The Provost of the College of Distance Education (CoDE), University of Cape Coast (UCC), Prof. Anokye Mohammed Adam, has cautioned students to desist from all forms of violent acts on campus.
Such actions, he noted, posed a threat to their future academic attainment since students who engage in violent clashes would face the full weight of the law, stating that failure to punish crime fosters impunity.
Prof. Adam said the University had sanctions for any indiscipline act either on campus or outside the University’s premises and advised students to adjust their lifestyles and activities to align with the dictates of the Students' Handbook to enable them have a smooth and successful stay on campus.
He was addressing an orientation ceremony for the first batch of non-residential undergraduate regular students on the distance mode at UCC.
Some of the students at the orientation
He, therefore, encouraged them to make good use of the channels and avoid any negative tendencies of violence, disruptive behaviour and disharmony. He encouraged the students not to underrate themselves because they were reading the same programme just like their counterparts on the regular mode.
"The certificate you are going to get is what everybody will get" the Provost noted.
He added that plans were afoot to begin weekday lectures for students in CoDE centres in Kumasi and Accra.
Prof. Adam called on the students to demonstrate total commitment to time so they could become responsible leaders in society. He implored students to demonstrate exemplary conducts, discipline and right attitude in the pursuit of their academic journey.
"Let us build the right attitude and develop ourselves", Prof. Adam told the students.
Source: Documentation and Information Section-UCC