Abstract:
Before we get started on this welcome address, let us pause for a
moment. The American University of Nigeria is a very closeknit
family and each of us are still in shock and mourning at the
passing of one of our beloved faculty members. Dr. Hassan
Yusuf was one of the pioneering professors of AUN in the field
of business and entrepreneurship and even recently moved into
the position as interim Dean of the School of Business. On July
28th, the community and I received the heartbreaking news.
Please be in deep prayer for his widow and their four beautiful
children. Please join me in a moment of silence in honor and
memory of our friend, our professor, and mentor, Professor
Hassan Yusuf.
Description:
Ladies and Gentlemen, esteemed faculty, proud parents, and most importantly, our
new students, Welcome to the American University of Nigeria! My name is
Professor DeWayne Frazier and I am one year and three months in the journey of
my life serving as the President, as many say the Vice Chancellor, of the American
University of Nigeria. This is university is not like other universities and our
uniqueness can be heard around the world as recently the U.K. Times Higher
Education Impact Study has placed us as one of the top universities in the world,
among the top 1,000 out of over nearly 25,000 worldwide. Your AUN, your
university, is not ranked top 100 in the world in our commitment to peace making
and community service. Please help me in honoring our university with a round of
applause.
