An Erudite pedagogist, Prof Mary Nnamani on Tuesday assumed duty as the new Director, General Studies, ESUT.

Prof Nnamani’s assumption of office took effect following the handover ceremony held at the General Studies’ Director’s office where the former occupier, Prof Sunny Udeze relinquished the administration for her.

Speaking after the handover, the new Director, Prof Nnamani said her new position offers her the opportunity to make more impact in the affairs of the students.

While describing her predecessor as a “friend and brother” the new Director noted that she will work to improve on the gaps identified and seek ways to achieve them.

The Professor of Health Education stressed that the General Studies Division is critical in moulding the students.

“I’m Mary Ngozi Nnamani, a professor of Health Education and the newly appointed director GS. I just stepped in today, I will look at the many works that he did and he has also narrated to me new areas that we still have gaps to be filled. I will work towards filling those gaps that has been identified by him and also find those ones that I should identify by myself. That’s why I’m here, so that we can move this place forward,” the new director told our correspondent in an interview in her new office.

“GS is critical in moulding the students and that is why before you graduate, you must pass through here. Also, the welfare of the staff is a priority and I will pay attention to that and motivate them to enhance their productivity.”

Earlier, the immediate past Director, Professor Sunny Udeze congratulated his successor on her appointment and promised to be available for any help required.

When asked about his stewardship, Prof Udeze said “I can’t assess myself as a person. Ask the people around what I did. However, landscaping of the GS Complex, part of it, and welfare of the staff were my top priority. The VC promised to take it further from where I stopped and I have advised the new director to follow it up.

“Our students deserve the best and they should get it because ESUT can offer the best,” the 39th ESUT Inaugural Lecturer told ESUT Monitor

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Professor Sunny Emmanuel Udeze will on September 12, 2024 deliver the Enugu State University of Science and Technology, ESUT’s 39th Inaugural Lecture.

With the theme “Deconstructing Stereotypes Reconstructing the Image of Africa in Global Media: Public Relations Nexus” will hold at the Prof Julius Onah Auditorium ESUT Campus, Agbani, Nkanu West Local Council. Commencing from 10am

The Inaugural Lecture, the 7th by ESUT this year, is expected to gather the academia within and outside the university to crystalize ideals on Africa’s image and chart a direction for her global rebirth.

A professor of Mass Communication, the Inaugural Lecturer, Prof Sunny Udeze, has special interests in Public Relations, Advertising, International Communication
and Media Law and Ethics which he has taught over decades

He is a member of various professional bodies including , Fellow, African Council for Communication Education (FACCE); Member, Commonwealth Association for Education in Journalism and Communication (CAEJAC); a Registered Practitioner of Advertising (rpa); Member of Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (MNIPR) as well as a member, Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).

Currently the Director, General Studies, ESUT and former Dean, School Postgraduate Studies, ESUT, Prof Udeze is poised to take the university community, scholars and researchers around the world in a voyage of academic transition.

The 39th Inaugural Lecture will be the 7th this year organised by ESUT. The Vice-Chancellor, Prof Aloysius-Michaels Okolie has made it a norm that professor should conduct their inaugural lectures to remain relevant in their academic echelon.

Professor Sunny Udeze’s lecture is coming 14 days after the 38th Inaugural Lecture on August 29 with Professor Umezurike Hughes Okafor as guest lecturer.

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