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Female Administrators Urged to Protect the Image of UCC

30 Nov, 2016 By louis Mensah

The Director of the Directorate of Research,Innovation and Consultancy (DRIC), Prof. Samuel Anim, has urged female administrators to protect the image of the University of Cape Coast (UCC).

To this end, Prof. Anim charged them to inculcate the sense of professionalism in all their endeavours at the workplace.

The Director advised the female administrators to discard the notion that the University belongs to government and was not their personal property, adding that female administrators' relationship with the University does not end after their tenure with the University.

"Your relationship with the University doesn't end after your tenure with the University. Your relationship with the University will go on generation after generation", Prof. Anim said this when he chaired a workshop for Female Administrators (Senior Members and Senior Staff category) organized by the Centre for Gender Research, Advocacy and Documentation (CEGRAD) at the College of Distance Education Conference Room.

Prof. Anim advised them to be time conscious in the exercise of their duties.

He challenged the participants to eschew the idea that research was for only members at the academic faculty.

"Whether you are administrative staff or academic staff, you need to think about research", Prof. Anim said.

He commended the leadership of CEGRAD for coming out with the workshop to hone the skills of female administrators in the University.

The Acting Director of CEGRAD, Dr. Genevieve Adukpo, noted that the workshop was to create a common platform for all female staff, both academic and administative, to enhance their capacity.

She said CEGRAD was working hard to achieve its mission to educate and train the University community to understand gender and sexual harassment issues.

The Deputy Registrar, Training and Development, Rev. Isaac Baafi Sarbeng, called on the female Administrators to adopt proper customer relations practices in their dealing with both staff and students of the University.

He advised all the female administrators to avoid unprofessional attitudes at their workplaces and come out from the workshop with renewed working attitudes.

 

 

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CIE in Collaboration with the Department of Sociology and Anthropology Holds Public Lecture

29 Nov, 2016 By louis Mensah

A Professor from the Bucknell University in Pennsylvania, USA, has delivered a public lecture on the the topic “Caribbean Masculinity and Enslavement”. The Centre for International Education (CIE) in collaboration with the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Faculty of Social Science organized the lecture. The lecture was to explain the issue of the construction and performance of masculinity in the context of slavery. In his presentation, Professor Linden F. Lewis, who is an Associate Dean of Social Sciences at the Bucknell University, indicated that slavery as an institution was fundamentally an economic phenomena. He said slavery had a profound social, cultural, psychological, demographic, political and environmental implications for the Caribbean. The Head of Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Dr. Brempong Osei-Tutu, remarked that the lecture was part of the efforts to strengthen the collaboration between the two universities. Dr. Osei-Tutu said, it was important that the lecture interrogated how men in Commonwealth Caribbean constructed their masculinity under enslavement from the beginning of the sixteenth century through the first four decades of the nineteenth century. The Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, Professor Akwasi Kumi-Kyereme, who chaired the function, commended the Prof. Lewis for availing himself for the lecture. Present at the lecture were the Junior Assistant Registrar of CIE, Mr. Alfred Ghartey, Faculty members and students of the University.          

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Department of Surgery Holds International Surgical Conference

28 Nov, 2016 By louis Mensah

The Provost of the College of Health and Allied Sciences, Prof. Harold Amonoo- Kuofi, has re-echoed the importance of research in the forward march of any institution.

To this end, Prof. Amonoo- Kuofi has appealed to students and health professionals to show keen interest in research so as to enrich their knowledge and provide better services to their clients.

Prof. Amonoo said this at the 6th International Conference on Surgery organised by the Department of Surgery under the College of Health and Allied Sciences for medical professionals and students.

 The Conference,spanning from November 28 to December 1, 2016, is on the theme "Optimizing Surgical Outcomes".

 The Provost, who was speaking at the opening of  the Conference, commended the leadership of the Department of Surgery for the initiative to help professionals and students to be abreast of the modern ways of surgery.

The founding Head of the Department of Surgery, Prof. Samuel A. Debrah, who presented a paper on the topic "Genesis and Maturation of a University Department", took participants through the principles and aspirations of the Department, the core activities, vision and mission statements and the Strengths,Weaknesses,Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) analysis of the Department.

For his part, the Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Prof. George K.T. Oduro, noted that health issues play crucial role in the development of any country.

According to him, no national development programme would succeed if the workforce of a country was not healthy.

"You need healthy people to support whatever initiative you need as a nation," he stressed.

Prof. Oduro challenged health professionals to educate the public on surgery.

The Pro-Vice-Chancellor indicated that the University would support any initiative that would come out from the Conference.

A lecturer at the Faculty of Surgery, University of San Diego, USA, Dr. Allison Bendtson, lauded the Department of Surgery for the initiative.

She said the Conference would deepen the existing collaboration between the Faculty and the Department.

The Conference brought together stakeholders from academia, security agencies, civil society organisations and students.  

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Prof. Baidoo Donates Books to Department of Sociology And Anthropology

28 Nov, 2016 By louis Mensah

A lecturer at the Kennesaw State University, USA, Prof. Samuel Baidoo, has donated assorted books to the Department of Sociology and Anthropology. He appealed to the students at the Department to make judicious use of the books. Prof. Baidoo said the gesture was his personal social responsibility to facilitate teaching and learning at the Department. The Head of Department, Dr. Brempong Osei-Tutu, who received the donation, thanked Prof. Abaidoo for the kind gesture. Dr. Osei-Tutu said that the books would significantly help improve teaching and learning at the Department. He assured the donor that the books would be put to good use.

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28 Nov, 2016

“Can Spaces Speak, Sing, or Dance? The Search for Ethnomusicological Pasts in African Slave Dungeons”
Historical ethnomusicologists investigate “ethnomusicological pasts” by analyzing performances, recordings, music manuscripts, musical instruments, and oral histories. None of these artifacts were available when I studied how enslaved Africans used music and dance to cope, resist, and survive in the slave dungeons. Elmina Castle, my field, was odorous “empty “black and green algae-covered chambers enclosing damp, bumpy floors caked with ancient human waste and blood. There were no documented histories about human activities or witnesses. I did not observe, participate, or immense myself in any performances. Tour guides did not mention music. Should we conclude with this ‘absence and silence’ that the Africans for whom music had been an integral part of life, did not sing or dance in the dungeons? Could it be an indication that such performances were overlooked and/or omitted from accounts? How could one fill these “gaps” that history’s silence has caused?
In this talk, I reflect on how we might investigate ethnomusicological pasts in historic spaces for which there are no recorded histories, artifacts, witnesses. I employ different modalities of interpretation to explore musical pasts of people whose experiences have been neglected. The approach moves us beyond traditional ways of interpreting histories, music, performance, spaces, and the lives of people in distant times. It advances an important paradigm for how historic studies can be effectually tied to ethnographic analysis. Ultimately, it contributes to new perspectives in field methods in ethnomusicology, anthropology, sociology, other ethnographic disciplines, and the production of texts.
Presenter: Prof. Ama Oforiwaa Aduonum, Visiting Professor, Department of Music and Dance
Presentation Chair: Dr. Florian Carl, Department of Music and Dance
Date: Tuesday, November 29, 2016
 

VICE-CHANCELLOR RECEIVES MD OF SAFE

24 Nov, 2016 By louis Mensah

 The Managing Director of the Sasakawa Africa Fund for Extension Education (SAFE), Dr. Deola Naibakelo, has called on Prof. Joseph Ghartey Ampiah to congratulate him on his appointment as Vice-Chancellor.

Dr. Naibakelao, who is currently based in Addis Abba, Ethiopia, was on a routine visit to the Sasakawa Centre to assess their progress of work.

The Sasakawa Africa Fund for Extension Education has been associated with the University for over two decades and has presently established similar facilities in 20 other institutions in nine African countries since its pioneering work in Cape Coast.

Welcoming his guest, Prof. Ampiah commended the Managing Director for his key and pioneering role in establishing the Sasakawa Centre at UCC.

The Sasakawa Centre, according to Prof. Ampiah, has good record and history and therefore charged them to endeavour to break new grounds to meet the changing times in society.

The Department of Agriculture Economics and Extension will soon commence a course in Agribusiness and run it as part of their extension programmes. To this end, Prof. Ampiah urged the Department to ensure that it came to fruition to provide training for those who want to venture into that area.

Buttressing the Vice-Chancellor’s call, Dr. Deola said every programme run by any of the SAFE institutions started from UCC.  “SAFE sees Ghana is our Mecca”.

Dr. Deola said the funds programme are now catching up like wildfire since many institutions in Africa were knocking on their doors to be brought on board.

“For UCC we will continue to include and involve you, since you are a mentoring institution for all new ones”.

“This is to show you how huge UCC is to drive the programme in Africa. It is a long- standing relationship that has been established and will continue for a long time to come”.

Present during the courtesy call were the Pro Vice-Chancellor, Prof. George K. T. Oduro, Registrar, John Kofi Nyan, Head, Department of Agriculture Economics and Extension, Prof. Festus Annor-Frimpong, a Lecturer at the Department of Agriculture Economics and Extension, Dr. William Ghartey and Ag. Director, Directorate of Public Affairs, Major (retd.) Kofi Baah-Bentum.   

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UESTC DELEGATION CALLS ON VICE-CHANCELLOR

24 Nov, 2016 By louis Mensah

A delegation from the University of Electronic Science and Technology (UESTC), China, led by Prof. Zhao Shurong, has called on the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Joseph Ghartey Ampiah, at the University.

The Chinese University,which has an existing collaboration with the University of Cape Coast (UCC), is looking at the possibility of establishing a Centre of Excellence for West Africa in Ghana. Currently, two masters and one Ph.D student from UCC are studying in China with sponsorship from the UESTC. Efforts are now being made to expand the collaboration to include other areas.

The leader of the Chinese delegation, Prof. Zhao Shurong said the Chinese government has envisioned to establish a top class university comparable to any of the top-notch ones in the world. Prof. Zhao indicated their readiness to increase the number of students being offered scholarship to further their education in China to demonstrate their commitment to the collaboration.

She said, she believed the collaboration would help build the capacity of both students and staff of the University. The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Ampiah, in his response, noted that the vision enumerated coincided with that of his for the University, therefore it was possible to develop a good collaboration with the Chinese partners.

Prof. Ampiah was particularly happy that memorandum of understanding was already in place to facilitate the relationship between the two universities. Regarding the cultural training, Prof. Ampiah said UCC has a Confucius Institute, which was ready to go to the secondary schools to introduce both the Chinese language and culture.

The Vice-Chancellor told the Chinese team that Cape Coast and its environs has a lot of in terms of culture like the castles, Kakum National Park and festivals,which could be of immense help for the cultural exchange programme.

He commended the University of Electronics Science and Technology for offering scholarships to students of the University of Cape Coast to further their education at the graduate level. Present at the ceremony were the Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Prof. George K. T. Oduro; Registrar, Mr. John Kofi Nyan; the Dean, Centre for International Education, (CIE) Prof. Rosemond Boohene; Director, Public Affairs, Major (retd.) Kofi Baah-Bentum and Junior Assistant Registrar, (CIE) Mr. Alfred Ghartey.  

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Vice-Chancellor Inaugurates Local Organising Committee for the Mini-Gusa Games.

23 Nov, 2016 By louis Mensah

The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Joseph Ghartey Ampiah, has inaugurated a 15-member committee to organise the upcoming Mini-Ghana Universities Sports Association (GUSA) Games, which will take place at the University of Cape Coast (UCC). The Committee, chaired by the Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Prof. George K.T. Oduro, has the following as members: the Dean of Students Affairs, Prof. Koawo Edjah, as Vice-Chairman; the Head of the Sports and Recreation Committee, Dr. Charles Domfeh; President of GUSA, Prof. Joseph Ogah; Dean, Faculty of Science and Technology Education, Prof. J. K Mintah;Director, University Health Services, Dr. Evans Ekanem; a Coach at the Sports Section, Miss Rachel Manu Hennah and the Director of Internal Audit, Mr. E.P Owusu. Other members are the Acting Director of Public Affairs, Major Rtd Baah Bentum; Director, Legal Consular and General Services, Mr. Moses Maclean Abnory; Head, Sports Section, Dr. Daniel Apaak; a Coach at the Department of Health, Physical, Education and Recreation (HPER), Miss Jane Bekoe, President, Student Representative Council (SRC), Mr. Dennis Ampofo-Larbi; SRC General Sports Secretary, Mr. Godwin Asamoah-Mensah and the Junior Assistant Registrar, Dean of Students Affairs, Mr. Attom Prah, as secretary to the Commiitee. Inaugurating the Committee, Prof. Ampiah urged the members to justify the confidence reposed in them and organise a successful competition.He assured members of the Committee of his unalloyed support for the Mini-Gusa Games, which comes off from January 3 -13, 2017. For his part, the Chairman of the Committee, Prof. George K.T. Oduro, on behalf of the Committee, expressed gratitude to the Vice-Chancellor for the opportunity and confidence given them to serve the University.He assured that the Committee would do its best to organise a successful competition. In another development, the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Joseph Ghartey Ampiah, has commended the University of Cape Coast Athletics Team for winning the 21st University Cross-Country Competition held at the University for Development Studies, Nyankpala Campus. Prof. Ghartey Ampiah made the commendation when the Athletics Team of  UCC, led by the SRC General Sports Secretary, Mr. Godwin Asamoah-Mensah and the captain of the Women’s team, Miss Marriam Domfeh, presented trophies won at the competition to him.Prof. Ampiah advised the athletes to equally take their academic work seriously. "If you do well in sports, you must also do well academically,” he said. Responding, the Chairman of the Sports and Recreation Committee, Dr.Charles Domfeh, who accompanied the team, thanked the Vice-Chancellor for his immense support for the Sports Section.He assured the Vice-Chancellor that the Sports Section would continue to win more laurels to deepen the visibility of the University worldwide.

Present at the presentation was Mr.John Nyan, Registrar.    

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SAM JONAH LIBRARY ORGANISES SPELLING BEE COMPETITION FOR BASIC SCHOOLS

23 Nov, 2016 By louis Mensah

The Sam Jonah Library (formerly called Main Library) has organised a Spelling Bee Competition for basic schools in some communities surrounding the University. The competition was aimed at encouraging school children to cultivate the habit of reading and building upon their vocabulary.The participating schools were the Imam Khomeni Basic School, Archbishop Amissah Catholic School, Towohofo Basic School, Kwaprow M.A Basic School, Amamoma Presbyterian Model School and St. Anthony Anglican School. After the final contest, Archbishop Amissah Catholic school emerged winners, whilst St. Anthony Anglican school and Imam Khomeni placed second and third respectively. Each of the participating schools was given cash prize and books. Speaking at the ceremony, the Assistant Libarian at the Sam Jonah Library, Mrs. Paulina Afful-Arthur, congratulated the participating schools and urged them to take their studies seriously.

Mrs. Afful-Arthur noted that the participants had demonstrated that they really understood what they were taught in the classroom.She encouraged parents to invest in their children's education since such children are the future leaders of the nation. For his part, Mr. Francis Filson, who represented the Metropolitan Chief Executive, Mrs. Priscilla Korankye Arthin, commended the schools for their splendid performances.He noted that the dwindling reading habits amongst school children needed to be corrected by educational authorities, schools, corporate organisations, parents and guardians.

On behalf of the Assembly, Mr. Filson presented 200 cedis, a trophy and 30 dual desks to each of the participating schools. For winning the contest, Archbishop Ammisah Catholic School was presented with additional 10 dual desks.

AFB Limited, one of the sponsors of the competition, presented two tablets to the contestants from the Archbishop Amissah Catholic School. In attendance were the Librarian, Mr. Clement Entsua-Mensah; Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Prof. J. B. A. Afful; Dean of the School of Graduate Studies, Prof. Ernest Okorley and Dean of Students Affairs, Prof. Koawo Edjah.  

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Campus Broadcasting Services Begins Transmission in an Ultra-Modern Building

22 Nov, 2016 By louis Mensah

A magnificent edifice for the Campus Broadcasting Services (CBS) has been officially opened for commencement of operations at a ceremony on campus.

The ultra-modern broadcasting facility boasts of two adjoining radio and a television studio, a 120-seat theatre, conference room. Others include separate offices for manager and heads of the various units. The ground floor of the building is being occupied by the various student unions in the University including, the Students’ Representative Council (SRC), Graduate Students’ Association of Ghana and the Distance Education Students Association of Ghana (DESAG).

Currently the CBS is operating the radio station and atlfmonline and would also roll out the television programmes in the near future.

The Provost of the College of Education Studies, Prof. Eric Magnus Wilmont who represented the Vice-Chancellor Prof. Joseph Ghartey Ampiah performed the opening of CBS.

Prof. Wilmont was delighted that CBS was collaborating with the Departments of Communications Studies and Theatre and Film Studies to beef up content of ATL FM. He gave the assurance that the College of Education would also come on board to make good use of the medium to educate and disseminate research findings on the education sector of the country.

The ceremony was graced by the Metropolitan Chief Executive of Cape Coast, Mrs. Priscilla Korankye Arhin.

In attendance at the opening ceremony, were some veterans of the ATL FM including Mr. Edwin Asamoah, Mr. S. W. K. Buami, Mr Jos Acquah, Prof. Kwadwo Opoku-Agyemang. Also present at the function were some the Dean, Faculty of Arts, Prof. J. B. A. Afful; Dean of Students Affairs, Prof. Koawo Edjah; Deans, Directors, Heads of Department, lecturers, students and the general public.

 

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