SUACOCO – Cuttington University Alumni Association in the Americas (CUAA) has dedicated a $100,000 road project on the main campus of the university in Suakoko District #5, Bong County.
The rehabilitation of the entrance road corridor to the main campus was initiated and implemented by the Alumni Association of Cuttington University in the Americas (CUAAA).
Before its rehabilitation, the road posed significant challenges for students, faculty, administration, and citizens accessing the campus.
Cyril A. Tarpeh, Region I Chairperson of the Cuttington University Alumni Association, who represented the President of the Alumni Association in the Americas, Miss Massa Morgan, stated that the road project is part of the Association’s efforts to give back to their alma mater.
“The completion of the road project will help alleviate some of the long-standing challenges students of the university have been facing,” Mr. Tarpeh emphasized.
He revealed that the project was a collaborative effort between the current administration of the university and the Alumni Association, both at home and abroad, aimed at improving the quality of the learning environment.
Mr. Tarpeh informed attendees that the funding for the road project was galvanized through dues payments and other contributions from members of the Association in the Americas.
He believes that the only way Cuttington can continue to experience speedy growth and development is when graduates of the institution begin to give back.
Mr. Tarpeh placed the cost of the approximately 340-meter road project, from the entrance of the university to the main campus, at $100,000.
“We have decided to give back to Cuttington as an Alumni Association, and we have also planned to reconstruct the Agape Clinic into a 20-bedroom clinic for the betterment of students attending the institution and the citizens of Bong County,” Mr. Tarpeh added.
The Agape Clinic, responsible for providing first aid treatment for students on the main campus, is on the verge of major reconditioning, along with other projects.
Further plans include working with the administration to rebuild the Rally Hall Dormitory, which was gutted by fire years ago, and stabilizing electricity on the university’s main campus.
Dr. Romelle A. Horton, President of Cuttington University, lauded the CUAAA for the initiative and encouraged graduates to engage with the Alumni Association.
During the dedication ceremony, Liberia Vice President Jeremiah Kpan Koung praised the CUAAA’s efforts in the rebuilding process of their alma mater. VP Koung, also a graduate of Cuttington, donated one thousand bags of cement to support the construction of the proposed 20-bedroom clinic on the university campus.
“As Vice President and a former student leader of this esteemed institution, I pledge my full commitment to supporting all developments at Cuttington University,” VP Koung noted.
Following the ceremony, VP Koung toured the newly dedicated road and some facilities on the Cuttington University campus in Suakoko, Bong County. The ceremony, held on October 12, 2024, was attended by government officials, local leaders, students, alumni, lecturers, and administrators, among others.
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