PLASU Governing Council Approves VC Search, Promotes Staff, Adopts Pioneering AI Policy
The Governing Council of Plateau State University (PLASU), Bokkos, has announced significant decisions following its periodic review of the institution’s affairs, including the commencement of the process to appoint a substantive Vice Chancellor.
The Pro Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council, Professor Williams Qurix, flanged by the Acting Vice Chancellor Professor Shedrack Best and Registrar of the university Yakubu Ayuba,stated that the Council, as the university’s highest supervisory body, regularly assesses its operations based on management submissions. “This is one of such times we come to receive submissions from the management of the university to review them,” he explained. “In doing so, we took some decisions, that are far-reaching, some have different degrees of consequences.”
Addressing disciplinary actions, Professor Qurix disclosed that sanctions had been imposed on staff found culpable of misconduct. “So some of it has to do with disciplinary cases committed by staff that were found wanting. Perpetual absenteeism, those that are not discharging their responsibilities as provided for in the regulations, those ones have been sanctioned by the council,” he affirmed.
On a positive note, the Council also approved promotions for deserving academic staff. “Council again on the other hand promoted some other staff specifically,” Professor Qurix announced. “I am happy to report that council promoted four people to the Rank of Professors and two to the Rank of Associate Professors.”
Recognizing the importance of a well-defined operational framework, the Council approved several key policy documents. “Some other decisions had to come because every university strives in a good atmosphere of understanding policy and indeed strategy,” Professor Qurix elaborated. “So council considered different memos as far as policy is concerned and approved the policy on accessibility to infrastructure, policy on ethics, policy on environment and policy on plagiarism and the use of artificial intelligence.” He emphasized the groundbreaking nature of the AI policy, stating, “You know that this is topical. I think that I make bold to say that is a pioneering work especially policy on artificial intelligence, this is aimed at giving the university a good boost, an edge and also to position it for responsibility as expected.”
Regarding the university’s leadership, Professor Qurix announced the commencement of the search for a substantive Vice Chancellor. “On the general performance of the university management, the Council, through the Finance and General Purpose Committee, through the presentation made by the Vice Chancellor, Council is satisfied that the university is performing well and that the Vice Chancellor has been on Acting position,” he stated. Professor Qurix stated that “Council approved that the position of the Vice Chancellor be advertised any moment. These were the key decisions that were taken, the reason is to give the university a substantive Vice Chancellor.”
Addressing recent security concerns in Bokkos, Professor Qurix assured the university community of their safety. Speaking at the background of recent security breach in Bokkos, though far away from Plateau State University, The Pro Chancellor, Professor Williams Qurix said, “the university remain safe’ and assured that many security measures have been taken to guarantee the safety of the university guaranteeing its safety and that ‘the university has since turned a new leaf as learning is going on in a conducive atmosphere as the university is poised to develop into a world-class rated university.” He further added, “Some of the decisions taking, were taken because, they really want to be a world-class university noting that there are fine lines that has be drawn and they would not go beyond those fine lines in their attempt “to move the university forward.”
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