University of Ilesa Governing Council has inaugurated the Board of Trustees(BOT) for the University Advancement Center charged with the responsibility of generating revenue for the institution.
The Pro Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council, Hon. Gbenga Onigbogi, said there is need for the institution to think within and outside the box
towards ensuring adequate funding of the University, as this informed the need for
the Governing Council to establish an Advancement Centre as provided for in the Governance Charter of the University.
Hon. Onigbogi however said the functions of the University Advancement Centre are:
(1) Generate community philanthropic support for the academic
programmes of the University and the development of its physical
infrastructure
(2) Raise and manage industry support for the benefit of the University, with specific focus on students’ scholarships, students’
housing, faculty talent building, research, infrastructural development, and community service.
3) Develop and manage an endowment fund for the University.
4) Advise and guide donors, connecting their passion with the priorities of the University.
5) Engage the community, the private sector, alumni and volunteers in the life of the University.
(6) Partner with the University to address major institutional challenges, especially as regards financial sustainability.
(7) Build and create partnerships with industry and business to drive
workforce development and the employability of the University’s
graduates.
(8) Prepare an annual report on the activities of the University’s Advancement Centre and its financial status for consideration of the
Governing Council.
(9) The Advancement Centre’s role is not confined to those functions
Ordinances and Procedures to regulate its own business within the
set out in this document or as delegated to it from time to time by the
Governing Council. The Advancement Centre may prescribe
relevant Statues of the University Charter.
10) The Advancement Centre will, having regard to the educational
needs and aspirations of the University.
“Board of Trustees (BOT), consisting of distinguished and eminent
personalities with national and international clout. Today has therefore been set aside for the formal inauguration of this
Board, with its membership as follows:
(i)Mr. Supo Shadiya as the Chairman
(ii)Professor Taiwo Olufemi Asaolu as an ExOfficio Member,
(iii)Professor Oyewusi Gureje as a Member,
(iv)Sir Isaac Dipo Komolafe as a Member, and
(v)Mr. Akingbade Latilo as the Director of the Centre”.
In his acceptance speech, the BOT chairman Mr Olasupo Shadiya said the newly constituted BOT for the University Advancement Center accepted the call to service to work with the Governing Council to raise and manage private financial support for the institution, adding that they are committed to seeking external financial and moral support for the University.
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