By Funmi Ogundare
The first female engineer in Nigeria and pioneer President Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria (APWEN), Mrs. Joana Olatunmbi Maduka is 80.
An Oak Jubilee Zoom party was organised by the association in her honour with family members, friends and colleagues in the engineering profession in attendance, to wish her well.
Some of the dignitaries that turned out to celebrate the woman who had impacted the field and done a lot in mainstreaming gender were; renowned industrialist and investment expert, Chief Mrs. Onikepo Akande, first female President of the Association of Consulting Engineering of Nigeria ( ACEN), Mrs. Mayen Adetiba, pioneer Vice-Chancellor, University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State and Crescent University, Abeokuta, Prof. Fola Lasisi, President, Nigeria Society of Engineers, Babagana Mohammed, other founding members of APWEN, among others.
Alumni lecture shines light on mental health challenges in Black community
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On Wednesday night s Sankofa Alumni Lecture Series call, two SU alumni offered advice and gave their expertise on mental health in Black communities.
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After the Q&A, the sharing of resources and the jokes, moderator Cedric Bolton asked his final question to the two Syracuse University alumni on the Sankofa Alumni Lecture Series call: What are some healthy ways to cope with stress?
The two SU alumni and mental health experts, Fola Lasisi and Khira Fryar, both mentioned methods like music and yoga. But both firmly agreed on writing.