{"id":141056,"date":"2021-11-06T10:29:56","date_gmt":"2021-11-06T14:29:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=141056"},"modified":"2021-11-06T11:00:57","modified_gmt":"2021-11-06T15:00:57","slug":"letter-upset-at-uwi-mona-graduation-exercise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/letter-upset-at-uwi-mona-graduation-exercise\/","title":{"rendered":"LETTER: Upset at UWI Mona Graduation Treatment of My Daughter"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dear Editor, Good afternoon.<\/p>

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In light of the Covid-19 pandemic, UWI opted to have the 2021 graduation virtually and that is understandable. My daughter is graduating from a faculty that is not represented at all landed campuses.<\/p>\n

However, leading up to the graduation, my daughter’s faculty realized that because she\u2019s in a different country (Antigua) she would need to get the graduation hood in order to take her graduation photo as her faculty isn\u2019t in our country.<\/p>

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Between my daughter, the Open campus and her faculty in Jamaica, they tried their very best to organize getting the hood to her. Upon writing several emails and phone calls, Mona would not respond to either email or phone call.<\/p>

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There was a deadline for the picture taking and my child only received her hood on Wednesday Oct 6th and she was informed that she would have needed to get a picture taken by Friday Oct 8th.<\/p>\n

Prior to this, the photographer that was in charge of taking photos for the UWI graduates informed my daughter that after a particular date he will no longer be taking graduation photos.<\/p>

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And so upon arrival, the Open Campus provided us with an option to go to a photo studio to have the picture taken. It was a rush as we had to cancel hair and makeup appointments prior to this.<\/p>\n

Gladly, we were accommodated by the MUA and stylist and she took her picture and it was sent off to UWI and confirmed through the faculty that the picture was received.<\/p>

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Now for graduation day when my family and I sat around in anticipation waiting for my daughter to be presented, UWI had the nerve to present my child as a tree and their UWI sign.<\/p>

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I find this to be very disrespectful and as a parent I am fuming. After 3 years of hard work and dedication, after almost three years of my child being away from me in a different country with numerous sacrifices, they present my child as a tree and a sign.<\/p>\n

Her package was paid in full, my child had no outstanding balances so much so that UWI had to send my daughter money that they owed her. ($200,000jmd)<\/p>\n

This is one of the worst experiences a parent can have. I am calling on UWI Mona to get their act together because I will not rest until this is rectified. They need an answer as to why my child\u2019s photo was not shown.<\/p>\n

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Regards,<\/div>\n
Angry Parents<\/div>\n
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