TEAM

If this is not motivation, i don't know what it is.
I got determined to write this for my fellow students after i received what i call a blessed piece from my sister.
I thought about all my friends, of which greater part are my colleagues. I thought about all i had worked for, all my efforts,, the late nights, the example that I want to set for the next generation and my kids, the fees i pay, i also thought about the mentors, the professors who effortlessly try to develop our professional skills, trigger our intellect. Let us speak our mind so they can have a better sense on how to guide us. I thought about about Kasarachi, professor Ozo Mekuri Ndimele, a brilliant mentor who effortlessly is involved in every lecture, every grade and still share jokes.

We have different personalities in class, annoying students, funny, bold, quiet, nerdy, super intelligent or just the know it all. Look around you, these are going to be not only your friends or colleagues, but also your source of inspiration to achieve your goals. Your TEAM.
TEAM stands for "Together Each Accomplishes More." And that's exactly what will have to happen. Not only will we be working individually but also in group where we will have the challenge to bring together different kinds of people with different perspectives to participate in one course. Remember, "none of us is as smart as all of us."

Education is the core of our society and human beings. It runs like a highway through our lives. It takes us from early years learning through primary and secondary school to tertiary education and life-long learning of skills and knowledge. For every person, education provides the skills for better employment, improved health, life opportunities, welfare and well being.

Today we are taking a new step into a world where higher education is undergoing rapid and dramatic transformation. We live in an era when knowledge is growing in importance in addressing the worlds most pressing problems, when technology promises incredible possibilities, when global forces increasingly shape our lives and works, when traditional intellectual fields  are shifting and converging and when public expectations and demands of higher education are intensifying.

Unfortunately our country haven't provided institutions that creates opportunity for a second field of interest. Where we have the poetry club, drama, music, sound engineering etc. Outside your main field of study to enlighten us and create more opportunities. And in many more years to come, this might not be seen in our part of the world and institutions. Do we then limit ourselves to just our course of study?  The onus is on us, boys and girls hungry for success  to help our self find a way to live a life of fulfillment and to impact the nation positively. Education is the key to success so they say, to match this quote, am gonna say buildings this days doesn't have just one entrance or key, that implies something. Find what fulfilled you and go for it.

In all, an educated workforce will allow us to effectively pursue our goals, visions and missions of our people, organizations and society. So education is in our societies best interest. Study and work to employ not just studying to get employed.
I cannot stress enough the important role Uniport and the Linguistics family has further in educating me. This is something we all have to support and that is why we're here today. So let's make sure that we grow, change, learn while inspiring others to do so too. CONFUCIUS one said "the will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential............ These are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence.."

I hope our time in this unique citadel changes our life. It may get difficult at times but keep going, it will be well at the end.
Good luck with your studies.
Have fun.
Love.

Lincoln Smith