Editorial

“One UWI, One Alumni Family”

Volume 3, Issue 2 Dec 2007 - Feb 2008Website: www.uwi.edu

Sharing and caring are uppermost inpeople’s thoughts at this time of theyear. So is being with family! We hopethat you consider yourself a part of theUWI Alumni family and invite you to share in the 60th Anniversarycelebrations in 2008. There are many exciting events planned tocommemorate the rich history of our60 years. Various ways in which youcan participate, as well as contribute tothe festivities, are outlined in this issue.

UWI is a longstanding regional entityand has played a significant role indeveloping the intellect, confidenceand self-worth of the people of theCaribbean. Since the start of the newmillennium, we have been striving

Members of the Vice Chancellor’s Presidents ClubUWIAA - PresidentsMs. Maxine McClean - BarbadosMr. Frederick Sandiford - BelizeDr. Marcia Potter - British Virgin Islands Mrs. Deborah Ann Chambers - Cayman Mrs. A. Missouri Sherman-Peter -

Commonwealth of The BahamasMs. Irma Edwards - DominicaMr. Anthony Williams - Florida Mrs. Claudia Halley - GrenadaMrs. Nadine Marriott - Jamaica Amb. Laurine Fenton - MontserratDr. Hazel Carter - New York Dr. Caroline Lawrence - St. Kitts & NevisMr. Nkrumah Lucien - St. LuciaMs. Maud Fuller - TorontoMr. Jerry Medford - Trinidad & TobagoMr. Vernon Barrett - United KingdomMs. Sha-Shana Crichton - Washington DC

UWIAA- Past PresidentsProf. Frank Alleyne - Barbados Dr. Lisa Johnson - BelizeDr. Kedrick Pickering - British Virgin IslandsMr. Ronald White - Florida Mrs. Beverley Pereira - JamaicaMrs. Brenda Skeffrey - Jamaica Prof. Neville Ying - JamaicaMrs. Patricia Sutherland - JamaicaDr. Cameron Wilkinson - St. Kitts & NevisMs. Sheree Jemmotte - MontserratMr. Frederick Bowen - Trinidad & TobagoMr. Ulric Warner - Trinidad & TobagoMr. Daniel Sankar - Trinidad & TobagoProf. Franklin Knight - Washington DC

UWIEA - PresidentsEng. Hopeton Heron - JamaicaEng. Clyde Philip - Trinidad & Tobago

UWIMAA - PresidentsDr. Mike Hoyos - BarbadosDr. Karl Massiah - Canada Dr. Homer Bloomfield - Commonwealth of

The Bahamas Dr. Victor Boodhoo - Florida (Central)Dr. Aileen Standard-Goldson - Jamaica Dr. Deo Singh - Trinidad & TobagoDr. Gerry Groves - USA Tri-State

UWIMAA - Past Presidents Dr. Jeff Massay - Barbados Dr. Robin Roberts - Commonwealth of

The BahamasDr. Cecil Aird - Florida (Central)Dr. Novelle Kirwan - Florida (Central)Dr. Anna Matthews - JamaicaDr. Peter Fletcher - Jamaica Dr. Sonia Henry-Heywood - JamaicaDr. Aileen Standard-Goldson - Jamaica Dr. Richard Whitelocke - JamaicaDr. Nadia Williams - Jamaica Dr. Wendell Guthrie - JamaicaDr. R. E. David Thwaites - JamaicaDr. Vijay Naraynsingh - Trinidad & TobagoDr. Godfrey Rajkuma - Trinidad & TobagoDr. Winston Mitchell - USA Tri-State Dr. Hardat Sukhdeo - USA Tri-State Dr. Kathleen Watson - USA Tri-State

UWI Connectionsto ensure that our mandate to servehas real practical application and are systematically reviewing thecurriculum in all areas to equip thehuman resources of the region. We have also improved facilities,technological services and researchapplications to ensure that the “Lightfrom the West” continues to“illuminate” and provide wisdom,knowledge and understanding for thenext 60 years.

Merry Christmas and Happy NewYear to all Alumni@UWI readers.What better New Year’s gift to youthan a new issue of your alumnimagazine. Do enjoy!

ContentsRECOGNISING EXCELLENCEVery Important Pelican 4

UWI STATUWI STAT Makes a Positive Impactin the Caribbean 5

SPECIAL AWARDSUWI Lecturers Share in Nobel Peace Prize Prestige 8

NEWS FROM CAVE HILL 9

NEWS FROM MONA 10

NEWS FROM ST. AUGUSTINE 12

AFUWI NEWS 14

PROFILEPresident of the UWIAA Florida Chapter 16

CHAPTER HIGHLIGHTSSt. Lucian Named Valedictorian at UWI Graduation in Trinidad 17

UWI SIXTIETH ANNIVERSARYCELEBRATIONS 21

IN CELEBRATION OF THEIR LIVES 22

Cover photo ofthe UniversityChapel byJeremy Francis(graduate,CARIMAC,UWI, Mona)

Alumni@UWIEditor: Celia Davidson Francis, Director of AlumniRelations, Office of the Vice Chancellor

Sources:Student and Campus Newsletters, News Itemsand Announcements, Campus Communicationsand Public Relations Offices, Faculties,Departments, UWIAA, Campus ElectronicMessaging Centres, School of ContinuingStudies, UWI-12, UWIMAA, UWI MedicalAlumni Secretariat, Campus Alumni Offices,Office of Administration and others.

Photography: Nathaniel Stewart - third-year UWI student,Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences andcampus photographers.

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Editorial

Footprints 2008

Theme for 2007-2008: “Honouring ourpast, strengthening our presence,cultivating our future... celebratingwho we are.”

This regional programme is developedby students for students. Students giveto benefit their peers. It is designed to teach students about the importanceof annual giving. It seeks to get the present student population to recognise the importance of the continued development of their campus. Undergraduates andgraduates are invited to take part,however special attention will be paidto the level of participation by finalyear students.

Student participation is what will be evaluated, more than financialcontributions and students will choose

the projects for the year via a regionalonline survey.

UWI STAT Ambassadors will create aPublic Relations campaign to lead upto Footprints Day which is designed toraise student awareness and encourageparticipation.

All UWI students who donate willhave their name recorded on thewebsite. The faculty which encouragesthe most student involvement in thecollection of the funds will have fifty percent (50%) of the fundscollected given to a project chosen bythe faculty. The other fifty percent(50%) will go to the project chosen bythe overall student body.

The inaugural FOOTPRINTS DAYwill be Thursday, March 6, 2008.

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Spotlight

“Love is what’s in the room with you atChristmas if you stop opening presents andlisten” - Bobby, age 7

“We make a living by what we get, but we make alife by what we give”- Norman MacEwan

“If you think about what you ought to do forother people, your character will take care ofitself.”

- Woodrow Wilson

“When faith and hope fail, as they do sometimes,we must try charity, which is love in action. Wemust speculate no more on our duty, but simplydo it.” - Dinah Maria Mulock

“You must give some time to your fellow men.Even if it’s a little thing, do something for others -something for which you get no pay but theprivilege of doing it.”

- Albert Schweitzer

“The best practical advice I can give to thepresent generation is to practise the virtue whichthe Christians call love.”

- Bertrand Russell

Very Important Pelican (VIP)

Brenda Cuthbert was the first female Jamaican Bachelor ofScience graduate in Agriculture from the St. AugustineCampus, where she gained Honours in 1969.

She then went on to gain her Masters in BusinessAdministration from Nova Southeastern University in 1988and a Diploma in Executive Business Management in 1995from the Wharton School of Business, Pennsylvania.

She is "achievement oriented", the consummateprofessional with excellent interpersonal, organisational and

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communication skills. She has diverseexperience in management, customerservice, compliance, development and theimplementation of strategic plans.

Mrs. Cuthbert worked first with theMinistry of Agriculture as an AgriculturalOfficer, Livestock Development, then withFederated Pharmaceutical CompanyLimited as a Quality Control Analyst. From1971 - 1978, she worked as an AgriculturalOfficer in Livestock Research in theMinistry of Agriculture and then served asa Senior Standards Officer at the JamaicaBureau of Standards. She moved to theNational Commercial Bank Jamaica Ltd.(NCB) as Senior Agricultural Officer andwas the Manager of the AgricultureDepartment where she managed and grewlending from $50 million to $300 million,until 1999 when the organisationrestructured.

It was at this point that her career path diverted from agriculture. Thedepartment functions were merged into theCredit Department and she was promotedto Group Marketing Manager at NCB andthen became the NCB Manager ofCorporate Relationship Banking. In 2002,in keeping with her ever upward movementon the corporate ladder, she became theGeneral Manager of the City of KingstonCo-operative Credit Union Limited andunder her leadership the organisation hasbecome more competitive, expanded its

services and now has a membership of over 208,000,savings of $5.2 billion and assets of $6.5 billion.

She has written and presented various papers including‘Women's Access to Funds to Finance Agriculture inJamaica - A Review’, presented to FAO/WHO in 1983. Aproud UWI graduate, she states, “My journey at UWI St.Augustine was fulfilling and awesome. In charting a freshcourse with eyes wide open with expectation and a strongdesire to make a positive impact, I was truly satisfied withthe results”.

Brenda Cuthbert

UWI STATUWI STAT Ambassador

is Rhodes ScholarUWI STAT Ambassador, Vincentian R. T. Luke V. Browne, received the2008 Rhodes Scholarship which isgiven based on:

Literary and scholastic attainments.

Energy to use one's talents to thefullest, as exemplified by fondnessand success in sports.

Truth, courage, devotion to duty,sympathy for and protection of theweak, kindliness, unselfishness andfellowship.

Moral force of character andinstincts to lead, and to take aninterest in one's fellow beings.

Luke wishes to become a publicservant of the highest order and to bewell schooled in broad academicdisciplines, to be respectful of cultureand institutions and to gear efforts at supporting the United NationsPhilosophy as far as it relates to the improvement of mankind. Hisqualifications include over ten years of academic distinction: starting with national examinations in 1997,regional examinations in 2002,international examinations in 2004 andcurrent University studies. He has afirm commitment to and an extensiverecord in the service of fellow studentsand the community. A contributor to

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UWI STAT Ambassadors are the ViceChancellor's Student Representativeson all three campuses. They pledgelifelong commitment to their alma mater and become AlumniAmbassadors upon graduation. TheVice Chancellor has authorised theUWI STAT Ambassadors to visit highschools locally and regionally on anannual basis in order to:

Showcase the student talent andleadership at UWI to assist in thepromotion of the UWI as a firstoption for tertiary education tostudents in the Caribbean.Promote the CARICOM SingleMarket and Economy to the youthof the region. Encourage HIV/Aids prevention inCaribbean youth.

Meet with the Prime Minister,Minister of Education and leadersin other sectors.

Appear on radio/television topublicise their objectives andthrough these visits to equipthemselves with the knowledge andperspectives necessary to informthe Vice Chancellor about theyouth perspective both locally andregionally.

Their mission is to individually andcollectively drive positive change inthe Caribbean region, and thisNovember, through seven visits toCaribbean countries, the followingAmbassadors started to make thisdifference: Garth Wilkin, AyanaSylvester, Marisa Longsworth, RuediTrouchen, Dominic Davis, AndreGordon, Rodean Wallace, MelissaFrancois, Annakay Rowe, MauriceBurke, Fayola Berkley and Lacy AnnBartley.

Organised by Alumni Relations,Institutional Advancement Division,

UWI STAT makes a positive impact in the Caribbean

UWI STAT Ambassadors fromdifferent campuses met and undertooktheir mission in seven countries:Dominica, St. Lucia, St. Kitts & Nevis,the Commonwealth of The Bahamas,Anguilla, Antigua and Grenada. In allcases, Ambassadors of differentnationalities and different campuses(i.e. one from Jamaica and one fromTrinidad or Barbados) enjoyed the"mini-regional integration" that thesevisits afforded. The visits receivedexcellent media coverage and theHeads of the UWI Centres of the seven countries made arrangements forthem to visit high schools and meetgovernment officials.

The reports were excellent:

“The UWI STAT Ambassadors made agood impression wherever they went,from the Governor-General’s office toschools and in the media. They clearlydemonstrated the leadership qualitiesthat UWI Alumni are noted for.

The students at the schools we visitedwere very impressed with the fact that asecond year Law student was actuallythe age of many of them. I think theywere able to reach the students on alevel that could not be attained by anolder person.” Mrs. Veronica Simon,Head, UWI Centre, St. Lucia

"You made excellent Ambassadors and UWI should be justly proud to have young persons like yourselveschampioning its cause." Mrs. OliviaEdgecombe-Howell, Head, UWICentre, St. Kitts & Nevis

“The UWI STAT programme is anexcellent initiative. The hour-longtelevision interview was aired and waswell received for example. I have beengetting positive feedback.” Dr. FrancisSeverin, Head, UWI Centre, Dominica.

R. T. Luke V. Browne

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human development and, as asportsman, an energetic and motivatedcompetitor on the local, regional andinternational scene, he is an all-roundhigh achiever that is focused, creative,innovative and disciplined.

2006-2007President, Guild of Students (TheUniversity of the West Indies, CaveHill)May 2006 UWI Representative, Summer Institutefor Future Global Leaders in theCaribbean (University of the VirginIslands, St. Thomas)Summer 2004Delegate, Global Young Leaders'Conference in Austria, Hungary andthe Czech RepublicThe University of the West Indies,Cave Hill2005 - Present UWI STAT Ambassador BSc. in Mathematics & Economics(expected with First Class Honours,2008)Class rank: Top 1%, GPA 3.72

Awards & Commendations:Described by the Prime Minister of St.Vincent & the Grenadines, Hon. Dr.Ralph E. Gonsalves as "…young,bright and popular…a future leader…"

National Scholar of St. Vincent & theGrenadines, 2004.Valedictorian: St. Vincent & theGrenadines Community College(SVGCC), 2004.

The Caribbean Examinations CouncilAward for overall best performance inthe history of St. Vincent & theGrenadines, 2003.

Caribbean Young Leader Certificate of Merit for outstanding service to the national community inpromoting Teamwork, Leadership andCommunity Spirit, 2001.

Award of Achievement for obtainingfirst place in the National YouthCouncil Independence Debate, 2001.

Member of the St. Vincent & theGrenadines Delegation to the 44th

Meeting of the Organization of EasternCaribbean States (OECS) Heads ofGovernment held in Antigua andBarbuda, January 10-12, 2007.

Participant in the Sir Garfield SobersInternational Cricket Competition,held in Barbados.

Luke says, "In all the preparation, I hada sense of history, realising how muchthe award would serve to raise theconsciousness and the level ofexpectation of the Vincentian people,who never had among their ranks, aRhodes Scholar. I also regard thescholarship as a tribute to the regionthat shaped me, often times via TheUniversity of the West Indies.

When informed that I was successful atthe end of the interviews, a quote byPaul Speicher crossed my mind, whichI mention now in full:

“A law of nature rules that energycannot be destroyed. You change itsform from coal to steam, from steam topower in the turbine, but you do notdestroy energy. In the same way,another law governs human activityand rules that honest effort cannot belost, but that some day the properbenefits will be forthcoming.”

“My best efforts have been at servingthe people in my common space,particularly the less fortunate. My faithis in adventure and challenge and I put a premium on excellence. Mycurriculum vitae details much of myinvolvement and from that it may beclear that my current focus is atpositioning myself to become anexceptional Caribbean leader. TheRhodes Scholarship facilitates greatexposure and learning at one of the topworld universities, and serves to propelme further along the path that I havechosen."

Luke also comes from a true UWIfamily. His parents met at UWI andfour of their six children have alreadygraduated from UWI (at least one fromeach campus) and the last two are setto graduate in 2008 and 2009respectively.

Dad: R. Theodore L. V. Brownestudied Law at Cave Hill, then LawSchool at St. Augustine in Trinidad.Mom: Laura C. Browne (née Roberts)studied Mathematics and French atCave HillSister: Réchanne T. L. V. Brownestudied Law at Cave HillBrother: R. Theodore L. V. Browne(Jr.) studied Electrical and ComputerEngineering at St. AugustineSister: R. Twanna L. V. Brownestudied Medicine at MonaSister: R. T. L. Valina Browne studiedActuarial Science at MonaR. T. Luke V. Browne studyingMathematics and Economics at CaveHill (2008)Sister: R. Tamira L. V. Brownestudying Banking and Finance atCave Hill (2009)

Maria Kodilinye

Maria Kodilinye, another UWI STATAmbassador was among those short-listed for the Rhodes Scholarship thisyear, in itself a great achievement. Shesays, "The whole process of selectionwas unlike anything I've everexperienced. The dinner which was heldthe night before interviews was attendedby the candidates, members of the

Rhodes Scholarship Short List Includes Another UWI STATAmbassador

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Score Again!

In a recent CARICOM Youth

Commission report regarding

perceptions of the CSME, it was

stated that, “The most

impressive understanding of the

CSME was found in the

members of the UWI Students

Today and Alumni Tomorrow

(UWI STAT) and the JS Student

Movement, two organisations

which had organised peer to peer

education and training initiatives

for members.

Selection Committee and past Scholars. I thoroughly enjoyed this aspect of theprocess. It was an honour to meet the other candidates and get to converse withsuch an esteemed panel. The interview day was gruelling. I think the interviewitself was the least painful part, because it passes so quickly once you havebegun; it was the wait that was excruciating! Being short-listed is, in itself, ahuge honour. I congratulate Luke on his win and wish him the very best in thefuture. I am still interested in pursuing graduate studies in the United Kingdomand the United States after completing my LLB at Cave Hill. My ultimate goalis to work in Barbados and throughout the region as a Human Rights Lawyer andActivist. I plan to use my training and experience to create a coalition of like-minded people who will work towards the establishment of human rights issuesat the forefront of political discourse."

More about Maria’s Achievements2007 Short-listed for the Commonwealth Caribbean Rhodes Scholarship

2007- 2008 Vice-President of The University of the West Indies Law Society

2006 Member of UWI STAT Ambassador Corp (Cave Hill).

Winner of the Law Society Mooting Competition judged by Justice Saunders (Sitting Judge of the Caribbean Court of Justice) and Justice Archie (Judge of the High Court of Trinidad and Tobago). [Second year student]

Winner of The University of the West Indies Law Society annual Mooting Competition. [First year student]

2005 Recipient of the Tom Adams Prize granted to the Barbados Scholar with the best A'Level or Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE) results in the area of the Humanities.

Awarded a Barbados National Scholarship for attaining Grade One in all subjects for both units of CAPE

2004 - 2005 Head Girl of Harrison College, Bridgetown, Barbados

2004 Delegate to the Global Youth Leaders Conference in Washington, D.C. and New York City.

2004 Optimist Club of Ernst & Young Leadership Award

2003 Optimist Club of Ernst & Young Youth Appreciation Week, Optimist of the Year Award of Excellence

Volunteer with Drug Education and Counselling Services (DECS) in the capacity of a part-time mentor and assistant

Publications- Case comment in the UWI Law Faculty Student Law Review, March/April

2007 issue, entitled:- ‘Batting for both Teams: Juggling two sets of Irreconcilable Contractual Duties’

Current Education

Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree at The University of the West Indies, Cave HillCampus - final year student, GPA: 3.71Proficient in Spanish and French.

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ACPA EducationalLeadership Foundation

Diamond Honoree

The 2008 ACPA Educational LeadershipFoundation Diamond Honoree selectedby the American College PersonnelAssociation (ACPA) is Student Servicesand Development Manager forPlacement and Career Services at theMona Campus, Mrs. Merrit Henry.

She is being recognised for hersignificant and sustained service toStudent Affairs, to students, to theCaribbean Tertiary Level PersonnelAssociation (CTLPA), and to the ACPA.The award will be presented in Atlanta,Georgia in April, 2008.

Mrs. Henry is a UWI alumna, holding aBachelor of Science degree in Sociologyand a Masters in EducationalAdministration from the Mona Campus.She is a former president of the CTLPAand has wide ranging experience in thearea of career development. She wasinstrumental in the development andimplementation of the computerised ‘JobLink’ system which links prospectiveemployers and students via the Internetand thus improves the job placementprocess. She also spearheaded thesuccessful annual career expo at theUWI, Mona Campus.

Merrit Henry is Coordinator of the UWIMona Mentorship Programme and is amember of the planning committee forthe University Students OrientationProgramme.

Merrit Henry

UWI Lecturers share in Nobel Peace Prize Prestige

The prestigious Nobel Peace Prize for 2007 was awarded to the IntergovernmentalPanel on Climate Change (IPCC) and three lecturers from the UWI havecontributed to this Panel. The IPCC was recognised for its efforts to build up anddisseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay thefoundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change.

In 1988 the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the United NationsEnvironmental Programme (UNEP) established the IPCC to assess scientific,technical and socio-economic information relevant for the understanding ofclimate change, its potential impacts and options for adaptation and mitigation. Itis a Task Force on Greenhouse Gas Inventories made up of three Working Groups.

The UWI lecturers, who have been recognised for their contributions to theWorking Groups are: Dr. Leonard Nurse, Senior Lecturer in the Centre forResource Management and Environmental Studies (CERMES) at Cave Hill; Dr.John Agard, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Life Sciences at St. Augustineand Dr. Anthony Chen, former Head of Climate Studies in the Department ofPhysics at Mona.

Dr. Chen was a member of Working Group One and Lead Author of a chapter titled, 'Regional Climate Projections', Chapter Eleven in ClimateChange 2007: The Physical Science Basis. Doctors Agard and Nurse weremembers of Working Group Two, and worked on 'Small Islands', Chapter Sixteenof Climate Change 2007: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability. Dr. Agard was aLead Author of the chapter while Dr. Nurse was a Coordinating Lead Author.

The Nobel Peace Prize is internationally recognised as the highest commendationand is awarded annually to people or organisations for outstanding contributionsto society. The 2007 Prize is divided equally between the IPCC and former UnitedStates Vice President, Albert (Al) Gore Jr. and will be presented in Oslo, Norwayon December 10, 2007.

The Norwegian Nobel Committee is seeking to put into sharper focus theprocesses and decisions that are necessary to protect the world's future climate,and thereby to reduce this threat to the security of mankind by awarding the 2007Nobel Peace Prize to the IPCC and Al Gore.

Special Awards

His Excellency the Most Honourable Professor Sir Kenneth O. Hall, ON, GCMG, OJ, Governor-Generalof Jamaica (left) and the Honourable Oliver F. Clarke, OJ, Chairman and Managing Director of TheGleaner Company present proud UWI graduates, Dr. Christine Marrett (second left) and Ms. VilmaMcClenan with Gleaner Honour Awards (2007) for Education and Public Service.

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Gleaner Honour Awards for UWI Graduates

News from Cave HillGraduation 2007The Cave Hill Campus of The University of the West Indiescontinued to increase the number of University graduates inBarbados and across the region when over 1,500 studentsgraduated in October 2007, 89 of them receiving First ClassHonours degrees.

The Cave Hill Campus also conferred honorary degrees(Doctor of Laws, Honoris Causa) on Barbadian Economistand International Business Consultant, Sir CourtneyBlackman; Barbadian Entrepreneur extraordinaire,Geoffrey Cave; Anguillan Attorney-at-Law, Dame BerniceLake and Dominican Jurist and current President of theCommonwealth of Dominica, Dr. Nicholas Liverpool.

Women as LeadersThe Centre for Gender and Development Studies: NitaBarrow Unit, Cave Hill, hosted a seminar titled‘Professional Women Leaders: Barriers and Opportunities’in October. Dr. Gill Kurton, Reader in EmploymentRelations at the School of Business Management in theQueen Mary College of the University of London was thepresenter.

It focused on the barriers and opportunities facing womenseeking leadership roles and the range of barriers created bythe gendered structure of the labour market, occupationsand organisations.

Graduate FairIn order to assist Caribbean citizens become moreknowledgeable about their careers and accelerate theregion's developmental process, the campus staged anelaborate graduate fair in November with the theme, ‘Your

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Did you know?Mr. Winston H.Bayley, Director ofF i n a n c e / U n i v e r s i t yBursar in his capacityas Honorary Consul ofBarbados in Jamaica,was awarded the Orderof Barbados, GoldC r o w n o f M e r i t(GCM), which is thethird highest NationalHonour.

Mr. Bayley receivedthe Order of Barbados,

Cave Hill Campus

Gold Crown of Merit in recognition of hisoutstanding contribution and unwaveringcommitment to the service of his country, and theBarbadian people, especially those resident inJamaica.

He was appointed Honorary Consul of Barbados inJamaica in 1982. He has served as a culturalambassador and has ably represented Barbados onbusiness and social occasions, interacting with awide cross section of government and privatesector representatives in Jamaica, as well asConsular and other diplomatic representatives ofother countries. He was Dean of the ConsularCorps of Jamaica for three years and is currentlythe CARICOM representative on the ExecutiveCommittee of the Corps. He received an award foroutstanding performance during his tenure as Dean.

Next Level: Making the Decision for Graduate Education atthe UWI, Cave Hill Campus’.

Programme coordinators, lecturers, financiers and otherswere on hand to answer questions about taught andresearch-based masters degrees available. This initiativewas in line with the 2007-2012 Strategic Plan to makegraduate studies and research a central focus.

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News From Mona2006, she was appointed Principal ofthe Mona Campus in succession toProfessor Kenneth Hall. She retiredfrom the post on September 30, 2007.

The Mona Campus has established theElsa Leo-Rhynie Scholarship forundergraduate study at the campus,valued at $300,000 per annum. It willbe awarded annually, in honour ofProfessor Leo-Rhynie's years ofdedicated and excellent service andleadership to the University and inparticular to the Mona Campus.Professor Gordon Shirley, thePrincipal of the Mona Campusannounced this at a function in herhonour held at the Philip SherlockCentre for the Creative Arts onMonday, November 5, 2007.

Professor Leo-Rhynie has carried outresearch and published extensively inthe areas of education, training andgender concerns. She has directedprojects for government andinternational agencies, and has alsosuccessfully undertaken consultancyassignments across the Caribbeanregion. She chairs the Dudley GrantMemorial Trust which advocates onbehalf of early childhood education inJamaica. She has been a member of theJamaica Privy Council since 1996, andin 2000, she was awarded the Order of Distinction (Commander Class) forher services to education. Keenlyinterested in student welfare, she led ateam that oversaw the building of theRex Nettleford Hall, the largest studentHall of Residence at Mona. AsPrincipal, she held the first-everassembly of all staff on the campus todiscuss the University's Strategic Plan,2007-2012.

"Revitalizing the Agricultural Sector: Internal and External

Challenges"The Faculty of Social Sciences, MonaCampus, hosted the second seminar inits series of monthly panel discussionsand presentations on October 31, 2007.

The topic was "Revitalizing theAgricultural Sector: Internal andExternal Challenges".

These presentations were designed toprovide a forum to discuss currentissues affecting Jamaica and the widerCaribbean and form part of thestrategic thrust to highlight the work offaculty members and strengthen linkswith the public. The Honourable Dr.Christopher Tufton, Minister ofAgriculture delivered the mainpresentation.

“Noh Lickle Twang!”:Conference to

Honour the Legacy ofLouise Bennett-CoverleyA multidisciplinary conference on thetheme “Noh Lickle Twang! - LouiseBennett-Coverley, The Legend and the Legacy”, will take place at The University of the West Indies,Mona, from January 9-12, 2008.Jointly hosted by the Department of Literatures in English, theDepartment of Language, Linguisticsand Philosophy, the Institute ofCaribbean Studies, the Philip SherlockCentre for the Creative Arts and the West Indian Association ofCommonwealth Literature andLanguage Studies, the conferencehonours the legacy of Miss Lou, iconicCaribbean writer and performer,through plenary sessions, academicpanels, round-table discussions andperformances.

Papers will cover Louise Bennett and the Theatre, Louise Bennett,Folklorist, The Poetry of Miss Lou,Miss Lou and Mass Media, Miss Lou and Popular Culture, ComicPedagogies: Miss Lou and Education,Mask and Masquerade: LouiseBennett and the Critique of Culture,Poetry, Orality and Performance:Changing Currents in the Caribbeanamong other things.

Research SeminarsThe second of eight seminars plannedfor the 2007/08 Series of ResearchSeminars being hosted by theDepartment of Government was heldon October 25, 2007 at the Faculty of Social Sciences. Dr. JermaineMcCalpin, Lecturer in PoliticalInstitutions and Transitional Justice inthe Department of Governmentpresented on "Restorative Justice,Forgiveness and Reconciliation inDeeply Divided Societies".

Elsa Leo-Rhynie Scholarship established

Professor Elsa Leo-Rhynie, first femalePrincipal appointed to any campus ofUWI, is a graduate of the Universitywho pioneered the institutionalising ofGender Studies at the campus. Sheserved as Deputy Principal at Monabefore assuming the regional post ofPro Vice-Chancellor for UndergraduateStudies for the entire UWI. In February,

Professor Elsa Leo-Rhynie

Professor Elsa Leo-Rhynie

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News From Mona

Graduation 2007At the 2007 Graduation, HonoraryDegrees were conferred on Dr. G. Raymond Chang - Doctor of Laws (LLD), Jamaican/CanadianPhilanthropist and Chancellor, RyersonUniversity; Dame Ivy Durrant - Doctor of Laws (LLD), Bahamian,Stateswoman, Public Servant, Educator;Professor Franklin Knight - Doctor ofLetters (DLitt), Jamaican, Educator,Author; Father Gregory Ramkissoon -Doctor of Laws (LLD),Jamaican/Trinidadian Priest, assistingthe disadvantaged through the MustardSeed Communities.

Regional ConferenceThe Pan America Health Organization(PAHO) and The University of the WestIndies hosted a regional conference on‘Strengthening Mental Health ResearchCapacity in Latin America and theCaribbean’ on December 3-5 at theJamaica Pegasus Hotel. Researchexperts from Latin America and theCaribbean discussed the current statusof mental health research and sharedknowledge in addressing variouschallenges in the area of mental health.The aim was to identify, for regionalgovernments, mental health researchneeds and priority areas for attention intheir health development agenda.

Opportunities for strengtheningcapacities of young researchers werehighlighted and there was on-sitetraining in research methodology.Papers and workshops on topics such as“Challenges and Opportunities forYoung Researchers,” “Psychosis inIndigenous Population in Guatemalaand “An Evidence–based process oflocal empowerment for adopting control and prevention of violencepublic policy” were given. The keynote address was made by Delbert Elliot on “Violence Preventionin young people”. Experts andparticipants in this conference included:Dr. Ernest Pate, PAHO/WHORepresentative to Jamaica, Cayman and Bermuda; Professor Frederick W. Hickling, Professor of Psychiatry,Department of Community Health andPsychiatry, UWI, Mona; Dr. JorgeRodriguez, Unit Chief of Mental Health– PAHO; Professor E. Nigel Harris,Vice Chancellor, The University of theWest Indies and Dr. Karen Babich,National Institute of Mental Health.

UWI, Mona HostsRegional Conference on

Crime and SecurityA two-day regional conference onCrime and Security took place at theMona Campus on October 29-30, 2007.

Principal of the UWI, Mona Campus,Professor Gordon Shirley, noted that the conference provided anopportunity for stakeholders at thehighest levels to engage the issue ofcrime and security which is slowingthe development in most countries ofthe region. The main objectives of theconference were:

to identify good practices which canbe replicated throughout the region.

to establish informal networks thatwill lead to ongoing collaboration inorder to identify concrete initiativesand partnerships that will positivelyimpact the problems of crime in theregion.

Over the period of the conference,policy makers, international donoragencies and members of the securityforces discussed a range of topicsincluding Crime Prevention in InnerCities, Youth Violence and ModellingCrime in Urban Cities.

Workshops onInformation Literacy

The Department of Library andInformation Studies put on a PublicLecture and Workshop on InformationLiteracy presented by Professor Mike Eisenberg, Dean Emeritus, TheInformation School, University ofWashington, USA, on November 15,2007. Professor Eisenberg, is a leadingexpert on the topic as well as a co-developer of the Big6 InformationLiteracy Model which is one of themost well-known and used worldwide.

Information literacy is an importantconcept underlying the process of information acquisition andknowledge building, critical thinking,inquiry, research and lifelong learning.Information literacy assists students toconstruct a framework for learning. Asit targets the ability to locate, evaluateand effectively use information forcompleting scholarly assignments, for doing research and for everydayliving, it also represents anindispensable set of skills needed tomeet the demands of our information-rich, technology-driven society.

Graduates who come back to visit the Mona Campus can relax at Pages on the Deck, abovePages Café. Relax and enjoy fine cuisine daily and Caribbean Haute Cuisine at their GourmetLuncheons on Thursdays, as well as delightful High Tea from 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. on the lastTuesday of every month.

Caribbean Sea Ecosystem Assessment

The University of the West Indies, incollaboration with the CropperFoundation, launched the CaribbeanSea Ecosystem Assessment (CARSEA)Report on Thursday 1st November,2007, in the Sir Frank StockdaleBuilding. The CARSEA study is acomponent of the MillenniumEcosystem Assessment, a globalprogramme which was undertaken by the United Nations to assess and highlight the state of the world'senvironment and the consequences of ecosystem change for human well-being. The event featured anumber of speakers along with apresentation of the major findings ofthis study.

UWI Alumni's LatinParang Lime

Charmain Subero, Campus AlumniRepresentative, St. Augustine, reportedthat the 2008 Staff Inter-CampusGames Executive Committee hosted aLatin Parang Lime at the Staff SocialClub on Sunday 25th November, 2007from 4:00 p.m. to 12:00 midnight.

Inaugural ProfessorialLecture

An Inaugural Professorial Lecturepresented by Professor MargaretRouse-Jones, University Librarianentitled, "Unveiling Hidden Treasures:An Exploration of our CaribbeanHeritage Materials", was held onThursday 29th November, 2007 at the Institute of Critical Thinking. The results of an exploration into some of the Libraries' Caribbeanheritage materials provided freshinformation and insights into the lives and contributions of Caribbeanpersonalities including DudleyHuggins, George James Christian andDr. Eric Williams. The usefulness andrelevance of these collections forpostgraduate study and research wasemphasised.

Power and KnowledgeLecture

A lecture entitled, "Power andKnowledge in InternationalDevelopment" was hosted by theInstitute of International Relations(IIR) on November 8, 2007. The lecturewas given by Professor Girvan who iscurrently a Research Fellow at the IIR,UWI, St. Augustine. His recent work,“Towards a Single Economy and SingleDevelopment Vision (2006)”, has beenadopted by the regional Heads ofGovernment as the framework for theimplementation of the CARICOMSingle Market and Economy.

AppointmentsThe St. Augustine Campus has newlyappointed the following Professors inrecognition of their hard work andcommitment:

Prof. Chandrabhan Sharma Prof. Brian Copeland Prof. Edwin Ekwue Prof. Andrew Adogwa

Postgraduate SeminarsThe Faculty of Engineering hostedvarious postgraduate seminars onOctober 25, 2007. The research topicswere as follows:

Using Spatial Techniques toInvestigate Landscape Archaeology

A Comparative study of Land Use/Land Cover Change in Trinidadand Tobago to assess Sustainability

Development of a methodology to create a Surveyed AccurateCadastral Map for surveyed areasin Trinidad and Tobago

Is Access to Mortgages, PhysicalPlanning and Land Tenure lessrelevant for Low Income Housingand Homeownership?

The Investigation of VerticalDeformation in Trinidad

Modeling Landslide Susceptibilityin Trinidad using Geoinformatics

Investigating Horizontal NeotectonicDeformation in Trinidad and Tobago:A kinematics and dynamics approach

Biostratigraphy and Paleo-Ecologyof the Tamana Formation, CentralTrinidad

Animae Caribe -Animation, Film and New Media Festival

The 6th Annual Animae Caribe -Animation, Film and New MediaFestival took place at the UWIInstitute of Critical Thinking onOctober 25-27, 2007. Founded byTrinidadian Animator and UWILecturer, Camille Selvon Abrahams,the festival gives recognition toCaribbean artists and film makers andprovides them with a platform forsharing Caribbean aesthetics throughfilm, animation and new media.

The University of the West Indies, incollaboration with the Animae CaribeOrganisation, hosted the festival whichseeks to establish a thriving animationand new media movement in theCaribbean through a series ofworkshops, screenings and lectureswith experienced animators and artists.

Presentation of Graduates The UWI St. Augustine Campus held itsCeremonies for the Presentation ofGraduates 2007 on Friday 2nd andSaturday 3rd November, 2007 at UWISPEC. Last year, an unprecedented fourceremonies were held over the two-dayperiod; this year the pattern continued.

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system. She is the first female judge ofthe Caribbean Court of Justice, the firstfemale Chief Justice of the SupremeCourt of Guyana and the first femaleChancellor of the Judiciary of Guyana.The work of Madame Justice DesireeBernard is highly acclaimed regionallyand internationally.

EDWARD KENTDoctor of Laws (LLD)

Grenadian Edward Kent is an estateowner and manager, experimental andtraditional agriculturalist, breeder ofprime livestock, historian, benefactor,and man of the people. Mr. Kentdesired to become a lawyer, but theoutbreak of World War II preventedhim from realising his dreams; hebecame involved instead in farmingand agriculture. He is an experimentaland traditional agriculturalist, who hasmade a significant contribution toagricultural management and cattle-breeding in St. Lucia, Grenada,Guyana and other Caribbean islands.

VERA BANEYDoctor of Letters (DLitt)

Trinidad-born Vera Baney is aninternationally known ceramic artist,sculptor and the holder of theHummingbird Medal (Gold), awardedin 1982 by the government of theRepublic of Trinidad and Tobago, in recognition of her contribution as anartist. Mrs. Baney has done a numberof important commissions and herworks have been on display in Canada,England, Trinidad and Tobago, theUnited States of America andYugoslavia.

Honorary degrees were presented toTrinidadian Ceramic Artist andSculptor, Mrs. Vera Baney (DLitt);Guyanese Judge, Justice DesireePatricia Bernard (LLD); GrenadianAgriculturalist, Mr. Edward Kent(LLD) and Trinidadian Journalist,Miss Camini Marajh (DLitt).

On Friday 2nd, the Faculty ofHumanities and Education ceremonywas held at 9:00 a.m. The afternoonceremony for the Faculty of Scienceand Agriculture and the Faculty of Medical Sciences commenced at4:00 p.m. The ceremony for theFaculty of Engineering and the Facultyof Law began on Saturday 3rdNovember at 9:00 a.m. and theceremony for the Faculty of SocialSciences followed at 4:00 p.m.

Honorary GraduandsCAMINI MARAJHDoctor of Letters (DLitt)

Trinidadian Journalist, Camini Marajh,is an Investigations Editor whosecareer with the Trinidad ExpressNewspapers has spanned several years.Her coverage of crime, nationalsecurity, the legislature, the justicesystem, health, education, theeconomy, politics and the environmenthas for several years earned hervarious awards.

JUSTICE DESIREE PATRICIABERNARDDoctor of Laws (LLD)

Justice Desiree Patricia Bernard wasborn in Guyana and has enjoyed anoutstanding career within the legal

St. AugustineCampus

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ConferencesThe Faculty of Medical Sciences’ 16thAnnual Research Conference tookplace from November 14-16, 2007with the theme "Sports and ExerciseMedicine". It showcased the researchdone by the faculty and aimed togenerate interest in the field of sportsmedicine as it is an under-researchedfield in the Caribbean. Workshops,oral and poster presentations were themedia used and the topics included:“Fulfilling the Potential of the EliteAthlete”, “Exercise and Sports in theNon-Athlete/Recreational Athlete”and “The Use of Exercise in thePrevention and Treatment of ChronicDiseases”.

The highlight of the Conference was the Sir Kenneth StandardDistinguished Lecture, which wasdelivered by Dr. David Hughes, SportsPhysician and Foundation Fellow ofthe Faculty of Sport and ExerciseMedicine (UK). His presentation wasentitled "Sports and ExerciseMedicine: Boutique Medicine for theElite Athlete or Public HealthPanacea?" Several prizes were alsopresented by various associations,including: Young Investigator Awardfrom Association of ConsultantPhysicians of Jamaica; Obstetrics andGynaecology Prize from GrabhamSociety; Orthopaedic Prize from theJamaica Orthopaedic Association andPathology Prize from the JamaicaAssociation of Clinical Pathologists.

Upcoming Conferences

Global Reggae: Jamaica PopularMusic A Yard and Abroad, February18 – 24, 2008Globalreggae2008@uwimona.edu.jm

Cave Hill Philosophy SymposiumConversations IV, February 28 and29, 2008fochieng@uwichill.edu.bb

9th Annual Salises ConferenceMarch 26-28, 2008http://salises.uwimona.edu.jm:1104/salisesconf/salisesconf.html

Ann-Marie Grant, Director of the American Foundation for TheUniversity of the West Indies (AFUWI),reported that the first multi mediaRadiothon which was the brainchild ofDr. Karl Rodney, AFUWI BoardMember, established a good precedenton which to build for future events ofthis kind. In pursuit of Dr. Rodney'svision to gain access to all corridors of the community, Radiothon 2007sought to involve a variety of print and electronic media to support this fund-raiser.

Support from print media wasprovided by five (5) publications:Caribbean Life, Daily News, CaribNews, Caribbean Link and StreetHpye which carried press releasesand advertisements.

Support from television wasprovided by three (3) stations: CINand Zinc TV in New York and CNP TV in Massachusetts andConnecticut.

Public service announcements andtelephone interviews were facilitatedby twenty radio shows from NewYork, Connecticut, Pennsylvania,Georgia and Florida.

In-studio interviews werefacilitated by five (5) radioprogrammes - WBLS, Irie Jam, Link Up, Spice Radio from NewYork and Future Movement fromGeorgia.

Other resources donated to the eventincluded food and refreshmentprovided by Golden Krust and RoyalCaribbean bakeries and tele-comservices provided by Verizon.

A volunteer core of 22 persons whogenerously donated their time andnetworking skills played a critical rolein soliciting the donations. Pledges ofUS$33,400 including three (3) tuitionscholarships of US$2,500 each werereceived from 338 persons, most ofwhom reside in the tri-state area.

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Ms. Grant saluted Professor RexNettleford, Elizabeth Buchanan-Hindand Celia Davidson-Francis who camefrom Jamaica to participate in thiseffort, and AFUWI Board members Dr.Karl Rodney and Michael Flanigan.The money raised will be used tosponsor scholarships for financiallychallenged students at UWI.

AFUWI NEWS

Senior Lecturer in the Department ofSurgery, Radiology, Anaesthesia andIntensive Care, Dr. Newton Duncan, hasbeen promoted to the rank of Professor.He holds the Bachelor of Medicine,Bachelor of Surgery degree as well as theDoctor of Medicine degree in Surgeryfrom The University of the West Indies. He studied PaediatricSurgery as a Commonwealth Scholar atThe Booth Hall Children's Hospital andThe Royal Manchester Children'sHospital, Pendlebury, England. ProfessorDuncan is a well respected academicwho has earned local and internationalrecognition for his research into thesurgical management of patients withsickle cell disease. He has also publishedon diverse subjects, such as neonatalcircumcision, acute intussusception in infancy, neonatal necrotizingenterocolitis and conjoined twins.

Professor Duncan's work on biliarysurgery in sickle cell disease wasinstrumental in identifying a heightenedmorbidity and mortality in children with common bile duct stones compared to adults. His publications oncholecystectomy and splenectomy insickle cell disease utilising a selectiveblood transfusion protocol has helped tosteer international opinion away fromwhat was an over-reliance on aggressivetransfusion regimes. His work serves asan important guide to surgeonsworldwide, particularly those working indeveloping countries where bloodproducts are scarce.

Professor Duncan has made a verystrong contribution to undergraduate and postgraduate surgical teaching at the University Hospital of the WestIndies. He is the Supervisor of the DM (Paediatric Surgery) TrainingProgramme, which he established in1996. He has published in excess of 32papers and 26 abstracts in peerreviewed journals and has supervisedthe research of junior colleagues ontopics related to neonatal congenitalmalformations, paediatric trauma,Hirschsprungs Disease and Day CaseSurgery in Childhood. ProfessorDuncan is a member of several localand international professionalassociations and remains the onlysurgeon from the English-speakingCaribbean to have received theprestigious American College ofSurgeons International Guest ScholarAward, granted in 1996.

Promotions/AppointmentsDr. Newton Duncan promoted to Professor

Prof. Newton Duncan

Database DriveRaisers Edge, the software used byleading universities worldwide to assist with database collection and fund-raising has been acquired to helpwith the centralisation, maintenanceand updating of all alumni data. Thissystem will be used by all threeCampus Alumni Offices, the AFUWIoffice in New York and theInstitutional Advancement Division(IAD) which has overall regionalresponsibility and is spearheading adatabase drive. At press only 45,000 of the over 80,000 UWI alumni recordswere on the system and some of thesehave incomplete information. We areappealing to all alumni to use the formon the website www.uwi.edu underalumni to send all current data to theIAD. We wish to publish a directory ofalumni, but can only do so if ourrecords are as up to date as possible.

UWI E-mail for Life!

The Alumni Relations arm of theInstitutional Advancement Division ispleased to announce a UWI E-mail forLife. This is a permanent e-mailaddress for all alumni of the Universityand it is FREE.

It provides UWI graduates with an easy and secure way of receiving e-mail from the University, colleaguesand classmates. Your friends willalways be able to reach you no matterhow many times you change jobs orhouses! Use your @alumni.uwi.eduaddress and stay in touch.

This will be given to all 2007 graduatesinitially and then rolled out. For moreinformation go to the alumni section atwww.uwi.edu.

News

In recognition of the growing demand for tertiary level educationalinstitutions of distinction in Western Jamaica, UWI Mona plans to establisha second campus in Western Jamaica.

The Western Jamaica Campus, which will be located in Montego Bay, willcommence operations in September 2008 with programmes speciallydesigned to reflect the areas of significant growth and development inWestern Jamaica.

Persons may apply to the Mona Campus for these programmes free of costat www.mona.edu/admissions. Applicants must then submit a letterindicating preference for the Western Jamaica Campus with copies of theirofficial documents.

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BSc. Management Studies (General)

BSc. Management Studies (Accounting)

BSc. Management Information Systems

BSc. Banking and Finance

BSc. Hospitality and Tourism Management

BA Media and Communications (Public Relations)

Mr. Anthony Williams is the Presidentof The University of the West IndiesAlumni Association Florida Chapter.He first served as Vice President in2005-2006 and was elected President in2007.

He is now reviving the chapter byspearheading the signature event in the University's 60th anniversarycelebrations. This will take the form ofan awards banquet and dance onSaturday February 2, 2008 at 7:30 p.m.at the Las Palmas/Holiday Inn Hotel &Suites. Entertainment will be by ByronLee & the Dragonaires. The ViceChancellor of the University, ProfessorE. Nigel Harris will deliver the keynoteaddress.

Mr. Williams holds a BSc. (Hons.)degree in Management Studies (1996)and later attained a MBA in General

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ProfileAnthony Williams

President of the UWIAA Florida ChapterManagement from Mona Institute ofBusiness.

While in Jamaica, he worked with the Jamaica Government under theMinistry of Finance. While in Floridahe has worked with NiagaraDistributors of Hollywood as AccountsReceivable Manager and then Directorof Marketing. He moved on to CendantCorporation (a Fortune Five Hundredcompany) as Cash ManagementCoordinator at the Coconut CreekCorporate Office. He is now FiscalManager at the United JewishCommunity of Broward County.

Mr. Williams is married to wife Marciaand has one son, Anthony Williams Jr.“My belief” he says, “is that although Imay not be able to change the world, Ican impact my corner, one person at atime.”

One of the primary aims of theUniversity’s 2005-2012 Strategic Planis that the Open Campus will expandthe scope, enhance the appeal andimprove the efficiency of its service tothe individuals, communities andcountries which it serves. The OpenCampus will serve and support thehigher educational and outreach needsof the regional University in the fifteenUWI countries in the English-speakingCaribbean.

Professor Hazel Simmons-McDonaldhas been appointed Pro Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the OpenCampus. For the immediate future, the Office of the Principal and Pro Vice-Chancellor is based at theOutreach Building on the Cave HillCampus in Barbados until, inconsultation with supportinggovernments and other stakeholders, adecision is made on where in the regionits head office should be permanentlylocated. Currently, efforts are being

Open Campus Newsdirected at inaugurating the campus atthe start of academic year 2008-2009using the buoyancy of the 60thanniversary celebrations of the UWI.

As old as the University itself, theSchool of Continuing Studies (SCS) is the official outreach arm of the University, dedicated to adult,continuing and public educationbeyond the campuses. It will become apart of the new Open Campus of TheUniversity of the West Indies. Much ofthe substantive work of the School,which will continue through the Open Campus, involves adulteducation and the upgrading ofprofessional and para-professionalskills in the light of new bodies ofknowledge in particular fields. Thesenew regional programmes aredesigned to facilitate greater access tohigher education and fulfill entryrequirements and some creditexemptions for higher level academicprogrammes.

The degrees currently offered include,the Associate of Science degrees inAdministrative Professional OfficeManagement (APOM), BusinessManagement (BUMA), ParalegalStudies (PALS) and Public SectorManagement (PSMA). All theseprogrammes aim to offer prospectivestudents comprehensive curricula inmodern management training andintegrate theoretical perspectives andpractical applications. These regionalprogrammes deliver foundation leveleducation and training in managementand other areas relevant to theoperations of private and public sectororganisations and the trade unionmovement.

The Open Campus is currentlypreparing its main web pages forstudent applications and other maininformation sources about the servicesand offerings of the regional OpenCampus.

Chapter HighlightsSt. Lucian Named Valedictorian at UWI Graduation in Trinidad

By Nkrumah Lucien (UWIAA - St. Lucia Chapter)

Chaney St. Martin

For a number of reasons, the pursuanceof graduate studies for St. Lucians and citizens of countries without theluxury of a university is a significantchallenge. The financial burden ofsuch creates many further constraintsin terms of the areas open to study, thequality of the experience and for someeven the ability to complete one'sstudies. As a result, we always form asmall minority even in our regionaluniversities.

Despite these challenges, many St.Lucian students in every year rankamong the top performers at everycampus with first and upper secondclass honours. This year was noexception as we can celebrate anadditional feat as one of our own was named one of two Valedictoriansfor the recently held graduationceremonies at the St. AugustineCampus of The University of the WestIndies in Trinidad. Chaney St. Martinwho hails originally from Faux laChaux and lives currently in Morne dudon, recently completed a Bachelorsdegree in Agricultural Science and is currently pursuing postgraduatestudies in the same area. Mr. St. Martinis the first St. Lucian in a long time toemerge as valedictorian at TheUniversity of the West Indies.

His valedictory speech was truly onewith a regionalist and internationalist

sensibility, the essence of which ourregional and even world leaders woulddo well to take heed of and transforminto action. It was filled withconsciousness and humility.

It is significant that even despite orbecause of the challenge faced by ourstudents in pursuing further education,one such as Mr. St. Martin wouldrecognise the deep need for us to betruly committed to goals beyond ourinsular selves.

He implored his fellow graduates to ridthemselves of "the get in, keep yourheads down in the books, and get outattitude" towards their education andinstead to "remain active and focusedon addressing the issues of inequalityin our societies and the world whilestill at school". This advice becomesincreasingly relevant in our Caribbeanregion where we suffer from theexodus of many of our capable mindsand are faced with an increasingselfishness, ego and aloofness to theissues of our society among theuniversity graduates who stay in theregion.

Mr. St. Martin encouraged the lecturersto develop the curriculum in a mannerthat will empower and facilitate thestudents' critique and transformation of their societies. He challenged hisfellow graduates and all present toadopt greater integrity in theirapproach to life and to themselves; totransform into informed action thatwhich they have learned about lifestyleand care for themselves and theirindividual potential to effect change.Nutrition, exercise, breathing andmany other aspects were emphasised,for as Mr. St. Martin pointed out,"when we have developed this higherconsciousness about our well-being,we would have empowered ourselvesto effect meaningful socio-economicchanges".

The speech which ended on a note ofoptimism closed with Mr. St. Martingiving thanks to his community of

Faux la Chaux, his country of birth St.Lucia and the “continent of life itself,Africa”. The speech was enriched byquotations of revolutionary thinkerssuch as Paulo Freire the great BrazilianEducator and H.I.M. Emperor HaileSelassie I. It was truly a moment ofpride for all St. Lucians and avalidation of our individual andcollective potential.

The UWI Alumni Association (St.Lucia Chapter), would like to extendhearty congratulations to all our 2007graduates and looks forward to theircontributions in enriching andtransforming our St. Lucian society,the Caribbean region and ultimatelythe world.

Medical Alumni News

The 1948 Society has donated sixbursaries for medical (MBBS) students infinancial need at the Mona Campus. Thefollowing students were selected:

Final Year: Bruce Blagrove Miguel Brissett Dayne McNab

4th. Year: Jermaine McFarlane Third Year: Sherrydene Barrett

Marsha DaCosta

Mr. Joseph Pereira, Deputy Principal ofthe Mona Campus, asked Dr. VictorBoodhoo, Secretary/Treasurer of the1948 Society to pass on to the others inthe Group, the appreciation of thecampus for this excellent support.

In December 2005, ten financiallystrapped medical students each receivedUS$500 from the 1948 Society. In2006, they donated US$6,000 for booksand computers to the Mona MedicalLibrary. In 2007 they also donatedUS$3,000 to a Hand Centre in theDepartment of Surgery as well as theUS$3,000 to the six medical students(US$500 each).

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UWIAA Chapter HighlightsUWI Engineering AlumniThe UWI Engineering Alumni (UWIEA) is workingwith the Council of the Caribbean EngineeringOrganizations (CCEO) to increase strategiccollaboration in the region. The President of each ofthe Associations of Professional Engineering in eachCaribbean country is a member of the CCEO (forexample the Jamaica Institution of Engineers, theBarbados Association of Professional Engineers,etc.)

For more information about becoming involved withthe UWIEA Trinidad & Tobago Chapter, contactEng. Clyde Phillip at: clydephillip@yahoo.com

For more information about becoming involved inthe UWIEA Jamaica Chapter, contact Eng. HopetonHeron at hopetonh@cwjamaica.com

The President of the Barbados Association ofProfessional Engineers, Eng. Roger Blackman, isworking along with Eng. Phil Lashley to establishthe UWIEA Barbados Chapter.

The Vice Chancellor, Professor E. Nigel Harris isinviting all engineers to build a robust EngineeringAlumni Association.

“Today our graduates are at the forefront of everymajor business or industry, propelling growth,development and innovation in spheres as diverse asthe oil and gas industries, food and beverage,agriculture, housing, roads, telecommunications,environment management and entertainment.

Work is being generated in research at the Faculty ofEngineering and they are focused on transferringthis knowledge to government, business andindustry, regionally and internationally", ProfessorHarris said recently.

Research at the Faculty of Engineering includeswork in areas once considered unrelated toengineering such as the extensive work done byformer Dean, Professor Clement Sankat, withrefrigerated storage of the seeded breadfruit as wellas the air drying behaviour of shark fillets.

In addition, the Vice Chancellor noted, "CurrentDean Bryan Copeland has had the distinction ofbeing the first recipient of Trinidad's new highestNational Award for his work as leader of the teamthat invented the 21st century Steelpan - the G-Pan".

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E-Mentorship ProgrammeConceptualised by the UWIAA (New York Chapter) and agreedupon by the UWIAA Presidents at the CEC 2007, the proposed E-Mentorship programme will be a collaborative programmewith the UWIAA Chapters, the Institutional AdvancementDivision and the Offices of Student Services on all threecampuses of the University.

It will be delivered to students through the Office of StudentServices on all three campuses. A pilot will be done at the MonaCampus initially, with expansion envisaged to both the Cave Hilland St. Augustine Campuses and eventually the Open Campus.

Introduction

The UWIAA E-Mentorship programme is a partnership whichbrings alumni and students together to help the students todevelop their characters and knowledge bases, as well aswinning attitudes, in order to enhance performance in all aspectsof their lives in support of the profile of the “ideal UWI student”outlined in the UWI 2007-2012 Strategic Plan.

Objectives of the Programme

Aim: To build relationships that foster the mutual growth of bothmentors and mentees.

Developing a complementary and symbiotic bond in whicheach participant in the relationship shares with, guides andchallenges the other

Holistic Approach: Multiple aspects of personal andprofessional development are considered – Career Goals,Volunteerism, Self Esteem

Facilitating and supporting the development of a sense ofpurpose and self-worth, so that they may, beyond theprogramme, achieve confidence, pursue opportunities andpositively accept challenges

At the end of the programme, mentors feel that they havehelped with the student’s development and the mentees leaveknowing they are capable of playing a similar role, i.e. as amentor.

Benefits of the Programme

The Emotional Competence Framework as described by DanielGoleman in his book: Working with Emotional Intelligence, willbe used by the mentors so that the mentees will learn and put intopractice the fundamental personal and social competencies,which will assure that they are successful in their professionaland personal lives.

Mona Campus

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January 12, 2008 Opening Ceremony and Events in

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Closing Ceremony and Events inTrinidad & Tobago

St. Augustine Campus

For events in the Open and Main Campusesthroughout the year, please see the

Website for details.

www.uwi.edu/uwi60

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The UWI is celebrating its 60th year from January untilDecember 2008.

The Cave Hill Campus will host the OpeningCeremony on January 12-13, 2008. This very specialoccasion will begin with an Inter-faith Service at St.Mary’s Anglican Church, Jubilee Gardens inBridgetown on Saturday, January 12 at 4:00 p.m. TheSermon will be delivered by the Rt. Rev. A. Kingsley O’R Lewis. The Governor-General of Barbados, PrimeMinister and Members of Parliament have all beeninvited to attend. The event will be ceremonial in fulltraditional University regalia involving not only thepresent members of the UWI community but alsoshowcasing the achievements of UWI by having asmany alumni as possible in their academic robes. OnSunday, January 13, there will be a gala concert at theErrol Barrow Centre for Creative Imagination whichwill include the Cavite Chorale, the Duke EllingtonAlumni Voice Ensemble, the National Dance TheatreCompany of Jamaica, the University Singers and Voicesof Montserrat.

There will be a special Convocation at Mona in Julyand the year will close with special events in St.Augustine. The UWIAA Chapters will each host a“signature” fund-raising event during the year and theMedical Alumni’s Reunion 9 has been designed tocoincide with the July event at Mona.

In the Open Campus there will be various celebratory eventsthroughout the year such as:

Belize: Ecumenical Service (January 13, 2008)Dominica: Dame Eugenia Charles Lecture (December2007)St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Press Conference andUWI Week (January 7-11)St. Lucia will launch its activities on January 21 tocoincide with Nobel Laureate Week.Montserrat: Unveiling of UWI Airport Sign on UWI Day(January 7) and an Open House and Career Fair at the endof February.A commemorative stamp will also be issued in many UWIcountries

The UWI Regional Endowment Fund will be officially launchedin 2008. This special fund will allow the development of projectssuch as:

Commuting Students Facility (Mona)Student Accommodation for 800 - 1000 students (St. Augustine)Inter-faith Chapel (Cave Hill)Cultural Studies Institute (Open Campus)Commuting Students/Part-Time Students’ Facility with Daycare Centre (Cave Hill)Sports Complex (Mona)Reading Diagnostic Literacy Project (Open Campus)

Ways to donate to the Regional Endowment Fund:Accounts that facilitate deposits of Sterling as well as United States

and Jamaican currency have been set up as follows:

BANK NAME ACCOUNT # CURRENCY SWIFT/SORT CODE

National Commercial Bank Ja. Ltd. 402599987 J$ JNCBJMKXAXXXUniversity Branch, Mona CampusKingston 7, Jamaica 406398293 US$ JNCBJMKXAXXX

Barclays Bank PLCKnightsbridge International68 KnightsbridgeLondon SWIX 7NT 50853860 Sterling 20-47-35

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Join our Vision: “UWI - Caribbean Impact, Global Reach”

Former Dean of the Faculty of Medical Sciences andSenior Lecturer in Surgery, Dr. Dilip Raje, who was born

Dilip Raje

in India, died at home in Cumbria, England on September7, 2007. He joined the University staff as a Lecturer inSurgery in 1974.

Dr. Raje was an uncompromising taskmaster who went toextreme ends in the service of his patients. He set astandard of thoroughness and self-sacrifice that juniorstaff strived to emulate. He was promoted to SeniorLecturer in the Department of Surgery in 1981 and in1991 became Dean of the Faculty of Medicine. He alsohad an academic interest in gastric acid secretion andhelped to popularise the novel surgical procedure, HighlySelective Vagotomy, employed in the treatment of pepticulcer disease.

As Dean, he was instrumental in establishing TheMedicine Research Conference which is now an annualevent. After his retirement from UWI he moved toEngland with his family and became Medical Director ofMyton Hamlet Hospice, Warwick, and was instrumentalin promoting hospice teaching at Birmingham University.Dilip Raje spent his life relieving human suffering.

In Celebration of Their Lives

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A Librarian, Administrator, Historian, Bibliographer, andScholar, Kenneth E. Ingram made an outstandingcontribution to librarianship and historical scholarship inJamaica and the Caribbean. In 1950 he joined the staff ofthe then University College of the West Indies. He spentthe next 31 years at the University Library. In 1955 he waspromoted to Deputy Librarian, and in 1971 he became

University Librarian. It was during Mr. Ingram'sadministration that the West Indies and SpecialCollections Section was created at Mona. Although veryoccupied with administrative matters, he found time tocontribute to the development of the Library's collectionof books and other learning resources.

He was awarded the Gold Musgrave Medal of theInstitute of Jamaica for "distinguished eminence" in thefields of librarianship and historical scholarship in 1986,and was also recognised by the Government of Jamaicawith the award of Officer of the Order of Distinction (OD)in 1989. He was also awarded a Doctor of Letters, honoriscausa, by The University of the West Indies in 2002.

He also distinguished himself as a bibliographer. Prior tohis death, he compiled a number of guides which areindispensable tools to researchers and other personsinterested in the history of the region. Through hisresearch in libraries and archives chiefly in NorthAmerica and the United Kingdom, hitherto unknown orinaccessible materials have come to light. He was also apoet, with his work appearing in Focus, CaribbeanQuarterly and other publications.

Kenneth Everard Niven Ingram

The University of the WestIndies is producing the futureprofessionals, leaders andacademics of the Caribbeanregion. Make the UWI yourfirst port of call for postgraduate education andrecommend its undergraduateprogrammes to your familyand friends.

BarbadosBelize

British Virgin IslandsCayman

Commonwealth of The BahamasDominica

FloridaGrenadaJamaica

MontserratNew York

St. Kitts and Nevis St. Lucia Toronto

Trinidad and TobagoUnited KingdomWashington D.C.

UWIAA Chapters

BarbadosMrs. Roseanne Maxwell

Cave Hill CampusTel: 1-246-417-4544

rmaxwell@uwichill.edu.bb

JamaicaMrs. Charmaine Wright

Mona CampusTel: 1-876-927-1583

uwialumni@kasnet.com

Trinidad and TobagoMs. Charmain SuberoSt. Augustine Campus

Tel: 1-868-662-2002, Ext: 2099CSubero@ADMIN.UWI.TT

Campus AlumniRepresentatives

The University of the West IndiesThree Main Campuses, One Open Campus

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MONA

Student Affairs(Admissions) SectionMona CampusJamaica, W.I.Tel: 1-876-927-2779, 927-2271Fax: 1-876-927-2272admissns@uwimona.edu

CAVE HILL

Student Affairs(Admissions) SectionCave Hill CampusBarbados, W.I.Tel: 1-246-417-4119/20Fax: 1-246-424-7372gdurrant@uwichill.edu.bb

ST. AUGUSTINE

Student Affairs(Admissions) SectionSt. Augustine CampusTrinidad & Tobago, W.I.Tel: 1-868-663-1933Fax: 1-868-663-9684admis@admin.uwi.tt

OPEN CAMPUS

Information on online, face toface and mixed delivery coursesmay be accessed through:

1. School of Continuing Studieslifelong@uwimona.edu.jm

2. Board for Non-CampusCountries and DistanceEducationwww.uwichill.edu.bb/bnccde

3. UWIDECwww.dec.uwi.edu

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