The American University of Nigeria has forged a strategic partnership with Academic Impression, focusing on personal development and leadership for all faculty, students, and staff.
Academic Impression is an organization that is dedicated to building academic capacity and offering leadership, personal development, and skill-based training opportunities to faculty and staff in higher education across the US and Canada. The organization helps individuals, teams, and institutions, to improve their knowledge and expertise to find practical solutions to the challenges facing them.
“In a period of economic challenges, organizations usually rescind investments in professional development for their faculty and staff. In these challenging times, the American University Nigeria continues to find ways to invest in our people as they are our most valuable asset. The more we can provide for them in professional development, the entire university benefits, especially our students. I am particularly thankful to Mr. Amit Mrig and Academic Impressions for this partnership. I have known Amit for almost a decade, and you will not find a professional dedicated to this type of education for faculty and staff. This company has touched hundreds of thousands of people across the nation and now the world.,” said AUN President, DeWayne Frazier.
Mrs. Emilienne Akpan, Director of AUN’s Writing Center asserts the collaboration’s potential to enhance faculty pedagogical skills and foster a culture of continuous improvement to position the institution at the forefront of innovative teaching and learning practices. "by leveraging the resources and expertise at Academic Impressions, we will strengthen our commitment to excellence, sustain the transformative learning experiences of our students, and facilitate valuable networking prospects for the university community,” she stated.
Monica Adama of the AUN Human Resources Department, who also serves as the AI desk officer for AUN staff, praised President Frazier for championing this commendable initiative, “This signifies a strategic investment in AUN’s employees, promising not only professional growth but also long-term benefits for the university,” she noted.
The partnership will provide interested members of AUN community with a range of offerings from the Academic Impression to enhance their professional development.
Reported by John Abah