Jayee University College gets IPR Chapter

THE Jayee University College (JUC) chapter of the Institute of Public Relations (IPR) was officially inaugurated in Accra on Friday to enable students to be abreast of the profession in the job market.
The ceremony also saw the first batch of seven new executives being inaugurated.
They are, Mr Francis Odonkor, President, Ms Mimmie Ross-Aikins, Vice President and Mr David Okai Sampah, the General Secretary in charge of Administration.
Others are, Nana Boakye James, Treasurer, Ms Portia Love Acheampong, General Secretary in charge of Finance and Messrs Gideon Osei Adamtey and Edward Effah-Brobbery as Public Relations Officer (PRO) and Organiser respectively.
The Executive Secretary of IPR, Ghana, Mr Joseph Dottey, who was the guest speaker for the occasion, noted that about fifty per cent of a person’s reputation was lost if the code of ethics and conducts were not taken in consideration.
He said students learnt different things in school while they practiced other things on the job.
Mr Dottey therefore asked the students to be serious with the code of professional standards so that the practice would not be marred.
“Respect anybody in the public that you deal with, do not look down on the external public and be mindful of how you build your image to become a credible PR practitioner”, he advised.
Mr Dotty urged the students to build their images on honesty and integrity in order to improve the standards of the profession.
Mr Joseph Emmanuel Donkor, Principal of JUC, noted that the purpose of tertiary education was to train students to be able to find their level on the job market to work effectively with their colleagues.
He therefore, congratulated the students who had worked tirelessly to uplift the image of the school.
The Assistant Patron of the Chapter, Mr Ken Awuku, noted that IPR was to help expand the frontier and growth of the profession as well as enhance cordial relationship with members of the society.
Mr Awuku also urged the students to live responsible leadership lifestyles for others to emulate.
For her part, the Council Member for students chapter cordination, Mrs Mavis Essandoh, advised the students to humble themselves while they listened to their publics in dealing with issues concerning them.
The Student Representative Council president of JUC, Mr Robert Dela Mawunyegah, congratulated the students for their laudable initiatives and advised them to help sustain the chapter.