Advancement Centre was initially created as Development and Alumni Affairs (DAA) Unit in 2005 under the administration of the then Vice-Chancellor, Professor Peter O. Adeniyi and later changed to Advancement Centre in 2012 under the auspices of the immediate past Vice-Chancellor, Professor Adebiyi G. Daramola, fnaae with aim of meeting up with its contemporaries in Advancement Services globally.
The Centre was housed in an old building in the Senior Staff quarters, B4/30, opposite Chapel of Faith for eight (8) years before moving to its new building donated by Mutual Benefits Assurance Plc in August, 2016. Advancement Centre has multidisciplinary role to attract necessary teaching, learning, research and infrastructural facilities to the University through fundraising, alumni relations, collaborations and partnerships. Operationally, the Vice-Chancellor is the Chief Fundraising Officer.
Advancement Centre has multidisciplinary role to attract necessary teaching, learning, research and infrastructural facilities to the University through fundraising, alumni relations, collaborations and partnerships.
The Centre discharges its duties consecutively, effectively and efficiently. Besides that, it is a professional job that requires professional training and vast experience before a success can be achieved. The details of the job description for the Office are as follows:
The UAC Mandate are structured under three main activities
The centre has several programmes under each activity designed to aid in the achievement of their aim and the general purpose of the centre at large.
Memorandum of Understanding with Institutions, Industries, as well as Foundations that are Alumni based.