The Journalism and Media Students Association (JOMSA) at the University of Media, Arts and Communication (UniMAC) has been officially launched.
The launch, which came off on Friday, 13th February, 2026, marked the culmination of a sustained effort to constitute student leadership within the School of Journalism and Media Studies (SOJAMS).
During a brief ceremony held as part of the university’s World Radio Day programme on the South Legon campus, faculty leaders outdoored the new batch of executives set to lead journalism students.
They are Pascal Senyo Gamor-Kasese, President; Selina Narkie Nartey, Vice-President; Margaret Ahenkan, General Secretary; and Mary Obenney, Communications Director.
The others are Bernard Isaac Opoku, Financial Secretary, and Esther Asante, Organising Secretary.
The Dean of SOJAMS, Professor Etse Sikanku, encouraged the new student leaders to champion initiatives that will enhance the capacity of journalism students and elevate the school.
He stressed that the executives were going to be integral to the planning of faculty events.
Professor Sikanku also singled out former Faculty Officer of SOJAMS, Mrs Mary Anum Agbanye, for her steadfast push to realise a student administration within the faculty.
He said the inauguration would not have seen the light of day but for her persistence.
Following his inauguration as JOMSA President, Pascal Gamor-Kasese told the media he had fresh plans to help students acquire the requisite skills to enable them become better storytellers.
“I seek to bring new ideas to the field. We want to inspire ourselves as potential journalists to be able to tell and write compelling stories,” he told reporters. “These include stories of societies that are unheard.”
He said one area he intends to strengthen is faculty–alumni relations, which are not as vibrant as they should be for productive outcomes.
The newly elected president said while some alumni regularly participate in faculty activities, there is an absence of structural ties that could further enhance engagement.
“We want to make sure we create a platform where we get our alumni on board. I conducted research and realised that our engagement with the alumni of this institution is very poor,” he observed.
“Yes, we see some alumni attend programmes, but it cannot be compared to other institutions.”
He also noted that he would liaise with fellow executives and other resource persons to organise digital training sessions for journalism students.
The team leading the journalism students consists of two males and four females, an indication of adequate female participation in a female-dominated faculty.
While Mr Gamor-Kasese and his team had been working in acting capacities for some time, the inauguration marks the official commencement of their tenure of office.
By Mitchell Asare Amoamah
