By Favour Kingsley
The Dean of Students Affairs at Southern Delta University (SDU), Ozoro, Engr. Dr. Prosper Oghenerukevwe, has warned students against examination malpractice and other forms of misconduct, while urging them to seek help for personal and mental health struggles instead of suffering in silence.
Dr. Oghenerukevwe who spoke to our reporter at Ozoro early this week gave the warning while outlining new disciplinary standards and student welfare measures designed to maintain a peaceful, safe, and academically honest environment on the university’s main campus.
On academic integrity, the Dean said the institution operates a zero-tolerance policy on examination malpractice, noting that students caught cheating or violating academic regulations would face severe sanctions as spelt out in the student handbook.
Speaking further, he noted that genuine academic excellence could only be attained through hard work.
On student welfare, Dr. Oghenerukevwe encouraged students battling anxiety, memory difficulties, or personal hardship to make use of the school’s Guidance and Counseling Unit rather than resort to unethical shortcuts.
He assured students that prompt communication with the unit remained key to resolving their challenges.
The Dean also addressed student conduct on campus, reiterating a firm stance against indecent dressing, bullying, and harassment.
He warned that male students wearing earrings or dreadlocks, and female students wearing nose rings, would face strict sanctions, noting that the Vice-Chancellor had directed lecturers and administrative units to deny services to improperly dressed students.
Dr. Oghenerukevwe said the university remained committed to producing disciplined scholars in an environment where students could thrive strictly on merit and integrity, adding that the university place equal weight on academic honesty and the wellbeing of every student who called SDU home.
