Osun State University has continued to grow in leaps and bounds with the recent inauguration of seven new departments by the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Labode Popoola in the Faculty of Basic and Applied Sciences of the university.
The newly inaugurated departments are the Department of Zoology, Department of Mathematical Sciences, Department of Biochemistry, Department of Microbiology, Department of Physics, Department of Plant Biology and the Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry.
In their respective welcome remarks at the inauguration ceremony held on Tuesday, September 25, 2018 at the College of Science Engineering and Technology’s Board Room in the Main Campus, Osogbo, the Provost of the College, Professor Samson Akinola and the Dean, Faculty of Basic and Applied Sciences, Professor Isreal Oyewole thanked the Vice-Chancellor for giving the Faculty all necessary support to attain its current growth status.
They however urged the management not to rest on its oars in continuously giving support to the Faculty to enable it surmount various challenges being faced in the Faculty.
Speaking at the occasion, the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Labode Popoola who was represented by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Academic, Research, Innovation and Partnership (ARIP), Professor Clement Adebooye commended the Faculty for doing a good job even as he expressed commitment of its administration to upholding of academic excellence in the university.
The Vice-Chancellor maintained that the University is particularly concerned with the welfare of the departments with focus of provision of additional resources to make them function well. He thanked the College for their efforts in the last accreditation exercise the outcome of which has been very positive in spite of the industrial action embarked upon by the non-teaching unions.
Professor Popoola expressed satisfaction on the performance of the staff in the College particularly in the area of exam processing, describing them as proactive. He said their commitment and diligence in the exam processing contributed to the success recorded in the last NYSC mobilization exercise in the university.
“Curricula are changing every day all over the world. Review of curricula is necessary to accommodate new development in the global market. Poor funding should no longer be an excuse. Money will never be enough; discipline matters. Management has continued to be prudent with the University’s meager resources while we prioritize payment of salaries as and when due,” he stated.
He hinted that the University still had some unspent TETFund money to the tune of sixty million naira tasking the teaching staff in the College to come up with research proposals that can stand the test of time. He advised the younger academics with good research ideas to work with senior professors to enable them come up with meaningful research idea.
The occasion was graced by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (ARIP), Professor O. C. Adebooye; Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration & Development), Professor J. O. Olaitan;, Registrar, Mr. G. A. A. Shittu; Bursar, Mr. Rotimi Feruke; Provost, College of Science, Engineering and Technology, Professor Samson Akinola; Dean, Faculty of Basic and Applied Sciences, Professor Isreal Oyewole; Director of Research and Linkages, Professor Amos Popoola, Deputy Director, Directorate of Intercampus and Public Affairs, Dr. Obiseye Obiyemi, the Public Relations Officer of the University, Mr. Jibola Oyekunle; the Faculty Officer, FBAS, Mr. Adebisi among other prominent staff in the College.