BACK TO WORK ON TUESDAY

This is the text of the "acuerdo " which sent us on this weekend recess:

"El Consejo Académico

A C U E R D A:

ARTÍCULO I°. Suspender las actividades académicas y administrativas que se desarrollan en el campus universitario central y en la Facultad de Salud a partir del día 22 de mayo hasta el día 26 de mayo de 2009.

ARTICULO 2°. Suspender indefinidamente las clases en el campus universitario central y en la Facultad de Salud a partir del día viernes 22 de mayo de 2009.

ARTÍCULO 3°. Continuar con las siguientes actividades académicas: las del convenio docente-asistencial HUS-UIS y demás convenios en los que participan estudiantes y profesores de la Facultad de Salud, las del área clínica e internado, las actividades misionales que desarrolla el Instituto de Proyección Regional y Educación a Distancia y las de proyección y servicios a la comunidad que realizan las diferentes unidades académicas y administrativas.

PARÁGRAFO 1: Los Directores de las Unidades Académicas coordinarán las agendas de trabajo a desarrollar durante el tiempo que permanezcan suspendidas en las actividades académicas.

ARTICULO 4°. El Consejo Académico, previo análisis de las condiciones que garanticen el desarrollo normal de las clases, convocará a la reiniciación de éstas a través de los medios institucionales de comunicación (portal web, emisoras UIS, etc.).

El presente Acuerdo rige a partir de su fecha de expedición.

COMUNÍQUESE Y CÚMPLASE.

Expedido en Bucaramanga, a los veintiún (21) días del mes de mayo de 2009.

EL PRESIDENTE DEL CONSEJO ACADÉMICO,

JAIME ALBERTO CAMACHO PICO
Rector"

WE WILL CONTINUE WORKING OUTSIDE THE MAIN CAMPUS IF WE NEED TO

I wish to invite you all to rest this weekend and be ready to get back to extension courses this Tuesday at 6:00 a.m in Cabecera.

The courses taking place from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m which had been scheduled to take place at the main campus have been moved to Instituto Tecnológico. 

If we don´t see a way of getting back to the main campus next Saturday, we´ll resort to the gracious offer of Instituto Tecnológico and Colegio Militar.

MARIELA GOMEZ

Poll´s results

CELEBRATING TEACHERS DAY

Due to the difficult times we faced last week and the uncertainty of being able to go in everyday, the gift we have for you is still in store.

THE BOARD WILL SELECT THE NEW RECTOR OUT OF FOUR CANDIDATES 

 

Jaime Alberto Camacho, Jaime Calderón, Oscar Vanegas and Hector Hernández in that order were voted by Professors, Administrative personnel, and Students to be the final candidates among which the Board will select one to be appointed Rector. The Board will meet this Tuesday, and the announcement of the name of the new Rector will be known at noon.

 

ALEJANDRO WAS BORN ON SATURDAY

Claudia Nieto and Alejandro are doing well and will enjoy each other´s company for the following months. In the meantime, Luz Mary Quintero will join the academic team. Our warmest welcome to her too. She will be coordinating Cabecera and will be working on several new projects with us.  We look forward to her contributions. 

 

TAKE A FEW SECONDS AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONAIRE ON THE RIGHT 

Your views are important to us, tell us what you think we need to do to improve the quality of our programs. There are five choices to select from. If you wish to suggest a different option, write it in the COMMENTS SECTION at the bottom of the blog.

 

NEW OFFICE, NEW WAYS

The new office will open this week, but that is just the beginning of several changes we´ll be implementing to serve everyone  better. To begin with, the audiovisual aids will be handed in through the window installed next to the Resource Center. The RC will now enjoy a more appropriate atmosphere for students to sit and work on their autonomous learning. A software has been install in the PC´s to time their use. The RC is a quite place to study and to present exams. We appreciate your being quite during the moments you choose to stay inside.

 

New card locks will be installed in the rooms with IT resources, and they are expected to be ready this week also. You will be given a personal card to open those doors. Care for it as you care for your bank teller card. Your card has your personal information; every time it opens a door, a computer registers your entrance and you become responsible for the inventory inside the roon. So don´t lend it to anyone. Carry it in your wallet. If it gets stolen, you need to inform us right away to block it out. Remember that you are responsible for it.

 

We are also working on a total change to our administrative and information system. The new information system will be fully working by the end of April 2010. Changes in the curriculum are also been discussed. Let us know all the suggestions you have; your opinions are of great importance to the success of the program and the quality of your working conditions. 

HAPPY TEACHERS DAY!

ELECTING THE UIS"RECTOR"

THE CANDIDATES & THEIR RESUMÉ

Vote this Friday if you consider your decision is well informed!

See detailed CV´s of all the candidates in  https://www.uis.edu.co/portal/elecciones/elecciones.html

01- HECTOR ALIRIO MENDEZ (1951)

Economista de la Universidad Tecnológica de Tunja, Magister en Economía de la Universidad de los Andes, candidadto a Doctor en Economía de la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. Actualmente se desempeña com profesor en la Escuela de Economía de la UIS.

02- JAIME CALDERON (1950)

Doctor en medicina de la Universidad Nacional, se especializó en Cirugía General en la Universidad de Antioquia

(1981) y recibió el diploma de Especialista en Cirugía Cardiovascular y

de Tórax en la Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana de Medellín (1990). Se desempeña como cirujano cardiovascular del Instituto del Corazón de Bucaramanga y como profesor de cátedra del departamento de Cirugía de la UIS.

03- GABRIELA GALAN SARMIENTO (

Master of Science in Industrial Engineering de Georgia Tech, Atlanta (USA). Georgia

04- JAIME ALBERTO CAMACHO PICO 

Ingeneiro Industrial de la UIS, Magister en Informática de la UIS (1994), Doctor en Ingeniería Industrial de la Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña(2000). He has been the Vicerrector at the UIS in two different instances and the "Rector" for the past 3 years.

05- OSCAR VANEGAS 

Ingeniero de Petróleos de la UIS (1990), se ha desempeñado como Director de la Escuela de Petróleos en tres ocasiones y durante los tres pasados años se desempeñó como Director de la ede de la UIS EN Barrancabermeja.

UIS STUDENTS WILL EVALUATE YOU THIS TERM

I consider it of the upmost importance for you to read carefully the assessment instrument that the UIS will use to evaluate your performance in curricular courses this term, and requested a sample from "Vicerectoría" to make it available to you. I encourage you to download it and read it carefully. A copy of the assessment format will be posted at the board in the Teacher´s room.

STUDENTS COMPLAINING ON THE WEB

 

As part of the quality system we are all implementing at the UIS, THERE IS an Office called "Control de Gestion" that receives all the complaints related to our service. Those complaints or questions are immediately sent to me and I have to post a reply as soon as possible. This past week, I have received three complaints, two of which are related to teacher’s not covering the entire units of the program. I strongly recommend you time and plan your units very carefully to ensure we deliver what we have promised. 

 

In the Saturday program, the complaints are made in person by some parents and through anonymous notes by others. We follow all of them up to verify them and have found out they are accurate in regards to the high notes given by some teachers.

A strict teacher decides certain students are not up-to-standard in a course, and their parents complain of not having being informed by previous teachers. We check their files and we discover they have being given very high scores. The solution is not to flunk everyone, but to make sure our teaching is well prepared and delivered. It is also our duty to refer them to the tutor on time. I have been reviewing your grading history, and already have a list of teachers whose grades are systematically high...it is hard to believe they are so lucky that their students are always so outstanding.

Remember inform parents on time of the problems your students have, don´t wait to the end of the cycle, recommend them actions to take, and if possible, ask for a tutoring session. If there is a large group of students having problems, let the coordinator know. 

 

This is a friendly reminder of our ethical responsibilities towards our students and their families who are making a great financial effort to register in our courses and who have come to us because they trust our reputation, a reputation that benefits the Institution but us as teachers as well.

NEWS FROM THE ACADEMIC COORDINATIONS

ADULT STUDENTS COORDINATION NOTICE

Due to the situation we have faced during these past days, the Extension courses which started their classes on April 23rd, classes from 6:00 a.m to 6:00 p.m will continue taking place in CABECERA up to May 20. Courses scheduled from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m at the main campus will continue having their classes at the main campus.

COOMEVA HAS AN INTERESTING OFFER FOR US 
You are cordially invited to attend a meeting next Monday May 18th at 6 p.m. at the Noam Chomsky Auditorium.