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Tertiary Students encouraged to journey with Christ |
 | | Miss Opoku receives her certificate from V-C, Prof. Ephraim. |
Your stay in Catholic University College of Ghana is likened to the men on their way to Emmaus in the Holy Scriptures: it is a journey that would shape, enlighten and expose you to much experience, knowledge, and hidden truth of life; a deeper understanding of phenomenon; and real meaning of issues, etc. that would make meaningful impact on your academic endeavors as students.” Most Rev. Gyamfi told the students. He stressed that the need for Christ Jesus in the life of the youth, especially, those in the tertiary level institutions in the country, was more than ever needed and that they should strive to walk their lives with Christ, the giver of all wisdom, knowledge, power and life. “Christ’s presence in tertiary institution is ever more demanding in our dispensation should we look into the future with hope.” He reiterated.
Most Rev. Matthew Kwasi Gyamfi, the Episcopal Chairman of the Catholic University College of Ghana and Bishop of Sunyani Diocese, advised the students during the usual Opening Mass celebration at the University campus at Fiapre-Sunyani recently. Opening Mass is a semester religious function of the University where students and staff are ushered into the semester with Christ Jesus.
In his homily, Bishop Gyamfi urged the students to seek the guidance of the Holy Spirit in their actions and inactions, as he noting, “You need Jesus, the Holy Spirit, to guide you, help you understand, and have better appreciation of life, truth and realities”. Just as the eyes of the two disciples were opened when they welcomed Jesus and sought to know from Him, Bishop Gyamfi encouraged the students to find time to be with Christ so that their eyes, minds, spirits and souls would be opened by the Holy Spirit. This would enable them to adequately understand the essence of being students of the university.
He emphasized that as students and youth, they were the future of their countries and stressed the need for them to develop their intellectual abilities, moral values and academic expertise needed to harness the resources of the land for better life.
The Bishop similarly encouraged the Faculties to help create the enabling environment for the students to develop and have better moral, ethical and intellectual values to live meaningful lives and contribute to the growth and development of their communities. Faculties were to be mentors and good examples for the students to emulate to become unique graduates.
The Vice-Chancellor presented certificates of honour to some students including Ms. Gloria Kwakyewaa Opoku, Ms. Sabina Ampon-Wireko and Mr. George Nii Nettey for the excellent performances they put up in the name of Catholic University during the PUSAG games held in Accra. Present at the Opening Mass included the Registrar, some of the Deans, Snr. Assist. Registrar and other Faculty members.
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No Political activity on Catholic University Campus |
 | | 2009/2010 SRC President, Maurice Yeribu and his Vice-President at the inaugural ceremony |
Leadership is indispensable in every society irrespective of race, tribe, culture or gender. Therefore, a change in leadership must also be a matter of concern to the society. It is in view of this important role leadership plays in a given environment that the Vice-Chancellor of Catholic University College of Ghana advised the student leadership of the University to endeavour in all their activities to create a sense of unity, harmony and purpose of acquiring holistic education on campus. “Catholic University does not and will not entertain any political organization or activity on its campus.” Prof. Ephraim stressed.
The Vice-Chancellor of the Catholic University, Prof. James Hawkins Ephraim, was addressing students and their leadership at the inaugural ceremony of the New Executive of the Student Representative Council (SRC) of the Catholic University for the 2009/2010 academic year on campus at Fiapre-Sunyani in the Brong Ahafo Region. He urged the student leadership to develop and enrich their talents by tapping the rich and vast experiences of the faculty and administrative staff of the university in the quest to succeed in their studies and other duties.
Prof. Ephraim assured them of the University’s support in all their positive endeavours aimed at the good of the students and the University at large. He was quick to add that the leadership should not resort to the media as a way of expressing their grievances and settling scores if there were any. He entreated them to explore all the avenues to resolve issues internally. He thanked the outgoing executive body for the service rendered to the university community and urged the incoming executive to build on the foundation and programmes initiated by their predecessors.
The out-going SRC President, Ms. Florence Ziniel, thanked all students for their support, encouragement and good counsel during the trying times. She noted that the challenges they faced included transportation and the bad nature of the road to campus. Ms. Ziniel catalogued a number of steps taken to address some of the challenges which included the institution of the SRC Development Fund. She exhorted the new executive of the Council to be meticulous, committed and determined to work for the good of the students.
The New SRC Executive, sworn into office by the Dean of Students, led by the President, Maurice Kwotonga Yeribu, was full of gratitude to the students for the confidence reposed in them. He lauded the sound, moral and holistic Catholic education offered by the University. On behalf of his colleagues, he assured the entire University community of their renewed strength and commitment coupled with ingenuity to bring comfort to the students. He was full of confidence and hope to fulfill the promises made to the students.
The Dean of students, Rev. Fr. (Dr.) Augustine Owusu-Addo, assured the students of his watchful and vigilant supervision to ensure an action-oriented leadership accountable to the students. He admonished the new officers to serve with humility, dedication, commitment and determination to achieve their constitutional mandate.
Present at the inaugural ceremony were the Registrar, Snr. Assistant Registrar, Deans, Faculty members and staff of the University.
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Developing A Heart Of Academic Excellence And Discipline |
 | | A Section of the Students at the Ceremony |
Students of Catholic University College of Ghana, Fiapre-Sunyani have been urged to continue and improve on their performance in the quest for achieving academic excellence, discipline, decency and moderation. This would make them become refined and well educated graduates of the University. They were reminded that their training was meant to impact positively on society; to enhance national economic growth and development. The Vice-Chancellor of the University exhorted the students, especially the new entrants saying, “Develop a heart of excellence, dress decently, study and play hard, let discipline be your watch word and above all, let moderation underpin all your activities as students of Catholic University.”
The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. James Hawkins Ephraim, made the call at the 9th Matriculation Ceremony of the Catholic University College of Ghana at Fiapre-Sunyani in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana recently. A total of 839 freshmen and women were admitted into various Faculties to read both degree and diploma programmes in the undergraduate and post-graduate levels for the 2009/2010 academic year.
He entreated them to remember that they were admitted individually to pursue specific objectives at the University and would definitely leave as individuals. Therefore, they should be careful of the kind of life styles they lead and friends they make on campus as these would ultimately influence the nature of attainment of their dreams as products of Catholic University.
On the development of the University, Prof. Ephraim noted that the institution was steadily marching the significant increases in student enrollment with commensurate number of academic and administrative staff. The equation is reinforced with massive infrastructural development to meet the objectives and mission of providing holistic education to all students. The goal of the University was to equip students with up-to-speed skills, competence and knowledge needed to contribute positively to national and global development. He praised and thanked the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference (GCBC) for their continued support and lauded the financial commitment of the National Investment Bank (NIB) as a dependable partner in the development of the University.
Prof. Ephraim assured the students, “The University has chosen you and placed value on you. You are to be transformed into a royal priesthood, a people set apart to do greater things for God and nation.” He was grateful to the parents for the good investments in their wards’ education, especially, for choosing Catholic University and assured them of better discipline and quality education:. Indeed, moral and academic excellence is the hall mark of Catholic University College of Ghana, ‘a new university for a new era!’
Speaking at the ceremony, the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Catholic University, Most Rev. Joseph Osei-Bonsu who chaired the function, encouraged the students to place God at the centre of their lives and be mindful of the fact that, ‘without Christ, who is the way, the truth and the life,’ they would not have fulfilled and meaningful lives as students. “The education you receive here must make you strive after integral human development; you must be concerned about social, economic and political dimensions of human existence,” he noted.
The Chairman traced the original vision of the Church’s strong spiritual and material dimensions of Catholic education and the correlation with its evangelization mission. He charged the students to be extremely concerned with social justice and champion the cause of the downtrodden and oppressed in society. “Above all, you must set example of good Christian living as you attempt to follow the ideals of the gospel,’ he concluded.
In his welcome address, the Registrar of Catholic University, Mr. Ernest Kweku Appiah Odoom, was very grateful to the gathering for their presence at the function and underscored the significance of matriculation: “it is an ancient ceremony at which new members entering an academic institution inscribe their names on the Matricula/Register of the institution through subscription of solemn pledge to the rules, obligations and privileges of the institution which they are joining.” He noted that the University attracts student from both Anglophone and Francophone countries especially from the West African sub-region.
Present at the ceremony included the Registrar of KNUST-Sunyani campus, other heads and representatives of tertiary institutions, regional functionaries, the clergy and people from all walks of life.
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