UCC BUSINESS SCHOOL ALUMNI INAUGURATED (P.11) 28-01-09

Story: Kofi Yeboah
THE University of Cape Coast (UCC) School of Business Alumni Association has been inaugurated in Accra with a call on old students of the UCC to support the development of their alma mater.
The Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof Jane Naana Opoku-Agyeman, who made the call, said by offering such support, the old students would be showing gratitude to the institution that had transformed their lives today.
The UCC School of Business is one of the eight faculties of the university and one of the foremost business schools to be established by any university in the country.
The school has a vision to become a leading business school in Africa, while its mission is to become a centre of excellence for business studies.
Members adopted a constitution and appointed a five-member task force to run its affairs and make preparations for the election of national executives in six months.
The members are Mr Gorkel Obro-Adibo, Mrs Florence Twum, Mr John Saakat, Mr Osae Kwatia and Mr Augustine Addo.
Prof Opoku-Agyeman urged the association to reach out to other colleagues, particularly the youth, to share their professional experiences with them.
She underlined the need for students to take the learning of communication skills seriously because it would help them in their professional careers after school.
The Registrar of the UCC, Mr Kofi Ohene, said students of the School of Business held high the image of the university with respect to academic excellence and urged the alumni of the school to continue to fly its banner at their workplaces.
The Dean of the UCC School of Business, Mr Edward Marfo Yiadom, appealed to the alumni to support the school with textbooks, computers and other education materials, as well as help sponsor awards for graduating students.
He also asked them to render services as adjunct and guest lecturers.
The Alumni Representative on the UCC Council, Nana Kusi Appiah, expressed the hope that other faculties and schools would emulate the example of the School of Business Alumni Association.
As part of its efforts to assist their alma mater, the association has proposed to construct a 40-room executive students' hostel and a block of flats for the faculty.
An appeal for funds to support the faculty project yielded about GH¢4,000