Brief History of the Department of Sociology
The Department was created at the inception of the university in 1982 and it is increasingly getting stronger. It has always gained full accreditation from the series of National Universities Commission’s Accreditation Exercise attesting to the much quality and strong studentship and teaching practices. A list of Heads of the Department from inception to date is presented in Table I. below with the incumbent as Professor C. T. Oluwadare.
Presently, the Department has eleven (11) academic staff; six (6)Professors, one Senior Lecturers, three (3) Lecturer 1 and one Lecturer 11. They are: Prof. C. T. Oluwadare (HoD), Prof. L.A Adesina, Prof. J.A. Olaogun (currently the Vice Chancellor of Levite University, Iloro Ekiti), Prof. Olu Olu Olufayo (currently the Dean of the Faculty), Prof. C. F. Ogundana (currently the Provost of the College of Postgraduate Studies), Prof. Toyin Adefolaju, Dr. L. A. Oluwasanmi, Dr. (Mrs.) Dr. D. O. Adeleke, Mr S. G. Gbadamosi, Mr I. S. Alhassan I.S. and Mr M. O. Ilori.
Table I: Heads of the Department of Sociology, 1983 to Date.
S/N | Names | Year/Session |
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. | Prof. E.O. Akeredolu-Ale Prof. I.O. Orubuloye Prof. B.A. Akiwowo Dr. I. O. A. Adelola Dr. A.L. Adesina Mr. S.O.A. Akinbulumo Mr. O.O. Fasoranti Dr. J.A. Olaogun Dr. A.L. Adesina Dr. Olu-Olu Olufayo Dr. C.F. Ogundana Dr. C.T. Oluwadare Prof. Olu-Olu Olufayo Prof. C.T. Oluwadare Dr. Adefolaju Toyin Dr. Kayode Longe Dr. L.A. Oluwasanmi Dr. C.A. Oluyemo Prof. C.T. Oluwadare | 1983 – 1985 1985 – 1988 1988 – 1989 1990 – 1993 1993 – 1996 1996 – 2000 2000 2000 – 2001 2002 – 2004 2004 – 2006 2006 – 2008 2008 – 2010 2010 – 2012 2012 – 2016 2016 – 2018 2018 – 2019 2020 – 2021 2021 – 2022 2022 |
Presently, the Department has eleven (11) academic staff; six (6)Professors, one Senior Lecturers, three (3) Lecturer 1 and one Lecturer 11. They are: Prof. C. T. Oluwadare (HoD), Prof. L.A Adesina, Prof. J.A. Olaogun (currently the Vice Chancellor of Levite University, Iloro Ekiti), Prof. Olu Olu Olufayo (currently the Dean of the Faculty), Prof. C. F. Ogundana (currently the Provost of the College of Postgraduate Studies), Prof. Toyin Adefolaju, Dr. L. A. Oluwasanmi, Dr. (Mrs.) Dr. D. O. Adeleke, Mr S. G. Gbadamosi, Mr I. S. Alhassan I.S. and Mr M. O. Ilori.
The Department was instrumental to the creation Centre for Research and Development (OSUA/SAREC) in November, 1991 to attract and promote Research, Consultancy and Policy Development to the University. This later resulted in the University receipt of a grant from the Swedish Agency for Research Cooperation (SAREC) to facilitate the study of Sexual Networking and the HIV/AIDS Epidemic. The Centre coordinated other West African research groups in this regard.
The Department, as part of its academic productivity profile, has successfully graduated several Postgraduate candidates, some of whom are Professors and Lecturers not only in the department but across other universities in Nigeria and abroad. Three of them are professors in the department. The department developed the academic content of the Centre for Gender and Development Studies (CGDS) in the University and the Centre has successfully metamorphosised into a full Faculty.