OYO STATE COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (OYCOHEST) organizes Orientation programme for new Students

 

In its bid to strengthen proper learning and academic standard for its newly admitted students, a two- day  Orientation  Programme has been organized by the Management of Oyo  State College of Health Science and Technology, Eleyele, Ibadan. 

Declaring open the event, the Provost of the College,  Pharmacist (Mrs) Oluyemisi Oyewo congratulated  the new students on their admission, advising them to be committed to their studies right from the outset, for successful academic accomplishment.  

The OYCOHEST  Provost  urged them to comport themselves  within and outside the College premises as good ambassadors of their families and the College. 

She cautioned them against cultism, drug abuse, hooliganism, religious intolerance and all other social vices, stressing that the College has zero tolerance for such misconduct. 

Mrs Oyewo said the Management of the College will always provide a conducive environment for teaching and learning  in the  College. 

The OYCOHEST boss commended the State Government for their consistent support for  the College and thanked the College Governing Council  led by Dr Aaron Ola Ogundiwin  for their co-operation and contribution towards the progress of the Health Institution. 

In her own remarks, the Registrar of OYCOHEST,  Mrs Dupe Ayoola called on the students to abide by the rules and regulations of the College,  advising them to always put the College facilities, such as the Library and the ICT Centre  into good use. 

Mrs Ayoola said  the College  will always ensure the smooth running of academic activities. 

Various Resource Persons  were invited to speak on different topics during the Orientation Programme. The topics  included Achieving Academic Excellence,  Security and Safety  Measures, Sexuality Education, Religious Harmony, Fire  Prevention,  First Aid and  Drug Abuse among others. 

The two-Day Orientation Programme was attended by Principal Officers, other Management staff of the College and the President of the Students' Union Government. 

Oyo State College of Health Science and Technology, Eleyele, Ibadan was established ninety years ago, on  April 1, 1933 as a training school for Sanitary Inspectors. It was formerly known as School of Hygiene,  until it assumed  the status of a College in 2014. The College is involved in the training of middle level health care providers and currently runs nineteen different Heath and other related programmes.