 renaissance vol 1 no 3 renaissance vol 1 no 3 renaissance vol 1 no 3 webmaster sun 10302016 43 thee collaboration between the office of the vicechancellor and the centre for communication studies ccs of the university of guyana brings to you this third edition of renaissance  a monthly newsletter renaissance is the vicechancellor s medium of sharing with you our university s developments in this edition of renaissance  we hope you feel as proud of our graduates and lecturers achievements as we do the university of guyana ug participated in this year s 13th annual canqate conference which consisted of three days of seminars panel discussions and cultural activities the conference covered a wide spectrum of quality assurance matters related to the issues of sustainability and development in the caribbean region dean of the faculty of health sciences dr emanuel cummings and medical director dr ronald aaron participated in the beyond flexner conference in miami florida equally impressive is dean of the faculty of natural sciences mr calvin bernard s participation in the convention on international trade in endangered species of wild fauna and flora cites in johannesburg south africa as guyana celebrates its 50th year of independence it is quite fitting the country s most prestigious tertiary institution celebrates its 50th anniversary convocation exercise this year s graduation exercise is scheduled to be very special with the feature address being delivered by dr vincent adams guyanese born engineering giant working in the us department of energy all these stories and more are creations of our ccs student interns attached to the publication ccs is involved in training students in the art of print radio television and online journalism public relations communication research and consultancy as you read be inspired to join us as we celebrate ug s renaissance   renaissance newsletter uog 