… 219 to Earn BA/BSW Degrees on May 29th Graduation
After four years of hard study and research, 219 candidates from the Prof. Amos C. Sawyer College of Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Liberia, have been cleared by the UL Faculty Senate to earn BA and BSW degrees at the May 29th commencement convocation.
The UL Faculty Senate, under the chairmanship of the President of the University of Liberia, Prof. Dr. Julius Julukon Sarwolo Nelson, approved the 219 candidates’ graduation after the Dean of the College, Prof. Dr. Josephus Moses Gray, presented the candidates to the Faculty Senate Meeting on Friday, May 19, 2023.
Prof. Gray informed the Senators that he was pleased and proud as Dean to request the 219 clearance for graduation during the University of Liberia’s 103rd convocation on the grounds that these candidates successfully completed their required course loads, including research work.
The females outpace the males in the college graduation for 2021-2022, which is expected to take place on Monday, May 29, 2023.
Women have accounted for over 60 percent of the candidates for the May 29th convocation due to the noteworthy rise in women at the university.
These candidates successfully completed a 4-year baccalaureate degree program in various disciplines in the social sciences and humanities.
Fortunately, the majority of the candidates are female. They include the four most outstanding final thesis oral defenses and presentations, as well as the student who earned the highest distinction for the 103rd graduating class at Amos C. Sawyer College.
The college is credited with producing a high number of female graduates at every convocation. It is the largest for women in the country, with the highest percentage of girls at the University of Liberia.
Too many great things are happening at the University of Liberia under the administration of the institution’s faculty-student-centered president, Prof. Dr. Julius Julukon Sarwolo Nelson, Jr.
Candidate data: 148 in Sociology, 18 in Communication and Media Studies, 14 in Social Work, 14 in Demography, 12 in Political Science, 8 in Geography, 4 in English, and 1 in History.
About 80 percent of female candidates are graduating above a 2.7 GPA, while 80% of male candidates are graduating below a 2.5. Also, the majority of the ‘DR’, ‘I,” and ‘AB’ grades are accounted for by males in the college; perhaps the males have been too engaged with non-academic activities such as unnecessary protections and disruptions of normal classes.
Meanwhile, the college has named the Best Student Undergraduate Thesis
Oral Defense Winners for the 2021-2022 Academic Year
Congratulations to the five outstanding students of the Prof. Amos C. Sawyer College of Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Liberia, for their splendid performance in this year’s final thesis oral defense and presentation.
The five winners are from the departments of social work, geography, English and language studies, and communication and media studies.
However, one of the five outstanding winners will be rewarded with a master’s degree studies scholarship on May 29, 2023, at UL’s 103rd convocation.
The fully-funded scholarship is offered by the Amos C. Sawyer Foundation to the Prof. Amos C. Sawyer College of Social Sciences and Humanities of the University of Liberia.
The five candidates vying for the academic award are Miss. Danielle T. Wornee, Department of Social Work
Topic: A Need for Social Services in Orphanages in Liberia: A Case Study of the St. Benetta Orphanage Home on Pipeline, Lower Johnsonville, Liberia
Miss. Juma Patricia Sando, Department of Geography
Topic: Evaluating Public Attitude and Behavior towards Waste Management in Red Light, Gogbarchop Market Mr. Dwilson Zawu, Department of English and Language Studies
Topic: The Theme of Betrayal: A Case Study of Three Shakespearean Plays and the Writings of Wilton Sankawolo Miss Rosetta Fardolo, Department of Communication and Media Studies
Topic: Impact of Management Support on Public Relations Performance: A Qualitative Study Sampling the Views of Participants in Private and Public Institutions Miss. Grace D. Moleyeaze, Department of Communication and Media Studies
Topic: Exploring the Perceptions of Liberian Business Organizations on Social Media Adoption as a Stakeholder-Engagement Tool
The winner will be named and presented to the President of the University of Liberia, Prof. Dr. Julius Julukon Sarwolo Nelson, during the university’s 103rd Commencement Convocation on May 29, 2023, the date scheduled for the college convocation.
So far, 64 candidates from across six academic departments, including history, geography, English and language studies, political science, communication and media studies, and social work, have participated in the three-week standard final thesis oral defense and presentation. It is one of the major requirements to earn BA and BSW degrees from the college.
Final thesis oral defense and presentation have been dormant across the college for about 15 years, but the academic exercises have been reactivated in line with best academic practices and the philosophical version of the institution’s faculty-student president, Prof. Dr. Nelson.
Members of the Thesis Panelists are Prof. Dr. D. Elliott Wreh-Wilson, Prof. Dr. Nathaniel Gbessagee, Cllr. Mark Bedor-Wla Freeman, Assistant Prof. Alexander O. Teaway, Chair; Mrs. Roseline Tomah-Weah, Co-chair; Mr. Roosevelt Tula, Mr. Abraham Fofana, Mr. Ernest Winderburk, and Rev. Leviticus O. Kollie. The Dean of the College, Prof. Dr. Josephus M. Gray, served as ex officio to the Committee.
So far, only two departments have failed to allow their candidates to participate in the academic exercise; eventually, it will be part of the curriculum approved by the UL Faculty Senate.
Congrats to all the candidates; you made the college, dean, chairpersons, faculty, students, family, and friends proud. I AM VERY PROUD TO BE YOUR DEAN!
