 ug set to host inaugural world alumni gathering several highprofile speakers to be featured ug set to host inaugural world alumni gathering several highprofile speakers to be featured andydindial mon 7262021 1029 as the university of guyana steps up its preparation to celebrate its 60 th anniversary as the nation s premier tertiary institution ug in collaboration with the university of guyana s alumni association ugaa is all set to host its twoday inaugural alumni gathering beginning this evening friday 23rd july 2021 from 1800 hrs 2100 hrs guyana s minister of education hon priya manickchand herself an alumnus will deliver welcome remarks during the opening ceremony the event continues tomorrow saturday 24th july 2021 from 1000hrs 1230 hrs the event which is being hosted virtually comes at a time when the university is breaking new ground and is stepping up the level of discourse on how the institution could be further strengthened and developed to ideally position itself to achieve its mandate several other highprofile speakers will be featured during the twoday event 2 hours each day including students from ugs first batch in 1963 past chancellors administrators past and present students and other stakeholders who will share their experiences and engage in discussions on the future of ug the event also promises to be an exciting interactive one with participants getting the opportunity to participate in games and win prizes in a virtual bingo and the allnew real 1 guyanese board game on day 1 friday 23 rd july leading members of ug s senior management team including prof paloma mohamed martin vicechancellor xi dr mellissa ifill deputy vicechancellor institutional advancement and prof emanuel cummings deputy vicechancellor academic engagement will kick start the conversation on the topic presenting the future the second panel will engage in discussions on the topic reflect to affect and includes ug s current chancellor prof edward greene and past chancellors sir shridath ramphal 1987 1992 prof nigel harris 2015 2019 and prof compton bourne 2009 2011 mr calvin bernard lecturer faculty of natural sciences will be the moderator for panel two there will also be a questionand answer segment after each panel the programme will be chaired by dr nigel gravesande registrar university of guyana on day two saturday 24 th july panel 3 will engage in discussions on ug reflective to be effective and will include founding president of the toronto chapter of the ug guild of graduates mr harry hergash ms lorna mcpherson class of 1971 mr george cave former registrar 19871992 class of 1988 and mr patrick dial former lecturer faculty of social sciences 1983 2000 ms paulette paul former public relations officer 1992 2019 will be the moderator the programme will be chaired by mr jainarine deonauth director department of events conferences and communication decc ugaa panel will comprise of ms sara bharrat interim president of ugaa georgetown chapter class of 2015 ms somattie sayrange interim president of ugaa berbice chapter class of 2004 2009 and 2019 mr alexander ramessar interim president of ugaa toronto chapter class of 2001 and mr jason benjamin interim president of ugaa new york chapter and past ugss president 20042009 class of 2006 and 2009 the attendees will participate in fun games that will test their knowledge about ug and guyana to win prizes which include all expenses paid trips to kaieteur falls iwokrama and sophia point as well as ug alumni merchandise prof mohamed martin will deliver closing remarks while ms marissa foster final year social work student and university of guyana student society representative ugss ugbc will give the vote of thanks the conference is being organised and managed by christine chowargir senior alumni relations officer and team from the philanthropy and civic engagement pace office office of the vicechancellor xi in collaboration with the ugaa the university of guyana is very elated to be hosting the 2021 world alumni gathering as ug has been effectively engaging with its alumni throughout guyana regionally and internationally over the years the link below can be used to learn more at pace ugaa to give to ug and to sign up as a member  https ugalumnipridecom  please preregister for the world alumni conference by clicking the link here https formsgle nvozankfnawf7zqa7  for more information email  pace uogedugy or call 6233159 6233154 ug set to host inaugural world alumni gathering several highprofile speakers to be featured  