UG Graduation

I attended the graduation ceremony at the University of Ghana yesterday. Just a few observations:

• The School should limit the number of guests that a graduand may invite. Seating was difficult to find even though I was on right on time. Some graduands seemed to have turned up with their entire clans. If they were limited to, say, 3 visitors each, then the number of seats that must be provided becomes a simple arithmetic.
• Many people at the ceremony seemed totally unconcerned with it. They walked about all through the speeches and the constant chatter was distracting.
• The venue has always been the Athletics Oval. However, with little actual grass, the place is too dusty. Might be better in a well ventilated hall.
• The Vice Chancellor announced a decision to hold 2 graduations, in July and November of each year starting in 2012. I like it. Shorter wait times for students to receive their degrees and smaller ceremonies.
• The best graduating student attended Nkroful Senior High School. He had a grade point of 3.97. He was a Sociology major. Outstanding!
• The guest speaker was my old classmate, Abena Amoah. Her speech was anchored on chasing value rather than money, integrity and developing a savings habit. I thought it was a brilliant speech.