Benue State University, BSU 26th Matriculation Ceremony for fresh undergraduate students for the 2018/2019 academic session has been announced. The public and new students of the university are hereby informed that the events will hold as follows:
Date: Thursday, 22ndAugust, 2019
Time: 9.00 A.M
Venue: Old Convocation Square
2. All Principal Officers and members of Senate shall process. Heads of Units and other members of staff are requested to attend the occasion.
3. Deans and Heads of Department are requested to liaise with the Directorate of ICT or Faculty ICT staff to access the list of registered students in their Faculty and Department. They should ensure that all qualified candidates of their respective programmes are properly registered.
4. The orientation for registered students is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, 20h and Wednesday, 21st August, 2019 at the Old Convocation Square. The Orientation and Matriculation Committee will release details of the exercise.
5. Faculty Officers are to commence issuance of matriculation gowns to registered students of their respective Faculties as from Friday 16 August, 2019. Each student will be required to collect a matriculation gown on payment of one thousand Naira (N1,000.00)
non-refundable fee at Fidelity Bank Plc, account number 5030023693 and Zenith Bank, account number: 1011136506.
6. Candidates would present the bank receipt to their Faculty Office for collection of the items as in (5) above. Faculty Officers are keep receipts of gowns issued to candidates.
7. The Academic Office (Store Officer) will issue appropriate matriculation gowns to the Faculty Officers for onward lease to registered fresh students of respective faculties who would have paid the fee of N1,000.00 as in (5) above.
8. All Principal Officers and Senate members are to detail staff to collect their Academic gown from the Academic Office (Stores Officer) for the ceremony, please.
9. Fresh students should return matriculation gowns to the Faculty Officers for onward submission to the Store Officer on or before 30 August, 2019.
10. Late return of gowns will attract a fine of N100.00 per day, payable to the Bursary Department of the University.
PROGRAMME OF EVENTS FOR ORIENTATION OF FRESH STUDENTS AND MATRICULATION CEREMONIES FOR THE 2018/2019 ACADEMIC SESSION
DAY 1
Orientation: Tuesday, 20h August, 2019
9.00am – Fresh Students are seated
9.30am – Arrival of Principal Officers of the University
9.55am – Opening Prayer
10 00am – Presentation:
- Welcome address by the Dean of Students
- The Registrar
- The Bursar
- The University Librarian
- The Director, Academic Planning and Quality Assurance
- The Director, ICT
- The Coordinator GST
- The Coordinator of Security
- The Commander Fire Service, Benue State
- Capital Express Assurance
DAY 2
Orientation: Wednesday, 21s August, 2019
9.00am – Fresh Students are seated
9.30am – Arrival of Principal Officers of the University
9.55am – Opening Prayer
10 00am – Presentation:
- Dean of Students
- Over All Best Graduating Student- 2016/2017
- The Sector Commander, FRSC, Benue State
- The State Commander, NDLEA
- The Commissioner of Police
- The Director, University Health Services
- The Director, Centre for Counselling and Human
- Development
- Chairman, Taskforce on Environment and Sanitation
- United Healthcare International (HMO)
DAY 3
Matriculation: Thursday, 22nd August, 2019
Venue (for All Activities): Old Convocation Square
