| Strathmore News :: October - December 2007 |
Fr Paul's meditation on Christmas sceneDecember 24, 2007 These are words which the Prophet pronounced foreseeing in spirit the happiness and joy of the Blessed Virgin Mary this night. Oh, how she longed for the day she would see him and feed and hold him in her arms. And she spent many hours that night repeating the name over and over again. Jesus, Jesus, Jesus. I love you, my son, my little Jesus. The Child seems to feel what she feels. He too is awake and waiting. She is convinced he must yearn for her as much as he yearns for him. Read more... Alumni online database hits 300December 17, 2007 Strathmore Alumni Liaison Office (SALO) online database got its 300th subscriber on Monday, 17th December. Tom Mboya Aomo, an Assistant Controller in the Finance Department, Carrier Corporation (http://www.corp.carrier.com) was the 300th subscriber. Tom pursued CPA in Strathmore until 1997 when he left to pursue further studies in USA. Read more... Sperling and McFie decorated by StateDecember 12, 2007 Prof David Sperling and Dr James McFie were awarded the Elder of the Order of the Burning Spear (E.B.S) and the Moran of the Order of the Burning Spear (M.B.S) respectively by President Kibaki on 12th December 2007. The awards were announced in a special issue of 'The Kenya Gazette' dated 11th December 2007. Read more... Fare thee well AnthonyDecember, 2007 Members of Bachelor of Business Information Technology (BBIT) buried a former classmate, Antony Mboya Owala on 16th November 2007. Anthony pursued a Diploma in Business Information Technology (DBIT) in Strathmore between January 2006 and April 2007. Read more... Research is key to competitivenessDecember, 2007 Strathmore Business School (SBS) on Thursday, 6th December celebrated the end of the first year of the Steadman Applied Research Program (SCART) and the launch of the 2008 program. The third group of 15 participants in the program graduated at the event. Read more... SU's first Black BeltDecember 10, 2007 Strathmore University Karate Team participated in a joint training and grading session on Saturday, 1st December 2007 at Parkland Sports Club organized by the Japan Karate Association – Kenya (JKA-K). Three SU Karatekas, Stephen Rigii, Bernard Shibwabo and John Mwangi, participated in the grading exercise presided over by JKA-K officials. Read more... New Members of the FIT FamilyDecember 10, 2007 In a quest to strengthen the Faculty of Information Technology (FIT) teaching staff, Dr Freddie Acosta, the newly appointed Academic and Research Director of FIT visited Philippines, his home country to look for young and talented lecturers last month.To join FIT in January 2008 is Mr Melvin Ballera, a lecturer from the Philippines who is in his final year of his PhD in Computer Science (Artificial Intelligence). Mr Ballera holds as a BSc in Computer Engineering and a MSc in Computer Science. He is also a Microsoft Certified Professional and a CISCO Instructor. Read more... SU ladies the new Nairobi Basketball ChampsDecember, 2007 Strathmore University basketball team better known as "Swords" are the newly crowned Nairobi Basketball Association (NBA) champions. The feat means that they have been promoted to the national premier league. The Swords achieved the feat on 1st December 2007 when they beat the seasoned Predators in a final that was played in a best of 3 format. Read more... SU Shines at Kuali Financial System Conference in USADecember, 2007 Strathmore University shone brightly at the Kuali Days Conference held in Phoenix, Arizona on the 13th and 14th of November 2007.The University was represented by its Financial Accountant, Mr. Vincent Ndoloka and its ICT Director, Mr. Martin Wanjohi. Read more... Research is key to competitivenessDecember 6, 2007 Strathmore Business School (SBS) on Thursday, 6th December celebrated the end of the first year of the Steadman Applied Research Program (SCART) and the launch of the 2008 program. The third group of 15 participants in the program graduated at the event. Read more... Steadman MD to preside over graduation of SBS trained researchersDecember 6, 2007 Mr George Waititu, the Managing Director of Steadman Group will on Thursday 6th December preside over the graduation of the third group of Steadman Applied Research Program (SCART) participants in the auditorium. The event will begin at 2.30pm. The program is offered by Strathmore Business School in partnership with the Steadman Group. Read more... Consulting firm offering scholarships to SU studentsNovember, 2007 McKinney Rogers, a leading consultancy firm is offering scholarships to six students every year to pursue degrees courses in three East African countries that is, Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania. The firm is sponsoring two scholars per country. Read more... Hockey team visits Children's HomeNovember, 2007 As an act of gratitude, the men's hockey team, the Gladiators visited Mama Ngina Children's Home in Nairobi's South C. The team has had a very successful year. It is the reigning East Africa hockey club champion and nine of its members are in the national hockey team. The team gave the home Christmas gifts and spent some time with the children. Read more... SU lauded for organizing Microfinance ConferenceNovember 24, 2007 Lack of quality manpower is a hindrance to growth of Micro-finance institutions says Mr Kimanthi Mutua, CEO, K-Rep Bank. Mr Mutua said this while presenting a cheque of Kshs 200,000 to Prof John Odhiambo, Vice-Chancellor, Strathmore University at the first Micro-finance conference in Kenya held at the university on 23rd and 24th November 2007. Read more... Communication key to healthy familiesNovember 24, 2007 Daughters have a closer relationship with their fathers, so how should parents manage this relationship? Prof Meoli Kashorda says mothers should encourage this relationship so that fathers can communicate family values to the daughters. Speaking at a parent's seminar at the University, Prof Kashorda said if mothers are uncomfortable with the closeness between daughter and father, it means the relationship between spouses is poor. The seminar was on family relationships. Read more... Alumnus ordained DeaconNovember 23, 2007 Charles Wanyoike Mundia was ordained deacon on 24th November in Rome by the prelate of Opus Dei, Bishop Javier Eschevarria. Deacon Charles was admitted to pursue CPA in Strathmore's School of Accountancy (SOA) in January 1997. He joined University of Nairobi in 1998 to pursue a Bachelor of Commerce degree. At the same time, he continued his CPA studies. He graduated from SU in 2002. Read more... 74% of Kenyan companies don't have family supportive culturesNovember 23, 2007 A study conducted by Strathmore Business School's (SBS) Center for Research on Work and Family reveals that of 40 companies surveyed, 8% have no family policies, 28% have family policies which have never been implemented, 38% have policies which were seldom used while only 26% have family responsive cultures. Read more... Every individual has a role in realizing qualityNovember, 2007 A commentary on quality by Timothy Kipchumba, a BBIT IV student. "Creating a culture of continuous improvement" reads the University mission statement. The phrase refers to the personal contribution everybody can and should make to better quality in the University. Management, students, and staff - every member of Strathmore University fraternity - can make a personal contribution to quality. Read more... SU sweeps Daystar Sports TournamentNovember 18, 2007 Strathmore University teams took part in the Daystar University annual sports tournament that was held on 17th and 18th November 2007 and scooped all the top trophies in the sports they participated in. In men's basketball, SU "Blades" started off well by beating Kenya Methodist University 17-16 before dismissing hosts Daystar 26-24. They later beat Mombombo 16-15 to qualify for the semifinals. Read more... ICT can help devolve government and economic activity, says PSNovember 16, 2007 ICT can help devolve government services and facilitate economic activities, says Dr Bitange Ndemo, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information and Communication. The PS was speaking at Strathmore University on Friday, 16th November 2007 at the opening ceremony of AIESEC Kenya's 8-week long project on Education & ICT dubbed 'Destination MDGs'. Read more... Prison project on courseNovember 14, 2007 As part of its rehabilitation program, the Naivasha Maximum Security Prison runs a fully fledged learning institute. "The learning adds a lot of value to the rehabilitation program," says Danstan O. Ogore, the Officer in-charge of the prison. Read more... Top Brazilian coach holds soccer clinic in SUNovember 12-13, 2007 Marcelo Galvao, a top level coach from Brazil held a two-day soccer clinic at Strathmore University. The clinic held on 12th and 13th November was followed by a two-day recruitment drive at the University grounds that was attended by coaches from various teams and institutions as well as students. Read more... SWAMI's 5th graduation heldNovember 10, 2007 The 5th Strathmore-WOCCU African Management Institute (SWAMI) graduation ceremony was held on Saturday, 10th November at Strathmore University. 20 Savings and Credit Co-Operative (SACCO) professionals and eight board members from seven African countries graduated at the ceremony. Read more... Want quick money? Then don't go into businessNovember 10, 2007 17 youth from Madaraka and Kibera completed a two-week business course organized by the Community Outreach Programme (COP). The course ran from 29th October to 10th November. It covered time management, communication skills, business plan, feasibility study, accounting skills, business registration, ethics and end-user ICT skills. Read more... SU to share its experience in implementing KualiNovember 8, 2007 SU has been invited by the Kuali Foundation to give a presentation on its experiences in implementing the Kuali Finance System (KFS) at a conference in Phoenix, Arizona. SU was the first university to implement the new version of KFS worldwide. The presentation will be done by SU's ICT Director, Mr Martin Wanjohi, and SU's Finance Accountant, Mr Vincent Ndoloka. Read more... Lecturer emerges best in her classNovember, 2007 Miss Susan Kibe, a lecturer in the School of Accountancy (SOA) was the best student in the United States International University MBA class this year. The Director of SOA, Mr George Kairu says her achievement is testament to the high quality of SOA's faculty. Read more... SU now a Microsoft IT AcademyNovember, 2007 In recognition of its commitment to the success of its students through excellence in IT education, Strathmore University has been named a member of the Microsoft IT academy program. "The program will be launched at the university later this month, says Mr John Matogo, the Program's Administrator. Read more... The implementation of Academic Management System at SUNovember 2, 2007 The second Regional Eastern Africa Alumni (REAL) conference for University Staff Development Programme (UNISTAFF) took place in Lilongwe, Malawi this year from 29th October to 2nd November. The theme of conference was change and innovation in higher education. Read more... SBS to host first Kenyan Family & Work ForumNovember, 2007 Strathmore Business School (SBS) will host the first Kenyan Chief Executive Officer/Human Relations (CEO/HR) Forum on Friday, 23rd November 2007 at Serena Hotel. The theme of the forum is "Being a Family Responsible Company: A Luxury or Necessity?" Read more... SU is just beginning says Dr McFieNovember, 2007 Strathmore University is just beginning and it will take time and effort to build a reputation in the global scene, says Dr James McFie, a senior lecturer at the University. "The challenge we have is to be the best in the world," Dr McFie told the first group of ACCA students to successfully take the Computer-Based Examination (CBE) for the Accountant in Business. Read more... SU to lead Kenyan universities in Celtel Africa Challenge competitionNovember 1, 2007 Strathmore University will for the second time this year lead a contingent of Kenyan teams to a regional tournament after it emerged the country's champion in the Celtel Africa Challenge in-country tournament held on Thursday, 1st November 2007. Read more... SU triumph at national Karate championshipOctober 27, 2007 Strathmore University's Karate team took part in the first Japan Karate Association of Kenya (JKA-K) Shoto cup championship held at Utalii College on Saturday, 27th October 2007. More than seven teams and 80 individuals from various parts of the country participated in the tournament making it the biggest team championship in the country. Read more... The EdgeOctober 26, 2007 'The Edge' a comprehensive leadership pull-out written by renowned business scholars affiliated with Strathmore Business School is finally here. Launched on Friday 26th October, the pullout will mainly feature topics on management and leadership. It will be published on a quarterly basis. Read more... The state of knowledge management in KenyaOctober 25, 2007 Mr Nicodemus Maingi, a lecturer in the Faculty of Information Technology (FIT) presented a paper at Polytechnic of Namibia (Namibia's University of Science and Technology) 5th international conference in Windhoek. The theme of the conference held on 24th and 25th October was entrepreneurship and emerging economies. Read more... Advanced Healthcare Management Program takes offOctober 22, 2007 Lack of proper leadership and managerial capacity is the major problem facing Kenya's healthcare system today. This was said by Dr Maureen Nafula, the Director of Strathmore Business School (SBS) Advanced Healthcare Management Program (AHMP) which kicked off on Monday, 22nd October 2007 at Strathmore University. Read more... DLC printing books for UK publisher BPPStrathmore University through the Distance Learning Centre (DLC) has been contracted by BPP, a UK publisher to reproduce ACCA study texts and revision kits for 13 countries in the East and Central Africa region. The reproduced material cost 65% less than the material printed in UK, says Mr Richard Mailu, Director of DLC. Read more... Should IT Graduates Get an MBA?The pressure is on for IT practitioners in Kenya to prove their business savvy, and job advertisements for ICT Directors are asking for an MBA. Do IT practitioners need an MBA to make it as ICT Directors? Read more... AIESEC officials lunch with Attorney GeneralOctober 14, 2007 AIESEC officials from Kenyan universities were hosted to a lunch by the country's Attorney General, Hon Amos Wako at his Karen residence on Sunday, 14th October 2007. Hon Wako is an alum of AIESEC. Read more... Needed: men & women of integrity to manage healthcareOctober 9, 2007 Kenya, unlike Germany is on the right track in reversing trends in provision of health care because it costs more to maintain an aging population like that of Germany. This was said by Steffen Flessa, a professor of Health Care Management at the University of Greifswald. Read more... SU staff address IESE alumniSU lecturer Ms Lucy Gikonyo, and SU's Director of Advancement, Mr Luis Borrallo addressed some 2,000 executives and entrepreneurs gathered at IESE Business School's new campus in Barcelona to celebrate the beginning of IESE's 50th anniversary celebrations. Read more... Unilever presents Kshs 20,000 to Chancellor's award winnerBernard Oketch Omondi, the winner of the 2006-2007 academic year Chancellor's award was presented with a Kshs 20,000 cheque by Unilever Limited at this year's Prize Giving Day held on Monday, 8th October 2007. Also, the top three undergraduate students in each faculty and the best performing students in the School of Accountancy (SOA) were awarded at the ceremony. Read more... China is raring to do business, and Africa is beckoningOctober 8, 2007 With three trillion dollars in reserves, the Chinese are on the lookout for opportunities to invest, says Professor Jason Zunsheng Yin, a Chinese born scholar who chairs the Management Department at Stillman School of Business, Seton Hall University in USA. Read more... Strathmore University goes wireless… and laptops spring up in every corner of the campusOctober, 2007 Strathmore University has deployed a wireless network in its Madaraka campus. While the computer labs with nearly 300 desktop machines remain in the wired network, this new initiative targets the growing base of students who would like to access information and learning material from their classrooms, lecture halls, the cafeteria, court yards and the library. Read more... |