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Makerere to distribute graduation gowns in shifts
Makerere students wearing the new university’s customized graduation gowns. Courtesy photo
Makerere University has said students who are set to graduate next week will receive their graduation gowns in shifts.
The university’s 70th graduation ceremony is slated to start on Monday, January 14, 2020, but by Wednesday January 8, the contractor had not delivered the gowns, causing anxiety among the would-be recipients.
However, in a statement on the institution’s Facebook and Twitter pages, Vice Chancellor Barnabas Nawangwe said management would ensure that gowns for all graduands are ready by the day they attend the ceremony.
“By tomorrow Sunday 12th afternoon all graduands for 14th and 15th January should receive their gowns. The rest of the graduands will collect their gowns according to a schedule to be issued by the Academic Registrar tomorrow,” he said.
He also said that the official supplier of gowns informed Management at the last minute that he was experiencing challenges supplying all graduation gowns on time. “His actions are a breach of contract.”
“Management regrets the inconvenience and anxiety created by the Contractor’s failure to honour the contract and assures all graduands that everything necessary is being done to ensure a smooth graduation ceremony.”
Nawangwe also asked the public to disregard information spread on social media and other media platforms claiming that graduands would attend the graduation ceremony without the necessary academic dress.
