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UCC Management and Student Leaders Strategise to Meet Expectation of Students

28 Feb, 2017 By louis Mensah

A two-day retreat has been held for both management and students of the University to find solutions to some challenges affecting the welfare of students on campus. The event was also to serve as a wake-up call on the various departments of the University to be proactive in the discharge of their duties. Opening the retreat, the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Joseph Ghartey Ampiah, said the retreat was not to find fault but to bring to bear situations on the ground and brainstorm the way forward. Prominent among the concerns raised at the two-day retreat were; bureaucracy in the system; poor internet accessibility; inadequate security personnel, poor state of shuttle buses; poor state of some lecture theatres and indiscipline among some students. Others were non-involvement of the JCRCs in decisions concerning students, non-functioning street lights; ban of some social events; creating employment opportunities for students; late release of academic results; improving the website outlook among others. Highlights of resolutions at the retreat included the following: • All policies of the Office of the Dean of students should be put on the University’s website • Students registration should be digitalised to eliminate all forms of inconvenience especially for first year students. • Students should be encouraged to make use of the numerous e-resources of the Sam Jonah Library • SRC should be the Umbrella body to handle all issues affecting students of the University • There should be routine maintenance for halls of residence/hostels as well as lecture theatres • Examination results of students should be released on time • Introduction of graduate assistantship concept • Proper regulation of the shuttle buses on campus • Enhance security on campus to ensure safety of staff, students and properties • Counselling services should be strengthened with the use of technological applications • University Health Services should make the health of students a priority A committee was therefore formed to ensure the implementation of the resolutions of the retreat with the Vice-Dean of Students as the Chairman. Present at the two-day retreat were the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Joseph Ghartey Ampiah; Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Prof. George K. T. Oduro; Registrar, Mr. John Kofi Nyan; Provost, College of Health and Allied Sciences, Prof. Harold Amonoo-Kuofi; Provost, College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences, Prof. L. K. Sam-Ahmoah; College of Education Studies, Prof. Eric M. Wilmont; Dean, School of Graduate Studies, Prof. Ernest L. Okorley; Dean of Students, Prof. Kwoaw Edjah; Dean, Faculty of Law, Prof. Philip Bondzi-Simpson. Others were the Director of Finance, Director of Academic Affairs, Mr. Jeff T. Onyame; Mrs. Elizabeth Obese; Director of Audit, Mr. Paul Owusu; Director of Health Services, Dr. Evans Ekanem; Director of Legal Consular and General Services, Mr. Moses Abnory; Director of Physical Development and Estate Management, Mr. Philip Ntim Owusu and Mr. Ernest Bentum of the Directorate of ICT. The Hall masters/wardens who were present at the retreat included Atlantic Hall-Mr. K. Kissah-Korsah; Adehye Hall-Ms. Paulina Kwafoa; Casely Hayford-Prof Akwasi Kumi-Kyereme; Valco Hall-Mr. Reginald Ankrah, Kwame Nkrumah Hall-Mr. David C. Adukpo; Graduate Studies Hostel-Mr. Kofi Ntim; SRC Hostel-Mr. Moses Abnory. The student leaders included the SRC President, Mr. Dennis Larbi-Ampofo; GRASAG President, Mr. Seth Odame, GRASSAG Secretary, Mr. Ernest Yaw Amoateng; SRC Secretary, Miss Dorinda Esi Bruce; Adehye Hall President, Miss Mahalia Bamford; Adehye Hall Secretary, Miss Deborah Danso. The rest were Oguaa Hall President, Mr. Prince Adjetey; Oguaa Hall Secretary Miss Susana Amoasiwaa Mensah;Atlantic Hall President, Mr. Enoch Bart-Plange Tawiah Abeiku; Atlantic Hall Secretary, Miss Mabel Anokwah; Kwame Nkrumah Hall President, Mr. Peter Tetteh; Kwame Nkrumah Hall Secretary, Miss Aziave Mawunyo; Valco Hall President, Mr. Eric Adjei; Valco Hall Secretary, Miss Belinda Muby; Casely Hayford Hall President, Mr. Emmanuel Abuenyi Odum, and Casely Hayford Hall Secretary, Mr. Frank Owusu. .

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ADB Furnishes Office Complex for School of Allied Health Sciences

27 Feb, 2017 By louis Mensah

The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Joseph Ghartey Ampiah, has inaugurated a fully furnished office complex for the School of Allied Health Sciences under the College of Health and Allied Sciences (CoHAS). The offices, numbering 24, situated at the down floor of the C. A. Ackah Theatre Complex, were furnished by the Agricultural Development Bank (ADB). The equipment, which comprises brand new desktop computers and its accessories, office furniture, photocopier machine, cabinets, stationaries, amongst others, worth GH 140, 000. Speaking at the inauguration,Prof. Joseph Ghartey Ampiah, expressed appreciation to ADB for the gesture. Prof. Ampiah noted that the donation would further deepened the existing relationship between the University and the Bank. He advised staff of the School to make good use of the items so as to prolong their lifespan. The Managing Director (MD) of ADB, Mr. Daniel Asiedu, said the donation formed part of the Bank's corporate social responsibility. He stressed that ADB was looking for other relationship opportunities to assist other faculties and schools in the University to promote teaching and learning. The Provost of the CoHAS, Prof. Amonoo-Kuofi, expressed gratitude to ADB for the assistance. "This presentation has come as a huge relief to the College," he said. Later, The Vice-Chancellor and his entourage, as well as the Managing Director and some staff- members of ADB, were conducted around the offices. Earlier, the Managing Director of ADB, Mr. Daniel Asiedu, paid a courtesy call on the Vice-Chancellor to introduce himself and also discuss opportunities for partnership with the University. During the meeting, the Managing Director said that ADB would render quality services to members of the University community so as to become the number one Bank of the University. He stressed that ADB would like to partner the School of Nursing, the Faculty of Law and the Diagnosis Center at the School of Medical Sciences (SMS). He used the opportunity of his visit to request a land to enable ADB to put up a new bank to serve its teeming customers on campus. Responding, Prof. Ampiah thanked Mr. Asiedu and his accompanying delegation for the visit. He noted that the University was open to every partnership with ADB, adding that the University based its loyalty to banks which were proactive and offered affordable charges and rates to staff and students of the University. The Vice-Chancellor announced that a land had been earmarked for banks on campus. "We're friends to all banks, but we're not committed to any bank," said Prof. Ampiah. He welcomed the idea by ADB to assist the School of Medical Sciences to acquire Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Scan and other equipment for the Diagnosis Centre at the SMS.

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Faculty of Law Student Donates to University Basic School

23 Feb, 2017 By louis Mensah

A student at the Faculty of Law of the University of Cape Coast, Mr. Francis Korankye-Sakyi, has presented a set of Jerseys and one football to the University Basic School Annex. Presenting the items, Mr. Korankye-Sakyi said the donation formed part of his commitment towards the promotion of sports in the new school. He stressed the need for school children to be given the opportunity to develop their talents through exposure to every available sporting discipline. Mr. Korankye-Sakyi appealed to the pupils to learn hard to justify the huge parental investments being made in them. Receiving the items on behalf of the School, the Headteacher, Ms. Agnes Gyimah expressed gratitude to Mr. Korankye-Sakyi for his immense contribution towards the promotion of sporting activities in the new School. She assured the donor that the items would be put to good use. Ms. Gyimah urged other public-spirited individuals and organisations to emulate Mr. Korankye-Sakyi.

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Faculty of Law Student Donates to University Basic School

23 Feb, 2017 By louis Mensah

A student at the Faculty of Law of the University of Cape Coast, Mr. Francis Korankye-Sakyi, has presented a set of Jerseys and one football to the University Basic School Annex. Presenting the items, Mr. Korankye-Sakyi said the donation formed part of his commitment towards the promotion of sports in the new school. He stressed the need for school children to be given the opportunity to develop their talents through exposure to every available sporting discipline. Mr. Korankye-Sakyi appealed to the pupils to learn hard to justify the huge parental investments being made in them. Receiving the items on behalf of the School, the Headteacher, Ms. Agnes Gyimah expressed gratitude to Mr. Korankye-Sakyi for his immense contribution towards the promotion of sporting activities in the new School. She assured the donor that the items would be put to good use. Ms. Gyimah urged other public-spirited individuals and organisations to emulate Dr. Korankye-Sakyi.  

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First Year Graduate Students Empowered in E-Resources and Mendeley

23 Feb, 2017 By louis Mensah

First year students of the School of Graduate Studies have received intensive training in e-resources and Mendeley at a seminar on campus. The seminar, held in collaboration with the Sam Jonah Library, was aimed at building the capacity of the students to be abreast of e-resources and Mendeley during their academic research. A senior Assistant Librarian, Ms. Paulina Nana Yaa Kwafoa, who took the students through searching information on the Internet, said Google, Meta Search Engine, Subject Gateway and Data bases are examples of search engines. She stressed that because there was no system of quality control in the use of search engines, students should be skillful in their research. "You need to be skillful in your research, you need to know what to look out for when using search engines because anybody at all can put anything on the internet," she advised. Mr. Kwasi Opuni Karikari, one of the resource persons who made a presentation on Mendeley, said it is a free cross-platform application (Windows, OSX, Linux, iOS, Android) that helps one to organize and manage the materials one rely on to do his research. He said Mendeley analyses users' activity to recommend new reading materials and to suggest potential contacts. He said Mendeley helps to create groups to share reference materials and work together with others and therefore, called on students to use Mendeley's word processor plugin to easily create citations for materials one have added to his library. Present at the seminar were the Vice-Dean of the School of Graduate Studies, Prof. Kamkam Boadu and the University Librarian, Mr. Clement Entsua-Mensah.  

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Vice-Chancellor Inaugurates Strategic Plan Review Committee

23 Feb, 2017 By louis Mensah

The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Joseph Ghartey Ampiah, has inaugurated a 24-member Strategic Plan Review Committee, which is chaired by Prof. Kofi Awusabo-Asare. The Committee is expected to review the old Corporate Strategic Plan, which will end in 2017, and develop a new plan, spanning from 2018 to 2022. Speaking at the inauguration, Prof. Joseph Ghartey Ampiah expressed confidence in the Committee and urged them to come out with a comprehensive Strategic Plan to assist the operations of the University. He charged the Committee to ensure top-down and bottom-up approaches when drawing up the Strategic Plan. Prof. Ampiah urged the Committee to factor in the Agenda 2030 and the Vice-Chancellor’s vision when coming out with the new Corporate Strategic Plan. For his part, the Chairman of the Committee, Prof. Kofi Awusabo -Asare, expressed gratitude to the Vice-Chancellor for the confidence and trust reposed in them. He added that members of the Committee would justify the confidence and trust placed in them and come out with the third Strategic Plan. Full list of the Strategic Plan Review Committee members: 1. Prof. Kofi Awusabo-Asare (Directorate of Academic Planning and Quality Assurance- (DAPQA) ---Chairman 2.Rev. Isaac Baafi Sarbeng (Directorate of Human Resource) 3.Prof. Kofi Boakye( Dept. of Hospitality & Tourism) 4. Dr. Benjamin Nyarko (Dept. of Geography and Regional Planning) 5. Prof. Cosmas Cobbold (Dept. of Business and Social Sciences Education) 6.Dr. Precious Mattah (DAPQA) 7. Mr. Francis Obeng (Directorate of Finance) 8.Dr. John Gatsi (Dept. of Finance) 9. Prof. (Mrs) Rosemond Boohene (Centre for International Education) 10. Prof. K. Osei Kwame (UTAG President) 11. Prof. Peter K. T. Grant ( Dept of Classics and Philosophy) 12.Mr. Emmanuel Aidoo (GAUA) 13. Mr. Stephen Williams (Chairman, TEWU) 14. Mr. Daniel A. Egyir (Chairman, FUSSAG) 15. Dr. Nathaniel Howard (Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics) 16. Dr. Grace Vanderpuije ( Dept. of Crop Science) 17. Mrs. Paulina Afful-Arthur (Sam Jonah Library) 18. Dr. Samuel Acquah (School of Medical Sciences) 19. Mr. Solomon Gyesi (Directorate of Legal Consular and General Services-(DGLCGS) 20. Dr. Genevieve Adukpo (CEGRAD) 21. Dr. (Mrs) Christine Adu-Yeboah (Institute of Education) 22. Mr. Dennis Larbi Ampofo (President, SRC) 23. Mr. Seth Odame-Mensah (President, GRASAG) 24. Mr. Ignatius P. K. Otsibu (DLCGS) ------ Secretary  

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You can't Afford to Waste Time at the University

22 Feb, 2017 By louis Mensah

A former Director of the Counselling Centre, Rev. Prof. J. K. Essumang, has underscored the need for first year students to make good use of their time in order to achieve their academic goals in the University. "At the University, you cannot afford to waste time. If you mean to achieve your academic goals of study (and) to pass your exams with good grades, you need to make good use of your time. This means that you'll need to learn how to manage your time, " he advised. Rev. Prof. Essuman made these statements when he gave a presentation on the topic " Managing Academic and Time Challenges" at the C. A Ackah Lecture Theatre, Auditorium 900. The three-day seminar, organised by the Counselling Centre dubbed “Empowerment Seminar”, which targeted first year students from the five colleges, was on the theme "Attaining Academic Excellence through Good Study Habits and Responsible Lifestyles." Rev. Prof. Essuman mentioned negative attitude towards studies, lack of motivation, distraction and procrastination as some of the behaviours which waste students' time. The former Director recommended the Study Skills Unit of the Counselling Center to students who were facing academic challenges. Dr. J. O. Attram, the Counsellor at the Students' Representative Council Hostel, who spoke on “Handling Challenges of Responsibility, Independence and Balance”, noted that the Independence and social side of students’ life could be one of the most enjoyable aspects of university experiences. He, however, said some students were unprepared and struggle to deal with some of the responsibilities that come with new found freedom, such as dealing with changing friends and balancing social life with academic life.He stated that challenges of responsibility, independence, balance, time management, financial, physical and life skills were some of the difficulties students encounter during their first semester transition to the University. Dr. Attram urged students to patronise the services of professionals at the Counselling Centre whenever they were " feeling disconnected, struggling to develop habits such as time management, comparing themselves to others and becoming discouraged, having difficulty managing relationships, both at home and at school." Taking her turn to address students on the topic " Managing your Sexuality and Building Opposite Sex Relationship", the immediate past Director of the Counselling Centre, Dr. Mrs. Linda Dzama Forde, noted that in unhealthy relationships, one person makes all the decisions, uses guilt control, amongst others. She said as regards healthy relationships, both partners " respect each other's boundaries, could share their feelings and needs, have common goals and a sense of direction, can share their sexual history, can share partner with others without feeling jealous, among others." She advised students to end relationships in a healthy way. In his remarks, the Director of the Counselling Center, Prof. Godwin Awabil, observed that the underlying philosophy of the Center " is a viable approach for assisting students to remove obstacles that prevent healthy functioning." He said, "in accordance with this philosophy, we make use of three major treatment approaches, namely, individual counselling, group counselling and seminars to enable students prevent or solve problems." Prof. Awabil added that through seminars, the Center was able to equip students with knowledge and skills to enable them to deal effectively with life in and outside school. The Provost of the College of Education Studies, Prof. Eric Magnus Wilmot, chaired the seminar.  

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You can't Afford to Waste Time at the University-Rev. Prof. Essumang Tells Level 100 Students

22 Feb, 2017 By louis Mensah

A former Director of the Counselling Centre, Rev. Prof. J. K. Essumang, has underscored the need for first year students to make good use of their time in order to achieve their academic goals in the University. "At the University, you cannot afford to waste time. If you mean to achieve your academic goals of study (and) to pass your exams with good grades, you need to make good use of your time. This means that you'll need to learn how to manage your time, " he advised. Rev. Prof. Essuman made these statements when he gave a presentation on the topic " Managing Academic and Time Challenges" at the C. Ackah Lecture Theatre, Auditorium 900. The three-day seminar organised by the Counselling Centre dubbed “Empowerment Seminar” which targets first year students from the five colleges, was on the theme "Attaining Academic through Good Study Habits and Responsible Lifestyles." Rev. Prof. Essuman mentioned negative attitude towards studies, lack of motivation, distraction and procrastination as some of the behaviours which waste students' time. The former Director recommended the Study Skills Unit of the Counselling Center to students who are facing academic challenges. Dr. J. O. Attram, the Counsellor at the Students' Representative Council Hostel, who spoke on “Handling Challenges of Responsibility, Independence and Balance”, noted that the Independence and social side of students’ life could be one of the most enjoyable aspects of university experiences. He, however, said some students were unprepared and struggle to deal with some of the responsibilities that come with new found freedom, such as dealing with changing friends and balancing social life with academic life.He stated that challenges of responsibility, independence, balance, time management, financial, physical and life skills were some of the difficulties students encounter during their first semester transition to the University. Dr. Attram urged students to patronise the services of professionals at the Counselling Centre whenever they were " feeling disconnected, struggling to develop habits such as time management, comparing themselves to others and becoming discouraged, having difficulty managing relationships, both at home and at school." Taking her turn to address students on the topic " Managing your Sexuality and Building Opposite Sex Relationship", the immediate past Director of the Counselling Centre, Dr. Mrs. Linda Dzama Forde, noted that in unhealthy relationships, one person makes all the decisions, uses guilt control, amongst others. She said as regards healthy relationships, both partners " respect each other's boundaries, could share their feelings and needs, have common goals and a sense of direction, can share their sexual history, can share partner with others without feeling jealous, among others." She advised students to end relationships in a healthy way. In his remarks, the Director of the Counselling Center, Prof. Godwin Awabil, observed that the underlying philosophy of the Center " is a viable approach for assisting students to remove obstacles that prevent healthy functioning." He said, "in accordance with this philosophy, we make use of three major treatment approaches, namely, individual counselling, group counselling and seminars to enable students prevent or solve problems." He added that through seminars, the Center was able to equip students with knowledge and skills to enable them to deal effectively with life in and outside school. The Provost of the College of Education Studies, Prof. Eric Magnus Wilmot, chaired the seminar.  

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UCC Renews MoU with University of Hildesheim in Germany

22 Feb, 2017 By louis Mensah

A delegation from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) has paid a courtesy call on the management of the University. The visit was also to renew the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between University of Cape Coast and the University of Hildesheim, Germany. The interdisciplinary Graduate School ‘Performing Sustainability Cultures and Development in West Africa’ initiative is a collaborative training network for postgraduate students of the University of Hildesheim (Germany), the University of Maiduguri (Nigeria) and the University of Cape Coast (Ghana). The programme offers students the opportunity to learn and exchange experiences in an international academic environment with scholars from Nigeria, Ghana and Germany. It targets qualified young scholars and students who may be in their early stages of a Ph. D programme (1st year) or about to apply for one of the graduate programs offered by the University of Cape Coast. In addition, the University of Hildesheim (Germany) offers a split-side doctoral programme, which provides certification from the two participating universities. A precondition for entering the Graduate School is a researched Master’s degree in the humanities, social sciences, cultural sciences or cultural policy respectively. Successful applicants will be expected to enroll into a relevant graduate program offered by the University of Cape Coast. Giving the rationale for the visit, the Provost of the College of Humanities and Legal Studies, Prof. Dora Edu-Buandoh, said the team has concluded a process to select six Ph. D students from the University and thought it wise to call on the Vice-Chancellor and his management team and also sign a new MoU to replace an old one that has just expired. Leader of the German team, Prof. Dr. Rimund Vogels noted that they were very interested in building a solid programme to train students in their respective fields. Prof. Vogels indicated that the capacity building project is a starting point to building a strong collaboration. The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Joseph Ghartey Ampiah said it was very refreshing to have such collaboration since it fed into his vision of building a formidable research capacity in the UCC. Prof. Ampiah noted that the University cherished the opportunity to be part of the collaboration and would do its part to make it a win-win situation for all partners. “It is something we need to push, people at UCC will do their part to make it work”. He urged the other partners not to hesitate to call on management if there were other things do to enhance the collaboration. He later signed the MoU on behalf of the UCC.  

UCC Renews MoU with University of Hildesheim in Germany

22 Feb, 2017 By louis Mensah

A delegation from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) has paid a courtesy call on the management of the University. The visit was also to renew the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between University of Cape Coast and the University of Hildesheim, Germany. The interdisciplinary Graduate School ‘Performing Sustainability Cultures and Development in West Africa’ initiative is a collaborative training network for postgraduate students of the University of Hildesheim (Germany), the University of Maiduguri (Nigeria) and the University of Cape Coast (Ghana). The programme offers students the opportunity to learn and exchange experiences in an international academic environment with scholars from Nigeria, Ghana and Germany. It targets qualified young scholars and students who may be in their early stages of a Ph. D programme (1st year) or about to apply for one of the graduate programs offered by the University of Cape Coast. In addition, the University of Hildesheim (Germany) offers a split-side doctoral programme, which provides certification from the two participating universities. A precondition for entering the Graduate School is a researched Master’s degree in the humanities, social sciences, cultural sciences or cultural policy respectively. Successful applicants will be expected to enroll into a relevant graduate program offered by the University of Cape Coast. Giving the rationale for the visit, the Provost of the College of Humanities and Legal Studies, Prof. Dora Edu-Buandoh, said the team has concluded a process to select six Ph. D students from the University and thought it wise to call on the Vice-Chancellor and his management team and also sign a new MoU to replace an old one that has just expired. Leader of the German team, Prof. Dr. Rimund Vogels noted that they were very interested in building a solid programme to train students in their respective fields. Prof. Vogels indicated that the capacity building project is a starting point to building a strong collaboration. The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Joseph Ghartey Ampiah said it was very refreshing to have such collaboration since it fed into his vision of building a formidable research capacity in the UCC. Prof. Ampiah noted that the University cherished the opportunity to be part of the collaboration and would do its part to make it a win-win situation for all partners. “It is something we need to push, people at UCC will do their part to make it work”. He urged the other partners not to hesitate to call on management if there were other things do to enhance the collaboration. He later signed the MoU on behalf of the UCC.

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