Making a Difference: My Ivory tower encounter (An Authobiography)

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2013
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Confidence Books Limited
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Pathway to the ivory tower; The Making of a Vice-Chancellor; Our vision, our destination; The Spiritual dimension; Setting the stage for the spiritual dimension; Uniting the Protestant Christian Groups On Campus; Forming UAM Protestant Chapel: Bro. Gbile akanni's intervention; Unity in diversity; Components of the unity; Pursuit of academic excellence; Preambles to excellence; Information and communication technology centre (ICT); Research; Research breakthroughs undergoing patent process; The “One medicine' initiative; Institute of food security; Centre for entrepreneurship development (CED); Students in free enterprise (SIFE); Programme development; Manpower development; Leadership for the vision; Internally generated revenue (IGR); Mr infrastructure; The score card; Accreditation; Beyond the campus; Making a difference on election duty; Making a difference in the community; Tracing the genealogy; Closer home; Closing counsel

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Ivory Tower is presented from a cynical, disdainful perspective as if it is a setting of people who are unserious and aloof, drawn or kept away from reality, and therefore impracticable or irrelevant. The idea was, and still is, to create an independent and liberated environment in which study, research and experiment can take place free from the encumbrances of routine social life, politics, business, military, administrative bureaucracy, and sometimes even religious differences and tensions, but where inhibitions arc expunged. Thus, concepts and ideas can be tested, verified, modified, and extended without limits, obstructions or hindrances. Two extreme words arc used to convey these expectations ivory and tower. Ivory to connote the extreme value placed on excellence aspirations of those within this community, seeing that ivory is very precious, takes long to develop, and expensive when it enters the market. Essentially, ivory towers must aim at benefitting and transforming society. Towers are solid, firm, strategically located, always outstrip any setting, and are often visible from afar. They give a higher level, freer and fresher view of the environment and beyond, and can spot developments opportunities and even enemies from a distance, as well as provide early warning or opportunities.
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https://nigeriareposit.nln.gov.ng/handle/20.500.14186/1565
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