Vice-Chancellor, Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), Joseph Fuwape, has urged newly matriculated students to make use of every possible opportunity available in the course of their academic sojourn to make things happen and break now grounds in research and innovation as part of their contributions to national development.
He stated this during the 37th Matriculation ceremony for the no fewer than 3,200 students admitted of the university for the 2019/2020 academic session.
The vice chancellor said the university has enough resources and facilities to help the student’s achieve their laudable dreams.
“When it comes to the future, there are three kinds of people, those who let things happen, those who make things happen and those who wonder how things happened. I challenge you to position yourself for success, your own reality and be committed to your dream. Position yourself for excellence, your success is guaranteed as you study hard and stay focused”. He said.
Fuwape reiterated FUTA Zero tolerance to all acts inimical to peace on campus especially thuggery disruptive fake post on social media, vandalism, stealing, academic fraud, hooliganism and cultism.
He announced that the university management would not hesitate to real with recall citrate offenders within the ambit of the university regulation.
He therefore urged the fresh students to imbibe the ethics of hard work, moderation and discipline in order to achieve academic excellence.
He implored the students to dress according to socially acceptable standards that install a sense of integrity and appreciation of values and ethics as stipulated in the in the university dress code.
“Students should have respect for human dignity and learn how to relate with other people in a decent and acceptable manner.
