Varsity News Sep 2013 | Page 2

Maseno University leads in first year admissions ? from page 1 said. The re-introduction of the Semester system will see students begin their classes in September, break in December for Christmas and resume in January till April then take a long vacation from May to August. The university is currently going through rapid expansion evident in the introduction of the Schools of Medicine and Agriculture and is in the process of “Your ability introducing the Schools of Nursing will take you and Law. To steer the university towards achieving Vision 2030, Professor Makawiti said that Maseno University is the only Public University in the country that has integrated First year students queue for services during the registration exercise Information Technology (IT) in all its academic programmes. This, he emphasized, has enabled the University graduates acquire IT skills hence have added advantage over graduates from other Universities in the job market.“The university has integrated 30% ICT component in all its courses which gives the graduates a competitive edge in the market,” he added. The eLearning programmes run by the eCampus have also brought education to people’s offices and homes, thus enabling those who do not have adequate time for face-to-face learning pursue their academic interests. The first year students were urged to maintain forthright commitment in order to succeed in their endeavours. “Your ability will take you to the top, but it takes character to stay there,” Professor Makawiti reiterated. The Deputy Vice-Chancellor in charge of Academic Affairs, Professor Madara Ogot, advised the students to work hard in their academic pursuits to ensure they graduate within the stipulated four-year period. The Deputy Vice-Chancellor in charge of Administration and Finance, Professor Julius Nyabundi cautioned the students to be careful and not fall to prank 2'?g&VG7FW'2v??6??F?V??bF?V?"66???RGf?6VBF?V?F??fVW2??F?R&??66?V?G2FW6?v?FVB'?F?RV??fW'6?G???F?V?"F?76????WGFW'2?BF?R&W72GfW'F?6V?V?G2??F?W"V??fW'6?G??ff?6W'2&W6V?BvW&RFV?2?BF?&V7F?'2?b66????2??VG2?bFW'F?V?G2??V7GW&W'2?BF???7G&F?fR7Ffb?)j??F?F?RF??'WB?BF?W26?&7FW"F?7F?F?W&^( ??&?fW76?"F????2??v?F???'?V????v?F????6V??V??fW'6?G?F?2??f'6?F?W2&??p????6V??V??fW'6?G??2&VV?&??VB6V6??B&W7BV??fW'6?G????V??gFW"W?FV?6?fR&W6V&6?'?vV&??WG&?72?F?R?&vW7B??FW&?F????6FV?2&??r?b??v?W"VGV6F?????7F?GWF???2?F?R?FW7B&??r?6W2?6V??B?6?F???#??g&?6?B#S2??F?Rv?&?B?F??2?2G&V?V?F?W2??&?fV?V?Bg&??F?R?7B&??rv??6??6VB?6V??BF??&B?6?F??????V???B3??g&?6?F?R&??r??f??fW2???FWV?FV?B??&?V7F?fR?g&VR?B?V?&?6W726??GV7FVB'?F?R7?&W&?WG&?72?"?7??6??F????&W6V&6?6?V?6???54?2?F?&?f?FR??f?&?F???&?WBF?RW&f?&??6R?bV??fW'6?F?W2g&?????fW"F?Rv?&?B&6VB??F?V?"vV"&W6V?6R?B??7B?vV"&W6V?6R?Bf?6?&??G?&RW6VB2??F?6F?'2?bv??&?W&f?&??6R?bV??fW'6?G??F?W6R??F?6F?'2F?R??F?66?V?BF?RFV6???r6???F?V?B?F?R&W6V&6?&W7V?G2?F?RW&6V?fVB??FW&?F????&W7F?vR?F?R???2v?F?F?R6???V??G??????6?VF??r??GW7G&???BV6????26V7F?'2??bF?RV??fW'6?G??F?R&??rv?fW2V??fW'6?F?W2FFVBGf?FvR????FW&?F????&V6?v??F????B???vW2?66???'6??2v&G2??B?6?Vv?V?G2F?V?"?&?WF??rVff?'G2'?GG&7F??r??&R7GVFV?G2??6V??V??fW'6?G??2?FR&V?&?&?RVff?'G2????FW&?&W6V&6??FV6???r?BV&?6???r?b6FV?2&W6V&6?v?&?2v??6??fR&VV?6GW&VB??F?RvV'6?FR?F?RvV'6?FR?2&?f?FVB?Ff?&?f?"????R66W76?&??G??b??f?&?F???F?F?RV??fW'6?G?( ?2f7V?G??B7GVFV?G2?F?RV??fW'6?G?vV"6?FR?26?&RF??G2F???7G&F?fR?B&W6V&6?&?6W76W2???B?b&?w&W72?2&VV?Wf?FV?B???V??F?7F?6R?BT?V&???rF?&?Vv?F?RT6?W2?v??6?7W?'G2&?F?f6R?F??f6R?BF?7F?6R?V&???r?F?RT6?W2?gV??gV?7F????V?F?G?6???WFRv?F?W6W"F???7G&F?fR?'F??T?'&'???V?FW6??BV&?6?G???f?'V?2??ffW'2f&?VB6?W'6W2??'W6??W72F???7G&F????6?6??66?V?6W2?V&?2?V?F??&??V7B?????r?B?F?V?F?72??B?2V?&???VB??&RF??S7GVFV?G26??6R??6WF?????VwW7B#?F?RV??fW'6?G??2F6?VBV?f?VBW'6???V?g&??V6?66?????f7V?G??BFW'F?V?BF?F?R&W7??6?&??G?f?"V?G?77W&?6R??&?w&??W2?ffW&VBF?&?Vv?T?V&???r?FWfV???V?G2???B??g&7G'V7GW&R6?W?VB'?F?RV??fW'6?G??b?B6?W'6W2??F?Rf'6?G?&R6??6?FW&VBF??fRWBF?Rf'6?G???F?R??V?v?B??F?W"??FVw&FVB?77VW2&R??F?R7FFR?b'BFV6?????w?G&????rf6??F?W2??F?R??7F?GWF???( ?2FW'F?V?B?b6???V??6F????B?VF?FV6?????w?F?B?2V?WfFVBF?R??G2??&?6?F???FW&?F?G&????r?F?RvV&??WG&?72&??r?66?&F??rF?F?RvV'6?FR?6?'&V?FW2vV??v?F??F?W"66?V?F?f?2w&F??r&V?6??&?2&W???BvV"&W6V?6R?????r?B&V?&?R??FWFW&????r??7B???r7GVFV?G2?BF?Rv??&?&W6V&6?6???V??G??)j??4???#?4U%D?d?T@?? ??f'6?G??Ww0???