The School of Media and Communication (SMC), Pan-Atlantic University (PAU), has concluded plans to have fun its twentieth anniversary this month with a sequence of occasions designed to convey collectively teachers, media professionals, college students, alumni, trade companions, and members of the broader neighborhood.
The anniversary marks twenty years of the college’s contribution to media and communication schooling in Nigeria and Africa, in addition to its continued engagement with the evolving media trade.
The celebrations will characteristic a number of actions, starting with the internet hosting of the Prof. Biakolo International Conference on Communication in Marriage and Family on October 21 on the primary campus in Ibeju, Lekki, Lagos.
The convention will convene students and practitioners to discover the position of communication in marriage and household life, and to look at how efficient communication can contribute to more healthy relationships and households.
On October 22, the competition of concepts and anniversary cocktail will convey collectively alumni, trade companions, and different stakeholders to have fun SMC’s journey, mirror on the college’s impression, and contemplate its priorities for the following decade.
The anniversary will culminate in a neighborhood outreach from (*20*) 2 to six, throughout which employees, college students and alumni of SMC will take part in service initiatives within the college’s host neighborhood.
According to the Dean, Dr Ikechukwu Obiaya, the anniversary celebrates the college’s achievements and reaffirms its dedication to the longer term of media schooling {and professional} apply.
“Twenty years represents a significant milestone for the school and for everyone who has contributed to its journey,” Obiaya mentioned. “We have had the privilege of coaching media professionals who’re contributing to Nigeria and Africa, whereas working intently with trade to make sure that our programmes stay related to the wants of the career.
“As we celebrate this milestone, we are also looking ahead. Our commitment to our students, staff and industry partners, and research remains at the heart of what we do, and we are excited about the possibilities that the next decade holds,” he added.
Since its institution, SMC has supplied undergraduate, postgraduate and govt programmes in media and communication. Its undergraduate programmes are recognised by the assorted trade our bodies.
The faculty has additionally partnered with organisations throughout the media and communication trade, giving college students sensible publicity and a deeper understanding of skilled apply.
The twentieth anniversary subsequently serves as each a celebration and a degree of reflection for the college, highlighting its evolution over twenty years whereas wanting in direction of the altering calls for of the media and communication panorama.
The faculty known as on alumni, trade companions, members of the media, and the general public to take part within the anniversary actions and be part of it in commemorating 20 years of schooling, skilled growth, trade engagement, and neighborhood service.
