Vice Chancellor of the Lagos State University (LASU), Prof. Olanrewaju Fagbohun,
has harped on the usefulness of the laptop as a tool for academic work; this is
as the institution matriculates 1600 students for Sandwich Degree Programme for
2019.
“The laptop is a friend that you must have. It contains about one quarter
of the information you will need in the next four years. Google is the common
friend you and I need to survive especially in the university. Today, you
can learn practically anything online. That is the instrument you need to
survive. Where there is no teacher, you need a laptop,” Fagbohun stated.
The Vice Chancellor was represented at the Matriculation ceremony which
took place at Ojo by the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academics) Prof. Olumuyiwa
Noah said. He informed the students that the institution has excelled in all
fronts saying “LASU is the Best State University in Nigeria. She is also Africa
Centre of Excellence for studies in STEM courses; also the Best in Badminton in
Africa University; Best in Debating; It is to our credit that we have not had
any downtime in the last four years”
Fagbohun reminded the matriculants that they should realize that it is
not all who matriculate that gets to convoke, he therefore posed three cogent
questions for the students “I have three questions: What is the attitude
expected of a matriculant? What tool does he/she need? What are the
key ingredients needed to go through to the point of Convocation?
Stressing the importance of Attitude he encouraged the students to
amongst other things have the right attitude. “It takes more than reading in
the classroom to survive and get to the next stage of convocation.”
On the right tool to work he said “The laptop is a friend that you must
have.”
He urged the matriculants to have 'can do' spirit of the Lagosians; you
also need the 'never say die spirit' of the Nigerian, and you need the 'never
say never spirit' of the black man, If you have these then, you are likely to
make it to Convocation.”
Fagbohun added that the students must be able to work
very hard. “They must be armed with what is called digital age Bible, that is
the laptop, and then they must have the correct attitude, Lagos is not a small
place, and the spirit is this ‘I can do it’”
Director, Sandwich Degree Programme of the institution, Prof. Olusola
Oladipupo, while interacting with the media stated that in all about 1600 students
were given admission for the 2019 Modular year for the Sandwich Degree
Programme of the University.
On how prepared the university and Sandwich department is to run a
quality programme Oladipupo said “We are ready for whatever challenge that will
come our way, we have an approved calendar by the University Senate, and what
we ensure every time is to adjust to what have been approved, this particular
session started as far as September, and we are in December now, we have been
having series of classes since September till date.”
Her message to the matriculants she said, “I would advise them that lasu
is not a child’s play, whatever they want to do they should key into the vision
of the university, they should be ready to face the task ahead, the most
important thing for them is to attend their lectures, they should abide by the
rules irrespective of who you are. In as much as they give us their own part of
the bargain, we are ready for them, to keep our own part of the bargain”
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