The President of Ghana Baptist University College (GBUC), Kumasi, Rev. Dr. Yaw Adu-Gyamfi has appealed to the students at the tertiary levels not to use the freedom they enjoy school to get involve in promiscuous activities like occultism, sexual acts, peddling and usage of narcotic drugs among others.
Section of Matriculants
According to him these activities can impede the progress of their studies and derail the purpose of achieving their goal in attending the school.
Rev. Adu-Gyamfi made the appeal at the 11th Matriculation ceremony of the University for the 2017/18 academic at the school campus at Amakom.
In all, 336 students were matriculated, comprising 184 males and 152 female students to pursue various forms of degree programmes.
Addressing the Matriculants, Rev. Adu-Gyamfi said entering into tertiary transited them an adolescent into a young adult that comes with freedom, unlike in the secondary schools where teachers and housemasters/housemistress breathe on their necks.
“Do not use the new freedom to get involve in promiscuous activities, they will ruin your lives. You are adults now and we shall treat you such. Now there will be no rising bell, no ‘prep’ and no dinning time so enjoy your freedom but use it responsibly,” he cautioned.
Rev. Yaw Adu-Gyamfi observed that excellence cannot be achieved without discipline, and discipline means combining books with prayers and leisure.
“You cannot attain excellence without discipline. Excellence cannot be achieved from spending 24 hours on books; neither will it be achieved by spending many hours at prayer meetings. In addition, spending your time on entertainment activities cannot lead you to excellence. You must learn how to balance life to attain excellence,” he said.
The GBUC President also urged to integrate academic excellence with moral uprightness and spiritual advancement to complete their studies in the school.
“We have devotions Wednesdays in the afternoon, attend these devotions to enrich your spiritual life. Remember that without God, you can do nothing,” he advised.
He also advised the Matriculants that hiding under the umbrella of groups and Misconducting themselves can surely cost their certificate and ultimately their cherished career dream, as stipulated in the “Handbook”.
“Any breach of University regulations can have unfavourable implications for you. Cheating during examinations or continuous assessment; stealing and physical and sexual assault can lead to total dismissal with possible prosecution by the police,” he reminded them.
Be guided by your conscience and remember that any breach of common sense could, indeed, be a breach of University regulations,” the Vice Chancellor cautioned.
Source: otecfmghana.com/Francis Appiah
