THE Faculty of Education at Lagos State University (LASU) on Tuesday, March 12, 2024, recorded a huge turnout of newly admitted students as it held its annual orientation programme for freshers at the Buba Marwa Auditorium, main campus, Ojo, Lagos. The programme introduced knowledge and guidelines, which would help the newly admitted students develop their abilities, attitudes, and other behaviours throughout their stay at the University.
The orientation programme was also designed to acquaint them with the Faculty values and regulations.
The Dean of the Faculty of Education, Prof. Solomon Makinde, congratulated and welcomed the freshmen to the largest Faculty in LASU. noting that the Faculty is ready to take the students to greater heights.
He described the Faculty as a Faculty of professional teachers and nation builders, asserting that “the seat of innovation is education and for any nation to come out of poverty, stagnation and underdevelopment, the answer is education”. He introduced the students to the Heads of Departments in the Faculty and implored them to visit their Departmental Heads whenever they had any challenges.
Earlier, the Head of the Department of Language, Arts, and Social Sciences Education, Prof. S. A. Jimoh, said the programme was held to initiate the new students into the University system and urged them to count themselves lucky to be amongst those offered admission into one of the best Universities in Africa. He implored the students not to rely on hearsay and to get credible information from reliable sources, such as their Heads of Departments, Faculty Officers, Course Advisors, etc.
The orientation programme featured lectures from resource persons such as the Head of the Department of Language, Arts, and Social Sciences Education, Professor S. A. Jimoh, who lectured the students on the 'University's Ethics and Academic Culture', Professor Simeon Dosunmu, spoke on 'University Dress Code and Student Exposure', and Head, Department of Science and Technology Education, Professor Gabriel Akindoju, also lectured the students on the 'University Grading System'.
Other speakers at the event include; Deputy Registrar/Head, Career and Counseling Unit, Dr Joseph Ayeni, who lectured the students on 'How to Write and Pass Examination in the University', the Faculty Officer, Mrs Modupe Obayomi-Davies, who took the students through the 'Students’ Registration Procedure', and the Chief Security Coordinator, Lagos State University, CSP. Oluwole Ojo (Rtd.), represented by Mr Babatunde Edu, took the students on 'Security Tips and Measures'.
The programme also had in attendance the head of the Department of Human Kinetics, Sports, and Health Education (HKSHE), Prof. N. Setonji, Sub-Dean, Faculty of Education, Dr T. A. Akapo, the Faculty Finance Officer, Mrs Tolulope Awosika, Prof. Biodun Akinpelu, Prof. Silas Egbonwon, and Mr Olusola Olumide, who gave the students a motivational talk.
