The Chancellor, Dominion University, Ibadan, Oyo State, Bishop Taiwo Adelakun, has advised new intakes to be focused, set priorities and shun all acts capable of distracting them from graduating in flying colours.

Speaking during the institution’s 6th matriculation ceremony on Friday, Adelakun also urged the students to conduct themselves in an orderly and peaceful manner during their programme.

He noted that the time to start aiming for the top is now, stating that whatever grade each of the students will graduate with will be determined from the beginning of the academic session. He told them to be focused, set priorities and shun all acts capable of distracting them.

In his address, the Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Abel Olorunnisola, disclosed that 227 students were admitted for the 2024/2026 academic session into the university’s 15 academic programmes in the faculties of arts, social sciences and management sciences computing and applied sciences as well as allied health sciences. He added that the students were drawn from 18 states in the country.

“For the first time, we are admitting students into the Faculty of Allied Health Sciences. These 62 students, therefore, constitute the pioneering students of the latest faculty in the Dominion University, headed by the pioneer Dean, Professor Gabriel Adegoke.”

In his charge to the matriculating students, Olorunnisola said: “Responsibility and maturity go together. It should be noted, however, that maturity is a mindset that can be developed at any age.

“While the society often associates maturity with getting older, the truth is that maturity has more to do with how you think, react and handle life’s challenges than with the number of years you have lived. I, therefore, want you to note this, as you start your journey in the university.”