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Fresh students listening to presentations at the CEGRAD 2nd Camplife Tidbit Workshop

CEGRAD Holds 2nd Camplife Tidbit Workshop for Freshers

04 Sep, 2019 By louis Mensah
The Centre for Gender Research, Advocacy and Documentation (CEGRAD), has organised a two-day workshop (orientation) for freshmen and women for the 2019/2020 academic year. This was also to mark the 2nd Camp Life Tidbits Workshop. A veteran Peer Facilitator and PhD Candidate, Department of Population and Health, Abdul-Aziz Seidu, commented that this year’s Camp Life Tidbits Workshop has been very good because attendance has been great as compared to last year. He commended the University Management for incorporating the programme in the school’s orientation ceremony. Mr. Seidu also commended the Director, CEGRAD, Dr. (Mrs.) Georgina Yaa Oduro, and the new Peer Facilitators for their responsiveness and a wonderful job. The veteran Facilitator, appealed to the freshmen and women for their cooperation, contribution, and urged them to be responsible in all their endeavours on campus. He was hopeful that the Camp Life Tidbits Workshop would be supported, so as to help sensitize and educate freshmen and women on gender, lifestyle, relationship and academic based issues. A level 100 student, BSc. Mathematics and Statistics, Nyomadi Mawufenya Atsufi, said the Camp Life Tidbits has been a good source of information and education on campus life and where to find support in times of need. Another level 100 student, BSc. Computer Science, Nyamekesse Samuel also said the workshop has given him insight on issues he least expected to be taught in life, and also got the opportunity to socialise with other people.
The Head of CESED and some participants at the workshop

CESED Holds University-Wide Entrepreneurship Course Training Workshop for Facilitators

04 Sep, 2019 By louis Mensah
The Centre for Entrepreneurship and Small Enterprise Development (CESED), UCC, has organised a training workshop for facilitators on the University-wide Entrepreneurship Course. Acknowledging the relevance of the programme, the Head, CESD, Dr. (Mrs.) Mavis S. Benneh Mensah, said the aims of this workshop are to engage the Entrepreneurship Facilitators on the University-wide Entrepreneurship Course by taking them through the basic training to ensure that we are all on the same level of in terms delivery of course contents, and more importantly, to achieve the purpose for which the course was set. She indicated that the workshop would also help to update new facilitators on the programme to understand the concept of the course and methods (pedagogy and andragogy) to deliver the course. Dr. Benneh Mensah explained that discussions would be based on the contents, evaluation and assessment of the course. “Review of contents for the update will also be deliberated on basis of the feedback from students and the demand of the job market,” she noted. Dr. Benneh Mensah urged the Facilitators to cooperate, contribute, and express their views to the success of the programme so as to get updated on the current teaching methods, evaluation and assessment systems. “Entrepreneurship is unique in terms of the purpose for teaching it, and we teach it mainly with the aim of preparing the student to be ready for the job market as well as to consider self-employment as possible carrier option,” she said. The Head added that in preparing students for the job market, it would require that they were entrepreneurial. She explained that the workshop was organised to share innovative ideas for teaching and assessing entrepreneurship; therefore, it would be good to nurture the entrepreneurial spirit in the students to start their own business as when given the resources.
Participants with the Speakers at the workshop

DRIC and University of Western Ontario Hold Multi-Disciplinary Research Workshop

04 Sep, 2019 By louis Mensah
Stating the purpose of the workshop, the Director of DRIC, Prof. Frederick Ato Armah, explained that it was is to build capacities of faculty members and postgraduates students on Grantsmanship and Multi-Disciplinary Research Collaboration. He, therefore, urged participants to cooperate and contribute their quota to the success of the programme. The main speaker, who is an alumnus of UCC and a Canadian Research Chair in Health Geography at the University of Western Ontario, Canada, Prof. Isaac Luginaah, noted that it was always important to know the main purpose of a research proposal as a researcher. This, he explained that “It is to show that the problem you propose to investigate is significant enough to warrant the investigation; the method you plan to use is suitable and feasible; the results are likely to prove fruitful and will make an original significant contribution.” Speaking on the steps to identifying relevant agencies to secure funding, Prof. Luginaah advised that it was always good to contact peers, mentors in an institution or elsewhere; attend relevant conferences and search the web. He also highlighted on the need to meeting the preferences of funding agencies such as “innovation and significance; responsiveness to programme; care in writing proposal and capability to accomplish objectives.” Prof. Luginaah added that among the strategies for success in grant writing included reading instructions and following them obsessively because a proposal was an instrument of persuasion. According to him, “an effective proposal should have a good idea or compelling project; address a significant problem; a clear description of the research activities and a good fit with funding agency’s priorities.” The Speaker cautioned that in terms of methodology, the feasibility of the study should be proved. He advised that research proposals were always ranked in intellectual merit, capability, feasibility and broader impact, and therefore, the vision of proposals should be crafted to match funding priorities. Stressing on budget and cost-effectiveness, he said, “Be realistic about your budget and estimate costs as accurately as possible.” Prof. Luginaah also spoke on the need for career development and academic progression and indicated that there were challenges associated with them and some of these could be: time-intensive, teaching loads, funding problems and increased administrative responsibilities. Speaking on the strategies for success in publishing peer-reviewed journal articles, he noted, “It must be understood that science involves negotiation and persuasion, and all scientific work is subject to change as new knowledge emerges, hence we cannot be subsumed in what we have always known.” Prof. Luginaah mentioned that the characteristics of successful academic researchers would largely depend on the balance of personal preparation, characteristics, focus and effort; assistance and support from others; the local environment; mentors and tending to communicate with others and network. However, he added that “To succeed involves hard work and a little bit of aggression.” Addressing unsuccessful publishing problems, he stated that some researchers have failed based on lack of effort, illegitimate work demand and procrastination. He also advised that to work in multi-disciplinary teams, each project team should consist of a minimum, natural scientists, social scientists and humanities, and stakeholders. The Speaker appealed to researchers that, "Respect, working on time, asking for help and being truthful during budgeting, are the essential keys to working in multi-disciplinary teams." Prof. Frederick Ato Armah commended Prof. Isaac Luginaah for his motivational and thought-provoking presentation which has been an eye-opening and enlightenment. He urged the participants to pay heed to whatever information, guidance and directions that have been given, so as to master the right procedure for securing grants; writing research proposals as interdisciplinary-/multi-disciplinary teams. He was hopeful that the workshop would go a long way to stimulate researchers to work hard to find solutions to challenges and issues confronting humanity, development, society, and the environment. The Assistant Registrar, DRIC, Mr. Alfred Ghartey, Junior Assistant Registrar, Mr. Matthew Quaidoo, CoDE, Research Fellows, lecturers and postgraduate students were present at the programme.
Mr. Moses Maclean Abnory

Mr. Moses Maclean Abnory

The former Director of the Directorate of Legal Consular and General Services (DLCGS) of the University has assumed office as the new Registrar of Takoradi Technical University (TTU) on Monday 2nd September, 2019. Mr. Abnory was appointed by the Governing Council of TTUC at its meeting held on 20th June, 2019. PROFILE Born on 31st July, 1968 in Asokore in the Ashanti Region of Ghana, Mr. Abnory started his elementary education at T. I. Ahmadiyya Primary School at Asokore. He continued his education and had his General Certificates Examination at Ordinary Level and Advanced Level at Effiduasi Secondary School (1988) and Kumasi High School, Ghana (1990) respectively. He also holds a Diploma in Education together with a Bachelor’s Degree in Arts (Social Sciences) which was awarded concurrently in 1996 at the University of Cape Coast. He further pursued and earned a Master of Business Administration in Health Services Administration at the University of Ghana in 2000. In 2011 and 2014, he was awarded a Postgraduate Diploma in Organisational Development and a Master of Art in Organisational Development respectively in the University of Cape Coast. He is currently pursuing a Doctor of Philosophy programme in Public Health at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). Until his appointment as the Registrar of TTU, Mr Abnory was the Director of the Directorate of Legal, Consular and General Services, University of Cape Coast (December 2015 to August 2019). He started his career and climbed through the ranks first as a Senior Administrative Assistant (Public Relations Section, U.C.C / Acting Welfare Officer, 1996 to 1997) to a Senior Administrative Assistant (Office of the Dean of Students, U.C.C, 1997 to 1998). He served as the Senior Assistant Registrar at the Directorate of University Health Services from 2000 to 2012. He then became the Deputy Registrar in 2010 and headed the Division of Legal, Consular and General Services, U.C.C from October 2012 to November 2015. Throughout his ranks, the various schedules and offices afforded him the opportunity to serve as a Chairman, Secretary or a Member to a number of Committees and Boards. Mr Moses M. Abnory served on the following Boards/Committees as the Chairman until his appointment, Tender Opening Committee, SRC Hostel Management Board, Audit Report Implementation Committee (ARIC), Tamale Polytechnic Council). On Secretaryship to Boards/Committees, he served on the Development Committee, Audit Report Implementation Committee (ARIC), UCC, Ad hoc Committee (as and when necessary). His rich experiences also brought about his appointment as a member of the following Committees, Local Organising (U6 Conference, UCC 2016), Campus Security and Safety, Transport, Administration Appointments and Promotions, School Management Board for Pre-Tertiary Schools on campus, Congregation Planning, Transport, Board of Survey and University Printing Management Board His leadership qualities span beyond the confines of academia to religion and society. He has played major roles such as Local President - Men’s Fellowship, Presbyterian Church of Ghana, Bethel Congregation, OLA Estate, Cape Coast. Vice-President - Association of Health Services Administrators, Ghana, Founding Member - Ghana Association of Quasi Healthcare Institutions, Branch Representative - GAQHI, Western and Central Region Hospitals, President - Graduate Students Association of Ghana (GRASAG). Others included Member- the University of Ghana Council, Local President- National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS, UCC), Member of the General Assembly - Students Representative Council, UCC. Notwithstanding his schedules he is also a member of the following Associations; Ghana Association of University Administrators (GAUA), Association of Health Services Administrators – Ghana (AHSAG), International Professional Managers Association (I. P.M.A) – UK, Graduate Member – (Charted Institute of Administrators and Management Consultants (I.A.M.C) – Ghana. In the field of academia, Moses has a lot of publications to his credit with research interests including issues of Health Services Management, Organizational Development, Productivity Management, Human Resource, and Relations Management among others. Mr. Moses Maclean Abnory is a Christian and a staunch member of the Presbyterian Church, Ghana. His hobbies are Reading and Writing, Planning Social and Charitable Events, Listening to music, and Farming. He is a self-motivated, organized, enthusiastic, dedicated and a hard-working individual who is committed to his career. He exhibits good knowledge of his professional area and imparts it with a great passion for the achievement of results. He is an experienced educational administrator and a health services management consultant as well as an effectual leader with proven ability to develop registries of emerging higher institutions of learning (Universities). He has nineteen years of higher education and health services management experience, five years of consultancy services in the field of managing organizations and its stakeholders, a strong passion for facilitating personal and staff capacity building. His major strengths as an Organizational Development expert and a University administrator are in the management of the University’s resources, his ability to work under pressure, advise and assist in implementing important decisions and policies, as well as his pragmatic and visionary drive makes him suitable in acquiring a lot of the positions stated above.
Staff Spotlight
Prof. Omowumi O. Iledare the GNPC Professorial Chair in Oil and Gas
Prof. Omowumi O. Iledare has been appointed as the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) Professorial Chair in Oil and Gas Economics and Management at the Institute for Oil and Gas Studies, University of Cape Coast. Profile of Prof. Omowumi O. Iledare Omowumi O. Iledare, Ph.D, the newly appointed Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) Professorial Chair in Oil and Gas Economics and Management at the Institute for Oil and Gas Studies, University of Cape Coast, Ghana, is Professor Emeritus in Petroleum Economics and Policy Research at Louisiana State University, Center for Energy Studies, USA. He is the former Director, Data and Energy Information and former Director, US Gulf Coast Petroleum Technology Transfer Council also at Louisiana State University, Center for Energy Studies, Baton Rouge, USA. Iledare is also the immediate past Director of the Emerald Energy Institute, University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria, where he administered the graduation of over seventy (70) Master of Science students in Petroleum and Energy Economics and twelve (12) Ph.D. scholars in Petroleum and Energy Economics from 2014-2019. He also recently served as petroleum fiscal policy team leader and member of the technical team advising the 8th Nigeria National Assembly Committees on Petroleum Industry Reforms from 2016-2019 and he has taught petroleum economics to oil gas professionals in academia, business and government worldwide since the 1990s. An expert in Geopolitics of Oil and Gas Resources and Supply, Upstream Petroleum Economics, Management and Strategy, Petroleum Fiscal Systems Economics, E&P Decision Analysis under Risk and Uncertainty, and Oil and Gas Policy and Regulation Economics, Iledare is the Chirota and Emmanuel Egbogah Distinguished Professor and Executive Director of Emmanuel Egbogah Foundation, a gratis appointment, domiciled at the Emerald Energy Institute Building, University of Port Harcourt and the Executive Vice President at the International Institute for Petroleum Energy & Policy (IIPELP) Center for Energy Economics, Abuja. He holds a Bachelor Science degree in Petroleum Engineering with honors from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria; a Master of Science degree in Energy Resources (Technology, Economics and Policy) from University of Pittsburgh’s School of Engineering; and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Mineral and Energy Resource Economics from West Virginia University College of Mineral and Energy Resources. Iledare is Africa Region Director and Member of the Board of Directors of the Society of Petroleum Engineers International (SPEI) and SPE Nigeria Council Board of Trustees. Iledare served as an associate editor for SPE Journal of Economics and Management, 2009-2016 and he is a recipient of SPE regional award for Distinguished Contributions to Petroleum Engineering in Management and Information. Iledare, a past President and Senior Fellow of the United States Association for Energy Economics (USAEE), is the 2014 President of the International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE), and the 2015-2019 President and a Distinguished Fellow of the Nigeria Association for Energy Economics (NAEE). Iledare is also a recipient of the prestigious IAEE award for outstanding contributions to the IAEE, the Lifetime Achiever Award of the Nigerian Association of Energy Economics, and the Emmanuel Egbogah Award for Petroleum Industry Advocacy in Nigeria from the Nigeria Council of the Society of Petroleum Engineers. He is married to Abike Joyce Iledare.

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Some of the fresh students at the orientation programme

2019/2020 Fresh Students Go through Orientation

02 Sep, 2019 By louis Mensah

Fresh students admitted to pursue various programmes at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels for the 2019/2020 academic year have been taken through a one-week orientation programme.

The orientation programme was to introduce the fresh students to rules, regulations and policies Colleges, Faculties/Schools and Departments as well as managing their expectations as they begin their academic journey at UCC.


UCC is the University of Competitive Choice


Speaking at the function, the Director of Academic Affairs, Mr. Jeff Onyame who represented the Registrar, Mr. John Kofi Nyan, congratulated the students on their successful admission to UCC. “UCC is the University of Competitive Choice and only the lazy will be discouraged to learn at UCC” he added. He, therefore, assured that UCC provided its students with critical and independent thought to be ahead of their peers from other institutions.

Mr. Onyame advised the students to take a keen interest in all the sessions outlined for the orientation in order to get the right information about academic and social lives on campus. “The orientation programme will prepare you to face the challenges you are likely to encounter as a fresh student of this University. Do not rely on your friend’s version of the policies, rules and regulations and other vital information about the University,” he advised the freshers.


Choices Have Consequences


For his part, the Dean of Students, Prof. Eugene K. M. Darteh, informed the students that the University offered enough freedom which came with challenges. “Engage in activities that will make your lives better; be responsible and don’t forget why you are here” he advised.

Prof. Darteh reminded the students that they would be individually held responsible for their actions since “choices have consequences”.

The Dean of Students entreated the students to be security conscious and be responsible for their personal safety on campus. “Though the University has security personnel to provide security to the entire University community, students should also play their part and ensure they take their personal security in their hands,” he cautioned.


Be abreast of Happenings on Campus


Prof. Darteh urged the students to read notices, Students’ Handbook and other policies of the University. He further entreated them to visit the University website and also listen to the Campus Radio that is ATL FM to be abreast of happenings on campus. He asked the students to visit the Counselling Centre anytime they encountered difficulties with their academic or social life on campus adding that “suicide should not be an option”. He said the Office of the Dean of Students’ was always opened to attend the needs of students.

Speakers at the Orientation Programme

 

Other speakers for the orientation were the Director of Academic Planning and Quality Assurance, Prof. Awabil who spoke about Quality Assurance in UCC; the Head of Communicative Skills, Dr. Eric Opoku Mensah gave an overview of Communicative Skills whiles the Head of Electricity Section, Mr. J. W. Ansah spoke about Energy Conservation.

The Head of the Chaplaincy Unit, Rev. Prof. Seth Asare-Danso gave a presentation about religious service and the various worship places for the various groups. There was a presentation and demonstration of fire safety by ADO 01 Twumasi Ampofo and STN 01 J. W. Mensah of the UCC Fire Service.

As part of the itinerary for the orientation ceremony, the students were exposed to the programmes of study in their colleges, faculties/schools and departments and introduced to the facilities and landmarks. They were also taken through campus security, sporting activities, anger management, relationship tidbits, counselling services, disability issues, registration issues, library and health services. 

The programme was chaired by the Pro Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Dora Francisca Edu-Buandoh.

  

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