MONROVIA –The President of the College of Liberia (UL), Dr. Layli Maparyan, has awarded pupil Jao Malata for rising because the winner of the College’s seventy fifth Anniversary (Founder’s Day) brand design competitors.
By J.H. Webster Clayeh
Dr. Maparyan made the announcement whereas addressing journalists on the College’s important campus, following the official unveiling of the calendar of occasions for the establishment’s Diamond Jubilee celebration. She praised Malata’s paintings, describing it as a strong image that displays mild, data, service, transformation, and nationwide pleasure, whereas honoring the College’s historical past and legacy.
“At the moment, I’m happy and excited to disclose and launch UL’s particular seventy fifth Anniversary Brand,” Dr. Maparyan mentioned. “The UL Relations Workplace held a nationwide brand design contest, which attracted over 50 submissions that have been rigorously vetted by a range committee. I’m delighted to announce that the profitable design was produced by Jao Malata.”
Based on the UL President, the disclosing of the emblem symbolically marks the official launch of the College’s seventy fifth anniversary season. She additionally introduced an quantity of US$250 to Malata for his paintings.
Dr. Maparyan additional introduced that the official kickoff of the Diamond Jubilee celebration will happen on Founder’s Day, Sunday, February 15, 2026, underneath the theme “From Our Basis to Our Future: UL @ 75.”
She disclosed that the celebration will start with a Day of Thanksgiving and a multi-faith service on the Capitol Hill Campus, an occasion she mentioned will set the religious and reflective tone for the year-long commemoration.
Offering historic context, Dr. Maparyan famous that the establishment was based in 1862 as Liberia Faculty, Liberia’s nationwide establishment of upper studying and the second oldest greater training establishment in Africa. In 1951, Liberia Faculty was rechartered because the College of Liberia, marking a brand new period in its educational and nationwide mandate.
“On February 15, 2026—our Founder’s Day—UL will formally launch our year-long celebration of this milestone anniversary,” she mentioned.
Dr. Maparyan emphasised the College of Liberia’s central function in nationwide improvement, describing it because the nation’s flagship public college, the biggest establishment of upper training, and essentially the most accessible to Liberia’s numerous inhabitants.
She highlighted that UL’s significance extends past enrollment figures, noting that its alumni serve throughout key sectors together with authorities, training, well being, legislation, media, enterprise, and civil society. “UL’s historical past is inseparable from Liberia’s nationwide journey,” she confused.
The UL President additionally mirrored on the establishment’s resilience, noting that it has survived durations of nationwide hardship and restoration. She described UL’s endurance as a supply of nationwide pleasure, including that the Diamond Jubilee marks a second of renewal and transformation.
“On the verge of this Diamond Anniversary, we’re positioning UL for an additional chapter of transformation,” Dr. Maparyan said.
She additional defined that the College’s elevation to college standing in 1951 expanded its educational scope and nationwide tasks, resulting in curriculum progress, college enlargement, elevated analysis, skilled coaching alternatives, and larger contributions to nationwide management.
“We at the moment are celebrating seventy-five years of progress and improvement—from an establishment that when enrolled just a few hundred college students to 1 that now serves almost 30,000,” Dr. Maparyan mentioned. “This anniversary is designed to set the tone for the long run course of the College, constructing on its legacy as we transfer towards UL’s subsequent and finest chapter.”
