 ug extends opening to accommodate processing avalanche of incoming examinations results from feeder institutions ug extends opening to accommodate processing avalanche of incoming examinations results from feeder institutions dominicbraam sat 10032020 2355  georgetown guyana october 2 2020  the university of guyana at an emergency academic board summoned by vicechancellor prof paloma mohamed late last evening agreed to several measures aimed at ensuring a smooth and consistent start of the new semester for all students in the wake of thousands of docu ments now pouring into the registry of the university from feeder institutions though additional resources and extended processing hours have been employed for some time the appear ance of some examination results and the need for document verification have created a backlog of over 2600 applications at yesterday s date the university just hitting its 57th year yesterday reports that despite the covid19 conditions this year it has seen the largest number of applicants ever about to top the 7000 mark while the university had projected an october 12 start the board of top academics late last evening noted that should the original dates have held this would have disadvantaged those whose applications are now be ing processed forcing them to join classes weeks late this the university deemed as contrary to its values of fair equitable and robust delivery of tertiary education to guyana registrar of the university dr nigel gravesande endorsed addressing this by adopting the following new dates  all notifications and admission decisions prioritized by the date of receipt of final documents for verifi cation and other registration agreements by october 20 2020  over 3000 applicants would have already heard from the university as at today s date orientation for new and continuing students will begin on october 26 2020  orientation is an onboard ing process by which students are introduced to the rules regulations lecturers specific processes given a tour of the physical and online classrooms taught how to read and calculate their gpa s and academic pro files made aware of the special services and opportunities available to students etc this orientation will take place online and students will receive emails directly with the necessary login information commencement  the first day of classes will be on november 2 2020  the traditional commencement exercise will also be online this year as will 65 of the university s classes  the remaining 35 mostly consisting of laboratory and field exercises are expected to be blended and face to face delivered at the vari ous campuses for specific courses or parts of courses only  the university is in the process of putting all con tagion protection protocols and physical arrangements in place to address this  students will be notified direct ly of the schedule and safety measures if any of their courses are expected to be face to face the university urges all applicants who have not yet submitted their notarized documents for verification to do so urgently in an effort to support prospective students documents may be verified by justices of the peace head teachers religious persons government officials and community leaders who must sign and stamp the documents  due to covid conditions  items are not to be presented in person but rather emailed to admissions uogedugy  the university has already augmented its help desk with 14 new lines accepting calls whatsapp and text messages 247 in addition to email and a chat feature which will be available from monday self  assistance for frequently asked questions is also available and persons can visit the university website at https wwwuogedugy newsletters faqsseptember2020  ug   s new help desk numbers are turkeyen campus registration support numbers 623  1941 623  1867 623  1869 623  1871 623  1924 623  1940 623  1942 624  1943 623  1944 623  1945 623  1946 623  1948 and berbice campus registration support numbers 623  1943 623  1949 all university operations continue under the emergency regulations developed and implemented last semester to address safety under the covid  19 conditions the university of guyana department of events conferences and communications pr unit press enquires email the public relations officer ms leisa somrah  publicrelations uogedugy cell 5926235104 ug extends opening to accomodate processing avalanche of incoming examinations results from feeder institutions  