Lectures so boring, law student says

Students' absenteeism should not be considered a sign of passivity but rather a consequence of course material repeated year after year, according to law graduate Daniela Bartolo.

Interaction during lectures should be encouraged to stimulate students and rise above "lecturers' monotonous voice and the drone of laptops".

Forced attendance, with lecturers keeping registers, only reminded students of their early years in primary school.

She appealed to the University to publish reports based on student feedback about the quality of lectures given at the end of every semester.

None of the students' representatives had seen this information and they did not know what was happening with it, she added.

Meanwhile, theology graduate Christine Galea spoke of the importance of dreaming and learning from those dreams that came true, and those that did not.

She also spoke about how she believed theology gave her a solid base for her adult life. Theology, like other sciences, gave people the opportunity to become whole and mature so they could contribute to society in a positive way, she added.

Ms Galea went on to speak about the financial crisis, saying it came about due to the big banks' behaviour and the borrowing and spending culture. She called for a solution to be all-encompassing and not just a financial one; the financial world had to be guided by ethical principles which went hand in hand with human dignity.

The graduates

Diploma of Legal Procurator
Matthew Agius.

Bachelor of Laws
Sponsor: Prof. I. Refalo
Stephanie Abdilla, Anna Abela, Yanika Abela, Christian Abu, Ralph Agius Fernandez, Cheryl Ann Aquilina, Paul Aquilina, Roderick Aquilina, Daniel Attard, Daniela Bartolo, Maria Bonello, Maria Anthea Bonnici, Ian Borg, Stephanie Borg, Stephanie Borg, Yvette Borg, Ann Bugeja, Sarah Bugeja, Nicolette Busuttil, Helga Buttigieg Debono, Diana Cachia, Franklin Cachia, Eliza Calleja, Leontine Calleja, Michael James Calleja, Alessandra Camilleri, Byron Camilleri, Emma Camilleri, Maxine Camilleri, Petra Camilleri, Rodianne Caruana, Mark Caruana Scicluna, Janette Cassar, Roberta Cassar, Jennifer Cosaitis, Michael Cuschieri, Randolph De Battista, Kristina Debattista, Joseph Debono, Alistair Facciol, Ariana Rowela Falzon, David Farrugia, Johan Farrugia, Lorella Farrugia, Lauro Fava (robing), Eunice Maria Fiorini+, Michael Flores Martin, Alexia Ann Galea, Carmel Gatt, Joseph Gatt, Carl Grech, Matthew Joseph Grech, Vanessa Grech+, Joel Grima, Peter Grima, Dean Hili, Nicola Lapira, Alexia Magro, Maria Roberta Mamo, Stefania Marmorato, Christian Meilak, Andrea Micallef, Denise Victoria Micallef, Sabrina Micallef, Cheryl Micallef-Borg, Francesca Mifsud, Marilyn Mifsud, Alan Muscat, Christina Muscat, Anthea Pace, Karen Pace, Vincienne Pace, Mariella Rapa, Alexander Matthew Saliba, Annaliese Saliba, Yana Sammut, Lynne Satariano, Deandra Scerri, Sarah Scerri, Claudia Schembri, Ilona Schembri, Katia Schembri, Andrew Sciberras, Christine Scicluna, Jennifer Shaw, Christina Sillato Warrington, Rossella Soler, Dorianne Rose-Marie Spiteri, Stephanie Sullivan, Gabrielle Marie Tabone, Stephen Tonna, Karen Valletta, Kevin Valletta, Ausonia Vancell, Antoine Vassallo, Charlene Vassallo, Melanie Vella, Thomas Vella, Vincienne Vella, Sara Vella Bonnici, Stefania Vella Laurenti, Sylvianne Zahra and Robert L. Zammit.

Diploma of Notary Public
Amaryllis Agius, Lee-Ann Agius, Luca Amato, Petra Attard, John Axiak, Diana Bajada, Eucharist Bajada, Martin Bajada, Maria Barbara, Elsa Borg, Ian Borg, Simon Borg Barthet, Lisa Brincat, Jens Buedinger, Carlos Bugeja, Daniel John Bugeja, John Bugeja, Mamudu Zanya Bugre, Nicola Buhagiar, Beryl Jean Buttigieg, Daniel Buttigieg, Jeanelle Cachia, Josef Cachia, Christine Calleja, Charlene Camilleri Zarb, Abigail Caruana, Daniel Caruana, Luke Caruana, Yanica Caruana, Ann Marie Cauchi, Deborah Anne Chappell, Joelle Cortis, Victoria Cuschieri, Alexei Dalli, Andrea Darmanin, Stephanie Debattista, Annalisa Debono, Daniel Degiorgio, Stephanie Deguara, Krista Josephine Falzon, Roxane Farrugia, Greta Fenech, Larry John Formosa, Renata Formosa, Elizabeth Gaerty, Audrienne Galea, Bernard John Galea, Maria Galea, Karl Gonzi, Stefania Grech, Vanessa Marie Grech, Ylenia Grech, Cory Greenland, Maxine Grima, Alexia Grixti, Josef Laferla, Valentina Lattughi, Rochelle Raemarie Magri, Elaine Magro, Christopher Mallia, Christina Meli, David Joseph Meli, Angelo Micallef, Edric Micallef Figallo, Nadia Mifsud, Philip Mifsud, Christopher Mizzi, Joseph Mizzi, Matthew Mizzi, Michaela Muscat, Gerard Peralta*, Maria Elena Perici Calascione, Michela Pirotta, Pamela Portanier, Benjamin Pule', Luke Rizzo, Jan Rossi, Mireille Sacco, Jessica Said, Giuseppe Sammut, Lena Sammut, Sandra Sant Fournier, Cristina Maria Scerri, Sharona Schembri, Bernardine Sciberras, Charlotte Spiteri, Marlene Spiteri, Robert Spiteri, Stefania Spiteri, Krista Spiteri Colombo, Lynn Spiteri Dalmas, Amanda Spiteri Grech, Andrew Stafrace, Clint Tabone, Michele Tufigno, Anthony Vella, Jason Vella, Sarah Vella, Veronica Anne Young, Alessia Zammit, Steven Zammit Briffa, Stephanie Zarb, Albert Anthony Zerafa and Mario Zerafa.

Diploma in Religious Studies
Cecilia Borg and Joe Zammit.

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Theology
Sponsor: Rev. Prof. E. Agius
Bernardette Azzopardi, Joseph Dalli, Silvio Dalli, Christine Galea (robing), Natalie Grech, Maria Lydia Lentini, Mary Grace Pace, Emanuel Said, John Seguna, Cheryl Ann Vella, Joseph Vidal and George Xuereb.

Bachelor of Arts in Theology and Human Studies
Sponsor: Rev. Prof. E. Agius
Massimo Buttigieg, Joseph Cilia, Edwin John Day*, Darren Grech, Justin Nicholas Micallef, Charlon Muscat and Reuben Vella.

Bachelor of Sacred Theology
Sponsor: Rev. Prof. E. Agius
Noel Borg, Blake Camilleri, Marc Camilleri, Stephen Camilleri, Michael Angelo Doublet, Mark Ellul, Stefan Galea, Leonard Mintoff and Emmanuel Lawrence Schembri (robing).

Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) in Banking and Finance
Sponsor: Dr S. Gauci
Tiziana Agius, Diane Attard, Joseph Attard, Caroline Azzopardi, Rebekah Barthet, Claire Buttigieg, Jude Anthony Carabot, Diana D'amato, Petya Dinova*, Donna Marie Ellul, Paul Falzon, Greta Farrugia, Sarah Farrugia, Michelle Farrugia Galea, Ian Formosa, Karl Formosa, Maritha J Manicolo, Maria Meli, Maya Miteva, Eliza Muscat, Darin Pace, Edmond Preni, Nikita Pullicino, Edward Said, Alison Saliba, Lucienne Sammut, Svetlana Schembri, Bernard Sciberras, Loridana Sciberras, Mark Scicluna, Matthew Scicluna, Mark Spiteri, Tiziana Tagliaferro and Ryan Zahra.

Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) in Economics
Sponsor: Dr S. Gauci
Stephanie Agius. Amanda Attard. Mario Baldacchino. Daniel Castillo (robing) Adrian De Battista, John Farrugia, William Gatt, Keith Gauci, Jeanette Grech, Christian Mamo, Christian Manicaro, Gabriel Mansueto, Andrew Martinelli, Alexia Mula, Christopher Pace, Desiree Pace, Malcolm Schembri, Steven Stivala, George Zahra, Maressa Zahra and Lloyd Zarb.

Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) in Management
Sponsor: Dr S. Gauci
Melanie Therese Abela, Sebastiano Anfuso, Juliana Attard, Michael Azzopardi, Claire Bezzina, Liam Bondin, Nicolai Borg Sant, Fiona Carabott, Clinton Caruana, Marilyn Caruana, Amanda Cauchi, Adriana Cortis, Trevor Cortis, Diane Cutajar, Michael Debono, Charlene Farrugia, Danica Formosa, Erika Galea, Liliana Gauci, Christianne Hollier, Chiara Hyzler, Ryan Liddell, Charmaine Mamo, Francesca Marija Meli, Colette Ann Micallef, Ryan Joseph Mifsud, Veronica Mifsud, Liana Mizzi, Corinne Montefort, Christine Muscat, John Muscat, Victor Muscat, Christian Pace, Sarah Pace, Melvin Pisani, Francesco Ronsisvalle, Ramona Saliba, Adriana Scardaci, Robert Scerri, Angele Scicluna, Sabrina Scicluna Degabriele, Alessia Spampinato, Janice Tanti, Amanda Tonna, Daniela Vassallo, Kenneth Joseph Vella, Nastassia Vella, Petra Alisa Vella, Rachel Vella, Stefan Vella, Carolyn Zammit, Luana Zammit, Marieclaire Zammit and Neville Zammit.

Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) in Public Policy
Sponsor: Dr S. Gauci
Gianfranco Abela, Dennis Calleja, Charlene Caruana, Lindsey Cutajar, Andrea Paul Debattista, Leonard Scerri, Robert Tabone Valetta and Joseph Vella.

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Social Policy
Sponsor: Dr S. Gauci
Emily Baldacchino, Richard Bezzina, Amanda Buhagiar, Glen Cascun, Phyllis Cutajar, Rosanne Debattista, Theresa Formosa, Claire Hollier, Carmen Li Destri, James Naudi, Christabelle Pulis, Sarah Rapa, Alvin Spiteri, Graziella Vassallo, Adriel Vella, Deborah Vella, Nancy Vella, Jonathan Xerri, Jessica Zammit and Silvia Zammit.

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Social Work
Sponsor: Dr S. Gauci
Marlene Agius, Bernardette Aquilina, Francelle Azzopardi, Marouska Borg, Ruth Brincat, Gillian Buttigieg, Simone Buttigieg, David Callaby Floridia, Ariana Camilleri, Adriana Castillo, Corinne Marie Coleiro, Maria Dolores Cutajar, Carolanne Delicata, Emasyl Fenech, Janice Fenech, Daniela Galea, Irene Galea, Franklan Gatt, Jareth Mark Grima, Chantelle Marie Grixti, Rose Marie Mamo, Maria Mercieca, Melissa Mifsud, Maria Jessica Psaila, Amy Spiteri, Kimberley Vella, Laura Vella, Roberta Vella and Tiziana Zammit.

+ Also awarded Diploma of Legal Procurator
* In absentia