The Western Regional Fire Commander, ACFO Obeng Dankwa Dwamena, has advised students of Valco Hall to contribute positively towards society even in the face of constraints. ACFO Dwamena noted that the important role of alumni of the hall in national development could not be overemphasized. He therefore urged the students to balance their academic work with voluntary community service. The Western Regional Fire Commander gave the advice at a grand durbar to climax the 25th Hall Week celebration. The week-long celebration was on the theme " Transformational Change for National Development: The Role of the Industrialist". Valco Hall, fondly known as the Industrialist, marked the day with a colourful parade by the Hall's Cadet Corps. The Cadet Corps, assisted by the Kwame Nkrumah Hall Regimental Band, march past the dais amidst rapturous applause and cheers from the elated crowd. The Western Regional Fire Commander, ACFO Dwamena, reviewed the parade and took the salute before delivering his speech. ACFO Dwamena commended the Cadet Corps for their sterling performance, hard work, commitment, discipline and dedication to duty. The Fire Commander seized the opportunity to sensitise the public on the need to adhere to fire safety and observe the necessary precautions to mitigate fire outbreaks in the country. He advised the public to have a fire safety routine to help keep them and their families safe. The Hall Master, Mr. Akwasi Opoku Boadu, mentioned re-painting of the hall, procurement of tables and chairs for rooms, construction of office and changing rooms for workers and artisans, as some of the achievements of the Hall. He said plans were afoot to start work on badminton court in front of "A" Block of the Hall. Touching on challenges, Mr. Boadu pointed out high demand for residential accommodation by students who are affiliated to the Hall; furnishing of the hybrid library to enhance academic work; extra security lights and improvement of ventilation in all annexes of the Hall. The Hall President, Mr. Eric Adjei, attributed the successes chalked up by the Hall over the years to the high level of discipline exhibited by its residents. He urged them to take their studies seriously so as to become responsible citizens in the country. The celebration, which saw the inauguration of Valco Hall Alumni Association, was graced by the queen mother of Twifo Hemang, Nana Abena Nyarkowaa II,who chaired the function.

The Centre for Teaching Support in the University of Cape Coast organised a two-day training workshop for academic staff in the Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management on the theme, “Improving Teaching Methodologies: Approaches and Strategies with Information & Communication Technology (ICT)”. The objective of the two-day workshop was to support lecturers to employ current and emerging instructional technologies effectively to enhance the learning experience of their students and also how to build a blog to support their teaching. It was also to promote interactive learning, discussion and thinking with the use of ICT. The lecturers were taken through courses such as Understanding the Affordances of ICT and Frameworks for ICT Integration, Problem Based Lesson Approach and Teaching Blogs in Tourism and Hospitality Management in Higher Education. The resource persons who facilitated the workshop includes the Director for CTS, Dr. Douglas D. Agyei, Dr. Kofi Ayebi-Arthur and Dr. Awo A. A. Sarpong all form the College of Education Studies, UCC. The Department of Hospitality & Tourism Management led by the Head of Department, Prof. Kwaku A. A. Boakye, expressed their sincere gratitude for the knowledge and skills imparted at the end of the workshop.

The management of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) has interacted with students to acquaint themselves with their challenges on campus. Dubbed " Management and Students Consultative Meeting," the forum was also to solicit views from the students to enhance the operations of the University. Student Leaders, from the Students Representative Council (SRC), the Graduate Students Association of Ghana (GRASAG) and the Distance Students Association of Ghana (DESAG), read their constituency reports at the meeting. The Student Leaders' reports highlighted security, water problems, Internet Connection, microphones, old shuttles, summer huts, furniture, amongst other burning issues. Addressing the students, the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Joseph Ghartey Ampiah, said management of the University was concerned about the welfare of students on campus. He added that he was committed to finding a lasting solution to the concerns raised by students. "I am committed to finding solutions to students' problems,” the Vice-Chancellor indicated. Touching on Internet connectivity on campus, the Vice-Chancellor announced that the University would soon sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a South Korean company to redistribute the University's bandwidth to enable students and staff to access Internet at any place on campus. He said the company would build a satellite on campus which would use radio to broadcast the internet over the radius of 5 kilometers. On water problems, he said it was important that the University found other sources to generate potable water to students. Prof. Ampiah said that the Kwame Nkrumah Hall Water Treatment Plant could be replicated in all the halls in the University. On security, he said the University would not relent in its efforts to provide adequate security to students on campus. To this end, he indicated that management, in collaboration with the SRC and the Security Section, would erect security tents in the adjoining villages to intensify security. Prof. Ampiah praised the SRC for providing street lights on the "School Bus" road to increase illumination at night to reduce crime, adding that the campus security would patrol the road on foot and in patrol vehicles at night to intensify surveillance, along with mounted barriers to keep students safe. Some of the issues raised by the students included registration of students, ID cards, Electronic Database and other pressing matters.

The Centre for Gender Research, Advocacy and Documentation (CEGRAD) joined the Yamoransa Community in the Mfantseman Municipality of the Central Region to commemorate the 2017 International Women's Day. The United Nations general theme for the International Women's Day was " Women in the Changing World of Work: Planet 50-50 by 2030." A durbar held at Yamoransa to celebrate the day brought together scores of students and members of identifiable associations such as beauticians, bread sellers and kenkey sellers. Addressing participants on "Working Conditions in the Informal Economy," the Director of CEGRAD, Prof. Akua O. Britwum, said the United Nations as part of the commemoration of the day is calling for gender equality in the workplace by 2030. She noted that many women spend too many hours on household duties —cooking, cleaning, parenting- which affected them in their career development. She added that women look after younger siblings, older family members, deal with medical conditions in the family and manage the house. Prof. Britwum said unequal division of labour, unfair distribution of wealth and poor paid work, amongst others, were at the expense of hardworking women. She called for acknowledgment and protection for Women in the informal sector. The Director of CEGRAD urged women in the informal sector to save some of their proceeds and use it to pay their social security contributions so as to ensure income security in their old age. She encouraged parents to continue to invest in the education of their children, adding that it was the greatest asset that they could leave for their children. She touched on occupation health and safety, open market system, amongst others. In her address, the Director of Centre for National Culture (CNC), Madam Christiana Oparebea, who spoke on "Women in the Changing World of Work - opportunities for strengthening women enterprise in the informal economy," urged women in the informal sector to embrace technology to cope with the changing world of work. Madam Oparebea said competition in the world of work had become imperative for traders to market and package their wares, dress neatly and keep their environment clean to maintain and attract more customers. She called on the women to network in order to deepen the bond of fraternity and mutual support for one another. Madam Oparebea advised the students to disabuse their minds that vocational education was meant for less academically endowed students. She, therefore, encouraged parents to discard such notion and rather send their wards and children to such institutions. For his part, the Director of Academic Planning and Quality Assurance (DAPQA), Prof. Kofi Awusabo- Asare, who graced the function, congratulated Ghanaian women on the occasion of the International Women's Day. He urged students to take the study of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) seriously to improve the quality of their education pursuit. Prof. Awusabo-Asare urged women in the informal sector to patronise the ICT Centre in the Yamoransa community to help improve and enhance their capacity in today's world of work. Present at the programme were Nana Akwa II, the Chief of Kojokrom, and Mrs. Comfort Garbrah, the Assembly Woman of the Yamoransa Electoral Area, Dr. Genevieve Adukpo, the Coordinator of CEGRAD and other stakeholders in the Yamoransa Community.