UG students promised improvements in new academic year

By Stabroek News On In Guyana News |
A section of the audience at the George Walcott Lecture Theatre at the Turkeyen Campus of the University of Guyana for its ceremonial opening last evening.
A section of the audience at the George Walcott Lecture Theatre at the Turkeyen Campus of the University of Guyana for its ceremonial opening last evening.

As the University of Guyana celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, improvements have been promised at the two campuses during the 2012/2013 academic year, which begins on Monday.

This was announced by UG Vice-Chancellor (ag) Marlene Cox, who addressed   new and incoming students at the George Walcott Lecture Theatre (GWLT) at Turkeyen yesterday.

The unions and students led a campaign earlier this year under the banner `Operation Rescue UG’ for a raft of improvements, during which no classes were held. An agreement was