Academic Advisory and Career Mentorship

The Kibabii University Vice Chancellor, Prof. Ipara Odeo led the Academic Advisory and Career Mentorship team which include Chairman of Department Career Mentorship, Dr. Robert Wafula, Mr. Lihru, Mrs. Sibilike in mentoring form four students from the the visiting St. Beda Nyaya and Eluuya Girls secondary schools on 23^th October, 2018. Kibabii University wishes St. Beda Nyaya and Eluuya Girls and all the form four and class eight candidates countrywide the very best in their forthcoming examinations

Chairman of Department Career Mentorship, Dr. Robert Wafula together with Diana Museve and Jason Kaurie students of Information Technology and Applied Mathematics respectively headed to Mfangano Island at Gethesmane High School in Homabay County for mentorship on 5^th October, 2018. The team inspired dreams and shaped winning and successful characters

BY: DR WAFULA ROBERT (PhD –DEV’TAL  PSYCHOLOGY, CPM; MTI EAST AFRICA)
COD: CAREER MENTORSHIP; KIBABII UNIVERSITY; KENYA.

Success is the by-product of your attitude. Attitude does not only determine how far high you soar in Academics and career life but also in general state you live in. In short, it’s the bedrock upon which every success or failure is anchored on. For instance, when it rains all the birds fly for shelter on trees but the eagle avoids the rain by flying above the clouds. Problems are common to all but the attitude makes the difference. My attitude is my frame of mind. Therefore, i lose or succeed in any situation by virtue of how able or unable i feel psychologically towards the task at hand. Any mental cognition of defeat breeds the same and so is victory. If you want a man to behave in a particular way, simply deal with their minds and attitude. Schools must fill the buckets of children’s positivity to a level that no one punctures them dry.

In academics, attitude determines how you feel about your teachers, subjects and career as a whole. Attitude makes one; desire to confront a problem to solve it or run away in fright. No wonder, a bad attitude is like a flat tire, you won’t get anywhere where till you change it. Children must be psychologically empowered to see possibility in any task or challenge facing them. With this kind of mentality, they evoke positive energy and perform task with happiness and much creativity yielding greater results. Never bend your head. Hold it high neither should you allow yourself to be so desperate that you end up settling for far less than that you deserve because of fear. To overcome fear, deal with what you fear most and the rest will be history.

Therefore, having Positive mental attitude is a psychological state in which one sees the opportunity in every difficulty. One asks how something can be done rather than saying it can’t be done. The mind doesn’t whine about problems but looks around for solutions. Don’t complain about darkness; simply light a candle. Actually, the problem is not the problem; the problem is your attitude about the problem. In the world we live in, nature gives no man anything for free except by fighting for it. We must train our children to stand on the right side of every challenge. When they approach the traffic lights of promotion they should not reverse and go away, but wait shortly and the traffic lights will change from Red to Green indicating they can now proceed to their new grade or office. Where you are academically and career wise now could not be your Egypt, there is a better land of promise yonder; but through the wilderness you must cross to there. No gain without pain, no sweetness without sweat, no cheers without jeers; the greatest failure is not trying at all to better your state. Surely as Bill Gates once advised; to be born in a poor family is bad luck but to die the same, is your choice.

The Kibabii University Christian Union team led by Dr. Robert Wafula organized an Inter-denominational service for 2018/2019 first year students on 14^thSeptember, 2018. Invited guest pastor was Timothy Kituyi; the groove award winner and African award winner in local dialects. DVC (Academics and Students Affairs) Prof S. Shibairo among other staff were in attendance.

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Kibabii University Academic Advisory and Career Mentorship team addressing 2018/2019 first year students during orientation session to Academic Affairs Department on 5^th September, 2018

Ms. Echo Wang a student of Cambridge University doing voluntary work in Kenya visit Kibabii University for possible collaboration in mentorship and exchange programs. She visited Hostels, Classes and University Library after courtesy call on DVC PPRI Prof. Dr.-Ing. Benedict M. Mutua, PhD, Rer. Nat on 29^th August, 2018. In -attendance was Dr. Robert Wafula.

The Kibabii University Vice Chancellor, Prof. Ipara Odeo led the Academic Advisory and Career Mentorship team in mentoring the visiting secondary school on 26^th July, 2018.

Journalism and Mass Communication students on job mentorship at Magharibi TV on 2^nd July, 2018. They were accompanied by Dr. Robert Wafula

Kibabii University mentorship troupes led by Dr. Wafula, Mr. Lihru, Mrs. Sibilike and Ms. Wangeci mentoring the visiting school. The Vice Chancellor, Prof. Ipara Odeo joined in mentoring students on 28^th June, 2018