5. Normal breathing? Check

breathing – look, listen and feel

for signs of breathing

6. Start CPR-Cardiac compres-

sions: The ratio of 30 chest

compressions followed by 2

breaths, with a compression rate

of 100 per minute.

7. Mouth-to-mouth- put your

mouth over the person‟s and blow

into their mouth.

Dr. Khan stressed that administer-

ing CPR should only be stopped

for one of the following reasons:

the person revives and starts

breathing again on their own;

medical help, such as ambulance

paramedics, arrive to take over; or

the person performing the CPR is

forced to stop from physical ex-

haustion.

The next round of CPR classes is

scheduled for mid January 2012.

20 staff of the William V.S. Tub-

man University on Friday, No-

vember 18, 2011 participated in a

one day training session on

Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation

(CPR), held at the academic com-

plex of the William V. S. Tubman

University.

The session was facilitated by Dr.

Asad Khan, Medical Specialist/

Medical Doctor at the Pakistani

Level II Hospital in Harper, Mary-

land County, and was the first

round of a series of training ses-

sions to be sponsored by the Paki-

stani Level II Hospital.

According to Dr. Khan, Cardio-

Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) is

a combination of mouth-to-mouth

resuscitation and chest compres-

sions that delivers oxygen and

artificial blood circulation to a

person who is in cardiac arrest or

heart attack.

A „heart attack‟ occurs when the

heart is starved of oxygen. A heart

attack can „stun‟ the heart and

interrupt its rhythm and ability to

pump. If the heart stops pumping,

it is known as a cardiac arrest.

This is because the heart does not

receive enough oxygen and cannot

pump blood around the body.

There is no heartbeat because the

heart is not working.

The major causes of cardiac arrest

are heart disease , drowning, suf-

focation, poisonous gases, head

injury, drug overdose and electric

shock.

The session was based on theo-

retical and practical demonstra-

tions of the basic steps in CPR

administration.

The basic CPR steps, according to

Dr. Khan are:

1. Dangers? Check for danger,

approach with care and do not put

yourself in danger.

2. Responsive? Is the victim con-

scious? Gently touch and talk to

them, as if you are trying to wake

them up. If there is no response,

get help.

3. Call for help .

4. Open airway -Check the airway.

Gently tilt their head back, open

their mouth and look inside.

First Round of CPR Classes

W I L L I A M V . S . T U B M A N U N I V E R S I T Y Volume 1, Issue 3

Special points of in-

terest:

Harper an Alluring Para-

dise

Sports day at TU

Inside this issue:

First Round of CPR Classes

1

Student Capacity Building Seminar

2

College of Education, Division of Early Childhood

6

Students—Say—So

6

Transformation for Worthy Service

The Department of Student Clubs

& Activities in collaboration with

the Division of Students Affairs of

the William V.S. Tubman Univer-

sity have held an intensive

“Student Capacity Building Work-

shop” for student leaders.

The two day workshop which ran

from November 25—26 had its

venue at the gallery of the aca-

demic complex of TU.

The November 25–26, 2011 Ca-

pacity Building Workshop for

Student Leaders was intended

basically to provide and/or in-

crease the knowledge and skills of

25-30 student leaders in various

clubs and organizations as well as

the SGA on how they can effec-

tively and efficiently operate and

meet their objectives in the Uni-

versity community, taking into

consideration current university

policies and procedures, principles

of operation and core values.

Topics facilitated during the work-

shop were: Roles & Responsibili-

ties in the University Community,

Channels & Procedures for Com-

municating Effectively in the Uni-

versity Community, Time Man-

agement, Fundraising & Resource

Mobilization, Budget Forecasting,

Internal Controls, Financial Re-

porting and Internal Audits.

Facilitators for the workshop were

drawn from a wide range of fac-

ulty and staff of the university

with vast experience in their re-

spective fields and topics.

In a conversation with TU Times

at the beginning of the workshop,

Mr. J. Philip Augustus Theoway,

Director of Students Clubs and

Activities, who organized the

workshop said that at the end of

the workshop, it is expected that

student leaders would have devel-

oped an understanding of their

roles and responsibilities in the

university community in relations

to those of the overall university

administration. They should also

be able to employ system thinking

as a means of fostering the overall

objectives of the university and

develop efficient and effective

models of communication based

on the procedures and channels

provided by the university.

The Participants appreciated the

workshop , describing it as timely

and could not have come at a

better time, they were full of ap-

preciation for being partakers of

the Student Capacity Building

Workshop as they have been

equipped for better service not

only to the university but to their

communities.

For his part, Mr. Aaron S. Collins,

President of the Student Govern-

ment Association of Tubman

University, said that the workshop

was an eye opener and a source of

enlightenment for the effective

handling of student and faculty

related issues as well as a perform-

ance enhancement in being a

foreman of students at one of the

nations prestigious universities.

Facilitators at the workshop in-

cluded, Dr. Joseph T. Isaac, Vice

President for Administration, Mr.

Gbalee Gray, Mrs. Viola Lassanah-

Lincoln, Mr. Solo Otto Gaye, Mr.

Abraham Kiazolu, among others.

Capacity Building Workshop for Student Leaders

The November 25 – 26,

2011 Capacity Building

Workshop for Student

Leaders was intended

basically to provide and/

or increase the knowledge

and skills of 25-30 student

leaders in various clubs

and organizations as well

as the SGA on how they

can effectively and

efficiently operate and

meet their objectives in

t h e U n i v e r s i t y

community, taking into

consideration current

university policies and

procedures, principles of

operation and core values.

Page 2

Mr. J. Philip Augustus Theoway

Director

Students Clubs & Activities

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Volume 1, Issue 3

Pictorial of the Student’s Capacity Building Workshop

Are you in search for a place to have a

short vacation? Then an alluring para-

dise in Southeastern Liberia awaits

you. Hiking, biking, safari, fishing,

rafting, boating, sunbathing; beaches

lined with coconut trees could give

you peace and a better access to

Harper (Cape Palmas). These are just

few that mark Harper as a new and

key destination for tourism. Harper is

indeed a new paradise where investors

in the tourism industry can invest in

order to display undiscovered incredi-

ble beaches, high plains savanna,

lagoons, rivers, lakes and islands.

Though active tourism has not started

yet, many people have already placed

the city on their tourism map for

much needed relaxation and rest. In

recent times, the city has witnessed an

increase in foreign guests curious to

relax on oceanfront beaches with

access to "stress out reduction" re-

gime of swimming, boating, joking,

fishing and good sea food. “If tourism

catches on, it could bring more

money to those who are first to invest

here”, says a local businessman who is

interested in investing his money in

the Harper tourism industry.

Besides its natural beauty, Harper is

a historical destination, especially

for African-Americans. It is consid-

ered to be one of the traditional

h o m e t o w n s o f " A m e r i c o -

Liberians", descendants of freed

slaves from the United States who

settled in Liberia. Harper is also

the birth place of William V.S. Tub-

man, president of Liberia between

1944 and 1971. There are many

houses built with "African- Ameri-

can" influence, old architectural

styled churches reminiscent of the

early 20th century, and historical

statues or monuments to discover.

Rising incongruously from lush

vegetation on a steep slope above

sea level is a historical monument

which was erected in 1957 in honor

of the centennial of admission of

the state of Maryland , formally a

colony of Maryland Colonization

Society (USA) and briefly, an inde-

pendent nation, into Liberia as its

f i f t h c o u n t y i n 1 8 5 7 .

Shaped like an obelisk with an open

pavilion in the center containing

two statues ( A Grebo Chief & a

Free Slave) locked in an embrace,

the monument embodies nine-

teenth century events, from Afri-

can repatriation to nation-

building.

By the early 1850s, Harper was a

small, yet thriving, harbor town.

The colonists constructed a tower

on the top of Cape Palmas, and

they imported a lighthouse mecha-

nism from England, the beams of

which could be seen by sailors 20

miles out at sea. Today this light

house still stands in Harper.

Getting to Harper is a thirteen

(13) hour drive from the capital

Monrovia. Though commercial

flights have not been introduced

yet, the city still maintains a small

airport that could be used by pri-

vate or chattered aircrafts. Several

boats have already started moving

between Harper and Monrovia.

The city maintains a number of

guest houses, motels and even

individual homes that provide a

possible base for tourism.

Besides its natural

beauty, Harper is a

historical destination

especially for African-

A m e r i c a n s . I t i s

considered to be one of

t h e t r a d i t i o n a l

hometowns of "Americo-

Liberians", descendants

of freed slaves from the

United States who settled

in Liberia

Page 4

Cape Palmas (Harper) a Paradise to Visit By: Solo Otto Gaye

Mr. Solo Otto Gaye

Development Officer

Lake Shepherd is another lovely

place to fish, boat, and swim.

The lake which is approximately

15 miles long is divided from the

roaring Atlantic Ocean by a

green sliver of land with coconut

trees and a sandy beach. Located

on the lake is a floating market

where locals living at the upper

part of Lake Shepherd bring

fresh coconuts, cassava, and

vegetables for sale, a scene that

could be compared to that of the

floating market in Thailand.

There are myriad opportunities

to fish in Cape Palmas, from the

Cavalla to Hoffman Rivers,

where a small group of fisher-

men using dug-out wooden

boats ply the Atlantic Ocean.

Lobsters, swordfish, crayfish,

dolphins, manatees and other

marine species are abounding in

the under-fished waters of

Harper.

Arguably, the most exciting

event to witness is certainly the

traditional war dance and funer-

als with "talking coffins". Across

the Hoffman River in Big-town,

a Harper suburb, traditionally

occupied by the Grebos is most

often a scene of traditional "false

burials.

Cape Palmas alone can boast of

several lovely beaches and lakes.

The beach at Rock Town, 3 Kilo-

meters from Harper is found at the

mouth of a huge, green lagoon

where alluvial waters rush in and out

daily. Bathers can ride seven foot-

high waves unto shore or plunge

into the warm lagoon as kids somer-

sault and tumble in the nearby surf.

At Fish Town, the beach is more

protected from rough surf and bath-

ers can wade out in clear waters for

over 100 meters. A venture too can

leave one on the "Dead Island"

where coffins of Grebo chiefs, eld-

ers and high priests are piled on the

rocky islet.

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Volume 1, Issue 3

It is an annual event to celebrate

and remember the spirits of the

dead.

Traditional mask performers carry-

ing cutlasses, mortal pestles and

fanners dance to drums. "Docler",

as it is often called is performed

during the death of a high priest,

elder or when requested.

Dancers are decorated with chalk

and charcoal applied to their torsos

and faces. Some wear head gear

with cow horns and cutlasses in

one hand and a cow tail in another.

The performers dance in a circle

while a "Clown" entertains onlook-

ers with jokes and stories.

St. Mark Episcopal Church, Harper

Lake Shepherd with its beautiful Coconut Grove

Traditional Dancers

Historical Monument

The first few years of every

child‟s life shape how they see

the world and have a strong

influence on their future.

According to Ms. Lillian Nealy,

Director of Early Childhood, in

the College of Education at the

William V. S. Tubman Univer-

sity, her focus is on teaching

parents how to provide the right

form of education for their

children while they are still in

the state of infancy. She stressed

that the first three (3) years of

every child‟s life is the most

important in the child‟s brain

development.

Ms. Nealy has spent over 40

years in the field of childhood

development and has worked in

countries like Kenya, Niger,

USA ,etc.., and has just returned

from a conference in South

Africa, as a member of a group of

15 persons selected by the Early

Childhood Development Bureau

of the Ministry of Education.

The Conference focused on teach-

ing young children from a devel-

opmental approach and from a

physical, cognitive, social & emo-

tional perspective.

Ms. Nealy stressed that children

needs during early childhood are

different from those of older

schoolchildren, because early

childhood sees the greatest growth

and development, when the brain

develops most rapidly, almost at its

fullest. It is a period when walking,

talking, self-esteem, vision of the

world and moral foundations are

established. The early years of life

are critical to the development of

intelligence, personality and social

behavior.

Research on brain development

attests to the importance of key

mental, physical and social capabili-

ties. If these fundamental capabili-

ties are not well established from

the start, a child's learning potential

could adversely be affected. As

such, education in early childhood

must have its own specific practices

and issues.

Ms. Nealy further asserted that her

focus is on laying the foundation

for a developed educational system

and also a new approach to child-

hood development, pointing out

that she has developed a culturally

diverse curriculum for university

students in the field of Early Child-

hood that will be effective in help-

ing to see teaching from a different

perspective.

College of Education, Division of Early Childhood

―People and parents

need to look at children

as having the right to

play and being able to

develop physically,

cognitively, socially and

emotionally‖

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Students Say-So

“I will like to commend Dr.

Elizabeth Davis-Russell, along

with her co-workers, for their

tireless efforts in getting Tub-

man University to this level,

which has brought light and

knowledge to the southeastern

region, especially Marylanders.

Tubman University is a source

of quality education and excel-

lence. However, due to its

recent emergence, learning at

TU is a bit challenging.

Dr. Davis-Russell continuously

emphasizes that “Tubman

University is a 21st century

university which requires gradual

process to develop and improve”.

Therefore, we do anticipate im-

provement in the not too distant

future.

I would like to stimulate and ad-

monish students with the ambi-

tion of furthering their studies that

TU is the best medium/source of

acquiring quality education.

I also want to extend felicitations

to the facilitators of the recently

held Capacity Building Workshop.

The seminar was very enticing as

there were a lot of beneficial ideas and knowledge gained.

I wish to congratulate Dr. Joseph

T. Isaac who expounded on

“Leadership Ability & Time Man-

agement”. From him we have

come to understand our own

strengths and weaknesses.

I finally, want to recommend to

the university‟s administration to

provide more learning resources

like internet service and up-to-date

books for research purposes. It

worries me personally as a student

of the College of Agriculture to

walk in the library and see no shelf

that has the requisite books for the

College of Agriculture & Food

Sciences”.

Ms. Lillian Nealy

Director, Early Childhood

Name: Othello P. Dennis

Sex: Male

College: Agriculture

Major: General Agriculture

Ambition: Agriculturist

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Volume 1, Issue 3

Sports Day at William V.S. Tubman University

Transformation for Worthy Service

William V.S. Tubman University History & Facts

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Mission: Provide quality educational experiences that transform the lives

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