The Vice-Chancellor of the College of Calabar (UNICAL), Prof. Florence Obi, has awarded scholarship grant to 68 college students of the establishment who’ve up to now scored 4.0 and above of their CGPA.
The colorful occasion occurred on Friday on the Senate Chambers of the establishment.
Talking whereas presenting the award to the beneficiaries, the VC her administration instituted the VC’s scholarship award to finish the ‘learn to fail and type to cross syndrome within the college.
The award which is in its second version was launched within the 2023/2024 tutorial session with 34 recipients who distinguished themselves of their numerous departments.
The VC stated though some folks could have needed the award to be given to indigent college students however she deliberately selected to focus on the perfect brains within the college to problem the scholars to work tougher.
“35 years in the past after I got here into the varsity, all we knew was to work laborious and write our exams however at this time, after I speak to the scholars on the necessity to learn, they let you know that solely few college students who research cross.
“They let you know that usually while you research you fail however while you kind you cross, I deliberately wanted to vary this new normal,” she stated.
Talking additional, she stated the award focused college students with 4.0 and above Cumulative Grade Level Common (CGPA) in every of the departments of the establishment, including that there was an enchancment from what was recorded final 12 months.
Why hoping that the variety of recipients will get to 100 in 2026, the VC stated it will be good for the award to be sustained however even when it isn’t sustained, college students should be taught to work laborious as a result of it pays.
On his half, the Deputy Vice Chancellor (DVC) Educational, Prof. Tony Eyang, stated the 68 college students receiving the award had distinguished themselves and should proceed to encourage different college students.
Whereas commending the VC and administration workers, he stated the scholars had been a part of the legacies of the establishment.
Equally, Miss Ugochi Ogba, the 200 Degree pupil of Enterprise Administration with the best CGPA of 4.92, stated she was fairly excited for being the coed with the best CGPA.
She disclosed that she was one of many college students who stayed awake at evening to check, including that she didn’t really feel intimidated by the boys and hoped to be a resipient of the award within the subsequent tutorial session.
The scholarship award which was initially meant for first 12 months college students was expanded to accommodate different ranges to encourage wholesome competitors amongst all ranges within the establishment.
Of their separate speeches, the beneficiaries recommended the VC for instituting the award, saying that her sturdy dedication in direction of analysis and tutorial excellence had yielded nice outcomes.
