By Okechukwu Onuegbu
The management and staff of Tansian University, Umunya, Oyi Local Government Area (LGA), Anambra State, on weekend, urged parents to support the citadel of learning in moulding their children in character and learning.
The University Vice Chancellor, Professor Eugene Nwadialor, who stated this at 18th matriculation ceremony organised for 700 students admitted for the year 2024/2025 academic session, observed that training of students require collaborative efforts between the school and parents.
“The parents should not for any reason hold back but rather speak up at any of incongruity. You should not hide your children’s error or bad behaviours thinking you are doing them any good because the demons we breed today will consume us tomorrow.
“The parents should therefore report any issue of concern to the school authorities and vice versa. This sharing of information and collaborative responsibility will definitely keep the children on their toes and get them into being the best they can be for themselves and their families,” he noted.
The Vice Chancellor also urged the students to explore entrepreneurial programmes, facilities and extracurricular activities of the institution to be equiped for excellence and become champions upon graduation.
According to him, the university comprises of six faculties including the law, health sciences, environmental sciences, education, management, social sciences and natural and applied sciences.
“We have entrepreneurial centre for entrepreneurial studies that enable students acquire skills apart from the formal education to give them the needed advantage in our society today especially after graduating from school and white collar jobs seem not easy to come by.
” There are a range of facilities on the campus including science laboratories, a mass communication studio, a library, an e-library, an ICT unit and others. We also have cultural dance troupe, drama tie society, chorale groups, band group, formidable teams and religious groups,” he added.
He also reiterated the needs for the students to strive to satisfy the 75% lecture attendance required of them to sit for examinations, even as he urged them to dress decently, shun cultism, hard drugs and substance abuse or get rusticated.
He also sought for financial support from parents and families to continue providing the institution with infrastructural development and other basic amenities.
Some of the students who spoke in interview, including Mr Dozie Chiamaka and Miss Chioma Okonkwo assured the school management and their families that they would live up to their expectations and make the society proud upon graduation.
