{"id":638,"date":"2026-05-01T13:21:33","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T13:21:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pu.ac.zm\/?p=638"},"modified":"2026-05-01T13:30:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T13:30:13","slug":"a-message-from-the-vice-chancellor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pu.ac.zm\/?p=638","title":{"rendered":"A message from The Vice Chancellor"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"display: flex; gap: 20px; align-items: flex-start; flex-wrap: wrap;\">\n<div style=\"flex: 1; min-width: 250px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto; border-radius: 8px;\" src=\"http:\/\/pu.ac.zm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/labour_day-252x300.jpg\" alt=\"Labour Day\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 2; min-width: 300px;\">\n<blockquote><p><strong>Labour Day Message from the Vice Chancellor<\/strong><br \/>\nDear Colleagues,<br \/>\nOn this Labour Day, I extend my heartfelt appreciation to all workers of Palabana University\u2014academic staff, administrative teams, technical experts, and support personnel. Your dedication, resilience, and commitment form the backbone of our institution. Your collective efforts\u2014whether in teaching, research, administration, student support, farm operations, technical services, security, maintenance, or general institutional service\u2014continue to shape Palabana University into a growing centre of excellence.<br \/>\nLabour Day reminds us that every role matters, every contribution counts, and every worker is part of the University\u2019s progress. Labour Day is not only a celebration of work but also a recognition of the dignity, discipline, and creativity that each of you brings to our university community. Together, we have built Palabana into a place of learning, innovation, and service to society. May this day bring renewed pride in your work, encouragement for the future, and recognition of the value you bring to Palabana University.<br \/>\nAs Vice Chancellor, I salute your contributions and encourage us all to continue fostering excellence, collaboration, and integrity in everything we do. May this day remind us that our collective effort is what drives Palabana University forward and ensures its lasting impact on Zambia and beyond.<br \/>\nHappy Labour Day to you and your families.<br \/>\nWith gratitude and respect,<br \/>\n<strong>Prof. Vernon R N Chinene, PhD.,<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Vice Chancellor <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Palabana University<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Labour Day Message from the Vice Chancellor Dear Colleagues, On this Labour Day, I extend my heartfelt appreciation to all workers of Palabana University\u2014academic staff, administrative teams, technical experts, and support personnel. Your dedication, resilience, and commitment form the backbone of our institution. Your collective efforts\u2014whether in teaching, research, administration, student support, farm operations, technical&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ca_portfolio_gallery_project_year":"","ca_portfolio_gallery_client":"","ca_portfolio_gallery_skills":"","ca_portfolio_gallery_url":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-638","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pu.ac.zm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/638","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pu.ac.zm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pu.ac.zm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pu.ac.zm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pu.ac.zm\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=638"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/pu.ac.zm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/638\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":642,"href":"https:\/\/pu.ac.zm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/638\/revisions\/642"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pu.ac.zm\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=638"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pu.ac.zm\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=638"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pu.ac.zm\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=638"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}