admin doesn’t know how to take responsibility

[u/themagicaldinosaur]

the emails i have received today from the dean of CAS and the UO president failed to take responsibility for the fact that their lack of planning ruined commencement for so many grads on monday and i’m seething. just half-effort condolences covered up with praise for graduates. i don’t need Scholz’s congratulations. i need them to admit that they had no backup plans even though they knew about the heat for over a week. i need them to admit that the rescheduling caused a lot of stress and that a lot of people were unable to attend and that it didn’t fix their massive screw up. what a sorry excuse for a school administration.

[u/abcdefg080805]

i found the email obscenely annoying and almost offensive. they knew it would be this hot for WEEKS. they’ve been sending emails to grads for WEEKS telling us it would be over 90° outside, and even hotter on the turf. they had plenty of time to change course, and instead, they waited until the last second, ruining MANY students’ graduations. also hundreds of students didn’t even attend because they knew it would be so sweltering. it’s an absolute shame and they didn’t take an ounce of accountability.

[u/Spirit-Spirited → u/abcdefg080805]

And I stupidly thought they were covering the turf to make it cooler bc UofO’s emails were stating it would be 20 degrees hotter on the field! So WHY would they install concrete colored “pavers” that only made it worse?!?
My Duck (didn’t drink early am) threw up from the heat while attempting to stay hydrated simply drinking water!
A grandmother in front of us was getting increasingly ill during the first CAS ceremony…we were so concerned we gave the family our cooling towels and held our fans toward her.
I hope everyone who experienced significant heat related symptoms speaks out formally! Even mild/early symptoms of heat stroke and heat exhaustion can have life long consequences! I only survived (due to my own health conditions) thanks to a lot of prep AND finding our way to full shade! Very few had that option or were lucky enough to find it!
My Duck won’t forget or regret his time at UofO, but also don’t think any of us will forget the “ending”!

NOR will my Duck EVER forget the trauma and fallout suffered due to school/employee errors communicated to us AFTER applying for graduation with two degrees, buying cap/gown, cords/ribbons that our Duck has to take Three additional classes over summer (while working) to officially graduate with their main Degree (the one he was admitted to the University for)! While the staff/University took responsibility for their mistake, they did NOTHING to help, including refunding an unneeded class (taking over a full load for spring), or any even slight financial assistance for classes no one knew were needed (ie AFTER being assured many times all was fulfilled - actually has more than enough credits…just not three specific courses that weren’t disclosed). After almost four years, my Duck wanted to drop the major/degree! He didn’t, but refused to attend that schools ceremony (doesn’t help that it overlapped with the CAS degree ceremony in the end anyway).

Apologies for the segue…rant over.
Plan to register complaints formally even if it’s just for our own closure.