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The University of Cape Coast (UCC) School of Business has awarded some 186 students the Dean’s Award for Academic Excellence following their exceptional academic performance during the 2019/2020 academic year.
The students who received certificates and books are made up of 61 students at level 200, 75 at level 300 and 50 at level 400, taking BCom (Accounting), BCom (Finance), BCom (Human Resource Management), BCom (Marketing) , BCom (Management) and BCom (Procurement & Supply Chain Management).
The Dean’s Award was instituted in the 2008/2009 academic year to recognize and motivate high-achieving students with a cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 3.6 and above per academic year.
Professor John Garchie Gatsi, dean of the School of Business, said the ceremony had become a major event on the calendar of business schools around the world.
He indicated that students who obtained first class in each level after an academic year, qualified for the award.
Professor Gatsi said the award list would become a permanent feature of the school’s electronic database to improve referrals, track the progress of high-achieving undergraduates from level 100 to completion of their study programs at the university.
However, he noted that the number of winners for the analyzed year compared to the previous year fell from 308 in 2019 to 186 in 2020, representing a reduction of 40%.
Mr. Alhassan Yusif Trawule, Head of Research at the Ghana Institute of Chartered Accountants, speaking on the topic “Ways to Achieve and Maintain Academic Excellence in a Pandemic,” advised students to be more studious to win more awards.
In addition to achieving and maintaining academic excellence, he noted, students had to set and work toward realistic goals, participate in extracurricular activities, stay motivated, and be self-disciplined.
He tasked the awardees to take advantage of the Dean’s award to learn more, complete their programs successfully, and take on new challenges.
“Appreciate each part of the award because this was not given to you on a silver platter, you worked for it,” he said and encouraged the students to see the award ceremony as a motivator, and a process and not as the final event itself.
“Don’t be complacent. Step out of your comfort zone and strive for more, “adding that they must ensure that they are always counted among the best.
Prof. Francis Eric Amoako Andoh, Rector of the Faculty of Humanities and Legal Studies who chaired the ceremony praised the Business School for instituting the awards scheme and said it was a good way to motivate students to learn to achieve the academic excellence.
He congratulated all the conferences for working extremely hard to see their students excel and urged them to continue to do their best.
“The beauty of our profession is seeing our students excel,” he added.
—- GNA
