The Prof Amos C. Sawyer College of Social Sciences and Humanities (formerly Liberia College),University of Liberia, the pioneer of tertiary education in Liberia with history of academic excellence and tangible achievements in the educational sector and beyond of Liberia’s distinct borders, has recruited eight new talented group of academics, scholars and professionals with decorate degree in Social Sciences and Humanities. The College is delighted to announce that eight new Ph.D. holders have joined the faculty for the current academic semester 2021-2022. They are: Dr. Joseph Arku, Dr. D. Elliott Wreh-Wilson, Dr. Kula Marie Thompson-Williams, Dr. Nathaniel G. Gbessage, Dr. Henriette Lekoto, Dr. Dr. Lokokto Okele and Dr. Romeo D.N. Gbartea.
For the current academic year, the College has 258 faculty members, of which 176(68%) represents part-time faculty and 82(32%) represents full-time faculty. Out of the 258 faculty members, male records 219(85%) while female faculty represents 39(15%). The faculty breakdown shows 68(26%) Bachelor’s degree holders; 171 (67%) Master’s Degree holders and 19(7%) faculty with doctorate degree. The College offers 597 course sections of which 468(78%) taught face-to-face and 129 (22%) sections are taught online via Moodle platform.
Dr. Joseph Arko holds a Ph.D. Pragmatics Literary Comprehension from the University of Edinburgh in 2006. He also holds MPhil in English and Applied Linguistics from the University of Cambridge, 1995. In 1992, Dr. Arko earned his B.A. Degree (Hons) and Diploma in Education from the University of Cape Coast. For the past twenty-two years, Dr. Arko has served the Department of English, University of Cape Coast as a lecturer and taught courses in English Language (Grammar, Semantics, Stylistics, Error and Contrastive Analysis, Language and Literatures, Structure and Style) at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. He is hired as a full-time faculty in the Department of English and Language with the academic rank of Associate Professor.
Dr. Victoria Kikelomo Olugbemi has been hired in the Department of History. She holds B.A. Ed in History, M.A in History and International Studies and Ph.D. in History and International Studies from Federal College of Education, Okene, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, and Adekunle Ajasin University in Nigeria. She has acquired a wealth of knowledge and experience in teaching, supervision of projects, thesis writing and research and community services. She also attended and organized local and international conferences which can be of benefit to both students and lecturers in the department.
Dr. D. Elliott Wreh-Wilson earned his Ph.D. in Philosophy from Boston University in the United States in 1994. His dissertation concentrated on the topic: Community and Morality in African Thought: A Critique of Placide Temples’ Bantu Philosophy. He holds MA in Philosophy from Boston College in 1981. Dr. Wreh-Wilson also earned BA in Philosophy from St. Paul’s College Seminary, Gbarnga, Bong County in 1977. Dr. D. Elliott Wreh-Wilson has a vast knowledge and experience in academia, he served as President of William V.S.Tubman University in Harper, Maryland Country from 2018-2022. He also served as Vice President of Cuttington University from 2017-2018. Also served as Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and Coordinator, Graduate Studies and Research, Tubman University in 2016. From 2002-2013 Dr. Wreh-Wilson served as Chair, Department of Philosophy, Edinboro University, Pennsylvania, USA. He is hired as a full-time faculty in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies with the academic rank of Professor.
Dr. Romeo D.N. Gbartea holds Ph.D. in Industrial Sociology from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria in 2021. He also holds MA in Industrial Sociology from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria in 2009. In 2001 Dr. Gbartea earned his B.A. Degree in Sociology and in 2005 he also earned BA in History from the University of Liberia. Dr. Gbartea also earned diplomas in Fiscal Decentralization and Financial Management in 2014 from Duke University, North Carolina, USA. He has written extensively and published in journals and is currently working on the manuscript of his new book. Dr. Gbartea has served the University of Liberia for 15 years as a Part-Time Faculty in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology and has contributed immensely to quality teaching. Dr. Gbartea is being hired as a Full-time Faculty position with the rank of an Assistant Professor and he will be domiciled in the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology.
Dr. Lokokto Okele earned a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in Information and Communication Science, orientation: Strategic Management of Information and Communication in 2018 from the Higher Institute of Economic Studies, Guinea, Conakry, She also holds a master’s degree in Information and Communication Science, orientation: Strategic Management of Information and Communication. Dr. Okele also earned a DEA Diploma in Human Resource Management, Francophone Agency for Higher Education and Research. Dr. Okele has served as Associate Professor at the Higher Institute of Medical Techniques of Manono, Province of Tanganyika, Democratic Republic of Congo. She also served as French and History Teacher at the KALUM LA FONTAINE School, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. Dr. Okele has also served as Public Relations Officer at OSADER MEDIAL, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. She is hired as a Full-time Faculty with the rank of an Assistant Professor in the French Studies Unit, Department of English and Language Studies, University of Liberia.
Dr. Nathaniel G. Gbessage holds a Ph.D. in Rhetoric and Technical Communication from the Michigan Technical University in Houghton, Michigan in 2011.He also holds a master’s degree in Professional Writing from Towson University, Maryland, USA in 2005. He earned Bachelor of Science in Computer Information System from Strayer College, Washington D.C., USA in 1995. Dr. Gbessage, from 2012-2016 served as Professor, Department of Arts and Science, William V.S. Tubman University, Harper, Marylamd, and served as President, Grand Bassa Community College, Buchanan, grand Bassa Country. He is hired as a Full-time Faculty with the rank of an Assistant Professor in the Department of English and Language Studies, University of Liberia.
The College is also excited to announce that Dr. Kula Marie Thompson-Williams has been hired as a full-time faculty and Chairperson, Department of English and Language Studies, with the academic rank of Assistant Professor. She earned Ph.D. from New York and aught college courses in the United States of America. She is hard working, skillful, talented, professional and committed to her assigned duties. She is doing great job at the Department of English and Language Studies at the Prof. Amos C. Sawyer College of Social Sciences and humanities, University of Liberia.
According to the Dean of the College, Dr. Josephus M. Gray, it is remarkable to welcome such great academics, scholars and professionals to join the academic team of the College. Dr. Gray further expressed joy that the eight new facilities give the College the space required to expand and fill its role to the society. Dr. Gray, who expressed his enthusiasm for the hiring of such a diverse and talented group of academics, scholars and professionals, said he is excited to work with them to help strengthen college in several aspects.
Dr. Gray has expressed appreciation to the student-centered president of the University of Liberia who is also a unique team-player, Prof. Dr. Julius J. Sarwolo Nelson, Jr., truly a humanist and a well-balanced minded independently driven administrator for such appointments of high-quality experienced individuals from a variety of backgrounds to join the College’s faculty and staff,. Prof Amos C. Sawyer College (formerly) has a proud history of providing courses that help communities to grow and flourish, this focus on combining practical knowledge with quality learning and teaching. Interestingly, it was the first to be established in the country with a well-defined and founding mission. The College remains driven by its commitment to societies and is dedicated to providing quality programs and degrees in a flexible and supportive environment.
The College offers Bachelor of Arts (BA) Degree and Bachelor of Social Work Degree (BSW) in several disciplines. The minimum credit hours needed for completion of a specialized degree program is 128. Students are voluntarily allowed to choose from the six academic departments to fulfill a 4-year Baccalaureate Degree Requirements to earn a BA and BSW degrees. Students can take up to 15 credits for each of the eight academic semesters at the college.
Eleven academic units of the six departments confer a four-year Baccalaureate Degree in specialized fields of study. They are: English and Literature, French Studies, Social Work, Demography, Geography, Sociology, Criminology, History, Political Science, Communication and Media Studies, Philosophy and Religious Studies. The non-degree granting units are: Physical Education and Sports, Social Science, Arts and Crafts, ROTC and Liberian Languages. The various departments and units have been merged to six to reflect the current dynamics across the world as higher education institutions (HEIs) recognize the fact that the world is changing very rapidly and increasingly. While the Criminology Program is the latest to be introduced as a degree granting program.
Prof Amos C. Sawyer College of Social Sciences and Humanities is an interesting academic environment. It’s a small, supportive community hosted in a single roof of the Academic Complex of the University of Liberia. It is just a place where anyone soon know every face and it’s the best place with a beautiful land scape, with access to every possible amenity; but it sits at the heart of the university’s Fendall campus in Louisiana, Monyserrado County, few miles away from the capital.
The college has been successful in integrating research in all the degree granting departments, as a major requirement for completion. At Prof Amos C. Sawyer College, faculties pursue a full range of research interests related to their own academic disciplines. The college has harmonized the various academic departments’ curricula and introduced standardized research methodology course across the college. Students who successfully passed the research course are advanced for senior thesis writing or undertake a senior project as a special requirement to fulfill a-year Baccalaureate Degree Requirements to earn a Bachelor of Arts (BA) Degree.
The graduates of the college are making tremendous contributions to societies across the international sphere with obvious outputs in numerous areas including national development. Some have risen to serve as president, vice president, Justices of the Supreme Court, of minister, senator, Representative, Ambassador, president of tertiary institutions, heads of public corporations, standard-bearers of political parties, academic directors, deans and media expertise.
The College also strives to be among the most innovative academic institutions in the world. Its remains committed to empowering its students with requisite knowledge and practical skills vital to achieving personal and professional success in the changing local and global communities in which they live, work and compete in the job market. The College offers Bachelor of Arts (BA) Degree and Bachelor of Social Work Degree (BSW) in several disciplines. The minimum credit hours needed for completion of a specialized degree program is 128. Students are voluntarily allowed to choose from the six academic departments to fulfill a 4-year Baccalaureate Degree Requirements to earn a BA and BSW degrees. Students can take up to 15 credits for each of the eight academic semesters at the college.
The college was successful to harmonize the various academic departments’ curricula and successfully remodeled research methodology courses across the college to help sharpen the students’ skills and widen their horizons in research. Those who are successfully passed the research methodology studies are advanced for senior thesis writing or research project. Our graduates earn BA and BSW degrees in English, French, Demography, Geography, Sociology, Social Work, History, Political Science, Communication, Media Studies, Philosophy and Religious Studies and Criminology.
The College maintains academic excellence, quality teaching, broad based research and emphasizes professionalism, efficiency and productivity. Currently, there are six (6) academic departments in the College. The idea to merge the departments from 15 to six was based on the official request of the college through a petition to the Academic Coordination Committee (ACC) and Faculty Senate of the University of Liberia.
Eleven academic units of the six departments confer a four-year Baccalaureate Degree in specialized fields of study. They are: English and Literature, French Studies, Social Work, Demography, Geography, Sociology, Criminology, History, Political Science, Communication and Media Studies, Philosophy and Religious Studies. The non-degree granting units are: Physical Education and Sports, Social Science, Arts and Crafts, ROTC and Liberian Languages. The various departments and units have been merged to six to reflect the current dynamics across the world as higher education institutions (HEIs) recognize the fact that the world is changing very rapidly and increasingly. While the Criminology Program is the latest to be introduced as a degree granting program.
At the college, three certificates and diploma program are in place for capacity building and career development for others whom for particular reason mighty not want to pursue degree studies. The three programs are: (1) Joe W. Mulbah Center of Journalism and Public Relations (2) UL Center for Geographic Information System and Remote Sensing (3) Certificate in Statistics Program (CEST).
Bulk of the graduates of the College since its formation in 1862 has made tremendous contributions and sequentially are rendering their invaluable services to the various communities and societies across the international sphere with obvious outputs. Some of the alumni of the College went on to serve as president and vice presidents of the Republic of Liberia, ministers, senators, representatives, Ambassadors, Bishops, Legislators, foreign ministers, deputy ministers, commissioners, heads of public cooperation, standard-bearers of political parties, and religious leaders.
Others fruitfully moved onward to become Presidents, Vice Presidents, Deans, Academic Directors and Chairpersons of various departments of the University of Liberia. Currently, some of the graduates of the College are making tremendous contributions to the global society, and serving as engineers, pilots, lawyers, scientists, bankers, auditors, professors, managers, politicians, entrepreneurs, judges, military officers, law enforcement officers, policy-makers, media tycoons, and research fellow, among other professional fields.
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