56 to bag First Class at Bowen 14th convocation

From right; The Acting Registrar, Bowen University, Mr Sunday Ilupeju; The Librarian of the institution, Dr. T. Adigun;the Vice Chancellor, Professor Joshua Ogunwole; the Deputy Vice Chancellor, Professor John Akande,The Chaplain of the university, Rev. (Dr) H. Okereafor and the Acting Bursar of the institution, Mr Steve Akanbi, at a press conference held on Monday to mark the 14th Conversation of of the university.

The 14th edition of Bowen University convocation, Iwo, in Osun State, has been slated for Saturday.

The university is expected to present certificates to not less than 868 students drawn from the College of Agriculture, Engineering and Sciences; College of Computing and Communication Studies; College of Health Sciences; College of Law; College of Liberal Studies; College of Management and Social Sciences and College of Post Graduate Studies, who have completed their academic programmes in their different departments of the university.

Fifty six of the graduates will bag the university’s First Class honour, while 302 will receive the Second Class Upper Division honour.

Tribune Online also gathered that the institution will confer its honorary degree on the President of African Development Bank, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, who is expected to deliver this year’s convocation lecture, entitled: “Africa’s Future: Positioning University to Nurture and Develop Entrepreneurial Initiatives.”

Addressing the pressmen on Monday at a press conference organised to mark this year’s convocation, the Vice-Chancellor of the institution, Professor Joshua Ogunwole, stated that, as part of the academic progress of the university, his administration has established a collaboration with the State University of Virginia, United State of America and the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) for the development of Super Dual Equatorial Radar Network (SuperDERN) system to aid the studies of atmospheric physics and monitor the equator.

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According to him, the project is going to be the first SuperDERN facility to monitor the whole of the lower latitude, he added that Global Positioning System has already been mounted, the first of its kind in the world to measure scintillation and Total Electron

He said: “ Let me inform you that in the area of infrastructural development, we have complied with the twenty-first-century approach to technologically driven infrastructure. In this light, the university will commission a smart card entry 288-bed space hostel during this convocation ceremony.

“Our mission is centered on creating conducive and dynamic teaching, learning and research environment that equips our graduates with christ-like character, positive attitude and sterling leadership qualities.

“We are not producing graduates that will be looking for white-collar job, but we have the ability to create job, or provide services that will be of high demand both in local and global markets, through our entrepreneurial tertiary education In this regard, Bowen University has zero tolerance for anything that will malign it’s the mission and vision statement.”

David Olagunju