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 Issue No. 8 | August 20, 2021 I Orientation Edition

Prof. Faith Nguru
Ag. Vice Chancellor &
Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic, Research & Student Affairs) 

Welcome,

We welcome all new students to Daystar University. As you join Daystar University for the very first time, please note of the following pertinent information below.

The orientation week begins on Monday, August 23, 2021 at the Main Campus, Athi River for full time day students. Transport to Athi River Campus will start leaving our Nairobi Campus at 6:45am with the last bus leaving at 9:00am. Follow these links to download the Day Orientation programme and the programme for VC's Welcome Address to New Parents.

Masters, PhD and evening students will have a virtual orientation starting at 5:30pm daily throughout the week. Click this link for the evening orientation programme. Login credentials are on the programme. We have prepared a complele Orientation Pack to guide you throughout the week.


Early Arrivals

Students and parents who might arrive ahead of Monday 23rd August or those who cannot travel back home same day due to curfew restrictions should assistance from the University Services Manager Ms Caroline Mwangi on Phone number: +254 712 374 946.  For other general inquiries please contact our Customer Care Desk on
+254 709 972 000(8:00am - 5:00pm Monday to Friday) or
Mobile: +254 748 100 759 (after 5:00pm/weekends).

Hostel Booking and Accommodation
First Year students are required to live on-campus in University Hostels.  Please be advised that rooms will be issued on arrival on a First-come-First-served basis. For more information on Hostel booking visit https://www.daystar.ac.ke/university-services.html

All new students freshly admitted in August 2021 are required to pay their semester fees in full within the Orientation Week running from
August 23 - 27, 2021.


Medical Cover
All students studying on-Campus are required to have medical cover which is payable through the University.  If you have a separate medical cover, you should bring a letter from your employer or insurance firm and submit it to the Human Resource Department on hr@daystar.ac.ke for exemption.  Full annual charges are included in the 2021/2022 Fees Structure which you received alongside your admission letter. 

KEY CONTACTS

School of Arts & Humanities

Administrator:Lydia Ndubai, 
Office: 2nd Annex - Next to Nairobi Baptist

sah@daystar.ac.ke
lndubai@daystar.ac.ke
 +254 709 972 259

School of Business & Economics
Administrator: Regina Kemboi,  Office: 4th Floor DAC Building

sbe@daystar.ac.ke / rndungu@daystar.ac.ke 
+254 709 972 322

School of
Communication

Administrator: Jennifer Ndanu, 
Office:  6th Floor DAC Building Athi River
sclpa@daystar.ac.ke  jmutie@daystar.ac.ke 
+254 709 972 259

School of Science, Engineering & Health

Administrator: Evaline Onyango,
Office: 1st Floor ICT Building, ATHI RIVER
sseh@daystar.ac.ke eonyango@daystar.ac.ke
+254 709 972 316

School of Human & Social Sciences

 Administrator: Amellia Bochaberi, 

Office:  5TH Floor DAC Building Nuru Centre Athi River

shss@daystar.ac.ke

bochaberiakyongo@daystar.ac.ke

+254 709 972 321

School of Nursing

Administrator: Dorcas Adamba,  Office: 2nd Floor DAC Building

son@daystar.ac.ke
dadamba@daystar.ac.ke

+254 709 972 316

School of Law

Administrator: Grace Ndeto, 

Office: 1st Floor DAC Building

sol@daystar.ac.ke
gndeto@daystar.ac.ke

+254 709 772 210

DRGS

Directorate or Graduate Studies:

postgraduatestudies@daystar.ac.ke 
+254 722 295 034 | +254721 663 924

FINANCE DEPARTMENT

All other Financial enquiries

finance@daystar.ac.ke 
+254 709 972 000

Certificate Students

smaingi@daystar.ac.ke
+254 709 972 231

Diploma Students & Degree students – Self - sponsored - NBI

rwaithaka@daystar.ac.ke 
+254 709 972 251

Degree student - Self-sponsored - ATHI

jkinyua@daystar.ac.ke 
+254 709 972 415

Degree students - Government sponsored

smutua@daystar.ac.ke
+254 709 972 530

Masters Students

finance@daystar.ac.ke
fmutua@daystar.ac.ke |
+254 709 972 352
+254 709 972 460

PhD & PGDE students

ckatua@daystar.ac.ke
+254 709 972 352

Financial aid / Financial difficulties

jkinoti@daystar.ac.ke
+254 709 972 353

NOTE:
Kindly SEND ONLY ONE EMAIL to the email indicated in your category for us to serve you better and faster.

ADMISSIONS AND RECORDS DEPARTMENT

Maurice Kioko

Registration support

mkioko@daystar.ac.ke
+254 709 972 623

Dr. Dorothy Kagwaini

Certificates & Transcript verification

dmuthoka@daystar.ac.ke
+254 709 972 357

James Waita

Admission queries

admissions@daystar.ac.ke
+254 709 972 294




Winnie Gathere

Timetable

wgathere@daystar.ac.ke |
+254 709 972 444

Paul Nganga

Credit transfer and Examination queries

pnganga@daystar.ac.ke 
+254 709 972 565


ICT DEPARTMENT

Tom Makunda

E-learning Support

tmakunda@daystar.ac.ke


Paul Saruni / Abdul Haleem

Email & Portal password reset

ictsupport@daystar.ac.ke
+254 709 972 324 | +254 709 972 293

Regards,

Prof. Faith Nguru

Ag. Vice Chancellor & Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic, Research & Student Affairs) 

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