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“One UWI, One Alumni Family”

Dec. 2009 - Feb. 2010

UWI Connect

UWI Connect: For Alumni, Donors, Parents and Friends

Editorial January 12, 2010 is a date that will reverberate in Caribbean history as the day that a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti. The UWI community along with the entire world responded.

UWI Connect tells the story of how UWI reacted and will continue to respond in the medium and long term.

January 28, 2010 was the date of the annual fund-raising Gala for the UWI held in New York and we bring that evening to life for you through a “photographic recollection”.

February 2, 2010 marks the date that the entire Caribbean and most specifically the UWI community lost the iconic Professor the Hon. Rex Nettleford, just four hours short of his 77th birthday. He was a truly remarkable man. I will always remember his unique parting phrase, “Bless you”. I am equally sure that we all wish for him eternal “blessings” and that we will always remember him.

UWI Connect highlights his life and works in this issue.

February 27 heralded the inaugural Toronto Gala which was held under the distinguished patronage of Dr. G. Raymond Chang. We will give full coverage of this event in our next publication.

This issue also highlights the stories of outstanding students and faculty of UWI from all over the world and brings you up to date with institutional and campus “happenings”. Read about them, rejoice and salute their accomplishments. They, like you, are “sons and daughters of the Pelican”.

Celia Davidson Francis Editor-in-Chief

Very Important Pelican

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UWI Graduates Honoured in New York

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“I just can’t give up now”

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Student Alumni Programming

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Tribute to Professor the Hon. Rex Nettleford

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Dazzling AFUWI Gala in New York

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Celebrating Excellence

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Mona GeoInformatics Institute: “Bringing GIS to the Masses” 31 “Happenings” on the Campus you Attended

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Dear UWI Connect Team, I've FINALLY had a chance to look at UWI Connect. It is just terrific.

I've already forwarded this issue (from online) to a past graduate of medicine (1965) and a guy in Barbados who is in his final year in medicine. Keep up the good work.

Cover photos: Vice Chancellor Emeritus, Professor the Hon. Rex Nettleford

Anthony MacFarlane, MD

UWI Connect Editorial Team: Celia Davidson Francis (Editor-in-Chief), Elizabeth Buchanan-Hind, Beverley Pereira, Aileen Standard-Goldson, Marcia Erskine, Stephanie Alleyne-Bishop, Kellie Magnus, Candice York and Lacey-Ann Bartley Sources: Student and Campus Newsletters, News Items and Announcements, Campus Communications and Public Relations Offices, Faculties, Departments, UWIAA, Campus Electronic Messaging Centres, the Open Campus, UWIMAA, UWI Medical Alumni Secretariat, Campus Alumni Offices, Office of Administration, UWI STAT Corps and others.

Photography: UWI STAT Corps, Campus Photographers, Graduates and Friends of UWI Publishing Services: Stratcom Marketing Services Limited Yvonne Graham, graduate, Mona School of Business, UWI A publication of the Institutional Advancement Division, Vice Chancellery No part of this publication may be reproduced without the written permission of the publisher or agent.

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Chancellor’s Column

Our ‘Black Prince’

George A. O. Alleyne UWI Chancellor

I live in the Washington metropolitan area and by chance or fate, I was there when Rex Nettleford died. It was a stormy evening when he died and I could not help recalling the lines of Caesar’s Calpurnia which seemed particularly apt;

“When beggars die, there are no comets seen The heavens themselves blaze forth the death of princes.”

For Rex Nettleford was indeed a prince among us; a prince who was loved rather than feared and whose sudden death left hearts aching with absence and an academic and personal void that will be difficult to fill. There are many others who will speak with authority of the other spheres in which he moved; of his artistic genius, his global and international influence and reach. But I write mainly about what our ‘Black Prince’ has meant to The University of the West Indies. I do this because this was where I knew him first and how I knew him best and can speak most confidently of how the University was really where he had his being, the place which provided the soil in which his mustard seed was sown. Our ‘Black Prince’ conquered through ideas and not by force of arms as did the legendary black prince of history.

He had a tenacity of purpose that was often shrouded in his quiet but impressive demeanor and was evinced in a prolific intellectual productivity befitting a prince of academia. He had a generosity of spirit that showed itself in his readiness to place his resources of intellect or his worldly goods at the disposal of those who needed them. He had the capacity to be of service without being servile; a quality that served him and us well as he collaborated easily with more senior colleagues in a variety of ways and could demonstrate the power of ideas when properly put to influence the ideations of the powerful.

But above all, he had a burning almost consuming passion for The University of the West Indies as a regional institution; a passion which showed itself privately and publicly and when the occasion merited it, in the use of his formidable oral and scribal talents to rebuff the naysayers, doubters and detractors. And when I did question him once on the genesis and intensity of that passion, he would say it was not only because his academic ‘navel-string’ was buried there, but because he believed in the critical importance of institutions in our development. If you would destroy a people, first undermine and destabilise their institutions. It was through institutions, especially institutions of higher learning that individuals would have equal opportunities for self actualisation. It was also a rooted part of his credo that our academic institutions had a major role in helping us to understand and appreciate the essences of our being and our personas, to understand our Caribbean culture.

Professor the Hon. Rex Nettleford

Except for three years at Oxford on a Rhodes scholarship, he spent all the rest of his adult life at our University. His curriculum vitae shows how he ascended the academic ladder, from Resident Tutor in the Extra-Mural Department, through Director of Studies of the Trade Union Education Institute, Director of Extra-Mural Studies, Professor of Extra-Mural Studies, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor and eventually Vice-Chancellor Emeritus, discharging all the responsibilities of those offices with credit to himself and benefit to the institution. He did all this while engaged in a vast number of activities in a wide range of areas and geographies and accumulating numerous accolades and awards that speak to his varied talents. But Rex was more than an assemblage of talents.

In his last Vice-Chancellor’s Report to Council, my first year as Chancellor, he wrote this as an introduction to the nascent Cultural Studies Initiative which he continued to head; “If a nation, or in this case a region, the Caribbean region, is to get its priorities right, it must structure its educational system and development strategy based firmly on an appreciation of its history as a people and on the region’s existential reality. The Cultural Studies Initiative must be seen therefore as a means of encouraging all Faculties and Centres in the University to investigate such realities and help lead to discovery of self and society.”

Thank you sweet ‘Black Prince’. We will ensure that your legacy lives on for our sake and for the sake of generations to come.

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Very Important Pelican (August 2000) remedies (December 2000). She successfully represented an Asian police officer wrongly accused of disseminating race hate mail to ethnic minority officers on Ealing Division. Sgt. Virdi was awarded a record sum of £150,000 damages for injury to feelings.

Spearheading Employment & Discrimination Issues in the UK

She is the author of 'Nuisance and Harassment' in series Arden's Housing Library Lemos Publications published in October 1995. She is usan Lorraine Belgrave describes co-author of ‘Employment Lawyer’s herself as Barbadian/British. She Guide to the Human Rights Act 1998' received a BA (Hons) (Languages: Jordans 2001 and a contributor to Interpreting and Translation Sweet and Maxwell’s Encyclopaedia French and Spanish): Heriot-Watt of Employment Law. A selection of Susan Lorraine Belgrave University: 1981 (Barbados Government recently published articles includes, Exhibition Scholar); a Diploma (International ‘Streamlining discrimination law’ ELA Briefing May and Comparative Politics), London School of 2006, ‘Jarndyce v Jarndyce revisited’, Journal of the Economics: 1982; M.Sc. (Economics and Discrimination Law Association March 2006.

International Relations), London School of Economics: 1986; LLB (Hons): 1988, The Susan has developed and provided Diversity Training for University of the West Indies (II.i) Barbados Bar members of the Bar under the auspices of the Bar Council in Association Prize for Top Graduating Student; conjunction with the Legal Action Group. For the past four Certificate of the Council of Legal Education years she has presented a seminar on ‘Handling Race (London). She took her Bar Final Examination in Discrimination Claims’ to UNISON regional officers across 1989 and was called to the Bar of England and the country (Glasgow, Midlands, London and the South East Wales in July 1989. In 1992 she obtained a Licence region). She has appeared on Newsnight to discuss the Speciale en droit europeen (LLM) with distinction implications of legal action against France for the imposition from the Universite Libre de Bruxelles. She speaks of the ban on British beef. Additionally she has assisted in both French and Spanish. planning the Minority Lawyers Conference (2003) and has been a conference speaker on employment and discrimination At present she works at the Chambers of Grahame issues (2005 and 2009).

Aldous Q.C. where she is the coordinator of the employment team. She specialises in all aspects of She is a supporter of the recently employment law with a particular emphasis on discrimination. She also practises in the field of established BFUWI. public law and judicial review including local government work and procurement. She also worked in the Chambers of Roger McCarthy Q.C. She has taught English and French as a volunteer teacher at and with Stanbrook and Hooper, Brussels Dayspring Learning Centre, which provided Saturday school (European Community Lawyers – Chambers of for Afro-Caribbean children. She says, “My two year stint at Clive Stanbrook Q.C.) among others. In addition, UWI was one of the few times I was able to meet people from she gained experience as Foreign Service Officer II all over the Caribbean, from the Bahamas to Guyana, for a (Second Secretary), Ministry of Foreign Affairs, protracted period. As a direct entrant to the Law faculty I Barbados. didn't have much breathing space but having studied at institutions outside the region, the sense of being at home was Susan belongs to several professional organisations refreshing and heart warming”. She is a supporter of the including Employment Law Bar Association, recently established British Foundation for The University of Employment Lawyers Association (Member of the the West Indies.

Editorial Board of the monthly ELA Briefing and of the Pro Bono Committee), Discrimination Law Susan resides in London with her two children Alicia (18) Association and South Eastern Circuit. She has and Richard (10). Her husband Dr. James Matheson, a been involved in several notable cases including Guyanese diplomat, died in 2003. Her hobbies include Virdi v Metropolitan Police Commissioner swimming, tennis and theatre.

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Focal Point

UWI’s RESPONSE TO

Haitian Earthquake Disaster After the devastating earthquake in Haiti, a collective UWI response to the humanitarian disaster was mobilised.

Accordingly, experts in several fields - engineering, public health, social work and psychology - were assembled for deployment in collaboration with the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA).

The Vice Chancellor also appealed to the entire University community, alumni, staff and students, to make a personal contribution to the emergency fund being set up to facilitate further assistance to Haiti by The University of the West Indies.

Any other suggestions you may have regarding other ways in which the UWI can assist would be most welcome.

Suggestions can continue to be sent to: vcoff@uwimona.edu.jm or iad.mona@alumni.uwi.edu.

You are invited to donate and continue donating into the following bank accounts:

Those of you with expertise in any of the areas urgently needed in this continuing response, whether in social work and psychology, engineering or public health and are not already on the UWI Disaster Risk Reduction Centre’s database, please contact PVC Wayne Hunte, Office of Research, pvcresearch@admin.uwi.tt or Professor Trevor Jackson, Director of the DRRC, trevor.jackson@uwimona.edu.jm

Cave Hill: RBC Savings Account, Nbr 0945-2524239 Mona: NCB Savings Account, Nbr 404141538 St. Augustine: Republic Bank Chequing Account, Nbr 160135528301

UWI Leads UNICA efforts in Haiti The University of the West Indies (UWI) has taken the lead in developing the Association of Universities & Research Institutions of the Caribbean’s (UNICA) response to Haiti’s tertiary education sector.

The UWI Mona Campus for example, is embarking on an effort that will include other UWI campuses to offer scholarships to over 100 Haitian students. It is hoped that other universities in UNICA will join in this effort and appeals will be made to the OAS and other international agencies to assist in provision of scholarships for living expenses for Haitian students. UWI is also considering sharing its faculty with Haiti.

The Vice Chancellor, Professor E. Nigel Harris has indicated that, “Since the earthquake, the UWI has been working at several levels to provide assistance -

humanitarian, sensitising the various stakeholder groups about Haitian issues and positioning ourselves to help with the mid to long-term recovery and reconstruction”. He said that bank accounts were set up in campus countries and the collection currently stands (at the date of printing) at US$12,600, which will be transmitted through an appropriate agency to be used directly to assist persons in Haiti.

Staff and students continue to participate in collection drives for clothing, food items and toiletries and UWI’s Disaster Risk Reduction Centre has updated and broadened its database of expertise at the University (for example, construction engineers, physicians, psychologists, agricultural specialists and others) and is partnering with the CARICOM Secretariat and the Caribbean Disaster and Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) to provide medium to long-term assistance in the reconstruction effort.

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Top Class

UWI Graduates Honoured in New York The Trinidad and Tobago Alliance (North America Inc.) at its 33rd Annual Scholarships Awards Luncheon at the El Caribe Country Club in Brooklyn, recently recognised two UWI graduates amongst its honorees.

Mr. Kenton K. Kirby, recipient of the Media Award.

Dr. Hazel Carter, recipient of the Education Award.

Dr. Carter is Trinidadian and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and Social Sciences and a Diploma in Education, both from the St. Augustine Campus and a Master of Science degree in Non-Profit Management from the New School University. She also holds a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Higher Education from New York University.

Mr. Kirby was born in St. Vincent and The Grenadines and is a graduate in Mass Communications from the UWI and Advanced Journalism from the International Institute for Journalism in Berlin, DDR. He was also a member of the Lincoln University’s Class of ’96 Master of Human Services Programme.

He is a journalist and community advocate and is Editor-in-Chief of Caribbean Life, the most widely read Black newspaper in New York City. The free, weekly paper serves Brooklyn/Staten Island, Queens, Long Island, Manhattan and Bronx/Westchester and has over 600,000 monthly and 430,000 weekly readers.

She has over twenty-six years of experience in education reform programmes, curriculum development, programme design, grant writing and teaching at both school and college levels.

Dr. Carter is currently a professor of Educational Leadership at The City College of New York where she prepares teachers to be school and district leaders.

Mr. Kirby has been a professional journalist for over a quarter century, beginning at The Vincentian, the national newspaper of St. Vincent and the Grenadines where he rose to the position of Associate Editor.

She has advised on international education reform efforts for the Caribbean and South Africa and has lectured at New York University, LaGuardia Community College and Empire State College.

He is a former correspondent for the Caribbean News Agency, United Press International, Radio Barbados and Radio Antilles, and editor of Caribbean Sun Magazine.

She is a Board Member of the American Foundation for The University of the West Indies and the UWI Vice Chancellor’s Presidents Club. She also served as President of the UWI Alumni Association (New York Chapter) from 2004-2009.

After he moved to New York, he worked as a staff reporter at the now defunct City Sun newspaper, which had gained a reputation for its intense focus on issues concerning the Diaspora of the Caribbean as well as Latino people, Africans and African-Americans.

She is a member of the International Consortium of Caribbean Professionals, American Association of University Professors, American Educational Research Association, Metropolitan Council of Educational Administration Programmes and Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.

He deviated from professional journalism between 1990-1995 when he worked in the New York City Department of Health’s Bureau of Maternity Services and Family Planning as a community liaison and as a public information specialist at the Brooklyn Perinatal Network.

Dr. Carter received the Trinidad and Tobago Heritage Award from the New York City Council in 2005, the Mid-Brooklyn Civic Association Award for community work in 2004 and the Non-Profit Management Award from the New School University in 2003.

Caribbean Life newspaper has become a force for justice and a catalyst for change under his leadership. The newspaper is a leader in political news in New York City and is widely considered to be the authority about issues directly impacting the Caribbean community.

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UWIAA President

Leanora Wynter-Young, UWIAA President - Cayman Chapter Today, I am the Social Work Manager with At the age of 14, while responsibility for social work staff in Cayman. I have attending Titchfield High overall responsibility for the day to day operations of School in Port Antonio, case work and group work services while providing Jamaica, I knew that I wanted intervention and managerial supervision to Social Work to attend The University of the Supervisors there. I am also responsible for the efficient West Indies. I had no idea how utilisation of social assistance funding and I participate I was going to get there or in the training and development of social work staff. I what course of study I would also provide administrative and technical support to undertake; I just knew that I social workers during the absence of their assigned wanted to study at UWI. I was (Social Work) Supervisor, to facilitate the ongoing working as a Probation Officer delivery of casework/group work services. The most when I submitted my first rewarding part of my job is ensuring the provision of application to study social counseling services to wards/clients in programmes work. I was not accepted then such as foster care and adoption, Youth Residential because my high school did Leanora Wynter-Young Programmes and the Young Parents’ Programme. not send my transcript but I was successful on the second try. Then the mental The ‘regionality’ of UWI assisted me in my transition to living dilemma took over as I felt overwhelmed; I couldn’t and working in Cayman, where I have now resided for 17 years. believe that the child who was told, “You won’t turn I am proud that I assist in the development of policies and out to be anything good”, would be studying at the procedures to enhance the delivery of social work in the Cayman UWI. I then purposed in my heart that I would make Islands and also report on trends observed in casework which the best of the opportunity. I never failed a course may lead to the enhancement of existing programmes or during my three years and graduated with an Upper establishment of new programmes. For me "UWI provided not Second Class Honours degree. UWI made me realise only an academic foundation but also a Caribbean that I was a person of worth. It was a challenging and perspective, which has allowed me to excel in my chosen enriching experience which enhanced my total field". development.

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Success Through Courage and Commitment

“I just can’t give up now” Three graduations later, Gloria recalls the events of her UWI experience with an appreciation of the facilities that have allowed her to attain her academic qualifications. She recalls with gratitude the assistance provided to her by the UWI and the Office of Special Students Services whom she believes are playing an integral role in the development of persons with disabilities.

At the age of 7, while most other young girls were beginning to enjoy the simplicities of life, Gloria Goffe was beginning to face a hurdle most of us may never encounter or understand; she became blind.

A life that was filled with memories of climbing trees, visiting the river with her mother and catching river fishes would have to be relocated from the rural parts of Jamaica to Kingston.

The journey to Kingston brought about a new home, a new family and a virtual ‘reculturization’ at the School for the Blind.

The holder of a Certificate in Public Administration, BSc. in Psychology with International Relations and a Gloria Goffe Master’s degree in Human Resource The students at the school and the house Executive Director, Development credits her friends Combined Disabilities Association, mothers became Gloria’s new family and the Jamaica and family as being an integral process began whereby the young student source of strength and motivation. had to begin to learn differently. She therefore recalls Self-motivation she admits also played a major role as many that “colouring books did not exist in my world”. times it required carrying a song in her heart and determination Despite the odds now facing her at her new school, this in her mind so that, “I just can’t give up now”, was never too is where she found her element. far from her lips.

Her outspoken nature and willingness to help out her Her friends in her programmes, not surprisingly, quote her as fellow students (even if it meant helping them to get their source of strength as her ability to bypass her disability better grades than she did) saw her taking up often gave them the motivation to bypass whichever hurdles leadership roles. At the end of the day the experience they were facing. at the school built within her a character filled with caring and sharing, which she A mother of two boys Gloria uses her job to continue to credits for the successes that and one girl, Gloria came later on in life. impact positively on the lives of notes that she would persons with disabilities and pass on encourage anybody and While the School for the Blind more so disabled provided a safe haven, Gloria the message of self-empowerment. persons to forget the laments that it ill prepared her negatives about whether they would be able to find a job and and her colleagues for the real world. She had to move pursue an education, as getting a degree is not just for from an environment where life was structured and employment, but for personal development. sheltered to a world that would not always prove to be as accommodating.

Now the Executive Director of the Combined Disabilities Association, Gloria uses her job which she describes as At an early age the young students learnt that the odds challenging, but rewarding, to continue to impact positively on would be against them and society would treat them the lives of persons with disabilities and pass on the message differently especially when it came to jobs. Even of self-empowerment. though she was able to take away with her the academic discipline applied at the School for the On a daily basis she now interacts with all types of Blind, the experience at UWI provided an example of personalities that her education in psychology allows her to how this statement would be proven to be true. understand and be more tolerant of. Her courses in her words Immediately, one of the major challenges faced was “prepared her for the bigger picture”. the unwillingness of students to include her in their groups.

Regrets? Gloria makes it clear that she has no regrets. In light of her success she points out however that if she had to do it It is in these circumstances that her assertiveness was over she may have started earlier. She believes that everything essential in her claiming her position. The negative happened when it was supposed to and no one can deny that, situations however provided the motivation which she come what may, Gloria Goffe is a source of inspiration, not recalls caused her to give 130% as she was determined only to persons with disabilities, but to anyone who has ever to get students to understand she wasn’t going to be doubted their ability to achieve either or both academic and given a grade because her lecturers felt sorry for her, personal success. but she had to earn it the same way in which they did.

By Candice York

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Student Alumni Programming

UWI STAT St. Augustine - Activities for CSME Week To promote Caribbean pride and regional integration, the St. Augustine Corps has planned a week of activities that will encourage and promote awareness of the CSME not only among students but also the campus community.

Plans include a Caribbean Current Affairs Forum on Monday 1st March. The theme of the Forum will be "Youth Involvement and the CSME" and Mr. Marlon Anatol from the Institute of International Relations, Dr. Marlene Attz from the Economics Department and Mr. Kyle DeFreitas former Commissioner on the CARICOM Policy on Youth will be featured. Students from ten secondary schools in the area will be invited to attend.

Also planned: A Logo design competition open to UWI St. Augustine students. A Dell Netbook has been secured as a prize for the winner.

A Panel Discussion on the theme: "The CSME: Ideal or Reality?: Challenges to Regional Integration in the 21st Century". Professor Norman Girvan will be featured as the primary speaker and the CARICOM Youth Ambassador to Haiti (CYA) and the former CYA to Barbados will be guest speakers. The President of the Guild of Students, Mr. Hillan Morean, and our very own Ambassador and CYA to Trinidad and Tobago, Ms. Prunella Mungroo will sit on the Panel.

An Inter-hall Debate: "Last Hall Standing" on Saturday 6th March 2010.

The Corps continues to work diligently to fulfill our mandates and to ensure that young people are better equipped for their roles as future leaders in our Caribbean region.

Submitted by Ruedi Trouchen President, UWI STAT, St. Augustine

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Student Alumni Programming

Seventh Commonwealth Youth Forum

Lifelong commitment Here is an e-mail which illustrates that UWI STAT is a lifelong commitment, as well as the spirit and dedication amongst our UWI STAT Alumni Ambassadors.

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Dear Vice Chancellor,

I am a recent graduate of the UWI (Cave Hill) Faculty of Law. I was a part of UWI STAT for the academic year 2008-2009. I am presently pursuing an LL.M (in the areas of law of the sea/maritime/ocean law and policy) at Dalhousie University in Canada with a view on returning to the region next year.

UWI STAT Ambassadors attending the Seventh Commonwealth Youth Forum held in Trinidad and Tobago.

I write to express to you my passion to see Caribbean Integration become an even more true reality. I am willing to lend my skills and abilities to this end, to facilitate mass education on the integration movement, and its importance to the region.

My UWI education, has given me the tools I need to understand Caribbean integration. Being a student at Dalhousie University has cemented further in my mind, a resolve to return to the Caribbean and play my part in becoming a part of the "new generation of leaders" you so ardently encouraged us to embrace earlier this year at the UWI STAT meeting in Barbados; a quote which inspired my presentation at the UWI Student Awards Ceremony this year.

I am positively ready to be a part of the changing hands of history in the Caribbean region, to a time when we are truly unified.

Johanan Lafeuillee

UWI STAT Ambassadors speak with the Chief Secretary of the Tobago House of Assembly, the Hon. Orville London (left).

World Aids Day UWI STAT Ambassadors (St. Augustine) getting the word out about HIV/Aids prevention.

Candles make the statement.

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Student Alumni Programming

UWI STAT (Mona) Launches CSME Week and its Third Annual CSME Essay Competition 2010 On February 28, 2010 UWI STAT (The University of the West Indies Students Today, Alumni Tomorrow) Vice Chancellor’s Ambassadors Mona Corps launched its CSME Week under the theme: Education in the Caribbean: Embracing the future, CSME and Caribbean Regional Integration.

The UWI STAT mandate includes the promotion of Regional Integration in the Caribbean. UWI STAT provides students with opportunities for integration with fellow Caribbean colleagues, encourages the development of leadership skills and provides experiences that enhance regional pride through involvement in campus and community activities.

The highlight of the CSME Week of Activities by the UWI STAT Mona Corps is the CARICOM/CSME Essay Competition which will open on March 1, 2010 and close on March 26, 2010. The categories are: High School: 1st - 4th Form

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High School: 5th - 6th Form

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Tertiary Students: J$80,000 donated by the Office of the Principal, UWI Mona

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role of the CSME and regional integration in the Caribbean. Mrs. Celia Davidson Francis, Founder of the Corps and Director of Alumni Relations at the UWI believes, "The initiative by the Corps is a wonderful one and shows the students’ commitment to regionalism".

The Mona Corps is encouraging all high schools to get involved.

The 1st - 4th form group should write an essay between 800-1,200 words about the topic: ‘Schools curriculum should be expanded so that students can learn more about CARICOM and its participating states’. Discuss.

Gift Certificate from Cooyah - The Official Reggae Brand.

The 5th-6th form group should write between 1,000-1,500 words on the topic, ‘Is there enough CSME publicity? If not, what strategies could the regional organisation CARICOM use?’ The tertiary level students should write an essay between 1,200-1,500 words on the topic, 'Is the CSME method of integration going in the right direction?’ Discuss.

The essay competition seeks to engage students at different levels nationally. Its main focus is to enlighten students about the

Essays should be submitted to: Institutional Advancement Division, by fax (876-927-0264) or emailed to uwi.stat.csme@gmail.com.

The Prof. E. Nigel Harris CSME Trophy.

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Student Alumni Programming

St. Lucia Island Visit

L-R: Ambassador Andrea Polanco (Mona); Prime Minister of St. Lucia, the Hon. Stephenson King; President of UWI STAT St. Augustine Ambassador Ruedi Trouchen and Head of the Open Campus St. Lucia Mrs. Veronica Simon at the Prime Minister's Residence.

Ambassador Ruedi Trouchen talking to students of Corinth Secondary School about HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention.

L-R: Ambassador Andrea Polanco (Mona), students of Corinth Secondary and Ambassador Ruedi Trouchen (St. Augustine) after the presentation.

tte Dame Pearle en ouch eral of St. Lucia Governor Gen with Ambassador Ruedi Tr ) Louisy (centre ssador Andrea Polanco. (left) and Amba

UWI STA STAT Ambassadors (St. (St. Augustine) who created the huge footprints footprints on the ground to encourage their peers to support the FOOTPRINTS: Student s for Development Students regional fund-raising campaign, campaign, aimed at starting starting the tradition of giving back to their Alma Mater.

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Governor Gen er Dame Pearle al of St. Lucia tte receiving a to Louisy (left) ke from Ambass n of appreciation ad Trouchen (St. or Ruedi Augustine).

Student Alumni Programming

Dominica Island Visit

UWI STAT Ambassadors Jayson Haynes and Rashida Vitalis visited Dominica from January 24-28 under the auspices of the Vice Chancellor. The visit was organised by the Institutional Advancement Division with the objective of contributing to youth leadership development, regional integration and interaction, and the promotion of UWI as a premier choice for tertiary education in the Caribbean.

In relating his experience Jason Haynes stated that, “Essentially the visit sought to equip me, as a future alumnus and regional leader, with the requisite knowledge and perspectives to inform the Vice Chancellor about youth perspectives, both locally and regionally. In this regard the courtesy calls made to the various government officials, students and administrative bodies were of utmost necessity.

Antigua Island Visit

Indeed, my knowledge base has been tremendously increased and the level of confidence which I have gained cannot be understated. Diplomacy, thoughtfulness and proper articulation were the greatest benefits which I derived from the Dominica experience and it is my hope that these benefits will continue to germinate and bear fruit as I develop as a leader, and by extension, a servant of the people�.

Ambassador Donald Smith, Mona Corps (left) and Henri-Jacques Mangal (Cave Hill) with the 5th form class of Christ of the King High School, Antigua.

Anguilla Island Visit

Ambassador Donald Smith makes a presentation to Her Excellency Dame Louise Lake-Tack, Governor-General of Antigua.

Donald Smith, Allison Hull, Her Excellency Dame Louise Lake-Tack, Governor-General of Antigua and Henri-Jacques Mangal.

Ambassador Henri-Jacques Mangal (left) makes a presentation to the Hon. Evans Rogers, Minister of Education, Health and Social Development, Anguilla.

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Student Alumni Programming

Cayman Island Visit

Ambassador Prunella Mungroo (St. Augustine) talks to students at the Cayman Prep and High School about pursuing a university degree at UWI.

Ambassadors Kamal Wood (Cave Hill), and Prunella Mungroo present a bag of items to Mr. Roy Bodden, President of the University College of the Cayman Islands (right).

Students at the Cayman Prep and High School listen attentively to the Ambassadors' presentation about The University of the West Indies.

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Tribute

The Office of the Vice Chancellor pays Tribute to the late Professor the Hon. Rex Nettleford The Vice Chancellor, Professor E. Nigel Harris and the entire University of the West Indies community are devastated by the loss of the colossal Caribbean cultural icon, Professor the Honourable Rex Nettleford. Save for the three years he spent as a Rhodes Scholar at Oriel College, Oxford, Rex Nettleford has lived his entire adult life at and for The University of the West Indies.

This life-long association with UWI began in 1953 when he entered the then University College of the West Indies to read for a degree in History.

He returned immediately after completing the MPhil in Political Science at Oxford and, at the prompting of UWI Founding Father, Sir Philip Sherlock, took up the challenge of widening the reach of the still fledgling institution through the Department of Extra-Mural Studies, which took him to Trinidad and Guyana as Staff Tutor for the Eastern Caribbean.

Nettleford’s life has been seamlessly intertwined with that of The University of the West Indies. At every stage in the growth and development of the institution his quiet, self-effacing leadership could be discerned. He served in this way five Vice Chancellors – Sir Arthur Lewis; his mentor, Sir Philip Sherlock; Sir Roy Marshall, Mr. A.Z. Preston and Sir Alister McIntyre – until he himself took up the mantle in 1998. Even after his official ‘retirement’ in 2004 Professor Nettleford continued to serve in the capacity of Vice-Chancellor Emeritus, Professor of Cultural Studies and unofficial advisor to current Vice-Chancellor, Professor E. Nigel Harris.

His intellectual gifts and wise counsel have been generously shared with many heads of Government, not only in Jamaica, but throughout the Caribbean and beyond.

Professor Nettleford has been consulted by just about every Government in the Caribbean region (including the non-English speaking countries) and has served in an advisory capacity to several international organisations, including CARICOM, the Organisation of American States, UNESCO, the ILO, the World Bank and the International Development Research Council (IDRC) of which he is a founding director. His gift of erudition, combined with his inability to decline

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appeals for contributions of his talent in this area, resulted in his maintenance of a speaking schedule that would daunt normal mortals. He has written several books and contributed chapters to many more. (His published works consist of 625 items, his unpublished writing, made up largely of 128 lectures and choreography, comprise 71 items). The texts of his speeches, covering a wide range of topics, provide enough material for many more fine books.

Although Rex Nettleford is perhaps best known for his genius as a dancer and choreographer – he was co-founder and Artistic Director of the acclaimed National Dance Theatre Company of Jamaica – it is as an intellectual and academic leader that the University has known him. He has been conferred with numerous academic honours from many universities and received from the Government of Jamaica the highest national award which a civilian can earn – The Order of Merit. He is recipient of the Order of the Caribbean Community (OCC); the Gold Musgrave Medal from the Institute of Jamaica, of which he was also named Honorary Fellow; The Chancellor’s Medal (UWI); the UWI Alumni Pelican Award; The Living Legend Award from the Black Arts Festival in Atlanta, USA and The Zora Neal Hurston/Paul Robeson Award from the National Council for Black Studies, among many others.

The Rhodes Trust, in celebration of its Centenary in 2004, established the Rex Nettleford Prize in Cultural Studies, tenable at The University of the West Indies, a fitting and lasting accolade which will ensure that his name and work will live on in perpetuity.

Rex Nettleford’s life and career were indeed inseparable from The University of the West Indies and he will never, never be forgotten.

Tribute

The Astonishing

REX NETTLEFORD

by Colin Rickards The death of Professor Rex Nettleford, Vice-Chancellor Emeritus of The University of the West Indies (UWI), and one of the great intellects of the Americas - and beyond - has left a huge void in the cultural life of his native Jamaica, and resonated far beyond its shores.

He was passionately West Indian, believing that because of the mix of cultures, and in many cases of genes - the people of the Caribbean are unique and distinct.

“We are part African, part European, part Asian and part Native Amerindian - but totally Caribbean,” he told a Toronto audience two years ago. “I claim for the region its own inner logic and consistency, rooted in cross-cultural encounters, which add up to more than cross-breeding, in other words to the creation of something uniquely different - and distinctively Caribbean.”

His passing will be especially felt at the UWI, where he spent his entire professional life, devoting himself to its development, and rising to be Vice-Chancellor in 1998.

Born in the North Coast town of Falmouth, Ralston Milton “Rex” Nettleford pursued a History degree at the then University College of the West Indies. Awarded a Rhodes Scholarship in 1957, he went on to do postgraduate studies in politics at Oxford University, returning home to pursue a lifelong academic and artistic career as a public intellectual, devoting his professional energies to the development of the UWI. Nettleford endorsed the phrase “Black Atlantic”, calling it “the civilization to which the Americas on the Atlantic seaboard belongs”.

In 1963, the year after Jamaica attained Independence, he co-founded the National Dance Theatre Company (NDTC) of Jamaica, a consciously political act, he always maintained, as well as a cultural and artistic one.

“It was founded with a formed purpose - to secure for the Jamaican people one way of articulating cultural identity, and to build faith in a historical reality,” he told me once. “This immediately locates the Caribbean in the wider spheres of endeavour, suggesting myriad multiple - paths to our sense of being, our place and purpose in the world, and our sense of knowing.”

Nettleford was an original thinker, a man who refused to be put in a box or pigeon-holed by convention or society. His lectures or presentations were always carefully researched, multi-layered and impeccably delivered, his elocution and diction pristine. He expected much of his listeners, and literary allusions, odd pieces of Latin, and references to thinkers and writers who had stimulated his own perceptions, tripped from his tongue.

This was not snobbery or pretentiousness. It was Rex N., imparting the thoughts and conclusions which he was offering for consideration - though he considered all ideas and premises, indeed, life itself, to be works in progress.

He received 19 honorary degrees, and many awards, and was especially proud in 2004 when the Rhodes Trust of Oxford established the “The Rex Nettleford Prize in Cultural Studies” to mark the centenary of the Rhodes Scholarships in the Caribbean.

His last visit to Toronto was for the 25th Anniversary celebrations of the Black Action Defense Committee. Prior to that he was here for the Convention of the International Association of Blacks in Dance, where he unburdened himself of a brilliant cultural exposition, on which I congratulated him.

“Ah, my dear boy,” he responded. “I am in the Sunset of Empire!”

Well, now the sun has set, old friend. You will be sorely missed.

Excerpted from “Caribbean People” by Colin Rickards, Caribbean Camera, Toronto, February 11, 2010.

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Tributes

The UWI Family Worldwide Salutes the Life of the late Professor the Hon. Rex Nettleford Professor Hazel Simmons-McDonald, PVC and Principal of the Open Campus: “To the staff and students of the UWI Open Campus, he was family and our champion.

He was one of the founding fathers of the Extra-Mural Department, a Director of the School of Continuing Studies and he played an influential role in the development of the Hugh Lawson Shearer Trade Union Education Unit and other outreach units which were recently integrated into the UWI Open Campus. He continued to guide the works of the Philip Sherlock Creative Arts Centre, the Radio Education Unit and the journal, Caribbean Quarterly, until the time of his death. He was generous with his advice, gave me much guidance and I benefited immensely from his wisdom. His mantra ‘the tyranny of distance that is the geography of the Caribbean region’ was inspired by his experience of developing extra-mural education for the UWI throughout the region.

This was an effort to which he was deeply committed and to which he gave support throughout his tenure at the UWI. He referred to his colleagues who were engaged in extra-mural work as ‘intellectual guerrillas’ who sought to conquer this tyranny through innovative teaching and technologies.”

Dr. Adrian Fraser, Head of Open Campus, St. Vincent & The Grenadines: “Though Rex has served the international community with great distinction he has always been sure that ‘home’ was the priority. For him ‘home’ was the Caribbean, and, more specifically, The University of the West Indies…we salute him as a graduate who has contributed with great distinction to the upliftment of this archipelago we call home… a great Caribbean son indeed.”

CARICOM Secretary-General, Edwin Carrington: “Professor Nettleford’s life is one that has been poured out on the people of Jamaica and the wider Caribbean Community. On July 1, 2008, it was with great pride and a deep sense of privilege that CARICOM was honoured to present Professor Ralston Nettleford with the Order of the Caribbean Community (OCC), its highest honour. Jamaica and the region have shaped the life of Professor Nettleford and to the end of his life, he worked to influence the shape of the region. He is, in essence, among the best examples of a Caribbean Man - a veritable Caribbean Icon.”

President George Maxwell Richards, Trinidad and Tobago: “Prof. Nettleford’s conviviality and charisma will be missed but he has left us a legacy that beckons us all not to denigrate ourselves but to stand proud of who we are in the certain knowledge that things West Indian are as important in the global arena as those of any other people.”

PVC Bhoendradatt Tewarie: “Prof. Nettleford epitomises all the qualities of a gentleman. I refer to his sympathy for his fellow man, his elegance and eloquence, his appreciation of civilized discourse and his understanding of the importance of creating a society that allows the individual to flourish in an atmosphere of tolerance and dignity.”

Jerry Medford, UWI Alumnus Representative: “As the UWI Alumnus Representative, I offer sincere condolences on behalf of every UWI graduate and all members of the UWI Alumni Association Chapters worldwide. Because of his lifelong association with the UWI, it is very hard to imagine the institution without him. All UWI alumni will remember him as an erudite intellectual genius, an avid Caribbean regionalist and a caring human being. He will never be forgotten and his work will live on in perpetuity.”

Gilbert Bellamy, President, UWIAA Jamaica Chapter: “Rex Nettleford ‘symbolised’ UWI and because of his lifelong association, generations of graduates know and admire him. The alumni of the Mona Campus remember him as an educator, author, dancer, mentor, advisor, regionalist and intellectual genius. His ‘light from the West’ will continue to shine.”

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“What a man, What an accomplishment. We the Nettleford family are proud of you. You make us proud. Walk good, Professor.”

Winsome Nettleford Wright Gooden “A giant of a Caribbean person has passed away tonight in snowy Washington, DC, far from Falmouth and the UWI-Mona he loved and lived for so much.

His life was great and grandiose, as were his achievements for the Caribbean. May we all honour him for this through our own endeavours and achievements for the Caribbean.

God bless.. Walk good.. One love!”

David E. Lewis

Tributes

The UWI Family Worldwide Salutes the Life of the late Professor the Hon. Rex Nettleford Cont’d

Former Prime Minister of Jamaica P.J. Patterson: “The sudden passing of my friend and colleague Prof. the Hon. Ralston (Rex) Nettleford has left me with a profound sense of loss. Prof. N. was a unique soul with a brilliant mind and an unparalleled commitment to Jamaica and the Caribbean.” Gleaner Feb 4, 2010 Dr. Hopeton Dunn, Chairman of the Broadcasting Commission, Jamaica: “Professor Nettleford made a sterling contribution to the development of public broadcasting, political commentary and national media policy in Jamaica over the last 40 years. Through sustained hard work and brilliant scholarship, Rex distinguished himself and deservedly attained wide personal recognition and multiple accolades within the Caribbean and globally.” Gleaner Feb 4, 2010 Earl Jarrett, CD, JP, General Manager, Jamaica National Building Society: “Professor the Hon. Rex Nettleford, was truly ‘A man for all seasons’. His own socio-economic perspectives and awareness of the power of Jamaicans in the Diaspora also influenced the work of the Jamaica National Building Society in the development of a formal ‘Jamaicans in the Diaspora structure’ from which the Jamaican Diaspora Institute emerged. As Chairman of the Institute, he sought financial sector support to position the Diaspora Movement as an important adjunct to the foreign policies and development strategies of the Jamaican Government…. May his multi-faceted engagement in society and his passion for excellence infuse the genetic code of Jamaica and help us to build a noble and just nation.”

A PANEGYRICAL ACROSTIC FOR REX lings.

Regal in bearing, and forthright in dea ey.

Effectual, yet humble. And no one’s lack us. of X inks the moment he took his leave kept them so: Nettleford set high his standards; and Excelling in his eclectic genius... say farewell; Today, in words, music and dance, we achievements.

Tomorrow, we’ll still be musing on his ways Legacies express themselves in many Each standing alone in its uniqueness.

Rex For Ralston Milton Nettleford - dubbed Optimist, altruist and adventurer, others Resolve to challenge both himself and cy he’s left.

Decidedly affirms the intent of the lega Karl Gordon

Anthony O. Fisher: “If Bob Marley encouraged Jamaicans and all post colonial peoples to rise up from our mental slavery, it was REX who embodied that exhortation for the whole society. REX lived a life unchained by conventions and embraced excellence in all he undertook. He was instrumental in forging a Jamaican and Caribbean culture that faced its complexes and embraced its African heritage. REX freed us all. He was able to walk with Princes and commune with Paupers. Such was his nature which grounded us all who came to know him, if only from a distance. We met in 1973, corresponded infrequently over the years in which I lived away from the Caribbean, and last had lunch in Rio in 2002. I have always felt privileged to have known him. His passing is a benchmark in our transition to full nationhood and his legacy raises the bar on what we should aspire to be.”

Frederick W. Hickling: “I have known Rex Nettleford from when I left high school in 1961 and soon became the Stage Manager for the NDTC. He has been a friend and mentor to me for these fifty years. I have learned much from him. At the Commonwealth Arts Festival in the UK in 1965 I heard him give a press conference 'ex tempore' and he was brilliant. I was age 20 at the time and vowed to be like him when I grew up! He introduced me at my Professorial Lecture in 2000.... The UWI, the nation, the Caribbean and the world will miss this great man. He would not want us to be sad at his passing. For him always 'the show must go on'!

One Love, One Heart, One Destiny.”

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Tributes

The UWI Family Worldwide Salutes the Life of the late Professor the Hon. Rex Nettleford Cont’d

Maurice Burke, Secretary General, National Youth Council of Trinidad and Tobago: “Good men do good things. Very good men do very good things. Then there are others who do great things, and the world then realises - that was a Great Man! You showed us what greatness is, and as a young West Indian, I take example of the way you led in your field of endeavour. Your contribution shall live on in history. May you live on in eternal bliss.”

Mrs. Karen Carter - BFUWI Representative, London, England: "He has passed on the Mantle!"

So strange yet wonderful to have met for awhile, A gentleman, a humanitarian, a mentor with fine style; He has not only touched lives through research and 'pen' But has left a great legacy for us in the Caribbean!

In memory of our Patron - Professor the Hon. Rex M. Nettleford Minna Israel, RBTT Country Head: “The indelible mark that Professor the Hon. ‘Rex’ Nettleford etched on the local, regional and international landscapes transcended politics, race and social barriers. Professor Nettleford led a distinguished life of service across several fields, and was world-renowned for his tireless dedication to nationalism, academia, culture, journalism and trade unionism. His scholarly achievements and cultural legacy are immeasurable and will inspire generations to come. I was honoured to call Rex my friend, and will cherish the powerful impact he had on my life as a mentor.

So long Rex….dance as if no one is watching.”

Robert J. Moore: “In the summer of 1952, I attended a crowded Anglican rally held just outside the Montego Bay Town Hall. Rex was about 19 at the time but he spoke like a seasoned and very lucid veteran theologian. And the crowd was mesmerised. I was sure he was headed for UCWI and the moment he arrived on campus his impact was unmistakable. Over time he became the prophet of Caribbean consciousness. In any package of recommendations he delivered to the governments of Global South countries or to international organisations working in those countries, he strongly recommended support for the creative arts as integral to a nation's healthy development. I can still hear his voice and his laugh, both of which I shall always cherish along with the many wise things I heard him say. And he never seemed to forget anyone he met.”

The UWI Toronto Alumni Association: “As fate would have it, the late Vice Chancellor Emeritus Professor Rex Nettleford departed from this Universe while pursuing UWI’s business. We in the UWI Toronto Alumni Association were looking forward to have him grace our presence at the inaugural UWI Black Tie Gala to be held on February 27, 2010. He was to have presented the honorees. However this was not meant to be. As we reflect on his passing we recall his love, dedication, allegiance and contribution made to the UWI and the Caribbean. Our thoughts of him will always resonate as he joins his ancestors in the celestial university.”

Celia Davidson Francis, Director, Alumni Relations: “The name Rex Nettleford is synonymous with the institution that he has been associated with for over half a century: The University of the West Indies. He has inspired generations of alumni and we celebrate and salute our ‘quintessential Caribbean man’. He was an eminent creative force who influenced artistic and cultural policy throughout Jamaica, the Caribbean and the Commonwealth. His eloquence is legendary and I would like to acknowledge, on behalf of the graduate population of all four campuses of our University, his contribution as a notable internationally recognised scholar, author, dancer and proponent of Caribbean culture, as well as staunch supporter of regional integration. To Professor the Hon. Rex Nettleford, our celebrated alumnus, our unique Caribbean ‘royal’, we say goodbye with profound love and admiration, using one of his favourite parting phrases: ‘Bless you!’”

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“A man of the greatest versatility, effective in action, outstanding in erudition and most supple in dance.”

Oxford University

“I salute an academic, a cultural icon, a paragon of humility who remained an everyday, everybody's man unpretentiously.”

Ian H. Benn, Head, UWI Open Campus, Antigua & Barbuda:

“Professor Nettleford embodied that special Caribbean Spirit. Our best tribute to him is to keep it alive, uplifting and kicking.”

Prof. Baldwin Mootoo

“Professor Rex Nettleford was comfortable with himself as a person. He was confident in his calling as a dancer. He was relaxed in his academic philosophies. He was proud of his Jamaican and Caribbean heritage.

Finally, he allowed the creative forces of the Almighty to inform his life. We would do well to emulate these admirable qualities.”

Vincent Smith

Tributes to Rex Nettleford

The UWI Family Worldwide Salutes the Life of the late Professor the Hon. Rex Nettleford Cont’d

Eileen Marshall - Former Executive Director, NCE: “Professor Nettleford had a sense of moment and of significance. When the Jamaica Teachers' Association succeeded in bringing the National Council on Education into being, he saw its potential to inspire an educational system that provided equally for all Jamaica's children. For two terms he unwaveringly piloted the work of the Council and he continued to do this even during his tenure as Vice-Chancellor of The University of the West Indies, when anyone would have understood had he asked to be relieved of the chairmanship. He radiated his inimitable style, professionalism and purpose so that as distinguished as the cross section of well-thinking Jamaicans who made up the Council were, he moved each one even further to give time and talent unstintingly to the educational cause of the nation. He had this ability to make Council members feel that the individual roles they filled could not have been done as well by any other; that they were uniquely fashioned for their functions...Our best homage to this singular Jamaican is to make his vision of a better, greater people our mission of service to our nation, no matter how small, how humble the contribution.”

Donnette Strickland-Nurse: “As I stood at Assembly (Prayers) one morning, in the very rural and rustic elementary school called Unity Primary many years ago, the booming authoritative voice of ‘Teacher’ Clifford Francis, the Headmaster announced, ‘Rex Nettleford has been named a Rhode Scholar and we are very proud of him’. I may have been about seven or eight years old and had no understanding of the significance of this announcement. What remained with me, though, was the frequent reference made of him as a role model after that announcement. Not much is known of these formative years in a public way but my late mother and others in the District of Bunker's Hill claimed him as their own. When I reflect therefore, on his brilliance, accomplishments and intellectual elegance, I am registering the sentiments of the late teacher Francis and others who knew him that long ago. That small school produced this academic giant as well as several other scholars of worth.

Rex Nettleford's legacy will live on.”

Alan Slusher: “I had the initial privilege of a term of Saturday morning lectures in political science from this gentleman during my undergraduate final year (1969-’70) to a small group of students anxious to do well in their exams. These were privately organised sessions, maybe a dozen three-hour seminars, that Nettleford readily agreed to on request. He had not taught the course (‘Modern Political Thought’) that year, and was not a tutor in that programme; and looking back now, he must have been fully stretched at the time with the Trade Union Education Institute, the Extra-Mural Department development work, the cultural studies and consultancy work, and the dance. Listening to him, week after week, I thought at the time that this person was as close to brilliant as anyone could hope to be. And at the same time he remained friendly and completely approachable, always ready to share his ideas on Caribbean development issues…. More than anything else, Nettleford had presence.”

Dr. Wendy Franklin - Baltimore, Maryland, USA: “What a man!! There are no more words that I could add to the wonderful tributes that have already been paid to this intellectual and cultural giant. Although I was never taught by Professor Nettleford, I would always thoroughly enjoy his speeches which were thoughtprovoking, heart-warming and cerebrally stimulating.....seasoned with wit. It was a blessed day when the the paths of Prof. and the late Dr. Herbert Morrison crossed. He never forgot that......and I was touched and felt honoured when asked to represent our family at a ceremony in 2000 when Emory University bestowed high honours recognising his contributions to academia. Like my grandfather, the late Dr. Morrison, and his daughter, Dr. Olive Franklin.....to say we are proud of him, is a gross understatement.”

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“....I remain grateful for the time that I had with you and for the time that you shared your creative genius as the consummate Jamaican.”

Dr. Marcia Magnus

“With UWI alumni like Prof.

Rex Nettleford, Harvard, Yale, Cornell etc. have nothing on us!! We are the best!! He was the greatest!”

Curtis J. Raynold “A true Ambassador of the Caribbean, Professor the Hon. "Rex" Nettleford has helped to shape and project the Caribbean region profoundly as an academic, cultural activist and historian. May his passion continue to live on through the many lives he has influenced.”

Mikhail Lutchman, UWI STAT, St. Augustine Corps

A Lasting Tribute

Rex Nettleford Foundation For Caribbean Cultural And Social Studies The day of his funeral, as a lasting tribute to the life and work of the late Vice-Chancellor Emeritus, Professor the Honourable Rex Nettleford, The University of the West Indies announced its intention to establish ‘The Rex Nettleford Foundation for Caribbean Cultural and Social Studies’.

The objective of the Foundation is to create an Endowment Fund, the proceeds of which will be used to support the research of exceptional postgraduate students and fellows in areas reflecting the breadth of Professor Nettleford’s own contributions to Caribbean development, whether in the arts, history, politics or culture of the Caribbean region.

The realm of the creative imagination was the focus of Nettleford’s quest to carve out a space in the ambiguous and often chaotic multicultural reality of the Caribbean for self-appropriation, self-expression (‘smaddification’) and renewal of the human spirit.

The ‘Cultural Studies Initiative’ which he founded at the UWI was his way of cultivating new generations of students devoted to the exploration of the creative imagination. His vision for cultural studies embraced all the so-called disciplines, cutting across the arts, the natural, social and medical sciences.

Gifts from individuals and corporations throughout the Caribbean and Diaspora are therefore being solicited to fund this Foundation. In addition to postgraduate studies and research, it is envisaged that the Foundation will eventually finance the establishment of an endowed Chair in Caribbean Cultural and Social Studies.

Until the Rex Nettleford Foundation is legally established, gifts and contributions will be accepted through the UWI Regional Endowment Fund that was created in 2008 on the occasion of the sixtieth anniversary of The University of the West Indies.

A number of prominent individuals have already lent their support to this initiative, including the Chancellor Sir George Alleyne, Chancellor Emeritus Sir Shridath Ramphal, the Most Honourable P.J. Patterson, Vice Chancellor Emeritus Sir Alister McIntyre, Dr. Cezley Sampson and Mr. Karl Rodney (publisher and CEO of Carib News in New York).

The initial target is to reach a total of US$5 million over a period of two years. Persons wishing to respond to this appeal may deposit their contributions into the following Bank accounts, in the respective currencies indicated.

RBTT Bank Jamaica Limited 17 Dominica Drive, Kingston 5, Jamaica Account name: UWI Regional Endowment Fund Limited Account number: 085 108 0000 200 Currency in which denominated: Jamaican dollars RBTT Bank Jamaica Limited 17 Dominica Drive, Kingston 5, Jamaica Account name: UWI Regional Endowment Fund Limited Account number: 085 170 0001 970 SWIFT ADDRESS: RBTTJMKN Currency in which denominated: United States dollars INTERMEDIARY BANK: Bank of New York, New York, NY SWIFT ADDRESS: IRVTUS3N ABA number: 021-000-018 Citibank N.A. 111 Wall Street, New York, NY 10043 Account name: UWI University Centre – Special Projects Account number: 3687-8499 ABA or Routing No. 021000089 Currency in which denominated: United States dollars Barclays Bank PLC Knightsbridge International Banking, London, SW1X 0LZ Account name: The University of the West Indies - Centre Special Projects Account number: 74468466 SWIFTBIC: BARCGB22 IBAN: GB52 BARC 2047 3574 4684 66 Currency in which denominated: United States dollars Barclays Bank PLC Knightsbridge International Banking, London, SW1X 0LZ Account name: The University of the West Indies – Centre Special Projects Account number: 50853860 SWIFTBIC: BARCGB22 IBAN: GB28 BARC 2047 3550 8538 60 Currency in which denominated: Pounds Sterling RBTT Bank Caribbean Limited 45 High Street, St. John’s, Antigua UWI Regional Endowment Fund Limited Account number: 1600 2000 0001 0501 Currency in which denominated: EC dollars RBTT Bank Barbados Limited Lower Broad Street, Bridgetown SWIFT Code: RBTTBBBB UWI Regional Endowment Fund Account number: 1-1064468 Currency in which denominated: Barbados dollars The University of the West Indies would wish to acknowledge each contribution made, and accordingly requests that a copy of the deposit slip or other transaction record, including the name and address of the donor and the currency and amount deposited to the given bank, be faxed to (876) 927-0264, The Institutional Advancement Division, Vice Chancellery, The University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston 7.

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Foundation News

Dazzling AFUWI Gala in New York

From second left: Vice Chancellor Awardees Janet Rollé, Sybil Chester, Maxine Griffith and Dr. Karlene Chin Quee pose with Professor E. Nigel Harris, Vice Chancellor (left); Debra Lee and Lloyd Williams.

Proudly displaying their Caribbean Luminary Awards are (second right to left) Earl Jarrett, General Manager, Jamaica National Building Society; Dr. Lesly Kernisant, President and Chairman, Preferred Health Partners; Lowell Hawthorne, President and CEO, Golden Krust; and the Hon. R. 'Danny' Williams, CEO, Sagicor Life Jamaica Limited. The awards were presented in recognition of the work of outstanding Caribbean business persons.

UWI Chancellor Sir George Alleyne (left), Dr. Glegg Watson (second left) and Pro-Vice-Chancellor Clement Sankat (right) complete the picture.

L-R: Ann Marie Francis, Air Jamaica; Grace Jackson, Olympian and Sports Development Director (Mona); Ambassador Courtney Walsh, Celia Davidson Francis, Director of Alumni Relations for UWI and Dr. Hazel Carter, former UWIAA New York Chapter President, enjoy the moment.

Guests place their bids at the silent auction.

Four Caribbean Prime Ministers were honoured with the Legacy Award for outstanding achievement by notable individuals by the American Foundation for The University of the West Indies (AFUWI) at its 13th Annual Fund-raising Gala in Manhattan, New York, USA. They were the Hon. Patrick Manning of Trinidad and Tobago; the Hon. David Thompson of Barbados; the Hon. Dr. Dean Barrow of Belize and the Hon. Tillman Thomas of Grenada.

Four corporate executives were also honoured by the AFUWI as recipients of the 2010 Caribbean Luminary Award. Caribbean Luminaries are identified as those who have left an indelible mark on the region and the world, as well as whose work represents some of the significant contributions made in the Caribbean Diaspora.

This year’s Luminary awardees include Lowell Hawthorne; Lesly Kernisant, MD; the Hon. R. ‘Danny’ Williams, O.J. and Earl Jarrett.

“The University of the West Indies is a repository of talent and knowledge,” all awardees agreed and they commended the AFUWI for the supportive role that it has been playing and for fostering the continued development of the UWI.

Sybil E. Chester, Senior Manager of Multicultural Relations at Moet Hennessy USA; Dr. Karlene Chin Quee, Founder of Heartbeats of the World Inc.; Maxine Griffiths, Executive Vice President for Government and Community Affairs at Columbia University and Janet Rollé, Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of BET Networks all received the Vice Chancellor’s Award for their significant professional service and humanitarian contributions.

Renowned American film director Spike Lee was presented with The University of the West Indies Bob Marley Award for his contribution to arts and culture. Dr. Edison O. Jackson, President of Medgar Evers College of the City University of New York received the Leadership Award in recognition of enrollment and academic success.

Air Jamaica and Trust Company of the West (TCW) received the AFUWI Corporate Award.

The Foundation is an important link between the UWI and its various support groups in the United States of America and is also supported by the UWIAA New York Chapter and Alumni.

The Annual Gala is the AFUWI’s premier fund-raising event in the United States. Patron of the event was Dr. the Hon. Harry Belafonte O.J. Outstanding past awardees include author Malcolm Gladwell, Bermuda Premier Dr. the Hon. Ewart Brown and media magnate, Dr. the Hon. Oliver Clarke.

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AFUWI Gala Highlights

Guests enjoying the ambience of the Pierre hotel and the delicious menu. Special thanks to Grace Foods USA for supplying the ingredients.

Prof. E. Nigel Harris, Vice Chancellor, UWI; Debra Lee, President and COO of BET; Janet RollĂŠ, Awardee; Ray Goulbourne, AFUWI Board Member and Michael Flanigan, Chairman, AFUWI.

L-R: Dr. Glegg Watson, AFUWI Board Member; Dr. Karlene Chin Quee, Awardee and Mr. Winston Bayley, UWI Director of Finance.

UWI Vice Chancellor Prof. E. Nigel Harris addresses the illustrious gathering.

L-R: AFUWI Gala 2010 Anchors Lola Ogunnaike, Entertainment Correspondent, CNN; Maurice Dubois, News Anchor, WCBS-TV and Brenda Blackmon, Co-Anchor, My9, WWOR-TV.

A selection of the flags of the UWI countries which were on display.

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Ann Marie Grant, Executive Director, AFUWI and the Hon. David Thompson, Prime Minister of Barbados.

Philanthropy

The American Foundation for The University of the West Indies

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THE MISSION

serves as the primary The AFUWI, established in 1956 t Indies (UWI) in its vehicle for The University of the Wes es. fund-raising efforts in the United Stat events, locating funding This is done by organising special rammes and developing sources, facilitating research prog orations, foundations, corp partnerships with American r to sponsor projects, orde in s alumni and other organisation mes which benefit scholarships and academic program puses serving the region. students and faculty in the four cam 's primary mission, it While fund-raising is the Foundation tegic relationships with also seeks to establish long-term stra viduals who share the indi other institutions, organisations and onal offerings of the cati edu desire to positively impact the the socio-economic rove imp n University and by extensio structure of the Caribbean. nsified its focus on The Foundation has recently inte institution can continue supporting the University so that the demands of a global to expand to meet the dynamic t to the societies it van environment while remaining rele serves. le organisation, with a The AFUWI is a 501(c) (3) charitab the USA and grants tax special dispensation to raise funds in -American institution. benefits to US donors funding a non

THE CONTEXT The current economic climate has caused significant reductions in contributions from the member countries of the UWI in the past 2-3 years. This has resulted in an increase in the number of students who are in dire need of financial aid, reduced growth in capital projects/capacity building and limited expansion in curricular activities at UWI. The AFUWI recognises that the need to secure assistance for the UWI has never been greater in its 62-year history.

In the USA, charitable giving in 2007 exceeded the US$300B mark with a total of US$306.39B, a 3.9% increase in all categories. Currently this number has been reduced by almost 22%, with 12% of donations going to education. Less than 1% of these funds find a destination in the English speaking Caribbean for education.

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Since joining the Foundation in late 2006 as Executive Director, Ann-Marie Grant has embarked on an aggressive path to accomplish key organisational objectives. Activities at the secretariat have been reorganised and streamlined in strict compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.

The job has been made even more challenging by the massive and unprecedented meltdown of the US economy commencing in 2008 to present day.

This has resulted in much reduced funding to the non-profit industry, causing a plethora of organisations to contract their activities or close their doors. The impact on many organisations such as the AFUWI whose beneficiaries are outside of the USA has been devastating!

In these past 3 years, despite the many challenges, the AFUWI has been able to increase its visibility and improve its profile by revamping its outreach programme, staging successful annual fundraising Galas, leveraging access to a diverse demographic base via social mobile networking, mailing lists and the staging of multiple fundraisers, all of which served to bring heightened awareness to the public about the Foundation and the UWI. During this period the AFUWI has facilitated 58 scholarships for students. In addition, it secured grants, donations, and provided equipment and books valued at over US$500K. The recently secured US$100K scholarship from the Golden Krust Foundation is also a welcome addition to the Foundation's portfolio.

Guided by a 15-member board with an executive team which can be relied on to roll up their sleeves when required, the AFUWI recognises that its work has just begun ……and invites all alumni and friends of the UWI to assist.

“An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.” - Benjamin Franklin

Philanthropic Giving Soul Legends Live “Up Close and Personal with Patti LaBelle�

Ann-Marie Grant, Executive Director for the American Foundation for The University of the West Indies (AFUWI) has forged a collaboration with the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) which is already bearing fruit. She wishes to extend special thanks to Jammins Entertainment of Brooklyn, New York, producer of the recent Soul Legends Live concert featuring Patti LaBelle. They allowed the donation of part of the proceeds from this event to go to the American Foundation for the UWI (AFUWI) Scholarship Programme to help gifted but financially challenged students to pursue or complete degrees at the UWI. The concert was held at the Brooklyn Academy of Music and was well attended. Ms. LaBelle mentioned during the programme that she was pleased to be associated with the benefit. Ms. Grant also wishes thanks to all the patrons who made donations at the door.

SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS The Golden Krust Caribbean Bakery and Grill based in the Bronx, New York, United States has pledged US$100,000.00 to the American Foundation for The University of the West Indies (AFUWI) to establish a fund to provide scholarships to students of The University of the West Indies. The signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) took place just before the annual Gala function on January 28, 2010.

The UWIAA Toronto Chapter presented a cheque for CAN$4,000 to the IAD for three scholarships for the academic year 2010 - 2011 for the three main campuses (Cave Hill, Mona, St. Augustine).

CARICOM Puzzle

By: Howard Shand and Lacey Ann Bartley

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A Student’s Point of View

“UWI Life is what you make of it” the internet for academic research, event management, time management as well as volunteer ventures which all make the UWI life an enriching experience.

When I entered the UWI, I met new and interesting people who I now call my UWI family. I have now realised that ‘UWI Life’ is what you make of it.

In addition to my academic pursuits, I found alternative opportunities for learning. I have been actively a part of at least eight different clubs and societies. Between participating in the UWI Dance theatre’s annual production, being one of the founding members of the Political Society, being the year one representative for the UWI Management Students, being on Guild committees, being a dedicated Vice President in UWI Students Today, Alumni Tomorrow (UWI STAT) and being President and one of the founding members of UWI Student Endeavours (UWISE) – I have submerged myself into campaigns and causes in community service, youth development and advocacy. Those experiences have shaped who I am today and many of the opportunities that I have been blessed with are a direct result of lessons I have learnt through those experiences.

At St. Augustine there is another “hidden gem” located at the Students Activity Centre (SAC) known as “Woodford Square” with its chief council, Mr. Anson Brache. The real Woodford Square is known in Trinidad and Tobago as a place where people from different backgrounds and political affiliations would gather to argue, debate and discuss the latest issues that are taking place in the country. This comparison is true for us at St. Augustine as at the “Square”, one could take part in long debates about politics, relationships, campus history, sports and a range of other topics.

In true Trinidadian style, we mix serious dialogue with “picong” and laughter but one leaves with a new motivation to research new information and insights about life. Brache is never out of speaking points and always seems to have a kaiso or calypso on hand for every topic and occasion. He always stays on top of his job, and ensures that we are comfortable and well taken of as we study at night at the SAC. I have taken advantage of all the opportunities provided. Workshops in conflict resolution, using

Any student who has been an active member of a UWI club or association knows that you “adopt” a new type of family: a brotherhood, a fraternity of friends and relationships, new experiences, conquering trials together, the laughter, the heartache – it’s all a part of “the Life”.

I fondly remember the nights we spent more time laughing than studying. I remember my close knit friends going to the old basketball court (opposite Milner Hall where Dagga Auditorium now stands tall) to play a basketball game at 2:00 a.m. in the moonlight. The midnight football sweats, 11:00 p.m. runs to the (ham)burger stand in Curepe, watching the Capoeria Prunella Mungroo practice, listening to the IVCFers randomly bursting into song while studying, sharing a box of KFC with friends, corn soup and cheese paste sandwiches from Vege Out, fruits and punch from UWI Nectars, Sava d Flavor, Sweet Sauce doubles and of course at St. Augustine, we know the call “Oh, Pie-O!” - it’s all part of “the Life”.

UWI has its tough points. Keeping up with courses, writing papers and reading for a degree is no “walk in the park”. You always have to be on top of your work. Having places like the Student Activity Center where you can retreat when times get tough, having seminars and workshops in relevant subjects that can help not only in your academic pursuits, but in life - it all goes towards creating the full person – not just an academic.

If you decide to attend class and leave campus immediately after, then that is all your experience will be. If you spend time indulging in the perks of freedom and partying off campus, then that is all your experience will be.

However if you find that balance between extra-curricular and academic, then you will have (in my opinion) the full experience of what “UWI Life” has to offer. Whichever you choose, whatever you make of this experience - you are now a part of an elite group of thinkers and will forever be part of this UWI FAMILY! I would have not been the same without it and to you all I will say, “This is the Life – UWI Life!”

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Accolades

Celebrating Excellence Vice Chancellor, Prof. E. Nigel Harris has earned the prestigious Martin Luther King Legacy Award for International Service from the Washington-based Institute for the Advancement of Multicultural and Minority Medicine.

Professor Winston Charles Anderson, who is currently the Executive Director of the Caribbean Law Institute (CLI), will be the newest judge of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) on June 10, 2010. He holds a law degree from the UWI and a Doctorate in Philosophy (PhD) in international and environmental law from the University of Cambridge.

The award was presented on Sunday, January 17, 2010 at "An International Salute to the Life and Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.", a breakfast celebration in Washington, in order to share Dr. King's historical work in the USA and abroad.

Mark Rattansingh and Imran Mohammed graduated from the UWI St. Augustine Campus as mechanical engineers. They are both chartered to the UK-based Institution of Mechanical Engineers which means that they are authorities in the field. They joined bpTT in 2001 and 2002 respectively and both attained chartership in 2008. They believe that all young engineers should become chartered as it allows them to have structured on-the-job development.

Professor Harris joins a distinguished group of previous awardees of the International Service Award, including General Colin Powell, former US Secretary of State and Kofi Anan, former Secretary General, United Nations.

Professor Harris has received many honours and awards including the Centennial Award for Contributions to Medicine by the National Medical Association of America in 1995 and a Distinguished Alumnus Award from Harvard University in 2009.

It combines theory, practical thinking and the right behaviours and allows one to understand how engineering is translated from paper to real life applications. Professional recognition is not a “good to have” but a “must have” in the twenty-first century and all UWI engineering graduates are encouraged to achieve this.

Professor Kathleen Coard, Grenadian-born UWI (Mona) Professor of Medicine was awarded the 2010 Anthony N. Subga Caribbean Award for Excellence in Service. This award salutes the excellence and the potential of Caribbean people working for the benefit of their Region. She is a researcher, author and lecturer in the field of Medical Pathology and the first female graduate of the UWI Medical DM (Pathology) to be made Professor of Pathology.

A Kittian scholar, Kennedy Pemberton of Greenlands, Basseterre, St. Kitts has made his nation proud and entered the history books of UWI by topping his graduation class in the first ever International Management Programme given by the institution.

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Accolades

Celebrating Excellence Dr. Carrol Pitter was born in Falmouth, Jamaica. Her family moved to Ottawa, Canada when she was a teenager in the 1970s. In 1985, after getting her medical degree at The University of the West Indies, she returned to Ottawa and took a job at Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO), and has been in the emergency department ever since. She is not the first woman, nor the first person of colour to be appointed to the position of Chief of Staff, although she may be the first woman who also has a black belt in karate. In today’s world, attaining this position as a black woman is an accomplishment of which she can be proud. She has always worked hard. She served two consecutive terms as chief of CHEO's emergency department. She was Chair of the Ontario Medical Association's section on emergency medicine, and has chaired CHEO's Academic Organization and served as Vice-Chair of the Medical Advisory Committee as well. She has also published research papers, all this while doing seven or eight shifts a month in the emergency department. She is well respected within the hospital and her calming manner and her ability to reconcile differences are much appreciated.

Dr. Sharon Whiting graduated from The University of the West Indies and subsequently obtained her FRCPC certification in Paediatrics and Neurology. She has been an active member of the medical staff at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) since 1986 as a paediatric neurologist.

She is affiliated with the University of Ottawa as an Associate Professor in the Department of Paediatrics. In 2002, she was appointed Chief of the Division of Neurology in the Department of Paediatrics.

She was the Chief of Staff and Vice President, Academic Affairs at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario from 2003-2007 where she developed a strong linkage between CHEO and the University of Ottawa with an emphasis on education and research.

In 2007 Dr. Whiting was appointed as Assistant Dean Health/Hospital Services for the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Ottawa. She is a member of the CHEO Research Institute as well as several international organisations. She founded the Canadian Paediatric Epilepsy Network, a multidisciplinary group dedicated to developing research in Paediatric Epilepsy. She is currently the Vice President of the Canadian Child Neurology Society and the President Elect of the Canadian League Against Epilepsy.

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The Head of the Open Campus in Dominica, Dr. Francis Severin was recently elected Runner-up 2009 Person of the Year by his country’s national paper: The Sun. He was born in Roseau and grew up with strong moral values passed on by his parents, of honesty, giving and sharing and working hard. He is now the head of the top educational institution in Dominica.

He was educated at UWI both Cave Hill and Mona and has a Ph.D in Education. His challenge of law enforcement on crime earned him this honour as he said, “When you have bad police officers, it’s also bad for their colleagues. My intervention is that people must support the police but, in return, the police must be forthright”.

He leads the charge with revolutionary initiatives at the Open Campus like courses in criminology and early childhood education. Additionally he was nominated as a person with a social conscience who is concerned about the impact of drugs in Dominica.

Leo-Rey Gordon, Macroeconomics Instructor at the University of Delaware, was selected by the National Science Foundation to be among 300 students worldwide to attend the third Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting in Economic Sciences in Germany.

He received his B.A. in Mathematics with a minor in Economics from UWI. His research area is the international financial markets of small island economies.

Sports

Vice Chancellor’s Eleven Played Zimbabwe On Friday 26th February 2010, The University of the West Indies Vice Chancellor’s XI led by Simon Jackson (UWI Mona) competed against Zimbabwe in the 2010 Vice Chancellor’s Cricket Match. This practice match paves the way for the Zimbabwean 2010 tour of the West Indies which comprises a five-match One Day International (ODI) series and one Twenty20 International between 26th February and 14th March, 2010.

cricket team) and Kraigg Brathwaite, Shane Dowrich, Jason Holder, Kevin Stoute and Jamar Griffith (all of the Barbados and West Indies Under 19 cricket teams).

The Vice Chancellor’s XI played under the management team of Roland Butcher (Manager), Annette Walrond-Joseph (Assistant Manager), Richard Kelly (Coach) and Anthony Walcott (Physiotherapist).

Professor Clement Sankat (left), UWI Pro-Vice-Chancellor and St. Augustine Campus Principal, greets players at the 2010 Vice Chancellor’s XI cricket match on Friday 26th February, 2010, at the Sir Frank Worrell Field, UWI Sport & Physical Education Centre (SPEC). This practice match paved the way for the Zimbabwean 2010 tour of the West Indies, comprising a five-match One Day International (ODI) series and a Twenty20 International.

The match honoured cricketing legend Larry Gomes, the Trinidadborn left-hander whose calmness and efficiency established him as a number three batsman for the West Indies during his career.

Mr. Gomes was honoured during the Opening Ceremony. The match bowled off at 9:30 a.m. at the Sir Frank Worrell Field, UWI Sport & Physical Education Centre (UWI SPEC), St. Augustine Campus and was open to the public.

The Vice Chancellor’s Cricket Match, which has become a tradition in regional cricket over the last fifteen years featured young, promising West Indian cricketers including Boris Hutchinson (University of Technology, Jamaica), Ruel Brathwaite (UWI Cave Hill), Nekoli Parris (UWI Cave Hill), Shervon Penco (UWI St. Augustine), Clifton Halls (UWI St. Augustine), Adeko Collymore (UWI St. Augustine), Issac Nicholas (UWI St. Augustine), Anthony D'Anadrade (University of Trinidad and Tobago), Marlon Richards (University of Trinidad and Tobago), Yannic Cariah (Trinidad and West Indies Under 19

Zimbabwe won by 5 runs.

Final score: VC's XI - 276, Zimbabwe - 281 Batsman with highest runs for Zimbabwe Tatenda Taibu who got 107 runs.

Batsman with highest runs for VC's XI Nekolai Parris who got 73 runs.

The match was umpired by A. Sanowar and S. Gopaul, both of Trinidad & Tobago.

Four standout West Indies players from the Under-19 Cricket World Cup in New Zealand were on the VC XI team, captained by Simon Jackson, UWI Mona student. Trinidad and Tobago player Yannic Carriah joined his Barbadian counterparts, opener Kraigg Brathwaite, wicket keeper Shane Dowrich and fast bowler Jason Holder, in the 50-over match at St. Augustine, Trinidad.

Larry Gomes (centre), a Trinidad-born left-hander and a number three batsman for the West Indies during his career, was honoured with a special presentation at the event. PVC Clement Sankat (left) and PVC Sir Hilary Beckles share the moment.

Futsol

Tournament held at the Gymnasium (Mona) In photo at left: Kris Kelly of Happy Feet FC shields the ball from Seth Grennell of Maestros FC. At right: Curious onlookers enjoy the competition.

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Sports

Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) Academy

Ground was broken on Jan 26, 2010 for the construction of a US$1.2 million Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) Academy at the UWI Mona. The facility will be constructed in three phases on 6.5 acres of land, located just north of the mini-stadium.

Phase one will create a football field, dressing room facilities and a technical area for use by the training staff and is scheduled to be completed by September 2010.

The other two phases will include the establishment of a second playing field as well as administrative and dormitory facilities. UWI Principal Professor the Hon. Gordon Shirley described the agreement as very important for the Mona Campus as it fits into its ambition to team sporting development with academic advancement. It is envisaged that the UWI Bowl at Mona will become a world-class facility supporting the development of athletes of all types.

Inter-Mural Football

Sports Manager Dalton Myers presents the winning trophy to Krsytal Edwards, captain of the Taylor Hall female football team.

(Mona).

Rex Nettleford Hall (Mona), Champions of Inter-Mural Male Football 2010.

UWI Gatorade Track & Field Invitational 2010 Meet Grace Jackson, Olympian and Sports Development Director in the Office of the Principal (Mona) declares the meet open and recognises Gatorade for its continued annual support.

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Mr. Gordon, representative of MegaMart presents a Manchester High School athlete with her award at the UWI Gatorade Track & Field Invitational 2010 Meet held on February 20, 2010.

Powerful Programmes

Mona GeoInformatics Institute: “Bringing GIS to the Masses” In 2009, the Mona GeoInformatics Institute (MGI) unveiled JAMNAV, a GPS-powered navigation system. This new system has drawn quite a lot of attention from the media and the general public but the unsuspecting passerby may not realise that this small, unadorned building located literally on the outskirts of the UWI Mona Campus has a lot more to offer than a system that can help you find it.

As a subsidiary of the UWI Mona Campus, Director of the Institute Dr. Parris Lyew-Ayee Jnr. points out that the MGI’s first port of call deals with providing assistance for academic research done by students and staff and providing technical support for various administrative departments.

These have included the creating of a virtual campus and the visualisation of the design plans for the Mona Bowl. However, as a semi-subsidised arm of the UWI, MGI has been able to support itself by moving beyond the boundaries of the campus by providing services to corporate, public and private sectors. These services involve the provision of analytical and operational data relating to crime, and software development as evidenced by the electoral mapping system used in the last general and local government elections.

Crime and software development are the first and second largest respective revenue generators with the GPS systems coming in third place. These systems, according to Dr. Lyew-Ayee, are one step in the direction towards reshaping the academically-based applications of GIS at UWI, as MGI is boldly “bringing GIS to the masses”.

The motivation behind MGI’s latest development, according to its Director, lies not only in coming down from the “academic ivory tower” but also in providing “real world applications…seeing the writing on the wall in terms of technology” and using these aspects to develop research that meets the individual’s need. The individual has therefore been at the forefront of operations, as emphasis is placed on “strong personalised customer service” afforded to the very gadget-savvy Jamaican who walks in to purchase a GPS system on a daily basis.

Apart from walk-in clients, the JAMNAV system is making waves with purchasers. Fidelity Motors, agents of Nissan, is the largest single client with retailers such as Watts New, located nationwide.

It took three years to build, which involved persons literally driving along each and every road in Jamaica, including highways, byways and one-ways, which were then mapped.

What kind of work goes into a GPS navigation system? It took three years to build, which involved persons literally driving along each and every road in Jamaica, including highways, byways and one-ways, which were then mapped.

It also included mapping points of interest that range from restaurants to gas stations to hospitals. The staff, made up largely of UWI graduates, is no stranger to the demands which come from innovations. A hazard simulator developed

by MGI involved the compilation of 170 years worth of data taken from newspaper archives. “It’s all happening at once,” and to keep up in a field where innovation and creativity are so important, “having a degree may or may not mean anything. You have to be able to punch above your weight.”

The future for MGI is one which will therefore involve some heavy lifting. The Institute will first embark on a mission on expanding services in western Jamaica before moving throughout the region. Dr. Lyew-Ayee speaks very positively about the future of MGI since, now that the methodology has been developed, it can be easily applied to other markets.

This expansion is crucial to the longevity and continued relevance of MGI, as, “when you own the research, there is the ‘what next’ question you need to answer”. This question is one which in the present financial context must always be rational and developmental in its focus.

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University Bookshelf

New Publications Ecology of Web-Building Spiders: Focus on Four Neotropical Species

By Jo-Anne Nina Sewlal

consecutive Vincent Roth Awards, a first for the Society."

At a time when the planet’s biodiversity is under threat as habitats are being rapidly cleared, many species become extinct before their existence is even discovered. Also for those that are recorded, little or nothing is known of their ecology or behaviour.

The Boy from Willow Bend

By Joanne C. Hillhouse

This situation is especially true of Neotropical species. Jo-Anne Nina Sewlal, a PhD student at the Department of Life Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad adds to the body of literature with her book “Ecology of WebBuilding Spiders: Focus on Four Neotropical Species”. This book consists of a series of studies on four species found in Trinidad.

The major focus is on the species Mesabolivar aurantiacus and its relationship with its microhabitat, and other organisms that share this habitat and its web, including the spider Azilia vachoni.

Notes on the web structure of Physocyclus globosus and an aggregation of the semi-social tarantula Ischnothele caudata are also included. It is hoped that this book will serve to fill the gap in knowledge of the spider fauna of this region and will be useful to the nature enthusiast and scientist alike in learning about the ecology and behaviour of some of this region’s unique spider fauna.

Sewlal also holds a BSc. and MPhil degrees from The University of the West Indies. Her PhD dissertation focuses on biodiversity with respect to three orb-weaving spider families in Trinidad, but she has also conducted research on the spider fauna on some of the Eastern Caribbean Islands including; Anguilla, Antigua, Nevis, St. Kitts, Grenada and Montserrat. She is also the author of 20 scientific publications and over 200 general publications and serves as a referee for two international peer-reviewed journals.

UWI (Mona) alumnus Joanne C. Hillhouse’s The Boy from Willow Bend tells the story of Vere, an Antiguan boy with an irrepressible spirit.

He comes of age in the aptly titled dead end alley, suffering loss and abuse, as he grows into a young man. The book, reissued in 2009, has been added to the secondary schools’ reading list for Antigua and Barbuda. “A story of triumph of spirit over situation”, “well crafted, lively and absolutely believable”, “insightful”, “universal”, and “engaging” are all terms that have been used to describe Hillhouse’s debut work.

For more, visit http://www.jhohadli.com. To purchase, check Amazon, other online vendors, or your local bookstore (ISBN-10: 1906190291/ISBN-13: 978-1906190293).

Sewlal writes a weekly column on environmental issues and nature in one of the national weekly newspapers on behalf of the NGO Environment TOBAGO, and is the editor of the quarterly newsletter for the same NGO. Sewlal was also one of the first participants selected for the International Darwin Scholarship Programme last year by the Field Studies Council. She is also a Fellow of the Linnaean Society of London and a member of the Society of Biology, Royal Entomological Society and American Arachnological Society, from which she received a record three

The Art of Jamaica - a Prelude by Wayne Lawrence, UWI Graduate This book sponsored by the Jamaican Guild of Artists, documents the lives and works of 18 of the most prominent Jamaican visual artists of the last 50+ years. In the book, 14 painters (in different styles e.g. George Rodney, Barrington Watson, Patrick Waldemar, Mallica (Kapo) Reynolds), one sculptress - Kay Sullivan and three ceramicists including Gene Pearson are featured. Special to this book is the usage of only the artists’ views and opinions, as a way to record art history. The Guild is the sole copyright holder to the book (all the artists freely gave their consent) and the proceeds from the sale will help the Guild with its many material deficiencies. Copies should be shortly available online from Trafford.com (Trafford Publishing), the price being approximately US$46.00 per copy.

Eventually the larger online distributors and bookshops will also have copies of this book.

This well produced book should give pleasure and inform about the multifaceted Jamaican culture for years to come.

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Campus News

“Happenings” on the Campus you Attended Mona English held a seminar entitled The Department of Literatures in ween Melancholia and Spiritual 'Epistemological Cross-Talk: Bet Soucouyant and Lee Maracle's Cosmology in David Chariandy's 12, 2010. Professor Daniel Coleman, Daughters Are Forever' on February nicity and Race Studies Department Canada Research Chair in Critical Eth McMaster University in Ontario, of English and Cultural Studies at Canada, was the guest speaker. lish hosted a Poetry Reading by The Department of Literatures in Eng Creative Writing course (LITS 2603 students of the 2009/’10 semester 1 or of She Who Sleeps With Bones, on / E26C) and Ms. Tanya Shirley, auth t to assist the department in hosting February 25, 2010. The proceeds wen re Conference. the 29th Annual West Indian Literatu ted its first Graduate/Departmental The Department of Government hos y, February 25, 2010 in the Faculty Research Seminar for 2010 on Thursda e Caribbean Community's 'Fourth of Social Sciences. The topic was "Th urity Governance" and the presenter Pillar': The Evolution of Regional Sec r, Department of Government. was Dr. Jessica Byron, Senior Lecture RICOM as a security provider in its Her paper examined the role of CA rgence of security cooperation, region. The paper traces the eme identifying the institutions that have examining the underlying principles, challenges of coordination and been built and discussing the ongoing effectiveness. provider in a limited sense but that It argues that CARICOM is a security , weak capabilities and sovereignty it is stymied by resource constraints tical elites. Dr. Byron lectures in concerns among the national poli tive Politics of Latin America in the International Relations and Compara research interests include regional Department of Government. Her multilateral system, Caribbean-Latin integration, small states in the global uropean relations.

American relations and Caribbean-E

Dr. Thelora Reynolds was recognised by the UWI Mona Campus as the 2010 UWI Track and Field Honoree for her sterling contribution to sports on February 20, 2010.

She is a graduate of the UWI (Mona) where she read for her Bachelors, Masters and Doctoral degrees.

A past Warden of Mary Seacole Hall, Dr. Reynolds was appointed Director of Student Services and Development in 1996.

It was under her stewardship that the UWI Invitational Meet came to fruition and since its inception in 2002, she has attended and participated in all eight (8) games.

The School of Education will host a Literacy Symposium under the theme, ‘Making literacy improvement a reality for adolescents and at risk youths’, on March 11-12, 2010.

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The Mona Campus staged an event in celebration of the life of the late Vice Chancellor Emeritus, Professor the Hon. Rex Nettleford, O.M. on February 25, 2010 in the Oriental Gardens (Mona).

The event, which was open to the public, was managed by Jamaica’s acclaimed theatre director Brian Heap, Drama Tutor at the Philip Sherlock Centre for the Creative Arts (Mona), and comprised music, dance, poetry and theatre, reflecting the contributions Professor Nettleford made to Jamaica, the region and world culture.

Performances by the National Dance Theatre Company, NDTC Drummers and Singers, University Singers, Panoridim Steel Orchestra, and the Jamaica Folk Singers were interspersed with spoken tributes by Professor Nettleford’s University colleagues, as they reflected on the various facets of his work.

Professor Emeritus, Mervyn Morris provided vignettes linking the phases in the evening’s celebration, which culminated in music by the band, Chalice.

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Campus News

“Happenings” on the Campus you Attended St. Augustine

Open Campus

UWI, St. Augustine, held the Professorial Inaugural Lecture of Professor John Agard on Thursday 25th February, 2010.

Dr. John B. R. Agard is Professor of Tropical Island Ecology and Head of the Department of Life Sciences (St. Augustine). He is a former Chairman of the Environmental Management Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (EMA). He has served internationally as Lead Author in the Fourth Assessment Report of the Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 2007, which was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. He is currently a Lead Author in the European Union sponsored global assessment of “The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity” (TEEB) project. Professor Agard also serves as a member of the US-based, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Independent Advisory Group on Sustainability.

Professor Agard’s lecture, was titled “Environment in Development: From Plantation Economy, Biodiversity Loss and Global Warming, Towards Sustainable Development”, and argued that the Plantation Economy Model of Caribbean economic structures and characteristics can be further elaborated by the inclusion of the environment as a provider of ecosystem services.

Cave Hill Principal Honours Nine for Service of the West Indies, Cave Hill ity Nine members of staff at The Univers plary contributions to that exem r thei Campus were recognised for were honoured with the Principal’s institution and the wider society. They held its annual Retirees and Long Award for Excellence when the campus Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre.

Service Awards Ceremony at the s 2008-’09 and 2009-’10 after The awards covered the academic year on celebration. The awardees were: last year’s brief hiatus for the blue ribb Best, Professor Andrew Downes, in the academic category, Dr. Curwen Leyshon and Dr. Pedro Welch; Professor Clive Landis, Robert and service (ATS) category: in the administrative, technical Phyllis Taitt; and in the senior Cynthia Layne, Richard Riley and Cassandra Greenidge. administrative/professional category: of the Campus Council Cave Hill Appoints New Chairman has a new Chair of the Cave Hill The University of the West Indies Managing Director of Altman Real Campus Council. He is Paul Altman, on November 1, 2009 and will run Estate whose appointment took effect m the UWI conferred an honorary for five years. Mr. Altman, on who a member of Campus Council. As degree of Doctor of Laws, was also Nicholls who served in a similar Chairman, he succeeds Sir Neville a prominent businessman, was capacity for 14 years. Mr. Altman, 7 for his outstanding contribution awarded the Gold Crown of Merit in 200 sector and the preservation of the to the development of the tourism Emeritus of the Barbados National heritage of Barbados. He is President Community Foundation. He is also Trust and Chairman of the Barbados y serves as Chairman of Cave Hill a benefactor to the UWI and currentl irman of the Faculty of Medical Campus’ Endowment Fund and Cha Altman was presented with the Sciences Development Fund. Mr. cted into the UWI Chancellor’s Caribbean Luminary Award and indu Circle in 2008.

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The Open Campus Cayman hosted two outstanding students in the UWI STAT programme, Kamal Wood (Cave Hill) and Prunella Mungroo (St. Augustine). Kamal is a Rhodes Scholar and Prunella a CARICOM Youth Ambassador and both boast considerable experience in the field of Youth Advocacy. The students visited from February 2-6, 2010 and spoke with high school students, Government officials and appeared on various media to promote UWI as a tertiary institution of choice, advocate for CSME and regional integration and promote HIV/Aids prevention in the Caribbean.

Economist McCarthy Marie was the featured speaker at an Open House held on February 1, 2010 at the Open Campus Dominica. He spoke on the history of Haiti in the context of that country's current situation. Marie said that the rest of the Caribbean owes a huge debt of gratitude to Haiti for leading the way towards freedom from slavery. Thus Dominica has, in a way, demonstrated its gratitude by taking in Haitians following the massive earthquake. There are approximately 1,000 Haitians in Dominica.

The Open Campus Dominica in association with the International Association of Bookkeepers (IAB) offers Professional Accounting Programmes (certificates and diplomas) such as Bookkeeping, Accounting, Computerised Accounting and Financial Administration.

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Tributes

In Celebration of Their Lives Dr. Monica Brown was a retired Director of the School of Education and Coordinator of the M.Ed. summer and online programme, in the School of Education, UWI, Mona.

Dr. Brown was first employed in the then Teacher Education Development Department (now Institute of Education) on September 1, 1987, and served as Lecturer and then Senior Lecturer until her retirement in 2002.

She served as Director of the School of Education from 2002-2003 and later assumed office as Coordinator of the M.Ed. summer and online programme, a position which she held until 2009.

Dr. Monica Brown made a significant contribution in scholarship and teaching to the School, and the success of the M.Ed. summer and online programme was due in large measure to her stalwart effort and commitment.

She was well loved and respected by all those who were honoured to have been taught by her and will be remembered for her warmth, serenity and kindness.

of its role as incubator for furthering the education of adult learners as well as community intellectual, social and cultural development across the region.

She was instrumental in founding the National Research Development Foundation on the island, an organisation which continues to engage in and monitor research being undertaken in the country. She was a member of the Open Campus Council from 2007-2009 and was the current Chair of the UWI Open Campus Saint Lucia Advisory Committee.

She attended the induction ceremony for the Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the Open Campus. At that ceremony the Principal paid tribute to Mrs. Charles for instilling in her and other students at the St. Joseph's Convent a love for literature and the theatre arts and teaching them the tools of critical analysis and to be critical thinkers.

The Head of the Open Campus Saint Lucia, Mrs. Veronica Simon said that, “She made a lasting contribution to the development of tertiary and continuing education in the UWI in general and St. Lucia in particular”.

Mr. Leroy Robinson was a member of the UWI Staff at the

Mrs. Patricia Charles was the former Resident

Lysson’s Beach property in St Thomas. This dedicated Caretaker/Lifeguard will be remembered for his affability, reliability and love of the location for which he was responsible.

Tutor of the University Centre (now Open Campus) in Saint Lucia.

Mr. Noel Vaz was a Staff Tutor in Drama at the Philip

After moving from Canada to Saint Lucia with her husband in 1959, Mrs. Charles joined the staff of the then Extra-Mural Department of the UWI in 1963 and began her career in the regional higher education system through the UWI as the fourth Resident Tutor in Saint Lucia until her retirement in 1977.

Mrs. Charles became deeply involved in development work in her adopted homeland through the UWI and was a driving force in the island, especially with her focus in the field of drama and dance.

Her work functions in the areas of social development and leadership, outreach and public relations, illustrated the importance of the University at work in the cause of national development.

Many of the projects spearheaded during the tenure of Mrs. Charles in St. Lucia at the Extra-Mural Department, were taken over by other local bodies and associations which allowed the Department to turn to other new projects. This work by Mrs. Charles at the UWI’s Extra-Mural Department was the embodiment

Sherlock Centre for the Creative Arts. He was originally stationed in Trinidad & Tobago, then based at Mona. He served the UWI until his retirement in 1987. He became a household name in the field of drama in the region and in the world of stagecraft. In 1964, he founded the International Theatre Institute - Jamaica Centre (based at the then UWI Creative Arts Centre) and was instrumental in setting up open-air stages and producing stage plays for national events in Jamaica and nearly all the Eastern Caribbean countries. Mr. Vaz also taught the current PVC and Principal of the Open Campus, Professor Hazel Simmons-McDonald the practical aspects of Greek and Roman drama when she was an undergraduate at Mona.

Mrs. Margaret Payne was serving as Attaché to Prime Minister the Hon. Tillman Thomas of Grenada at the time of her death. She was responsible for planning and the organisation of his office and contributed to the development of Grenada in various ways. She was selfless and cared passionately for people. She was Treasurer of the Grenada Olympic Association and a dedicated church organiser. She served the UWI as Alumnus Representative with dedication and commitment and was also a former UWIAA President (Grenada Chapter).

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The University of the West Indies Oooo Vice Chancellor’s Presidents Club UWIAA - Presidents Mr. Ricardo Knight - Barbados Mr. Frederick Sandiford - Belize Dr. Marcia Potter - British Virgin Islands Mrs. Leonora Wynter - Cayman Islands Mrs. A. Missouri Sherman-Peter Commonwealth of The Bahamas Ms. Irma Edwards - Dominica Mrs. Margaret Barrett - Florida Ms. Claudia Halley - Grenada Mr. A. Gilbert Bellamy - Jamaica Mrs. Delmaude Ryan - Montserrat Mr. Gerald White-Davis - New York Dr. Caroline Lawrence - St. Kitts & Nevis Mr. Nkrumah Lucien - St. Lucia Mr. Randy Boucher - St. Vincent & The Grenadines Mr. Ferdinand Fortune and Mr Michael Henville - Toronto Mr. James Richardson - Trinidad & Tobago Mr. Vernon Barrett - United Kingdom Ms. Sha-Shana Crichton - Washington DC UWIAA - Past Presidents Ms. Maxine McClean - Barbados Prof. Frank Alleyne - Barbados Dr. Lisa Johnson - Belize Dr. Kedrick Pickering - British Virgin Islands Mrs. Deborah Ann Chambers - Cayman Mr. Anthony Williams - Florida Mr. Ronald White - Florida Prof. Marcia Magnus - Florida Mrs. Beverley Pereira - Jamaica Mrs. Brenda Skeffrey - Jamaica Prof. Neville Ying - Jamaica Mrs. Patricia Sutherland - Jamaica Mrs. Nadine Marriott - Jamaica Dr. Cameron Wilkinson - St. Kitts & Nevis Ms. Sheree Jemmotte - Montserrat Ms. Laurine Fenton - Montserrat Mrs. Candia Williams - Montserrat Dr. Hazel Carter - New York Ms. Maud Fuller - Toronto Mr. Jerry Medford - Trinidad & Tobago Mr. Frederick Bowen - Trinidad & Tobago

Mr. Ulric Warner - Trinidad & Tobago Mr. Daniel Sankar - Trinidad & Tobago Prof. Franklin Knight - Washington DC UWIMAA - Presidents Dr. Michael Charles - Barbados Dr. Karl Massiah - Canada Dr. Homer Bloomfield - Commonwealth of The Bahamas Dr. Victor Boodhoo - Florida (Central) Dr. Aileen Standard-Goldson - Jamaica Dr. Deo Singh - Trinidad & Tobago Dr. Gerry Groves - USA Tri-State UWIMAA - Past Presidents Dr. Jeff Massay - Barbados Dr. Michael Hoyos - Barbados Dr. Robin Roberts - Commonwealth of The Bahamas Dr. Cecil Aird - Florida (Central) Dr. Novelle Kirwan - Florida (Central) Dr. Anna Matthews - Jamaica Dr. Peter Fletcher - Jamaica Dr. Sonia Henry-Heywood - Jamaica Dr. Richard Whitelocke - Jamaica Dr. Nadia Williams - Jamaica Dr. Wendel Guthrie - Jamaica Dr. R. E. David Thwaites - Jamaica Dr. Vijay Naraynsingh - Trinidad & Tobago Dr. Godfrey Rajkuma - Trinidad & Tobago Dr. Winston Mitchell - USA Tri-State Dr. Hardat Sukhdeo - USA Tri-State Dr. Kathleen Watson - USA Tri-State UWIGNA (Canada) - President Ms. Millicent Robb UWIGNA (Canada) - Past President Ms. Sybil Bent UWIEA - Regional Contact Eng. Dr. David Smith UWIEA - Former Representatives Eng. Hopeton Heron - Jamaica Eng. Clyde Phillip - Trinidad & Tobago

Alumnus and Council Representatives For Aug 1, 2009- July 31, 2011 (2 Years) Alumnus Representative Mr. Jerry Medford (Trinidad and Tobago) For Aug 1, 2009 - July 31, 2010 (1 Year) Council Representative Ms. Irma Edwards (Dominica)

Coordinating Office Institutional Advancement Division iad.mona@alumni.uwi.edu

UWI Alumni Association (UWIAA) Chapters Barbados Belize British Virgin Islands Cayman Commonwealth of The Bahamas Dominica Florida Grenada Guyana Jamaica Montserrat New York St. Kitts and Nevis St. Lucia St. Vincent and The Grenadines Toronto Trinidad and Tobago United Kingdom Washington D.C.

UWIAA Alumni Contacts Ottawa Suriname Turks & Caicos Islands

Campus Alumni Offices Barbados

Cave Hill Campus Tel: 246-417-4544 alumnioffice@cave hill.uwi.edu Contact: Mrs. Roseanne Maxwell

Jamaica

Mona Campus Tel: 876-927-1583 uwialumni@yahoo.com Contact: Mrs. Charmaine Wright

Open Campus

Tel: 246-417-4505 deputyprincipal@open.uwi.edu Contact: Office of the Deputy Principal UWI Open Campus

Trinidad and Tobago

St. Augustine Campus Tel: 868-663-1579, 868-662-2002, Ext: 2099 Charmain.Subero@sta.uwi.edu Contact: Ms. Charmain Subero