Presently, Dr. Gimuguni is the Academic Registrar of Busitema University . She holds a Ph.D. in Educational Management (Planning and Economics) from Kisii University, a Master's in Education , and a Bachelor of Arts both from Makerere University. In the past, she has worked as a geography and economics teacher at a number of institutions, including King's College Budo, Nabumali High School, Mbale Secondary School, and Kabale Secondary. She has also held a variety of positions in higher education, including those of department Head, Senior woman Teacher, and coordinator for school practice and research. Dr. Gimuguni served as Uganda Christian University's academic registrar before joining Busitema University. Additionally, She has also been a member of Management committees of Hornby High School (P), Kabale Preparatory schools and Rugama Hospital. She was a member of Board of Governors of Kabale Secondary School and later as a Staff representative. She is a member of the Board of Wise Choices for Life, an NGO based in Australia with a mandate to train young people and women in Life Skills and Reproductive health in Uganda. Dr. Gimuguni is a co-founder of “A world of Excellence” company that focuses on training in a number of skills including financial management, Human Resource management, Nutrition, pedagogy, Life Skills, family life among others. Dr. Gimuguni is a devoted Christian who treasures her relationship with God. As a result she has served on a number of Christian organization committees including Scripture Union Uganda and Fellowship of Christian Unions. She is a woman leader in her church and is passionate about seeing many introduced to the Christian faith.
As an Academic registrar of Busitema University Dr. Gumuguni carries out the following functions;
- Planning and coordinating curriculum development for all programmes and courses taught at the university.
- Coordinating the implementation of all academic policies and procedure approved by Council on the recommendation of Senate.
- Directing and coordinating the implementation of regulations governing students’ admission for all programmes, by ensuring that all students admitted to the various courses in the University have the required qualifications.
- Overseeing the preparation of timetables for teaching and examinations in different Faculties and campuses.
- Directing the safe custody of all documents and data relating to admissions, examinations and all academic results.
- Overseeing the maintenance and development of the student records system. This involves overseeing the implementation and development of technical and operational systems for managing student enrolment, registration, assessment, progress and graduation
- Ensuring the provision of relevant, accurate and detailed student data, to support a wide variety of academic and administrative processes, including monitoring procedures, internal and external reporting requirements.
- Coordinating the timely preparation, setting and moderation of examinations.
- Directing compliance with approved university schedules for setting and marking of examinations and the release of result.
- Coordinating the marking of examinations and making all the arrangements to source for external examiners Overseeing the mechanism to ensure that there is no examination leakages or malpractice in all faculties.
- Coordinating and ensuring that Senate approves all results before they are released to the university community.
- Ensuring that Academic Ceremonies such as Graduation are successfully organized.
- Responsible for production of Academic Transcripts and Certificates.
- Responsible for the timely handling of election of Deans / Directors / Heads of Academic Departments.
- Providing Leadership and overall Management of the Academic Registrar’s Department including Financial Management.
- Coordinating proper management of all academic programmes.
- Organizing and coordinating the University Alumni.
- Providing Secretarial services to the Senate and its committees.