The Valco Trust Hall, University of Cape Coast has organised a Send-off ceremony for its immediate past Hall Master and two Hall Tutors to appreciate their exceptional leadership qualities and dedicated services.

They are Prof. Samuel Essien-Baidoo, immediate past Hall Master; Dr. (Mrs.) Rita Holm Adzovie, and Mr. Anthony Acquah- all former Hall Tutors.

The School of Nursing and Midwifery of the University of Cape Coast has organised a farewell dinner for American students from the Kirkhof College of Nursing, Grand Valley State University (GVSU), USA.

The visit by the students was aimed at exposing them to hands-on practical knowledge and experience of the Ghanaian healthcare system.

The University of Cape Coast (UCC) branch of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG), successfully organised its highly anticipated annual Family Day out for its members to spend time together and socialise.

Clad in their branded T-shirts, the University teachers thrilled spectators with dazzling performances in games like seven-aside football, oware, ludo, draughts, table tennis, musical chairs as well as a dance contest.

The Centre for Gender Research Advocacy and Documentation (CEGRAD), University of Cape Coast (UCC) has joined the rest of the world in observing International Women’s Day (IWD).

March 8 every year is earmarked by the United Nations (UN) to celebrate the successes of women.

The day is also used to challenge gender stereotypes, call out discrimination, draw attention to bias, seek inclusion, and call for action to accelerate gender parity.

A group of students and faculty from the Kirkhof College of Nursing, Grand Valley State University (GVSU), USA, have visited the University of Cape Coast (UCC) to seek practical exposure on the Ghanaian healthcare system.

The School of Sustainable Engineering (SSE) of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) has held a day’s entrepreneurial engineering workshop for faculty and students of the school.

Themed, “Fostering an Entrepreneurial Mindset in Engineering Classrooms”, the workshop had two resource persons from the University of Bucknell in the United States of America; Prof Joseph Tranquillo and Prof. Brad Putman facilitating.

As part of efforts to improve teaching and learning in their alma mater, the Bachelor of Science (BSc) Chemistry 2000 Year Group has donated five desktop computers and accessories to the Department of Chemistry.

The items were presented on behalf of the Group by Dr. Isaac Asiamah, who is also a Senior Lecturer in the Department, along with Pastor Amos Amoh, a member of the Group.

Rationale

The Institute of Education of the University of Cape Coast (UCC), through its Adoption of Schools Project, has presented stationery and learning materials to two public basic schools within the Cape Coast Metropolis.

The educational items, meant to improve teaching and learning outcomes, included 100 copies of exercise books, 450 boxes of pens, 500 packets of erasers, 500 boxes of pencils, 350 packets of sharpeners and 100 boxes of crayons.

The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast, Prof. Johnson Nyarko Boampong, has met with a five-member group from the University of The Bahamas (UB), to discuss issues of mutual academic interest.

During the meeting, the Dean of Faculty for Academic Affairs at UB, Dr. Andrew Moxey, said the purpose of the visit was to discuss areas of cooperation such as student and faculty exchange with UCC.

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