Post graduate students of the Department of Sociology of University of Abuja re-united with their lecturer, Dr. Oscar Atumah, yesterday at Jabi Abuja.
The students involved in the cherished gathering were the 2017/18 set of masters and doctorate students.
By the recollections of the students, Dr. Atumah was a unique lecturer who engaged with the students in the best global standards that was devoid of extortionist tendencies.
Upon sighting Dr. Atumah who flew in from his base in the United States, the students, who had been waiting for about an hour, all sprang on their feet and danced ecstatically to welcome their hero.
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Dr. Atuma was a specialist gerontologist who introduced students to modern digital learning techniques like the use of electronic library and the American Psychological Association (APA) referencing method.
He also encouraged the students to participate in virtual classes as a way of developing their own skills in e-learning and presentation.
In a brief remark that was regularly interrupted by deafening applause, Dr. Atumah told the old students that his motivation for the re-union was to “build on our extant relationships and to create a forum for networking.”
He regretted that his sojourn at University of Abuja was cut short because of opposition by entrenched interests to the modernity that he tried to introduce.
The students took turns to narrate their fun memories with Dr. Atumah who many described as a no-nonsense teacher who does not condone laziness or being taken for granted.
Mayor Samuel, the Class Governor disclosed how he spearheaded a campaign to have Dr. Atumah’s course downgraded to an elective just to avoid some of the strict study innovations being introduced.
Yours sincerely, a doctorate student in his recollections, portrayed Dr. Oscar Atumah as the change agent that was misunderstood by the target beneficiaries of his modernising efforts.
