Oluwaseun Olotu

Earned "[Departmental Prize, Pastor (Oba) I. B. Akinyele Prize, The Bishop Kale Prize, Religious Studies Scholarship Investment Prize, Mrs Jokotola Sebanjo Memorial Prize]" for [being the best overall best graduating final year student with highest CGPA]. Earned Dr. D. K. Olukoya Award of Excellence for academic prowess. Earned Kirby Laing Foundation Scholarship and Award.

• Taught [400] [high school] students over [2 years] the foundational concets in Christian Religious Studies.
• Taught more than 100 undergraduates students over three academic sessions RCS 212 - Introduction to Greek Grammars and RCS 222 - Greek Grammar and Syntax.

Teaching Religious Studies can be very fascinating, and holding on to the values and precepts it teaches opens our eyes to the sanctity of life and hence calls us to treat others with care, compassion, and empathy.

The rudiments of religious teachings discourage inhumane activities against fellow humans and even against all other living things. It calls for mutual respect among people of different races, cultures, religions, and genders.

Religion teaches us to care for the needy and the vulnerable in our society. As we strive to be perfect before our creator, we draw closer to a greater and higher position of competence in all our doings. We are not forced to do the right things at the right time.

Religion is a caring phenomenon, even though many have used it as a weapon of destruction.

I have been exposed to the rudiments in Religious Studies and now with balanced and effective methodologies I can successfully conduct research in religious studies

Indepth engagement with current issues in Religious studies scholarships, debates and arguments.

Gained confidence in the use of Textual and Critical Apparatuses, Novum Testamentum Graece and Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia .

Demonstrate expertise using SBL Greek and Hebrew unicode fonts

• Student Membership: NABIS 2015-2023 (The Nigerian Association for Biblical Studies)
• Student Membership: BNTS 2024 (British New Testament Society)

I have my roots in a very strong moral family background. My family's religion is Christianity. We love God, keep his commandments, and also love our neighbours as ourselves.

I grew up in the communities of Christian faithfuls, from where I learnt the enduring values of being compassionate, caring for the needy, and assisting those with mental impairments or physical limitations to manage everyday tasks and activities. Through the various church organisations, which I joined, like the evangelism team, I teamed up with other members in providing companionship and direct assistance to the impaired, disabled, and elderly people in society.

All these, coupled with my educational background in religious studies, open my eyes to see the needed care for the weak and vulnerable in our society.