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International Peace Marathon Just coming on the heals of a resounding successful launch last year, the Africa University International Peace Marathon will this year be run on Saturday, September 27, 2003 in Mutare.International Peace Marathon would promote peace and unity in our communities and among nations. The marathon also aims at creating a more disciplined youth in our societies and thereby check the menace of social vices particularly the spread of HIV/AIDS. The unique feature of the Africa University International Peace Marathon is that, it has 10 race categories to cater for the full demographic spectrum of society. It accommodates the able bodied, the disabled, all age groups and the two genders. The race categories are 42 km main event (men and women), 21 km race for juniors and seniors (men and women), 10km wheelchair event (men and women), 5km fun ran for primary school going age children (boys and girls) and 500m fun race for pre-school age children (boys and girls). The 42km and 21km events start at different intervals from the Mutare city centre on Herbert Chitepo Street adjacent to the Meikles Park, goes through the Mutare business centre, high, medium and low-density suburbs of Mutare respectively, and ends on Africa University Campus. The Wheel
chair event starts near the Christmas Pass Hotel. The five Kilometre
event starts about half a kilometre on the Nyanga turn-off from The
Mutare–Harare highway, while the 500m race is run on the AU
campus. All the various race categories end at the same finishing
point on AU campus. The first male and the first female athletes in
the 42km main event to conquer the Summit of the Christ mass Pass
mountain range which is the main challenge of the marathon are respectively
crowned Christmas Pass mountain King and Queen, and are given special
cash prizes, courtesy of the Kingdom Bank. The maiden
Africa University International Peace Marathon, which took place on
November 9, 2002 was a resounding success. The event attracted a field
of three thousand athletes and thousands of spectators. Remember you
can be an instant millionaire by participating in the Africa University
International Peace Marathon. ‘Mens sana incorpore Sano’.
A sound mind lives in a sound FORMER BOARD MEMBER NO M0RE A
former Africa University Board Director, Mr. Abdullahi Jatau Filiya
recently died in his native country, Nigeria. Information received indicated
that Mr. Filiya died after a short illness. The Vice Chancellor, Professor
Rukudzo Murapa said that Mr. Filiya will surely be missed by many. The
Vice Chancellor said that Mr. Filiya who was elected into the AU Board
of Directors by Nigeria Annual Conference was a dedicated Christian,
who had a passion for the growth and development of the African continent. The American Marketing Foundation recently donated journals worth over US$1 000 to the Business section of the Jokomo/Yamada library. Mr. James Guzha, Senior Assistant Librarian for Management and Administration revealed that the donation of 24 journals in marketing was made possible by the generous gesture of the Board of Trustees of the American Marketing Association (AMA) Foundation, who through their Journal Distribution Programme intend to meet the demand for marketing information to help countries and their business leaders compete in a free market economy. The donated journals included fours issues for 2002 of each of AMA’s premier journals, the Journal of Marketing, Journal of Marketing Research, and journal of International Marketing, also included are six issues of Marketing Management and two issues for 2003 of Marketing News. The Foundation made a similar donation last year. Academic libraries in developing countries have seen their periodicals budgets dwindling over the past decade. Students and researchers from other institutions in the country will benefit from this donation since the Jokomo/Yamada Library offers reference facilities to these institutions. Mr. Guzha encouraged students and faculty to make maximum use of the journals, which are abreast of issues marketing issues. The journals are on the Management and Administration Display Shelves in the Periodicals Section. He extended appreciation to the American Marketing Association for their mission to keep the world informed.
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