Joy Esisi (middle)
Joy Eyisi, a professor of English Language, on Thursday assumed
duty as the new Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academics) of the National Open
University of Nigeria (NOUN).
That followed her victory in an election conducted by the
university Senate on Wednesday to fill the slot which became vacant at
the expiration of the tenure of Patrick Eya.
A statement signed by the director of Media and Publicity of the
institution, Ibrahim Scheme, said Mr. Eya is expected to resume in
December as the director of the university’s Regional Training for Open
and Distance Learning.
Mrs. Eyisi, the immediate past director of NOUN’s special study
centre located at the National Assembly, is the first female DVC in the
history of the university.
She hails from Adazi-Ani, Ani-Ocha local government area of Anambra state. Her tenure is for two years.
At the brief handover ceremony held at NOUN’s headquarters in
Abuja, the new DVC thanked her predecessor for his fatherly advice and
the university management for the confidence it reposed in her.
The event was witnessed by the Vice-Chancellor, Abdalla Adamu, who
felicitated with both Mrs. Eya and Mr. Eyisi – one for successfully
completing his tenure and the other for her victory.
Mr. Adamu reiterated his oft-repeated confidence in NOUN’s women
community, saying the women in the university are some of the best in
Nigerian academia.
He said Mrs. Eyisi’s election reaffirmed the balancing act in the
university whereby every geopolitical zone in the country is represented
in NOUN’s management structure.
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