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Delay in UG opening comes under fire

Aug 28, 2012 News

The University of Guyana Students’ Society (UGSS) has expressed alarm over the decision by the campus’ administration to delay the re-opening of the University of Guyana (UG) for the 2012/2013 Academic Year.
“The UGSS is quite aware that the University is beset by a host of crippling problems. The UGSS was therefore taken aback by the Administration’s attempt to lay blame for the postponement of the re-opening of UG on the feet of ‘Operation Rescue UG’ when the fact of the matter is that it is somewhat a minor miracle that, with the numerous problems affecting it, the University still manages to operate, albeit at a significantly reduced capacity.”
The UG administration had made the announcement last week.
According to the UGSS President, Duane Edwards, what the administration should be telling the public is that there is a gross shortage of teaching staff, as a result of the failure of the Appointments Committee to meet, hire and re-hire teaching staff. Further, it is a fact that the Appointments Committee cannot meet because it is a sub-committee of the currently defunct University Council.
“It is startling that absolutely nothing was said to the public about the whopping $500M deficit with which the University is beginning this Academic year and the fact that the slothfulness exhibited by lecturers to mark exam scripts in a timely manner interferes with the registration process, which in turn interferes with timely income (by means of tuition fees) for the University.”
The society also noted that it is surprising that absolutely nothing was said about the massive repainting work now ongoing at UG which would have rendered the beginning of classes impossible because of the health risk involved in classes being carried on in such circumstances.
“The UGSS, however, being aware of the extant situation at UG, welcomes the decision to postpone the opening. It is our view that the postponement gives the University a two weeks period to adequately prepare itself for a somewhat seamless and uneventful opening. It also, hopefully, will lessen the period of disorientation usually faced by the students in their attempt to ascertain their grades for the last academic year (a large percentage of which has not yet been published) and to know if they will have to repeat any courses, carry lesser loads this semester, or make any other decisions which depend on them knowing their grades.”
UG has said that the new date for the start of the new academic year will be September 7.

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