This is ridiculous. It takes away from the feeling of graduating. I may not be around in April next year as I have planned to go overseas
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Beth
11 years ago
Incredibly disappointed that UOW choses halfway through the year to tell its students that they will not be graduating until midway next year, and will only be receiving our degree int he mail.
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Jacob Wright
11 years ago
Change the dates back to december!!!
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Jack O'Grady
11 years ago
This will mark a significant inconvenience to a huge number of students. I plan to be overseas/travelling studying in March/April next year. I don't believe that just because attending the ceremony is not compulsory that we should make it difficult for people to do so: it should be an absolute highlight of the degree finishing. This will particularly negatively affect international students. Also, it is incredibly unfair that particular faculties get to keep their ceremonies at the usual time while we others are delayed by months. Extend the number of days/ceremonies in December!
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Nick Whitelaw
11 years ago
It's unfair for those people who have already planned to graduate at the end of the year. Especially international students who would have parents already booked to come over, only to be told that they're not graduating for another 3 months! Not to mention visa problems. Hold graduation over more venues if that's what it takes.
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Madison Casley
11 years ago
Change it back!
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Madison Casley
11 years ago
Change it back!
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Lauren Powell
11 years ago
Our moment has been taken from us, instead we'll receive our degree in the mail, heartbreaking!
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Clare Coleman
11 years ago
Lets hope they see how much this means to us all and make a change!
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Anonymous
11 years ago
very disappointed that graduation will not be held at the end of the year
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Jessica Keir
11 years ago
Very disappointed and upset over the change of dates. I didn't study all year to receive my degree in the mail.
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Jessica Keir
11 years ago
Very disappointed and upset over the change of dates. I didn't study all year to receive my degree in the mail.
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Anonymous
11 years ago
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Kanchanie Ratnayake
11 years ago
I believe the ceremonies should be returned to the original time of December, as 1. The amount of international students who must reschedule their flights 2. The amount of families who must reschedule their flights and accommodation for not just the international students but some of the domestic students. It is more a of a celebratory time being the end of year in December, than having to wait another 4 months to attend this wonderful formal ceremony.
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Laura Sanford
11 years ago
Lack of consultation, communication and consideration. Please change it back UOW. Even if it means adjusting Graduation to occur over a number of weeks in late December - Early January.
Having your testamur mailed to you is far less of a sense of achievement (which we have dedicated 3+ years of our lives to) than having a formal ceremony to end the study year. Graduate programs, overseas and interstate employment will prevent many students from attending their graduations if held in the autumn mid-session.
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Ashleigh O'Keefe
11 years ago
Ridiculous decision that was made by people without any consideration for the feelings and arrangements of students.
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Amy Scott
11 years ago
Appalled.
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Elise Battin
11 years ago
Their reasoning behind the change is so they have more time and better parking... The whole of the summer period has better parking. January, February will give them more time. April is a joke I'll be working full time and probably won't take the day off to attend my graduation ceremony, so sad UOW has definitely take away from the "quality" of education. One more thing for his people saying UOW is showing favouritism, business etc graduation ceremony is staying earlier because they have a higher number of overseas students. Honestly if we have to get out paper mailed to us, they can too.
This is ridiculous. It takes away from the feeling of graduating. I may not be around in April next year as I have planned to go overseas
Incredibly disappointed that UOW choses halfway through the year to tell its students that they will not be graduating until midway next year, and will only be receiving our degree int he mail.
Change the dates back to december!!!
This will mark a significant inconvenience to a huge number of students. I plan to be overseas/travelling studying in March/April next year. I don't believe that just because attending the ceremony is not compulsory that we should make it difficult for people to do so: it should be an absolute highlight of the degree finishing. This will particularly negatively affect international students. Also, it is incredibly unfair that particular faculties get to keep their ceremonies at the usual time while we others are delayed by months. Extend the number of days/ceremonies in December!
It's unfair for those people who have already planned to graduate at the end of the year. Especially international students who would have parents already booked to come over, only to be told that they're not graduating for another 3 months! Not to mention visa problems. Hold graduation over more venues if that's what it takes.
Change it back!
Change it back!
Our moment has been taken from us, instead we'll receive our degree in the mail, heartbreaking!
Lets hope they see how much this means to us all and make a change!
very disappointed that graduation will not be held at the end of the year
Very disappointed and upset over the change of dates. I didn't study all year to receive my degree in the mail.
Very disappointed and upset over the change of dates. I didn't study all year to receive my degree in the mail.
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I believe the ceremonies should be returned to the original time of December, as 1. The amount of international students who must reschedule their flights 2. The amount of families who must reschedule their flights and accommodation for not just the international students but some of the domestic students. It is more a of a celebratory time being the end of year in December, than having to wait another 4 months to attend this wonderful formal ceremony.
Lack of consultation, communication and consideration. Please change it back UOW. Even if it means adjusting Graduation to occur over a number of weeks in late December - Early January. Having your testamur mailed to you is far less of a sense of achievement (which we have dedicated 3+ years of our lives to) than having a formal ceremony to end the study year. Graduate programs, overseas and interstate employment will prevent many students from attending their graduations if held in the autumn mid-session.
Ridiculous decision that was made by people without any consideration for the feelings and arrangements of students.
Appalled.
Their reasoning behind the change is so they have more time and better parking... The whole of the summer period has better parking. January, February will give them more time. April is a joke I'll be working full time and probably won't take the day off to attend my graduation ceremony, so sad UOW has definitely take away from the "quality" of education. One more thing for his people saying UOW is showing favouritism, business etc graduation ceremony is staying earlier because they have a higher number of overseas students. Honestly if we have to get out paper mailed to us, they can too.
sighned
signed