The Flash Magazine - June 2018 edition

Abstract

In this issue of the Flashlight magazine, we feature several history-making events that have taken place in the University in the recent past and which will forever remain embedded in the University books of history. These include the inaugural Chancellor’s State of the University Address, the appointment of Prof. Daniel Mugendi as the 1st Vice-Chancellor, the 1st University Open Day, the 1st Graduation Ceremony since the award of Charter and the 1st International Conference on Decolonizing Education.

With all the appointments, meetings, deadlines, assignments, reports, crowded time-tables and the usual University routines, it is easy to get caught up and fail to notice these major milestones in the University and the impact they have on the future of the University. We are proud of all our accomplishments since the establishment of the University, in 2012 as the Embu University College, a Constituent College of the University of Nairobi which in 2016 was awarded its Charter and changed its name to the University of Embu (UoEm.) The developments we have witnessed in the last 6 years are phenomenal for a young institution like UoEm but we are even more excited about what is yet to come. As we move forward, it is imperative that we anticipate and prepare for the challenges we are likely to face tomorrow. We need to look forward to the future not just by preparing for it, but also by influencing its course so that the future comes without surprises. The gains we have made in the past feed directly to the ongoing 2018 – 2028 Strategic Planning process which is almost complete and the final Plan is scheduled to be launched later this year. The big question is; what is your individual contribution towards making a great future a reality? It is our responsibility, from the Chancellor, to the Council, the Management, Staff, Students and all stakeholders to fully dedicate ourselves in making the best contribution towards building on the present status of the University in order to shape the future of the University as a successful and dynamic epicenter of excellence in training and research for service to humanity and also serve the best interests of all citizens. The Editorial Committee of the Flashlight magazine takes this opportunity to congratulate Prof. Daniel Mugendi on his appointment as the first Vice-Chancellor of UoEm. We also recognise and congratulate Prof. Kiplagat Kotut and Prof. Eucharia Kenya on their appointment as the Deputy Vice-Chancellor – Academic, Research and Extension; and Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Planning, Administration and Finance, respectively. We wish you all the best as you steer the University to greater heights of development.