What is ON THEIR SHOULDERS SHOW?
On their shoulders show is the platform SHOW that hosts
inspiration media, specifically for students in Food Science and Technology by
sharing testimonies and experiences with people in food related business or
entities/enterprises.
It was established to motivate the students in Food Science and
generally embodies inviting people in the field of (or related to) Food Science
and Technology to come and inspire the food science students still at the
university so as to foresee the prevailing situation and decide on how to
usefully make their profession. For, all the four years spent at university
would mean something reliable for the career pursuit.
Birth of the show
Truthfully; many of the students in Food Science were not
motivated and satisfied with the course they were studying. Albeit they were
all admitted to study Food Science And Technology, only few students had
applied for it before and only a few knew even what was it all about. It seemed
to be not feeling at home with the situation, despite all the time elapsed
being in the class, following different class sessions, working on various
assignments and continuous assessment tests.
Things were not to stay so. Some of the students looked at
how to deal with the situation so as to come out with a benefiting solution for
all the classmates. The solution would not only influence the mindset on Food
Science And Technology in students, but also the way lecturers, the staff
members of the department and the entire School Of Food Science and Technology in
the system of interaction in the academic aspect.
Students would not leave for other course departments; it
was too late for that. The only way was to continue the way forward but this
time, with a new view and perception. That is where and when the idea of
searching the source of the motivation and inspiration came from. A project
proposal was presented to the staff members and after the checking and
corrections as well as all necessary modifications, a program of inviting
people to inspire food science students was established.
Since students would stand on the shoulders of those giants
to see far (as Newton quotes in his popular quote); hence the name ON THEIR
SHOULDERS. And it would be carried out as a SHOW, which finally gave birth to
the appellation ON THEIR SHOULDERS SHOW (OTS SHOW).
Volunteering students immediately made an organizing team to
implement what was said in the proposal aforementioned. It started with
inviting lecturers to share their biography and later evolved with inviting
industry managers, CEOs and founders of various entities to come and share
their testimonies and experiences.
Effect and current
situation
Currently; the way is clear now for many of the students as
everyone now understands how Food Science and Technology is vitally needed in
the daily life, how nothing can be done by everyone without food and that only
professional dealers in food stuffs and the science behind could manage the
case. It even led to have dreams on pursuing their career in Food Science.
Students coming in YEAR ONE, are warmly welcomed in the ever
growing world of Food Science initiated by their elders (Class 2014-18). For,
the earlier the guideline is established, the better the future is prepared and
the lesser regret is likely to occur.
And the most amazing part of the story is that NO LONGER
REGRETS OF BEING ORIENTED IN FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, THE MAJORITY IS PROUD
OF BEING WHERE THEY ARE NOW. With The Almighty God’s hand, success will pursue
ON THEIR SHOULDERS SHOW.
The trend
The academic year 2017/18 started with the shifting of all food science and technology students (from Year 2 of course) at BUSOGO Campus. the new environment seems to be a welcoming one as the shifting will not disintegrate what had had been achieved, rather circumstances will strengthen the bond and the progress of the show. We hope to explore the opportunities found at Busogo Campus in building ourselves.