There has been a second meeting between the Dean of Students and the management of Crystal Rose Hostel and I would want to appreciate once again the dignity with which our students have faced this tragedy. Life must go on.
At the close of day, about a hundred (100) of the three hundred (300) legally resident students have come to register with the Dean of Students office.
Please I urge all those who have not registered so far to do so, so that holistic solutions will be provided once and for all. It is my expectation that, by a week today, all my students are settled down for real academic work. I can only imagine the stress that those who lost everything in the fire are going through.
This afternoon, there was a final year student who had lost everything in the fire and yet had a project to defend this week. In situations like that, my heart bleeds, I simply cannot empathize enough.
In all this, however, let us remain focused on the issues and there are 3 options for the short term;
a. Those who have made alternative arrangements, you may have half the money you paid back.
b. Those who have found accommodation on their own and want a refund should present an invoice of the hostel; that should not be more than what should be refund in (a).
c. Those that want no refunds but want to be housed as close as possible to the faculty and not in the halls.
For traumatized students who want to talk through their problems please come to the offices of the Dean of Students at the commercial area and see a counselor.
