Author: The Standard Editor

Dr. Edward Mukooza, head of the department of public health and chair of the health and safety committee at Uganda Christian University (UCU), is organizing a webinar with the parents of students at the university.

A few meters from the Uganda Christian University (UCU) main gate is a house with a lush green compound. The greenery in the home is a testament to the love for nature by the occupants. The sofa in the house’s sitting room and the art pieces dotting the walls convey owner ‘s appreciation for fine things.

According to John C. Maxwell, “A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.”

Uganda Christian University’s core values of integrity and servanthood didn’t only indulge in Paul Sennyonga’s tenure at the university but became part of the person Paul has become today.

In a move to boost the awareness of special-needs children at Uganda Christian University (UCU), the School of Social Sciences has collaborated with Promise International, an organization in the United States (USA), to hold training. The training was aimed at advocating for the basic human rights of people living with disabilities in the community and the country at large.

The Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, in collaboration with the School of Medicine and Dentistry, is running a project entitled, “Exploiting the potential of African Indigenous Vegetables for human health in Uganda.” This is a project being led by Prof. Elizabeth Kizito and Dr. Gerald Tumusiime. The project is aimed at studying the effects of consuming indigenous vegetables on human health.

Senoga is one of many people who choose to pursue a different academic path right away.Unlike many that are influenced by their parents, this was not the case for him. 

“You can’t imagine a man who was being paid one million Uganda shillings in 1997 opting to teach for 300,000 shillings. I think now that’s service, it’s giving back to society,” said Mubiru.

The COVID-19 pandemic led to an increase in depression the world over, but also within our UCU student population, especially following the long school closures, loss of dear ones, the impact of continued isolation, and many other issues that upset the status quo in our lives during this time.

In one week, the Uganda Christian University (UCU) kitchen uses 10 tons of firewood, which cost sh1.5million (about $400). In a year, Ekadu Richard, the head of Royal Hospitality, the company that offers catering services at the UCU Dining Hall, says the university spends a minimum of sh63million (about $16,700) on firewood.