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PROFILE
DR. OSEI K. DARKWA, PRESIDENT
Ghana Technology University
CollegePMB 100, Accra North.
Ghana-West Africa
Phone: + 233 20 2698171 (Cell)
Phone: + 233 302 200618 (Office)
E-mail: odarkwa@gtuc.edu.gh
URL: http://www.gtuc.edu.gh
PROFILE
DR. OSEI K. DARKWA, PRESIDENT
Ghana Technology University
CollegePMB 100, Accra North.
Ghana-West Africa
Phone: + 233 20 269 8171 (Cell)
Phone: + 233 21 200618 (office)
E-mail: odarkwa@gtuc.edu.gh
URL: http://www.gtuc.edu.gh
EDUCATION
1995
Ph.D. Social Policy, Washington
University in St. Louis, January 1995
1988 - 1990
Post-Graduate Studies in Sociology
University of Oslo-Norway
1986
B.A (Hons) Sociology
University of Ghana-Legon
CERTIFICATION
2004 (October)
Commonwealth Association for Corporate Governance Certificate in
Corporate Governance
2000 (June)
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)
2000 (May)
Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
1999
Microsoft Certified Professional
1999
Microsoft Certified Professional + I
ACADEMIC HONORS
1994 & 1992 (April)
Recipient of the Mary Macleod Bethune Award from the Black
Honors and Awards Committee for leadership, service and scholastic
achievement at the 21st Annual W.E.B DuBois Honor and Award
Banquet.
August 1990 - 1995
Washington University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Fellowship
POSITION SINCE COLLEGE GRADUATION
2003 - 2004
2000 - 2004
1995 - 2000
2000
President, Ghana Technology University College
PROFILE
2004 (November)
- Present
2004 - Jan - November
1995 - 2002 (July)
1995 - 1998
1996 (Spring)
Senior Lecturer, Ghana Institute of Management and Public
Administration (GIMPA).
Visiting Lecturer, University of Ghana School of Social Work
Independent IT and Management Consultant in Staff
Development, Website Development, Computer Hardware,
Network and Systems Design and Analysis
Founder and Director, GhaCLAD Computer Training School,
Chicago, IL, USA. Center provided training in computer
hardware, networking, system analysis, and numerous
certification programs (A+, Network+, CCNA, CCNP, CCIE,
MCSE, OCP)
Founder, Asante Akim Multipurpose Community Telecentre,
Patriensa, A/A, Ghana
Assistant Professor, Jane Addams College of Social Work
Visiting Professor, GWB School of Social Work, Washington
University in St. Louis.
Visiting Lecturer, Rosary College (now Dominican University),
Oak Park, Illinois
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2007 - 2008
2006 - 2007
2003 - 2004
2000 - 2002
2002 (Aug - Sept.)
1995 - 2002
Guest Lecturer at the University of Ghana School of Social
Work. Taught both undergraduate and graduate courses in
Social Gerontology and Contemporary Issues in Ghana
Guest Lecturer in Social Research, Ghana Institute of
Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), Accra.
Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration
(GIMPA), Accra. Taught courses such as Electronic Commerce,
Computer Hardware, Management Information Systems,
Research Methods, and Computer Fundamentals
GhaCLAD Computer Training Center-Chicago, USA. Taught
computer courses leading to A+ Certification, Cisco Certified
Network Associate (CCNA), Certified Internet Webmaster
(CIW), Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE), and
Microsoft Office Suite.
GhaCLAD Technology Camp-Accra. Taught computer courses
such as Multimedia Production, Microsoft Office Suite, The
Internet, Website Development, and Computer Networking.
University of Illinois at Chicago. Taught Social Work Research;
Intergroup Relations in a Multicultural Society; Social Welfare
Policies and Services, and Management Information Systems
1996 (Spring)
Rosary College (now Dominican University), in River Forest, IL, USA.
PROFILE
Taught a course in Social Welfare Policies and Services.
1995 (Spring)
Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville (SIUE) Bachelor of Social Work
Program. Instructor: Social Work Practice.
1993 - 1995
GWB Master of Social Work (MSW) Program. Instructor: Human Diversity,
Social Welfare Policies and Services and Analysis of Practice.
1994 - 1995
University of Missouri-St. Louis Bachelor of Social Work Program. Instructor:
Social Welfare Policy and Human Behavior in the Social Environment.
1993 - 1994
African Resource Center, St. Louis, Mo. Instructor: Introduction to African
Culture.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
2004
Non-motorized transportation and Rural Socio-Economic Development: A
case study of the santé Akim Multipurpose Telecentre Micro-lending
programme
2002 - 2003
African Immigrants Needs Assessment Project, Chicago
1997 - 2002
Solar-Powered Multipurpose Community Telecentre Project, Ghana.
1999 - 2000
Ghana Telemedicine Project
1998 - 1999
The Caregiving Project, Chicago-USA
1996 - 1997
African American Welfare Reform Project. Contracted by the African
American Family Commission, Chicago.
1995 - 2000
Research Fellow, Midwest Latino Health Research, Training, and Policy
Center for Medical Treatment Effectiveness Program (MEDTEP). Project
Consultant and Reviewer
1993 - 1994
Research assistant under direction of Drs. Letha Chadiha, Enola Proctor, and
Nancy Morrow-Howell, Post Hospital Care for African-American Elderly
Study.
1991 - 1993
Research assistant under direction of Drs. Letha Chadiha, Enola Proctor, and
Nancy Morrow-Howell, Care Plan Study.
1991 - 1994
Research assistant under direction of Letha Chadiha, Ph.D. African American
Alzheimer's Awareness Project.
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RESEARCH INTERESTS
Electronic Commerce
Management Information Systems
Technology in the Classroom
Distance Learning
International Education and Virtual Institution Building
Multipurpose Community Telecentres (MCTs)
International Social Development
RESEARCH GRANTS OBTAINED
Creating and Internet-Based Engineering Education for West Africa. With the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Obafemi Awolowo University, 2009.
Planning Grant, US$50,000
Ministry of Manpower Development and Employment STEP Program Grant for
Youth Training in Computers, Multimedia Production, and Nonmotorized
transportation. November, 2003. $13,000
Information Technology & Distance Education Conference. July, 2000. United State
Agency for International Development. $10,000.
Relative Caregiving Project: Co-investigator with Nathan Linsk, James Glesson, and
Christopher Mitchell. Submitted to the Jane Addams College of Social Work.
Amount: $56,000 (July, 1998-June, 1999)
Information Technology & Distance Education Conference. May, 1998. USAID.
$12,000.
Processes Involved in Relative Caregiving: Principal Investigator with Nathan Linsk,
James Glesson, Hsieh Chang-Ming, Elizabeth Essex, and Christopher Mitchell.
Submitted to the Jane Addams College of Social Work. Amount: $90,000.
Impact of Welfare Reform on Predominantly African American Welfare Recipients.
Funded by the African American Family Commission. $26,000
Boys To Men Evaluation Project: Amount: $8,000.
Mo Ne Yo Tertiary Education Award for Excellence in ICT
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AWARDS RECEIVED
2007
PROFESSIONAL AND LEARNED SOCIETIES (MEMBERSHIP)
Engineers Without Borders
Inter-University Consortium for International Social Development
African Studies Association
African Gerontological Society
African Distance Education Association
CIVIC/VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS
National President, Engineers Without Borders
Ghana Computer Literacy and Distance Education Incorporated
African Distance Education Group
UNIVERSITY-WIDE COMMITTEES
1998 - 2002
2000 (April)
University Senate Representative
Intellectual Property Advisory Committee
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
1997 & 2000 (July)
Chair, International Planning Committee, Ghana Computer Literacy
and Distance Education Project.
1990-1992 (Winter)
Volunteer at Grace and Peace Winter Homeless Shelter for
Homeless Single Mothers.
JANE ADDAMS COLLEGE OF SOCIAL WORK COMMITTEES
1999 - 2000
Search
1999 - 2000
Admissions
1997 Doctoral
1997 Human Behavior and the Social Environment
1996 Social Welfare Policies and Services
1996 Research Division
1997 - 1998
Minority Affairs
MANUSCRIPT REVIEW FOR REEREED JOURNALS
Journal of Social Service Review
African Studies Association
PROFESSIONAL CONSULTATION
PROFILE
African American Family Commission
Southtown Youth Programs
African United Methodist Church
FELLOWSHIP
World Bank InfoDev. Conference Scholarship Fund
NATIONAL COMMITTEES AND BOARDS
2007
Member, Information Technology Enabled Service Governing Council
2006
Board Member, Asante Akyem Rural Bank
2006
Board Member, Oakbrook Ghana Limited
PUBLICATIONS (Refereed Journal Articles Only)
Darkwa, O.K.; Ross, A.. (2004). Role of Multipurpose Community Telecentres in the socio
economic transformation of rural areas: A Case Study of Asante Akim Multipurpose Community
Telecentre. GIMPA Journal of Leadership, Management and Administration. 2 (1), 108-124
Darkwa, O.K.; Mazibuko, N.M. (2002). Population Aging and Its Impact on Elderly Welfare in
Africa. The International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 54 (2), 107-123.
Darkwa, O.K. Toward a comprehensive understanding of the needs of elderly Ghanaians. Ageing
International. October, 2001.
Darkwa, O.K. (2000). Walking the Last Mile. Multipurpose Community Telecentres and Service
Delivery in Rural Africa. Social Development Issues, 22 (2/3) 71-76..
Bonner, G., Darkwa, O.D. (2000) Autopsy decision making among African Americans. Journal of
Alzheimer’s and Related Disorders. May, 2000.
Darkwa, O.K., Eskow, S. (2000). Creating an African Virtual Community College: Prospects and
Challenges. First Monday, 1-9.
Darkwa, O.K. (2000). An exploratory survey on the application of telemedicine in Ghana. Journal
of Telemedicine and Telecare. 6, 1-7.
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Darkwa, O.K. (2000). Social welfare in a global context, by James Midgley. A book review.
Journal of Social Services Research. 26, (3), 97-98.
Owen, W., Darkwa, O. (2000). Role of Multipurpose Community Telecentres in Accelerating
National Development in Ghana. First Monday (Peer-Reviewed Journal of the Internet). 1-9.
Darkwa, O.K., Mazibuko, F. (2000). Creating social work virtual learning communities in Africa.
The International Journal of Continuing Social Work Education, 3 (1), 15-24.
Darkwa, O.K., Mazibuko, F. (2000). Creating virtual learning communities in Africa: Prospects
and challenges. First Monday, 1-9.
Darkwa, O.K. (1999). Continuing social work education in an electronic age: The opportunities
and challenges facing social work educator in Ghana. The International Journal of Continuing
Social Work Education, 2 (1), 38-43.
Darkwa, O.K. (1999). Toward a national policy for the elderly in Ghana. Ageing International,
Summer, 31-45.
Darkwa, O. D. (1999). The elderly in rural Ghana: Health care needs and challenges Southern
African Journal of Gerontology, 8, 1, 19-22.
Herlan. P., Darkwa, O.K. (1999). Cultural relevancy of distance learning in Africa Distance
Education Report, November, 7-8.
Darkwa, O.K.; Herlan, P. (1999). Distance education as a new educational paradigm for promoting
higher education in Africa (Part I). Distance Education Report (May), 2-4.
Darkwa, O.K.; Herlan, P. (1999). Distance Education as a new educational paradigm for promoting
higher education in Africa (Part II). Distance Education Report (June), 2-4.
Chadiha, L., Morrow-Howell, N., Darkwa, O.K., Berg-Weger, M. (1998). Support systems of African
American family caregivers of elders with dementing illness. African American Research Perspectives.
Spring.9 104-114.
Proctor, E ,Chadiha, L.A., Morrow-Howell, N.,Chadiha, L., Darkwa, O.K., (1997). Physical and
cognitive impairment among chronically ill African American and White Elderly in home care
following hospital discharge. Medical Care, 35 (8), 782-791.
Darkwa, O.K. (1997) Reforming the Ghanaian social security system: Prospects and challenges.
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Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, 12 (2), 175-187.
Darkwa, O.K. (1997). Retirement policies and economic security for older people in Africa.
Southern African Journal of Gerontology, 6 (2), 32-26.
Chadiha, L.A., Proctor, E.K., Morrow-Howell, N., Darkwa, O.K. (1996). Religiosity and
churchbased assistance among chronically ill African-American and White Elderly. Journal of
Religious Gerontology, 10 (1), 17-36.
Rogge, M., Darkwa, O. (1996). Poverty and the Environment: An International Perspective for
Social Work Education". International Social Work . 39 (4) 395-409.
Chadiha, L.A., Enola Proctor., Morrow-Howell, N., Darkwa, O.K., Dore, P. (1995). “Post-hospital
home care for African-American and White elderly. The Gerontologist, 35 (2), 233-239.
Chadiha, L.A., Morrow-Howell, N., Darkwa, O.K., McGillick (1994). "Targeting the Black church
and clergy for disseminating knowledge about Alzheimer's Disease and caregivers supportive
services. American Journal of Alzheimer's Care, 9 (3), 17-20.
Book Chapter
Darkwa, O. K. (2006) Handbook of Social work in Health and Aging. Edited by Barbara Berkman
and Sarah D’Ambruoso. Pp. 967-972. Oxford University Press.
Work in Progress (Book Publication)
Darkwa, O.K. (in progress). Harnessing Information Communication Technology for the
Development of Africa.
PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS
2008
2008
2007
2007
2007
2005
2004
2004
2003
eLearning, the New Educational Paradigm and the Promise of Open and Distance
Learning. Keynote address delivered at the 3rd International Conference on ICT for
Development, Education and Training, Accra-Ghana, May 28-30, 2008
PROFILE
2008
Access to Information: The Role of Librarians. Keynote address delivered at the
Committee of University Librarians and Their Deputies Annual Conference,
Winneba
Role of Civil Societies in socio-economic development. Keynote Address delivered
during the launching of Engineers without Borders, January 12,2008, Accra-Ghana.
2008 Increasing the Utilization of ICT in Tertiary Education and National
Development. Presentation at the 59th Annual New Year School at the University of
Ghana, Legon. January 8
Quality Teacher Education Through Open and Distance Learning: The Next 50 Years
and Beyond. Keynote Address delivered at the National Teacher Education
Conference and the Launching of Association of Teacher Educators, May, 2007.
Ghana At 50: ICT and the Next Fifty Years. Lecture Delivered at the British Council,
in Commemoration with Ghana’s 50th Anniversary, May, 2007 2007 The Changing
Role of Universities in the 21st Century. Paper delivered at the Ghana Technology
University College Seminar Series, November, 2007
Telemedicine in Ghana. Cyberseries Organized by GINKS at Busy Internet, June,
2007
Distance Learning Workshop, Ghana Telecom Training Centre, March 17-18.
Creating Virtual Learning Communities in Africa, the GVCC Model, Ghana
Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), Accra-Ghana, June 5,
2005.
Social Security Reform in Ghana. Ghana Institute of Management and Public
Administration (GIMPA), Accra-Ghana, August 10, 2005.
Role of Information Communications Technology in Accelerating Development in
Africa. Mickinley High School, Niagara Falls, USA, Feb. 17-19, 2003.
2000
2000
2000
1999
1998
1998
1998
1998
Global Education, Distance Learning, and Alternative Energy. African
American Museum, Cleveland, OH, July 26-29.
PROFILE
2002
Harnessing the Power of Information Technology for Education, Health, and Social
Development in Africa. Keynote address presented at the Ghana Computer Literacy
and Distance Education Conference, Accra-Ghana, July 26-29.
Multipurpose Community Telecentres and Rural Socio-Economic Development in
Africa. Paper presented at the COMMSPHERE Conference, IIT, Madras-India,
February 29-March 2, 2000.
Role of Multipurpose Community Telecentres (MCT) in Delivering Services to the
Elderly in Rural Africa: The Asante Akim MCT. Paper presented at the Global Aging
Conference, Charleston, West Virginia, June 7-11, 2000.
"Walking the Last Mile":Multipurpose Community Telecentres and Rural Service
Delivery in Africa. Paper presented at the African Telemedicine Conference, Nairobi,
Kenya, February 19, 1999.
Multipurpose Community Telecentres and Rural Service Delivery in Africa. Paper
presented at the Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education
Conference, Orlando-Florida, November 7-13.
Using Multipurpose Community Telecentres to Provide Services to Rural Women in
Africa. Paper presented at the Second International Conference on Women in Africa
and the African Diaspora: Health & Human Rights, Indiana University- Purdue
University at Indianapolis, October 23-27.
AIDS Among African and African American Women: Towards a Comprehensive
Understanding of the Underlying Structural, Cultural, and Biological Factors. Paper
presented at the Second International Conference on Women in Africa and the
African Diaspora: Health & Human Rights, Indiana University-Purdue University at
Indianapolis, October 23-27. Presented with Dr. Dorie Gilbert-Martinez.
AIDS Prevention Among African women: The Role of Women’s Organizations,
Traditional Rulers, and Traditional Healers in Creating a Comprehensive
Community-based AIDS Education and Prevention Program. Paper presented at the
Second International Conference on Women in Africa and the African Diaspora:
Health & Human Rights, Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis,
October 23-27. Presented with Dr. Dorie Gilbert-Martinez.
1997
1997
1993
Social Work Education in an Electronic Age: The Experience of African Universities.
Paper presented in connection with the 40th anniversary celebration of social work
education in Ghana, May 27, 1998, Great Hall. 1998 Social Work Education in an
Electronic Age: The Opportunities and Challenges Confronting Social Work
Educators in Ghana. Paper presented in connection with the 40th anniversary
celebration of social work education in Ghana, May 27, 1998, Great Hall.
PROFILE
1998
Illness Behavior Among Elderly Africans in Chicago. Paper presented at the Illinois
Alliance for Aging Gerontology Certificate Program. October 10, 1997, at The Palmer
House Hilton. 1997 Retirement Policies and Economic Security for the Elderly in
Africa. Paper presented at the International Federation on Aging Conference in
Durban, South Africa. October 21, 1997.
Long-Term Care Service Needs Among Older Africans. Paper presented at the
International Federation on Aging Conference in Durban, South Africa. October 20,
1997.
Paper presented at the Council on Social Work Education Conference, Atlanta. “
Poverty and the Environment: An International Perspective for Social Work
Education". March 5, 1993, Atlanta, GA.
IT AND MANAGEMENT TRAINING PROGRAMS ORGANIZED
Corporate Governance and Leadership Development Lecture, GIMPA-Accra, October 6, 2004
Training in Management and Key Business Skills. Boys to Men Project, Chicago, February, 2001
Managing Diversity in the Workplace, Univ. of Illinois Jane Addams College of Social Work,
March 1998
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COMPUTER SOFTWARE SKILLS
SPSS (Version 11), FrontPage 2002, Dreamweaver 3/4, Microsoft Office Suite (MS Access
2000/XP, MS Word 2000/XP, MS Excel 2000/XP, MS PowerPoint/XP, Cisco Internetworking,
LANs, WANs, PC Hardware, Various proprietary software.
MEDIA PROJECTS
2006 (May-Present)
Weekly Columnist, ICT World, Ghanaian Times
2002 (July)
Guest, ABC Television, Chicago. Bill Campbell Show to talk about
GhaCLAD Technology Camp, 2002. July, 2002.
2002 (August)
Guest, National Public Radio, Chicago. Interview with Jerome
McDonald to talk about Sustainable Development in Africa.
August, 2002.
2002 (May)
Guest, National Public Radio, Chicago. Interview with Jerome
McDonald to talk about Asante Akim Multipurpose Community
Telecentre. May, 2002.
2001 (January)
Guest, Ghana Broadcasting Corporation Television Ghanaian
Professionals Abroad Program to talk about Ghana Computer
Literacy and Distance Education, Incorporated Technology
Initiatives in Ghana, January 20, 2001.
2000 (January)
Guest, Ghana Broadcasting Corporation Television Public Concern
Show to talk about International Education & Multipurpose
Community Telecentres, January 18, 2000.
1999 (October 17)
Guest, Ghana Broadcasting Corporation Television Breakfast
Show to talk about Distance Education. October 17, 1999.
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Referees
Professor Letha Chadiha
School of Social Work
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor
Professor Enola Proctor
GWB School of Social Work
Washington University
St. Louis, Mo
Professor Christine Hairston
Jane Addams College of Social Work
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, Illinois