By DAYO ADESULU

Caleb University, Imota, Lagos State, has administered the matriculation oath on 422 students offered admission for the 2013/2014 academic session. Speaking at the matriculation ceremony held recently, the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Ayodeji Olukoju stated that the students were spread across the three colleges in the university, explaining that they were admitted after successfully scaling through series of admission selection processes.

The Vice-Chancellor stated that the enrolment figure was an indication of the rising profile of the university, the credibility of its academic and co-curricular programmes, and the university’s actual and potential impact on the wider society.

Olukoju further stressed that the accreditation status of the programmes and the quality of the university’s operating systems had been attested to by the National Universities Commission (NUC), the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and various professional bodies, adding that efforts were being made to add new programmes at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

He advised the fresh students to note that the matriculation exercise signals the formal

commencement of a journey that leads them ultimately to the status of alumni of the university, stressing that the university was adequately equipped to prepare them for the universe of work, service and responsible citizenship.

He further charged the students to strictly adhere to the university’s high moral and academic standards in line with its vision and mission, adding that they must not only “love Caleb and live it” but must also be committed to the its core values, which are grounded in its identity as a Christian faith-based institution.

Olukoju, who commended the matriculating students to God the Creator and Saviour, counselled them to imbibe the ‘can do’ spirit of the Biblical Caleb, stressing that it was possible only through an intimate knowledge of, and a life-changing encounter with, Jesus. Olukoju appealed to the fresh students to take advantage of the solid foundation of success available at Caleb University by pursuing perfection in all things, even as the Lord commanded (Matt. 5:48).