Crescent Varsity Holds 6th Convocation...Honours Abiola-Dosunmu, Two Others

Crescent University, Abeokuta has honoured the Erelu Kuti IV of Lagos, HRH, Erelu Abiola-Dosunmu with Doctor of Science ( Honoris Causa) in Business Administration at its 6th Convocation where 248 students graduated from College of Information and Communication Sciences(CICOT), Natural and Applied Sciences (CONAS), Social and Management Sciences(COSMAS) and College of Environmental Sciences( COES).

The University also conferred the Emir of Gummi, Justice Lawal Hassan Gummi and Dr Haci Kutlu from Turkey with Doctor Of Science ( Honoris Causa) in Business Administration and Political Science and International Relations respectively.

The founder and Proprietor, Judge Bola Ajibola expressed his gratification with the education plus of the University, noting that the certificates had been awarded to graduands because they had excelled in both learning and character.

Judge Ajibola said " students in our institution may repeat a level not only because of academic failure but because they fail in their moral and spiritual dispositions",adding that Crescent University had built this into a course titled Global Citizenship which must be passed compulsorily.

Recounting the achievements of the university, Ajibola expressed that " part of the second visit of the NUC to our university commended the good behaviour of our students. The accreditation panel members acknowledged the cool-headedness and polite greetings from our students wherever the NUC officials met them on campus".

In his speech,the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Hassan Kehinde Okeleye maintained that with the directives of the NUC, the university had a virile entrepreneurial centre where all students are trained on alternative skills/vocations to their basic degree programmes and noted that some of the products of this centre were displayed at the convocation ground outside the auditorium.

Prof Okeleye said "Crescent University is not relenting in her efforts for meaningful linkages with national and foreign universities.

Okeleye also noted that the proposed College Medical and Health Sciences was to address the dearth of Muslims in the medical and health professions adding that there was great demand for such courses.

He called on parents and guardians to counsel their wards on the need to be law-abiding and focus on their studies while on campus, adding that the university's zero tolerance for examination malpractice, indecent dressing, cultism and all other anti-social vices was still in force.

In a related development, the Proprietor's prize for the best behaved make and female went to Mudathir Akintunde Akinsanya and Baydau Yetunde Musbaudeen while the vice chaneloor's prize for the best overall graduating student went to Ibrahim Ayoola Olatunde.

Erelu Abiola Dosunmu(R) receiving her award from the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Kehinde Okeleye while the Chancellor (L) HRM, Oba Sikiru Adetona and the Proprietor, Prince Bola Ajibola watch