McPherson University

McPherson University
Former names
 LIFE University
Motto To build a People of Excellence and Integrity for Service
Type Private
Established 2012
Chancellor Dr.Christopher Kolade
Vice-Chancellor Prof. Adeniyi Agunbiade
Students Over 400
Location Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria
Campus 302.210 acres
Newspaper McU Echo
Nickname McPherson Champions
Website Official website

McPherson University (McU) is a private Christian university in Abeokuta, Nigeria. It was founded by the Foursquare Gospel Church in Nigeria in 2012.[1][2]

Campus

The colleges are located on the east side of the university.

The university hosts three instructional buildings, a health centre, garden, library and an administration building. The multipurpose hall houses the dining hall and the chapel. Outdoor field sports are played at McPherson Sport Centre. In the summer of 2012, the sport centre was renovated to contain a basketball court, volleyball court and lawn tennis court.

Courses

As a licensed Institution, McU runs degree programs that award Bachelor of Science and of Arts from three Colleges. The Institution runs pre-degree programs in selected courses.

College Of Natural and Applied Sciences

Courses offered at the College of Natural and Applied Sciences (COLNAS) are:

  • Microbiology
  • Biochemistry
  • Computer Science
  • Biotechnology
  • Chemistry
  • Mathematics
  • Physics
  • Statistics

College of Social and Management Sciences

Courses offered at the College of Social and Management Sciences (COSMAS) are:

  • Accounting
  • Banking and Finance
  • Business Administration
  • Economics
  • Marketing
  • International Relations
  • Mass Communications

College of Humanities

Courses offered at the College of Humanities (COLHUM) are:

  • History and International Studies
  • Religious Studies
  • English Language

Library

The library is situated besides the administrative office and serves the whole University community. The library houses the college archives, academic support services and career services. It offers computers for student use, with software including internet access and word processing.

Student’s Life

Clubs and Honor societies include:

  • The Lucid Media Crew
  • The Mcpherson Dance Crew
  • The Serial Models
  • McU Echo (Student Magazine)
  • The McU Choir
  • The Creative Mind Entertainment (C.M.E)
  • The Dave-White Photography Crew
  • The Entertainers
  • The Zero Photography Crew
  • The Obamaolu Concepts
  • The Ebunoluwarh Entrepreneurs
  • Mcpherson Mall

References

  1. ↑ "National Universities Commission". National Universities Commission,Nigeria. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
  2. ↑ "Nigeria's 59 private universities …locations, Vice Chancellors names, websites, dates of establishment". Kukogho Iruesiri Samson. pulse.ng. 22 April 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.

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