The Vice-Chancellor of
Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Professor Joseph Kinanee, has advised newly admitted students to take their studies seriously so as to obtain  First  Class.
He gave the advice while declaring open, a three-day orientation programme for fresh students in the new university auditonum recently.
Professor Kinanee welcomed and congratulated the students for gaining admission into the university but warned that only hard work would earn them success.
He  appealed to them  to bear with the university authorities  on challenges faced with the recent mode of fees  payment and promised that it would be resolved soon to enable them start paying from the  comfort of their homes.
The Vice-Chancellor enjoined them to be proud of the institution and abide by the rules and regulations, stressing  that they would be shown the way out if they indulged in cultism,  examination malpractice impersonation and other vices. He encouraged them to report  cases of harassment by lecturers and admonished them to also dress in a befitting manner.
He remarked that state Government was working towards moving  the university to an   enviable height with provision of  infrastructural facilities      and stressed the need for them  to key into government policies as they could end up coming back to occupy positions in the university after graduation.
Speaking on university regulations, and the requirements for graduating within the stipulated time frame, the Registrar of the university, Barrister Ikem Adiele emphasised the  need for them to pass all their required compulsory, as well as optional courses. He admonished them not to get involved in unapproved methods of passing their courses but to justify the huge investments on them by their parents.
The Registrar reminded the students to obey all rules and regulations, write their examinations without assistance and notify their faculties and departments if they were unable to write their examination due to ill health. He told them that the era of waiting for certificates years after graduation was over and.said that their certificates would be issued to them on the day of graduation.
The University Librarian. Dr. Boma Obi during a presentation on the use of the Library opined that the average self made millionaire reads one book monthly while the average successful person reads a book in a year She noted that readers were leaders and said that for them to excel and be ahead of their peers they had to read to sustain their literacy and added that the use of the library would equip them with skills and competences.
Dr Boma Obi who welcomed the students to the university library said that with about forty thousand volume of books and about two hundred and fifteen journal titles, a visit would expose the freshman to bibliographic instructions especially the e-library with millions of e- resources waiting to be explored.