The Faculty of Environmental Sciences at Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) on Wednesday hosted first ever alumni homecoming event that brought together alumni, students, and faculty members with over 5 million received in donations

The event, which was held at the Prod Julius Onah Auditorium, was a success, with attendees reminiscing about old times and forging new connections.

Over five million naira was donated by the alumni who requested that the homecoming should be a yearly affair.

The homecoming event saw a turnout of alumni from various graduating classes, who came together to celebrate their shared experiences and network with current students. The event featured a series of activities, including guest lectures and award presentation.

It also provided an opportunity for alumni to network with current students, offering valuable insights and advice on career development and entrepreneurship. Many attendees expressed their satisfaction with the event, praising the faculty for organizing a successful reunion.

During the event, distinguished alumni reconnected with their former lecturers and classmates, sharing stories of their professional journeys and personal growth. Themed “Reunion of Legends,” the homecoming featured a series of activities, including a welcome address and a keynote lecture on environmental sustainability.

In his welcome address, the Dean, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Prof Edmund Iyi expressed gratitude to the alumni for their continued support and engagement with the faculty. He noted that the homecoming event was a testament to the strong bond between the faculty and its alumni, and highlighted the importance of maintaining these relationships.

In his speech, the Vice Chancellor ESUT, Professor Aloysius-Michaels Okolie who was represented by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Professor Chike Nwoha commended the Faculty for the event and praised the alumni for turning up. He describes alumni as the engine room of every research or teaching institution and urged them to remain good ambassadors of not just the faculty but the university at large.

On his part, the Guests Speaker and Chairman of the Event, Dr Ogbnna Chime, who is the President, Nigeria Institute of Town Planners , commended the Faculty for the great strides it has attained and promised that he would liaise with other alumni on the need to support the faculty.

The Faculty of Environmental Sciences at ESUT is known for producing highly skilled and environmentally conscious graduates, who have gone on to make significant contributions in their respective fields. The successful homecoming event is a testament to the faculty’s commitment to fostering a sense of community and camaraderie among its alumni and students.

Highlights of the event were award presentations and group photography.

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By Amaechi Agbo

Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) is organising its first Alumni Homecoming aimed at reconnecting with the past students of the faculty with a view to creating a network through which they would contributing in supporting the Faculty to enhance teaching and learning.

The alumni are expected to participate in discussions about innovative solutions for teaching and learning challenges, share their experiences, and collaborate on future projects that leverage their expertise and networks. The event will include various activities such as keynote speeches, networking sessions, and presentations on current research and ongoing projects within the faculty.

The Homecoming will hold on June 4, 2025 in the Faculty of Environmental Science Auditorium starting from 10am with a focus on raising awareness and funds for facilities that would impact teaching and learning

Speaking in an interview, Chairman, Local Organising Committee (LOC) Dr Joseph Nwatu, told ESUT Monitor that the Homecoming is the first of its kind since the faculty was established back then in ASUTECH (Anambra State University of Technology) adding that it would afford the alumni opportunity to assess the faculty and consider ways they can be of support

“Since the Faculty of Environmental Sciences was created far back in the days of ASUTECH which led to ESUT, we have not had a situation where we call back our alumni to return home, just like a reunion. It is important now because the faculty needs the assistance of her alumni who are ilustrious sons and daughters in different endeavors all over the world.

“We have a burden of improving the teaching and learning environment in the faculty and government cannot do everything. World over, the alumni is the strength of every research or teaching institution, that is why we are requesting them to come home, and see the system they passed through and consider how they can make it better,’ Dr Nwatu said.

The first ever Alumni Homecoming of the Faculty of Environmental Sciences will be hosted by the Dean, Professor Edmund Iyi while the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Aloysius-Michaels Okolie will be the Chief Host.

This homecoming event is not just a celebratory gathering but also a call to action for alumni to engage with their alma mater and help drive progress in environmental science and sustainability efforts.

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…Faculties of Law, Social Sciences, Management Sciences, Others Elected Unopposed

By Amaechi Agbo and Onyekachi Agu, Agbani

Professor Titus Owoh on Thursday emerged the new dean of Faculty of Education in ESUT, even as Prof Emenike Augusta lost her bid to retain her deanship position in Faculty of Environmental Sciences.

Prof Owoh saw of rival, Prof Chinedu Aguba as well as Prof Chinwe Chibuike to clinch the position in education.

In a hugely contested election held at the faculty auditorium with 90 voters, Prof Owoh of Department of Technology and Vocational Education, emerged winner with 43 votes. His closest rival, Prof Aguba got 41 votes while Prof Chibuike had 6 votes for his efforts.

At the Faculty of Environmental Sciences, the race was between incumbent dean, Prof Emenike Augusta and Prof Edmond Iyi.

Like what transpired in Nigeria’s 2015 generation election where an incumbent president, Goodluck Jonathan was defeated by Muhammadu Buhari, Prof Emenike lost the position to her rival, Prof Iyi.

Prof Iyi had a total of 24 votes to upstage his opponent, Prof Emenike who got 14 votes.

Election at the Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, saw the Director of Research, Prof Emeka Nze emerged winner.

Professor Nze’s emergency came after his rival, Prof Okoye stood down for him.

In the newly created Faculties of Biological Sciences and Physical Sciences, Professors E.O. Ogu and G.Z. Ugwu were elected pioneer deans, respectively.

In the Biological Sciences, Prof Ogu got 14 votes to see off competition from Prof H.O. Nwamba who had 4 votes. In the Physical Sciences, 25 votes polled by Prof G.Z. Ugwu were enough to secure the position for him against Prof Nnamebi who got 16 votes. In the build up to the election, Prof Ugwuoke stepped down for Prof Ugwu.

The deanship position at the Faculty of Engineering was hugely contested by two professors, Prof Thompson Chime and Prof Ebere Ameh. The results of the election showed that Prof Chime polled 45 votes to defeat Prof Ameh who had 33 votes.

Faculties of Law, Social Sciences and Humanities as well as Management Sciences had their deans elected unopposed.

Prof Ortuanya of Law had his seat preserved for him same as Prof Nicholas Attamah of Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities.
Prof Uche Ugwuanyi was unanimously elected, unopposed, as Dean, Faculty of Management Sciences.

Also elected as a sole candidate is Prof Umezurike Hughes Okafor of Faculty of Clinical Medicine as well as Dr Ozor Ignatius of Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences

Interestingly, the elections were unable to produce a female dean, this in contrast to at least three female deans that were elected during the 2022 deanship elections.

ESUT Monitor can authoritatively report that the elections of the new deans in 12 out of 13 Faculties in the university were peaceful and resulted generally accepted by all including those who lost their elections.

Speaking with ESUT Monitor on the conduct of the election at Faculty of Education, Prof Martins Anikwe who represented the Vice-Chancellor and superintended over the election said it was democracy in action.

Describing the Faculty of Education election as a tight race, the former Commissioner for Agriculture in Enugu State said the majority spoke which is the beauty of democracy.

“We have witnessed democracy here. The Dean Elect won with just two votes ahead of his closest opponent and that is the beauty of democracy. It was transparently conducted in an orderly manner and all the voters and candidates conducted themselves very well.

“To me, the only winner is the faculty. They should unite and move the faculty ahead. The time of election is over, it is now time to work. We are happy with the outcome of the election here, we will now go and write our report and submit to the management,” he said.

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By Joseph Joy, Shedrack Eze, Ogechi Chika, Blessinhg Nwokpkwu

Faculty Deans have lauded the management of Enugu State University of Science and Technology, ESUT on the introduction of a decentralised system during the 42^nd edition of the University’s matriculation held in February this year.   

The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Aloysius-Michaels Okolie announced prior to the matriculation ceremony held on February 23 that the system would be decentralised to allow faculties coordinate their activities.  

The decision received massive goodwill from both students, parents, lecturers and now deans who are voicing their support for the continuation of the exercise.

Speaking in separate interviews, the Deans of Faculties of Social Sciences and Humanities and Environmental Sciences, Professors Nicholas Attamah and Austine Emenike, respectively, were unanimous in praising the university management and calling for the system to be retained going forward.

The Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Prof Nicholas Attamah, who described the Vice-Chancellor as “Talk-and-do” VC, said that students, staff and parents were marvelled at the new system and poured encomium on the VC and his management team for such policy change.

“The decentralised system was very effective and I pray the Vice Chancellor, (I call him talk and do Vice Chancellor, because he is so innovative in what he is doing in this University) retains it. The students and staff and even parents were marvelled. The system had so many advantages.

“It made students to come very close to their lecturers and understand what is meant by matriculation. They now feel the impacts of what matriculation is all about.

“Secondly, it brought the parents very close to the guardians of their children and their wards. That day, when we finished the matriculation, I made sure that parents go to their respective children’s departments, to see where their children are schooling, where they are attending classes. Assess the nature of the offices of the lecturers that are teaching their children and the facilities that are there.

“The rich ones among the parents can say ‘no, let’s help this department to uplift the infrastructure that are there’. So, there are a lot of advantages.

“Parents who do not know the dean, now know who he/she is, his office, they now have access to the HoD’s office. They now have physical contacts and a link. If his child is not behaving well, he can always call the Head of Department, one of the lecturers, the Dean and introduce themselves to get information about their children.

“The matriculation also afforded the students to come very close to their lecturers because if it is the normal way, the students would normally be somewhere, they do not know who their lecturers are, who their deans are. They are just there. But for the last matriculation we saw that almost all the students were there and participated fully. The older students came out to tell them what they are experiencing and the mistakes they made during their year one so they will not repeat them.

“Such things would not happen when it is done by the school authority centrally. But now it afforded students the opportunity to get close to themselves, older students, their lecturers, dean and all the faculty members.

“So, this decentralization of matriculation is one of the innovations that the Vice-Chancellor brought that will remain with him forever because he has started it and it shouldn’t end with him.

“It is one of the best practices of the administration and we thank the VC for his innovative mind,” Prof Attamah concluded.

On her part, Faculty of Environmental Sciences Dean, Prof Austine Emenike expressed similar view

“It was a new policy direction and we commend the management for their ingenuity. The decentralized system afforded the parents and students great opportunity to know and interact with their lecturers. The parents visited the departments and made their comments.

“It should be retained. We did our best and I believe that if the system is retained, there would be much improvements going forward,” Prof Emenike said.

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