 renaissance vol 2 no 1 2 renaissance vol 2 no 1 2 renaissance vol 2 no 1 2 webmaster mon 2272017 1717 the collaboration between the office of the vicechancellor and the centre for communication studies ccs of the university of guyana brings to you this volume 2 nos 1 and 2 editions of renaissance  a monthly newsletter renaissance is the vicechancellor s medium of sharing with you our university s developments in this edition we acknowledge the reopening of the university for academic year 20162017 semester ii as we approach the end of the h week of classes we hope students are settled and in full working stride to have a productive and successful semester some of the new developments at ug include an mou signed with london south bank university a contract with the ministry of public security s citizen security strengthening programme and the inaugural diaspora engagement conference to be held in guyana earlier this year a number of ug students and a few staff were affected by an apartment fire we commend the university s administration for their support to those affected the renaissance team had an opportunity to profile visiting professor david phoenix vicechancellor of the london south bank university and dr penny sibert guyanese fellow at nottingham university we hope you enjoy reading their stories additionally in february all faculties participated in ug s open career day showcasing students work existing programs and new programs envisioned for the future we thank all those hard working and dedicated staff and volunteer students for long hours spent in preparation for thousands of people who visited turkeyen campus on career day as you read be inspired to join us as we celebrate ug s renaissance   renaissance newsletter uog 