UWI Connect June 2015

Vice Chancellor Beckles Transition begins -----------

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UWI Pelicans Continue to Excel BFUWI Inspires Young Law Enthusiasts

CONTENTS UWI Visa Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Alumni News. . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

A Day In History . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

BFUWI Workshop . . . . . . . . . . 14

News From The RHQ. . . . . . . . . . 6

UWIMMA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Pelicans Soaring. . . . . . . . . . . . 8

UWI STAT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Happenings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Books And Publication. . . . . . . . 17

UWI Grads On The Move. . . . . . 10

In Celebration Of Their Lives. . . . 18

V.I.P. - Very Important Pelican. . . . 12

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EDITORIAL TEAM: Celia Davidson Francis (Editor-in-Chief ), Stephanie Alleyne-Bishop, Elizabeth Buchanan-Hind, Marcia Erskine, Yvonne Graham, Camile Wilson, Aileen Standard-Goldson, Nicole Nation and Candice York SOURCES: IAD - UWI Regional Headquarters, Campus and University Marketing and Communications Offices; Faculties; Departments; UWIAA; UWIMAA; Office of Administration; UWI STAT Corps, alumni and others PHOTOGRAPHY: Campus & Official Whitehouse Photographers PUBLISHING: Point Global Marketing Limited Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in articles are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of The University of the West Indies.

FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK UWI: The Caribbean Crucible of Regionality and Learning, was showcased during a historic visit to Jamaica by the US President Obama on April 9, 2015. Our young alumni took part in a historic Town Hall meeting with President Obama held at the UWI, Mona Campus and the UWI Regional Headquarters was chosen for the site of a CARICOM Heads of Government meeting which President Obama also attended on that date.

Jermaine Case, who was representing the Jamaica Youth Advocacy Network, the University of the West Indies Students Today Alumni Tomorrow Vice Chancellor’s Ambassadors and the InterAmerican Development Bank Civil Society Group, said that he was impressed with the level of eloquence and the views shared by President Obama. He noted that he addressed some very critical questions which will benefit Jamaica/Caribbean - US relations.

Much Pelican Pride was evident on that day and many of the youth celebrated the moment with the popular phrase, saying “Up Up UWI!” Enjoy a pictorial of this historic visit courtesy of the Official White House photographers. This issue will highlight events and activities across the regional institution from April - June 2015.

Celia Davidson Francis, Director of Alumni Realtions UWI Editor- in-Chief

A Day In History

PICTORIAL OF THE HISTORIC TOWN HALL MEETING WITH US PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA HELD AT THE UWI, MONA CAMPUS ON APRIL 9, 2015

President Obama delivers remarks during a “Young Leaders of the Americas Initiaitve” Town Hall meeting at the UWI.(Official White House photo by Amanda Lucidon).

Audience members raise their hand in hopes of being chosen to ask a question at the town hall.

(Official White House Photo by Amanda Lucidon)

The President greets audience members following the Town Hall. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

President Obama signed the UWI Guest Book

With CARICOM leaders and the outgoing Vice Chancellor Professor E. Nigel Harris (2nd right) and incoming Vice Chancellor, Professor Sir Hilary Beckles (right) at the UWI Regional Headquarters Building.

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UWI Visa Card

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NEWS FROM THE UWI RHQ

A FINAL MESSAGE FROM UWI VICE CHANCELLOR EMERITUS HARRIS

Dear Fellow Alumni, As I demit office after a wonderful ten years and change as Vice-Chancellor, I wish to place on record my sincere appreciation for all that our alumni have done and continue to do for our alma mater. Our graduates are the most visible and quantifiable contribution that we have made to development over these past 60 years and more. We serve in all professions across the world and at the highest levels. We are thought leaders, practitioners, advocates and provocateurs. Ours is a proud tradition of excellence and with your assistance and continued involvement in our University and the current and future student body, our future graduates will continue to do their institution, countries and region proud.

Thank you for all that you have done for me personally – your words of advice and encouragement through the years have made a difference to the journey. Yvette and I have enjoyed immensely our second sojourn in Jamaica, we shall remain in the Caribbean and as we, I, enter the happy state of “retirement,” I look forward to seeing many of you “on the road!”

Warm regards, ENH

VICE CHANCELLOR EMERITUS HARRIS MOVES TO UNIVERSITY OF GUYANA CHANCELLORSHIP The Guyana Government has named the former Vice Chancellor of the University of the West Indies (UWI) Professor E.Nigel Harris for the post of Chancellor of the University of Guyana (UG).The Guyanese-born academic, served as UWI Vice Chancellor from 2004 to 2015. Prior to his appointment at UWI, he served as Dean and Senior Vice-President for Academic Affairs at the Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia and held several leadership posts, including Chairman of Barbados-based Caribbean Examinations Council and Chairman of the Association of Commonwealth Universities.

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NEWS FROM THE UWI RHQ

VICE CHANCELLOR BECKLES BEGINS...

PROFESSOR SIR HILARY BECKLES TOOK OFFICE ON MAY 1, 2015

UWI’S INTERNATIONALIZATION...

FIRST STOP CHINA Professor Sir Hilary Beckles signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with a university located in the heart of the information communication technology (ICT) district in China to set up a campus outpost of the UWI in Beijing, China. The MOU with the Global Institute for Software Technology (GIST),proposes the establishment of a branch of the UWI in China, and in turn, the establishment of a branch of GIST in UWI. GIST is the feeder university for the China-Singapore Suzhou Industrial Park, which is China’s version of Silicon Valley. The Suzhou UWI Institute of Software Technology is to be set up as early as next year. The Vice Chancellor also indicated that a key aspect of the agreement is that each graduate will be entitled to a six-month internship with a company located in Suzhou Industrial Park. It is envisaged that this would create a pathway for Caribbean citizens into the Chinese technology world. This MOU is an important first step in the Vice Chancellor’s vision to have the UWI meet the needs of the region. It is his intention to have the university be more entrepreneurial – to create a seamless relationship between the university and entrepreneurs, as it is done in China, where the model already exists where vice-chancellors and entrepreneurs meet regularly. have daily meetings. This will enable the UWI to remain intensely relevant to the Caribbean region.

NEXT A CALL FOR A CARIBBEAN REVOLUTION TO SPUR GROWTH UWI Vice Chancellor, Professor Sir Hilary Beckles called for a rekindling of the “Caribbean revolution” if the region is to make any meaningful headway in developing new strategies for socio-economic growth in the future. He noted that all countries that have achieved phenomenal economic development in the last 30 years they were driven by a desire to turn around the legacy of disrespect that their citizens have experienced in the colonial period. We in the Caribbean have to use our historical experience as a source of energy to drive our civilisations and our peoples out of “doubt and despair. In other words we have to rekindle the Caribbean revolution,” He

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NEWS FROM THE UWI RHQ was addressing delegates attending the second day of the Forum on the future of the Caribbean held in Port of Spain in May 2015. The three-day event is being attended by academics, political leaders, non-government organisations as well as service leaders into what the organisers said the sole purpose of which is “to shock the region into new ways of thinking and doing business”. Sir Hilary, a prominent Caribbean historian and academic, said that the new Caribbean paradigm must begin with the process of reparatory justice for the region.

He also noted that an examination of all of the development models in which economic competition becomes a critical part, there are three main sectors, competing at the level of prices, competition at the levels of quality and also creative innovation and said that the latter is what that the Caribbean must confront. He also asked regional countries to invest more in education and praised Trinidad and Tobago for developing a policy that makes it among the top countries in the hemisphere as it relates to the education of its citizens.

THE BAN KI-MOON VISIT Young people across the Caribbean had the opportunity to directly state their concerns to the United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on June 26, 2015 when UWI Cave Hill hosted a UN youth symposium at the Cave Hill campus. He was in Barbados for the 36th CARICOM Heads of Governments Summit and engaged university students and representatives of youth organizations across the region under the theme, Caribbean Youth Speak: The World We Want Post -2015.

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.

Hundreds of high school and tertiary level students attended with others assembled at The UWI’s Mona, St Augustine and Open Campus sites via video conference. The 90-minute town-hall-styled meeting, was also broadcast on dozens of television channels to regional countries and the Caribbean Diaspora and was streamed live via www.cavehill.uwi.edu/videos/livestream.asp.

Vice-Chancellor of The UWI, Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, considered the symposium an historic occasion. Sir Hilary, who was appointed to a UN Scientific Advisory Board in late 2013, said UWI’s hosting of the event underscored the close collaborative ties between the two institutions and augurs well for future joint undertakings. He also noted the longstanding support and research funding which the UN has provided to UWI enterprises such as the Centre for Resource Management and Environmental Studies and the Sir Arthur Lewis Institute for Social and Economic Studies.

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PELICANS SOARING

UWI PELICANS CONTINUE TO EXCEL!

Distinguished alumnus Mr Richard O. Byles, President and CEO of Sagicor and Hon. Grad Monsignor Gregory Ramkissoon, Founder of the Mustard Seed Communities, received well deserved Awards on April 17, 2015 from the American Friends of Jamaica in Miami for their business and philanthropic efforts. Mr. Byles was awarded the International Achievement Award and Monsignor Ramkissoon was presented with the International Humanitarian Award.

The Black Business and Professional Association (BBPA) awarded Dr. Carrol Pitters, a Harry Jerome Award on April 25, 2015.

The BBPA Harry Jerome Awards is recognized as the most prestigious national awards gala in the African-Canadian community and is a coveted symbol of achievement. Dr. Pitters is the Chief of Staff and Chief Medical Officer at the Chikdren’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO). Dr. Pitters obtained her medical degree from The University of the West Indies and after a one-year internship at the University Hospital in Kingston, Jamaica, she pursued her residency training in Paediatrics at CHEO from 1980-84. She spent an additional year as a resident in Epidemiology and Community Medicine at the University of Ottawa, before beginning her medical career in the CHEO Emergency Department in 1985.

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Happenings

CAVE HILL

ST. AUGUSTINE •

Arthur Lok Jack Graduate School of Business (UWI-ALJGSB) is expanding its north campus. The expansion will take place at the back of the campus to accommodate increased student numbers. The new two storey building’s classrooms and informal spaces will promote idea generation, collaborative learning and dual-mode technology supported learning and will enhance the school’s state-of-the-art learning platform.

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On June 14, Prof Clement Sankat, Pro-Vice Chancellor and Principal of the UWI, St Augustine Campus hosted a diplomatic brunch under the theme, Building Global Partnerships for Capacity Development. He focused on the efforts of internationalisation in the recent past and shared the success stories of some of the university’s global partnerships.

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The Faculty of Food and Agriculture (FFA) at the UWI, St. Augustine, through the sponsorship of PCS Nitrogen, the Caribbean Development Bank and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, aims to demonstrate the veritable treasure-trove that is the breadfruit at the 2015 International Breadfruit Conference, under the theme “Commercialising Breadfruit for Food & Nutrition Security.”

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The Schools of Education at the three physical campuses of The University of the West Indies (UWI) take turns in hosting an academic conference biennially. Each conference focuses on a topic or issue that is educationally significant to the Caribbean. In 2015, the conference was hosted by the UWI Cave Hill Campus in Barbados from June 1- 4, 2015.

The theme was Transforming Education: New Frameworks and Alliances. Transformation in education is varied in nature; the terrain now demands an interdisciplinary approach across the fields of education, social sciences, liberal arts and other related disciplines. New alliances need to be forged with the assistance of public and private partnerships in areas such as funding the educational enterprise, assessment in education, technology integration, technical and vocational education.This conference therefore sought to explore notions of transformation in order to inform theory and practice in education.

MONA

A conference on Institutionalising Best Practice in Higher Education was organised by the Quality Assurance Unit and Centres for Excellence in Teaching and Learning of the UWI from June 24-26. It gave participants a deeper knowledge about best practice principles in the management and administration of higher education institutions. Among the keynote speakers were the UWI Vice-Chancellor Professor Sir Hilary Beckles; Deputy Principal of The UWI’s St. Augustine Campus Professor Rhoda Reddock; Prof Dan Butin, Associate Professor and Founding Dean of the School of Education and Social Policy at Merrimack College, Paul Kim, Chief Technology Officer and Assistant Dean of the Graduate School of Education at Stanford University; Dr. Claudia Harvey, Former UNESCO Representative, Office Director and Education Adviser; and Ms Catherine Kumar, Chief Executive Officer at the Trinidad and Tobago Chamber of Industry and Commerce.

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CARIMAC presented its 5th Annual Aggrey Brown Lecture on April 16, 2015 with Janet Morrison who spoke on “Pure Drama! Revisiting the Radio Play”.

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The Western Jamaica Campus is proud of UWI Alumna, Ms. Inderia Adjudah, Administrative Officer who was named the All Island Administrative Professional of the Year for 2015-2016 by the Jamaica Association of Administrative Professionals (JAAP).

OPEN CAMPUS •

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The Canadian Government funded Improved Access to Justice in the Caribbean (IMPACT Justice) Projec will hold a region-wide sensitisation programme on Continuing Legal Professional Development (CLPD). The launch was held in St. Kitts. The aim is to raise awareness among its members about CLPD and the move towards making it mandatory in Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries. Professor Velma Newton, Regional Project Director, IMPACT Justice noted that professional development is an important continuous improvement process. “The importance of CLPD is to keep legal professionals in the region, updated with relevant training, information, knowledge and skills to remain competent throughout their careers” she said.

Currently, Jamaica and Grenada are the only CARICOM Member States to have legislation which deals specifically with continuing legal education.

UWI Grads On The Move

UWI GRADS ON THE MOVE

Maxsalia Salmon is now Foreign Service Officer at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Jamaica.

She was Media and Communications Officer at the Organic HEART Group of Companies and is a Director of the M &N Foundation for Aspiring Youths. She was also a Jamaica Youth Ambassador: Commonwealth and is a UWI STAT Alumni Ambassador

Hertha Beckmann is Production Manager at Business Access Television (Jamaica). She was previously Producer of Smile Jamaica and Assistant Producer of Entertainment Report at Television Jamaica. She holds a B.Sc. in Environmental Biology from the UWI, Mona.

Ivan Browne is now Director at the Bank of Montserrat.

He is a Financial Services and SME Consultant with over 30 years experience in a number of banking disciplines including Credit, Marketing, Branding and Business Process Reengineering. He worked with Barclays Bank for 28 years in the Caribbean and in London and rose to the level of Regional Director.

Bernadette Barrow is now Senior Vice President, Sales, Customer Experience and Marketing at First Global Bank. She holds a MBA (Finance with Distinction) from the UWI, as well as a B.Sc. in Management Studies from the UWI. She is the Chair of the Mentorship Committee of the Women’s Leadership Initiative.

Karim Kiffin is now Vice President Strategy at First Global Bank and he holds a B,Sc in Mathematics from the UWI and a MBA from Boston University. He has a wealth of experience in financial management, banking insurance and consumer industries.

Paula Robertson Barclay is now Senior Vice President, Personal and Business Banking at First Global Bank and holds a B.Sc (Hons.) in Management Studies from the UWI and a MBA from Barry University.

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UWI Grads On The Move

UWI GRADS ON THE MOVE

Dr. Ron Darbeau has been named Dean of the College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics and the School of Education at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith, effective July 1, 2015.

UWI Alumna, Cecile Clayton is now Editor/writer at Eureka Innovative Edits, her own company. She is the President of the UWIAA Jamaica Chapter and the former Deputy University Bursar of the UWI.

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V.I.P Very Important Pelican

VIP - VERY IMPORTANT PELICAN

UWI Pelican Don Wehby holds both a Bachelor of Science (Hons.) and a Master of Science degree in Accounting from The University of the West Indies and has completed an Advanced Management College certificate course at Stanford University. He recently was appointed as New Zealand’s Honorary Consul in Jamaica.

He is well recognized and influential businessman and is the Group Chief Executive Officer at GraceKennedy Limited and is also a former senator and cabinet minister. Prior to becoming GraceKennedy Group CEO, he was Group Chief Operating Officer, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, GraceKennedy Ltd. and Chief Executive Officer, GK Investments.

Under his leadership, GraceKennedy acquired 100% ownership of First Global Bank Ltd., now a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. His professional affiliations included Chairman of the Taskforce on Tourism Contribution & Linkages, Vice-President of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) and he also served on the board of directors of his alma mater St. George’s College. He is an avid cricketer.

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Alumni News

-UWIAA New York

The UWIAA at Town Hall: - (L-R) Dr. Gerald White-Davis, UWIAA President , New York Chapter, Minna Israel, Special Consultant to the VC, the Most Honorable . P. J. Patterson, former Prime Minister of Jamaica and Ambassador A. Missouri Sherman-Peter, CARICOM Permanent Observer to the United Nations, after the Western Union and GraceKennedy Annual Town Hall Series in New York in May 2015. The theme was “The Caribbean Diaspora - Borderless Possibilities.” The Town Hall provided a forum in which the members of the Caribbean Diaspora could engage in meaningful dialogue about the developments in their home countries, share thoughts on the issues of importance to their community and discuss solutions and ways to contribute to the development of the Caribbean.

-UWIAA Jamaica

Upcoming

Mona Campus hosted an Appreciation Luncheon for Principals of High Schools with Sixth forms on Tuesday, May 5, 2015. Many of them were UWI Mona Alumni. Mrs. Marjorie Bolero Haughton, Assistant Registrar in the Marketing, Recruitment and Communications office at Mona obtained the the names of those principals who are Mona’s Alumni and the Jamaica Chapter of the Alumni donated gifts to be presented to the Principals who are UWI graduates with the compliments of the UWI Alumni , Jamaica Chapter. The President of the Jamaica Chapter, Ms. Cecile Clayton and Executive Team were happy to “reconnect” with the Principals in this way and hope that they will keep engaged with their alma mater going forward.

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BFUWI WORKSHOP

BFUWI INSPIRES YOUNG LAW ENTHUSIASTS WITH POWERFUL WORKSHOP

BFUWI welcomed over 180 students between ages of 14 and 18, parents and teachers to the event, which was oversubscribed.

In her opening remarks Susan pointed out that coming from a modest or minority ethnic background was not a barrier to success and cited Sir Hugh Wooding who rose from humble beginnings to become the first Chief Justice of independent Trinidad and Tobago whose name now graces the school of law at St Augustine Campus.

She also pointed out that the four sessions of the day were all being chaired by female UWI graduate who worked in London: Penny Carballo-Smith, Director of Future Think, Rosemarie Cadogan who worked at the Commonwealth Secretariat, Desiree Artesi, a barrister in private practice and Master at Inner Temple as well as herself. The UWI can be a viable option for those wishing to study law at undergraduate or postgraduate level.

This year the second educational venture of the British Foundation of the University of the West Indies (BFUWI) had a legal theme. The BFUWI was set up to raise funds for the University of the West Indies and to work towards the cause of raising educational attainment for diaspora students in the UK. Last year the charity held a ‘STEM in the Community’ workshop at Imperial College academic home of one of the Foundation’s trustees, Dr.Mark Richards who lectures in physics at the institution.

BFUWI trustee, Susan Belgrave. Photo courtesy CaribDirect

On June 27, 2015 Inner Temple, one of the four Inns of Court, to which every barrister must belong in the U.K, kindly sponsored a workshop entitled ‘Careers in law: options and opportunities’ for students from the diaspora as well as those from other minority and/or disadvantaged backgrounds. Organised by trustee, Susan Belgrave, who is herself a practicing barrister and member of Inner Temple, the event was designed to showcase the wealth of talent which exists in the legal community. With 18 speakers, 15 of Caribbean heritage the event provided an opportunity for students to look at those who were forging legal careers in different or unusual areas which young people might not have previously considered.

Penny Carballo-Smith, Director of Future Think. Photo courtesy CaribDirect

Students were encouraged to look to other Commonwealth jurisdictions as possible sources of work and to prepare themselves for the digital age and new technologies.

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Photography: CaribDirect

BFUWI WORKSHOP

Colin Bob-Semple and Ian Rajaratnam. Photo courtesy CaribDirect

Distinguished panel of female lawyers. Photo courtesy CaribDirect

A sense of the majesty of the venue. Photo courtesy CaribDirect

Leslie Thomas Q.C. Photo courtesy CaribDirect

The BFUWI plans to hold other similar events covering different areas of academic study in the future. Inner Temple have invited them to hold another similar event next year. For more information on the activities of BFUWI go to their website www. thebfuwi.org; email them on onadmin@thebfuwi.org or follow them on twitter@British_UWI or on LinkedIn.

Photography: CaribDirect

Students spoke of being very inspired by the day’s activities.

BFUWI and Craig Robinson, Director of the Ultimate Law Guide, donated two prizes for the quiz. Students were asked to reply in no more than two sentences to the following question: What do you think is the most important legal issue today? 17 year old, Rebekah Evans won the quiz with the response: ‘Undoubtedly human rights because by unlocking fundamental entitlements which underpin every element of life we will ultimately strive and achieve justice for all.’ She remarked that it was a day she would always remember.

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UWIMAA

CONFERENCE ON SEPSIS

further up the international political agenda so that a high-level UN summit on NCDs was held for only the second time and we know he is proud of the central part that his native Caribbean played in making the summit happen. Born in Barbados in 1932, Sir George went to study medicine at the UWI in 1951.

He lived up to his nickname and graduated as a gold medallist in 1957. But the most important thing that happened to him there, he recalls fondly, was meeting a young nurse, Sylvan, now Lady Alleyne and the subsequent birth of his children and grandchildren. The couple married in 1958, and shortly after Alleyne returned to Barbados to work as a medical officer. He then he went to the UK for further training at University College London, then returned to UWI and by 1972 was appointed Professor of Medicine, becoming Chair of the department just 4 years later. He stayed until 1981and then became Chief of the Unit of Research at PAHO, staying for 22 years, first as Assistant Director , then Director. He has impacted thousands of young, enthusiastic health professionals from around the world. … and that is why he is the UWI’s Champ !

Sepsis kills more than eight million persons world-wide per year, more than any cancer, but remain virtually unknown in most developed countries, despite advances in medicine, according the Department of Microbiology at The University of the West Indies. There will be a one-day conference on Sept 7, 2015, to discuss the life-threatening condition, which is rated more common than heart attack, and described as ‘claiming more lives than any cancer. The conference is to be held in collaboration with World Sepsis Day Supporters,under the theme, ‘Sepsis ...

Why it matters to you.’

Dr Ivan Vickers, consultant microbiologist at UHWI hospital notes that the condition is always triggered by an infection and it can lead to shock, multiple organ failure, and death, especially if it is not recognised early and treated promptly. The symposium will be targeting doctors, nurses, pharmacists, dentists, emergency medical technicians, medical technologists and students.

Edited - Taken from The Lancet – Vol 380, No 9849.

DID YOU KNOW? Our UWI Chancellor, the official Head of the UWI Alumni Association according to the UWI Charter, Sir George Alleyne was nicknamed “The Champ” back in high school as he seemed to master everything he tried, and the nickname remained. He is an academic, with keen diplomatic and political skills. Sir George used these qualities as Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) from 1995 until 2003. We at the UWI are proud that he pushed non-communicable diseases (NCDs)

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UWI STAT

UWI STAT ST.AUGUSTINE The University of the West Indies Students Today, Alumni Tomorrow (UWI STAT) St. Augustine Corps successfully completed their 2014/2015 Footprints project by having what was renamed to the ‘UWI STAT Lawn’. This green space is located behind the Food Court on the southern end of the campus and is used for various student functions as well for students to sit. UWI STAT’s office faces this area and the Corps has started to engage

companies and individuals to sponsor/donate to the beautification and maintenance of the area.

FOOTPRINTS focuses on student participation as it encourages students to take part in the consistent development of the UWI. By giving back, whatever the amount, this simple act enables students, to leave a concrete mark or ‘footprint’ on their respective campus.

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The Department of Literary, Cultural and Communication Studies at the UWI St. Augustine unveiled the Journal of Human Communication Studies in the Caribbean (JHSC) on May 14, 2015. According to Dr Godfrey Steele, Editor of the JHSC, “The JHSC appears after 40 years of teaching and research in Media and Communication at the Caribbean Institute of Media and Communication (CARIMAC) at The UWI Mona, over 15 years of Communication Studies at The UWI St. Augustine and four years of Communication Studies at The UWI Cave Hill. The JHCSC is not only the first journal of human communication studies in the English-speaking Caribbean, it is also the first journal of its kind produced in the region.” Pro Vice-Chancellor and Campus Principal, Professor Clement Sankat took the opportunity to commend Dr. Steele, who is also who is also Senior Lecturer in Communication Studies and Coordinator of the Communication Studies Postgraduate Programme at The UWI St. Augustine, together with the Associate Editors, Dr. Livingston White, from The UWI Mona Campus and Dr. Korah Belgrave, from The UWI Cave Hill Campus for spearheading the production of this, the first issue of the journal.

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In Celebration of their Lives Dr. Donald Edward Christian CD, was born in 1930 in New York but grew up in Antigua. He was an icon of medicine and cardiology or the UWI Mona and the Caribbean. He was a pioneer, cardiologist, teacher, physician, clinician, mentor, father and grandfather, the latter two roles, being of immense importance to him. He was a paragon of wit and infectious laughter, jovial, jocular and spirited, as well as compassionate and generous. He was an avid sportsman, loving both cricket and football. He arrived in Jamaica on September 29, 1948 to attend the new University College of the West Indies and was one of first 33 students who gained places amongst the 800 applicants of the new regional university. He started classes on Oct 4, 1948 and obtained his Bachelor of Surgery in 1954. . He treasured his Gibraltar Hall experience and was proud to be a member of the Class of 1954. He was the first UWI Medical graduate to become a member of the Royal College of Physicians of London.

Interestingly his father, Sydney Christian, who was a legal luminary in Antigua, served on the Irvine Committee which recommended the establishment of a regional university. Donald Christian was instrumental in developing cardiology at the UWI and at the UWI Hospital. His sense of community was seen in the service he gave as a long-serving stalwart of the Lions Club of St. Andrew, Jamaica and he eventually became the Worshipful Master of the University Lodge, which he joined in 1952. The Heart Foundation of Jamaica is now an internationally recognized organization due in no small part to Board members like Donald Christian. 1n 1968 he was one of the Founders of Biomedical Caledonia Medical Laboratories which blazed a trail in Laboratory Medicine across Jamaica. Donald Christian worked for more than five decades at the UWI and his invaluable contribution is well recognized. He was conferred with the Order of Distinction, Commander Class by the Jamaican Government in recognition of his immense contribution to the field of Medicine to the nation.

enthusiasm for doing the job well, attention to detail and ensuring that the young people’s words and meaning were understood, earned her the affectionate title of Quality Assurance Inspector.

She was known for her diligence and dedication, her cheerful attitude and pleasant, enjoyable demeanour as well as her sense of humour. During her period of employment at SWTC, Jodi-Ann concluded her undergraduate studies at UWI Mona, earning a BSc Psychology degree which was awarded in 2013.

Ambassador Donald Owen “Don” Mills – Veritable colossus and internationalist, as he played a seminal role in Jamaica’s reputation in international diplomacy. He had an extraordinary career in the public service and was the recipient of many awards for exceptional service in international relations and diplomacy. The Order of Jamaica from the Government, the honorary Doctor of Laws degree from The University of the West Indies (UWI), and the Norman Washington Manley Award for Excellence, were just three of the decorations that the former diplomat accepted in his lifetime. He was at one time Jamaica’s permanent representative to the United Nations (UN), and also served as leader of the Jamaican Mission to the United Nations Environmental Programme. Among several international positions, he was president of the UN Security Council, president of the UN Economic and Social Council, and chairman of the Commonwealth Foundation. At home, he was appointed as a member of the Privy Council and of the Judicial Service Commission, and nominated to chair countless panel discussions. In 1988, Mills was designated Honorary Research Fellow at what was then the Institute of Social and Economic Research at the UWI. He was appointed part-time lecturer in the Department of Government in 1995, and was attached to the UWI Centre for Environment and Development at Mona. He was a popular speaker on the lecture circuit, making presentations on such topics as, ‘The New Europe, The New World Order, Jamaica and the Caribbean’ and ‘Westminster Style Democracy: The Jamaican Experience’. He recorded many of his ideas and observations in his largely autobiographical book, Journeys and Missions: At home and away, published in 2009.

Among these were his perceptions of significant global events that occurred during the time of his ambassadorship. Most significantly, he gave an account of the many developments and transitions that Jamaica had undergone over the period of 75 years. This included the labour riots of the 1930s, and what he referred to as the “awakening” of the Jamaican people to a sense of selfdetermination, out of which emerged political parties and trade unions, the establishment of community development projects, and a wave of cultural activity. He also chronicled the road to selfgovernment in 1962, and tackled the subject of governance, and Jamaica’s ability, as an independent state, to cope with national

Jodi-Ann Williams was a Research Assistant, Social Welfare Training Centre, Open Campus from 2011- 2014. She was a a UWI Mona graduate. The Centre initially employed Jodi-Ann for one year and, impressed with her productivity and consistency, extended her contract to last the duration of the project funding which concluded in April 2014. During the period 2011-2014, Jodi-Ann supported the work of three research fellows, principally in the areas of communication and liaison with study participants and in the establishment and maintenance of data files. In her interaction with the participants, young people on the CAP and NYS programmes, Jodi-Ann was the “face” of the project. She provided logistical assistance in the field organising the young people, working autonomously a great deal of the time to ensure compliance and active engagement of the participants. Her

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In Celebration of their Lives development as well as foreign affairs and foreign trade. He also served as UWI registrar between 1965 and 1966.

maintenance of the systems and processes needed to ensure the smooth operation of the regional headquarters of the Caribbean’s leading regional university was greatly appreciated.

Dr. Franklyn LaHee, retired Consultant Psychiatrist at the University Health Centre. A Trinidadian by birth, he received the Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) in 1973 from the UWI and was awarded the Degree in Psychological Medicine (DPM) of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons by the Institute of Psychiatry, Maudsley Hospital in London, England.

In 1984 he completed his Doctorate of Medicine in Psychiatry (DM) at the Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital of the West Indies in Jamaica. From 1984 to 1989 he was employed as Consultant Psychiatrist to the Government of Trinidad and Tobago where he developed and established a comprehensive communitybased mental health service delivery system in Tobago. He was also Consultant Psychiatrist at the St Ann’s Hospital in Port-ofSpain, Trinidad from 1987 to 1989. He was Consultant Psychiatrist to the Government of the Cayman Islands from 1989. While in the Cayman Islands, he also spearheaded the building of an eight-bed in-patient psychiatric unit. His professional memberships included the American Psychiatric Association, the Caribbean Psychiatric Association and the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

Dr. the Hon. Nicholas Liverpool was the Former Dean of the Faculty of Law, UWI and President of Dominica. He was considered to be one of the founding fathers of the Faculty of Law at the UWI, Cave Hill. He served as a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Law from 1974, and as its third Dean of Law, from 1976-1978.

Pro Vice-Chancellor and Principal of Cave Hill, Professor Eudine Barriteau, remembers Dr Liverpool as “a dedicated, committed member of the UWI Cave Hill Community, a thorough scholar and a pleasant, genial colleague with a ready smile. He was always willing to offer advice to younger colleagues.” Current and former colleagues also recall Dr. Liverpool’s “congenial disposition, as someone who always had a smile on his face” and that he was an excellent colleague as well as an efficient and practical dean.

He is remembered by his students as being an excellent teacher, one who was firm but fair. His contribution to West Indian legal development is profound. He was honoured at an exhibition at the Faculty of Law for the UWI’s 60th Anniversary in recognition of his immeasurable contribution to the Faculty, The UWI and the Commonwealth Caribbean. He was one of UWI’s early scholars in Law Reform, Trusts, Legal Systems and Real Property, and served on a large number of Law Reform Commissions throughout the region. He also served as a Judge of the High Court in Antigua and Montserrat from 1973-1974, as a Justice of Appeal in the Court of Appeal in Grenada from 1979-1991, in the Court of Appeal in Belize from 1990-1992 and 1996-2000, and in the Bahamas Court of Appeal from 1996-1997. He published a number of influential law journal articles and other publications, as well as made numerous public lectures, on a wide range of topics.

While at Cave Hill Dr. Liverpool served as Project Director, UWIUSAID Caribbean Justice Improvement Project from 1986-1992 and Director of the Caribbean Law Institute from 1987-1992. He was honoured with LLD degrees from the University of the West Indies (2007), Sheffield University (2009), and the University of Hull (2011), as well as received the Dominica Award of Honour (2003), the highest award conferred by the State, and the Order of the Caribbean Community (2008). Dr Liverpool served as Ambassador of the Commonwealth of Dominica to the United States of America from 1998-2001. He served as President of the Commonwealth of Dominica from 2003-2012. He had five children and his daughters Bertha and Nicole graduated from the Faculty of Law, UWI.

Mr. Philip Alvin William (Bill) Burnett was the Facilities Manager at the UWI Regional Headquarters from 2011 - 2015. He grew up in Trelawny and moved to Montego Bay to attend his high school. Cornwall College. He then travelled to England to continue his studies, graduating with a BSc in Electrical & Electronic Engineering from The Hatfield Polytechnic (University of Hertfordshire). Upon his return to Jamaica in 1973, he became a member of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) as an Engineering Officer and was sent back to England for an Aeronautical Engineering course and military training at the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst. After seven years in the JDF, Bill completed his commission and returned to civilian life. Thereafter he joined the Kingston Terminal Operators Ltd. as a Maintenance Engineer and remained there from 1986 to 1999. Then he moved to Botswana and worked as a Senior Electrical Engineer for the Government of Botswana, and also provided project consultancy services. In 2005, he moved to Abu Dhabi, UAE where he worked with ALEC, a construction company that was involved in the building of several multi-storey hotels. In 2011 he returned to Jamaica and brought his considerable expertise to bear as the first ever Facilities Manager at the UWI Regional Headquarters.

He had many and varied interests: music, art, photography, sailing, languages, reading a wide range of often controversial literature, his church, especially with the young people; and his outreach included being a Free Mason and a Rotarian, serving as the 1990 Club President. His stellar contribution to the implementation and

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