Alumni
March 8, 2021 2024-06-03 13:51Alumni
Vision
To be foremost in expanding the frontiers of knowledge and be most innovative in disseminating knowledge towards advancing the cause of humanity.
Mission
To be the fulcrum of a knowledge-driven society, building human competence and fostering determination and competition among people through the instrumentality of modern technology.
About Us
The Alumni Relations office was established in 2013 and took off in same year with the first convocation. The office was headed by Mrs. Hawa Kamaldeen (then an Asst. Reg.) at inception. She served as the coordinator of the office alongside two other supporting staff. Together, they set the pace and were actively involved in cementing a veritable and healthy relationship between the alumni and Kwara State University.
Every year, graduating students fill alumni registration form, which is used to build the alumni database. Recently though, the registration is being done electronically to accommodate all alumni where ever they are. Social media pages have also been created for regular engagements and interactions with the alumni, thus strengthening relationship with all concerned.
The Alumni Relations Unit is very germane to the running of a university. What do they do? The Unit is charged with the responsibility of ‘selling memories’ and ensuring the sustenance of thorough bonding between alumni and the university. The more memories we sell, the more students’ experiences we enrich. It is believed that a student with rich and memorable experience from admission to graduation will give back to his/her alma mater with great pleasure.
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The Alumni Relations Unit is set to unveil greater plans to strengthen the office and bring up the unit to an international standard worthy of emulation among its peers. This includes:
1. Establishing and ensuring the sustainability of a lifelong relationship between the alumni with Kwasu.
2. Facilitating two-way communication between Kwasu and its alumni.
3. Promoting Kwasu to potential students of the university.
4. Establish and promote a powerful alumni voice through publications and other enlightenment programmes.
5. Ensuring promotion and propagation of the image and reputation of the university in the eyes of the public through the alumni.
6. Creating and ensuring the sustenance of a network of credible volunteers.
7. Serving as a fundraising prospect by providing a veritable platform for Alumni to operate and /or cooperate with the Advancement and Linkages Unit to realize the set goals of the University.
8. Provide a basis for feedback and counsel for the alumni.
9. Promoting inclusive governance between the management and the alumni to ensure the actualization of the university-set goals.
10. Providing a basis as a resource pool or reference point for staff recruitment both directly or indirectly.
Director's Message
It gives me great pleasure to welcome our esteemed alumni, most cordially, to this beautiful forum that serves as a major information platform for KWASU Alumni. This was conceptualized and developed to have a platform that will serve as a potpourri of ideas between the university and our great alumni.
You will agree with me that Kwara State University is an enigma among its peers. It is a beautiful university; a fulcrum of knowledge and character that is steadily threading the path of becoming a world-class university. As a relatively nascent institution, it is equally ready to positively dare. This is the culmination of an enormous collective effort of its founding fathers in their quest to provide a world-class university for our citizens.
Since 2009, KWASU has enjoyed an uninterrupted academic calendar. This great institution has molded characters and forged individuals with fantastic academic records that have made our alumni compete favorably in the labor market and contribute their quota to socio-economic developments, both locally and internationally.
The Alumni Relations Unit which was established in 2013, has been experiencing an exponential increase in the number of alumni out there. They are everywhere in the globe, making waves in different sectors, helping build the economy, and making the institution proud through their credible, creative, daring, and impressive contributions, in their bid to make positive change in the world we live in.
Through this forum, our great alumni should volunteer themselves for the growth and development of this institution. They should also see themselves as the fulcrum of resourceful and purposeful bonding. Through this, a lifelong relationship between them and the university could be sustained.
Distinguished alumni, it is on this note that I, on behalf of the management, wish you all, fruitful endeavors that will make KWASU and the entire nation proud. Thank you and God bless.
ABDULRAZAQ SANNIDirector, Alumni Relations.
President's Message
KWASU Alumni Association is an association of graduates of Kwara State University. Its membership cut across all corners of the world, in various disciplines and fields. This noble association exists as an intermediary between graduates and their alma mater to ensure that beyond university life, graduates have a sense of responsibility to their alma mater; give back as much as the University has given to them and serve as mentors to the current students.
Furthermore, this association functions to ensure there is a smooth relationship amongst graduates by creating a network of intellectual minds in key and relevant areas of life.
The Association offers a host of benefits not just limited to graduates of Kwara State University but also the host communities by engaging in several community outreach projects.
Many undergraduate students have also benefitted from our annual scholarships and leadership training. The criteria are usually published through our Social Media Platforms, and we will also be expecting more undergraduate students to apply.
The first reunion programme was held in November 2021. It just got better in 2024. I am sure you graced the occasion too and trust you had a memorable moment reuniting with old friends and took time to do proper networking along the line. The whole essence is to bring our members together for networking, marketing, and celebrating one another. It is good to know that many of our graduates are contributing their quota to the development of the University. The Alumni may be said to be nascent, its stride depicts that of a giant. As we uphold our noble course by living true to our oath as alumni, together we shall continue to carry the torch as worthy ambassadors of this great institution called kwasu.
Thank you and God bless you all.
Aliyu Uthman Abdulkadir(Aka Fodio)
National President
