The University College has established 4 major research and community outreach programs:

• Center for Micro-finance and Entrepreneurships Development  (CMED)
• Center for Technology and Economic Development (CTED)
• Center for Literacy and Numeracy Development (CLND)
• Center for Health Education and Promotion (CHEAP)

Goals:

1. To promote entrepreneurial and microfinance education and development in Ghana in particular and Africa in general.
2. To stimulate entrepreneurial leadership in the African private sector
3. To  serve as a catalyst for researching, identifying, teaching and disseminating the critical skills and values that enable entrepreneurs to succeed in Africa.
4. To encourage and collaborate with other organizations to support the development of entrepreneurs in Africa.

CMED Programs

The entrepreneurship development program to be pursued by this Center will be organized under four broad programs.

1. Children and youth entrepreneurial education programs
2. Adult entrepreneurship and micro finance development programs
3. Community and Rural entrepreneurship and micro finance programs
4. Consultancy and New Business consultancy programs

Goals:

1. Inspire and educate communities and youth on the role of technology in their lives at present and in the future.
2. Implement community based technology programs that will help the youth develop a passion for technology and an understanding of how it can enhance their lives by being users or inventors of technology.
3. Partner with existing community organizations and other non-profit organizations globally, particularly those focused on the promotion of information technology, to leverage existing resources and share best practices.
4. Help youth realize their dreams of technical literacy by acquiring computer knowledge and skills that will enable them to be productive community individuals and enthusiastic employees or employers.
5. Create the necessary environment for the development of business process outsourcing in Kumasi.

CTED Programs

• To train 500 Ghanaian youth, between ages 6 and 15 to use technology as a tool for learning and in their daily lives.
• 200 civil servants will participate in CTED's TechEnhancement program to gain skills to allow them to compete in the global workforce.
• 50 local community-based and non-profit organizations will benefit from the services offered.
• 10 local schools will participate in the Global Classmates program, a cross-cultural communication program.
• Establish a software testing center in Kumasi

Goals:

• Provide quality research-based professional development and resources such as teaching and learning materials, intervention strategies and initiatives to help schools and teachers in the environs meet the varying reading, writing and numeracy needs as well as skills for life of pupils in Primary and Basic Schools.
   
• The Center will also coordinate reading, writing and arithmetic projects among pupils in Basic Schools.
   
• The Center will stimulate discussions towards initiatives, interventions and opportunities for changing their society.
   
• The Center will devise strategies to make numeracy teaching meaningful to adult learners in their informal context as well as basic skill instruction in reading and writing.
  

The mission of the Center for Health Education and Promotion (CHEAP) is to conduct research to develop, evaluate, and disseminate health promotion and disease prevention programs in diverse settings and populations.
The Center’s aim is to network with health agencies and communities for health promotion and disease prevention research.

Research areas of the Center:

• Cancer prevention and control
• Cardiovascular health, nutrition, physical activity
• Asthma management
• Adolescent health
• Tobacco prevention initiative and cessation programs
• Continuing education network
• School health programs
• Alcohol abuse programs
• HIV prevention
• Violence prevention
• Women’s health

HEALTH EDUCATION
Our health educators provide the community with information, resources and strategies for preventing infectious diseases such as HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and Tuberculosis (TB).

They also provide outreach services, including a jail education/testing program, street outreach services and partnership creation and maintenance with community-based organizations that provide similar services. Our staff is available to implement programs on these health-related topics with community groups, churches and synagogues, businesses, civic clubs, individuals, youth groups, work sites, service agencies and others.

IMMUNIZATIONS
We provide adults 18 years or older with immunizations for vaccine-preventable diseases. Immunizations include, but are not limited to, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, tetanus and rabies. Charges for these immunizations vary.

BREAST CANCER EDUCATION
This program provides free screening and follow-up examinations for breast and cervical cancer to women who are age 50 and over. Services include blood pressure screening, cholesterol screening, mammogram, clinical breast exam and Pap smear.

Women must be Guilford County residents age 50 or older, not enrolled in Medicare part B or Medicaid, and meet income guidelines for the program.

Nursing Students will be assigned to 5 homes in the village community which they visit monthly. Student Nurses will identify health needs, such as maternal and child health, nutrition, sanitation and mental illnesses.

They also promote community participation and adult literacy. Student Nurses will also provide first aid services, and refer people to other health resources and facilities that they might require. The Student Nurses are not completely able to provide proper counseling services and monitoring and evaluation. Those with such needs may be referred to the appropriate agencies.

EXPECTED OUTCOME
As a result of the CHEAP program, more and more people will come to  recognize the need to immunize their infants. They also are better able to treat their children for diarrheal diseases with oral rehydration solutions. Pregnant women receive prenatal care, and give birth in a health facility.

It is expected that the infant mortality rate will decrease significantly. HIV education will prevent a large number of people from contacting the disease.
CHEAP will become significant sources of knowledge for the community. They will serve as an information source for a variety of community health issues.