Female student leads with 4.93 CGPA at Bowen University’s 2014 convocation

Bowen University Iwo, Osun State, last week held its 9th convocation ceremony. At the event, the Vice Chancellor of the university, Professor Mathews Ojo presented about 1,018 students, drawn from the Faculties of Agriculture; Basic Medical Sciences; Science and Science Education; Social and Management Sciences, for the institution’s first degree award, having completed their academic programmes in their various faculties.During the occasion, 55 of the graduating students were specially recognised in viewof their outstanding academic performances in their various departments.Emerging as the overall best graduating student of the year, Olise Tamuno of the Department of Economics, shared her experience on the campus.“Initially, learning was very difficult for me because I could not concentrate, as my mind would always wander. After much efforts and prayers, I was able to regain myconcentration and assimilation skills. It was a serious battle which the Lord allowed me to over come.“And from my academic experience, I can tell incoming students that securing an admission into the university is not the ultimate; it is just a step in one’s academicpursuit. There is a lot of work to do to retain your studentship and justify your mission in academic race to achieve excellence. A wise student will build his or her CGPA from 100 Level,” she said.Speaking on how the university had helpedto achieve her dreams, she said: “Bowen University is an institution where academicexcellence and character building reign without bias.“The campus environment, the rules and regulations that guide the activities in the university promote discipline and learning.There is no room for truancy and laziness in Bowen University.”Olise also attributed her academic excellence to hard work. “No success is attainable without God,” she added.In view of her academic outstanding resultas overall best student in the university forthe 2014 graduating class, Olise went home with a New Horizon laptop and manyother gifts, including cash prizes.