Walking into the gates of Uganda Christian University came with its fair share of pleasant surprises. Watching monkeys jump from one tree to another uncaged without paying a penny was truly priceless. It triggered a re-imagination of the day Abraham Lincoln’s declaration literally took off the shackles from the black man’s feet.

Christiana Ampeire was at one time mocked for scoring low grades at school. Among the people who mocked her for what they considered poor performance, she says, was one of her teachers in secondary school. 

On October 11, 2023, former Archbishop of the Anglican Church of Uganda, the Rt. Rev. Henry Luke Orombi celebrated his 74th birthday. To mark this day, Orombi cut a specially made, three-tiered cake at the Uganda Christian University’s Nkoyoyo Hall, a structure named after his predecessor in the Church of Uganda leadership, Archbishop Mpalanyi Nkoyoyo.

As a medical writer, one needs to be familiar with healthcare concepts, to be able to decode and present research data, as well as have the abilities to edit and meet the requirements for publishing. As the President of the Writers’ Society at Uganda Christian University (UCU)  School of Medicine (SoM), Namayanja Christabel is fully aware of this. 

However, it was not until four years later that the 29-year-old secured formal employment. October 2, 2023, was his first day as a Prisons General Duties Officer in the Uganda Prisons Service. Prison officers oversee the safety and security of an inmate. They transfer prisoners to and from prison, including apprehending those who escape from lawful custody. They also are responsible for the welfare of the inmates.

The School of Journalism, Media, and Communication at Uganda Christian University emerged as the first of the 11 universities that took part in the first round of the inter-university quiz.