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MSBM E-NEWS
Mona School of Business and Management
Newsletter April 2018 | Issue 6 Vol. 1
Upcoming Events
International Business ModelCompetition 2018
May 10-11, 2018
Upcoming ProfessionalDevelopment (Short) Courses
TransformationalLeadership – Start Date:May 4, 2018
Project Risk Management– Start Date: May 12, 2018
Financial ManagementMade Simple – Start Date:May 12, 2018
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MSBM Roundtable 2018
June 21, 2018
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Snapshot from theUWI/George Willie LectureSeries, “Are Private Equity,Real Assets and HedgeFunds the Alternatives?”featuring speaker Mark E.Brubaker, CFA, ManagingDirector, Wilshire Consulting,Pittsburgh, USA held at theMona Visitors' Lodge &Conference Centre on March14, 2018.
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Welcome to Mona School of Business and Management's eNewsletter.
In this issue we highlight the activities of the School during the period January - March 2018. During thisperiod, the School made significant strides through a range of initiatives and programmes. As you readthrough this interactive issue of MSBM eNews, click the links for more information.
News Highlights
MSBM wins International Innovation Award
Mona School of Business and Management (MSBM) won the Business School Innovation Award for itsFinancial Markets Lab, at the Annual Association of MBAs (AMBA) Gala Dinner and MBA ExcellenceAwards held in London on February 2, 2018. AMBA is the impartial authority on post graduatemanagement education, and is committed to raising its profile and quality standards internationally forthe benefit of business schools, students and alumni and employers.
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Dr David McBean appointed new MSBM Executive Director
Dr David McBean has been appointed Executive Director of Mona School of Business andManagement, effective March 1, 2018. Dr McBean succeeds Mr Michael Williams, who had beenacting in the position since 2016. Dr McBean joins MSBM with more than 20 years' experience as asenior executive, serving across the airline, telecommunications (commercial and regulatory), IT andmedia industries in the Caribbean.
Eco Structure pitch wins UWIVincent HoSang VentureCompetition
The Finals and Awards Ceremony of the16th staging The Vincent HoSang Universityof the West Indies Venture Competition(UWIVC) was held on January 26, 2018.Team Eco Structures emerged as championsamong the five finalists and presented awinning solution to solid waste managementwhich poses a huge threat to Jamaica'snatural environment. The UWIVC wasintroduced in November 2002 with theobjective to encourage members of theUniversity community to use their talents andskills to harness ideas and opportunities thatcan be grown into full-fledged operatingbusinesses.
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UWI student entrepreneurs winNational Business ModelCompetition
University of West Indies (UWI) studentowners of a market research company,Queritel, emerged winners of the NationalBusiness Model Competition, earning $2million and an all-expense paid trip torepresent Jamaica at the InternationalBusiness Model Competition in the USA inMay 2018. Mona School of Business andManagement (MSBM), with the support ofthe Faculty of Science and Technology, ledthe coordination of UWI’s participation in thecompetition, providing the teams withmentorship, training and support.
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Partnerships
New Fortress Energy/MSBM/Brown University partner to offer
Entrepreneurship Workshops
Over 250 participants – students, faculty and local entrepreneurs – were given hands-on guidance onMonday, March 26, 2018 at three separate Entrepreneurship workshops throughout the day, organised
Marketing & Sales Suite
For more information pleasecontact:
Marie Ebanks 977-7174 ext 407
Ingrid Bennett 977-7174 ext 239
Mona School of Business &Management
Professional Services Unit Block H, Alister McIntyre
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Staff Updates
MSBM WELCOMES:
Dr Suzana Russell, Lecturer, Decision Sciences
and Information SystemsUnitWendy-Kay Wilson,
Clerical Assistant,Professional Services Unit
MSBM extends a warmwelcome to our team, we arepleased to have you with us!
MSBM FAREWELL:
Serephena EmanuelJheanell James
MSBM wishes them all the bestin their new endeavours andthanks them for their years ofdedication, enthusiasm andteam spirit.
Congratulations
Heartiest congratulations toMSBM’s Executive inResidence Mr Harry Smithwho has been appointedChairman of the DigicelJamaica board. Smith is thefirst Jamaican to be appointedas Chairman of DigicelJamaica. Read More
by New Fortress Energy along with Mona School of Business and Management (MSBM), TheUniversity of the West Indies (UWI), Mona and US-based Brown University. The workshops were splitinto three sessions, with the first two taking place at UWI and the third at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel,with Brown University's entrepreneur professor, Danny Warshay conducting all three.
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Technology SolutionsLtd/MSBM Export Forum
The second staging of the TSL/MSBM ExportForum was held on March 20th at the Facultyof Law UWI Mona. The event entitled,“Achieving Prosperity Through Export LedGrowth: Part II” was jointly hosted byTechnological Solutions Limited (TSL) andMona School of Business Management(MSBM) and featured dynamic presentationsfrom: Dr Andre Gordon, Managing Director,TSL; Prof. Densil Williams, Professor ofInternational Business and Pro-ViceChancellor, Planning, The UWI; Mrs MichelleChong, President, Jamaica ExportersAssociation; and Mr Peter Chin, LASCODistributors Ltd.
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15 young professionals to trainin NCB, UWI digital lab
Leading the way in Jamaica’s move towardsan agile workforce, National CommercialBank Jamaica Limited (NCB) has committeditself to nurturing a new generation of digitalprofessionals. To this end, on Friday,February 16, 2018 members of the NCBteam met with a multi-disciplined consortiumfrom Mona School of Business andManagement (MSBM) and The University ofthe West Indies’ (UWI) Department ofComputer Science, to launch a pilot projectaimed at providing highly customized digitaltraining to 15 student interns.
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MSBM in partnership toaddress regional digital skillstraining issues
Mona School of Business and Management(MSBM) is joining regional and internationalpartners to research and address thechallenge of the sustainable delivery ofonline education and digital skills training.The project, which is being funded by theCanadian government, targets young Haitianwomen in both urban and rural settings, 300of whom will be trained between 2018 and2019 and assisted in securing onlineemployment opportunities in overseasmarkets.
JPS Invests In PotentialLeaders with ILead Programme
In an effort to take the Jamaica PublicService (JPS) to new levels of operationalexcellence, the company has embarked on astrategic innovative leadership developmentprogramme - iLead. iLead, acronym forLeadership, Excellence and Development,operationalises the JPS's baseline forsuccession planning within the organisation.Following assessment, a personaldevelopment programme is crafted for eachparticipant, which is executed in partnershipwith the Mona School of Business andManagement, Knowledge Works (localproviders of Harvard Business Informationmaterial), LPD Hall and Associates, andAction Coach.
Congratulations to ProfessorNeville Ying, FormerExecutive Director, MSBM,who was honoured by theOverseas ExaminationCommission on February 21,2018 for 33 years of service tothe Commission. For hiscontribution, the OverseasExamination Building onManhattan Road built under thestewardship of Prof. Ying isnow named The Neville GeorgeYing Building.
Warmest congratulations toSandra March, ProgrammeOfficer - Student Services,MSBM WJC, who in January2018 was appointed as aJustice of the Peace in theParish of St. James.
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Initiatives
MSBM prepares executives forpassage of Sexual HarassmentBill
As part of its on-going research for publicpolicy and public education, Mona School ofBusiness and Management (MSBM) hostedan executive seminar entitled, “SexualHarassment in the Workplace: BeingUnprepared is Not an Option for Directors” atThe University of the West Indies, Mona onFebruary 10, 2018.
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MSBM Graduate ProgrammesInformation Sessions
As part of its promotional campaign forGraduate Programmes, Mona School ofBusiness and Management (MSBM) held aseries of Information Sessions during theperiod January to March 2018. The events -held in Kingston, Ocho Rios and MontegoBay - saw scores of young professionals inattendance. The main purpose of theSessions was to promote the range of postgraduate degree programmes available atMSBM including the InternationallyAccredited MBA and several innovative MSc.Programmes to prospective students for theacademic year 2018/19.
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Advocacy & Outreach
MSBM promotes Information Technology Leadership through PublicLecture
Global Chief Information Officer and Principal at Deloitte, Larry Quinlan, wowed the audience at theMona School of Business and Management (MSBM) Public Lecture on Tuesday, February 6, 2018 ashe spoke on the topic 'The Challenges of Information Technology Leadership in Today's CompetitiveBusiness Environment’ to a group of academics, technology experts and students.
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Student News
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FSS Undergraduate Awards Ceremony 2018
Mona School of Business and Management (MSBM) undergraduate students continue to excel with 13students awarded for outstanding academic performance for 2016-2017 at the UWI Faculty of SocialSciences' Annual Undergraduate Awards Ceremony held on Thursday, January 18, 2018. MSBM’s topstudents were: Best Overall Performance in MSBM Undergraduate Programme - Jessica Jones •Best Overall Performance Accounting - Jessica Jones • Best Overall Performance Entrepreneurship -Latanya Martin • Best Overall Performance Finance - Shanelle Haugton • Best Overall PerformanceManagement Information Systems - Alicia Hamilton • Best Overall Performance Management Studies- Keli-Jo Dalling • Best Overall Performance Marketing - Chevon Lewis • Best Overall PerformanceHuman Resource Management - Marteka Jones • Best Overall Performance Operations Management- Shanice Thomas • Best Overall Performance Tourism Management - Reneika Francis • The Ernst& Young Taxation Prize - Sherica Duhaney • The Ernst & Young Auditing Prize - Shameika Gunzell •The Ernst & Young Cooperative in Accounting Education Prize - Jannille Malcolm • the JamaicaEmployers’ Federation Prize - Marteka Jones.
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MSBM Students featured onUWI’s Wall of Excellence
Congratulations to Mona School of Businessand Management’s (MSBM) Doctorate inBusiness Administration graduates - DrsRickert Allen and Karlene Bailey - who werefeatured on The University of The WestIndies’, Mona Post Graduate Wall ofExcellence which was unveiled at this year'sstaging of the UWI Mona Research Days(URD) held February 7-9, 2018.
MSBM students participate in
CFA Challenge
A University of West Indies (UWI), Monateam was one of four teams which made it toRound Three of the Chartered FinancialAnalysts (CFA) Americas Regional ResearchChallenge competition (CFA StudentChallenge) which was held in Miami onFebruary 23, 2018. The team advancedthrough two previous rounds based on awritten report and then participated in thethird round which was based on both writtenreport and a presentation. The teamcomprised of Mona School of Business andManagement (MSBM) undergraduatestudents: Awah Muirhead, ShermarMillwood, Matthew Drummond, Ruan Francisand Samuel Dormeus with Dr Twila-MaeLogan, Deputy Executive Director, MSBM as
their coach. MSBM wishes to conveycongratulations to the team for their efforts inthis year’s Challenge.
Alumni News
MSBM Alumni Spotlight: Stephen Wright
For most, gaining excellence in one field or profession is a considerable accomplishment, but forwunderkind Stephen Wright that was simply not enough. After 15 years in the field of electronic andcomputer engineering, Wright has emerged as the top performer in the Post Graduate Programmes aswell as the top performer in the MBA programme at Mona School of Business and Management(MSBM), for the graduating class of 2017 earning an MBA in Banking and Finance with distinction.
Faculty Engagement & Outreach
UWI 70th Anniversary Forum“Reflections and Imaginings”
Mona School of Business and Management’s(MSBM) Dr Noel Cowell, Head, BehaviouralSciences and General Management Unit,participated as a panellist in the Faculty of
Social Sciences’ UWI 70th AnniversaryForum “Reflections and Imaginings: TheFaculty of Social Sciences’ Contribution tothe Region and the World” held on March 15,2018 at The UWI, Mona Campus.
Dr Lawrence Nicholsonaddresses JEA’s FamilyBusiness ManagementWorkshop in Kingston
Family-owned businesses are the throttleneeded for rapid expansion of Jamaica'seconomic growth projections, says DrLawrence Nicholson, Deputy ExecutiveDirector (Acting) and Head of the DecisionSciences and Information Systems Unit atthe Mona School of Business andManagement. He was speaking at JamaicaExporters Associations’ Family BusinessManagement Workshop on February 28,2018 which focused on extending legacies offamily businesses through generations.
Staff/Faculty Happenings
Bon Voyage Patricia Lothian-Newball
Mona School of Business and Management(MSBM) hosted a “Bon Voyage” Receptionfor outgoing Director of Finance andAdministration, Mrs Patricia Lothian-Newball,at the Courtyard, MSBM North on March 12,2018. Mrs Lothian-Newball, one of thelongest serving employees, was integral toinstitutional development throughout thedifferent stages of organizational changefrom the Mona Institute of Business to theMona School of Business and, then MSBM,contributing knowledge and expertise inadministration and financial management.MSBM wishes her all the best in retirementand thanks her for her many years ofdedication, enthusiasm and team spirit.
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MSBM International Women'sDay Forum & Luncheon
On March 8, 2018, Mona School of Businessand Management (MSBM) hosted anInternational Women's Day Forum andLuncheon for female staff and faculty whichfeatured guest speaker, Camille Facey,President, International Women's Forum(IWF), Jamaica. Facey’s presentation wascentred on the global theme “Press forProgress”. The event’s 60 attendees worepurple to observe the special day showingsolidarity in celebrating the achievements ofwomen while championing gender parity. Theannual initiative was spearheaded byMSBM’s Documentation and InformationCentre Supervisor, Althea Walker.
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MSBM Faculty Honoured atPrincipal's Research DayAwards Ceremony
Mona School of Business and Managementcongratulates the following members offaculty who were presented with thePrincipal's Research Day Awards for 2018within the Faculty of Social Sciences, onFriday, February 9th For Best ResearchPublication: “The Role of the Diaspora in theEmergence of Economic and TerritorialIntelligence in Haiti” - Dr Indianna Minto-Coy& Collaborators; Research Project Attractingthe Most Research Funds: “Going Global –Digital Jobs and Gender in Haiti” - DrMaurice McNaughton; and Research ProjectWith Greatest Economic Impact: “Open Dataand Interactive Community Mapping:Empowering Local Community Tourism” -Drs Maurice McNaughton & MichelleMcLeod.
MSBM Sports Day 2018
Mona School of Business and Managementheld its second annual Staff Sports Day onJanuary 19, 2018 at the UWI Mona Bowl. Itwas a fun-filled day of competitive teamevents that helped to build team spirit andcamaraderie amongst staff. New eventsintroduced for this year’s staging included aFootball Competition and a DominoTournament. The Yellow House (YellowStars) copped first place with Blue Houseteam (Blue Blazers) in second place and RedHouse (Red Dragons) in third place. Theevent’s planning committee was chaired byProgramme Coordinator VanessaThompson.
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