By Simon Turyakira
The Uganda Christian University (UCU) Vice Chancellor, Associate Professor Aaron Mushengyezi has commended the leadership and the team at UCU-Bishop Barham University College (BBUC) in Kabale Uganda. This was during a visit that the senior leadership team of UCU paid to BBUC.
In his remarks, Prof. Mushengyezi said, “We have seen the fruits of our labour, acknowledged our hurdles, and laid the groundwork for a brighter future.”
The visit, which was conducted on July 22nd and July 23rd, was led by the VC and the team included Rev. Assoc. Prof. John M. Kitayimbwa, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic Affairs); Mr. David Mugawe, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Finance and Administration); Assoc. Prof. Angella Napakol, Director of Academic Affairs; Ms. Harriet Adong, Director Communications and Public Relations (VC’s Office); Mrs. Halima Nassanga Mutabazi, Head of Finance; and Ms. Florence Nakiyingi Director Human Resource & Administration.
The team leveraged this opportunity which was a support supervision visit, to celebrate achievements, discuss and propose solutions to the challenges facing the institution, and envision a shared future. They toured the campus and BBUC’s administrators and departmental heads showed them the recent upgrades, renovations and developments including new investments in infrastructure of the state-of-the-art library stocked with recently donated multidisciplinary books.
There were also a series of presentations held, which were kicked off by the university college’s principal, Dr Alice Jossy Kyobutungi Tumwesigye who expressed gratitude for the continued support from UCU. In his comments, Professor Mushengyezi acknowledged the hard work and dedication of the university college community.
“We are here not just to supervise, but to learn from each other. Your achievements are our achievements, and together we can overcome any challenges that come our way,” he said.
The presentations highlighted the milestones achieved by the university college over the past year. There were also honest discussions about the challenges faced including the need for more resources and the struggle to maintain student motivation to study and further explore opportunities.
The VC at the end of the visit encouraged the teams to continue to support each other, learn from each other, and grow together.
