Babcock VC Harps On Robust Varsity And Alumni Partnerships

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Professor Ademola Tayo, the President/Vice Chancellor of Babcock University, Ilishan Remo, Ogun State, has asserted that no university can survive without the contributions of its alumni given the role they are playing in the development of institutions.

The Vice-Chancellor made the assertion at the institution’s amphitheatre during a programme tagged “Alumni Connectivity: A Day with The Stars” where some alumni of the university spoke with Class 2025 graduates.

At the event, some top alumni of the institutions addressed new graduates on what they need to do to get to the top of their chosen careers and be successful irrespective of what they learnt in the university classrooms.

The programme also featured panel discussions and motivational discourse by Executive Director, Africa Philanthropy Forum, Mrs Mosun Layode; Chief Financial Officer, Aero Contractor Airline, Charles Grant, the Chief Executive Officer, Wakanow, Mr Bayo Adedeji; CEO, Director CLG, Mr Adeleke Alao; a member of Babcock Alumni Connectivity Centre, and Mr Tunde Ijiyemi.

Prof Tayo said the programme was organised to provide opportunities for the new graduates to learn from the experiences of those who had graduated before them.

He said, “The gathering provides opportunities for the new graduates to learn from those who have graduated before them so that they can learn from their pitfalls, failures and successes.

“We believe that this will ignite something in their life and not to be afraid of launching out, not to be afraid of failure, not to be afraid of setback because failure and setback could be a launch pad to achieving greatness in life.

“As we make people who have made success out of their chosen career path, they will be encouraged that, though it may not be easy, they can also go with courage, the fear of God and integrity, and they can also be on their way to the top.”

He advised the new graduates to be bold and courageous as they move out of the university.

The VC added, “Any university that treats its alumni lightly is bound to fail because the alumni help in providing a lot of feedback to universities.

“They have been in the industry and they can advise us on how we can twist our curriculum to fit into the demands of the labour market.

“They help with people of networth that could assist the university not only financially but in several other ways that are quite useful to the further development of the university.

“If you look at Harvard and other Ivy League universities in the world, they have a great partnership with the alumni.”

He added that Babcock University alumni have been doing incredibly well, saying that the institution had been getting in touch with a lot of them to contribute meaningfully to further development of the university.

He said the university has over 20,000 alumni, and some of them have been doing a lot for their alma mater.

Prof.Tayo charged the new graduates to be flexible and open-minded to broaden their minds for the world outside, irrespective of the course they studied while in school and their class of degree.

He said, “There is are lot of instability in the world today and the world is no longer predictable and therefore they have to be flexible, they need to learn, they need to unlearn, they need to network, prioritise every opportunity not to cease learning, they have to unlearn too to capture the world.”

In their engagements with the graduating students, the speakers advised the new graduates not to allow their situation to limit them in striving for success.

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