The Future is Here! - Kenya Methodist University

The Future is Here!
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March 2010
Vol. 2 Issue 3
KENYA METHODIST UNIVERSITY CAMPUS NEWSLETTER
Taking KeMU to greater heights
New VC Appointed
Prof Alfred Mwongera Mutema PhD.,
MBS, was officially appointed the Vice
Chancellor of the Kenya Methodist
University with effect from Thursday 25 th
March. This came following a University
council meeting held on the same day. The
council also appointed Professor Mutema a
Professor of Medical Education and Health
Systems Management.
The Chairman, University Council Rev. Dr.
Stephen Kanyaru M’Impwi, on behalf of the
council, appealed to members of staff and
students to support the management as we
all endeavour to carry KeMU to greater
heights of success and academic excellence.
He also added that he had full support from
the council.
Prof. Mutema, in a report, said that the
university will continue to provide high
quality education through innovative
curricula, teaching learning approaches,
assessment methods and evaluation models
that are appropriate for each academic
programme. He added that the university will
continue to undertake Needs Assessment in
determining the academic programmes that
need to be established in the university.
Prof. Mutema assured everyone that the newly
appointed University Council has taken bold
Editorial Team
Editor-in-Chief
Joy Kirimi Buria
Public Relations Office
joy.buria@kemu.ac.ke
Sub-Editor
Mercy Buria - Mirindi
Contributors
Pamela Nyagah
Daniel Nga’nga
Geoffrey Gathii
Margaret Njoroge
Prof. Alfred Mutema signing his appointment letter after council appointed him, looking on – the Chancellor, Rev Dr Stephen
Kanyaru M’Impwi at the KeMU Hub boardroom. (Inset) The newly appointed Vice Chancelor, Prof. Alfred Mutema.
steps in ensuring good corporate governance,
effective leadership, management practices
and a conducive environment for both
staff and students. He called on continuous
support and cooperation as we all manage
KeMU as a Christian and Ecumenical
institution of higher learning.
Announcing
Microsoft ®
Activation Event
This service gives students and alumni the power to
choose how they communicate and collaborate with
the people and communities around them.
Students can visit the Microsoft booth at the KeMU
Hub to activate their accounts. Live@EDU email
accounts are for Life and users can also POP in their
other email addresses namely, Hotmail, Live, Gmail,
Yahoo and others into the same mailbox , thus they
only log-in into their Live@EDU account and they
see all their other email which they can organize into
folders as they like.
On the 7 th , 8 th and 9 th of April 2010, KeMU and Microsoft shall
be launching Live@EDU for all the students in Nairobi Campus.
Students in other Campuses, including Meru and Nakuru, can
also activate their accounts.
Students will also be able to access Genuine Microsoft Office 2007 at Ksh.
3999.00 for 3 perpetual Licenses.
Q: What’s Microsoft Live@EDU?
A: Microsoft Live@EDU is a free e-mail offering for schools based on
Microsoft Exchange Labs. Live@EDU also provides access to other Microsoft
services such as Office Live Workspace, and Windows Live SkyDrive.
There will be some goodies for the first 500 students!
Kenya Methodist University Campus Newsletter - Vol. 2, March 2010

Live@EDU provides the following Services:-
Live Email Services – provides a 10MB
Mailbox based Exchange Server 2010,
students can send and receive email and
attachments.
Live Messenger - Instant Messaging tool
that includes online document exchange,
video conferencing, Voice and Telephone
Call (PC-PC).
Live Skydrive – a virtual drive that resides
on the cloud with 25GB of disk space where
students can organize their documents
from virtually anywhere.
Mobile Access – Students can access their
emails through email (this helps reduce
bandwidth constraints).
A message from the Ag. Associate Principal
Prof. Robert Gateru
God has a plan and purpose for
all of us at every particular time.
Most of the time, we find it hard
to understand, conceptualize or even tag
along with it. However, His will over our
lives and our destinies is supreme. KeMU
is a great institution that has come from
very far and we commend those who have
dedicated themselves to get it to where it is.
However, we are yet to even comprehend
how bright the future of KeMU is. All of us
are here for a particular reason and purpose
and that is what we need to find out.
For the students, you should be very
proud to be associated with this great
institution at this moment in time. Being
the largest “indigenous” private university
in Kenya, our commitment to quality and
efficient service will continue to grow.
My Space – a portal for students to host
a personal profile, write blogs, display a
status message and manage a network of
friends and peers.
Office Outlook Integration – allows
students to maintain offline access to
email (this helps reduce bandwidth
constraints).
Windows Live Mail – a free alternate
application for email offline email access
in the absence of Office Outlook.
Office Live Workspace – a document
center that aids document sharing and
collaboration.
Your support to management all along
has been tremendous and I yearn for the
continuation of that support. My team and
I will make student issues our top most
priority since we appreciate that you are
our most valued client. The university is
like an airport. From an airport one can
take off to virtually any destination in the
world. Use your time on campus wisely.
Of importance is not to get so entangled
in the occasional discomforts of an airport
lounge, rather to have your eyes set on your
destination once you leave the airport.
For the staff, as I have shared before, let us
re-dedicate ourselves to the vision, mission
and core values of this great institution. Let
the legacy we leave for those behind us be of
great admiration and inspiration to them.
As someone once said, Ability is what you
Live Website – this service allows students
to create their own websites using premier
technology based on shared designer. It is
an easy to follow process that incorporates
themes and template to get you going with
the site creation, if you have a domain you
own you can re-direct the URL to point to
your Windows Live Website.
Live@EDU Account also allows students
access to free genuine software. This
is through the MSDNAA (Microsoft
Developer Network Academic Alliance)
at the University.
Prof. Robert Gateru
are capable of doing, Motivation determines
what you do, Attitude determines how well
you do it.
Let us all serve KeMU not only for ourselves
but also for God, society and the future
generations.
After all, the future is here!
New Vice Chancellor’s
Visit to KeMU Nakuru
18 th March 2010 was a happy day for students and staff of KeMU
Nakuru who got a rare chance to interact first-hand with the new
vice chancellor Prof. Alfred Mutema, who toured the campus
alongside a strong delegation including the DVC - Finance and
Administration, the Registrar administration, Registrar academics,
Ag. Associate Principal, Dean of students and the Registrar –
Human Resource. The DVC was on a mission to pass the message
of assurance from the university’s council to students and staff
about the stability of Kenya Methodist University after the recent
administrative changes. He noted that the university’s council had
instituted necessary measures to ensure quality learning continued
across the university. The students aired their grievances amidst
thunderous applause from their colleagues on the excitement of
meeting their Vice Chancellor for the first time. The vice chancellor
provided response through his delegates and promised that his
administration would ensure that student matters are tackled with
due priority. He also urged the staff to pursue self development and
promised that his administration would promote professionalism
and equality.
Kenya Methodist University Campus Newsletter - Vol. 2, March 2010

Showcasing our own!
On 11 th to 14 th of March 2010, KeMU had the opportunity to showcase her programmes at the International
Educational Fair at Sarit Center. The event was a success. Here are some photos from the event!
The Nigerian High Commissioner paid us a visit
Mark, a KeMU student stresses a point to prospective clients.
Prospective clients going through the KeMU programmes.
Kenya Methodist University Campus Newsletter - Vol. 2, March 2010

Dr. Josphat Kiweu
One more Dr!
The Business Department in KeMU now has one more Dr! Dr. Josphat
Kiweu, in March 2010, graduated with a PhD in Finance from University
of Stellen Bosch, South Africa. Dr. Kiweu was one among 3 PhD graduates
in the faculty and the only Kenyan in the faculty. He has already been published
in one of the top most journals in finance – the Managerial Finance Journal. The
Business department in Nairobi organized a luncheon in his honour. During his
speech at the luncheon, Dr. Kiweu thanked all members of faculty at KeMU for
such a nicely organized impromptu surprise luncheon. A big congratulation to
Dr. Kiweu!
In Mombasa
It was all red ribbons in Mombasa Campus
as Peers educators and the entire Campus
observed “KeMU Students Against Drug Abuse
and the Spread of HIV/AIDS. At least 55 people,
both students and staff were counseled and tested
voluntarily. Drug abuse and HIV/AIDS awareness
was done in offices and classrooms for people to make
informed choices. The same HIV/AIDs awareness week
followed in Nairobi the week after, which saw members
of staff and students establish their status. The week
was climaxed by entertainment and presentations
organized by the department and students.
Announcements!
The National drama festivals took place on 2nd to 5th
April. During the National drama festivals, the KeMU
drama club will be performed an oral narrative named
‘Muruli’ and a play named ‘Maua’. The drama club has
been doing thorough rehearsals to ensure that they
emerge top winners in this year’s drama festival. More
details will be covered in our next issue.
Quotable Quotes
The reality is that changes are coming... They
must come. You must share in bringing them.
~John Hersey
We must learn to view change as a natural
phenomenon - to anticipate it and to plan for
it. The future is ours to channel in the direction
we want to go... we must continually ask
ourselves, “What will happen if...?” or better
still, “How can we make it happen?”
~Lisa Taylor~
NOTICE
School Based Programme - 2010 Calendar
April 2010 Session (Meru, Nairobi, Mombasa, Nakuru, Nyeri)
31 st March–6 th April (Wednesday–Tuesday)
Opening & Clearing for Exams for Continuing Students
6 th April–10 th April (Tuesday–Saturday)
New Students’ Admission & Registration
7 th April–9 th April (Tuesday–Friday)
Orientation of New Students
7 th April–12 th April (Wednesday–Monday)
EXAMINATIONS for continuing students
12 th April (Monday)
Registration for Continuing students
13 th April (Tuesday)
Lectures Begin
1 st may (Saturday)
LECTURES END
Registrar, Academic Affairs
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The future is here!
Kenya Methodist University Campus Newsletter - Vol. 2, March 2010