Student trips postponed
Hannah Gray
Issue date: 11/12/09 Section: News
According to Kennedy, three professional advisers, recent UP graduates, resigned because of a dispute about job responsibilities.
"They interpreted that I didn't have any authority," said Kennedy, who allocated some of his responsibilities to the professional advisers in a quest to free up his time a bit.
"They thought they had complete authority," he said.
Now the need to hire new professional advisers, in addition to budgeting contingencies, has put the trip on hold indefinitely.
"It should be easy to find new advisers," said junior Carla Norris, the EWB president. "We haven't been actively searching for one right now."
The organizers of the Guatemala trip anticipate hiring two professional advisers by the end of this semester or by next semester, Norris said.
Professional advisers assist the students with the engineering projects of the trip.
The Guatemala trip will include projects to improve the drinking water of villagers, as well as the installation of a solar panel for recharging cell phones.
The group will also examine the possibility of installing composting toilets for fertilizer, according to Norris.
The timeline of the trip is contingent on airline prices and ASUP funding. It also depends on the hiring of the professional advisers, according to Norris.
"They interpreted that I didn't have any authority," said Kennedy, who allocated some of his responsibilities to the professional advisers in a quest to free up his time a bit.
"They thought they had complete authority," he said.
Now the need to hire new professional advisers, in addition to budgeting contingencies, has put the trip on hold indefinitely.
"It should be easy to find new advisers," said junior Carla Norris, the EWB president. "We haven't been actively searching for one right now."
The organizers of the Guatemala trip anticipate hiring two professional advisers by the end of this semester or by next semester, Norris said.
Professional advisers assist the students with the engineering projects of the trip.
The Guatemala trip will include projects to improve the drinking water of villagers, as well as the installation of a solar panel for recharging cell phones.
The group will also examine the possibility of installing composting toilets for fertilizer, according to Norris.
The timeline of the trip is contingent on airline prices and ASUP funding. It also depends on the hiring of the professional advisers, according to Norris.
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