The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Johnson Nyarko Boampong, has noted that the success of any educational institution does not rest only on the dedication of its faculty and staff but also on the support and involvement of its alumni.
Prof. Boampong indicated that UCC’s alumni possessed a wealth of knowledge, experience, and resources that could be harnessed for the growth and development of the institution.
Speaking at a reception at the Vice-Chancellor’s Lodge for members of the UCC Alumni Council, Prof. Boampong said on assumption of office, he embarked on a mission to strengthen the bond between the University and its alumni.
To this end, his administration had been resourcing the Institutional Advancement Office to reorganise and strengthen alumni activities in all the regions of Ghana and abroad. “We have sponsored them to the United States of America to understudy some of our partner universities so they can mobilise our alumni to be part and parcel of this University,” he noted.
Prof. Boampong expressed gratitude to the President of the Association and his executives for reinvigorating alumni activities in almost all regions in the country and even establishing chapters in the US and some countries in Europe.
The Vice-Chancellor emphasised that the alumni had a unique role to play in shaping the future of UCC, highlighting the importance of their contributions in the form of financial support, mentorship programmes, internship opportunity for students in their organisations, investing in projects on campus among others.
Prof. Boampong, therefore, urged alumni of UCC to sustain the giant feat and refrain from acts that would mar the reputation of the University.
In his response, the President of UCC Alumni Association, Mr. Samuel Akoto, commended the Vice-Chancellor for his deep interest in the activities of the Association. “We are marveled by the support the Vice-Chancellor was offering to the Association especially to the current executives” he averred.
Mr. Akoto pledged the support of the Association both financially and through various other means to help the University to maintain its status as the leading University of Excellence in Africa and beyond.
The President of the association added that with an influx of resources and expertise from the alumni network, the University was going to enjoy a new relationship with its alumni which would reinforce the UCC’s position as a beacon of knowledge, innovation, and opportunity.
Source: Documentation and Information Section