The School of Allied Health Sciences has held a handover ceremony for two former Heads of Department to newly-appointed ones.
Prof. Alexander Egyir-Yawson of the Department of Biomedical Sciences and Dr. Richard Okyere of the Department of Health Information Management passed the mantle of responsibility and leadership of their respective departments to the new heads.
VALCO Trust Hall, the sole graduate student hall of the University of Cape Coast (UCC), has been given a massive facelift.
The renovation works saw the fitting of all washrooms, replacement of wash basins, repair of leaking ceilings, and refitting of all kitchens.
The rest are the provision of temporary emergency lighting, the addition of new bath and toilet cubicles, as well as polishing and painting of all internal and external wall surfaces.
Eighteen (18) staff members of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) have been rewarded for their sterling work and dedication to duty. The number comprised four (4) senior members, nine (9) senior staff and five (5) junior staff.
For their prize, each of the awardees was presented with a certificate, an undisclosed amount of money and a plaque.
After several years of dedicated service to the University of Cape Coast (UCC), one hundred and five (105) workers have bowed out of the University on attaining the compulsory retirement age of 60 years.
The retirees, including thirty (31) senior members, twenty-one (21) senior staff, and fifty-three (53) junior staff from various departments and sections of the University, were honoured at a Send-Off and Long Service Awards Ceremony.
Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) have been urged to make budgetary allocations for air pollution to safeguard public health and the environment.
The University of Cape Coast (UCC) Kindergarten (KG) has organised a graduation ceremony for KG 2 pupils of the school.
The colourful event was held on the theme: “60+1 Years of Ensuring Quality Early Childhood Education: The Role of Stakeholders”.
The ceremony attracted parents of the graduating class, the clergy and a section of the public who were treated to cultural displays by the school’s cultural troupe and choreography by the Creative Minds Group.
In a remarkable act of generosity, Texas Instruments Education, a German-based company, has presented 100 electronic hand-held TI 84 CE calculators worth GHS 100,000 to the Department of Maths and Information Communication and Technology (ICT) Education.
The gesture is to help enhance the teaching and learning of ICT in the Department.
Mr. David Tweneboah Koduah, a Sports Coach in charge of Para Sports at the University of Cape Coast, has been selected as one of the six (6) international technical officials for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Goalball Competition.
Mr. Koduah is the only Ghanaian penciled among the team of technical officials for the Paralympic archery events scheduled from 28th August to 8th September in France.
KEY EVENTS
The Faculty of Social Sciences has applauded first-class students for their unparalleled academic performance at this year’s Dean’s Awards ceremony.
One hundred and seventy-two (172) students were awarded at the event which was on the theme, “Navigating the transition from Academia to the Professional world”.
The Dean’s Awards ceremony is held annually to celebrate students with a CGPA of 3.6 and above at Levels 200 to 400.
The University of Cape Coast Debate Society (UCC)has won the Centre for Gender Research, Advocacy and Documentation (CEGRAD)-UCC inter-tertiary debate competition with 79.2 points. The University of Education, Winneba and Takoradi Technical University placed second and third with 76.8 and 70.8 points respectively.
