CONSTITUTION OF COMMITTEE ON THE RECOVERY OF ACADEMIC RECORDS FROM DEPARTMENTS: Another Jamboree

Campaign to Save ESUT

Enugu State University of Science and

Technology,

Enugu.

06 August, 2012

 

The Vice Chancellor,

Enugu State University of Science

& Technology,

Enugu State.

 

Dear Sir,

 

CONSTITUTION OF COMMITTEE ON THE RECOVERY OF ACADEMIC RECORDS FROM DEPARTMENTS: Another Jamboree

 

We have severally on previous releases elucidated the almost non-existence of any record in ESUT. It is common knowledge that ESUT as an institution does not know its actual staff and students’ population. This phenomenon is a by-product of near absence of central coordinating body (registry) that understands the responsibilities of record keeping, data analysis and management.

 

Consequent upon this anomalous situation which had existed in ESUT unmitigated for a very long time, we have especially in “ESUT MOVING INTO OBLIVION” exposed the comatose nature of the ESUT Registry and the irresponsibility of ESUT management towards solving this perennial quandary.

 

It is also a common knowledge that ESUT graduates find it almost impossible to access their transcripts many months, running into years after applying for them. Thus, has resulted in lost opportunities for those seeking further academic pursuit or employment (improve rating at the place of work).  We have queried the reasons behind allowing the management of data, record keeping and storage of processed data at the departmental level uncoordinated especially when these departments lack the capacity (human and material) to handle such.

 

Furthermore, the Vice Chancellor, Prof C.O. Onyeji himself admitted unwittingly of not funding the departments since assuming office over 2 years ago – even until now. These scaring discoveries append trepidation to the imagination of any sane thinking person on the type and quality of data kept at these departments. (To be elucidated in another release).

 

However, in reaction to our strong criticisms on the neglect of this all important part of ESUT administration, the Registrar in a memo dated 9^th May, 2012, Ref: ESUT/R/26, titled CONSTITUTION OF COMMITTEE ON THE RECOVERY OF ACADEMIC RECORDS FROM DEPARTMENTS and copied to the Vice Chancellor and other Principal officials of ESUT, announced the Vice Chancellor’s approval for the setting up of a committee on Recovery of Academic Records from departments which is chaired by Prof. J.I. Obasikene, Dean Students Affairs. Others are faculty senate representative, faculty officers, Mr Ogbodo Chibuzo M., Mrs Maryrose C. Chikeleze and Mr Ozioko Francis E.

 

They were given these terms of reference to:

1.       recover academic records (1984 – 2008) from the Heads of Department and other Affiliated Institutions.

2.       make recommendations on the best way to store recovered academic records.

3.       make recommendations on how to handle erring departments.

 

From the said memo, this committee was inaugurated Tuesday 15^th May, 2012.

 

THIS MEMO ANSWERS ALL THE BIASED AND UNEDUCATED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE FACTS WE PRESENTED EARLIER ABOUT ESUT MANAGEMENT AND ITS REGISTRY.

 

Findings

It is surprising that after 3 months of the inauguration of this committee and just like several committees inaugurated in the Prof Onyeji led ESUT, this committee has not taken off. It is not surprising because it took the ESUT management avtivist write-ups to nudge them, 2 years into the reign of Prof C.O. Onyeji to think about the importance of record keeping and recovery of stored-away data and a functional Registry. This leads to these pertinent questions: On what basis is ESUT administered? On what basis do they assess their performance with regard to admitting and graduating students? ESUT management is irresponsible! In this era of institutional accreditation, what academic records are they going to present to the National Universities Commission (NUC). THIS WHOLE ISSUE IS DISGUSTING!

 

Even if this Academic Recovery Committee should start work today, they will most certainly achieve nothing! Nothing! Apart from not being motivated or funded, the enormous tasks and the lackadaisical and apathetic attitude of ESUT management will form a barrage to their efforts towards achieving the set goals.

 

The setting up of this Academic Recovery Committee for the recovery of academic records from departments is among the personal hallucinations of the Vice Chancellor and his team in their insincere efforts towards administration in ESUT. ESUT management is insincere; they are just pretending to be doing something, otherwise, why is it that this committee has not taken off and everybody is fast at sleep and at rest?

 

It is clear that ESUT management ineptly led by Prof C.O. Onyeji lack impetus to steer ESUT to compete among its kind in this age and era. The earlier the Vice Chancellor is made to sit up and drive the ship of ESUT management into the future that was the vision of the founding fathers of this Premier State University, the best for everyone, as it is now clear that he (Prof Onyeji) must be at the helm of affairs in ESUT and experimenting with the lives of our youths – the so called leaders of tomorrow whether he is performing or not.

 

God bless ESUT

 

Cc

Hon. Commissioner for Education, Enugu State

Pro-Chancellor ESUT

Vice Chancellor ESUT

Deputy Vice Chancellor ESUT

Registrar, ESUT

ASUU, ESUT

SSANU, ESUT

NASU, ESUT

Student Union, ESUT

Ohaneze Ndigbo

The Clergy:

His Lordship, Bishop E.O. Chukwuma

His Lordship, Bishop C.V.C. Onaga

Msgr Obiora Ike

ESUT Governing Council

University Community

The General Public