2015/2016 OAU Predegree Application Deadline Extended

The Centre for Distance Learning (CDL), Obafemi Awolowo University has announced the extension of the deadline for application for the 2015/2016 predegree programme.

Read details on application:




www.oaupeeps.com/2015/07/application-for-20152016-oau-predegree.html 

BEACONS Donates Waste Bins To OAU Community

Members of Beacons Organisation on Saturday, September 5, moved from one spot on campus to another as the group donated swing-top waste bins to the OAU community.

Speaking about the project, the President, Oluwaferanmi Adedeji said: “These swing-top waste bins represent our first statement of intent as an organisation. We felt that there were some crucial spots on campus where we thought waste bins were needed. It’s important for us to keep our campus clean and take this culture with us everywhere we go; cleanliness they say is next to godliness.”

The Vice-President, Adekanye Opeyemi chipped in with some words: “Leadership begins with responsibility in little things. We can all moan about how dirty our environment is, even how dirty Nigeria is but it all begins with the individuals. If everybody imbibes the culture of throwing trash into the trash cans, we will have a neat environment. It is only an aberrant person that will see a clean environment and intentionally mess it up.”




The President also solicited for the support of the authorities, “We plead for the support of the authorities and the general OAU community in our bid to encourage members of the Obafemi Awolowo University Community to make use of all the waste bins that have been made available.”

B.E.A.C.O.N.S is an acronym meaning Builders, Enlightened Advocates of Change of Nigerian Society. According to the President of the group;

"We are driven by our dream of a new generation that will be willing and able to impact their community, the country and the world at large positively.

“Our main objective is to through community service, solve problems faced by members of our immediate community (O.A.U) thereby imbibing a sense of responsibility that seems to be missing in many of the outgoing generation’s leaders. One could say we are trying to 'kill two birds with a single stone', solve community problems and build true leaders."

He assertively concluded by saying, “This is our passion, our vision and we will continue to embark on projects like this one. We will continue to push in this direction and will appreciate the support of the University management and the Students’ Union on our way.”

Life On Campus With Mizdee- Male Porters In Female Hostels

                            

I know many people would disagree with me but I think male porters working in female hostels, is totally uncalled for and improper. Some people might say ‘what about the security of lives and properties?’ Why then do we have security guards? I know what is on your mind! Who says females cannot be security guards? Less I divert from my subject, what in Pete’s sake are male porters doing in female hostels. Male porters go around pulling off posters and bills early in the morning. I did not know that pulling off posters requires energy. Even if it requires energy, who says females cannot do that? I did not know when cleaning and keeping the environment became a man’s job. Yet, these same set of people believe in patriarchy.

I remember a certain episode I witnessed in one of the female hostels. A male porter claimed he was going around pulling off posters and then peeped through an open window; he then knocked when someone complained. Tell me, what was he looking for? Some months ago, it was reported that a male porter caught a girl bathing in the wee hours of a particular day. Imagine! Do not get me wrong, I do not encourage nor support wrong attitudes but at the same time, that is preposterous. Common! Who does that? I did not know there was a law that says a female porter should not move round a female hostel. 

Interestingly, the last time I checked, the Advanced English Dictionary describes ‘a porter’ as someone who is employed to carry supplies or people’s luggage or someone that guards an entrance. In our own case, the hall entrance. I do not know any of the porters who got their job description right. (Laughs loudly) I do not see pulling off posters, walking round female halls, peeping through windows to instruct etc. in the description.  They do not carry our bags when we return to school from break neither do they help us with anything. They guard our hall entrances. Is that supposed to be a joke? This people sleep off their time at work especially at night. Hey! That is an understatement. I can still remember a situation that occurred in one of the hostels many months ago. A male figure came into that female hall, masked, to steal in the midnight. He jumped in through the fence, to be fair. The girl, who saw him, screamed and called some others who were awake. Through it all, our dear porter ‘dutifully and faithfully’ slept on. Sometimes, a female wakes up to the voice of a male porter in the middle of the night. Tell me, is he her husband? What is he doing at such hours that a female porter cannot do?

Who is fooling whom?

Public Service Announcement To OAU Students From Idanre

 This is to bring to the notice of all students from Idanre that the National Association of Idanre Students (NAIS), OAU Chapter has been created. The purpose of the association is to sensitize the generality of Students from Idanre of Events, Occurences, Programs etc. that most have been oblivious of in times past, examples being the Local government Scholarship Schemes, Club66 Scholarship Schemes, Local government Bursaries amidst others. For this reasons, we hereby seek the effective performance of the indigenous people of Idanre as members in moving the association forward. For interested natives interested in joining the association, Please Contact 07066578315 or 08162470892 

IDANRE A GBE KETE WA OO!!

Olaniyi Oluwaseun                                                                              Adeusi Gbolagade

President                                                                                               Public Relations Officer

Cut-off Mark For 2015/2016 Direct Entry Admission

We have been able to gather that the processes for admitting Direct Entry students will remain for the 2015/2016 admissions but a minimum Post-UTME score of 50 is required to be scored by the applicant to qualify for admission.

Goodluck!

Faculty Of EDM Releases 2015/2016 Admission Cut-off Marks

OAU Peeps News Agency can confirm to you that the Faculty Of EDM has released their 2015/2016 admission cut-off marks as detailed below.

ARCHITECTURE
Merit – 237.5
Ekiti – 227
Lagos – 206.5
Ogun – 236.5
Ondo – 219
Osun – 230.5
Oyo – 242
ELDS – 210.5

BUILDING
Merit – 241
Ekiti – 200
Lagos – 200
Ogun – 200
Ondo – 200
Osun – 200
Oyo – 200
ELDS – 200

URBAN & REGIONAL PLANNING
Merit – 204
Ekiti – 200
Lagos – 200
Ogun – 200
Ondo – 200
Osun – 200
Oyo – 200
ELDS – 200

QUANTITY SURVEYING
Merit – 205.5
Ekiti – 200
Lagos – 200
Ogun – 200
Ondo – 200
Osun – 200
Oyo – 200
ELDS – 200

FINE ARTS
Merit – 249.5
Ekiti – 225.5
Lagos – 228
Ogun – 235
Ondo – 220.5
Osun – 242.5
Oyo – 230
ELDS – 209.5

ESTATE MANAGEMENT
Merit – 201
Ekiti – 200
Lagos – 200
Ogun – 200
Ondo – 208.5
Osun – 214.5
Oyo – 210
ELDS – 200

Future Impact Conference (FIC) 2015 Holds September 5

The Future Impact Conference – a very germane part of the Reflector vision – is a platform of connection between the experiences of the older generation and the expectation of the younger generation. As the name implies, it’s aimed at bridging the gap between historical trends and futuristic tendencies, hence, giving the youth intellectual ingredients needed to build and secure a desired future.

The maiden edition of The Reflector’s Future Impact Conference was launched on the 25th of October, 2014. The event hosted great guests like PROF. REMI RAJI (President, Association of Nigerian Authors), ENGR. ABIODUN FIJABI (President, Life Africa Foundation), PROF. GBEMISOLA ADEOTI (Pan-African Writer and author, “Naked Soles”) and BARR. SOLA ADEGBITE. Hundreds of students (including delegates from four secondary schools) converged in Obafemi Awolowo University to engage the topic: “AWAKENING THE FUTURE: A Focus on Media, Education and Youth Development”.

The theme for this year’s edition of the FUTURE IMPACT CONFERENCE slated for 5th of September, 2015 is: “RESHAPING NIGERIA: What Can We The Youths Do?“. We hope to have you join several other young thought-leaders at Obafemi Awolowo University’s prestigious Awovarsity Hall.

The event will also feature the Prize-giving ceremony of the 1ST PROFESSOR REMI RAJI WRITING CONTEST and WORD WAR II.

Guest Speakers:

GBENGA SESAN
[Executive Director, Paradigm Initiative Nigeria]

Gbenga Sesan is the Executive Director of Paradigm Initiative Nigeria (PIN), a social enterprise that connects underserved people-groups with ICT-enabled opportunities. Gbenga Sesan was appointed Nigeria’s first Information Technology Youth Ambassador in October 2001. His interest and work is built around the use of ICTs in socio-economic transformation. Gbenga is a graduate of Electronic & Electrical Engineering of Obafemi Awolowo University and completed Executive Education programs at Lagos Business School, New York Group for Technology Transfer, Oxford, Harvard, Stanford and Santa Clara Universities.

REMI SONAIYA
[KOWA Party 2015 Presidential Candidate]

Prof. Remi Sonaiya was KOWA party’s candidate for the 2015 presidential election. She is very interested in public affairs and is passionate about issues of justice, equity, and African development. She has a soft spot for young people of Nigeria and concerned that they have to bear the brunt of the prevailing culture of corruption. She obtained a Bachelor of Arts in French from the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University), a Masters in French Literature from Cornell University, USA, another Masters in Linguistics, and a PhD in Linguistics from Cornell University.

TUNDE KELANI
[Founder, Mainframe Productions]

Tunde Kelani is a Nigerian Filmmaker, Storyteller, Director, Photographer, Cinematographer and producer. In a career spanning more than four decades, he specializes in producing movies that promote Nigeria’s cultural heritage and have a root in documentation, Archiving, Education, Entertainment and promotion of moral values. Some of the great works of mainframe Film and Television Productions founder include: Saworoide, Thunderbolt, The Narrow Path, Maami, Dazzling Mirage etc.

ISIME ESENE
[Managing Editor, Red Media Africa]

Isime Esene is the Managing Editor of of the Y! Media franchise, where he oversees a bouquet of public facing brands across print, online, television, radio and events, all focused on the news and pop culture needs of a buzzing community. Over the past three years with RED, Isime has built and grown relationships with global brands including Microsoft, Google, Nigerian Breweries, Guinness, Etisalat, Airtel, Samsung, Uber and BlackBerry. He was in 2013 appointed a member of the high profile brain trust of The Future Awards Africa, which has been called Africa’s biggest youth event. He was later appointed a member of the expanded Advisory Council of the project. Isime is also a mentor on the Microsoft jobs platform, Aiki.ng.

BUKKY SHONIBARE
[Founder, 555 Consulting and Frontliner, #BringBackOurGirls Campaign]

She is the group CEO for “The 555 Group” owners of 555 Consulting Limited, 555 Foods, 555 Impact Centre, 555 Foundation. She has years of experience in HR consulting field, and possesses a certificate in Entrepreneurial Management, and Social Sector Management from the Pan African University in Nigeria. Bukky as an unwavering determination towards the “Bring Back Our Girls” movement, which began in an effort to find the missing Chibok girls.


Entrance Fee: PAID.
Venue: Awovarsity Hall

Note that the event begins by 10:00am but Registration starts by 8:00am.

Here’s a life-changing experience you can’t afford to miss!