THE founder and proprietor of the Crescent University, Abeokuta, Prince Bola Ajibola, has awarded 30 scholarships to new students to study courses of their choice beginning from the 2016/2017 academic session.
This was unveiled at the 12th matriculation of the university held on Saturday in Abeokuta.
A total of 454 students were matriculated into the colleges of Law; Information and Communication Technology; Social and Management Sciences; Natural and Applied Sciences; Environmental Sciences, and Postgraduate Studies.
In his matriculation address, the vice chancellor, Professor Ibraheem Gbajabiamila, restated the commitment of the institution to promoting corporate social responsibility in the education sector to benefit humanity.
Congratulating the students, Gbajabiamila said, “It is our esteemed resolve to train and produce men and women of strong character and integrity who can stand the test of time, build a virile and just society as encapsulated in the mission and vision of the university.”
He lauded the performance of Crescent University accreditation exercises by the National Universities Commission (NUC) which made it possible for most of the fresh students to be admitted into the university.
The vice chancellor told the new students that their primary assignment is their academic pursuit, and urged them not to allow peer group influence to distract them from academic work, since the level of their commitment to academic work would determine the degree of their performance in all examinations.
He also admonished the students to shun antisocial behaviours such as cultism, drug abuse, violence and examination malpractices, as any of these could lead to their expulsion from the university.