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Work gone missing whilst at/in Uni

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size6feet · 19/05/2010 07:49

I got a frantic text to search the house for a missing portfolio of his artwork. My son was attending a class and the new tutor took the group to another room to see something. Tutor said they'd not be gone long so he piled his stuff up under a chair.

I am not sure whether he was aware on return that it was missing or whether he later realised that was where he last had it but he is gutted and frantic. It forms part of his 1st year assessment for getting back in next year. Apparantly, when he went back to that tutor all they kept saying was "I didnt take it". ?? Strange and unhelpful.

All his work has to be ready for presenting by 19th May (today) so he is cramming to get other stuff finished off too and so didnt want me to be asking him all kinds of questions. He's been at his friends and probably been studying all through the night.

My question is - what are his options now? Who can he go to to report it missing/stolen. He has put up a reward on the Noticeboard and wonders if he should go to the police. He wants to know if he will be able to look at cctv as there is only one way out of the building and hopes to see someone carrying his large black folder.

A piece of work was taken before. The whole group had work put up and on display on the walls in a room and his was the only one taken.

His Uni is in England.

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Goblinchild · 19/05/2010 07:54

They'll be someone along who knows much more, but if he alerts the premises officer and the cleaning/ground crew they can look out for a folder that may have been dumped in a different location by a malicious individual.
Definitely contact Head of Dept and ask for guidance. Tutor sounds a fool.

thumbwitch · 19/05/2010 08:13

He should have a mentor/personal tutor he can contact to tell them what has happened and who may be able to organise something for him; if he reported the missing work from before when it was taken off the wall, that will help his 'case'.

He may be able to get an extension on the deadline - he may not. BUt he needs to talk to his tutor (a sane one, not the previous idiot)

size6feet · 19/05/2010 08:45

Thank you Goblin and Thumbwitch for your advice. He has just phoned for me to take him into Uni with all his work so dashing off there now.

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Goblinchild · 20/05/2010 17:32

What happened?
I'm getting my GCSE lad to photograph all his work, as things do occasionally go missing at his school.

thumbwitch · 20/05/2010 17:43

good idea, Goblinchild - size6feet, perhaps your DS had better start doing that as well, just in case anything like this happens again.

size6feet · 21/05/2010 09:00

His end of year work (along with everyone elses) is left at Uni now for the tutors to look at. He has been given a receipt for it and he says its all in locked storage.

We are worried about work going missing and I have suggested he puts his mark on his work. He is doing a Media/Illustration degree. Its not all on paper though - slabs, ex table tops, slate, sculptures, etc.

I agree taking pics of all his work is a good idea.

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