The Pro Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Denis Aheto, has advised students to make the most of their time while in school, emphasizing the importance of discipline, time management, and focus during their academic years.
This call comes as there are growing concerns over student distractions, including excessive use of social media, poor time management, and declining academic performance.
Prof. Aheto reminded students that the school environment offers a unique window of opportunity to build the knowledge, skills, and habits necessary for future success.
He insisted that excellence was not reserved for a select few in society but attainable by anyone, anywhere who strived for it.
While urging the students to plan towards the attainment of their goals, he also implored them to manage their time properly while in school, since that would offer them a positive step to excel in life.
Prof. Aheto with some of the postgraduate students
The Pro Vice-Chancellor advised while interacting with postgraduate students from the Africa Centre of Excellence in Coastal Resilience (ACECoR) at the University of Cape Coast.
The students were at the office of Prof. Aheto to congratulate him on his ascension to the office of Pro Vice-Chancellor.
Prof. Aheto seized the chance to caution students against engaging in violent activities in school.
Rather, he said they should obey rules and regulations and endeavour to engage school authorities on issues they had misgivings about.
The Pro Vice-Chancellor took the students through the administrative hierarchy of the University so that the students would be abreast of the top positions in the University.
He thanked them for the visit and promised to work hard in his new position to justify the confidence placed in him by the University Council.
The leader of the students, Ogechukwu Iwu, an MPhil Integrated Coastal Zone Management student, presenting a customised clock to the Pro Vice-Chancellor urged him to work selflessly to leave an indelible mark in the University.
Source: Documentation and Information Section-UCC