| — Semester to end Dec. 22Following a meeting on Friday, the University of Guyana Asbestos Task Force Committee was able to pinpoint a tentative opening date for the Turkeyen Campus based on the current state of sanitation works.According to Mr Al Creighton who has responsibility for the University’s Public Relations Department, efforts to ensure that the campus is in a state of readiness are going smoothly. He disclosed that it is anticipated that by tomorrow all necessary works will be completed, adding that it is hoped that nothing arises to hinder the process.He confirmed that November 17 has been proposed as the possible date for the opening of the campus.President of the University of Guyana Student Society (UGSS), Jason Benjamin, also expressed satisfaction that the ongoing sanitation process is proving to be of an acceptable standard, adding that the university administration has decided to not only wax but also paint the floors with rubberised paint. This,Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping, he noted, shows that the administration is concerned about the wellbeing of the student population and the university staff.According to Benjamin,Cheap NFL Jerseys Authentic, the consultants who are charged with restoring the campus to a safe environment are in fact being closely supervised by the university’s technical team, which is headed by Mr Patrick Ketwaru. Ketwaru had informed this newspaper that a November opening of the university was realistic once there are no slippages in the sanitisation process.Benjamin, who is a member of the university’s Asbestos Committee, revealed that some of the sections of the campus that have been sanitised have already been certified as safe by the Technical Committee.These, he noted, included the Bursary, the Personnel Department, the Faculty of Technology, Agriculture and the Information Technology buildings, among others. And while works are ongoing on the other buildings,China Jerseys Cheap, Benjamin informed that reports suggest that the Library may not be 100 per cent ready for the commencement of the semester, which is expected to end on December 22, 2008; the following semester is slated to commence on January 5, 2009.Benjamin, however,Hombre/Mujer Nike Air VaporMax 97 Silver Bullet AJ7291-002, assured that the library will be in a state to provide minimal service, particularly to those students who will be required to write supplemental examinations. He noted that efforts will be made to ensure that further works are carried out to fully restore the facility.Meanwhile, Benjamin disclosed that registration for the upcoming semester is likely to commence on November 5 and conclude on November 11 at the Turkeyen campus.According to the UGSS President,cheap nfl jerseys, the university’s administration will not be dealing with students before the time stipulated for registration since it is still engaged with administrative work, which in some instances is being conducted at off-campus locations.He added, too, that any changes in the registration period will be communicated to students in a timely manner by both the UGSS and the university’s administration,Nike Air Max Herren G��nstig, adding that any such change will be not more than a week’s difference.Benjamin also related to this newspaper that graduating students can rest assured that the convocation activities will be held in the month of December, pointing out that the second Saturday of that month is being viewed as the likely date.The convocation activities are usually time-tabled in the normal Academic Calendar to take place at the end of the second week in November.Meanwhile, Benjamin is urging that students not be concerned about the university’s environment, since the UGSS executive along with the university’s administration has made every effort to ensure that everything possible was done to make the buildings safe for them to occupy. |
