The University of Cape Coast (UCC) Alumni Council has pledged to give back to the University that has nurtured and shaped their lives.

As part of its give-back agenda, the Council - made up of the leadership of some chapters of the UCC Alumni Association across the globe - tabled a raft of proposals at a meeting with management of the University.

Among the plans is the introduction of Alumni Student Support Scholarship to help brilliant but needy students of the University.

Members of the council also delved into various issues including the Management of University Alumni Hostel, Alumni Home Coming, Alumni Leadership Lecture Series, among others.

Speaking at the meeting, held at the Council Chamber, the President of the UCC Alumni Association, Mr. Samuel Akoto, reiterated the commitment of the Association to ensure that UCC maintained its enviable position as the best university in Ghana and West Africa.

Mr. Samuel Akoto, President of the UCC Alumni Association.

On behalf of the Council, he pledged to do more for the University to enhance teaching and learning.

He praised the University for producing world-class personalities in both academia and professional disciplines.

He said the Association was poised to rally its strong alumni base across the globe in a bid to get every beneficiary of the noble institution to give back to the University.

Prof. Rosemond Boohene, Pro Vice-Chancellor of UCC

On her part, the Pro Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Rosemond Boohene, expressed gratitude to the members of the UCC alumni Council.

She said management of the University was ready to partner with the Alumni Council to achieve the vision of the UCC.

Prof. Boohene pointed out that the University had grown in leaps and bounds and accommodation for students was the major challenge facing management.

The Pro Vice-Chancellor, therefore, implored the Alumni Council to use its "networks and contacts" to woo developers to build ultra-modern hostels to reduce the increasing accommodation deficiency of the University.

At the meeting, some of the Council members recalled with nostalgia the period of their stay in the University, including the fun, values, and quality of education they received.

Present at the meeting were the Registrar, Mr. Jeff Teye Emmanuel Onyame and Provost, College of Education Studies, Prof. Ernest Kofi Davis.

Source: Documentation and Information Section