COPING WITH FIRST YEAR IN THE UNIVERSITY

For many first-year Students also know as Freshers, the University may be their first experience living away from home for an extended period of time. It is a definite break from home. The individual's usual sources of support are no longer present to facilitate adjustment to the unfamiliar environment. Here are tips for students which may provide realistic expectations concerning living arrangements and social life on campus.

* The first few weeks on campus can be a lonely period. There may be concerns about making friends. When new students look around, it may seem that everyone else is self-confident and socially successful. The reality is that everyone is having the same concerns but staying or visiting friends you knew from home on campus may be very helpful in this time of loneness until you are able to make good friends around your hostel according to Samuel Ogaga Egbo, a graduate from the Institute of Science Laboratory Technology, Delta State University, Abraka.

* If they allow sufficient time, students usually find peers in the university to provide structure and a valuable support system in the new environment. The important thing for the new student to remember in meeting new people is to be oneself, without Pride, just being natural as if you are at home, However students should avoid parasitic mode of friendship; fellow students or course mates who incessantly ask for favours in form of money or food as friendship should be mutual.

* Meaningful, new relationships should not be expected to develop overnight. It took a great deal of time to develop intimacy in high school friendships; the same will be true of intimacy in university friendships.
* Increased personal freedom can feel both wonderful and frightening. New Students/Freshers can come and go as they choose with no one to "hassle" them. At the same time, things are no longer predictable. The strange environment with new kinds of procedures and new people can create the sense of being on an emotional roller-coaster. This is normal and to be expected.

* Living with roommates can present special, sometimes intense, problems. Negotiating respect of personal property, personal space, sleep, and relaxation needs can be a complex task. The complexity increases when a roommate is older than you as a fresher or as been in the university before you as the fresher, when roommates are of different ethnic/cultural backgrounds with very different values but communicating one's legitimate needs calmly, listening with respect to a roommate's concerns, and being willing to compromise to meet each other's most important needs can promote resolution of issues.

* It is unrealistic to expect that roommates will be best friends. Roommates may work out mutually satisfying living arrangements, but the reality is that each may tend to have his or her own circle of friends and when this happens, you as a fresher should try as much as possible to be acquainted to your roommates friends but maintaining your morals and integrity inculcated into from home.

* University classes are a great deal more difficult than secondary school class. There are more reading assignments, and the exams and papers cover a greater amount of material. Lecturers expect students to do more work outside the classroom. In order to survive, the student must take responsibility for his or her actions. This means the student needs to follow the course outlines and keep us with the readings. The student must do the initiating. If a class is missed, it is up to the student to borrow lecture notes from someone who was present. If the student is having difficulty with course work, he or she needs to ask for help for his/her predecessors--ask to do extra work, request an appointment with an academic advisor, or sign up for tutoring or other academic-skills training.

*A new student/fresher must be focused and always remember the reason why he/she is in the campus, never to forget where he/she is from (family background) and keep in mind the goal he/she has set. Every human is born with the potentials to succeed irrespective of where he/she came from  –Tope A.  Banjo.

*A New student/Fresher finding it hard to cope with his/her new environment two weeks before the first semester examination is advised to seek the services of a counselor in the Counseling Services office of their respective institutions.

Edited and Published by Publicfact with contribution from Delta state university Facebook page.

DELTA STATE POLYTECHNIC, OGWASHI-UKU POST UTME FORM IS OUT

This is to inform all interested candidate that the Post-UTME Screening Exercise for admission into various ND programmes of the Delta State Polytechnic, Ogwashi-Uku has been schedule to hold on Friday 20th and Saturday 21st September, 2013.

1. ELIGIBILITY FOR PARTICIPATION
i. All candidates who chose Delta State Polytechnic, Ogwashi-Uku as First and/or Second choice and Scored 150 and above in the UTME for the 2013/2014 Admission Exercise are eligible to participate in the screening exercise
ii. Those who did not choose the Polytechnic but wish to be considered for admission and scored the afore-mentioned cut off mark are also eligible to take part in the screening exercise.

A. PROGRAMMES AND GROUPING  OF THE EXAM
 The grouping of courses, days and time for the screening exercise are as indicated below:
(a) SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING -  20th September, 2013. Time: 9.00am
i.    ND Mechanical Engineering
ii.   ND Welding & Fabrication Engineering
iii.  ND Electrical/Electronic Engineering
iv.  ND Foundry Engineering
v.   ND Computer Engineering
vi.  ND Metallurgical Engineering
 
(b) SCHOOL OF APPLIED SCIENCES - 20th September, 2013. Time: 9.00am
i.  ND Computer Science 
i.  ND Hotel & Tourism Management
ii. ND Mathematics and Statistics

(c) SCHOOL OF ART & DESIGN - 20th September, 2013. Time: 9.00am
i.  ND Fashion Design & Clothing Technolog
ii. ND Art & Design

(d) SCHOOL OF BUSINESS STUDIES -  21st September, 2013. Time 9.00am
i.   ND Accountancy 
ii.  ND Business Administration
iii. ND Office Technology & Management
iv.  ND Mass Communication
 

METHOD OF APPLICATION

1. The application fee for al ND candidates is N2,000 ( Two thousand naira

2. Payment should be made online with interswitch verve Atm or Mastercard or payment should be made directly to the school account number 0010761873 in any union bank plc branch

TO APPLY

3. Logon to www.dspgportal.edu.ng and click online registration and follow the instruction strictly

4. Only candidates who sat  for 2013 UTME are eligible to apply

5. Application fee is non-refundable.

MATERIALS REQUIRED FOR THE SCREENING EXERCISE
(I) Original and One (1) photocopy of acknowledgement Card
(ii) Original and photocopy of payment receipt
(iii) Four figure table, where applicable
(iv) Writing materials (HB pencil and eraser)
(v) UTME score slip

SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES (CANDIDATE THAT PASSED THE SCREENING) WOULD BE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING AT THE ADMISSION OFFICE

1. Five (5) recent passport photographs
2. Photocopy of UTME Score slip
3. Examination result listed in the application form
4. Certificate of Local Government Origin
5. Birth Certificate or Declaration of Age
6. Two copies of your on-line Application form

D. CLOSING DATE

The closing date for all applications is 16th September, 2013
Note: Date of Screening Exercise, as Stated in the grouping above
Venue: School/Department Screening Halls

Note Also:
GSM Phones and Calculators are not allowed.
Candidates who make false declarations of UTME Scores and Ordinary Level grades shall not be considered for admission.

DELTA STATE BURSARY AND SCHOLARSHIP BOARD

Delta State Bursary and Scholarship Board is therefore informing the general public particularly students of  Delta State Origin studying in tertiary institutions, that the Delta State Bursary & Scholarship Board has commenced the registration of students for the Student’s Special Assistance Scheme, 2012/2013 Academic Session.
Eligibility for Delta State Student’s Special Assistance Scheme
The Delta State Bursary and Scholarship Board, hereby invites applications from qualified Delta State Students in Nigerian Public and Private Tertiary Institutions to participate in the 2012/2013 Student’s Special Assistance Scheme (Bursary Award) tenable in Nigeria tertiary institutions

All Applicants Must be:

1. Of  Delta State Origin 2. Registered full–time Students and not part time Students. (Diploma, Masters and PhD Students are not eligible) 3. In  their second year or above (200 to 500 level)  in recognized Federal, State and Private Universities. 4. HND I & II Students of Polytechnics /Monotechnics. 5. 200 level and above for Colleges of Education Students. 6. Must have obtained a minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 2.20 and above in the previous academic year’s examination. While Medical Students in 300 level and above are to apply without using CPGA. 7. Students must have JAMB admission and JAMB registration number. 8. Polytechnic Students are to apply using their OND JAMB registration number and include their present Institution. Those who don’t have JAMB registration number are expected to apply using second form for Polytechnic which does not require the use of JAMB registration number.

Application Closing Date
All applications for the Students’ Special Assistance Scheme must get to the Delta State Bursary and Scholarship Board, latest 31st August, 2013

Method of Application
1. Buy the scratch card or pin number from any Zenith Bank Plc branches nationwide. Log on to http://stnlapps.org.ng/DeltascholarshipPortal/
2. Students from university or College of Education MUST have JAMB Registration Number. Students from Polytechnics are exempted from JAMB Registration Number.
3. Bio Data (Names, Date of Birth, State of Origin, Marital Status) ,
4. Recent Passport Photograph (Not more, than 3 Months) Scanned, not more than 15kb “jpeg format”.
5. Valid e-mail address, Contact Address and GSM number (unique per application) Institution, Course, Year of Entry and Expected Year of Graduation.
6. Matriculation Number
BANK DETAILS; Bank Name, State of Bank Branch, Branch,
Your Correct 10 digit NUBAN Account Number (Unique Per Application) and Sort Code.

CONTROVERSY IN DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY

CONSTITUTION OF ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMITTEE IN THE DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY

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Following the various developments over the years about this said school DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY, ABRAKA. The school have decided to tackle her problems to regain public trust to the institute. published below on her Facebook wall as at the time of this post

Management has observed with dismay, reports from individuals and groups on corrupt practices by some staff and students of the Delta State University. Some of the corrupt practices reported to Management include the following:
· Illegal collection of money at departments and faculties
· Sexual harassment
· Sale of books
· Collection of money from students
· Levying students before processing of raw score requests and clearance forms
· Examination malpractices (pre, during and post examination malpractices)
· Illegal clearance of students
· Admission Racket
· Plagiarism
· Sale of Grades/”Blocking”
· Disclosure of Classified official documents
· Sale of unauthorized textbook(s)
· Sale of handout(s)
· Giving and taking bribe.
Management has after due consideration, constituted an anti-corruption team, and informants are requested to contact them on the following lines:

v 08142192961
v 08148129744
v 08107888573
v 08105837628
v 07011847539
v 08160715283

Note:-Informants may wish to call or send text messages to any of the above lines (text message preferred)
Staff and students are therefore advised to desist from corrupt practices in the University to avoid the eagle eyes of the anti-corruption team.

When PUBLICFACT visited Site 3 of the institute, though it was looking dry due to the strike but a student along Ivie road, small gate area spoke; According to the student a graduate from the department of  human physiology in the school (NAME WITHHELD) complained of all the aforementioned in the school publication and even more, saying that some lecturers will purposely skip classes just to frustrated student to block or upgrade their scores

However students reaction to this post on Facebook confirm their dismay and corrupt nature of the institute; saying calling this phone numbers will put them into more trouble

Name withheld: Call who, are they not colleague?

Name withheld: dis wil only put us in more trouble if we try exposin them

Name withheld: Is only in Nigeria u will see such crime den u decide to report u will end up as d culprit a beg i pity d escaped goat dat will be a victim of dis.

Others loved the ideal and commended the school authority for the good works and used the medium to air more of their problems

Name withheld: kudos to the skul authorities 4 this idea they came up with.this wil go a long way to correct the anomalies in our great citadel of learning if only they wil be serious about this.first of all i think the school authorises should do something about the 5,000 levy for enterpreneurship,that fee is way too much and uncalled for and ought to be inclusive on our fees.on behalf of all 200l student i wil say that fee is uncalled for and the skul authorities should rescind on their decision.

 Other Student complained of one ENTERPRENURUAL LEVY currently levied on all 200 level student of the institute, saying that the school is fighting against illegal collection of fees but still device different means to loot student of their money outside normal tuition fee.

DELSU HELPDESK   as posted in the early hours of wednesday 10th of july, 2013

200 LEVEL STUDENTS... FOR PAYMENT OF FIVE THOUSAND NAIRA BY 200 LEVEL STUDENTS FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAINING

The University Governing Council at its 85th Regular meeting held on May 24, 2013 approved the payment of the sum of five thousand Naira (N5,000.00) by 200 level students involved in Entrepreneurship training.

The students concerned are to pay the above sum as indicated hereunder:

Bank: Zenith Bank Plc
Account No: 1011434350

Accordingly, 200 level students are required to register for the above mentioned training in the Entrepreneurial Centre on presentation of evidence of payment.

Name withheld Excellent! Corruption is too much at Delsu". For the 5,000. That money is too much for student to pay HA. Them no no say money they hard ?, bring, bring, bring dem jst de demand. GOD HELP

Name withheld: dat #5000 levy s just too much for crying out loud where do did expect us to get dat moni from pls dat idea should be readdress.

The situation still continues on campus as at when PUBLICFACT was filing this report.

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