The Eighth Mini Ghana Universities Sports Association (GUSA) Games have officially commenced at the Cape Coast Sports Stadium.

The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Joseph Ghartey Ampiah, who officially opened the Games, welcomed contingents from the competing universities to the University of Coast. Prof. Ampiah said the unique and enormous role sports participation played in the life of every individual could not be underestimated. He prayed that the athletes would exhibit best talents in the sporting disciplines they would be competing in.

Prof. Dora Francisca Edu-Buandoh has officially taken over from Prof. George K. T. Oduro, as Pro Vice-Chancellor of the University.

Prof. Edu-Buandoh becomes the first female Pro Vice-Chancellor of the University.

Speaking at the hand-over ceremony, the immediate past Pro Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Oduro thanked the Vice-Chancellor for creating an enabling environment for him to carry out his duties.  He expressed gratitude to the University Community for the support during his term of office. “No individual can succeed without the help of others”.

The University has matriculated students of the College of Distance Education who were admitted to pursue various undergraduate and postgraduate programmes through distance for the 2018/2019 academic year.

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service has expressed interest to collaborate with the University of Cape Coast’s Department of Forensic Sciences (DFS) to train its personnel.

As part of the collaboration, the Department of Forensic Sciences will mentor the CID Detective Training Academy (DTA) to run programmes at the certificate to the postgraduate levels.

The Department of Agricultural Engineering under the School of Agriculture has held a training programme on processing Orange Fleshed Sweet Potato (OFSP) with gari.

The Orange Fleshed Sweet Potato known locally as “Apomudzin Santom" was discovered by a team of researchers from the Department of Agricultural Engineering.

The Registrars’ Office Senior Members Welfare Association has visited retired senior colleagues who once worked under the Office of the Registrar.

 Explaining the purpose of the visit, the Director of Human Resource, Rev. Isaac Baafi Sarbeng who is chairman of the Association said the programme was initiated to reconnect with the retired Senior Members of the University to show love, care and also recognise their exceptional contributions to the growth of the University. 

Members of the University Community were treated to great musical performances at the 2018 edition of Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols Service.

The new Central Regional Director of Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC), Mr. George Adu Boampong, has paid a courtesy call on the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Joseph Ghartey Ampiah.

Explaining the purpose of the visit, the Central Regional Human Resource Manager of GBC, Mr. Frederick Ofori-Nimako, said the visit was to introduce the new Regional Director to the Vice-Chancellor and the University Community.