Dear Editor,
I am particularly appreciative of the University of Technology, Jamaica’s (UTech) Students’ Union. As a student of this institution, I commend these student leaders for their initiative last week, ‘Campus Walk’, where they listened to our concerns. I hope that not only will they listen to such concerns, but will seek to resolve the issues being faced by the student population by any means necessary.
Students need to be represented in such a way that they have all the confidence in their leaders to put their best foot forward and bring about desired results. College for some is like a big maze, they know not what move to make, but they have to make a move. Imagine just leaving high school, where you are basically ‘spoon-fed’, to being at university where you must accept responsibility for your own education and do your best to acquire it – what a change! This is why it is important for there to be a body such as a students’ union to which persons can voice their concerns.
It has always been my opinion that student leaders should make themselves accessible, should be informed, and should be willing to fight for promising change in structure, policy and convention. Certainly, this is a step in the right direction by the students’ union of UTech. And if this kind of involvement continues, it will have a positive impact on our university experience.
During the Campus Walk last week, I noted that the members of the students’ union were recording the issues that we thought demanded immediate attention, and we were told that students will be contacted when such issues are resolved. Though this will by no means be easy, we are deserving of good representation, and as such, we will accept nothing less.
As Jamaicans, we are accustomed to our leaders making promises, and as soon as the excitement dies, everyone disappears and none of the promises are fulfilled. Thus, as a concerned student of the University of Technology, Jamaica, I am expectant that this year will be the year of change, in that the voices of the students will be heard, our questions answered, and that the students’ union will be helpful rather than burdensome.
Rhajana Parchment
Rest Road, Milk River PO
Manchester
rhajanaparchment@gmail.com
I am particularly appreciative of the University of Technology, Jamaica’s (UTech) Students’ Union. As a student of this institution, I commend these student leaders for their initiative last week, ‘Campus Walk’, where they listened to our concerns. I hope that not only will they listen to such concerns, but will seek to resolve the issues being faced by the student population by any means necessary.
Students need to be represented in such a way that they have all the confidence in their leaders to put their best foot forward and bring about desired results. College for some is like a big maze, they know not what move to make, but they have to make a move. Imagine just leaving high school, where you are basically ‘spoon-fed’, to being at university where you must accept responsibility for your own education and do your best to acquire it – what a change! This is why it is important for there to be a body such as a students’ union to which persons can voice their concerns.
It has always been my opinion that student leaders should make themselves accessible, should be informed, and should be willing to fight for promising change in structure, policy and convention. Certainly, this is a step in the right direction by the students’ union of UTech. And if this kind of involvement continues, it will have a positive impact on our university experience.
During the Campus Walk last week, I noted that the members of the students’ union were recording the issues that we thought demanded immediate attention, and we were told that students will be contacted when such issues are resolved. Though this will by no means be easy, we are deserving of good representation, and as such, we will accept nothing less.
As Jamaicans, we are accustomed to our leaders making promises, and as soon as the excitement dies, everyone disappears and none of the promises are fulfilled. Thus, as a concerned student of the University of Technology, Jamaica, I am expectant that this year will be the year of change, in that the voices of the students will be heard, our questions answered, and that the students’ union will be helpful rather than burdensome.
Rhajana Parchment
Rest Road, Milk River PO
Manchester
rhajanaparchment@gmail.com