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| Prof. (Mrs) Stella Chiemeke, Rector, Delta State Polytechnic, Ogwashi-Uku. |
The Management of Delta State
Polytechnic, Ogwashi-Uku has unveiled a programme of events for the second
combined convocation ceremony of the Institution.
In a pre-convocation press
briefing on Wednesday, October 9th, 2019, at the academic board building of the
Institution, the Rector, Professor (Mrs.) Stella Chiemeke said that the event
has been scheduled over a three-day period between Thursday 10th – Saturday,
12th October, 2019.
Activities for the ceremony will
commence with an interdenominational Church Service on Thursday, October 10th,
2019, at the Polytechnic’s Event centre located within the premises, by 10a.m.,
while the convocation lecture, development appeal fund and the award of
excellence to distinguished personalities, has been fixed for Friday, 10th
October, 2019 also beginning at 10am in the same Event Centre.
Prof. Chiemeke announced that
the Convocation proper comes up on Saturday, 12th October 2019, at the
Institution’s convocation ground located at the permanent site, noting that the
ceremony, which will commence by 10a.m., will have the State Governor, Dr.
Ifeanyi Okowa who is the Visitor to the polytechnic in attendance.
“This is going to be the second
combined convocation ceremony for 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18
and 2018/19 academic sessions.
"We have six years of
graduands and on the 12th of October, we have the presentation of prizes, award
of National Diploma, Higher National Diploma and conferment of honours and
fellowship awards, to some prominent Nigerians.
“We want to put it on record
that the 2018/2019 academic session ended successfully and all results are out.
We want to also let the graduands know that all certificates for these sessions
are ready for collection. We hope on that day, by the grace of God, that these
certificates will be distributed to the graduands,” Prof. Chiemeke said.
The Rector, who was with some of
the principal officers of the polytechnic at the press briefing, noted that the
Institution has improved tremendously since her assumption in office, pointing
out that the critical achievements were in line with her vision of elevating
the polytechnic to a 21st century institution in terms of
computerization.
She said:”We have computerized
all the systems and operations, particularly the registration. We have a
working portal where we have all our students’ records intact. We have also
computerized the bursary processes which are being completed. Training is
ongoing to be able to enhance productivity and professionalism of both the
staff and student.”
Prof Chiemeke further stated
that current programmes of the polytechnic are being offered in five schools to
include; the school of business studies, school of fine and applied arts,
school of engineering, school of general studies and school of applied
sciences, adding that the five schools are with twenty six departments.
“Some of Our programmes are
fully accredited and some are about to face real visitation after
accreditation. Emphasis has equally been placed on Staff training and
development through TETFUND sponsorship and also through our internally
generated revenue, IGR,” she said, even as she noted some of the major
achievements from students of the Institution recently.
“One of our graduands was given
a Federal National Award for good performances during the NYSC in 2019 and also
out of the 27 Federal scholarship Awardees given to Delta State, 23 are from
Delta State Polytechnic, Ogwashi-Uku,” the Rector revealed.
On infrastructural development
in the polytechnic, Prof. Stella Chiemeke at the press briefing, said that her
administration has established a Staff School geared towards assisting the
staff in terms of training of their children within the Polytechnic
environment, saying that the action has helped in no small measure to reducing
the risk of moving their children to Asaba for schooling.
She equally noted that the
establishment of the Staff School has helped in staff welfare as well as in the
creation of Job opportunities for some Deltans and while confirming that the
Polytechnic in the period under review, has been able to put up a male and
female hostels that are fully equipped and functional, added that the hostels
have been able to alleviate the accommodation problems being faced by students
of the Institution.
“We have the ongoing
construction of the staff building that is currently being sponsored from our
internally generated revenue, IGR and we also have the introduction of the six
months certificate programme in Hospitality and Tourism, to be able to assist those
that are around the community.
“Efforts are also being made in
improving the security on campus, maintaining good working relationship between
staff and students and law enforcement agents in the community. The security
personnel are fully equipped and they also maintain law and order in the
Polytechnic,” the Rector stated, even as she used the opportunity of the
briefing to invite parents of graduating students, Staff, Students and Deltans
to the 2nd Combined Convocation Ceremony of the Delta State Polytechnic
Ogwashi-Uku.
“We hope to see most especially
our Royal Fathers, our entire invited guests and the community at large,” she said..
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