he Visitation Panel set up by the TVisitor to Bowen University, Iwo, Rev Dr Supo Ayokunle, submitted

its report to him in his office at the Baptist Building, Ibadan, Oyo State.

At a well attended presentation ceremony on the 31st August,2016, the Chairman of the Panel, Professor Olawale Moronkola, went down the memory lane and noted that the Panel was inaugurated on the 24th March, 2016 with the main aim of looking into the various activities of Bowen University, Iwo in its entirety from 2011 to 2016 .

The Panel, in the discharge of its duties, examined the objects of the University, Enabling Laws establishing it and their relevance; leadership quality; financial management and application of funds; adequacy of staff and staff development; physical infrastructural development; relationship with statutory bodies and impact on socio-economic and cultural development of the host communities; state of spirituality of the University and other essentialities for the growth of the University.

Professor Olawale Moronkola, on behalf of the members, stated that the quality of staff, particularly academic, is very high. As a matter of fact, most of the academic departments are headed by experienced academic sta f f who are prov id ing leadership in the administration of various units. The leadership he noted has influenced the performance of younger lecturers in the provision of excellent teaching and research through mentoring. Professor Moronkola also stated that the University had an excellent relationship with the Oluwo of Iwo and Olupo of Oluponna and other members of the public. However, the panel highlighted the need to have a substantive Director of Health Services, a Deputy Bursar and a Deputy Director of Works and Services. In

the same vein, the panel urged the University to look into the possibility of getting a befitting administrative building for the Postgraduate School in Iwo.

Professor Moronkola acknowledged the support the Panel received from the Visitor to the University, Rev Dr Supo Ayokunle, the Vice Chancellor of Bowen University, Professor Matthews Ojo and members of staff, Bowen University, who were hospitable and accommodating .

Rev Dr Supo Ayokunle, the Visitor to Bowen University, appreciated the good work the Panel had done. He remarked that they were people of proven integrity who were capable of performing the assigned task. He prayed for them, and promised to look into the reports without delay.

Present at the presentation ceremony were: Vice President Administration and Human Resources, Pastor Marcus Audu; Vice President, Finance and Investment, Rev Dr Moses Adebayo; Director, Department of Christian Education, Rev Dr Ayo Obiremi; Director, Global Missions Board, Dr. Femi Adewunmi; Director of Publications, Dr I. Adelokoji; Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Council, Deacon Oluwole Abegunde; The Vice Chancellor, Bowen University Iwo, Professor Matthews Ojo; Dr Kayode Ogunleye, Registrar; Mr T. Okunade, Bursar; Rev Dr H.Okereafor, Chaplain, among others .

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• Vis itat ion Panel Submits Report

• Bowen Is Set To Host Biochar Conference

• BUICICS Conducts Election … Dr O. Alabi re-elected

• B o w e n R e g i s t r a r B u r i e s Mother-in-Law

• Bowen Accounting Students Inducted

• Study to Show Thyself… Rev Dr Okereafor

• Be A Winning Worker... Rev Segun Idowu

• Governing Council Member Honoured in Ejigbo

• Bowen Hosts Nigerian Baptist Youths

• News from the Registry

Bowen Bread: Incomparably the best

Bowen Water: An enduring satisfaction

BOWEN UNIVERSITY (of the nigerian baptist convention)

Iwo, Osun State

VISITATION PANEL SUBMITS REPORT

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huk Swindon once said: “The

Clonger I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life.” Attitude

is more important than fact; it is more important than the past, education, money, circumstance, failure, success, what other people think or say or do, appearances, giftedness or skill.

We cannot change our past, nor can we change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We can hardly change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is to play on the one string we have; and that is our attitude. Great leaders understand that a right attitude sets the right atmosphere which brings out right responses from others. Life is ten percent of what happens to one and ninety percent of how one reacts to it. We are, therefore, the custodian of our attitude.

It is a fact that, in our work place, there are different types of workers. As a matter of fact, there are three categories of workers: good, bad and mediocre. In order to be a worker of substance, a winning worker, one should cultivate a winning attitude. A winner is one who thinks that he is a winner because winning is an attitude of the mind; it is in the mind.

A winner is not a loser, hence the need to cultivate a winning attitude through the following ways: (1) Think like a winner; don't underrate yourself; develop a high self esteem (2) Talk like a winner. (3) Behave like a winner (4) Avoid the company of losers. Don't do things that will make you lose. May God empower you to cultivate a winning attitude now and always, in Jesus Name.

wo students in the Department of TAccounting, Bowen University, Iwo were, on Thursday, 16th June, 2016,

inducted as Associate Accounting Technicians (AAT) at the ICAN Centre, Amuwo Odofin, Lagos State, Nigeria.

With their induction, they can proceed to write the qualifying examination of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) to become Chartered Accountants .

BE A WINNING WORKER

…..Rev Segun Idowu

Saturday, 23rd July, 2016, countinues

to be a day to be remembered as

Dr Kayode Ogunleye, the Registrar

of Bowen University, in company of his

spouse, Mrs Aderonke Ogunleye bid his

mother in-law, Madam Mary Aderinto,

farewell in Ogbomoso.

At a well attended funeral service at

A b u n d a n t L i f e B a p t i s t C h u r c h ,

Ogbomoso, Rev Kolawole Wojuola

admonished the congregation, through his

sermon titled “Hope in Death”, to see

Christian death as a rest from labor (Rev

14:13) and an exodus from a tent to a

permanent building which is in heaven ,

because heaven is our home. He added

that without death we might not go home.

In his remark, Dr Kayode Ogunleye, said

Madam Aderinto was a good and true

mother-in-law with a difference, who was

always there for her family in difficult and

other times as a prayer warrior and

counselor.

The programme was attended by the Vice

Chancel lor of Bowen Univers i ty,

Professor Matthews Ojo, Rev Dr H.

Okereafor, the University's Chaplain, Mr

& Mrs A. T. Okunade, the University's

Bowen Accounting Students

Inducted

owen University, Iwo, is set to

Bhost the second International

Annual Conference on Biochar

Technology from 6 to 9 September 2016.

As stated in a release by Dr G.O.Olutona

of the Department of Chemistry, Bowen

University, Iwo, the theme for the

Conference is “Biochar Technology:

Potential for Sustainable Food Security and

Cleaner Environment”.

The Conference is to be declared open by

Professor Matthews Ojo, the Vice

Chancellor of Bowen University, Iwo.

Some of the dignitaries and keynote

speakers expected at the event are Dr

Edward Yeboah, Head, Soil Microbiology

Division, CSIR- Soil Research Institute,

Kwadaso, Kumasi, Ghana and Dr Mabel

Ifeoma Onwuka, Australia Award holder

and member of staff, Department of Soil

Science and Meteorology, College of Crop

Science, Michael Okpara University of

Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State, Nigeria.

The programme is expected to bring

researchers, farmers and policy makers

together from several parts of the world to

discuss the intrinsic worth of biochar

technology for agricultural development,

climate change mitigation and cleaner

environment. The programme, through

its multiple positive effects, is envisaged to

lead to the creation of a forum for

collaboration and exchange of ideas in this

emerging area of research that could

prove particularly relevant in parts of sub-

Saharan Africa, including Nigeria where

increased soil productivity could provide

an important dimension of sustainable

development.

BOWEN REGISTRAR BURIES

MOTHER�IN�LAW

The remains of Madam Aderinto surrounded by Family Members

The students are :

Adewuyi Timilehin Isaac (300 Level) and Olugbemi Oluropo Ayooluwa (300 Level).

The Accounting Technician Scheme has three parts, and gives undergraduate students the opportunity to become Chartered Accountants before or just at the point of graduat ion. Dr Mrs O.O.Akin ik in ju , the Head of the Department of Accounting, expressed her joy; and congratulated the students. She enjoined them not to rest on their oars. BOWEN SET TO HOST

BIOCHAR CONFERENCE

Bursar, Engineer Samson Olaniyi, Director

of Works & Services and other special

dignitaries from the University . Late Mrs

Mary Aderinto before her transition to

glory on the 17th of July 2016, spent 66

years on earth . She served meritoriously

in the vineyard of the Lord.

Prince Tunde Adegoke Ajiboye, who has been representing the Osun State Ministry of Education on Bowen

University Governing Council, was honoured on Saturday, 6th August, 2016, at Idi Ape Baptist Church, Ejigbo, Osun State in commemoration of his retirement from the civil service.

Prince Ajiboye joined the former Oyo State Civil Service Commission in August, 1981 and later transferred his service to the newly created Osun State in 1991.

At the retirement thanksgiving service which was attended by several dignitaries from far and near, the pastor of Idi Ape Baptist Church, Ejigbo, Reverend Dr. Oluwafemi Adeyemi, admonished Nigerians to use their wisdom, commitment and abilities to resuscitate the economy of the nation. He said the celebrant, Prince Ajiboye, did not limit himself to his immediate environment but had been contributing positively to the lives of others.

In the testimonies by colleagues and friends, the celebrant was described as honest, dedicated, responsible and a humble person.

B.B.Mckinney, the hymn writer wrote, “It may be through the shadows dim, or o'er the stormy sea, I

take my cross and follow Him, Wherever He leadeth me.” So was the resolution of the Nigerian Baptist Youths during their just concluded 44th annual conference from 2nd to 6th August, 2016, at Bowen University, Iwo.

Prince & Mrs Ajiboye (6th from left side) and friends after the ceremony

The Conference, in 2014 was held at Peace House, Gboko, Benue State, with the theme “O Lord, Send a Revival.” In 2015, Deeper Life Camp Akure, played host to the youths with the theme “In His Presence”. The 2016 edition was held in Bowen University Iwo, with the theme “Obeying Heavenly Vision”. The Director, Youth & Student Ministries, Rev Dr S.A.K.Olaleye, welcomed the youths to the Conference, and prayed that they would experience the goodness of God. In the same vein, Rev Jeffrey Salako, the National Youth Coordinator of the Convention, urged the youths to decide to follow the call of God wherever He may lead them for the fulfillment of His vision.

The out going National President, Brother Giwa Babatunde, thanked a l l the members for their cooperation since his assumption of office as President. He remarked that God had been so good because the body had not been static but had kept increasing in knowledge and understanding.

Highlights of the activities included a football match which was competed for by the zones and won by the Northern Youth Conference, while the quiz competition was won by the Lagos East Conference.

In his fraternal greetings, Professor Matthews Ojo, the Vice Chancellor of Bowen University, Iwo, expressed his delight at being part of the programme. He welcomed and encouraged the youths not to forget that they are the future leaders of Nigeria and the pillar of the Baptist denomination. He informed the gather ing that at present Bowen University is the only private University in Nigeria that offers Physiotherapy. He added that there would be a 10% fees rebate for any prospective student that chose to study at Bowen University.

Other speakers included Rev Dr Moses Adebayo, the Vice President Finance and Investment of the Nigerian Baptist Convention, Rev Dr Rueben Chuga, President, Baptist Theological Seminary, Kaduna, Rev Dr Duro Ayanrinola of the All Africa Baptist Fellowship (AABF), Rev Dr Paul Kolawole, President, Osun Baptist Conference and Dr Kayode Ogunleye, Registrar, Bowen University, Iwo, among others.

T h e C o n f e r e n c e w i t n e s s e d t h e emergence of a new set of Executive headed by Bro Francis Bakut from the Kaduna Conference, to pilot the affairs of the body. In all, about 2,000 delegates registered for the conference. Meanwhile, the All African Baptist Youth Conference

Baptists Youths at the Conference

Rev Dr H. O. Okereafor, the Chaplain of Bowen University, Iwo, has urged all the prospective

students of the University to study and show themselves approved of the Lord. Rev Dr Okereafor stated this during the screening exercise for new students for the 2016/2017 academic session, in Iwo, on the 16th of July, 2016.

Rev Okereafor said that the need to study is natural for a progress- minded person. He added that, in Bowen University, we believe in studying and having the best. Therefore, prospective students must study, so that God would be happy with them, and approve of them. He charged them to see whichever course of study they were offered as an act of God because he is the only one who knows tomorrow . He told them that Godliness is the watchword of Bowen University, and added that the prospective students should be ready to be identified with the children of God, especially through service in His vineyard, here in the University.

He charged parents not to relent in praying for their children. He assured them that Bowen would raise their children in the way of God, which would lead to excellence in their professional callings in future.

Earlier on, the Chairman of the screening exercise, Professor J. A. Adegoke, told the gathering that the exercise was going on simultaneously in eight (8) centres across Nigeria. He asked the prospective students to show the panel their credentials and answer any other questions that the screening panel deemed necessary to ask them.

Bowen Hosts Nigerian Baptist Youths

GOVERNING COUNCIL MEMBER HONOURED

IN EJIGBO

Study to show thyself

.......Rev Dr Okereafor

Prospective Students with some Parents

for 2017 has been fixed for 3rd to 7th August. The venue will be Bowen University, Iwo.

he Vice Chancellor, Professor Matthews Ojo, on behalf of Bowen University, empathizes with the families of the underlisted Tstaff members who served the University in various capacities before their demise:

Mr O. I. Aderibigbe Faculty of Law Lecturer II 01/08/2012 to 27/02/2016Mr T. A. Adeniyi Dept. of Works & Services Tech. Assistant 05/03/2012 to 13/05/2016Mrs R. A. Oguntunbi Pre-Degree, Osogbo Hall Assistant 01/10/2005 to 01/07/2016.Mrs G. F. Oladipo Dept. Business Administration Lecturer II 15/11/2006 to 06/09/2016

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r Olufemi Alabi of the Department of Agriculture has been re elected for the second time as the President of the Bowen

DUniversity, Iwo, Cooperative Investment and Credit Society Limited, for 2016/2017 financial year. This information was

disclosed in a released jointly signed by the Chairman and Secretary of the electoral committee set up by the society, Dr

M.O.Ayoola and Mr A.B. Adedirin, respectively.

Dr Olufemi Alabi had earlier reeled out some of his achievements during his first time in office as the President of the Union. He

referred to the disbursement of household items and cement loans, regular loan facilities to qualified members, disbursement of

dividends to all members after audit, commencement of rental business (canopies and chairs) and preliminary works on a residential

building consisting of two units of 2-bedroom flats on one of the society's plots at the Cooperative Housing Estate, Oluponna.

The other members of his new team are:

Mrs S. E. Ajala Library Vice President

Mr O. J. David Business Admin. Internal Auditor

Mr F. A. Oyewusi ICT Public Relations Officer

Mrs A .F. Akande Registry Investment Officer

Mr E. Olaniyan VC'S Office Investment Officer

Mr Ola Olajide Works Assistant General Secretary

Dr T. G. Oyewole Accounting Treasurer

Mr M. O. Ola Works General Secretary

Mr D. G. Adebisi Accounting Financial Secretary

The election was conducted on Thursday, 25th August, 2016 . The Chairman of the Electoral Committee, Dr M.O.Ayoola, reported

that about 331 eligible voters exercised their rights during the peaceful election. In his own remarks, Dr Olufemi Alabi, the newly

elected President of the society expressed his appreciation to all members, and promised to justify his re election with good

performance.

BUICICS Conducts Election … Dr Olufemi Alabi re-elected

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