Students Affairs: Creation of Off Campus Unit

The students affairs unit, in a chat with Echo correspondent stated that the students affairs unit is making frantic efforts towards ensuring that students living off campus are well catered for, this he said will be facilitated, through the creation of an Off Campus Unit. Dr Bolanle Ogungbamila stated that, although the Off Campus Unit is not yet created, nevertheless the students affairs unit is hopeful that the school management will approve this idea.

During the course of the interview, He further stated that the sole objectives of the Off Campus Unit of the Students affairs is to know the exact number of students living outside the School premises, to have a documented records of their hostels, in order to monitor them, and most importantly their living conditions, most campus on campus he said, are not suitable for living, most do not have toilets, bathrooms, while others are dilapidated.
He said most landlords and house agents are giving students tough time, and unnecessary extortions are been made.

The Creation of an Off Campus Unit, He believed will help look into cases related to students living outside the school premises,  Citing an example of the Shanghai Hostel incident, which led to the death of Olumuyiwa Ewaworin, a 400Level student of Psychology, he said, if the student affairs unit had with them the off campus records of students, it would have been easy for them to adequately look into the issue, and meet relevant quaters.

The School Management is students friendly, thus this consciousness has necessitated the need for an Off Campus Unit of the students affairs.

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A Week Ict Programme: Students Massive Turn Out!!!

 By: Akor Janet 
Students from all Faculties have attended the just concluded free Transit Programme (Training all Nigerian Students Information Technology) organized by Bridge-up Nigeria Limited, a licensee of NIIT.

The training which lasted for a week at the Obasanjo Multi-purpose Hall, was merely for all undergraduates to learn and have good knowledge about ICT as new innovation trending daily.

It was also organized to give undergraduates an insight on what they would meet in the labour market after graduating from the school campus.

A 200 level student of Mass Communication, Janet Benson alleged that, "we had the training on a Tuesday morning and everything they said to us was on a slide, no proper practicals and application. It was all based on what we would see in the real world..."

Also, the NIIT group came up with an idea of all students getting registered from free WI-FI so as to enable students connect to transit network.

However, speaking with our correspondents, an official from the Transit Network said that the training is meant to orientate students and give them much insight on the power of ICT and how good it is to have a skill attached to academic works.

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Course Registration: How Do We Let The School Management Know What Is Going On? — Samuel Abodunrin

100 Level Mass Communication Students lamentation

By : Akinbobola Oluwapelumi & Babalola Benedicta

The newly admitted students of mass communication department have called for alarm over the issue of sudden changes about their course registration form.

As regarding the agitation led by the level governor, Samuel Abodunrin Adebayo and a host of others, projects the need for urgency as first semester examination is at the next door.

According to him, "Submission of files came we don't have a course reg that tallies with our new Faculty, we can't submit FASA courses to Somasa. Biometric came, unfortunately, it was only for students who submit their files. Are we eligible??? Now exam is knocking at the door, we now offer soc 101, psy 101( Somasa courses) instead of the Eng 101 and Eng 103(FASA courses) on our course reg."
"Our HOD wrote to the office of the DVC academic, explaining our plight and and the need to edit our course reg. Since then we are still waiting for response from the school management." He added.

This was said to have occurred as a result of the notion of shifting the students from Faculty of Arts to Social and Management Science. And being sure of them to register for all the new Faculty courses against some of their erstwhile Faculty registered courses.

The plight as well is said to calling the attention of school heirachies to pick through the situation and take a drastic action before the examination day kicks in.

The students also alleged shunning any move upon payments of fine after the closure of school portal. And hence, demanding the reopening of edu-portal so as to fix the problem to its expected state.

The Students Association President for the department was not left behind. Bamidele Oluwaseun expressed his action by sending notes to the school management, students Union, and also called emergency meeting which is said to be holding on Sunday, 12th March at the department relaxation center.

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Blood Transfusion Initiate Visits Adekunle Ajasin University

Blood Transfusion Initiate Visits AAUA
By: Olusegun Akinboyewa

• kind-hearted Aauaites donate
• Over 30 donors recorded

        The AAUA campus on Wednesday, 24 February welcomed a blood donation body called " National Blood Transfusion service, Ado-Ekiti", Echo Newspaper learnt.

    The blood donation initiative who was sponsored by United States of America and Save Blood For Africa, came all the way from Ado-Ekiti, the body according to the Head of Recruiters, Mr. Bello started business in 2008, and they have unarguably changed lives with the programme the initiative offers for humanity.

     During the interview section with Echo Newspaper, Mr. Bello also said, "I think the reason why the school authorities gave us this opportunity is that they know that blood donation processes is an important and centralized something, if a person donates blood here in AAUA, the user of the blood may be Lagos State University and his or her life will be saved".

    "People do not donate blood anyhow, the ladies donate four times a month,while men donate three times month,thanks to Mr. ikoku, the CMB for the health centre and the Dean of student Affairs for giving in this opportunity and we normally conduct tests to check the blood level of those who want to donate because too much of blood in the body has side effects and it endangers the heart. Those people who need this blood are pregnant women, accident victims, people suffering anaemia", Mr bello added.

    When the head of internal recruiter was asked about the challenges faced by the organization,he said that the major challenge is that students are still thinking of run recompense in the transfusion, the young man stated that some students expect big compensation and not a bottle of malt drink that they used to entertain the donors, but the initiative as at the time of the interview had recorded almost 30 donors.

     

      Kind hearted Aauaites found it requisite participating in the exercise, when one of the donors, Linus, was interviewed, he said, " The reason why I have it in mind to donate my blood is that I am a kind hearted guy, and I love saving lives, it is not that they will give me anything (money) but I just love to help those who need my assistance". Another donor, Adeniyi Rotimi David, a 100 level student in the Department of linguistics said, " I just love saving lives, when I got to the attendant, he said in normal ground, i should have 11.5 amount of blood in my body, but I had 16.9, so there is no reason why I should not save life by donating blood"

    The blood transfusion programme which was exercised at the front veranda of Olusegun Obasanjo multipurpose hall is only two day, but the passionate attendants of the blood transfusion initiative are looking up to attending to as many donors as possible.

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Consciousness Alert: Looming Disaster

Looming disaster

It appears those saddled with the responsibility of clearing the drainages in the school are not alive to its duties, and if this unsavoury act of theirs continues unchecked, then a disaster looms.

  As we speak, some  drainages are smelling and untidy but the one that grabs our attention the most is the drainage at the back of some resturants, ones way to the public toilet next to the Aluta market.
However, keeping mute on issue as germane as this would be disastrous because of the health and environmental implications this potends. As a result this should also be a source of concern to right thinking persons on campus.

Identification of a problem, they say goes a long way in keeping  it from becoming an emergency, that is 'if'  swift actions are taken. We have identified this and we expect  a swift action as quick as possible, otherwise the foul odour that pervades the area where we have this drainage can cause cholera, malaria amg others all which are communicable diseases, meaning every persons on campus are at risk of contacting this diseases,  generating into an epidemic, which we dont pray for.   Apart from this, as soon as the rain begins it will stop the free flow of water which is harmful to the environment and a threat to some structures.

The most patethic and disheartening, is the fact that we have some resturants Where staffs, lecturers, students amg other patronise prepare their food around this area.
  Cooking in an untidy area like this exposes the food to bacteria which is not good for the health. Such unwholesome act  should militated.

We are of the view that measures should be taken to pre-empt and avert this kind of unsavouring situation from futher occurance.
Meanwhile, this should not be seen as an attempt to denigrate or paint the image of the sch in black, (we have nothing against the school we are partner in progres, infact the sch effort towards our existence are in no way small, but we as  a medium we are bound by the social responsibility theory) rather  this should be seen as a timely alert to safe students and other beings on campus from the health and  envirönmental implications this unsavoury act potends.

Therefore, relevant authorities saddled with the respönsibility should immediately take swift actions, or be made thereof to pay for damages their unsavoury act may cause.
 Beyond this, we would like the management to strengthen its capacity by creating an effective monitoring units to  look at this kind of issue so that lives are not toyed with.

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FACULTY OF EDUCATION: 4 WEEKS GONE FROM THE 6 WEEKS STUDENTS TEACHING PRACTICE

—Supervision emerges

The Education students of Adekunle Ajasin Varsity — AAUA, have spent 4 of the 6-week of teaching practice scheme and having to resume back over campus in the next fortnight.

The teaching practice scheme which kicked off third week after resumption into a new 2015/2016 academic session will be brought to final whistle in two weeks time.

Supervision of the students on teaching practice has as well begun. According to the sound out with one of the student teachers by our spokesperson has it that, "So far, the lecturers on supervision have started coming to supervise us. And it has been so well."

A 400 level student of Biology Education, Adebo Adegboye observing his teaching practice at Oroke Community High School told one of our spokesmen about the journey far spent. He mentioned, "The practice has been a good and an experienced one."

One of the student teachers in AUD Grammar School, Amoko Emmanuel, a 400 level student of Adult Education and subject teacher for Civic Education alleged his experience. "...though the students seem not serious, but as for me they are serious with my classes because the way I relate with them; sometimes, I do things to draw their audience towards me."

Opeyemi Ayodeji Godwin a 300 level student of Health Science Education also expressed the race. "I must confess sincerely, having been my first time, I thought it would be very difficult as I was told about the challenges ahead of me; but I thank God, everything went well."
"As regarding the issue of supervision, immediately I set my eyes on him, I was frightened, shocked; being my first time, as soon as he gets to me, ask questions, I felt ease." He furtherly added.

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ICTAC TEAM: AAUA LAUNCHES A NEW WEBSITE, URL REMAINS.

The school management — AAUA – has just officially launched a new university website as unique advancement in features and clean looks set in.

As a result of meeting rapid growth in technological orientation and about the means of satisfying the comfort of Nigeria students while surfing through the school web links, brought the new website to limelight.

In the course of an interview by our spokeperson with one of the ad hoc staff of ICTAC, mentioned that: "...what we do in ICT is everyday we develop our skills... There's a need for us to have students centered website, website that would attract foreign veiwers, as well as containing the entire information about the institution.."

The new features of website which includes: campus life, forms– internet access form, accommodation services, centers webpage, pages for organization and more therein.

"I think we needed a website that can embrace all these features..." Mr lanre alleged.

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ERSTWHILE PRESIDENT, DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY ENJOINS THE NEW INTAKES — ARTS

As regarding the new intakes in the department of philosophy, and the entire students of arts faculty, Mr. Adedeji Michael Adebayo, the erstwhile president of philosophy department has urged all the students to invest more of their time on studying.

The former president who happens to be a graduate from the department, expresses his motives concerning the need for encouragement. He said, "..they should try and know to set their priorities aright and also hold their studies to high esteem and be focused just as the saying goes 'When you focus on your focus you become other peoples' focus...Get focused'."

He also unveiled briefly about the challenges faced by him during his period of studentship and how he could able to solve them. Alleging with our spokesmen, "I was always optimistic about whatever challenge that surfaced and I took it all to God in prayers and He didn't fail me in those trying and challenging moments of my study here on campus."

Mr. Adedeji Michael Adebayo has well enjoined the present administration of philosophy department to be consistent, God fearing, and to lead right as the work entrusts on any who leads is to govern by example, so as to keep the smooth relationship flowing among the students in the department. He furtherly stated that, "..they should work in love and unity for only in that can they succeed far better than we ever did in our administration. And also forget not that united we stand divided we fall. I wish all NAPSITES a significant success engulfed semester."

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