The Faculty women advance

Passion to advance the course of Women in academia.

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Welcome note from the chairperson

It is with excitement and great expectations that I welcome you to Covenant University’s Faculty Women Advance. This was birthed as a vision to advance the quests of Women in academia by maximizing potentials for attaining excellence in work and life.

The integral role of women to sectoral and national development is unquestionable. Therefore, it is imperative to explore critical issues, whilst harnessing and leveraging strategies and policies towards the advancement of women in diverse spheres of enterprise.

Dr. TAYO O. GEORGE

Chairperson – FWA, Covenant University

About Faculty Women Advance (FWA)

The Faculty Women Advance (FWA) was initiated by the second substantive Vice Chancellor of Covenant University – Professor Aize Obayan and was born out of a sincere passion to advance the course of Women in academia. FWA was officially inaugurated by the Vice-President Education Living Faith Church Commission (LFC) – Pastor Mrs. Faith Oyedepo on 4th February 2008.

Objectives

FWA is an association set out to advance the professional interests of women in academics by harnessing and maximizing their potentials to achieve overall excellence and best practices in their respective fields. Other objectives include to:

Provide a platform for mutually inspiring interactions for women in academia; as well as a forum engaging, confronting and addressing issues which constitute glass ceilings for women in academia;
Promote academic excellence amongst female faculty and network with women in other universities locally and internationally.