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By Eriah Lule The Uganda Christian University (UCU) School of Business has held its annual entrepreneurship exhibition at the Business Incubation Center next to the Honours College. Students exhibited different business ideas in the form of Products and services. They included; foods, interior design, cosmetics, clothing, tech-based products and services, and re-useable energy products. The event is part of students’ coursework. Florence Wanyenze, the chief coordinator of the incubator training told the Standard Digital that this is an essential program that grooms the entrepreneurial capacity of Business students. “This helps our students get exposure since we train them from the…

By Israel Kisakye Engineering students have today presented their final year projects before a panel made up of their lecturers and specialists in structural, material, and waste management specialists. Students worked in groups of two, although each later had to hand in an individual report. The presentations happened at the Technology Center, also known as Tech Park, where the Faculty of Science and Technology is located. ‘’Students looked for a problem and had to devise means of solving,” said Dr. Miriam Agunyo, the overall coordinator of Projects. “We are aiming at equipping our students with knowledge that can create employment…

By Emmanuel Kizaale Known for her disciplinarian tendencies towards indecently dressed library users, Monica Ntege has announced that she will be retiring this year, on her birthday, April 23. She has worked at Uganda Christian University (UCU) since 1988. “It has been an experience that has given me a lot of memories here at UCU,” she said, today during the weekly community worship service, held at Nyokoyo Hall. Retiring Ntege accompanied by four of her colleagues performed Pastor Jeremiah Rankin’s hymn God Be with You Till We Meet Again. The UCU Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Finance and Administration, Mr. David Mugawe,…

By Eriah Lule The UCU Lady Cardinals won 3-1 against St. Noah Girls Secondary school in a friendly football match played at the University’s football pitch on Wednesday. The UCU team’s coach believes that teamwork and discipline are the values that always give the team an edge over their opponents. “Based on this game, our players are doing quite well, and I am pleased that we have won,’’ said Sharon Kiiza, the UCU Cardinal’s team coach. She added, “I feel we are more than ready to remain the champions in the coming season.” James Mukubya, the St. Noah Girls’ team…

By Jimmy Siyasa This morning the world awoke to an appalling news report of 2023 Covid-19 deaths in India, in under 24 hours. On the same day, 184,372 new cases of infection have also been registered, according to timesofindia.com. Whether or not all of them will survive… Only God knows! This piece of news smacked my face as hard as did, two months ago, the cover page of a New York Times Sunday paper that listed names of 1000 people that had died of Covid-19. That was about the time when the US death toll was a few souls away…

By Eriah Lule The Uganda Christian Universty Guild Electoral Commission has sworn in seven new Members of Parliament (MP). Their positions have been vacant since the advent of the current government of Guild President Kenneth Amponda Agaba.The new MPs include: Benson Amanya and Philip Owor for Theology, Kimbugwe Marvin Nicholas for Evening students, Gilian Wabuyakha for Residents (Female), Ivan Ainebyona for Residents (Male), Mercy Masika Masitula for the Faculty of Health and Eric Kabonge for Education.The positions have been vacant because no one had applied for them when the previous regime’s electoralcommission called for applications. According to the Guild Electoral…

By Ivor Sempa The Lady Canons and Canons have tested for the Covid-19 ahead of the forthcoming basketball season. The players went to Lugogo, at the MTN Arena, on Friday, April 16, where they met a medical team commissioned by the Federation of Uganda Basketball Association (FUBA). A team of 32 players and 4 officials of Uganda Christian University took the tests. The UCU Sports department has done this in observation of guidelines from the Ministry of Sports and Education and the National Council of Sports; All players licensed under the first division category had to take the tests. The…

By Yasiri J Kasango Assistant Police commissioner in charge of community Policing, Anatoli Muleterwa officially closed the Uganda Christian University (UCU) social media week. Muleterwa represented the AIGP Asan Kasingye, who was the earlier named Guest of Honour but did not come. The climax of the week has been a dialogue held in Nkoyoyo Hall at the main campus. The theme of the discussion was “Leveraging social media during and past the pandemic.” “We need to restrain from activities that may not be good,” said Muleterwa, adding, “social media is good when we use it for the good reasons.” The…

Describe yourself in 5 words? I am motivated, honest, conscientious, personable, and an Introvert. What has been the highlight of your journalism career? I have had several, and I cannot possibly point to one. I’m still a work in progress. I want to beat my own record and be able to share that with you. I haven’t gotten there yet. What do you consider the most challenging aspect of your job? Quite a number. But the media is such a competitive space and with lots of innovation coming up, one needs to stand out. Standing out to beat the stereotypes…

By Jimmy SiyasaFrancis Okumu could be a modern-day Mordecai, a biblical exile who saw God’s hand draw him from a pit of peril and hopelessness. For Okumu, age 36, his challenge and lack of hope were two-fold: visual impairment and lack of funds. He overcame these obstacles and graduated from Uganda Christian University (UCU) on December 18, 2020, with a Bachelor in Social Work and Social Administration (BSWSA) – even though his lack of transportation from Mudodo, a hamlet of Tororo district in eastern Uganda, meant he couldn’t be there in person. He had no funds to travel from his…