Editorial

“One UWI, One Alumni Family”

Volume 2, Issue 2 December 2006Website: www.uwi.edu

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SPOTLIGHTNew Senior Appointments at UWI 3Appointment of Cave Hill Campus PrincipalRenewed 4

HONOURS AND AWARDSFour Presented with Vice Chancellor’s Award for Excellence 4

GRADUATION HIGHLIGHTSSir Colville Young Urges Graduates to Stay and Serve the Caribbean 6

PHILANTHROPYAn AFUWI Volunteer’s Story 7

RECOGNIZING EXCELLENCEAFUWI Awards Three Scholarships 8Ann Marie Grant Appointed Executive Director AFUWI 8

VERY IMPORTANT PELICAN 9Doctoral Candidate Recognized forExcellence in Teaching 10Irvine Hall Honours Wayne Chen 12

NEW PROGRAMMESUWI to Train More Teachers by Distance Learning 13UWI Launches First Microsoft IT Academy 14

COLLABORATIONUWI Librarian Assists in Implementing E-library Disaster System 15UWI Professor Participates in TEDS-MInternational Expert Panel Meeting 15

MONA CAMPUS EVENTTallawah Drama Festival 16

CAMPUS REPORTSChampion Debater is Cave Hill’s InauguralAmbassador 17New UWI STAT Ambassadors Appointed 18St. Augustine Graduation Luncheon 19

THE FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE 20

CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTSCaribbean Child Research 2006 21UWI Lecturer Participates in Education Forum 21

UWIAA CHAPTER HIGHLIGHTSDr. Cameron Wilkinson, President, UWIAASt. Kitts and Nevis Chapter 22

BELIZE CHAPTER AWARDS CEREMONY 23

ALUMNI RELATIONSUWI Alumni Month at Cave Hill 24

VIEWPOINTUWI: A Place for Students to Acquire an Education Rather than just a Degree... 25

CARIBBEAN FOCUSUWI Hoping to Score in Cricket Exhibition 27

I am delighted to welcome you to thisissue of the second year ofAlumni@UWI. I hope that you are aloyal reader but if this is your firsttime, welcome!

Our aim is to give alumni, parentsand friends of The University of the West Indies an idea of what is happening amongst alumni, aswell as at the University, wheredevelopments are constant andhuman potential is immense. Inaddition, we hope to give you aflavour of how our regional institutionimpacts the Caribbean and indeedthe world, through our graduatepopulation.

Editorial

Members of the Vice Chancellor’s Presidents ClubUWIAA - Presidents

Ms. Maxine McClean - BarbadosDr. Lisa Johnson - BelizeDr. Marcia Potter - British Virgin Islands Ms. Deborah Ann Lee - Cayman Mr. Ronald White - Florida Mrs. Nadine Marriott - Jamaica Ms. Sheree Jemmotte - MontserratDr. Hazel Carter - New York Dr. Cameron Wilkinson - 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 Presidents

Prof. Frank Alleyne - Barbados Dr. Kedrick Pickering - British Virgin IslandsMrs. Beverley Pereira - JamaicaMrs. Brenda Skeffrey - Jamaica Mrs. Patricia Sutherland - JamaicaMr. Frederick Bowen - Trinidad & TobagoMr. Ulric Warner - Trinidad & TobagoProf. Franklin Knight - Washington DC

UWIMAA - Presidents

Dr. Homer Bloomfield - Bahamas Dr. Mike Hoyos - BarbadosDr. Karl Massiah - Canada Dr. Victor Boodhoo - Florida (Central)Dr. Anna Matthews - JamaicaDr. Deo Singh - Trinidad & TobagoDr. Gerry Groves - USA Tri-State

UWIMAA - Past Presidents

Dr. Robin Roberts - Bahamas Dr. Jeff Massay - Barbados Dr. Cecil Aird - Florida (Central)Dr. Novelle Kirwan - Florida (Central)Dr. Peter Fletcher - Jamaica Dr. Sonia Henry-Heywood - JamaicaDr. Aileen Standard-Goldson - Jamaica Dr. Richard Whitelocke - JamaicaDr. Nadia Williams - Jamaica Dr. 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

Contents

Editor:Celia Davidson FrancisDirector of Alumni Relations Office of the Vice Chancellor

Articles: Campus Communications and PublicRelations Offices, Facilities Departments,

Campus Newsletters and variouscontributors.

Photography:Nathaniel Stewart - 2nd year UWIstudent, Faculty of Pure & AppliedSciences, Campus photographers

Potential has no Boundaries

Cover photo: Graduation Highlight

As a graduate of this University, thisis your magazine, so I encourageyou to give your input, commentsand suggestions. Feel free to shareit with others as well. To subscribefor issues, simply e-mail your contactdetails to our Alumni RelationsOfficer at iad@uwimona.edu.jm.Contribute articles and news thatyou think will be of interest,regionally and globally to your fellowalumni. Visit our website atwww.uwi.edu and view past issuesonline or download the completemagazine or required pages.

All the best for the Christmas seasonand 2007. Happy reading!

L-R: Pro Vice Chancellor and Principal, UWISt. Augustine Campus, Bhoendradatt Tewari;UWI Chancellor, Sir George Alleyne; Ms.Jamaica Kincaid, a recipient of the honoraryDoctor of Laws degree (LLD) and UWI ViceChancellor, Professor E. Nigel Harris.

Spotlight

New Senior Appointments at UWI

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A major changing of the guards is anticipated next year atThe University of the West Indies when no less than four senior managers will proceed on retirement,necessitating the appointment of suitable persons toreplace them. The University Council, meeting inExtraordinary session on Thursday, November 9th at theMona Campus, agreed on replacements for three of thefour positions: Principal of the Mona Campus, Pro ViceChancellor for Undergraduate Studies, and Pro ViceChancellor for the Outreach Sector. The fourth position –that of University Registrar – is still to be decided.

Professor Gordon Shirley won the approval of theUniversity Council tobecome Principal of theMona Campus, effectiveAugust 1, 2007 on theretirement of currentP r i n c i p a l , P r o V i c eC h a n c e l l o r E l s aLeo-Rhynie; ProfessorAlvin Wint, current Headof the Department ofManagement Studies, willtake up the position of Pro Vice Chancellor forUndergraduate Studiesupon the retirement of ProVice Chancellor ProfessorMarlene Hamilton, andP r o f e s s o r H a z e l

Simmons-McDonald, Dean of the Faculty of Humanitiesand Education at Cave Hill, will take on responsibility forthe Non-Campus Countries and Distance Education asPro Vice Chancellor upon the retirement next year of ProVice Chancellor Professor Lawrence Carrington.

Professor Shirley started his professional career withAlcan Jamaica Company Limited as a MechanicalEngineer in the mid 1970s after completing his BSc. inEngineering at the St. Augustine Campus in Trinidad. Oncompleting his doctorate in Business Administration andOperations Management at Harvard University, he took anassignment as Assistant Professor at the University ofCalifornia from 1987 to 1991. He then returned to Jamaicaand was appointed as the Carlton Alexander Professor ofManagement at the UWI Mona Campus, serving as Headof the Department of Management Studies and asExecutive Director of the Mona School of Business. Healso served concurrently as Executive Chairman of theJamaica Public Service from 1997 to 2001.

Professor Alvin Wint is an intellectually giftedacademic. He did his undergraduate education at the UWI, Mona Campus before completing an MBA(in Finance) at Northeastern University in Boston and his Doctorate in International Business at Harvard

University. He then tookup an appointment atNortheastern Universityas Associate Professor ofManagement and hadresponsibilities, inter alia,for faculty policy, graduateprogrammes, complaintsresolution and student lifequality.

He joined the staff atMona Campus in 1993and served as Head ofthe Department ofManagement Studiesfrom 1997 to 2003.Professor Wint has received numerous awards, includingthe Vice Chancellor’s Award in 2003 for all-roundExcellence in Teaching, Public Service and UniversityService.

Professor Wint chairs the Strategic Planning Task Force atthe Mona Campus. He is also Chairman of the Board ofDirectors of the Statistical Institute of Jamaica and serveson the Boards of the National Commercial Bank and NCBInsurance Company, JAMPRO and Jamaica ProducersGroup Ltd.

Professor Hazel Simmons-McDonald is Professorof Applied Linguisticsand Dean of theFaculty of Humanitiesand Education at the UWI Cave HillCampus. She hasconsiderable experiencein and understandingof, the educationalneeds of the EasternCaribbean countries.He r p ro fess iona lexperience began in1970 in the UWISchool of ContinuingStudies in St. Lucia asPart-time Instructor ofEnglish Language andLiterature. She wasActing Resident Tutor from 1973-1974 and served at theMona Campus as Temporary Lecturer from 1977-1979.Professor Simmons-McDonald has been a facultymember at Cave Hill since 1991. Since 1993, she hasprovided leadership as Deputy Dean (Outreach), as Headof Department and as of 2003, Dean of the Faculty ofHumanities and Education.

Professor Gordon Shirley

Professor Alvin Wint

Professor Hazel Simmons-McDonald

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Spotlight

Appointment of Cave Hill Campus Principal RenewedThe Council of The University of theWest Indies, meeting in Extraordinarysession on Thursday, November 9 at the Mona Campus, agreed to renew the appointment ofProfessor Hilary Beckles as Pro ViceChancellor and Principal of the CaveHill Campus for a further five-yearperiod, when his current term endson July 31, 2007.

In putting forward the recommendationto Council, the Vice Chancellor,Professor E. Nigel Harris, pointed to Professor Beckles’ visionaryleadership and his ability to forge

mutually beneficial partnerships withthe private sector in Barbados aswell as with the Government. Hissuccessful efforts in advancing theposition of The University of the WestIndies in the region and beyond,through the promotion of cricket andthe arts, have been exemplary.

Council had no hesitation inacceding to the Vice Chancellor’srecommendation to have theappointment renewed. ProfessorBeckles will therefore continue asPrincipal of the Cave Hill Campusuntil July 31, 2012.

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Four presented with Vice Chancellor’s Award for ExcellenceThe Vice Chancellor’s Awards forExcellence for 2006 were presentedto Dr. Kim Mallalieu - Teaching, St.Augustine (Department of Electricaland Computer Engineering); ProfessorRose-Marie Antoine - Research, CaveHill (Faculty of Law); Professor Helen Jacobs - Research, Mona(Department of Chemistry) and Mr.Cordel Nelson for Service to theUniversity Community, Mona (theRegistry, Examinations Section).

The awardees were described byProfessor Antoine in her reply on theirbehalf, as individuals who sharecertain common characteristics, whichinclude commitment, sense of pride intheir work, creativity and loyalty to theUniversity.

Their commitment, she said, is notjust to their various subjects but to theUniversity, to their communities, theircountries, and their region. With thiscommitment, comes hard work,perseverance, determination andperhaps, a little toughness, which isoften needed in the face of adversityand sacrifice and requires going farbeyond the call of duty.

The sense of pride that the awardeesexperience comes from the love oftheir work; their loyalty to a Universityof which they are proud, theopportunity to shape the leaders oftomorrow, and from the fact that theirwork helps to set policy and shapedevelopment. The UWI helps toinculcate this sense of pride which is

essential for excellence.

“Unless we in the regionunderstand that we havethe capacity not just tofollow, but to LEAD,including taking a lead inthe formulation of newideas, concepts andmethods, we will notattain real development”,P ro fesso r An to ineindicated.

“For us to excel, and forour University to SOAR,

we must develop a more aggressivepioneering spirit, we must inculcateattitudes and values of creativity andinnovation grounded in our belief as aconfident people that we are not onlyjust as good as, but often better than”,she continued.

Professor Antoine said that, “Theseawards are not just for the awardees.

They are also for the institution, forthe communities which we serve andindeed, the entire region. Theyrepresent a recognition of thecapacity of our peoples to excel, toshine, even against the odds”.

“It is our duty to let Caribbean peoplesknow what we can do and what wehave done - so that we can bementors and role models, can help toinstill a sense of pride and self worthin the region. And so, when thelabourer from Dominica picks up atomato in the supermarket, he mustknow that that tomato was invented ina lab in St. Augustine.

These awards give a face to theexcellent work of the UWI and permitthe awardees to share in the greattradition of excellence of the UWI”,she concluded.

Professor Hilary Beckles

Left to right: Mr. Cordel Nelson, Professor Helen Jacobs,Professor Rose-Marie Antoine and Dr. Kim Mallalieu.

Professor Rose-Marie Antoine replies onbehalf of the awardees.

Graduation Highlights

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“Knowledge for its own sake is aluxury which we cannot afford,”cautioned President of the Republicof Trinidad and Tobago , H i sExce l l ency P ro fesso r t heHonourab le George MaxwellRichards. He was speaking as one offour recipients of honorary Doctor ofLaws degrees (LLD) at TheUniversity of the West Indies St.Augustine Campus 2006 graduationceremonies.

Referring specifically to the recentintroduction of free tertiary educationby the government of Trinidad andTobago, Professor Richards warnedthat with opportunity would comegreat responsibility. “The Universitymust be the centre of thedevelopment process. Graduatesof this University must have a clearunderstanding, therefore, of the truththat nothing is really free. Everythingcomes with a price, which somebodypays,” he said.

Professor Richards, a former ProVice Chancellor and Principal of the St. Augustine Campus, wasrecently appointed Chancellor of theUniversity of Trinidad and Tobago.

The Rt. Honourable George Priceand Mr. Lloyd Best also received theLLD Honoris Causa, while MissJamaica Kincaid received anhonorary Doctor of Letters degree.

Rather than deliver a traditionalacceptance address however, avisibly moved Kincaid chose to reada powerful passage from her firstshort story, Girl.

George Price, who became Belize’sfirst Premier in 1961, received thehonorary Doctor of Laws (LLD)degree. Price, who is now retiredfrom active representational politics,was honoured in 2000 for theprominent role he played in leadingBelize to independence in 1981.

“We like to believe that our conferringan honorary degree on you addslustre to us who give and to you whoreceive, and I trust that as analumnus of our University you willundertake those responsibilities thatfall on all alumni,” stated Sir GeorgeAlleyne, Chancellor of The Universityof the West Indies.

UWI Vice Chancellor, Professor E.Nigel Harris, was also on hand tooffer his “warmest congratulations” tothis year’s graduating class.

The fourth honorary doctorate wasconferred on Trinidadian economistLloyd Best who was recognized byCARICOM in 2002 for his sterlingcon t r i bu t ion to the reg ion ’sin te l lec tua l advancement . Hedelivered the feature address fromhis wheelchair in the audience.

Speculating that he was the oldestliving member of the University’sFaculty of Social Sciences, theseptuagenarian, whose health hasbeen wavering of late, said, “I havebeen ill for the last so many yearsand one of the gratifications of beingill is that I have been able to listen tothe nation speak to itself.

In order to accommodate its growingstudent population, the Universityseparated the graduation event into four ceremonies. This year,valedictory speeches were deliveredby Aziza Farrah Javed, KhaleelMohammed, Shelly Ann O’Neil andShivana Beharry._____________________________The graduation ceremonies could beviewed on Intranet (on the campuses) aswell as on the Internet.

Ms. Jamaica Kincaid receives the honorary Doctor of Laws degree (LLD) from Sir George Alleyne, Chancellor, UWI.

Opportunity Brings Responsibility

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Graduation Highlights

said. “You have knowledge; use itwisely and use it well,” Sir Colvilleadded.

Colonel Collin L. G. Harris of theMoore Town Maroons alsoreceived an honorary Doctor ofLaws degree from the UWI.Colonel Harris has had adistinguished career as a leader ofa traditional Maroon community. In1972 he was instrumental in gettingthe Jamaican Government torecognize and elevate Nanny to therank of National Heroine.

Roman Catholic priest, Father RichardHo Lung, Justice Dr. L. DolliverNelson, a Grenadian national andformer judge of the InternationalTribunal for the Law of the Sea, andanthropologist Professor Sidney Mintzalso received honorary Doctor ofLaws degrees at the graduationceremony.

Sir Colville Young Urges Graduates to Stay and Serve theCaribbean

Sir Colville Young, Governor-Generalof Belize, has urged graduates of TheUniversity of the West Indies (UWI),Mona, to remain in the region andcontribute to its development. “Stayand serve for Caribbean lives andpeople,” Sir Colville said shortly afterreceiving the honorary Doctor of Lawsdegree at the UWI graduationceremony, held at the National IndoorSports Centre (NISC), St. Andrew.

Sir Colville told graduates that whilesalaries and conditions were moreattractive in other countries, theyrepresented the best talents andbrains the Caribbean has. “Withoutyou and your dedicated service, weare indeed `Children of Sisyphus’ ...trapped in despair and poverty,” he

Sir Colville Young

Graduates at the Cave Hill Campus graduation ceremony.

Sir George Alleyne encourages StacieMiller to continue to excel.

Sandra Powell Mangaroo being congratulated onher achievement by Sir George Alleyne, UWIChancellor.

A graduate and her family share the spotlight at the Mona Campus graduation ceremony.

Cave HillCampusGraduationCeremonycaught oncamera

PhD graduates

Sir George Alleyne, Chancellor of the Universitypresents Sir Roy Trotman with his award.

Philanthropy

The Verizon VolunteerIncentive Program (VIP)recognizes employees'contribution of time and talentto nonprofit organizations wherethey live and work. Under the program, employees applyfor a grant for the qualifiedorganization where theyvolunteered at least 50 hoursduring the year.

The Verizon Disaster ReliefIncentive Program (DRIP)provides eligible employeeswith the opportunity to earn up to a maximum of $2,000 peryear in matching funds,matched 1:1, to qualifyingdisaster relief organizations for natural disasters that include floods, hurricanes, fires and otherextraordinary human disaster events.

Ambassador LaurineFenton's storySince 1998, Ambassador LaurineFenton has utilized three of the VerizonVolunteers Programs, MatchingIncentive Program (MIP), VolunteerIncentive Program (VIP), and the TeamIncentive Program (TIP) to makecontributions to The University of theWest Indies, through its tax-exemptarm, the American Foundation for TheUniversity of the West Indies (AFUWI),based in New York.

Earlier this year when she washonoured at the AFUWI 2006 Gala, she solicited contributions of$100 from friends, co-workers, family members, former students,Montserratians, UWI alumni andchurch. To date over $18,000 hasbeen collected, and of that amount,approximately $4,000 came fromVerizon though MIP as the match fordonations from employees. VerizonFoundation also supported the 2006Gala with a contribution of $70,000. Inaddition, Verizon has matched all ofAmbassador Fenton's donations toAFUWI. For example, through MIP, a$500 donation would be matched witha cheque for $750, because the first$250 was matched 2:1, and anydonation above that was matched 1:1.

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An AFUWI Volunteer’s Story Most Fortune 500 companies in the US have volunteer incentiveprograms, perhaps not as generous asVerizon, but programs which wouldallow The University of the West Indiesto benefit. The time is right for acampaign to encourage alumni andfriends of UWI across the UnitedStates, to make an annual, fully tax-deductible contribution to theUniversity through the AmericanFoundation for The University of theWest Indies (AFUWI), so that theUniversity can benefit from thematching gift. Alumni who are inpositions of influence may wish toconsider using their influence alongwith the Verizon model to affectchange in their companies, wherebythe UWI can receive the benefits.More detailed information on theVerizon Volunteers Program takenfrom foundation.verizon.com follows:

"The Verizon Foundation offers avariety of volunteerism programs onbehalf of our employees in the United States and abroad. Verizonemployees volunteer their time eachyear to worthwhile community-basedorganizations where we live and work.Through these programs, we donatemillions of dollars to charitableorganizations. At Verizon, we arecommitted to donating time andresources to our local communities".

Some of the programs which Verizonoffers are:

The Verizon Matching IncentiveProgram (MIP) p rov ides anopportunity for all eligible activeemployees and retirees to have theircontributions matched in one or more categories of giving, includingeducation, arts and culture, health andhuman services, and the environment

The Verizon Team Incentive Program(TIP) encourages employees to formteams of ten or more to collectivelyraise funds for nonprofit organizationsacross the country through annualorganized "pledge-a-thon" events,such as walk-a-thons or bike-a-thons,hosted by qualif ied nonprofitorganizations.

From 1998 to 2005, through VIP,Verizon has made a contribution of$500 to each of two organizations(including UWI) for which Ms. Fentonhas volunteered. In 2006, Verizon'sdonation for her annual volunteer timeof 50 hours or more, will increase to$750.

When AFUWI conducted its firstRadio-Thon, Ambassador Fentonsought 10 employees who were ofCaribbean origin, asked them to be apart of a Verizon team, assured themthat all they had to do was make adonation, and she would do the rest ofthe work. The Verizon team raised$5,365, and Verizon through TIP,matched it 1:1, thereby raising$10,730, more than one-third of thetotal Radio-Thon proceeds.

Verizon Foundation's contribution toAFUWI over the years has surpassedthree hundred thousand dollars(US$300,000). Ambassador Fentonhopes that by sharing her story, otheralumni, especially those employed inthe United States will be inspired to use their company's matching giftsprogram to make tax-deductiblecontributions to The University of theWest Indies.

Ambassador Laurine Fenton ____________________________________

Editor’s note: The word “program” is written inthe American English format to maintain thecorrect name of the Verizon projects and for

consistency throughout the article.

President of Verizon Foundation, Mr. Patrick R.Gaston, hands over a cheque to Ambassador LaurineFenton (former OECS Ambassador to Canada),Manager - Verizon Network Operations.

The Chairman of the Board of the AmericanFoundation for The University of the West Indies

(AFUWI), Michael Flanigan is pleased that theGordon Harris scholarship has been

presented for the 2006/2007 academicyear to three students at the Mona

Campus: Kayan Kamala James, AndreA. Henry, and Dane Salmon.

All three say that this financialassistance has encouraged themand added zeal for them to strivefor excellence in their chosenfield.

Kayan summed it up when shestated that, "The scholarshipwill serve to remind me thathard work and successcomplement each other. I amgrateful that there are personswho deem it a pleasure topromote hard work andexcellence through financialassistance for students…..You have ignited a candle ofhope in my life that will never goout. I will allow this light to shine

through my life by being anexemplary individual".

The Gordon and Daniella HarrisFoundation donated US$5,700

towards scho la rsh ips f o rundergraduate students enrolled in

Computer Science at The University ofthe West Indies through the American

Foundation for The University of the WestIndies (AFUWI) in 2003 and the first

scholarships were granted in 2004.

Recognizing Excellence

Ann Marie GrantAppointedExecutiveDirectorAFUWI

The Board of the American Foundationfor The University of the West Indies ispleased to announce the appointmentof Ann Marie Grant to the position ofExecutive Director of the Foundationlocated in New York City. She will beresponsible for the marketing of, andfund-raising for The University of theWest Indies in the United States. Shecurrently holds a Bachelor of Sciencedegree in Management Studies fromThe University of the West Indies and aMaster of Business Administrationdegree from Nova SoutheasternUniversity. Grant comes to theFoundation from the private sector witha wealth of experience garnered fromher previous employment at GraceKennedy Remittance Services in NewYork, where she held the position ofBusiness Development Manager, andprior employment at Cable andWireless Jamaica Limited in thecapacity of Vice President of BusinessServices.

Dane Salmon

Andre A. Henry

Kayan Kamala James

AFUWI Awards Three Scholarships

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UWI Chancellor, SirGeorge Alleynespeaks with Dr.Ruth Potopsingh,Group ManagingDirector, PetroleumCorporation ofJamaica. Shegraduated with aPhD inEnvironmentalStrategy.

Dr. ChristineMarrett qualifiedfor a PhD inSocial Policyand iscongratulatedby Sir GeorgeAlleyne.

Graduation Highlights - Mona

Recognizing Excellence

Consultant Dermatologist, Dr.Michael Fitz-Henley graduated fromThe University of the West Indies in1979 and has since blazed a careertrail in the Jamaican private andpublic sectors as well at the St.Johns Hospital for Diseases of theSkin in London.

While at the UWI, he received the“Memorial Prize” in Microbiology andwas an honours student inPharmacology. He was also the veryfirst graduate of Family Medicine atUWI.

His postgraduate achievementsinclude a Diploma in Dermatology(with distinction) and the award ofthe Chesterfield Medal for being firstin class from the Institute ofDermatology, St. Johns Hospital forDiseases of the Skin. His studies at Institute were facilitated by aCommonwealth Scholarship.

In addition to operating a privatepractice at Dermatology Associates,he contributes to his alma mater asan Associate Lecturer and part-timeConsultant Dermatologist at theUniversity Hospital of the WestIndies.

In the area of disaster management,Dr. Fitz-Henley has been responsiblefo r p repa r i ng t he D i sas te rPreparedness and Managementcurriculum for medical students. Hewas also a member of the team,which prepared the core course inDisaster Management for HealthProfessionals.

Dr. Fitz-Henley has special interestsin Dermatological surgery whichincludes excision of keloids and skincancers with flap and graft surgery;sclerotherapy of Telangiectasias andvaricose veins; laser therapy of small vascular and pigmentedlesions (first dermatologist in the English-speaking Caribbean);

Very Important Pelican (VIP)chemical peels of faceand body and contactdermatitis and patchtesting.

Publications he haswritten include: a seriesof CME “Cases fordiagnoses” in the WestIndian Medical Journal.He is a sought afterlecturer in his field ofspecialization and isoften interviewed bythe media.

He has attendedmany conferences andtraining programmesincluding CaribbeanCollage of FamilyPhysicians “Guide tothe Management ofClinical Challenges inDermatology; the Dr.Ena Thomas 32ndMemorial Symposiumon “Infections” and aleprosy workshop atThe University of theWest Indies where hepresented papers onvarious aspects ofleprosy.

In 2000 he received a long service awardfor twenty years ofservice to the UniversityHospital of the WestIndies. He also receivedthe Professor H.Williams award forPresentation MostRelevant to CaribbeanDermatology at a meeting of theCaribbean Dermatology Associationin Cayman.

Dr. Fitz-Henley is a Past President ofthe Dermatology Association ofJamaica, the current President of theCaribbean Dermatology Association

(since 2002) and a member of theInternational Society of Dermatology.

Despite his busy schedule, he findstime for hobbies in music and sport.He plays the piano, keyboard,trumpet and guitar and enjoys lawnand table tennis as well asbadminton and chess.

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Dr. Michael Fitz-Henley

Recognizing Excellence

Adian McFarlane graduated from The University of the West Indies in 2001with a First Class Honours Bachelor of Science degree in Economics andAccounts. Subsequently, he joined the staff of the University as a lecturer in theDepartment of Economics and as a research assistant for the West IndiesGroup of University Teachers.

Mr. McFarlane is now a doctoral candidate in Economics at the University ofManitoba and has been recognized for his excellence in teaching Principles ofEconomics and Microeconomic Theory and its Applications. One letter ofsupport states ". . . in only his first year of teaching in our Department, Adianhas clearly become one of our top instructors in what are perhaps our mostdifficult courses to teach . . .”

Teaching evaluations attest to Mr. McFarlane’s skill and diligence as acommunicator. He invites open and respectful communication at everyopportunity to promote an environment conducive to learning. He introducesnew topics with a motivating factor that draws on everyday experiences and/orcurrent affairs. . . he provides a clear and simple exposition of concepts,cognizant that many students do not have English as their first language."

The Graduate Student Teaching Excellence Awards is open to all graduatestudents in the Faculty of Arts who have responsibility for teaching a course.Two winners are selected each academic year from among the nominees bythe Faculty of Arts Teaching Excellence Committee, based on their letters ofsupport, results of the standardized teaching evaluation survey, and theirteaching dossier.

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Caribbean Quarterly Nominated for Inclusion in PremiumResearch Database

in 1949 as one of the University’sflagship publications.

EBSCO Publishing is a leadingproducer and distributor of researchda tabases fo r l i b ra r i es andeducational institutions worldwide. Itcan be found in close to 90% ofpublic and academic libraries in the

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PhD Student Chosen by CAS to Represent UWI Mona Nadale Downer-Riley, a PhD student in the Departmentof Chemistry in the Faculty of Pure and AppliedSciences was chosen by the Caribbean Academy ofSciences (CAS) to represent the UWI Mona Campus atthe 56th meeting of Nobel Laureates, held in Lindau,Germany earlier this year. This is the 18th assembly in

Chemistry and featured eighteen laureates in Chemistry,three in Physics and two in Physiology/Medicine amongover five hundred scientists from forty-eight countries. Theopportunity was made possible with the support of the CASand UNESCO.

National Honours Conferred

Doctoral Candidate Recognized for Excellence in Teaching

Congratulations to Professor Owen Morgan on his appointment as Member of the Order of Jamaica ‘fordistinguished contribution to Medicine and Medical Education in Jamaica and internationally, and to Ms. MarvaPhillips, Member of the Order of Distinction in the rank of Commander (CD) ‘for outstanding service in the field ofTrade Union Education both locally and regionally.

Recognizing Excellence

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Eric Williams Memorial CollectionSelected Scholarly Activities

"As a model for similar archival collections in theCaribbean…I remain very impressed by itsbreadth…..[it] is a national treasure."

Colin Palmer, Dodge Professor of History, Princeton University, 2003

"[The Eric Williams Memorial Collection at TheUniversity of the West Indies] is the most importantdevelopment in scholarship in the Caribbean in recentyears. It is a wonderful collection."

Tony Martin, Professor, Africana Studies, Wellesley College, Mass., 2005

"An excellent presentation of material of greatsignificance."

John Rowett, Rhodes Trust, Oxford University, UK, 2002

"[Those] who labored in the organizational, financial andother vineyards to create the Collection, have provided aunique intellectual gift, not just to Trinidad and Tobago, butto the entire region. One only hopes that folks in Trinidadand in the rest of the region and its diaspora, treat it assuch."Ivelaw Griffith, Dean, Florida International University, Honors College, 2005

"…[T]he Eric Williams Memorial Collection…must beencouraged…for the sake of the younger generation and their successors…the flame must be kept alive by support, tangible and otherwise…Without anunderstanding of our beginnings, the way ahead could befraught with…missteps."George Maxwell Richards, President of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.

Comments on the Collection

"The Florida International UniversityEric E. Williams Memorial Lecture- now in its eighth consecutive

year, continues to presentdistinguished individualsspeaking on a variety of

topics of interest to theDiaspora: John Hope Franklin;former President of Zambia,Kenneth Kaunda; Hilary

Beckles, Principal and Pro ViceChancellor of The University of the

West Indies, Cave Hill Campus;the Deputy Prime Minister

of The Bahamas - CynthiaPratt; the Attorney General of

Barbados - Mia Mottley; Beverley Anderson-Manley,former First Lady of Jamaica and renowned radiobroadcaster; a celebrated civil and women's rights activist,Angela Davis; University of Virginia political scientistRobert Fatton, Jr., and prize-winning author EdwigeDanticat; Dr. Hollis Liverpool, also known as thecalypsonian, "Chalkdust", University of the Virgin Islands;and Colin A. Palmer, Dodge Professor of History,Princeton University.

"Williams' mostfamous work,Capitalism andSlavery is beingtranslated thisyear for the firsttime into Korean -its eighth foreignlanguage.

"Howard University Law Professor, Harold McDougall,has recently completed a legal brief on the issue of'reparations' using Capitalism and Slavery as its basis.

"Dodge Professor of History at Princeton University, ColinPalmer, has just published his brilliant biography of Williamsup to 1970 entitled: Eric Williams and the Making of theModern Caribbean - University of North Carolina Press.

"A total of three other scholarlybiographies of Williams either havebeen published or are in process, inthe seven years since the inception ofthe Eric Williams Memorial Collection(EWMC).

"University of Sheffield, UK / TheUniversity of the West Indies will hold the annual one-day seminar forthe former's Caribbean postgraduateteachers on January 9, 2007. This willfocus on Eric Williams' Education andthe British West Indies and will becombined with a visit to the EWMC.

The Eric Williams Memorial Collection

Dr. Eric Williams

The Williams Family Oxford UniversityDoctorate in 1938

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Recognizing Excellence

The administrators andstudents of Irvine Hall on TheUniversity of the West IndiesMona Campus took time out tocelebrate with a grand reunionweekend of activities, thehighlight of which was thestaging of their annualHomecoming Dinner andDance at the University’sAssembly Hall.

The occasion also offered theperfect opportunity for theIrvinites, both old and new, to honour Wayne Chen, CEOof Super Plus Food Stores and a former Irvinite, with the inaugural DistinguishedTorchbea re r Award fo routstanding contribution to thehall and the University.

Mr. Chen, who lived on IrvineHall for three years (1976-79),said that he felt honoured andgrateful.

“It makes me very proud to thinkthat a hall where I lived for threeyears, right-out of high school, andwhich contributed significantly tomy development, should 30 yearslater seek to honour me in this way.It makes me feel extremely proudand humbled,” Chen said.

Over the years, Chen has beenassociated with several researchprojects at the UWI and hassponsored several students topursue degree programmes at theinstitution.

The Distinguished TorchbearerAward was established to paytribute to former Irvinites who have excelled in their respectiveprofessional fields and whocontinue to contribute to the growthand development of the hall.

Founded in 1950, Irvine Hall wasthe first hall of residence

Irvine Hall Honours Wayne Chen

established on the MonaCampus and bears thename of the late SirJames Irvine, who waschairman of the UWI’sfounding committee.

Today, the hall is hometo approximately 280students from over 15Caribbean countries.

His Excellency Cedric Harper, Commissioner of St. Kitts and Nevis (second left), Her Excellency YvonneJosephs-Gittens, High Commissioner of Trinidad and Tobago, Carlton Lowrie, Student Services Manager (left)and Wayne Chen, Awardee and CEO of Super Plus Food Stores at the Irvine Hall Homecoming Dinner.

Wayne Chen, CEO of SuperPlus Food Stores, is theinaugural recipient of the IrvineHall Distinguished Torch BearerAward, presented to him for his contribution to the hall,University, Jamaica and theCaribbean.

New Programmes

UWI to Train More Teachers by DistanceLearningThe University of The West Indies isplanning to train more teachers to thedegree level through its distancelearning programmes across theregion, according to Deputy Principalof the Mona Campus, Joseph Pereira.

“This decision is in response to aseries of consultations in the variousterritories where the institution’sdistance programmes are offered,which showed the need for upgradingof teachers throughout the region,”Mr. Pereira said.

The consultations were done by ViceChancellor, Professor E. Nigel Harrisand his team in the UWI 12 countriesof the English-speaking Caribbeanwhich do not have UWI campuses,and in which courses are deliveredremotely. The Deputy Principal wasspeaking at a luncheon in honour ofthe first batch of sixty-five teachers tocomplete the Bachelor in Education(Distance) Programme at Mona.

“The Faculty of Humanities andEducation sees immediately that thisproject can be expanded. The morestudents you have in a particularprogramme, the lower the per capitacost. It makes it more viableeconomically, while at the same time

we are answering the clearlyexpressed needs of these othercountries”, Mr. Periera said.

The Deputy Principal commended thegroup for completing their degrees inthree and half years, and for the lowdropout rate from the programme,which he said was below the campusaverage. This, he said, was the caseeven though the dropout rate fordistance learning programmes wasgenerally high.

He also noted that fourteen of thestudents achieved first-class honours- which was again above the campusaverage.

Assistant Chief Education Officer,Tertiary Unit, Ministry of Education andYouth, Philbert Dhyll, urged thegraduates to at least serve their three-year bonds in the public school system.

The graduating class had eightteachers specializing in computerscience, nine in history, one inphysics, thirteen in mathematics,twenty-six in language/literature, twoin biology and five in Spanish.

Source: The Jamaica Observer, October 31, 2006

UWI Degree inDisaster ReductionThe Centre for Disaster RiskReduction Management at TheUniversity of the West Indies is tobegin offering degree programmes indisaster risk reduction next year.

According to Professor Wayne Hunte,Pro Vice Chancellor for Research atthe institution, several persons acrossthe region have responsibility for riskreduction but have little training in thatarea.

The centre was established becauseof the devastating impact thatHurricane Ivan had on Grenada andJamaica in 2004.

The Caribbean Disaster EmergencyResponse Agency (CDERA)conducted a consultation in 2002,which examined whether tertiary levelinstitutions were adequately lookingat training in disaster management.Professor Hunte noted that it wasfound that while some sort of trainingexisted, it was poorly co-ordinated.

Jeremy Collymore, co-ordinator forCDERA, said the aim is to have a co-ordinated effort to ensure that thedelivery of teaching and research atthe institutions meet the priority needsof the region.

A two-day consultation held on theMona Campus of the Universitydecided that UWI will lead the processof a stakeholder dialogue on riskreduction issues in the educationsector across the region.

The meeting examined the number ofin i t ia t ives tak ing p lace in theinstitutions and a draft frameworkdriven by four, priority outcomes wasdeveloped. These are:• A regional disaster risk reduction

outcome to lead the knowledgemanagement,

• Standardisation of disasterteaching materials and productsacross the region,

• The need for solution drivenresearch, and

• A strategy and curriculum forbuilding a culture of safety for theregion.

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Fifth Biennial Lucille Mathurin Mair Public LectureThe Centre for Gender and Development Studies, Mona Unit, hosted its FifthBiennial Lucille Mathurin Mair Public Lecture, in commemoration of TheInternational Day Against Violence Against Women 2006.

The Honourable Madame Justice Desiree Bernard O.R., C.C.H., the first femalejudge of the Caribbean Court of Justice delivered the Lecture entitled‘Confronting Gender-Based Violence in the Caribbean’. She is the recipient ofGuyana’s Cacique Crown of Honour and the Order of Roraima, and was the firstfemale High Court Judge in the Supreme Court in Guyana, the first female ChiefJustice, the first female Chancellor of the Judiciary and of the Commonwealthand has served as the first and only female President of the Organisation ofCommonwealth Caribbean Bar Association (OCCBA). Chief Justice Bernardhas also made valuable contributions to women and development. She was afounding member of the Caribbean Women’s Association (CARIWA), and wascommissioned by the government in the early 1980s to head the Commissionon the Status of Women which led to significant legal reform in Guyana.

The Public Lecture honours Dr. Lucille Mathurin Mair, a distinguished Jamaicandiplomat, historian and women’s activist.

Public Lecture

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Mona School of Business

Short Certificate Course in Project ManagementThe Mona School of Business continues to offer short certificate courses inProject Management which are designed for professionals who wish toexpand or acquire skills to succeed in today's competitive businessenvironment.Participants in the thirty-six hour course will be equipped to:

This project management training course provides an introduction to thePrinciples of Project Management. No prior knowledge of ProjectManagement is assumed. However, participants are expected to have a laptop computer for use during the course.

For further information please contact:

Ingrid Bennett or Serephena Emanuel977- 7174, 6035, 6976; Ext 2103, 2104

ingrid.bennett@uwimona.edu.jm or serephena.emanuel@uwimona.edu.jmhttp://msb.uwimona.edu.jm:1104/short_courses

- Clearly define projects - aligning the results of the project to the organisation’s goals and objectives.

- Manage project resources to ensure project success.

- Use basic project management tools.

- Create and maintain a comprehensive project plan with the assistance of project application software.

- Use project execution techniques to successfully complete projects.

The University of the West Indies incollaboration with the Microsoft ITAcademy launched the first MicrosoftIT Academy of this kind in theCaribbean at UWI St. Augustine onThursday, 21st September 2006. Thecampus successfully applied for andgained approval to become aMicrosoft IT Academy, which makesUWI St. Augustine the first ITAcademy in the English-speakingCaribbean.

Presently, eleven staff members havebeen trained and are Microsoft OfficeSpecialist (MOS) Certified includingone Microsoft Master Instructor.These staff members will form theinitial core pool of lecturers to supportthe Microsoft IT Academy, which willoffer MOS Certification to theUniversity community as well as theEducation Sector. namely primary andsecondary school teachers andstudents. There are several benefitsto be derived by those who participatein this programme, including providingindividuals with credentials indicatinga mastery of desktop programmes -Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint,Access and Outlook.

Campus P r i nc ipa l , P ro V i ceChancellor Bhoendradatt Tewariegave the opening remarks at thelaunch at a luncheon at the Office ofthe Principal in September, while Mr.Angel Dubon, Academic ProgrammesManager, Microsoft, presented thefeature address.

This Microsoft IT Academy at UWI is one of several modern initiativesthat have been launched recently,including the establishment of thelargest wireless network on thecampus, the on-line registrationsystem and the enhancement ofdistance education programmes.

An international university with aunique Caribbean focus, UWI iscommitted to the development of theregion and now serves over 15 WestIndian countries and has links to over60 international universities.

UWI Launches FirstMicrosoft IT AcademyClimbing the corporate or professional ladder? Chances are there will be

greater responsibilities coming your way. Equip yourself with the tools to carryout the most complex assignment in a timely manner and save money whiledoing so. Empower yourself with the skills to prioritize and manage yourworkload successfully. Prepare yourself for the next level by sharpening those‘soft’ skills.

Welcome to the MSB Executive SuiteA package of short courses designed to provide those critical, often overlookedfinishing touches.

A one-time investment equips you for the road ahead with a Certificate inAdvanced Personal Development plus an attractive MSB Executive Suite lapelpin - your quiet statement to the world that you’re ready for the next level.

Course Name Number of hours Dates

The Executive 16 Oct 21, 28 and Nov 4, 2006Speaking Edge

Creating High Impact 7 Nov 11, 2006PresentationsSocial, Business and 12 Nov. 18, 25 and Dec. 9, 2006Professional Etiquette

Strategies for Media 12 February 2007Relations

Collaboration

A team of researchers from the University of Saskatchewan, Canada, met withrepresentatives of The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, tocollaborate on a joint project entitled “Promoting Healthy Weights AmongSchool-Aged Children”, from August 21-23, 2006 in Trinidad.

The meeting between the two Universities sought to: address childhoodobesity and potential strategies for strengthening public nutrition and healthpolicies; and develop programmes for school-aged children. The team also aimed to identify activities that are critical to reducing obesity andencouraging healthy behaviour among school-aged populations in bothTrinidad and Canada. The project included field-based research, as well aspractitioner, faculty, undergraduate and graduate student exchanges.

As part of the three-day visit, the Business Development Office and theDepartment of Pre-clinical Sciences, Faculty of Medical Sciences at UWI,hosted a presentation by Professor Susan Whiting of the University ofSaskatchewan, which focused on ‘Nutritional Aspect of Osteoporosis’.

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The University of the West Indies andFirstCaribbean International Bank havesigned a new three-year memorandumof understanding to endorse academicprogrammes and initiatives beingundertaken by the University.

The new agreement was signed byUWI Vice Chancellor, Professor E.Nigel Harris, and FirstCaribbeanInternational Bank Chairman, MichaelMansoor.

During the signing ceremony inBridgetown Barbados, the ViceChancellor commended the bank forits move to continue the work startedin 2003. “We are excited that thebank has again come on board topartner with us”, he said. Mr.Mansoor noted that the secondaccord is a testament to thepartnership between the twoinstitutions.

Since 2003, the bank has awarded 12scholarships to University studentsacross a range of disciplines, andprovided funds to establish the CaveHill Student Services website that waslaunched earlier this year.

FirstCaribbean, UWI Collaborate

UWI Librarian Assists in Implementing E-library Disaster System Beverley Lashley, Librarian/Co-ordinator of the Caribbean DisasterInformation Network (CARDIN) at the UWI Science Library assisted theSecretariat of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS)Environmental and Sustainable Development Unit, St. Lucia in setting up theire-Library Disaster System.

Ms. Lashley’s visit is part of the United States Agency for InternationalDevelopment (USAID) and the OECS co-operative effort to provide technicalassistance to its member states in the design and implementation of theOECS Disaster Response and Risk Reduction Programme.

UWI PROFESSOR PARTICIPATES IN TEDS-M INTERNATIONALEXPERT PANEL MEETINGProfessor Hyacinth Evans, DeputyDean of the Faculty of Education andDirector of the Institute of Education,at The University of the West Indies,Mona was invited to participate in the Teacher Education Study ofMathematics (TEDS-M) InternationalExpert Panel meeting in September.

TEDS-M 2008 is a comparativestudy of teacher education with afocus on the preparation of teachersof mathematics at the primary and lower secondary levels. It is carried out under the aegis of the International Association for the Evaluation of EducationalAchievement.

Peer Support Providers - Students Helping Each Other

The University Counselling Services recruits students at both theundergraduate and postgraduate levels to be trained as Peer SupportProviders (formerly known as Peer Counselors).

Peer Support Providers are students who after receiving training in basichelping skills are expected to make themselves available to other students toassist them with social, educational or personal concerns. They also assist inpromoting good mental health on the campus by doing presentations ontopics to do with wellness and coping with campus life.

Students who are recruited need to meet the following criteria: have at leasttwo years left at UWI, have a genuine desire to help others, be approachableand confidential as well as possess the ability to solve problems and showsound judgment.

UWI and University of SaskatchewanPromote Healthy Weights AmongSchool-Aged Children

Mona Campus Event

Tallawah Drama FestivalThe 2006 Tallawah Drama Festivaltook place at the Phillip SherlockCentre for the Creative Arts on theMona Campus in November. Many ofthe intriguing pieces portrayedvarious degrees of mental instabilityand included plays, monologues,poetry and story telling.

Participants included Ruff Draft(Taylor Hall), Chansea (Chancellor

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and Seacole Halls combined) andthe Independent Actors Movement(IAM). Tallawah is a dramatic festivalfor tertiary level students andinstitutions. The performancesranged from the fantastic to themundane, as this festival alwaysencourages experimental work.

Scenes from the festival are shownbelow.

Campus Reports

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Cave Hill Campus hasnamed O'Neil Simpsonits 2006 Ambassador torepresent the campus ina number of regional andinternational meetingsand fora. The award,given for the first time inthe campus' history,recognizes Simpson'sstellar achievements as astudent leader and inbecoming the 2006World's Individual PublicSpeaking Champion atthe World's Universitiesand Colleges DebatingChampionships in Dublin,Ireland earlier this year.

Principal of Cave Hill, Professor Hilary Beckles, saidestablishment of the ambassadorship continues Cave Hill'sfine tradition of celebrating and rewarding excellence andhoped it serves to inspire other students to excel similarly onthe international stage.

"Cave Hill has earned deserving recognition as the domicilecampus of a professor whose penmanship topped that ofother Commonwealth authors and a student whose oratoryskills eclipsed those of leading student debaters fromuniversities worldwide, all in the same academic year;certainly no mean feat," he said.

In announcing the award recently, Deputy Principal of CaveHill Campus Professor Leo Moseley declared Simpson afitting ambassador for the University to deliver the messageof Cave Hill's tradition of excellence and leadership andencourage stakeholders in other parts of the region toembrace a vision of Cave Hill's future as a first class, modernuniversity which continues to produce world class graduates.

"Mr. O'Neil Simpson has brought great honour to this

campus, and to the University and the region as a whole,"he noted. "In recognition of his achievement, Cave HillCampus has named Mr. Simpson its Ambassador for theyear 2006-7. He will present the Cave Hill point-of-view, saywhat we have to offer and encourage persons in othercountries to come to Cave Hill. He will be a living exampleof what we mean when we say excellence."

The ambassadorial posting elevates Simpson's profile asan exemplar of the UWI Cave Hill's enviable academictradition and underscores the opportunities and activitiesavailable to nurture excellence and leadership amongstudents and graduates of the campus.

During his tenure, Simpson, a native of Jamaica, will be anofficial representative for the campus in regional andinternational conferences, other fora, and meetings,particularly those in the UWI 12 countries - a grouping soonto be renamed - to encourage their collective and continuedbuy-in in the campus's vision of development andcompetitive excellence.

Simpson's ambassadorial tenure will also present anopportunity to reveal a more intimate portrait tostakeholders, of the distinctive experience that the Cave HillCampus offers to its students and potential opportunitiesand contributions that its students and academics havebeen able to make internationally.

Simpson expressed delight in his new role and has resolvedto execute it with grace and to articulate Cave Hill's vision tostakeholders.

"It is an absolute honour and privilege to be awarded the2006 Inaugural Ambassadorial Award," said Simpson inresponse to the announcement. "It is an opportunity for me,and for all Cave Hill students to go out and continue toachieve greatness in the tradition of the UWI."

The Vice Chancellor has endorsed this initiative and looksforward to active support of Simpson’s visits to other campusesand UWI 12 countries, by all constituents of the UWI family.

Champion Debater is Cave Hill's Inaugural Ambassador

UWI STAT Cave Hill

O’Neil Simpson

UWI STAT Ambassador Corps along with the Director of Student

Services, Harriett Yearwood (seated second right) and the

President of the UWIAA Barbados Chapter, Maxine McClean

(seated second left).

Prince Neto D. C. B. Waite

receives his letter of

appointment.

Garth Wilkin, President, UWISTAT Cave Hill Campus receiveshis letter of appointment from theDirector of Student Services,Harriett Yearwood

Campus Reports

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New UWI STAT Ambassadors Appointed

September 28, 2006 was a verysignificant day on the UWI STATcalendar as the three UWI campusescelebrated the appointment of newAmbassadors. Forty-eight new UWISTAT Ambassadors received letters ofappointment and were encouraged byCelia Davidson-Francis, Director ofAlumni Relations, who developed theprogramme, to employ new ideas andinitiatives, to launch bold new projectsand to create a better world for theirgeneration and those following.

The UWI STAT Ambassador Corps willassist with critical areas beingundertaken to promote sustaineddevelopment of the region and promoteCaribbean unity and preparedness.They will encourage the prevention ofHIV AIDS in the Caribbean. Additionally,they will be leaders in CSME advocacyand Caribbean integration and will bearranging for Caribbean Heads of Stateto visit the campuses to allow forinteraction and the discussion of the roleof youth in accelerating success anddevelopment in our region.

According to Vice Chancellor, ProfessorE. Nigel Harris, the UWI STAT initiativebrings young people together to benefit

our University and the Caribbean regionas a whole. He is confident that theAmbassadors will make sound andenduring contributions and make theentire University proud.

Like other UWI STAT Ambassadors,Garth Wilkin, President of the Cave HillCampus group, anticipates that theCorps will fulfill its objectives to help tomake the region one of the mosteconomically sound, powerful andrespected in the world. The Corpshas pledged to act as resourcepersons to the Vice Chancellor,provide him with feedback onstudent life and topical issues, work with the alumni chapters oftheir respective campuses andencourage volunteerism. They willalso be responsible for promotingCaribbean unity, culture and pride ashallmarks for successful regionaldevelopment. Their commitment toremain loyal to their alma mater is paramount.

Nine members of the UWI STATAmbassador Corps (Mona) ,Andre Gordon - Vice President,Alumni Programming; YolandeHy l ton - V i ce P res iden t ,

Membership; Lacey-Ann Bartley, CarlBrown, Jamar Davis, Sharryn Dawson,Oshane McKnight, Georgette Meadeand Carlos Michel, attended Sundaymorning service at Saxthorpe MethodistChurch in Jamaica on November 12, tobring UWI STAT’s message to thewider community as advocates of theCSME, HIV AIDS prevention in theCaribbean and volunteerism.

Seated from left: Celia Davidson-Francis, University Director of Alumni Relations, Professor E. Nigel Harris, UWI Vice Chancellor andDr. Thelora Reynolds, Director of Students Services (Mona). Standing: UWI STAT Ambassadors (Mona) with Allison Fung,

Executive Assistant to the Vice Chancellor (right).

Andre Gordon, Vice President, Alumni Programming(Mona), reads a scripture lesson at the Sundaymorning service at Saxthorpe Methodist Church.

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Campus Reports

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It’s not every weekend that TheUniversity of the West Indies invitesone founding father of an independentstate, one acclaimed novelist, oneluminary intellectual and the Presidentof the Republic over for lunch. But thenagain, it’s not every weekend that theUWI holds a Graduation Luncheon.

As for this year’s four honorarygraduands - the Right HonourableGeorge Price, Ms. Jamaica Kincaid,Mr. Lloyd Best and His ExcellencyProfessor George Maxwell Richards -one would imagine that the onlyquestion to trouble their brilliant mindsat this year’s gala event was whetherto dabble in the Trini-style venison, theprawns in wine sauce, or the grilledking fish. (The breadfruit croquettes,melongene casserole and cinnamonplantain were all open game.)

The quartet of honoreeswere the centre ofattention at the Office ofthe Campus Principalon Friday 3rd andSaturday 4th November,surrounded by the UWIChancellor, Sir GeorgeAlleyne; UWI ViceChancellor, ProfessorE. Nigel Harris; Chairmanof the St. AugustineCampus Council, Mr.Michael Mansoor;Campus Principal, ProVice Chancellor, Bhoendradatt Tewarie and the St.Augustine Campus Management.

Also in attendance were HisExcellency Sir Cuthbert MontravilleSebastian, Governor-General of St.Christopher (Kitts) and Nevis; Tradeand Industry Minister, Ken Valley;Minister in the Ministry of Finance,Christine Sahadeo; St. AugustineMP, Winston Dookeran; ValedictorySpeakers, Aziza Farrah Javed,Khaleel Mohammed, Shelly AnnO’Neil and Shivana Beharry; andrepresentatives of UWI faculty, staff,alumni and the Guild of Students.

UWI Chancellor, Sir George Alleyne (left)and Dr. David Picou.

UWI Centre for Creative and FestivalArts Lecturer, Yao Ramesar (left) andPVC Bhoendradatt Tewarie.

His Excellency Sir CuthbertMontraville Sebastian, Governor-General of St. Christopher (Kitts)and Nevis (left), his daughter,Ermelin, and Pro Vice Chancellor,Bhoendradatt Tewarie, UWI St.Augustine Campus Principal.

Left to right: UWI Vice Chancellor, Professor E. Nigel Harris; UWI Chancellor, Professor theHonourable Sir George Alleyne; His Excellency Professor the Honourable George MaxwellRichards; and Pro Vice Chancellor and St. Augustine Campus Principal, Bhoendradatt Tewarie.

Graduation 2006 (Luncheon at the Principal’s Office)

Innovative Programme

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First year students at the MonaCampus can have confidence in theUWI’s commitment to their well-being. They can participate in two First Year Experience (FYE)programmes, one for students inresidence and one for commutingstudents. This initiative is thebrainchild of Dr. Thelora Reynolds,Director of Students Services, Mona.

Students who reside in any of the sixhalls on the Mona Campus benefitfrom special seminars, based on theirspecific needs, such as “EmotionalMaturity - the Transition from HighSchool to University Life”, “ComputerScience for Mature Students” and“The Corporate World’s Expectationof Graduates”. They also have toregister in a co-curricular activity andattend cultural activities in order toensure that they learn the vital lifelesson of always having balance intheir daily lives. They also learnabout the importance of “giving back”through volunteer service.

FYE, which is a holistic approach,offers students specialized coreseminars as well. Exposure to cultureis emphasized, for example, they aretaken to the theatre to see a play andthen asked to give an oral or writtenappreciation, or they are taken to tourheritage sites.

“It was excellent. It was instrumental in thedevelopment of my interpersonal skills andhas in more ways than one, helped to shapethe person I am today. My responsibility toJamaica and by extension, the region hasnow been fully recognized.”

Kadiesh Jarrett

“It was an exceptional, interesting andeducational experience. The easternCaribbean trip exposed me to differentcultures and individuals, which contributed tothe development of my interpersonal skills.”

Analee Clarke

“As someone with a keen interest in issuesaffecting the CSME, the chance to interactand learn about those with whom I sharethe regional space that is the Caribbeanwas not one that I could give up. More tripsof this nature are definitely needed to breakdown insular passions and foment aregional identity.”

Jeffrey Foreman

Unfortunately FYE is not yetmandatory among all commutingstudents, who form over 90% of thestudent population. Professor YvetteJackson, assists Dr. Reynolds and isin charge of the fledgling commutingstudents programme. She isconfident that FYE can help themadjust responsibly to the challengesof university life and enhance theirpotential for personal and academicsuccess through the combination ofsocial and educational activities thatare planned throughout the year.

Dr. Reynolds is excited that studentsare also now being shown a selfassessment tool as part of FYE,which teaches them to match subjectchoice, personality and careerchoice, so that by the time theygraduate they have mastered coverletter and resume writing, have a“Career Portfolio” and are ready to beinterviewed.

The FYE programme at the MonaCampus is considered a model forthe other campuses and it is plannedto start a similar, fully integratedprogramme on the other maincampuses soon. “My hope is thatUWI will offer FYE as a compulsory3-credit course in the not too distantfuture”, says Dr. Reynolds.

The First Year Experience The main objective of the FYE is totransform students so that theyunderstand that they need:

a new approach to personal development

the importance of involvement

the development of leadership skills

the ability to interact with persons of different social and economic backgrounds and cultures

the importance of civic responsibility.

This is the first year that thisprogramme has been mademandatory for ALL residentstudents at the Mona Campus, with

the support of the Deputy Principal,Mr. Joseph Pereira, and it is hopedthat it will be the first phase in a“transformed campus”, one whichhas “transformed students” who willpositively impact the communities towhich they return, in myriad ways.

In keeping with the Vice Chancellor’svision, that UWI students must play akey part in Caribbean integration andCSME, last summer Dr. Reynoldswas able to take 50 students (30commuting and 20 “in residence”) tothe other two campus countries,Trinidad and Tobago, and Barbados,in order for them to see and learnabout life in their sister Caribbeanislands and about the culture,economic activities, history andgeography. It is hoped that additionalfunding can be found so that thisprogramme can be expanded andthat every student “in residence” willhave this opportunity.

Participants’ Feedback“FYE was a really wonderful programme. Itmade my first year at UWI easier, sincethere was always someone with a lot ofexperience available for me to ask about thevarious problems that came along. It helpedme to meet people that I might not have metotherwise, and taught me a lot of life skillsthat I would never learn in a classroom.”

Lesley Anne Wilson

Students in the FYE programme

Conference Highlights

Medical Sciences 15th Annual ResearchConferenceThe Faculty of Medical Sciences hosted its 15th Annual ResearchConference in November at the Main Medical Library Lecture Theatre, UWI,Mona under the theme: “Drug Development from Natural Products: Past,Present and Future.” The Conference aimed at showcasing the research ofthe Medical Faculty and providing a forum to share and explore developmentsin health research with members of the medical community, decision-makingbodies and the wider communities.

The guest speaker at the Sir Kenneth Standard Distinguished Lecture wasDr. Gordon Cragg, retired Chief of the Natural Products BranchDevelopmental Therapeutics Programme. The opening ceremony took placeon November 15.

Caribbean Child Research Conference 2006The Caribbean Child Research Conference was held in October at theJamaica Pegasus Hotel. The conference was organized by Sir Arthur LewisInstitute for Social and Economic Studies (SALISES) and the Caribbean ChildDevelopment Centre (CCDC), in association with the United NationsChildren’s Fund (UNICEF), along with the Early Childhood Commission, thePlanning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), the Child Development Research Groupand the Ministries of Education and Youth, and Health.

The conference represented an inter-disciplinary approach covering a rangeof child-related themes and aimed to share research on children, strengthenthe network of researchers on children’s issues, and encourage research inareas where gaps have been identified.

The Sus ta inab le EconomicsDevelopment Unit (SEDU) at UWI, St.Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago heldits annual conference in October. The conference theme was: “Rising to the Challenge of SustainableDevelopment in Small and IslandDeveloping States: Retrospect andProspect”. There was also theinauguration of the John CropperMemorial Lecture.

SustainableEconomicsDevelopment UnitConference

The Third Annual CANQATE ConferenceThe Caribbean Area Network for Quality Assurance in Tertiary Education(CANQATE) held its Third Annual Conference form November 21 to 23, 2006at the Sandals Grande St. Lucian Spa and Beach Resort. The theme of theconference, which was hosted by the Ministry of Education, Human ResourceDevelopment, Youth and Sports, St. Lucia, was “Strengthening TertiaryEducation in Response to Global Integration Trends.” The presentationsincluded papers on the theme which included topics such as “Regional andInternational Standards in Tertiary Education,” “Quality Assurance andAccreditation,” “Qualifications and Equivalency,” “Distance and TransnationalEducation,” “Economic Imperatives for Tertiary Education” and “Instructionaland Assessment Issues.”

Professor Zellynne Jennings of theDepartment of Educational Studies,UWI, Mona, delivered the keynoteaddress at a conference organisedby the University of St. Maarten in October. The theme of theconference was “Re- th ink ingEducat ion in the Car ibbean:yesterday, today and tomorrow: ALocal Imperative in a GlobalContext”. It focused on issues suchas history, curriculum development,teacher training, innovation ineducation and the development ofalternative educational models of management for schoolimprovement. Prior to theconference, Professor Jenningsdelivered a public lecture on“Educating our teachers in theCaribbean for the 21st century”. Herkeynote address was on ‘Threedecades of innovations in Caribbeaneducation systems: why somesucceed and others don’t’.

UWI LecturerParticipates inEducation Forum

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“Let’s Talk Garifuna”The Belize Students’ Association and Vincentian Students’ Association incollaboration with the Department of Language, Linguistics and Philosophyand the Institute of Caribbean Studies, invited the University community to apresentation entitled “Let’s Talk Garifuna: Our Story, Not His-Story” anexamination of the Garifuna journey of exile from St. Vincent to Belize. Thepresentation took place on Saturday, November 18 as part of Settlement Daywhich is officially celebrated on Sunday, November 19. “Let’s Talk Garifuna”was held at the Undercroft, Mona Campus.

UWIAA Chapter Highlights

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Dr. Cameron A. Wilkinson is the President of UWIAA St.Kitts and Nevis Chapter. He was born in Basseterre, St.Kitts and in 1982 he obtained the best A’ Level results inthe Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis to win the covetedStates Scholarship.

He entered the Faculty of Natural Sciences at TheUniversity of The West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, inSeptember 1983 and after one year transferred to theFaculty of Medicine on the Mona Campus.

In 1989, he graduated with an MBBS degree aftercompleting his final two years of medical school atQueen Elizabeth Hospital, Bridgetown, Barbados. Hewas awarded the Dr. Lionel Stuart Prize presented to thebest student in surgery at that hospital. He also receivedthe Dr. and Mr. Will Kerr prize presented to the topstudent in Medicine and Therapeutics.

He completed his internship at the Princess MargaretHospital, Nassau, Bahamas and was accepted into thesurgical residency at Harlem Hospital New York in 1991.He completed the five-year surgical residencyprogramme in 1996 and was awarded the ProgrammeDirector’s prize for The Most Outstanding Chief Resident.

Dr. Wilkinson also obtained a Citation for OutstandingService in recognition of five years of training in generalsurgery and providing quality care to the Greater HarlemCommunity, New York. He did a one year residency incritical care and surgical endoscopy at Harlem Hospitalfrom 1996 to 1997.

In 1997 he wrote and passed his surgical board exams tobecome a Diplomate of the American Board of Surgery.

Dr. Cameron Wilkinson, President UWIAA St. Kitts and Nevis Chapter

He returned to his native land St. Kitts to serve his peoplein September 1997.

In 2002 he was inducted as a Fellow of The AmericanCollege of Surgeons. He is also a Fellow of the CaribbeanCollege of Surgeons and a Council member of theCaribbean College of Surgeons.

He is presently the Chief Surgeon at the Joseph N.France Hospital, St. Kitts and the Medical Chief of Staff ofthe Health Institutes in St. Kitts.

Dr. Wilkinson is also the Immediate Past President of theRotary Club of Liamigua, St. Kitts and Vice President ofthe St. Kitts and Nevis Medical Association.

TMRI Director HonouredProfessor Terrence Forrester, Director of the Tropical Medicine ResearchInstitute (TMRI) at The University of the West Indies, Mona was among thehonorees at the first Anthony N. Sabga ‘Caribbean Awards for Excellence’launched by the Ansa McAl Foundation with the aim of encouraging the pursuitof excellence by Caribbean people for the benefit of the region. The galaaward ceremony took place recently at the Hilton Trinidad Hotel in Port-of-Spain.

TMRI was established on October 1, 1999 with the merging of four pre-existingUWI research units – the Tropical Metabolism Research Unit (TMRU), theSickle Cell Unit (SCU), the Epidemiology Research Unit (ERU), all located onthe Mona Campus and the Chronic Disease Research Unit (CDRU) at theCave Hill Campus. As Director of TMRI Professor Forrester has the mainresponsibilities of coordinating research on priority health issues in theCaribbean and facilitating the uptake of research findings into policy andprogrammes. The Institute is also involved in providing training atundergraduate and postgraduate levels and operates a postdoctoralfellowship programme. Professor Terrence Forrester

Dr. Cameron Wilkinson

UWIAA Chapter Highlights

Belize Chapter Awards Ceremony

Ms. Winnie Gillett (left), student in the Bachelor of

Education (Educational Administration) programme -

Belize, is the recipient of an Alumni bursary.

Dr. Greg Arana presents Mrs. Helena Bell (centre) with a plaque from theUWIAA Belize Chapter for services rendered to Belizean students at UWI,Mona. Dr. Lisa Johnson is at right.

Mr. Clarence Peters (centre) receives a plaque from the UWIAA BelizeChapter for services rendered to Belizeans in Jamaica, at the annual awardsceremony. Dr. Greg Arana makes the presentation while Dr. Lisa Johnson,President of the UWIAA Belize Chapter looks on.

Ms. Maylin O’Brien, B.Sc. Management Studies

student (left), recipient of a UWIAA Belize Chapter

bursary of BZ$500.

Mr. Frederick Sandiford, Treasurer, UWIAA, Belize Chapter,receives a donation of BZ$1,500 from Mrs. Theo Polonia ofSagicor (Belize) towards the Students Assistance Fund.

Ms. Angie Rumirez, A.Sc. Public Sector Administration student,Belize (left), recipient of a UWIAA bursary.

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Alumni Relations

UWI Alumni Month is an annualcelebration which takes place duringthe month of October at the Cave HillCampus. This month is significantbecause it was on October 12, 1963that the campus was founded at the Bridgetown Harbour site. Thecelebrations provide an opportunityfor alumni to reconnect with eachother and the University; to celebratethe contribution of UWI to WestIndian society; and to honour the achievements of alumni. Thistradition was started in 1999 by then President of UWIAA BarbadosChapter, Miss Cheryl Williams. Theevents were organised and hostedby the Cave Hill Campus Office ofAlumni Relations, the UWIAABarbados Chapter and the CampusUWI STAT group.

This year’s celebrations commencedwith a Church Service on October1st, followed by a Family Fun Day atthe campus which comprised a

Lunch and Treasure Hunt on October8th. Guests of honour at the Lunchwere Mr. Jefferson Cumberbatch,Deputy Dean in the Faculty of Law and Mrs. Cynthia Layne,Administrative Assistant in the SocialSciences Faculty Office, who werepresented with the first awards andcitations in recognition of theiroutstanding “Student Centredness”.

The Inaugural Lecture in theDistinguished Alumni Lecture Series,was presented by Sir Roy Trotman ofthe Class of 1968, renowned

trade unionist, on October19 on the topic: “The Conceptof ‘Decent Work’ and itsImplications for the ModernWorkplace”. The LectureSer ies honou rs theexceptional contributions ofalumni to a chosen career or professional field andprovides an opportunity for such alumni to share theirknowledge and expertise withthe University communityand the general public.

The month of activitiesculminated with a CareerDevelopment Workshopdesigned and presented bya volunteer group of alumni,who work in the HumanResources Division of the

prestigious Sandy Lane Hotel. Theworkshop attracted thirty final yearstudents and recent graduates andprovided them with practicalguidelines on how to effectivelytransition into the job market. Fromall indications, the events were wellreceived and have provided muchimpetus for next year’s celebrations.

UWI Alumni Month at Cave Hill Campus

Kelly-Ann Mayers, Training Administrator,Sandy Lane Hotel (left) and Patricia Taylor,Service Management Consultant (far right)observing as participants in the CareerDevelopment Workshop engage in an activityrelating to Customer Service Quality.

Sir Roy Trotman (left) speaking with attendeesat the inaugural lecture in the DistinguishedAlumni Lecture Series, entitled “The Conceptof ‘Decent Work’ and its Implications for theModern Workplace” held on October 19, 2006in the Staff Common Room, Cave HIll Campus.

From left: Ms. Maxine McClean, President - UWIAA Barbados Chapter; Ms. Lisa Greaves,Ex-officio - UWIAA Barbados Chapter; Mr. Jefferson Cumberbatch, Awardee and Senior Lecturerin the Faculty of Law; Mrs. Cynthia Layne, Administrative Assistant, Faculty of Social Sciences andAwardee); Ms. Gloria Grant, Vice President - UWIAA Barbados Chapter and Mr. Garth Wilkin,President of UWI STAT Cave Hill Campus at the Alumni Lunch held on Sunday, October 8, 2006in the Staff Common Room, Cave Hill Campus.

Staff of Sandy Lane Hotel, facilitators at the CareerDevelopment Workshop held on October 25, 2006 in theShell Suite, UWI Cave Hill Campus (left to right): Mr.Lester Headley, Certified Retail Manager; Ms. Kelly-AnnMayers, Training Administrator; Dr. Kerry Hall, Director ofPeople Development and Training; Ms. Patricia Taylor,Service Management Consultant and Mr. Philip Chandler,Learning and Development Officer.

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which is the basis for criticalthinking, the development andpractice of analytical andevaluative skills, which allow for anunderstanding of general principleswhich can be used to address andprovide solutions for problems,whether these problems be inJamaica, Trinidad, St. Lucia,Barbados or Antigua, or evenfurther in South Africa, China orAustralia.

Curiosity has led to the creation of newforms of knowledge, new theories,new products, innovative serviceswhich can advance the development ofthe human race. Curiosity is a majorfactor in our students achieving thegoal of acquiring an education ratherthan just a degree during their stay atUWI.

Second: Be Involved!It is tempting to cling to the “known” when students enter a newenvironment. Curiosity about theirnew environment, about the peoplein it, about new groupings such as those associated with Hallattachment will lead them away from their comfort zone intostimulating new experiences.Commuting students especially areencouraged to sign up to be part ofthe First Year Experience which is aspecial programme designed toinvolve them in interesting andenriching activities during the initialyear of their University education.Broadening their experience andbuilding new friendships and loyalties

as well as exploring opportunities forliving and studying on another campusfor a semester or a year can enhancetheir experience to make it a truly UWIone. UWI wants students to developrelationships with fellow students, withfaculty, staff and the entire community,which will make them form anattachment to their University andwhich will result in their becomingsatisfied graduates and involvedalumni.

Employers want educatedgraduates who can work as part ofa team – who are knowledgeableand who recognise their own worthbut who understand the worth of

The University has recently beenengaged in a process of strategicplanning. The leadership of the UWI isconcerned about the best way wecan prepare ourselves to preparestudents, not only for coping with anuncertain, and possibly unfriendlyfuture, but also for contributingmaximally to the development andadvancement of the countries of theCaribbean, of the region as a wholeand the world. We have beenconsidering and seeking opinionsfrom a wide range of persons, as tothe sort of university we need to beand the nature of the graduate theUniversity needs to produce, if theleadership of the Caribbean of thefuture is to be secure.

From the responses received so farthe message is a simple one but onewhich we want all students to thinkabout and take heed of as they pursuetheir University experience. Thatmessage is that their goal while at UWImust be to acquire an education ratherthan just a degree certificate. The UWIis a community in which there aremany opportunities for learning, and inthe pursuit of their education, ratherthan just a degree, UWI is urgingstudents to do three things: To becurious, to be involved, and to beready.

First: Be Curious!There are many, many things to be curious about and we expectstudents to have active questioningminds. We do not expect nor do wewant students to be sponges –soaking up knowledge fed to them bylecturers; rather we expect them to be seeking answers to questions,questions which arise as they engage with the material presentedin lectures and material they are reading on their own. This is anexciting time of intellectual growthand development, which will begreatly enhanced by students’openness and receptivity to newinformation, their critical thinking andtheir ability to use the informationcreatively and effectively to addresscomplex and seemingly insolubleissues and concerns.

This is a major demand fromemployers who desire our graduatesto have strong theoretical knowledgeand to be able to apply theoretical

concepts to practical problems andsituations. Curiosity will help studentsquestion these theories and concepts;examine their development; thereasoning behind them and theirapplicability in practical situations.Curiosity will force students toquestion and evaluate the materialthey hear and read as they hear andread it.

Employers have told us that beingeffective problem solvers is a must forour graduates. They will need to useseveral skills in order to arrive atacceptable solutions. Of primaryimportance, however, is thedevelopment of a questioning mind,

Professor Elsa Leo-Rhynie

Curiosity has led to the creationof new forms of knowledge,new theories, new products,innovative services which canadvance the development of thehuman race. Curiosity is amajor factor in our studentsachieving the goal of acquiringan education rather than just adegree during their stay at UWI.

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their colleagues and the value of cooperation and teamwork, who can be leaders in one settingyet followers in another, whounderstand when competition is appropriate and whencollaboration is preferred, who candeal with success and failure andlearn from both, who know howto make informed decisions andwhen to take risks, who canappreciate the importance ofdeveloping strategy, of planningand implementing the plans, ofdealing with confrontation,knowing when to compromiseand how to resolve disputes,who can work with persons whohave different skills, interests andobjectives and make the best use ofthese to achieve overall goals. Thetheoretical basis of all theseactivities can be learnt in thelecture room but it is on the sportsfield, while working on theExecutive of the Guild of Students,while participating in clubs andsocieties such as Debating,Drama, Dance as well as in awide range of other groupactivities, that these skills and attributes are developedthrough practice andin te rac t ion . Par t icu la r lyvaluable is involvement insome form of service learning– opportunities exist here onthe campus through the LeadershipProgramme but there are also opportunities in students’communities, through their churchor a Youth Club. Students’education will be greatly enhancedif they recognize the value ofbecoming catalysts in theircommuni t ies ; us ing the i rknowledge and skills to encourageand empower persons who may nothave had or may not have made useof the opportunities available tothem.

The value which co-curricularexperiences add to a UWI education issuch that it is now possible to gain credits towards a degree forinvolvement in some co-curricularactivities. In addition, a co-curriculartranscript can be obtained as anattachment to a student’s officialacademic transcript, and it documentsfor employers and other educational

institutions, to highlight the level ofparticipation and quality of a student’sinvolvement in co-curricular activities.

Third: be Ready!The future of each student and thepotential he displays now for thatfuture, are of great interest and

importance to the Caribbean, as ourstudents are the persons to whom wehave to entrust the leadership of ourregion during the twenty-first century.Their curiosity and involvement areexpected to provide them with aneducation which prepares them to be ready: to anticipate, plan for,

respond to, cope with and manage anunpredictable future. It can be anexciting prospect – technologicaladvances happen at such speed that itis difficult to keep pace with all that isnow possible and will become possiblein the future. The uncertain future alsopresents many other challenges: thereare wars in other parts of the world which affect our economies andour lifestyles, large internationalcompanies go bankrupt, financialsectors collapse, jobs are no longersecure, once accepted standards ofbehaviour no longer seem to berelevant, and there is muchuncertainty about the traditionalfeatures of our lives, as changecreates new lifestyles.

The CSM which is now in existenceand the CSME which will be a reality in2008 will change the economic andsocial landscape of the region and sobring new possibilities and make new

opportunities available. To be ready,our students will have to commit tocontinuous learning throughout lifeso as to ensure that they are multi-skilled and marketable, and alsosufficiently curious to have theopenness and flexibility to changecareers if necessary. Their curiosity

and involvement should be suchas to make them ready to beinternationally competitive, as theworld will be their marketplace.External migration as well asmigration within the Caribbeanwill be an option for their future,while those who remain must beready and willing to work withpeople of different cultures who

may migrate to the Caribbean.

The work world of the future is one where there is no guarantee of employment, and where self-employment and the creation ofemployment are important and viableoptions. Curiosity will lead our

students to question the mostproductive ways of being aparticipant in that working world,and to be ready to explore the real possibility of being an entrepreneur, of using theircreativity and other attributesdeveloped through theirinvolvement, to generate new ideasand use these productively.Productivity must be the hallmark

of UWI students if the Caribbean is tosucceed in the world of the future.

Each of our students, because of theirunique personalities and experiences,will address change and the unknowndifferently. But they will not only haveto adjust and adapt to change initiatedby external forces, but as theplanners, educators, politicians,managers, agriculturists, businessowners, entrepreneurs, professionalsand academics of the future, they willhave the power to be the initiators, theagents and the implementers ofchange. It is our students who willbuild and shape the Caribbean of thefuture.

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The CSM which is now inexistence and the CSME whichwill be a reality in 2008 willchange the economic and sociallandscape of the region and sobring new possibilities and makenew opportunities available.

The value which co-curricularexperiences add to a UWIeducation is such that it is nowpossible to gain credits towardsa degree for involvement insome co-curricular activities.

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There was a time in Jamaican historywhen the game of cricket was king.The Senior Cup was the competitionof choice, while thousands rushed toSabina Park to watch the territorialShell Shield or Test matches. Largelythrough North American cabletelevision, Jamaica’s youth are nowmore taken with the extravagantslam dunks of the NBA, or NFLtouchdowns. But, for two months, anexhibition, titled ‘A History ofJamaican Cricket - 1870s to thePresent’, at the National Library ofJamaica at East Street in Kingston,will revisit the glory days of the Britishsummer game.

The exhibition organised by theSocial History Project in theDepartment of History and Archae-ology at The University of the WestIndies, Mona, was also shown atother venues across the country, and is scheduled to close onDecember 27.

Upper ClassDr. Julian Cresser worked with theUWI on the exhibition, conductingresearch on over 100 years of cricketin Jamaica. “What I found in myresearch”, he said, “is thatmembership at most of the clubswere upper class and the playerswere either white or near-white. “Theblacks who played the game did so inimprovised places like cane fields.”

UWI Hoping to Score with Cricket ExhibitionCresser, who gainedhis Ph.D. in cricket atthe UWI, presents 14panels that show thechanging face of theJamaican game. Healso looks at thegreats who helpedput Jamaican, andWest Indian cricket,on the map.

These include battinglegends GeorgeHeadley, Collie Smithand Lawrence Rowe,and bowlers Alfred

Valentine and Michael Holding. Dr.Cresser said that he called onseveral sources for the exhibition’spictorials, including The Gleaner,clubs, the National Library andschools which participated in thelong-running Sunlight Cup. Hehimself played in the Sunlight Cup forSt. George’s College. The all-rounderhas also played at the Senior Cuplevel for Boys’ Town.

Currently, he is a research fellow atthe African Caribbean Institute ofJamaica, an affiliate of the NationalLibrary.

‘A History of Jamaican Cricket’ is thesecond exhibition by the SocialHistory Project. In November 2004, itlaunched ‘The Jamaican BlackMiddle Class - Late 19th Century andEarly 20th Century’ which was seenin Kingston, Morant Bay, Mandevilleand Montego Bay.

Kathleen Monteith, director of theSocial History Project, said an expoon cricket in Jamaica is timelyconsidering the country is one ofeight territories that will host matchesin next year’s World Cup.

She said other exhibitions are beingplanned by the department. “Theidea is to bring history to the widerpublic and not just to historians,” shesaid.

Source: The Gleaner

About our UWIAAIslands

British Virgin IslandsCapital:

Road TownCurrency:

US DollarPopulation:

21,730

The British Virgin Islands are a groupof over 50 islands, forming thenorthwestern extremity of theLeeward Islands. Road Town, thecapital is located on the southernside of Tortola, and is the business,administrative and yachting centre.

The UWIAA Chapter may becontacted through the ResidentTutor, Dr. Marcia Potter at 284-494-6957. She is also the ActingUWIAA President.

BarbadosCapital:

BridgetownCurrency:

Barbados Dollar

Population: 277,264

Barbados is the most easterly of theCaribbean islands. It is surroundedby white sand beaches and isrelatively flat. Bridgetown is theprincipal commercial centre and port.Attractions include golfing and theAndromeda Botanic Garden. TheBajan Cropover Festival highlightsthe old traditions of Barbados.

Contact the UWIAA BarbadosChapter through the Campus AlumniRepresentative, Mrs. RoseanneMaxwell, at 246-417-4544. Thecurrent UWIAA President is Ms.Maxine McClean.

West Indies batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul in action.

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.

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