Lagos State University of Education has inducted newly promoted Associate Professors, Directors, Deputy Directors, Deputy Registrars and Deputy Bursars.
The special induction ceremony with the topic: “Redefining Leadership for Competitiveness in a Global University Community: The New Imperatives and its Implications for the Lagos State University of Education” was held on Thursday at the main campus, Oto-Ijanikin.
The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Bidemi Bilkis Lafiaji-Okuneye, in her address of welcome, congratulated the inductees for their brilliant performances which led to their recent appointment to leadership positions.
She enjoined them to be leaders that would be involved in ensuring the success of their organisation.
According to her, the induction was organized to serve as a case study in the discourse of strategic leadership as regards strategic planning and organizational competitiveness in the face of globalization.
The vice-chancellor said that the success of a university in a competitive, globalized era was determined by the momentum of the institution to change or adapt to its business environment.
She added that the competence of leadership was central to the efforts of the university in achieving competitiveness and gaining an advantage over others.
Professor Lafiaji-Okuneye further charged the inductees to strive to move the university and its job description effectively, taking the new status as a huge responsibility.
She added that “to whom much is given, much more is expected.”
Professor Laide Adedokun of Sociological Education in the College of Management and Social Sciences Education, LASUED, delivered a paper on “Academic Leadership for Growth and Competitiveness in LASUED”.
She enjoined the new Associate Professors to be involved in problem-solving strategies and identify roles in their area of specialization.
Mr. Lewis Akinwunmi Oladipo, Deputy Registrar, Establishment, LASUED, in his paper enjoined the inductees, particularly the new Deputy Registrars, to be good leaders and mentors.
Mr Ganiu Adeniyi Ajose, Bursar, LASUED, in his speech, admonished the inductees to be good leaders and role models to their subordinates saying that their new positions were ordained by God which they must not take for granted.
The Registrar, Mr. Opeoluwa Akinfemiwa, congratulate the newly promoted senior staff and thanked the Vice-Chancellor for her doggedness and fairness in the promotion exercise.
He prayed that God would give them the wisdom to handle the new callings.
