The University: A Brief History; The Delta State University Law, 1992 established the University with its main campus at Abraka and a campus at Anwai, Asaba. With the 1995 Amended Edict, we now have a campus at Oleh. The University thus constituted, inherited the Abraka campus of the defunct Bendel State University, Ekpoma, the College of Agriculture, Anwai and the defunct St. Michael’s Teachers’ College, Oleh. The main campus at Abraka is organized for academic and related activities on two nearby sites I and 2, less than one kilometer apart. There is now Site 3 on the Abraka – Agbor Road which was donated to the University by the people of Abraka. Site 3 which is undergoing rapid development is only physically separated from Site I by the Abraka-Agbor highway. Abraka Campus Site 1 - This site accommodates the Institute of Education, Departments of H.P.E., Tech. & Business Education and Counselling Psychology, the University transit lodge, Senior Staff Club, some staff quarters, a sports ground, Canon Mason Hall (one of the male hostels), the Delsu Staff Schools (Primary and Secondary) and some non-teaching departments/units. Site 2 - This site houses faculties of Arts, Education, Science, the Administrative Block, Students Affairs, Senate Block, Bursary, the main Library and the Health Centre. Others are Abraka hall (a male hostel), Ethiope and Council Halls (two female hostels) and some staff quarters. Banking services are provided by four Commercial Banks, namely: Oceanic Bank PLC, Afribank PLC, Unity Bank PLC and ECO Bank PLC. Site 3 - The faculties of Social Sciences, Basic Medical Sciences, Dentistry and Clinical Medicine are domiciled here. Others in this site include Institute of Science Laboratory Technology (ISLT), the Pre-Degree, Sandwich and Weekend Degree Programmes, the University Hall and some staff quarters. Anwai - Asaba Campus The College of Agriculture, Anwai-Asaba was a lower level institution for the training of non-degree agricultural professionals. Presently, the campus plays host to two faculties of the University - Agriculture and Management Sciences. Oleh Campus The site formally occupied by the St. Micheal’s Teachers’ College, Oleh, was later occupied by a Secondary School known as St. Micheal College. Currently, it houses the faculties of Law and Engineering. As at 2006/2007 academic session, the university consisted of the following College/Faculties/Institutes a. School of Postgraduate Studies b. College of Health Sciences ü Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences ü Faculty of Clinical Sciences ü Faculty of Dentistry ü Faculty of Health Sciences ü Faculty of Pharmacy c. Faculties ü Faculty of Agriculture ü Faculty of Arts ü Faculty of Education ü Faculty of Engineering ü Faculty of Law ü Faculty of Management Sciences ü Faculty of Sciences ü Faculty of Social Sciences d. Institutes ü Institute of Education ü Institute of Science Laboratory Technology (ISLT)