, who spoke at the function, counseled staff in active service to uphold the values of integrity and self-discipline.

According to them, retirees were valuable human resource whose contribution to the development of UCC could not be over-emphasised.

They explained that retirees were an embodiment of knowledge and wisdom that the University should continue to tap.

The senior citizens pledged their support to the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Johnson Nyarko Boampong to succeed, with others calling on university management to take good care of their welfare. 

Source: Documentation and Information Section-UCC

UCC Chancellor Commissions Ultra-Modern Facilities at Sam Jonah Library

29 Sep, 2022 By DIS

Chancellor of University of Cape Coast (UCC), Dr. (Sir) Sam Esson Jonah, has inaugurated three (3) state-of-the-art facility centres at the Sam Jonah Library.

The facilities are a Video Conferencing and Virtual Meeting Place, Social Learning Commons, as well as Development Information Commons.

The Video Conferencing and Virtual Meeting Place is an ultra-modern facility equipped with state-of-the-art technologies, including a smart TV, HD camera, Logitech, high quality speakers and microphones as well as super high speed internet connectivity.

The Social Learning Commons, a relaxed modern learning environment, enhances collaboration and sharing of ideas and knowledge. The Development Information Commons also provides a learning space equipped with workstations connecting laptops to high-speed internet. The space may also be used for training and conference purposes.

At a ceremony to inaugurate the facilities, Dr. Sir. Sam Jonah assured the leadership of the Library of his family’s support and expressed his appreciation for their effort to modernise the library to promote quality teaching and learning.

"My family stands ready and willing to do everything that we can to make sure that this (the Sam Jonah Library) is the Library of choice," he stated.

The Chancellor being supported by the Pro VC-UCC, Prof Boohene, to inaugurate one of the facilities. Looking on are the chief of Kokoado, Nana Kweku Enu (in cloth) and immediate past VC-UCC, Prof. Joseph Ghartey Ampiah.

The library facilities, Dr. (Sir) Jonah explained, had supported collaborative research and group learning for both postgraduate and undergraduate students.

The new facilities are further going to enhance the comfort and the speed at which researchers are going to engage their peers all over the world, he continued.

The Chancellor called on all and sundry to put their shoulders to the wheel to support the library system in the University to be well equipped to execute its mandate, provide learning spaces, facilities and services that would enhance academic work.

He stressed, “Needless to say, a well-resourced university library has the potential of providing innovative services that will make great impact in quality academic work."

"This is the reason why we all have the responsibility to support the development of this library to reflect the status of our university as the number one in Ghana..." Dr. Jonah emphasized.

He charged students and staff to make good use of the facilities in the Library to reflect in their academic work so as to cement another enviable position in the Times Higher Education (THE) ranking in 2023.

The Chancellor with the chief of Kokoado, Nana Kweku Enu and the Registrar of UCC , Mr. Jeff Teye Onyame (left) He urged the University Librarian and his staff not to relent in their efforts to deepen the innovations and transformation agenda for the Sam Jonah Library.

As part of efforts to transition the Sam Jonah Library into a modern library, he called for training of library staff to be abreast of emerging technologies and at par with the digitalised world.

For his part, the University Librarian, Dr. Mac-Anthony Cobblah, noted that an assessment was carried out on the Library and the result was that the Library was bereft with resources to provide 21st century library products and services to its patrons.

Hence, a strategic plan was developed to modernize and equip the Sam Jonah Library with ultra-modern and state-of-the art learning spaces and facilities.

While lauding the Chancellor and management of the University for their unflinching Support to the Library, Dr. Cobblah was of the firm hope that the newly-inaugurated facilities would enhance academic work and "contribute to the visibility and image of our university."

For her part, the Pro-Vice Chancellor, Prof (Mrs.) Rosemond Boohene, who chaired the inauguration, expressed gratitude to the Chancellor for his relentless support towards the Library. She added that the academic and research work of every university was built around a vibrant and viable library system.

"I am proud that the Sam Jonah Library is responding to the transformational changes taking place in the higher educational landscape” she said.

She continued, “With the support of the Chancellor and all stakeholders, we are making the Sam Jonah Library the most resourceful university library in Ghana and West Africa to reflect our current world ranking."

As part of the inauguration, members of the library staff exhibited and demonstrated how new products and services could be accessed at the freshly-commissioned facilities.

Present at the inauguration were the Registrar of UCC, Mr. Jeff Teye Emmanuel Onyame; the immediate past Vice-Chancellor of UCC, Prof. Joseph Ghartey Ampiah; the chairman of the UCC@60 Planning Committee, Prof. Livingstone Sam-Amoah; Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Chairman of the Sam Jonah Library Board, Prof. Kwabena Sarfo Sarfo-Kantankah and some members of faculty as well as non-faculty staff.

UCC Records Centre Inaugurated

Pro VC being supported by the Registrar, Mr. Jeff Teye Onyame and the Librarian, Dr. Cobblah (in UCC@60 fabric) to inaugurate the facility.

In a similar development, the Pro Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Rosemond Boohene, has inaugurated the Records Centre of the University of Cape Coast. The Records Centre, located at the Emmanuel Adow Obeng Central Administration block, is equipped with storage facilities for managing University records.

Additionally, it has equipment for digitalizing the records of the University.

Speaking briefly at the inauguration, Prof. Boohene urged the University community, especially the duty bearers, to liaise with the Centre to ensure professional management of the University’s records.

Dr. Cobblah taking the Pro VC and her team on a tour of the Records Centre

Source: Documentation and Information Section-UCC

Authenticate Fertilizer Integrity to Improve Crop Yields-Prof. Teye

29 Sep, 2022 By DIS

A Food Integrity expert, Prof. Ernest Teye, says the lack of capacity for farmers to authenticate fertilizer integrity can be attributed to the reduction of crop yields across the country.

According to him, unsuspecting farmers were either using fake, expired or adulterated fertilizers on the market in their farms, affecting the nutrient contents of the soil to enhance yield.

To authenticate fertilizer integrity, Prof. Teye, who is also at the Department of Agricultural Engineering-UCC, called for the use of a portable sensor technology handheld device called Near-Infrared (NIR) spectroscopy, which is also used for the measurement of Agrochemical inputs, food quality and food fraud.

Prof. Teye was speaking at a research seminar organized by the School of Agriculture on the topic, "Promoting Food and Agricultural Input Integrity: The Way Forward."

Explaining further, he said he and his research team separated fertilizers into three categories: authentic, fake and adulterated fertilizers. According to him, the team used the NIR spectroscopy device to authenticate the fertilizer integrity without sending the fertilizer category samples for laboratory test.

"We can say that, for now, our technique is feasible. You can use it to authenticate fertilizer integrity without going to the Lab and this can be done anywhere in Ghana so far as you have internet access. With this, a farmer can go to the shop and authenticate fertilizer integrity" he stressed.

Participants in the seminar

The Food Integrity expert continued, “Again, we also know that farmers are aware that sometimes they apply the fertilizer and they do not get the yields even though its written ‘fertilizer A’ on it but it could be that they have put in ‘fertilizer B’. So, with this technology, the farmer will be able to predict.”

Prof Teye mentioned the enormous benefits the portable sensor brings to Ghana, including generation of money from crop exportation. He said the research was crucial to the socio economic development of Ghana.

"Yield will increase, quality will increase and this research will even impact on the farmer to generate money and impact on the environment” he added.

The portable sensor, he added, could be used for soil classification or land use type, as well as used for simultaneous prediction of nitrogen, potassium, Calcium, potential hydrogen (ph) and magnesium.

Prof. Teye noted that he and his research team would soon train farmers on the use of the portable sensor devise. "...if you can make a call, WhatsApp, Facebook, it is also simple to be able to use this technology.

Our next thing is to train farmers and with this I am sure they can go forward" he concluded.

At the function, the Agribusiness Programme Coordinator with the Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension-UCC, Dr. Alex T. K. Nuer, took participants through the topic, “Imbibing Sustainability Mindset Tools as a Responsible Management Education Pedagogy in Teaching Agribusiness Management: Insights, Contestations and Way the Forward." The Dean of the School of Agriculture, Prof. Henry De-Graft Acquah, chaired the Seminar.

Source: Documentation and Information Section-UCC

140 students honoured at Chinese Ambassador’s Award

22 Sep, 2022 By DIS

One-hundred and forty (140) students were honoured with $11,000 at the 2022 Chinese Ambassador’s Awards Ceremony held at University of Cape Coast, UCC.

The awards ceremony, instituted by the Chinese Embassy in Ghana in 2017, is to encourage Ghanaian students to learn Chinese and to promote Ghana-China friendship.

 The awardees, drawn from primary schools, second cycle and tertiary institutions were selected based on their remarkable performances in the final exams in their respective schools.

The awardees were from the eight (8) teaching centres under the Confucius Institute (CI) at UCC.

 The schools include the University Basic School, Creative Academy International, Penuel International School, West End International School and University Practice Senior High School.

 The rest are Tarkoradi Technical University, University of Mines and Technology (UMAT) and UCC.

 In his address, the Chinese Ambassador to Ghana, HE Lu Kun, commended the winners and expressed gratitude to the teachers and volunteers of the Confucius Institute, who supported the students to achieve the enviable feat.

Chinese Ambassador to Ghana, HE Lu Kun

He explained that over six thousand (6,000) Ghanaian students were studying in China and gave assurance that the Embassy would offer assistance to students who express interest in studying in China.

Ambassador Lu Kun observed that the Confucius Institute at UCC had made huge contributions towards Chinese language education in Ghana and lauded Prof. Ou Yamei, the Chinese Director at the institute at UCC, for her transformational leadership and devotion to Chinese education in Ghana.

He explained that Ghana was amongst the oldest countries in Sub-Saharan Africa to establish diplomatic relations with China.

He, therefore, used the occasion to highlight extensively the enormous benefits Ghana had reaped from China, citing the $ 2 billion Synohydro project, the constructions of the Cape Coast stadium, Bui dam, Atuabo Gas and the National Theatre, amongst others.

Ambassador Lu Kun hailed Ghana for always supporting the interest of China and thanked Ghana for its relentless support for the One China Principle.

“Ghana supports China in its core issues. Ghana has always adhered to the one China Principle. We are grateful,” he said, referring to Ghana’s acknowledgement that there is one China and that Taiwan is a part of China.

 

In his remarks, the Vice-Chancellor of UCC, Prof. Johnson Nyarko Boampong, encouraged Ghanaian students to take the Chinese language seriously.

VC-UCC (3rd from left) in a group photo with some dignitaries at the event

 That, according to him, would provide “the keys to unlock the door to a world of opportunities.”

Prof. Boampong, who shared a handshake with the awardees, expressed gratitude to the Chinese government for the continued support to Ghana and UCC. He called for further assistance to improve teaching and learning as well as research activities in the University.

In a brief remark, the China Director at the CI at UCC, Prof. Ou Yamei, advised the award winners not to allow the current success to get into their heads because the recognition was only the beginning. She encouraged them to strive to work hard in order to maintain their standards.

 

For his part, the Ghana Director at the CI at UCC, Prof. Ishmael Mensah,   said the essence of the award was to motivate the students and propel them for further success. He urged the awardees to eschew complacency and vainglory and do their level best in their studies.

Some pupils in a performance at the awards ceremony

The gathering was treated to good music and a rich display of Chinese culture by the students at the Confucius Institute.

 

 Source: Documentation and Information Section-UCC

UCC, Kristo Asafo Mission Sign Agreement to Boost Research

20 Sep, 2022 By DIS

The University of Cape Coast, UCC, and the Kristo Asafo Mission have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to encourage multi-disciplinary research into science, technology, innovation, engineering, organic agriculture, amongst others. This is to enhance the mutual growth and development of the institutions.

The agreement will enable UCC liaise with Kristo Asafo Mission and its training centres for assessment, training and award certificates.

The collaboration will enable UCC participate in the Technology Exhibition organized by the Kristo Asafo Mission annually.

The MoU will also allow UCC to make available research findings and new technologies to Kristo Asafo Mission to improve upon their agricultural activities.

According to the MoU, the Mission will compile a list of workers and trainees for training and certification at UCC and the Mission will avail UCC research team of its forest reserve.

Furthermore, the Mission shall assist UCC to institute Reality Shows for farmers on organic agriculture, as well as provide funding for the programmes agreed on upon shared consent by the parties.

At a brief signing ceremony at UCC, the Provost of the College of Agricultural and Natural Sciences, Prof. Moses Jojo Eghan, said the two institutions had collaborated in the past and underlined that UCC was happy to go into the partnership with the Mission.

He described the collaboration as a “win-win situation” stressing that “They will win by bringing in their expertise and we will also win by giving them certification and also sharing ideas with them in terms of science.”

Prof Eghan emphasised that the agreement would promote sustainable development and reduce the scourge of unemployment in the country in the foreseeable future.

For his part, the General Secretary of the Kristo Asafo Church, Lawyer Owusu Badu, who initialed on behalf of the Mission, conveyed the warmest greetings of Apostle Emeritus Prof. Ing. Kwadwo Safo, the Founder of the Kristo Asafo Church, to the Vice-Chancellor, staff and students of the University.

He added that the partnership would bridge the yawning gap between academia and industry, as well as enhance the cordial relations between UCC and the Mission.

Lawyer Badu stated that the MoU had got “a lot of potential for development... Together, we can team up and form a very strong front that we will turn out products that, I am sure, will be the envy of the entire nation”.

Source: Documentation and Information Section-UCC

UCC@60: Staff and Students Walk for Healthy Lifestyles

20 Sep, 2022 By DIS

Scores of staff and students of University of Cape Coast (UCC) have embarked on a health walk through the principal streets of the University to enhance the health of participants.

The walk forms part of events for UCC@60 anniversary celebrations which started on April 3, 2022 to be climaxed on October 20, 2022.

The walk afforded staff and students the platform to fraternise and socialise, as well as promote healthy lifestyle amongst them.

Dressed in their UCC@60 T-shirts, the participants in the walk, led by the Registrar, Mr. Jeff Onyame, commenced at the Rev. Prof. Emmanuel Adow Obeng Administration Block through the University Practice Senior High School and ended at the forecourt of the Emmanuel Adow Obeng Administration Block.

Some participants engaged in aerobics session after the walk

Addressing the gathering, Mr. Onyame explained that the event was to improve the health of staff and students and to create awareness of the forthcoming anniversary of the University.

He called on Ghanaians to prioritise their health by exercising regularly and thanked the participants for the massive turnout. The Registrar stressed the need for participants to exercise regularly and adopt a healthy lifestyle that would give them a sound mind in a sound body.

After the walk, participants were engaged in fun activities including aerobics.

Source: Documentation and Information Section-UCC

Tacoma Educational Foundation Pays School Fees of UCC Final Year Student

20 Sep, 2022 By DIS

A non-governmental organisation, Tacoma Educational Foundation, has supported a final year student of University of Cape Coast (UCC) to defray fees he owed the University.

The student, Francis Owusu Mensah, who is reading Forensic Sciences, was required to settle the fees as a precondition to proceed with his academics.

Presenting the cheque to Francis, the Chief Executive of the Foundation, Dr. Benjamin Aboagye, indicated that the gesture was to support the beneficiary to continue his education.

“Francis was on the verge of dropping out of the programme as a result of the dire financial situation of his family” he said.

Dr. Aboagye, who is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Forensic Sciences, stated that his Foundation got wind of the plight of Francis and was touched to assist him realise his dreams through education.

In that vein, the Senior Lecturer indicated that he raised funds through his Foundation on social media, attracting benevolent social media users to support the worthy cause.

According to him, he was able to raise a substantial amount of money to settle the fees to enable him register for the second semester.

Dr. Aboagye expressed gratitude to the kind-hearted individuals who supported the cause for their timely intervention and appealed to other public-spirited organisations and individuals to support the Foundation to extend similar help to students from underprivileged homes and communities.

Receiving the cheque, an emotional Francis Mensah thanked the Foundation for the assistance which came in so timely to enable him register for his second semester courses.

Source: Documentation and Information Section-UCC

Japanese Envoy Meets UCC Vice-Chancellor

20 Sep, 2022 By DIS

The Japanese Ambassador to Ghana, HE Mochizuki Hisanobu, has paid a courtesy call on the Vice-Chancellor of University of Cape Coast, Prof. Johnson Nyarko Boampong.

 

The two held discussions on strengthening collaborations between UCC and universities in Japan as well as collaborative partnerships in the areas of research and long- term scholarships for staff and students of UCC.

 

HE Mochizuki Hisanobu highlighted the benefits UCC had enjoyed from Sasakawa Foundation and further restated his country’s commitment to enhancing its cooperation with the University.

 

"Sasakawa is a powerful Foundation in Japan and has been supporting UCC and we (the Government of Japan) are also determined to support you (UCC) and strengthen our cordial relations" said HE Mochizuki, who began his duty tour in Ghana in 2021.

 

He expressed his happiness at visiting UCC and thanked Prof. Boampong for the warm reception.

 

For his part, the Vice-chancellor hailed the Japanese government for supporting UCC through the provision of equipment and award of scholarships to faculty and students. 

"Through the establishment of this University, the Japanese government has been helpful. When we came to UCC, most of the equipment that we were using through UNESCO were obtained from Japan" he recalled.  "Besides that, the Japanese government has given scholarships for many people to pursue further studies in Japan of which I am one of the products" he added.

A group photo of all participants in the meeting

 

Prof. Boampong, who obtained a PhD in Tropical Medicine from Tokyo Women's Medical University in Japan, told the Ambassador that plans were afoot for UCC to establish a Biomedical and Clinical Research Centre and passionately appealed to the Embassy to broaden the base in medical research in Ghana.

 

" ...if you can also extend the partnership  you have  with the University of Ghana  also with us to begin our new research centre so that it can link up with the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research," he implored.

 

The meeting saw in attendance the Registrar of UCC, Mr. Jeff Teye Emmanuel Onyame; Dean of the Office of International Relations, Prof. Kwaku Boakye; the Provost of the College of Humanities and Legal Studies, Prof. Kwame Osei Kwarteng; the Director of the Directorate of Research Innovation and Consultancy, Prof. David Teye Doku; his deputy, Prof. Dorcas Obiri Yeboah and the Director of Internal Audit-UCC, Mr. Emmanuel Owusu.

 

In attendance from the Japanese Ambassador's accompanying delegation were the first Secretary, Katsumura Ahitisa; Japanese Grants Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Project, Mr. Obeng David Aboagye, and Information, and cultural Assistant, Mr. Stanislaus Acquah.

 

 

Source: Documentation and Information Section-UCC

group photo

Department of English Outdoors Literature Association of Ghana

16 Sep, 2022 By DIS

The Department of English has unveiled the Literature Association of Ghana to rally all scholars, writers, and researchers in literature, Ghanaian Language, French, and English among others.

A Senior Lecturer at the Department, Dr. Samuel Kwesi Nkansah, announced this at a conference to honour three distinguished scholars of the Department.

The scholars are Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, Prof. Lawrence Owusu-Ansah and Prof. Kwadwo Opoku-Agyemang.

“I know Prof. Naana Opoku-Agyemang is well deep in literature. That’s what defines her. As for Prof. Kwadwo Opoku-Agyemang, he lives it and demonstrates it. Prof. Lawrence Owusu-Ansah claims that he is a man of language, but in shadow, you will see literature” Dr. Nkansah stated.

“As a nation, we have lost touch with the essence of literature. Though we study literature, we don’t see it growing. Today, as concerned teachers, lecturers, tutors, and researchers of literature, we are announcing the birth of the Literature Association of Ghana,” he continued.

Dr. Nkansah observed that the association would afford members the opportunity to meet and discuss literature.

For his part, the Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Prof. Sarfo Sarfo Kantanka, entreated Ghanaians to offer a helping hand to their retired teachers and discard the notion that teachers’ reward was in heaven and not on earth.

“Gone are the days when it was said that the teacher’s reward was in heaven. This conference is a recognition of the fact that times have changed and that the teacher’s reward is no more in heaven but here on earth,” he noted.

Prof Kantanka used the occasion to congratulate the three scholars for their outstanding accomplishments and noted that present and future generations would be motivated and inspired by the event and emulate them.

He advised students to put in more effort to learn and to know that the sacrifices would pay off in the end.

The Dean, who shared fond memories of the scholars, called on other faculty to work harder to be recognised.

Source: Documentation and Information Section-UCC

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