Induction Ceremony

My friend, Barb, and her husband, Sam, invited me to attend the investiture & induction for the new Vice-Chancellor at the University for Development Studies. Sam's brother was the out-going Vice-Chancellor. Professional speeches were accompanied by traditional drums and tribal dancing, followed with refreshments at the Getfund Hotel on campus.

The local area's chief and his entourage of elders were sitting directly in front of us during the ceremony. For two hours, non-stop, a young man of about seventeen years of age had the full-time job of respectfully fanning his revered chief. Ten consecutive swipes of the fan with a three-second rest in between.

The University for Development Studies (UDS) was established in 1992 to blend the academic world with that of the community. It has steadily grown over the years and now operates four satellite campuses spread out in the three Northern Regions of Ghana.