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 REMARK; PICTURES GALORE AND MILD CELEBRATION AS THE FACULTY OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES STUDENTS ASSOCIATION’S NEW EXECUTIVES WERE SWORN-IN  It was a low-key celebration as the New Executives of FATSSSA were sworn-in on the 17th of February 2021.  In an event initially advertised to hold virtually, no more than three ordinary members of the association were present at the Venue when it began at around three pm in the afternoon.  In attendance were all the outgoing Executive members from the President to the Financial Secretary, the incoming Speaker of the new Faculty’s House of Reps, the new sub-Dean of the Faculty, Dr Lafenwa, and the new Dean of the Faculty Professor Chovwen and of course all the incoming Executives to be sworn-in.                                THE DEAN OF THE FACULTY’S OPENING ADDRESS In her opening remark the Dean of the Faculty of The Social Sciences, Professor Catherin...

 TENURE REPORT OF THE INDELIBLE IMPACT TEAM FOR THE FACULTY OF THE  SOCIAL SCIENCES STUDENTS’ ASSOCIATION (FATSSSA) 2018/2019 ADMINISTRATION  YEAR INTRODUCTION This Tenure Report is an aftermath of the synergy of the individual plans for each office, to meet the overall goal of serving stakeholders of FATSSSA better in the 2018/2019 academic session. It also encapsulates the different spheres and interests of members of FATSSSA with the different strategic areas  to be focused on. Thus, it highlights the details of activities in the course of the entire administration year,  giving insights to the successes and failures of the Indelible Impact Team as well as recommendations for  improvement. STRATEGIC AREA 1 – SECRETARIAT • The administration saw to the registration of the association with the Students’ Affairs Division which  removed certain restrictions in the association’s activities. This would now only be renewed by the  coming administratio...

By Osarennoma Ogbeide Second semester began like a gentle wind. Many are used to the trend. The semester is known to bring a wave of activities; hall week, faculty week, department week, excursions, seminars, master class trainings, fellowship programs, football games, dinners, even jaw war; the list is endless, not forgetting classes, tests, group projects and the like. All these are the expected, thus we adequately prepare to manage our time such that our interests and priorities are encapsulated and our academics are not deficient. Little did we know that we should have prepared for a shift, the unexpected. It started with complains from Awo, CMF and AOO girls (our people in the outskirts) about keke and cab drivers refusing to go towards their hostels because of the distance, creating much inconvenience and increasing rate of insecurity when they eventually have to walk the long distance in the silence of the night. The issue was properly tabled and addressed to the right ...

Honourable contemplates impeachment motion against Social Director as House adopts report of FATSSSA Picnic By Kayode Oyeniran Honourable representing 400 level Psychology constituency at the FATSSSA House of Representatives (FHR), Simon Bullem, has contemplated an impeachment motion against the Social Director of the Faculty of the Social Sciences Students’ Association (FATSSSA), Miss Oluwatosin Ajao. He made this public while speaking on the floor of the house in the last sitting of the FHR at the weekend. It would be recalled that Ajao had been previously indicted for incurring expenses with proceeds of the Smoove Picnic tickets prior to the approval of the budget by the House. While reacting during Ajao’s presentation of her Apology Letter to the House and the report of the Picnic, Hon. Bullem explained that he already contemplated an impeachment motion against the Social Director noting that he only needed to convince some other Honourables at the background to m...

By Kayode Oyeniran Organisers of the Global Leadership Summit, University of Ibadan are set to partner with the Faculty of the Social Sciences Students’ Association (FATSSSA) to host a one day free Google digital skills training. The training which is aimed at helping students grow their businesses, careers and to acquire more employability skills is billed to take place on the 28th of September at the Large Lecture Theatre (LLT) of the Faculty of the Social Sciences. Influencers of the GLSUI’19 team have confirmed that experts from Google are expected to train students on several Information Technology (IT) skills like digital marketing, search engine optimisation, content marketing and so on. The training is also expected to come with Google certification for participants at the training. The training is believed to be part of the pre-summit activities. It would be recalled that influencers of the GLSUI’19 team early in the semester organised a walk christened wal...

Ahead of the finals of the SEAL Cup Competition, one of the organisers of the Competition, Samuel Adeniran interviewed players and coaches of the two finalist teams. In the separate interviews, they share their expectations ahead of the game. Interview with the talisman of Sociology, he makes boast of his department and this is what he has to say. Prime: Good day to you sir Prime: Concerning the coming seal competition final. What do you have to say   Ey7: History will repeat itself? Ey7: KHE will lose in the finals again! Prime: But do you think they will be defeated again? Ey7: Yes sir Prime: But according to many people, they are saying your opponents are the favorite base on their performance so far Prime: Do you think that's true? Ey7: Yes they are Prime: On a final note sir, can we know your prediction about the match? Ey7: SOC 2-1 KHE Prime: Thanks for your time. Interview with the Coach of Sociology, Mr. Ajose Gabriel Prime...

In respect to the Total student's Conference organised by the Indelible Impact team of the Faculty of The Social Sciences tagged "IS SCHOOL A SCAM?" Here are some feedbacks gotten from the participants as to the success of the program: "I don't really know the adjective that I can to qualify the program... It was one the best programs I've attended on this campus. I learnt that both formal education and informal education complements each other Secondly, self - confidence is one of important keys in achieving your gaols, i.e. you must believe in yourself. Your field of study as an undergraduate, doesn't guaranty where you will end up in future..." ~ Egbewale Kehinde 400l Sociology "School is a scam only if you're a scammer. Secondly, education or school is of two types: formal and informal education (handwork) and I learnt that we have to combine the both of them to attain success and school is a stepping stone to success. So schoo...