Education
VC Declares Zero Tolerance For Vices
Vice Chancellor of the Ignatius Ajuru University of Education (IAUE), Prof Ozo-Mekuri Ndimele, has declared that the institution had zero tolerance for all forms of vices in the institution.
The Vice Chancellor, who stated this in his address on Saturday, during the University’s 8th Matriculation ceremony said such vices include cultism, examination malpractice, and indecent dressing.
“Let me use this opportunity to inform you that this school has zero tolerance policy for cultism, examination malpractice, indecent dressing, and other anti-social vices,” he said.
While noting that IAUE has been adjudged “the Most Peaceful Campus” in the South-South of Nigeria, he thanked staff and older students for achieving the feat.
He also urged the matriculating students to “not allow yourselves to become destructive tools to destabilise the peace and academic calendar of the university.
“Your parents and guardians expect you to return with degrees and certificates at the end of your study, not heart-breaking news of rustication, expulsion, imprisonment, undue harm and unexpected death”, he cautioned.
Prof. Ndimele also informed the new students of steps taken by the management of the university to ensure that their rights and interests are projected.
These steps, he explained include making his personal GSM number available for students to enhance early communication in cases of deliberate victimization by lecturers.
Meanwhile, the VC also stated that “the Senate has resolved that one month after examinations, all students who are not owing fees/charges would have access to their result”.
In the same vein, “any lecturer who fails to submit his result would be severely sanctioned”.
A total of 1,962 students from the faculties, including Sandwitch and Part-Time Programmes Matriculated.
The faculties are: Business Studies (360), Education (153), Humanities (321), National and Applied Sciences (409), Social Sciences (445) and Vocational and Technical Education (79), while Sand witch and Part-Time completes the number with 61 and 134 students respectively.
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