Dear members, I would like to draw your attention to Ezaga`s opinion which is backed by evidence that is on ground which no reasonable person would doubt. Give him (Ezaga) more oprtunity to share his experience in establishement of a similar istitutions in the country which can be very instrumental in establishing UOWN Thank Alioni Emmanuel Drajole
--- On Sat, 6/19/10, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: From: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: WestNileNet Digest, Vol 22, Issue 53 To: [email protected] Date: Saturday, June 19, 2010, 8:37 AM Send WestNileNet mailing list submissions to [email protected] To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://orion.kym.net/mailman/listinfo/westnilenet or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to [email protected] You can reach the person managing the list at [email protected] When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of WestNileNet digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: Re: WestNileNet Digest, Vol 22, Issue 51 (Patrick Ezaga) 2. Re: Arua fails to spend 1.7 B shillings (Patrick Ezaga) 3. Re: AKUMA'S WEDDING PREPARATIONS (Godfrey Agupio) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2010 21:29:53 +0300 From: Patrick Ezaga <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [WestNileNet] Re: WestNileNet Digest, Vol 22, Issue 51 To: A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Hello Jackson, Tom and colleagues, With regard to the location of the UWN, i notice two schools of though namely; either to set up the University in already existing institutions/structures or to open an entirely new ground for it. Rather than delve into the merits or demerits of either option, which they surely have, let me share with you a small experience. While in a management meeting at MUBS in 2006, the idea of setting up study centers upcountry to ease the burden for students was mooted and adopted. Mbarara and Jinja districts were proposed and accepted. I was tasked with the responsibility of setting up the Study Centers in both Mbarara and Jinja. In a subsequent review meeting, i questioned the rationale of opening the centers in Jinja and Mbarara, towns which are more accessible to MUBS than in a location like Arua where distance and of course the poverty levels were/are major constraints. Anyway, i presented my case and mgt agreed that we need a center in Arua as well, a task that was again assigned to me which i gladly executed. We started with about 30 students in 2006 and today the center has close to 200 students at different levels, so much so that lecture rooms have become inadequate. i would therefore like to suggest a middle ground. The UWN can be started in an existing institution for two reasons; first, time is not on our side hence the university ought to kick off asap and yet construction of a new site will take a while; secondly we will avoid/or reduce the high initial establishment costs. However, a new site for the university should concurrently be identified for development in the medium to long term. If well managed, the resources from the temporary, set up campus can be used to feed into development of the new structure. We could also consider setting up campuses of the university in areas based on their resources e.g Faculty of Agric in Logiri/Zombo area. I normally prefer to be precise, so i trust that u can excuse the verbose for this one. Ezaga On Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 4:49 PM, JohnAJackson <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear all, > > Thanks to the Task Force on University for moving this agenda forward. > While they continue with this noble pursuit, they should seroiusly consider: > > a) Starting a fuculty in one of the existing institutions because > facilities already exist. Whichever institution they pick, they should > consult with local govt authorities, school administrators and Ministry of > Education. It's a lot easier to open a University in existing school than > openin a new ground. > > b) The university can expand fuculties to the new donated land at Bidibidi > as resources become more available. Starting a university in a new virgin > land with no buildings will consume a lot of time, 2-5 years easily with > nothing tangible being done. Developing infrastructure from zero considering > all variable factors should concern all of us. Fund raising for a new > university is a lot of work, needs dedicated team of volunteers, experts, > etc > > c) It's cheaper and faster to turn the existing colleges into universities. > What is needed most is the money & staff. Most universities start this way > even in the developed countries. > > c) Electricity is vital for developing small scale industries in our region > that seriously suffer from high rate of unemployment. I would encourage > people on the ground to form another commitee or Task Force for electricity. > Without stable power supply, West Nile region will never attract any > industrial development. Big corporations locate to an area because of (i) > cheap power supply, (ii) low taxes, (iii) labor supply, (iv) good road > network, (v) availability of natural resources. West Nile region is nearly > deficient in almost all of these factors. > > d) *Other Infrastructure Projects* We need to form strong commitees or > Task Forces to follow up on other infrastructure projects. > Good commitees can follow up on different projects or programs > simultaneously. What we need is GOOD WILL & dedicated people. > Nothing can be done unless we are willing to sacrifice a little bit of our > time to work on any of these committees. > > JJAvudria > > > > On Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 4:00 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Send WestNileNet mailing list submissions to >> [email protected] >> >> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit >> http://orion.kym.net/mailman/listinfo/westnilenet >> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to >> [email protected] >> >> You can reach the person managing the list at >> [email protected] >> >> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >> than "Re: Contents of WestNileNet digest..." >> >> >> Today's Topics: >> >> 1. UWN and Where should it be Located (aliti candia) >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Message: 1 >> Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2010 00:35:15 -0700 (PDT) >> From: aliti candia <[email protected]> >> Subject: [WestNileNet] UWN and Where should it be Located >> To: A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile <[email protected]> >> Message-ID: <[email protected]> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" >> >> Hi Ma dear colleagues, >> >> I would like to contribute on the issue of location of U -OWN. (University >> of West Nile). I wish to thank Maandera and sunday for their brilliant >> contributions on this topic. >> Many important and sometimes unique factors have to be considered when >> deciding on location of a university. Students are attracted to a university >> becuase of different reasons including personal satisfaction and location. A >> good location for a new public university is almost as important as having a >> good idea in the first place. We should be prepared to make intelligent >> compromises in relation to the issue of location of U -OWN. The decisions >> should be objective taking into account that; the location should be able to >> gain a competitive advantage over any competition. Gaining a competitive >> advantage is vital to achieve an edge over competition with other >> private universities in the region. >> I believe most if not all students of the proposed U-OWN will initially >> start by leaving off campus . Location is therefore of indispensable >> importance and must play its role in the process of decision. Availability >> of services such as banking,night clubs,sports,accomodation or potential >> accomodation ETC are key to attracting students. Finally a large number of >> people and or a vibrant community around the university plays a >> satifaction role for the students and the entire university staff. >> I suggest objectively that Arua 'Regional City' is the ideal location to >> start small and eventaully expand our treasured U -OWN.There is a point at >> which everything becomes simple and there is no longer any question of >> choice, because all the committee have staked will be lost if they look >> back on the ideal choice of location .We are also politicians so to say the >> politicians have to take the final decision is not correct becuase we are >> politicians too as voters. >> But note the Dutch Proverb that ; 'HE WHO HAS A CHOICE HAS TROUBLE'. >> >> Tom Aliti >> >> >> >> -------------- next part -------------- >> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >> URL: >> http://orion.kym.net/pipermail/westnilenet/attachments/20100618/a92d1d9a/attachment-0001.html >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> WestNileNet mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://orion.kym.net/mailman/listinfo/westnilenet >> >> >> End of WestNileNet Digest, Vol 22, Issue 51 >> ******************************************* >> > > > _______________________________________________ > WestNileNet mailing list > [email protected] > http://orion.kym.net/mailman/listinfo/westnilenet > > WestNileNet is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > All Archives can be found at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). 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The money was meant for service delivery during the > 2009/10 Financial year. The Sectors that failed to use the money are works > and water departments (1.1bn), Education shs 322 Million and peace recovery > and development program (276M). The unspent monies were meant for > construction of community roads, drilling of bore holes, construction of > schools and maintenance of feeder roads that is according to the secretary > finance Arua District Local Government one Sam Wadri Nyakua. > > This scenario is so annoying. We are breaking our backs to ensure that our > region copes up with the rest in terms of development, our local leaders are > obdurately failing us. what are your comments ladies and gentlemen. > > > _______________________________________________ > WestNileNet mailing list > [email protected] > http://orion.kym.net/mailman/listinfo/westnilenet > > WestNileNet is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > All Archives can be found at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. > _______________________________________________ > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://orion.kym.net/pipermail/westnilenet/attachments/20100618/ce3b0c7a/attachment-0001.html ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2010 20:36:57 -1200 From: Godfrey Agupio <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [WestNileNet] AKUMA'S WEDDING PREPARATIONS To: A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Thanks Robert, will join you one of these days, keep intouch On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 9:38 PM, moses akuma <[email protected]> wrote: > Thank you for this gesture may God Bless you other wise the year was 1999 > -2000 when I was in Mvara. > Kind Regards > Moses > > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: ROBERT ERIMA <[email protected]> > To: A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile <[email protected]> > Sent: Mon, June 14, 2010 12:19:41 AM > Subject: [WestNileNet] AKUMA'S WEDDING PREPARATIONS > > Dear all > Thanks for the good work you are doing in your various places.A call from > Akuma Moses to officially enter him into Holy Matrimony and home.Akuma Moses > is an OB of Mvara S.S.He was a head boy in Mvara S.Sfrom 1998-1999.He is > now working in Westnile with an NGO.His wedding is scheduled to take place > on 10th July 2010 at St.Phillips Church in arua.He has asked us as > friends,brothers,sisters,relatives and in laws to support his wedding in > anyway that can make their wedding a success.I am now writing to you as a > chairman of organizing committee for raising funds in kampala.My vice is > Abiti Nelson and we have our meetings on Fridays at Uganda Musuem at > 5.30p.m.For those in arua you can join the arua core meeting on Fridays also > at former court hall at 5.00p.m.John Ondoma is the chairman in arua.Please > dont get tired with such calls and you know 'lets be true friends not in > words and talks but in ACTION'.1ST John 3:18.I therefore call you to join us > to support > this our brother in raising funds so that we can support the main budget > and central organising committee in arua.For pledges and cash contributions > call 0772515645 and your name shall be entered in the BOOKS. > God bless you and your efforts. > Thankyou. > > ERIMA ROBERT > > > > > _______________________________________________ > WestNileNet mailing list > [email protected] > http://orion.kym.net/mailman/listinfo/westnilenet > > WestNileNet is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > All Archives can be found at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). 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