| dc.description.abstract | Cosendai University of Nanga Eboko was granted the recognition of University
status by the Cameroonian government in October 14, 1996. However, despite its long
period of existence, Adventist University Cosendai of Nanga Eboko is still greatly
lacking modern learning facilities and dormitories, both for students and staff members.
This study was conducted in order to see how the change process can be
handled through review of documents, and data collected by use of questionnaires and
personal interviews from both students of that University, including faculty members
and lay members Findings show that there are problems that need to be solved first if
the infrastructural development of that university was to take place. Among
restraining forces to that infrastructural development is mismanagement of funds is
not to be neglected, it was found that an amount of one billion and eight hundred
million franc cfa was borrowed for the infrastructural development of the University
and, but, very less infrastructural development was achieved. The study also revealed
the leadership problems as one of the restraining forces because since its creation, five
Vice-chancellors have passed through that University and yet its outlook is almost the same The study also revealed the tremendous opportunities to that issue, for instance,
the members ‘readiness to contribute to the infrastructural development of A U C if
mobilized and if integrity and transparency in funds management become part of the
unquestionable values needed in the life of any given institution of good reputation.
The study also revealed that the land opportunity of Cosendai University, if taken
advantage of, in various productions, can boost the needed infrastructural
development. On the same perspective, visionary leadership, based on the actual
competitiveness of other private universities, on the base of interviews should find
ways of opening extra campuses to enlarge financial entries to achieve the
infrastructural development of Cosendai Adventist University of Nanga Eboko.
A program of infrastructural development for that University was therefore
developed on the basis of a rational taking advantage of both human and natural
opportunities and implementation of Christian values such as integrity, transparency,
dedication to God and to his work to that issue.
For this to succeed, the study recommends the following driving forces: total
commitment to God and to His work, it means that currently workers of that
university and decision makers for Cosendai Adventist University should both act
knowing that they are accountable before God for whatsoever they do for or against
this university. This implies that Christ like character is required from anyone of them.
When that is achieved in everyone concerned by this University, then all
efforts will look towards the well fare of Cosendai Adventist University. Also
required from decision makers is the integrity in human and funds management and
visionary and stable leadership. When these steps are fully followed, then great
infrastructural development for Cosendai Adventist University of Nanga Eboko will
be achieved. | en_US |
