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UCC@60 Anniversary Planning Committee Calls On Chancellor

18 Feb, 2022 By DIS

A 10-member delegation of the UCC@60 Anniversary Planning Committee led by the Chairman, Prof. L. K. Sam Amoah has paid a courtesy call on the Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast, Sir (Dr). Sam Esson Jonah, at his office in Accra. 

 

The Chairman informed the Chancellor that the Committee was in Accra to brief him on preparations towards the celebrations and the progress made so far.

 

He also took the opportunity to solicit the Chancellor’s inputs and support to ensure a successful celebrations.

 

The Chairman informed the Chancellor that after careful deliberations, the Committee had adopted *"60 years of Quality Higher Education: Expanding the Frontiers" as the theme for the anniversary.   

 

He further outlined the inauguration of the Planning Committee and sub-Committees, and the adoption of a Logo as some of the key successes chocked so far. Prof. Sam-Amoah hinted that the official launch of the anniversary had been slated for mid-April and that the date would be sent to the Chancellor as soon as it was confirmed.

 

The Chairperson presented the Chancellor with a copy of the proposed plan of activities for the celebrations for his perusal.

 

In his response, the Chancellor expressed his excitement that the University had chocked 60 years and also at the impending celebrations.

 

He reiterated the importance of anniversary celebrations as avenues for showcasing and sharing the ground-breaking achievements of institutions. He therefore charged the Committee to take the task seriously and work assiduously to deliver a successful celebration.

 

He advised the Committee to use the celebrations to build a comprehensive database of Alumni and leverage on that to solicit support from various year groups. He also recommended undertaking a project to commemorate the milestone the University has achieved.

 

The Chancellor welcomed the idea of a Chancellor's Day and requested for more details for him to make his inputs.

 

He was very confident that the Fund Raising Committee would be able to raise the required funds for the celebrations. He tasked the Committee to adopt innovative ways to raise the needed funds for the celebrations.

 

Concluding, the Chancellor thanked the Chairman and Members of the delegation for the visit.

 

Members of the delegation were:

 

Prof L K Sam-Amoah
Maj Kofi Baah-Bentum(Rtd.)
Dr. Akwasi Anyanful
Prof Siaw Frimpong 
Dr. Yeboah Nyamah
Mr. Samuel Akoto
Mr. Nasir Y. EntsieMr Raymond Bentil
Mrs. Anastasia N. A. Kumi-Korsah
Mr. Asare Okae-Anti

Criteria for Appointments and Promotions of Senior Members

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University Receives Streetlights and Led Bulbs from Government

16 Feb, 2022 By DIS

The Ministry of Energy, has presented an assortment of street-lighting equipment to the University for installation on campus. The donation was as a result of a special arrangement by the Vice-Chancellor to ensure that the campus was well illuminated to either prevent crime or reduce it to the minimum. The items were presented by officials from the Materials Management Unit of the Ministry of Energy and were received by staff from the Electricity Section and the Monitoring and Evaluation Unit of the University.

The items received were 800 units of 150W LED streetlights with complete arms, photocell, bolts, nuts and washers, 1500 units of 13W LED bulbs, 1000 units of 9W LED bulbs and 1500 units of 6W LED bulbs.

Credit: Monitoring and Evaluation Unit, UCC

Middle: Prof. Frederick Ato Armah, Director-DRIC; From Right: Prof. Philip Antwi-Agyei, Director-OGR

Delegation from the Office of Grants and Research (OGR) at the KNUST Pays Familiarisation Visit To DRIC-UCC

16 Feb, 2022 By DIS

On Tuesday, 8th February, 2022 a delegation from the Office of Grants and Research (OGR) at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi visited the Directorate of Research, Innovation and Consultancy (DRIC), University of Cape Coast. The team from OGR was led by Prof. Philip Antwi-Agyei, the Director of OGR. Other members of the team were Dr. Nadia Tagoe, Grants, Research Manager and Mrs. Amanda Owusu-Asare, Assistant Registrar.

The purpose of the visit was to familiarize themselves with aspects of the operations at DRIC which could be of immense benefit to OGR in particular and KNUST, at large. The relationship between the two sister offices dates as far back as 2014. In August 2016, staff from DRIC-UCC visited OGR KNUST to study the operations of the Research Office.

During an interaction with the team from OGR, the Director of DRIC-UCC, Professor Frederick Ato Armah welcomed the OGR team to the University and DRIC. He noted that, it was humbling to be sharing experiences with a sister institution which once mentored DRIC-UCC.

Prof. David Teye Doku emphasized the need for an Institutional-wide research agenda and how it could be developed to drive research at both universities. Prof. Doku emphasised that a research agenda must align with institutional, national, regional and global developmental agenda in order to be relevant and attract funding. He further stressed that it is essential to employ a bottom-up approach in the development of a university’s research agenda to ensure ownership and ease its implementation. Dr. (Mrs) Millicent Abigail Aning-Agyei, a Research Fellow at DRIC shared one important operational strategy of DRIC with the team from OGR, which is the use of Action Plans. The Action Plans are developed every academic year after series of meetings and broad stakeholder consultations.

Dr. Samuel Asiedu-Owusu, a Senior Research Fellow at DRIC later shared experiences with the OGR team with respect to how the Research Awards and Grants Ceremony is organized here at UCC beginning with the rolling-out of a Call to the RAG ceremony and how Grantees are managed post the RAG ceremony to ensure successful completion of funded projects. He exposed the OGR team to the institutional web application known as UCC Research Output Monitor and Evaluator (UCCROME) which serves as an internal diagnostic tool for management decision-making. Dr Owusu called on the OGR to take serious interest in the activities of Institutional Review Board/ Ethics Committees at KNUST since ethics underpin every research.

In his closing remarks, the Director of OGR, Prof. Philip Antwi-Agyei expressed gratitude to the Director of DRIC and the entire staff at the Directorate for the warm reception and openness to share what could be described as institutional secrets. He noted that their visit was fulfilling and looked forward to more engagements in future. He ended by commending the University for its sterling performance in the 2022 Times Higher Education World Universities Ranking.

The Director of DRIC in his concluding statements thanked the OGR team for choosing DRIC for their study tour. He observed that it was time for institutions to move away from competition to collaboration since that was the surest way to making global impact and building the capacities of staff in the respective organizations. 

Also present at the meeting were the following from DRIC: Prof. Dorcas Obiri-Yeboah, Deputy Director, Mr. Isaac Nketsiah, Intellectual Property Officer, Mr. Peter K. M. Konadu, Accountant, Mr. Benjamin Otsen, Assistant Registrar, Mr. Peter Owusu, Senior Administrative Assistant and Mrs. Eunice Amoah, National Service Person.

Credit: DRIC, UCC

15 Feb, 2022

UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST

OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR

ADVERTISEMENT FOR APPOINTMENT OF PROVOSTS

A.      VACANCIES

The Governing Council of the University of Cape Coast, a public University in Ghana established by an Act of Parliament, announces, for the information of the academic ccommunity and the general public, vacancies for the following positions:

1.      Provost, College of Distance Education

2.      Provost, College of Education Studies

3.      Provost, College of Humanities and Legal Studies

4.      Provost, College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences (CANS)

 

B.      THE POSITION

The Provost is the academic and administrative Head of a College. He/She is responsible to the Vice-Chancellor for providing leadership to the College and for maintaining as well as promoting the efficiency and good order of the College in accordance with policies and procedures prescribed by the University of Cape Coast Law, 1992 (PNDCL 278) and the University of Cape Coast Statutes.

 

C.      QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

 

1.      PROVOST, COLLEGE OF DISTANCE EDUCATION

An applicant must:

❖         be an internationally acclaimed scholar of professorial status or equivalent status in an analogous institution;

❖         be a distinguished scholar with capacity to motivate and direct staff;

❖         Exhibit high sense of industry, leadership qualities as well as organizational skills and must be above reproach;

❖         possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills;

❖         be visionary, business-oriented and able to establish rapport between industry and the University for a common purpose;

❖         be sober with maturity and drive for sound and impartial judgment;

❖         be able to attract grants and funds for research, teaching and development activities in the College;

❖         be an individual of stature and integrity;

❖            have a number of years of experience in heutagogy and pedagogical best practices in distance learning, quality assurance in distance learning and university management and administration.

 

2.      PROVOST, COLLEGE OF EDUCATION STUDIES

An applicant must:

❖         be an internationally acclaimed scholar of professorial status or equivalent status in an analogous institution;

❖         be a distinguished scholar with capacity to motivate and direct staff;

❖         exhibit high sense of industry, leadership qualities and organizational skills and must be above reproach;

❖         possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills;

❖         be visionary, business-oriented and able to establish rapport between industry and the University for a common purpose;

❖         be sober with maturity and drive for sound and impartial judgment;

❖         be able to attract grants and funds for research and development activities in the College;

❖         be an individual of stature and integrity;

❖         have background in education;

❖         have a number of years of experience in university management and administration.

 

3.      PROVOST, COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND LEGAL STUDIES

An applicant must:

❖     be an internationally acclaimed scholar of professorial status or equivalent status in an analogous institution;

❖     be a distinguished scholar with capacity to motivate and direct staff;

❖     exhibit high sense of industry, leadership qualities and organizational skills and must be above reproach;

❖     possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills;

❖     be visionary, business-oriented and able to establish rapport between industry and the University for a common purpose;

❖     be sober with maturity and drive for sound and impartial judgment;

❖     be able to attract grants and funds for research and development activities in the College;

❖     be an individual of stature and integrity;

❖     have background in education, arts, social sciences or law;

❖     have a number of years of experience in university management and administration.

 

4.      PROVOST, COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL SCIENCES

An applicant must:

❖         be an internationally acclaimed scholar of professorial status or equivalent status in an analogous institution;

❖         be a distinguished scholar with capacity to motivate and direct staff;

❖         exhibit a high sense of industry, leadership qualities and organizational skills and must be above reproach;

❖         possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills;

❖         be visionary, business-oriented and able to establish rapport between industry and the University for a common purpose;

❖         be sober with maturity and drive for sound and impartial judgment;

❖         be able to attract grants and funds for research and development activities in the College;

❖         be an individual of stature and integrity;

❖         have background in the sciences;

❖         have a number of years of experience in university management and administration.

 

D.      TERMS OF APPOINTMENT

·      The appointment, which is full-time, is for a term of three years renewable, upon completion, for a second consecutive term of three years only, subject to application and interview.

·      The applicant should be able to serve a full three-year term of office before attaining the compulsory retiring age of 60 years.

·      A successful candidate, who is not a Faculty Member of University of Cape Coast prior to the appointment, may opt to be a Faculty Member after serving the term(s) if that is before his/her sixtieth (60th) birthday.

·      The ssuccessful aapplicant shall be expected to take office on 1st August, 2022.

 

E.      SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFITS

The salary and fringe benefits attached to the post are attractive.

F.       MODE OF APPLICATION

·      Interested applicants who meet the above criteria should complete and submit Application Forms together with eight (8) copies of curricula vitae, relevant supporting documents and three-page vision statement to the address below

The Registrar

University of Cape Coast

Cape Coast

·        Electronic copies of the application documents should be sent to the email address:  council@ucc.edu.gh.

·        Applicants should request three (3) referees to submit written reports on them directly to the above address.

·        The application should be labelled, “APPLICATION FOR PROVOST”.

·        The application form is obtainable from the Directorate of Human Resource and the University’s website (https://bit.ly/ProvostAppForm).

 

G.     DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

Closing date for submission of applications is Thursday, 31st March, 2022.

 

REGISTRAR

The National Executives of UCC Alumni

National UCC Alumni visits Vice-Chancellor

11 Feb, 2022 By DIS

The national executive of the UCC Alumni has paid a courtesy call on the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Johnson Nyarko Boampong. The call was to introduce the new executives to the University Management and to share the Association’s objectives with Management. The Vice Chancellor commended the group for its initiative and pledged Management`s support to them.

School of Business calls on the Pro-Vice Chancellor

11 Feb, 2022 By DIS

The School of Business has paid a courtesy call to the newly appointed Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Professor Mrs. Rosemond Boohene. The purpose of the visit was to congratulate and encourage her on her appointment and assumption of office as the Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the University.

On behalf of the School, the Dean, Prof. John Gatsi Gartchie presented a citation to Prof. Mrs. Rosemond Boohene. Prof. John Gatsi Gartchie encouraged the Pro Vice Chancellor to put God first in all her endeavours.

In her response, Prof. Boohene asked them not to hesitate to draw her attention on any issue or ideas they might have. She indicated that they were always welcome to her office since the office of the Pro-Vice-Chancellor is a public office and opened to members of the University community.

Office of International Relations (OIR) holds Study Abroad Fair

10 Feb, 2022 By DIS

Office of International Relations (OIR) has held a day’s Study Abroad Fair and International Students` Cultural Day Celebration at the forecourt of the Sam Jonah Library. 

The event witnessed performances from all exchange students as well as cultural display by the Department of Music and Dance. The Exchange Students gave brief information about their countries and also displayed their flags. The celebration was centered on traditions, customs and way of life of the exchange students present. 

The program was graced with the presence of the Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Mrs. Rosemond Boohene and the Dean of the Office of International Relations, Prof. Kweku Boakye. In her remarks, the Pro Vice-Chancellor encouraged local students to create relations and connections with the visiting students. She added, that students should make good use of the Study Abroad Fair to enable them study outside the University of Cape Coast environs. There was an interaction on peaceful relations between Ghanaian students from UCC and exchange students from other parts of the world. There was cooking competition, a karaoke music session and socialization as part of the celebrations.

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