Uni Cal Vice-Chancelor wants varsity alumni to remain worthy ambassadors, role models to upcoming youths

The Vice-Chancellor,University of Calabar, Prof. Florence Obi has urged the University Alumni, to at all time remain worthy ambassadors of the institution and role models to upcoming younger generation.

Obi made the call in Abuja at an event organised by the 1986 graduates of the institution.

Obi said the university was proud and greatful for the tremendous contributions of” 86″ graduates over the years,saying that their efforts had contributed to greatness of the institution.

She said the university under the new leadership was championing several reforms, to further advance academic excellence via promotion of old reading culture amongst students.

She said:

“Class of 86, you are always coming together reminding yourselves of the need to stay together and the need to give back to the institution that made you.

“We are actually proud of you, you are all doing very well, you stand out any where your are.
” We are trying to bring the old school philosophy into system of returning the reading culture.

“The reading culture was literally dead, but today, we have revived the reading culture because of our strong fight against sorting, so students are seating down to read.

“And we have put a number of checks and balances in the system that is making it a little bit difficult for them to write exams after exams and for them to get those grades that they use to get even when they don’t merit the grades.

“So, we been trying our very best so that when they live as product of Unical, you will be proud that it is the same university that class of 86 passed out from.

“This are the few things we are trying to do, a lot of changes are on going, academic excellence is our watchword, and we are trying our best to turn around a lot of things in the university especially academic culture, academic policies, and academic excellence.”

She said the new leadership of the institution have not had any problem relating to cultism, saying that the school management was keeping an eye over activities in the school.

“Because we are keeping our eyes open and watching and we have not had any problem,since we came on board.

She thanked the “class 86” set for always coming together from far and near to support in further development of the institution,describing them as great ambassadors.

In his remarks,the lead National Coordinator of the the University of Calabar 1986 graduates,Mr Emmanuel Udowoima thanked the national executive for their roles at coordinating members ,saying that huge commitment had been made by members to sustain the group.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the three day event had “looking Inwards as team”.

In attendance at the programme were Professors, ranking lawmakers, legal luminaries, medical professionals ,retired and serving top security officials, entrepreneurs, clergy,top
bureaucrats,among other top government functionaries in the public and private sector.