HallmarkVC Counsels Parents on Students’ Supervision
The Vice-Chancellor of Hallmark University, Professor Segun Odunola has stressed the need for parents to stop imposing a course of study on their children, noting that this will inadvertently affect their performance in higher institutions and their inability to reach their full potential in life.
He said parental supervision and guidance cannot be underestimated, but there should be a limit to this.
Odunola who was speaking at the maiden matriculation of the university, held, recently, said parents should exercise caution in imposing their personal decisions on their children, adding that when career choices are made for the students, the passion to drive the courses will be non-existent. He bemoaned a situation whereby students perform woefully in their academic pursuits as a result of parental influence, saying, “when decisions are taken for children, optimum performance is not feasible.”
The VC advised the students to make appropriate choices that will enhance their academic learning in the institution, adding that they should devote their time and channel their energies to laudable pursuits.
Odunola emphasised on the role of government in education, saying that they should be more active in providing infrastructure to accelerate development in the education sector.
He said the cost of private education funding will reduce drastically if government provides adequate infrastructure to effectively support the private institutions.
“The provision of infrastructure is key to the optimal use of resources,” he said
The Chairman, Board of Trustees of the institution, Professor Adebayo Akinde enjoined the students to be focused in their academic pursuits and shun all vices that may derail them from the path of excellence.
He said the vision of the founder is to create a world class university with innovation as its bedrock, while advising the students to be dynamic, pro-active and innovative in their approach to learning.
A total number of 26 students took the oath of matriculation at the maiden matriculation ceremony of the university.16 of them were from the faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences, 10 were from the faculty of Management and Social Sciences.