Pay increases or financial allocations for academics should be justified and should reflect the service provided, an agricultural management student argued yesterday.
Speaking during yesterday's graduation ceremony at the university's Sir Temi Zammit Hall, Karl Grima Bezzina said if a shop owner did not value his customers he lost sales. It was the same situation at the university, whose students were not always getting what they deserved.
He recounted instances where they sought assistance but found closed doors, or had to endure two late afternoon bus rides only to arrive at university and learn their lecture had been cancelled.
"Students should have an active role in decision-making," Mr Grima Bezzina also insisted.
He described graduation as a moment of transition, which represented the dedication students put into their studies, a significant achievement in both their personal and professional futures.
Through this graduation, he concluded, the university was bestowing students with a "treasure" of knowledge that would endure forever.
In a separate address, Janet Barthet, a communications student, spoke of the importance of the ethical values media students received as part of their studies, and said this should not just apply to media students but to all fields of work and industry.
The ideas and values that the university impressed on graduates, she said, should be held close and adhered to, emphasising that these ideas made students the leaders of the present, as well as of the future.
Ms Barthet said today's graduates have the potential to influence society with innovative ideas that stimulate the economy and, eventually, the whole country.
At the same time, this meant that young graduates must shoulder the responsibility of this influence, especially in the field of communications.
The media's strength and the way they could affect public perception was well known: "Our responsibility to contribute positively to society should not be forgotten."
Referring to the university itself, Ms Barthet urged faculties and departments to update their teaching approach to conform to the demands of modern society. Although several faculties were updating themselves, a lot still had to be done before all the students could benefit from updated systems and approaches.
The following is a list of graduates who received their diplomas and degrees yesterday:
Diploma in Arabic
Farag Agelic and Massimo Farrugia.
Bachelor of Communications (Hons)
Sponsor: Rev. Prof. Saviour Chircop
Denise Buhagiar, Diane Cassar, Rubén Cassar, John Paul Cordina, Sandro Curmi, Lisa Darmanin Demajo, Krista Decesare, Robert Gatt, Georgiana Marie Grech, Connie Livori, Vania Josette Mansaray, Josef Florian Micallef, Joseph Mifsud, Gustav Pace, Michael Palmier, Kayne Said, Nigel Said and Roderick Spiteri.
Bachelor of Communications
Sponsor: Rev Prof. Saviour Chircop
Sherene Ameen, Sergio Aquilina, Matthew Attard Navarro, Janet Barthet, Chiara Bonello, Edward Bonello, Anthony Briffa, Alison Maria Brincat, Madeline Caruana, Charlene Catania, Andrea Coppini, Tyson Debattista, Mark Debono*, Kostadin Djatev, Stephania Farrugia, Karl Fenech, Karl John Gambin, Natalie Gatt, Christiana Grech, Stephanie Grech, Mark Grima, Abba Yusef Lang, Ksenia Lapiko, Xian Li*, Xiang Li, Andrea Martin, Selina Mercieca, Josianne Micallef, Maria-Alexia Micallef, Enrica Miceli, Ekaterina Nikolaeva, Daniela Pace, Nadine Piscopo, Roberto Rizzo, Ian Sammut, Antonella Sciberras, Joanna Selvagi, Dina Semenova*, David Alan Shaw, Alexia Stafrace, Huang Tang, Cedric Vella, Pearl Marie Vella, Lu Wang*, Huan Xu*, Ni Xu*, Danett Xuereb, Sarah Lee Zammit, Yi Zhang*, Zhi Yuan Zhang and Yiran Zhao*.
Bachelor of Library, Information and Archive Studies
Sponsor: Rev. Prof. Saviour Chircop
Joanne Carabott, Frederick Cauchi Inglott, Denis Cole, Raymond Cremona, Maria Dolores Cutajar, Noel D'anastasi, Ines Micallef, Josephine Mifsud, Carmen Rita Muscat, Romaine Petrococchino and Cecily Rizzo.
Bachelor of Arts
Sponsor: Prof. Dominic Fenech
Roberta Abela, Stefan Agius, Hager Alshinawi, Lionel Attard, Clifton Azzopardi, Daniel Azzopardi, Dorothy Bezzina, Melissa Bonello, Mandy Borg, Brady Bugeja, Sarah Busuttil, Emmanuel Cachia, Amanda Camenzuli, Fay Camenzuli, Brian Campbell, Anne Marie Cardona, Corinne Chetcuti, Stephanie Chircop, Joseph Cilia, Raquela Dalli Gonzi, Charelle Debattista, Diane Degiorgio, Marvin Demicoli, Marija Farrugia, Suzanne Farrugia, Dawn Fedele, Dean Fenech, Roderick Formosa, Claudia Gafà, Claire Gafà, Johanna Galea, Keith Robert Galea, Mario Charles Galea, Ann Marie Grima, Rodianne Hili, Mariella Mangion, Martin Marinov*, Gilbert Micallef, Miriam Micallef, Annalise Pullicino, Heather May Richard, Bartosz Romanczuk, James Anthony Saliba, Laura Sammut, Bernice Marie Schembri, Luisiana Sciberras, Graziella Spiteri, Sara Spiteri, Steven Spiteri, Amanda Tanti, Zhe Tao, Flavio Vassallo, Maria Vassallo, Petya Velcheva, Hannah Wayte, Fallon Zammit, Martina Zammit and Shuwei Zhao.
Postgraduate Diploma in Interpreting
Cheryl Caruana*, Christian Cassar, Simone Ellul, Rachel Radmilli, Gabrielle Torpiano* and Clyde Triganza.
Postgraduate Diploma in Translation
Alex Abdilla*, Angelique Attard, Graziella Bonanno, Eric Borg, Joseph Anthony Borg, Louise Borg, Pauline Borg, Stephanie Bugeja, Mary Jo Caruana, Robert Caruana, Graziella Cassar, Fabio D'amato, Stephanie Darmanin, Ruth De Giorgio, Joanna Ellul, Jennifer Sylvana Fenech, Christianne Marie Grech, Joanne Micallef, Melanie Muscat, Stefania Pancrazi, Yvette Rossignaud, Lorna Saliba, Astrid Francesca Sammut, Christiana Sciberras, Paul Spiteri, and Jonathan Xuereb*.
Postgraduate Diploma in Contemporary Diplomacy
Pierre Attard, Marcel Dediu*, Sibongiseni Mzenze*, Bineshwaree Napaul*, Ricea Suzana* and Giovanna Zanelli Suarez*.
Diploma in Youth Studies
Geraldine Cauchi, Nathalie Cauchi and Claire Muscat.
Diploma in Agriculture
Michael Abela, Josef Borg, Siglio Borg, Victor Busuttil, Claire Cauchi, Joseph Farrugia, Steve Farrugia, Frances Gatt, Chris Inguanez, Karl Joseph Micallef, Mario Micallef, Daniel Mifsud, George Mifsud, Kristian Pulis, Malcolm Ricci, Glorianne Grace Saliba Toledo, Adam Sammut, Andre Sciberras, Noel Sciberras, Joseph Vassallo and Mark Zammit.
BSc (Hons) in Mediterranean Agro-Ecosystems Management
Sponsor: Dr George Attard
Marthese Agius, Michael Albanozzo, David Attard, Laurence Attard, Mary Anne Bonello, Charles-Carmel Camilleri, Gilbert Camilleri, Philip Camilleri, Frankie Ivan Caruana, Eleanor Ciantar, Owen Ellul, Ivan Farrugia, Jeanette Farrugia, Joanne Galea (Robing), John Galea, Daniel Grech, Karl Grima Bezzina, Christopher Leone Ganado, Keith Mallia, Andrew Mercieca, Anthony Muscat, Jonathan Scicluna, Robert Vella, Duncan Xuereb, Marie Louise Zammit and Paul Zammit.
Bachelor of Psychology (Hons)
Sponsor: Dr Valerie Sollars
Petra Abela, Stephanie Anonam, Alexandra Aquilina, Ilona Attard, Darlinka Barbara, Gabrielle Bartoli, Charisse Boffa, Maris Bonello, Ritienne Bonnici, Jessica Borg, Janice Brincat, Jennifer Buttigieg, Joselle Buttigieg, Robert Buttigieg, Anthony Camilleri, Maria Camilleri, Christian Cassar, Nabrouska Cassar, Diana Cauchi, Denise Chatlani, Kerry Chetcuti*, Yanica Chircop, Soljana Cili, Christine Cutajar, Gianella Cutajar, Miriam Cutajar, Patricia Darmanin, Katya Alexia Deguara, Katherine Delicata, Charlene Duca, Charlene Dutton, Sharon Fabri, Danica Falzon, Alison Marie Farrugia, John Daniel Farrugia, Sarah Jane Farrugia, Maria Chiara Francica, Benjamin Henry Frendo, Maria Theresa Gatt, Rachel Gatt, Mary Rose Gauci (Robing), Alexander Golovkin, Charlotte Grech, Anita Inguanez, Marianna Micallef Grimaud, Davinia Marie Mifsud, Maria Mifsud, Svetlik Muscat, Glorianne Parnis, Fleur Piscopo, Mark J. Piscopo, Alessandra Portelli, Dorothy Portelli, Ryan Portelli, Audrey-Anne Sacco, Allison Said, James Saliba, Denise Scicluna, Nad'A Slopovská, Rudy Sollars, Audrey Spiteri, Kim Spiteri, Roderick Spiteri, Yvette Stevens, Christine Vella Wallbank, Mariella Zahra, Dawn Zammit, Nowell Zammit and Wenjiao Zhang.
Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Youth and Community Studies
Sponsor: Dr Valerie Sollars
Sharon Agius Dunlop, M'Lourdes Attard, Moyra Attard, Edith Boffa, Michael Boffa, Caroline Bonavia, Antoinette Camilleri, Maria Camilleri, Stephanie Camilleri, Martin Chetcuti, Josephine Damato, Rose Felice, Stephania Fenech, Charmaine Friggieri, Patrick Galea, Josef Gauci, Tania Gauci, Marie Louise Grech Santucci, Glorianne Grima, Natasha Grima, Joseph Magro, Mark Micallef (Robing), Marthese Mifsud, Christian Mizzi, Gordon Pace, Marthese Romano, Andre' Sammut, Joan Seisun, Joseph Teuma, Pauline Tufigno and Josette-Marie White
Bachelor of Arts in Youth and Community Studies
Sponsor: Dr Valerie Sollars
Catherine Xuereb
Postgraduate Diploma in Education (Administration & Management)
Marthese Attard, Angelo Bonello, Pierre Camilleri, Daniel James Cassar, Mariella Cassar, Victoria Cassar, Joann Cordina, Domenic Cutajar, Justin Debono, Michelina Debrincat*, Joy Frendo, Tony Frendo*, Florence Garcia Bugeja, Michelle Grima, Silvio Grima, Mary Rose Mercieca, Helen Muscat, Gineve Refalo, Christopher Saliba, Anna Rita Sciberras, Helga Vella, Joseph Vella, Maria Vella, Maria Vella Muscat, Lino Xerri, Marie-Claude Xerri and Frankline Zammit.
* in absentia