The Federal University Ndufu-Alike Ikwo (FUNAI), Ebonyi State has matriculated over 2, 000 students for the 2017/2018 academic session.
In a matriculation ceremony held recently to usher in the freshmen
into the seven faculties and college of medicine of the university, the
Vice-chancellor, Professor Chinedum Nwajiuba noted that the students
were admitted based on their successes in O’ Level examinations, the
Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) examinations, as well as
the assessment/Post-UTME screening exercise, urging them not to joke
with the rare opportunity given to them by the University.
He stressed that out of more than 12,000 applicants who made the
University their first choice institution in the Unified Tertiary
Matriculation Examination only over 2,000 were admitted to study in the
University after going through its Post-UTME test and meeting the other
requisite admission criteria.
The Vice-chancellor further enjoined the students to work hard in
their studies by attending lectures, doing their assignments and
participating actively in all their academic activities to avoid the
consequences of academic failure.
“It is painful to note that of the 1,750 students that we admitted in
the 2016/17 session, about 232 were asked to withdraw and another 218
sent home for a year at the end of the session for reasons of poor
academic performance”, he stated.
He continued: “We expect this set to be different. To be different,
you have to focus on the main purpose for your coming to FUNAI. You are
here simply to study. Every other thing is secondary. Work hard and
behave well, and you will be successful. In the university you must pass
every course you register. This is not a secondary school where you may
fail a subject and still move on. I reiterate, you must pass every
course you register. You must also attend lectures as attendance to
lectures is a prerequisite to sit for examinations.”
Charging the students to shun social vices, the vice-chancellor
maintained that the university has zero tolerance to cultism,
examination malpractices, sorting, sexual harassment, indecent dressing,
stealing and other unwholesome behaviours, warning that culprits would
be fished out and sent home. He also informed them that the foundation
of the university was built on excellence and integrity, adding that
lecturers are not allowed to sell hand-outs while recommended books were
only to be purchased in the university bookshop. He equally assured
them of a serene and conducive learning environment as the challenges
faced by their predecessors have been arrested.
For their contribution to the infrastructural development of the
university so far, the vice-chancellor appreciated the role of
FUNAI-Parents Forum in providing lecture chairs, housing for junior
staff, and fencing of the university environment to ensure security of
lives and property on campus, and called on other investors to partner
the university in other rewarding areas.
In his words: “We must build a university campus that is secure and
inspires us to excel. That is why you must appreciate the little
sacrifice by the FUNAI-PARENTS FORUM in form of security contributions
for what it is; seeds being sowed for a better future. If we do not
develop our own, who will do that for us? I therefore charge you to
imbibe the spirit of FUNAI.”
One of the defining feature of this year’s matriculation ceremony,
just like last year, was that the event was decentralized and
faculty-based, allowing each faculty to conduct their respective
ceremony.
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