| Strathmore News :: June - July 2007 |
Couple Facilitating Course on Conjugal LoveJuly 31, 2007 Santiago and Amparo Garcia have been running a course in Nairobi on Conjugal Love for about 20 couples. They are qualified lecturers in Family Enrichment with Masters Degrees from the University of Navarre (Spain). More... Celtel and Strathmore Studying a Training PartnershipJuly 30, 2007 Celtel Kenya and Strathmore University are studying possibilities of the university offering specialized training for the company's staff. This was said by Celtel's Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Mr David Murray during an address to Strathmore University students that turned into a heart-to-heart discussion during question time on Monday, 30th July 2007 as Mr Murray pulled legs all over the floor. More... SU Hockey Teams Lift Trophies in TourneyJuly 28-29, 2007 The men and ladies hockey teams took part in the annual Green Sharks Tournament that was held at Nairobi Club on 28th and 29th July 2007. Strathmore was represented by two men's teams (Strathmore "A" and Strathmore "B") and one ladies team. The tournament saw experienced teams featuring in the Premier League like Kenya Police team, Wazalendo and hosts Green Sharks among others for the men's teams. In the ladies category experienced teams like Sliders, Nairobi Club, and Vikings took part. More... Ladies Basketball Team Beat KUJuly 2007 Swords, the ladies basketball team welcomed their new coach Sylvia Njeri by registering a well deserved win against arch rivals Kenyatta University. Under the guidance of Sylvia, Swords took charge of the game from the first quarter, and the game ended 44 – 27 in favor of Strathmore. More... Geeks Made in StrathmoreJuly 28, 2007 Faculty of Information Technology (FIT) graduates have a reputation for being articulate, high performers, disciplined, professional and are not expected to be any less, says Ms Topista Namasaka. More... SBS to Launch Healthcare Management ProgrammeJuly, 2007 Business schools around the world have much to offer in building the capacity of managers in health service institution, according to USAID (United States Agency for International Development). And Strathmore Business School is gearing up to play its part. More... Course on Resource Mobilisation UnderwayJuly 23, 2007 Strathmore University's Institute of Continuing Education (ICE) in collaboration with Resource Alliance (RA) has organised a 20-day course in resource mobilisation targeted at staff involved in fundraising for their organisations. The course will run from July 23 to October 19 and especially targets Non-government organisations (NGOs). More... Seminar for Teachers from the Archdiocese of NairobiJuly 20, 2007 90 primary school head teachers and over 50 principals of secondary schools drawn from the Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi attended the Art of leadership seminars given by Strathmore University's Institute of Humanities, Education and Development Studies (IHEDS). More... Visit to Embassy of ColombiaJuly 20, 2007 Johnson Mwawasi (4th year Bcom), Dorcas Otieno (3rd year Bcom) and Luis Borrallo, Director of Advancement, SU, were invited by the Colombian Embassy in Nairobi to commemorate Colombia National Day on 20th July 2007. More... Steadman to Offer Employment Opportunities to the Best GraduatesJuly 19, 2007 Steadman Group will offer employment opportunities to best three graduates from its second class of Steadman Centre for Applied Research Program, said the Group Chairman Roger Steadman. He was speaking during the graduation ceremony for the class at Strathmore University (SU) on Thursday, 19th July 2007. More... Strathmore Leos are Eric Shirley Shield ChampionsJuly 19, 2007 Leos, Strathmore University rugby team crowned a good run in the Eric Shirley Shield (ESS) league by clinching the diadem with a narrow 26-17 win over a star-studded Kenya Harlequin II on Saturday, 14th July 2007 at the Rugby Football Union of East Africa ground. More... SU and ICAN to Pilot Digital Villages ProjectJuly 18, 2007 Strathmore University (SU) and the International Charity Association Network (ICAN) www.icanhelps.com/home.htm have entered into a partnership to set up five pilot digital villages that will train and incubate businesses. More... Students Marketing Society Joins Chartered Institute of MarketingJuly 18, 2007 What started as a dream in November last year became a reality this June when the Strathmore University's Students' Marketing Society (SMS) became the first club in Kenya to join the world's largest association of marketing professionals, the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM). More... Vice Chancellor's Address to 2007/2008 FreshmenJuly 16, 2007 Strathmore University Vice-Chancellor Professor John Odhiambo described the University as inspiring and told the 2007/2008 freshmen that joining university was one of their best decisions in life. In a wide-ranging address delivered at the University's auditorium on the afternoon of Monday, 16th July 2007 that freshmen described as wonderful, Professor Odhiambo told the freshmen they deserve to be here. Before the address the Vice-Chancellor introduced the members of the academic council and the head of SU's mentoring services. More... Leos in Eric Shirley FinalsJuly 14, 2007 Strathmore University "Leos" qualified for the Eric Shirley Shield rugby tournament finals. Leos will play against Harlequins II at the KRFUEA grounds on Saturday 14th July 07 at 3.00pm. The winner will be promoted to Kenya Cup, the highest league in Kenya rugby. More... SU's MIT-AITI Program Attendants GraduateJuly 13, 2007 The 8th graduation ceremony for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Africa Internet Technology Initiative (MIT-AITI) summer programme was held on Friday 13th July 2007. The programme is a collaboration between Strathmore University and MIT. More... School of Accountancy ReunionJuly 13, 2007 Those who give of themselves immortalize themselves - they live lives that are far longer and fulfilling than their physical years, says Mr Eric Kimani, the Chief Executive Officer of Sameer Group. More... Lecturer to Study Trading Patterns at NSEJuly 9-12, 2007 Dr Silas Onyango, a lecturer in the Faculty of Commerce presented a paper on pattern recognition at an artificial intelligence (AI) conference in held in Orlando, Florida from 9th to 12th July 2007. The paper was titled "On the Pattern Recognition of Verhulst-logistic Itô Processes in Market Price Data." More.. 'The Call of the Entrepreneur' Africa premiere at StrathmoreJuly 11, 2007 'The Call of the Entrepreneur' a documentary produced by Acton Institute premiered in Africa on Wednesday 11th July 2007 at Strathmore University. The event was organized by Strathmore Business School (SBS). More... Sports Officer Presents Paper at Sports CongressJuly 7-10, 2007 Mr Isaac Mwangi, the Strathmore University Sports Officer presented a paper titled "Positional Assessment of Selected Skill Related Physical Fitness Components Amongst Male Kenyan Basketball Players" in the 2nd World Congress in Sports Management that was held on June 7th – 10th 2007 in the Greek city of Sparta. More... Lecturer Appointed an Independent Director at Standard GroupJuly 10, 2007 The board of directors of the Standard Group has appointed Dr James Boyd McFie, Mr Lerionka Samuel Tiampati and Ms Zehrabanu Janmohamed as independent directors. More... Kibera Youth GraduateJuly 6, 2007 20 youth from Kibera on Friday, July 6, 2007 graduated after undergoing a one month intensive business course at Strathmore University. The 20 come from various youth groups in Kibera slums. The course was organised by the University’s Community Outreach Department and facilitated by Strathmore University lecturers. More... SU Implements Integrated Accounting SystemJuly 3, 2007 Kuali, Strathmore University's new accounting system went live on Monday, 2nd July 2007. Kuali is an open source financial management system that addresses core financial operations. It is developed by universities for universities. It was originally developed by Indiana State University but it is now entrusted to a community of developers. More... Strathmore to be Awarded CharterJuly 2, 2007 During its meeting on 29th June 2007, the Commission for Higher Education (CHE) approved the award of a charter to Strathmore University. In a letter to SU Vice Chancellor dated 2nd July 2007, CHE Chief Executive Officer, Professor Everett Standa wrote the charter will be awarded on a date convenient to the President. More... Strategy Workshop for Heads of Private UniversitiesJuly 1, 2007 Heads of private universities in Kenya meeting under the auspices of Kenya Association of Private Universities (KAPU) held a strategy workshop in Naivasha from 29th June to 1st July 2007. The workshop was facilitated by George Njenga, Director, Strathmore Business School and Martin Wanjohi, ICT Director, Strathmore University. More... Nuncio Hails Strathmore's Contribution to EducationJune 30, 2007 The Papal Nuncio to Kenya His Excellency Archbishop Alain Paul Lebeaupin hailed Strathmore's contribution to education in the country when he celebrated a thanksgiving Mass for Saint Josemaria Escriva the founder of Opus Dei on Saturday, 30th June 2007 at the university's graduation square. More... Strathmore in Eric Shirley Semi-finalsJune 28, 2007 Strathmore University lads white washed Nondescript II 36–3 in the second round of the Eric Shirley Shield to qualify semi finals. In the first round that was played at Nairobi School which serves as the home ground for Strathmore the team had a lean margin of 8–0. More... Professor Michael Porter at Strathmore UniversityJune 25, 2007 On Monday, 25th June 2007, Strathmore Business School and the National Economic and Social Council (NESC) hosted Professor Michael E Porter of Harvard Business School for a lecture on Global Competitiveness at the Strathmore University Auditorium. More... SWAMI Celebrates 4th Graduation CeremonyJune 16, 2007 On Saturday 16th June 2007, 17 participants of the Strathmore-WOCCU African Management Institute (SWAMI) graduated in a colourful ceremony presided over by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Cooperative Development and Marketing, Mr Patrick Khaemba. More... Case Teaching Integral to Business Education in AfricaInternational Finance Corporation-Global Business Network (IFC-GBSN) has been involved in an effort to develop African businesses and business schools faculty. So far more than 60 lecturers and 100 teaching case have been developed in this effort in the last three years. More... Seminar on Communication in the FamilyJune 9, 2007 The Student Mentoring Services Department held a parents seminar on 9th June 2007. The topic of the seminar was: 'Marriage as the foundation of the family - communication in the family'. More... Staff Attending Quality Course in GermanyJune 2, 2007 Mrs C N Muchira Gatei, head of the Quality Assurance Department at the University is in the Witzenhausen town of Germany attending a one semester course - the University Staff Development Programme (UNISTAFF) run by the Institute for Socio-cultural Studies (ISOS). More... Leos Win Trophy in Nakuru Rugby TournamentJune 2, 2007 The "Leos" Strathmore University rugby team won the plate trophy in the Great Rift Nakuru 10 a side rugby tournament over on 1st to 3rd June. Leos who were seeded for the first time in the tournament owing to their performance last year when they made it to the semi-finals. They were in the same pool with JKUAT, Kabarak University, and hosts Nakuru. More... Lecturer presents paper in UKJune 2, 2007 Miss Fredah Mwiti, a lecturer in the Faculty of Commerce presented an academic paper at the 8th annual conference of International Academy of African Business and Development (IAABD) held at the London Metropolitan University in the United Kingdom (UK). The conference was held between 29th May and 2nd June 2007. The theme of the conference was: Building New Strategic Partnerships for Africa’s Economic Development. More... |