-6 students get Magna Cum Laude, 13 Cum Laude
By Charles Gbayor, charlesmenlor@gmail.com
Harper, Liberia-The William V.S Tubman University is the Liberian government’s second high institution of Learning and the only government-run University in Southeastern Liberia, which is some 7,483km from Monrovia.
On Tuesday, June 12, 2019, Tubman University successfully held it 6th Convocation Commencement and Graduation Ceremony, graduating Two Hundreds and eighty students from it Six Colleges.
The University awarded degrees to 208 Students who have Completed their Required Courses at the Institution and are Ready to serve in the Larger Society, the Graduates are from it Six Colleges namely the College of Arts and Sciences, Engineering and Technology, College of Administration and Management others are College of Agriculture and Food Science , Elizabeth Davies Russell College of Education and the College of Health Sciences Respectively.
Tubman University awarded Degree to students from various Department and different feed of Studies Degree of Bachelor of Science(BSN) to 31 one Students in the Nursing, Degree of Bachelor of Science (BSC) 36 in Public Health of the College of Health Sciences , Degree of Bachelor of Arts (BA) 2 in Early Childhood Development , Degree of Bachelor of Arts (BA) 8 in Guidance and Counseling, Degree of Bachelor of Arts (BA) 1 6 in Secondary Education and 5 in Primary Education with Degree of Bachelor of Science from the Elizabeth Davies Russell College of Education , Degree of Bachelor of Science (BSc) 3 in Agronomy , Degree of Bachelor of Science (BSc) 44 in General Agriculture from the College of Agriculture and Food Sciences , Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)6 in Accounting, Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) 4 in Banking and Finance , Degree of Bachelor of Arts (BA)5 in Economics , Degree of Bachelor Administration (BBA) 9 and 11 with Degree of Bachelor of Public Administration (BPA) From the College of Management and Administration ,9 students with Degree of Bachelor of Science (BSCE) in Civil Engineering , Degree of Bachelor of Science (BSEE) in Electrical Engineering 6 , Degree of Bachelor of Science (BSME) 2 in Mechanical Engineering from the College of Engineering and Technology and for the first time in the History of the University it also Awarded Degree of Bachelor of Science (BSc) to 4 students from the Department of Natural Sciences and Degree of Bachelor of Science (BSc) to 8 students in Environmental Science from the College of Arts and Sciences.
The Graduation Convocation and Commencement Ceremony was observed by Hundreds of invitees ( friends .the Maryland County Local Authority , Chiefs , Elders , Rev Father Joseph Nyanti of the Catholic Diseo of Cape Palmas, and Bishop Andrew Karnely of the Catholic Disecose of Cape Palmas, ) , Sponsors ,Parents, Families, the Visitor to the University ( the Commencement Speaker Hon Bill Twehway) , Well Wisher and Marylanders on the Main Campus of the University in Tubman Town outside of Maryland County’s Capital Harper City.
Tubman University has six Functional Colleges and Pre- College ,Access To Colleges. Since its Inception by an act of Liberian Legislature, it has been Transforming the William V.S Tubman College of Technology into the new William V.S Tubman University, which started on September 14, 2009.
Since the College Transformation into University it had Conducted five Commencement Convocation Exercise and today on June 11 of this year Conducted its Six Convocation giving out 208 Degrees to qualify students
The William VS Tubman University since gaining it University status Under the Administration of Former Liberian President Her Excellency Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in 2009 and it Former President Elizabeth Davies Russell has graduated over four thousand students from its six colleges namely ,the colleges of Arts and Sciences ,Engineering and Technology ,College of Administration and Management others are College of Agriculture and Food Science , Elizabeth Davies Russell College of Education and the College of Health Sciences from different departments in various discipline with B.sc , BSCE,BSME,BSEE, others are BPA,BA and BBA Degrees.
Speaking during the 6th Graduation and Convocation Ceremony Tubman University President Dr. Elliott Wreh Wilson thanked the Government of Liberia and Partners for their Continue support to the University and promised to use any grant or Money that comes to his Administration to improve the facilities and the instructional actives for students who called Tubman University a School and Home.
Dr. Elliot Wreh Wilson is the third president since it gained University status in September of 2009. And his administration has completed the construction of a giant size building to be used by the College of Health Sciences and A Modern Graduation Stand.
He disclosed that Tubman University is working on bringing the graduation program to the University and will complete the uncompleted College of Engineering and Technology building for use by students of the University.
This year Graduation Souvenir shows that Maryland County constitutes huge numbers of Students from the Graduating Class than any other Counties having students in the Class and the Class Valedictorian is Moses K. Segbe of College of Agriculture and Food Science.
Several Students also Received Distinct honor from the University Administration Appreciating than for the Hard studies while at the Institution In their Respective disciplines , 6 students that were honor with Magna Cum Laude are Moses K.Segbe of the College of Agriculture and Food Science ,Frank S. Doe of the Elizabeth Davies Russell College of Education ,Dominic L. Miller of the College Of Arts and Sciences, Mark K.Goflee of College of Management and Administration ,Christopher Z .Wolobah of the College of Health Sciences and Jallah Kollie of the College of Agriculture and Food Science and 13 Students were honor with Cum Laude from their respective Colleges and are Alicia Harris of the College Agriculture and Food Science Olive D. Yancy College of Health Sciences, Isaac B. Nimey of the College Agriculture and Food Science, Nyain V. Morris ,and Abraham B. Wilson of the College of Agriculture and Food Science others are Estella P. Toe of the College of Health Sciences ,Aaron K. Sieh of the College of Arts and Sciences ,Janic M. Walloh , Hellen A. Kesseh ,Augustine Y. Freeman ,Patience D. Collins all of the of College of Management and Administration and Shadrick M. Davies ,Stevens T. Mulbah of the of the Elizabeth Davies Russell College of Education.
The Commencement and Convocation Speaker was the Managing Director of the National Port Authority (NPA), Mr. Bill Twehway.
“I’m Humble and gratify to be here in Harper, Maryland County the home of one of Liberia Greatest Sons William V .S Tubman and to Interact with a group of people who are selfless and prepared to give away their Legitimate Status in Exchanged for unity and forward movement of our Country and this is why the People are Noble Because after Attaining Independence in 1854 as a Country Called Maryland Country in Africa and Understanding that strength lies in Unity join with the Republic of Liberia to be Become a Great County called Maryland County ,this is selflessness in highest degree,” Mr. Twehway said.
“Besides the People of Maryland are great people especially for the role played in the Formation of the then Organization African Unity now African Union and the United Nations through their developmental oriented Son the Late President William V.S. Tubman who was also Remember and Celebrated by the people of Africa and the World.
When I was studying with Candle and fire , I was Dreaming big Dream in my Bed so it is good to Dream big wanting to best Teachers to serve Humanitarian and help other Become more Educated than him, coming from by far from under development Seita In River Cess County South eastern Liberia and without a Familiar Family names I wanted to give Back Liberian Society as a means of Paying his Deus to those who help him Excel to a Degree holder and all of the vital signs of Society pointed to little or no Prospect for him, interestingly I can relate to you’ the Graduates doing this important chapter in your life story having dream of better jobs , Relishing a global view of Career Advancement ,Felling Hopeful about Future Prospect and , Wanting to make a name for themselves both in the Public and Private Sectors are all training ,these big dreams and its absolutely necessary to dream big Dream ,I too dream big while studying under Candle light and Lihton eating Roasted Cassava and Coconut ,Chewing Sugar Cane and Eating Cool bod and evening begging for Rice cross from Ma Martha to Make the bod thick so I can relate to challenges encounter before Attaining this high of their Academic Pursued.
“Graduate of the 21ST Century are far More Sophisticated than those who graduated way before then, because during their days of school there was no WIFI , Internet, Computers , Cell Phones and even digital Library. However I had difficult but rewarding Experience with my Manual Learning Environment when through difficult challenges and today handling the gateway to the Liberian Economy the National Port Authority as their Convocation Speaker this demonstrates that with a Proper Education ,determination and Rights friend dream are possible,” the NPA Managing Director said.