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| | University of Ghana Holds November 2007 Congregation |    | | | The first Congregation of the 2007/2008 academic year, to award degrees and diplomas to deserving students, has been held at the Athletics Oval on the Legon campus at a colourful ceremony witnessed by over 7,000 people. In all, a total number of 1678 students, made up of 116 diplomates, 1088 undergraduates and 472 post graduates from the School of Research and Graduate Studies, College of Agriculture and Consumer Sciences, the University of Ghana Business School and the Faculties of Law and Sciences graduated.
Declaring Congregation duly constituted for the purpose of awarding degrees to successful graduands, the Chairman of Council, Mr. Anthony Oteng-Gyasi in his brief remarks, mentioned that as student numbers rise and grow, the University ought also to make periodic adjustments so as to avoid sinking under the increasing weight of inertia.
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The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. C.N.B. Tagoe in his address to Congregation touched on areas of governance, government and private support to the university, admissions, distance learning, academic quality assurance, ICT developments, security matters, among others.On distance learning, the Vice-Chancellor mentioned that the Centre for Distance Education had received over 2,000 applications and will, later this month, admit students to degree programmes for the 2007/8 academic year, adding that with the encouraging response, it will be possible to offer university education to a large number of students who would otherwise not have been able to study in situ. |
Prof. Tagoe used the occasion to catalogue a number of initiatives that have also been made on the academic front meant to diversify the university’s course offerings in order to meet the demands of higher education and human resource needs of the country. These are, Master of Philosophy programmes in Nuclear and Allied Sciences, and plans to establish Schools of Pharmacy and Veterinary Medicine, which he mentioned were at the stage of accreditation processes. He mentioned also, the establishment of a Centre for Migration Studies and the West African Centre for Crop Improvement.
The Vice-Chancellor announced to Congregation, the University’s landmark Anniversary in 2008, under the theme, “Legon: Charting a New Course for Tomorrow.” He said the Planning Committee for the 60th Anniversary celebrations had already come up with a year long programme running from November 2007 to August 2008, the month in which the University was chartered.
The Guest of Honour, Prof. Mrs. Florence Dolphyne, a former Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the University stressed the need for the new graduates and especially to those who were entering the world of work for the first time, to use the National Service period to contribute their quota to national development and also to see postings to the rural areas as an opportunity to discover the country.
She noted that with the 21st century being an age for science and technology, the graduands, especially those in the sciences ought to embark on post-graduate training and return to their alma mater to teach to help fast-track the nation’s development, especially in this age of science and technology.
Ms. Selina Sappor, a graduand from the Business School delivered the valedictory address on behalf of her colleague graduands. Remarking on her experiences, which she said was characterized by both happy and challenging moments, she noted that perseverance and the thirst for excellence she believed, had brought her colleagues and her this far. She challenged her colleagues to “keep their heads high in society” and give back to the society that had shaped them.
The Chairman of Council in dissolving Congregation delivered a very powerful address by invoking the alma mater’s blessings on all the graduands. He called on them not only to remember the university’s motto, Integri Procedamus, (rendered artistically, Let us proceed with integrity) but also “to internalize all those values and march forth into the world and make a success of this business of life that could sometimes by tryingly difficult”.
The ceremony was attended by the Minister for Tertiary Education, Ms. Elizabeth Ohene, the Minister of Defence, Hon. Ken Dapaah, members of the University Council, and members of Convocation.
The second Congregation, which is scheduled for March 2008 will feature graduands from the School of Research and Graduate Studies and the Faculties of Arts and Social Studies.
| | | | Date Published: 14/11/2007 | | | |   |
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