PROVOST ASSURES OF COLLEGE UPLIFT TO UNIVERSITY
Provost Assures of College Uplift to University
The Provost of Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo, Dr Samuel Akintunde has assured the College community that the College Management is working round the clock to ensure all hands are on deck to uplift the College to a federal university of education as soon as possible.
Dr. Akintunde made the revelation at the matriculation of part-time NCE and Degree students at the New Centre for Educational Technology in the institution on Thursday, 1st April, 2021.
“All hands are on deck to ensure that the College becomes a full-fledged Federal University of Education,” he assured as he expressed his mind on the future of the foremost College while formally welcoming the newly matriculated part-time NCE and Degree students to the institution.
The Provost reeled out the numerous achievements of the College has recorded in recent times. He stated that the “College is one of the three institutions in Nigeria to pioneer e-voting, pioneer first fibre optic Internet campus TV in Nigeria, the establishment of Online Campus Radio for effective teaching and learning new digital courses, introduction of digital entrepreneurship, availability of facilities and infrastructures.
“We are in a new era now called New Normal World (NNW). The College has introduced online teaching and learning for her students not to miss out in the trend of things in the world,’’ the College chief administrator said.
He further stated that: “The College has been excelling over the years and has earned the title as the foremost teacher-training institution in Nigeria.
Dr. Akintunde promised the PTS freshmen that their examination results would be released promptly, stating that the College would strive hard to ensure that the degree students’ results would be promptly considered by the bodies at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife.
He warned the students to take their academics seriously and make the College their heritage, urging the students to make use of all learning facilities in the College that would enhance their academic pursuits and also engage in sports and recreational activities.
The College Chief Executive Officer informed the newly-matriculated students that a part-time student who graduated with First Class Honours in her PTS Degree programme in 2017 has been appointed into the College under the College fellowship programme.
He advised the fresh students to be of good character, embrace honesty, sincerity and live an impactful live and also be good ambassadors of the College and their parents.
The College Provost with the Registrar, Mrs Olufisayo Fakorede and the College Librarian, Mr Azino Akpokurerie led other members of the management in a sparkling and colourful ceremony that launched the fresh students into becoming the great Arbicans.
Present at the occasion were members of Admission and Academic Boards, the Director of Part-Time Studies, Dr. Festus Oluwole Afolabi; Deputy Registrar, Admissions and Academic Boards, Mr. Ola Balogun; Assistant Deputy Registrar, Admissions and Academic Boards, Mrs. Olayinka Ajayi; PTS School Officer, Mr. Emmanuel Akinnola.
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