Kenyatta University - Department of Gender and Development Studies

Learning to be a Leader: Whole Woman; Whole Leader; Whole World

The Candle for Leadership given to each Participant of the the GWLN 2015

The GWLN 2015 Coaches

Being Inspired in the Great Dinner at Silicon Valley.

Participants at the Great Dinner- Silicon Valley Los Santos

With some of the Participants from Nepal

Participants Awaiting to Declare the Vision for Each Leader

The Seven Member Kenyan Team in the GWLN 2015 Program, with the Kenyan Vision- “ We Believe a New World is Possible for Kenya Women”

Vision

An inclusive Department of excellence in knowledge creation, dissemination, skills development and capacity building.

Mission

To build intellectual capacity in gender and development scholarship by providing relevant academic programmes dedicated to strengthening and advancing the works of intellectuals, scholars, researchers, policy makers and practitioners committed to gender equity.

Objectives
The main objectives of the Department are to:

provide academic programmes in gender & development studies leading to the award of certificates, diplomas and degrees.
facilitate skills and professional upgrading in the use of gender as a tool for social analysis and transformation.
offer professional studies as well as reference material and documentation facilities in gender & development studies in Kenya and beyond,
facilitate research & dissemination on gender & development
hold, seminars, workshops and such activities.
provide fora for professional development through training and by facilitating exposure of its students and staff to profession-related environments and experiences.
offer advisory services to staff, government departments and organizations, institutions involved in gender work, development planners and other actors in the sector
develop knowledge and strategies for the advancement of gender equity,
enabling the development of skills and capacity in gender analysis;
facilitate links between intellectuals, policy makers and practitioners in understanding gender and development.

Aactivities of the Department
The Department of Gender and Development Studies specifically addresses issues that pertain to:

gender disparities of the sectors of the economy
socio-economic and development programmes
academic programmes on Gender and Development
research, analysis economic and development programmes,
provision of advisory and consultancy services locally regionally and internationally.
Acquisition and dissemination of information
networking with gender and development support groups
guiding and counseling

Academic Programmes
The Department offers the following academic programmes in Gender and development.

Short courses leading to award of Certificates and Diplomas for specific target groups• Under-graduate degree
Post-graduate Diploma
Masters degree
Doctor of philosophy (PHD)
University Common Units, 105 (HIV/AIDS & Drug Abuse) and 101 (Development Studies)

Non Academic Programmes

The Department undertakes the following outreach programmes:

Community service
Communication / Linkages

Achievements

Running academic programmes in Gender & Development studies
Successful sensitization seminars for students at Kenyatta University and surrounding community.
Accomplished various student and staff outreach activities
Establishing of networks and Linkages with like minded actors within and without Kenya
Established a Gender & Development Resource Center

Date Day Time Function Venue

September 2015

8th Tuesday 9.00 Departmental Meeting Arts Complex Boardroom

15th Tuesday 9.00 Meeting New Students Arts Complex Boardroom

24th Thursday 9.00 Postgraduate PhD Presentations Student & Business Centre

October 2015

8th Thursday 9.00 Exam setting and Moderation Arts Complex Boardroom

13^th Tuesday 9.00 Departmental Meeting Arts Complex Boardroom

22^nd Thursday 9.00 Postgraduate Presentations MA Student & Business Centre

November 2015

5th Thursday 9.00 Postgraduate Presentations MA Arts Complex Boardroom

10th Tuesday 9.00 Welfare Committee Student and Business Centre

19^th Thursday 9.00 Appraisal & Publication Arts Complex Boardroom

December 2015

8th Tuesday 9.00 Welfare Committee Arts Complex Boardroom

15th Tuesday 9.00 Departmental Meeting and Exams Arts Complex Boardroom

January 2016

11^th Monday 9.00 Curriculum Review Arts Complex Boardroom

14^th Thursday 9.00 Meet New Students Arts Complex Boardroom

20^th Wednesday 9.00 1^st Sem. Results Moderation Arts Complex Boardroom

21^st Thursday 9.00 Postgraduate Committee Student & Business Centre

February 2016

10th Wednesday 9.00 Exam Moderation Student & Business Centre

11th Thursday 9.00 Curriculum Review Committee Arts Complex Boardroom

18th Thursday 9.00 Postgraduate Committee Student & Business Centre

23rd Tuesday 9.00 QMS Committee Arts Complex Boardroom

March 2016

2nd Tuesday 9.00 Appraisal & Publication Committee Arts Complex Boardroom

14th Thursday 9.00 Curriculum Review Meeting Arts Complex Boardroom

17th Thursday 9.00 Postgraduate Committee Student & Business Centre

24th Thursday 9.00 Linkages Committee Arts Complex Boardroom

Welfare Computer Center

April 2016

14th Thursday 9.00 Examination Results Moderation Arts Complex Boardroom

May 2016

3rd Tuesday 9.00 Appraisal & Publication Committee Arts Complex Boardroom

16th Monday 9.00 Timetabling and Exam Committee Arts Complex Boardroom

19th Thursday 9.00 Postgraduate MA Presentation Student & Business Centre

June 2016

7th Tuesday 9.00 Exam Setting Moderation Arts Complex Boardroom

16th Thursday 9.00 Postgraduate Ph.D concept\Proposal Student & Business Centre

21st Tuesday 9.00 Linkages and Welfare Committee Arts Complex Boardroom

July 2016

5th Tuesday 9.00 Postgraduate Committee Meeting Student & Business Centre

12th Tuesday 9.00 Quality Management Systems Arts Complex Boardroom

26th Tuesday 9.00 Academic Advisory Committee Arts Complex Boardroom

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KENYATTA UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF GENDER & DEVELOPMENT STUDIES

SERVICE DELIVERY CHARTER

Services Offered

Registration of units
Teaching. (All Lecturers
Clearance of students
Reference letters
Recruitment of Part timers/Tutorial Fellows

Services Rendered	Requirement			Duration		Action by			Cost of Service
A. Registration of Units
Presentation of the signed registration documents Teaching	Registration form(s) Result slips Certificates Timetable Allocation of Workload Student Evaluation Forms Record of Students attendance list		Immediate		Head of Department Dept. Timetabler Head/Committee Class Reps/HoD Individual Lecturers		Nil
B. Processing of Exams (Missing marks)
Processing Exams Exam Setting Moderation of Exams Proof reading of Exams Administration of exams Exam marking-marks moderation & entry of (ii). Receiving of missing mark query from either: Student School Exam’s Coordinators University Exam’s Office		Examination Card Student’s I.D Departmental missing marks’ sheet School’s Missing mark query form	As soon as Query form is received at the department		Head of Department			Nil
			Feedback given within 7 days		Exam coordinators			Nil
C. Clearance of Students in the Department
Student presents clearance forms to the Department		Clearance forms signed		Immediately	Head of Department				Nil
D. Reference Letter
Student presents request for reference		Document to support request Reference letter issued		Immediately	Head of Department				Nil
E. Recruitment of part timers
Applicant presents request		Documents to support request		14 days	Head of Department				Nil

Contact Person:

Dr. Mildred J. Lodiaga

Head of Department:

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Office Tel: 8710901 Ext. 3501, Mobile: 0721469815

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Details: 22 November 2018

Dr. Samuel M. Mwangi

Chairperson
Department of Gender and Development Studies

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