too quick, they have squeezed the year to get the graduation ceremony in. Students now have until 25th June for retakes.
We don’t run graduation in our own buildings, we use St Albans cathedral, but that means we have to work with their availability which includes the peak tourist season…
This afternoon we have the University garden party. I’ll go for an hour to play politics, and be patted on the back by the VC, and then head for the boozer!
Ruminating on the summoning of the entire department to a meeting on Monday morning. I fully expect us to be told that our work/jobs are being outsourced to India.
ha ha … no it was because they used the smaller dreadnaught tiles rather than the bigger concrete ones . i am sure you know it takes rather a lot longer and the loft conversion involved 2 dormers both faced with dreadnaught tiles . also had to have the protruding joists wrapped in lead work . dread to think what it would cost now !!!
My policy has been to never attend a VC thing of this type. I am therefore unsuitable to be a HoD or Dean (there are other reasons obviously) and so it is all win.