UWI Connect September 2009

Volume 5, Issue 1

Website: www.alumnionline.uwi.edu

September - November 2009

UWIAA Contacts Ground Gained in Support for UWI

ADVANCEMENT and the IAD

“One UWI, One Alumni Family”

UWI Connect: For Alumni, Donors, Parents and Friends

Editorial This issue of UWI Connect is bursting with success stories: of researchers, faculty, alumni and students of UWI who are performing at the highest levels all across the globe. I hope you feel as proud as I do of the progress UWI continues to make in leadership in fields as diverse as medicine, communications and philanthropy.

We can take great satisfaction in the fact that the various campuses continue to develop new programmes and that their new academic appointments are delivering results.

The support of alumni has great influence on the continued development of UWI as a world class centre of education and a place of opportunity for our students, even more so in these challenging financial times. Because of this we welcome your ideas and suggestions to support philanthropy in higher education, through different schemes and plans.

Less is more, so the saying goes and with the changes that are, or will inevitably be coming as we approach the end of one year and look to the next, we at the IAD feel that we should all aim to be more zealous in the coming months and years. It is all about contributing more to saving our environment, being more connected to your Alma Mater, spending more time with family and friends, helping more people and being more involved in things that engender satisfaction.

Whatever you are hoping for, I wish you a happy and healthy 2010.

Celia Davidson Francis Editor-in-Chief

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

“Caribbean Integration Runs Deep in my Veins”

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UWI’s “Light” Shines Brighter in the UK

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“Advancement” and the IAD 10 Major Development in Sports at UWI Mona 12

UWI STAT: Advocates of Change and Excellence

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2009 Open Campus Graduation Highlights 20 UWIAA Highlights

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“Happenings” on the Campus you Attended

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Cover photo: The new Administration Building of the Cave Hill Campus which has the motif of the Asante Golden Stool.

(Cornerstone laid by Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, Asantehene - October 23, 2008).

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.

Publishing Services: Stratcom Marketing Services Limited Yvonne Graham, graduate, Mona School of Business, UWI

The UWI Alumni Association (UWIAA) encourages all graduates to send articles/information to

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UWI Connect.

Vice Chancellor’s Viewpoint

Ground Gained in Support for UWI The Impact of the Global Recesion: We, Vice-Chancellors from across the Commonwealth, recognise the very serious challenges that the world economic recession presents to governments, to organisations and to individuals who will have to re-skill and adapt to succeed.

We call upon Commonwealth Ministers of Education to: Agree that higher education, through teaching and learning, research and knowledge transfer, will be a key driver taking countries out of recession; Recognise that the provision of higher level skills to students of all ages prepares them with the adaptability to thrive in the new order; Give priority to providing adequate funding for higher education, including lifelong and part-time learning, and to facilitating access by all who can benefit.

Prof. E. Nigel Harris Vice-Chancellor

I am delighted to have this opportunity to share a few words with you all before the end of the year. Your University has been grappling with many challenges, with the still-unfolding impact of the global recession topping the list. However, we have continued to work on the implementation of our Strategic Plan 20072012 to achieve the vision of being innovative and internationally competitive.

We have for example, sought out consulting and grant opportunities that will allow us to leverage and utilise the considerable skills and expertise available to us across our campuses. We have also worked at the regional and international levels to heighten awareness and to lobby Governments for support for higher education. One such opportunity was the occasion of the 17th Conference of Commonwealth Ministers of Education in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, June 15-19, 2009, where I had the privilege of participating in the preparation of the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) communiqué to Ministers of Education, two points from which I quote:

Commitment to the Millennium Development Goals and to Education for All: We are convinced that none of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) can be achieved without a thriving higher education system. This is essential to address the chronic shortage of qualified teachers at all levels and of other professionals needed to research alternative strategies, and to formulate, implement and evaluate programmes to meet the MDGs. Moving beyond these goals, we believe that this generation will collectively determine whether life on our planet (at least as we know it) survives. As educators, and people concerned with education, we have a critical role to play in fostering, supporting, encouraging and above all, equipping our students and staff with the values and skills necessary to cope with such a challenge.

We call upon Commonwealth Ministers of Education to: Acknowledge the essential role of higher education in the achievement of sustainable development, including the Millennium Development Goals; Take a holistic view of education – moving primary, secondary, tertiary and lifelong education forward together; Take special cognisance of the differential regional challenges including the unique problems of small island states.

Another opportunity to lobby for your regional university was the CARICOM Heads of Government Conference in July 2009 where the Heads indicated that they would provide support for our efforts to garner funds from international donor and lending agencies to continue our development programmes.

I was also very pleased to have been part of the ceremonies to recognise 19 recipients of scholarships and bursaries provided by the UWI Regional Endowment Fund (UWIREF). We need your continued support and help to continue to build the Fund. Each of you should pledge to give an annual contribution – it will make a difference to the lives of able, but financially needy students. Stay connected and continue to contribute to your Alma Mater. I urge you to make contact with the Alumni Relations arm of the IAD to discuss various ways of being involved and contributing.

My very best wishes for a wonderful and productive New Year!

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Very Important Pelican

It is often said that the UWI is one of the corner stones of the Caribbean integration movement not only as a symbolic institution, but also as the birthplace of Caribbean movers, shakers and shapers. One such individual is Salas Hamilton.

Salas Hamilton’s work with CARICOM started 15 years ago when he etariat in joined the Secre

Guyana.

Born to David and Catherine Hamilton, Salas recalls how he grew up in Harris Village, Montserrat, in an environment similar to many small, sleepy, Caribbean states to assess the progress rural communities in the of the CSME. The implementation of English-speaking Caribbean. the CSME by the Caribbean is slow due The village was circled by to lack of actual experiences. This abandoned sugar plantations programme, although relatively small, and had a playground/cricket aims to make the CSME come to life. pitch which was interestingly Students leave the programme with a called Hyde Park, maybe after renewed hope in the CSME and with the one in London. “Playing experiences that will empower them to go sports at the park and back to their universities and colleges to rummaging among the old preach the “gospel of regionalism”. sugar estates would be my Salas Hamilton At the UWI, Salas was no “book worm” fondest childhood memory.” as he balanced academics and extra curricular activities.

These memories and experiences helped the He served as Chairman of Irvine Hall and served three Caribbean win his heart. He notes that he “never years as the President of the Debating Society. Football really gave thought to other University options…It was also a part of the mix, which he played at the seemed a natural path to pursue academic studies at inter-hall level, as well as at the national level in UWI given that my love of the Caribbean was Montserrat. cemented through my experience as a broadcaster. I saw the Caribbean as my home and the UWI as the His over twenty years experience in the field of media and best option to assist with some academic context communications working in both the private and public relating to my existence and space.” sectors began with a broadcasting course at CARIMAC. He now boasts a Masters in Contemporary Diplomacy; a Montserrat is the smallest full member of the Bachelor of Arts degree and a Diploma in Mass CSME, however Salas is undaunted as he lives and Communications; Certificates in Radio Announcing, breathes regionalism. A natural orator, a pupil of Sir Television Production and Television Drama. His media Roy Augier, his passion for regionalism and his experience is not only local and regional but also love of the Caribbean is evident. This passion is international. He is a former Director of the Antilles Radio embodied not only in his speech but also in his Corporation and worked with GEM FM, JBC (Jamaica profession. Salas Hamilton’s work with CARICOM Broadcasting Corporation, CANA (Caribbean News Agency) started 15 years ago when he joined the Secretariat and The Voice of America. in Guyana. He left in 1999 to return to Montserrat to assist his family in the wake of the volcanic A true Caribbean citizen, he hopes to retire with his family eruptions. He returned to CARICOM in 2002 to one of many Caribbean retreats such as the Blue where he continues to work towards Caribbean Mountains of Jamaica, Paramaribo in Suriname or Belmopan, integration. Mr. Hamilton is one of the master Belize. minds behind the Students Engaging in the CSME Programme which began in 2008. Students from

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Answers AFUWI ALUMNI ONLINE ALVIN WINT BFUWI CARL PADMORE DEAN E. NIGEL HARRIS GORDON SHIRLEY HILARY BECKLES OPEN CAMPUS PHILIP SHERLOCK PVC REX NETTLEFORD SIR ALISTER MCINTYRE STAT UWIAA UWI REF

Chapter President

UWIAA Florida Chapter Margaret Barrett was born in Kingston, Jamaica. She first attended the UWI (Mona) in 1970 where she pursued a Certificate in Social Work. She says, “This choice was quite by-the-way. I went on campus to pursue Management Studies. However after discussions and exposure to Sociology and Social Work, I thought that I was more interested in Social Work although that area of studies did not then offer a degree programme. To date I have no regrets as the principles of Social Work have under-pinned all areas of work or social life in which I have served.

I obtained employment as a Probation Officer immediately after graduation and gave very good service for a few years. During this tenure I returned to the UWI where I graduated with a BSc. (Hons) degree in Social Work. I was later one of the first graduates of the MSc. degree programme in Human Resource Management.

I have been involved in various civic organisations viz the Jaycees of Jamaica where I was a Chapter President and Executive on the State body; inaugural member and secretary of the Public Personnel Managers’Association; member of the Optimist Club; member of the Jamaica Association for Training and Development (JATAD) and the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD).

I was appointed secretary of the Visiting Committee of the Women’s Correctional Center (Fort Augusta) by the Minister of Justice (Jamaica) and served in that position until 2003 when I was transferred by the Jamaica National Building Society to be the Chief Representative Officer in Florida.

Margaret Barrett:

An AGENT of Civic CHANGE

I entered the UWI soon after the riot of 1968, I believe that was the ‘Black Power’ era. This led to a kind of militancy particularly in the Social Sciences.

The wearing of Dashiki and head wrap became my standard mode of dress.”

Margaret found that after leaving UWI, she was however faced with the stark reality that the Dashiki and head wrap was not the accepted mode of dress outside of the campus.

She has excelled in her chosen field and says, “I am proud to have attended the UWI and it is my signal honour to be associated with the UWI Alumni Association as President of the Florida Chapter.”

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A Graduate’s Point of View

“Caribbean Integration Runs Deep in my Veins”

It has been nearly a year and a half since I completed my studies at The University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona Campus. When I reflect on the 3 years spent pursuing my undergraduate degree programme, it is clear that the impromptu karaoke sessions on my Rex (Nettleford Hall) flat, the experiments with Jamaican ackee and the numerous attempts to try the latest dance move far outweighed examination stress, my ever increasing course loads, and the occasional panic attack over the flash drive that would not let me open my assignment.

grandparents from Barbados, St. Vincent, Grenada and Trinidad, combined with living and studying in Jamaica, it became evident that this was a chance that should not be passed. The application process and the overall experience was intense, but equally rewarding. I was afforded the opportunity of partnering with some of the best and brightest young leaders from across the three UWI main campuses.

Additionally, as Vice President of Communications and Internal Relations, I was able to network with key players in the UWI community and expand my knowledge base in the field of communications.

UWI life was sweet, but Mona life was sweeter and my roommates, classmates and the helpful staff that dotted the various campus administrative offices, the friends I gained and the people I met as a UWI STAT (Students Today Alumni Tomorrow) Ambassador made it all seem more than worthwhile.

UWI STAT was the icing on the cake of my academic achievements, but the best part was the fact that learning took place outside of the classroom without all the heavy reading and it was sprinkled with bits of fun, real life work and excitement. Today I am pursuing a M.Sc. in Communication and Development Studies at Ohio University, on a Fulbright scholarship; a role that the training in UWI STAT has prepared me adequately to undertake.

I became a UWI STAT Ambassador because Caribbean integration runs deep in my veins; with parents and

If I were to summarise my experience as an Ambassador over that year I would describe it as: U - Unifying: because of the way students from different backgrounds, countries and cultures were able to come together as a single unit to shine our light on others whilst standing strong and remaining proud of our differences.

W - Wholesome: because you felt as though you were actually making change or progress towards a collective goal, it was about the power of many, not just one.

I - Inspiring: because you were pushed to achieve excellence and success in all spheres of life, within and outside of the UWI.

Stephanie Alleyne-Bishop Fulbright Scholar (Barbadian)

Once a

UWI STAT Ambassador, always an

Ambassador

S - Symbolic: because UWI STAT has made and will continue to make history as long as support for the exemplary work of the Ambassadors continues. These young people are highly inspirational and they have a longing to see UWI and the Caribbean stand out in these ever-challenging times of uncertainty and change.

T - Tenacious: because we were stuck on to our ideas like contact cement! We held on to them and pushed for them to become a reality and we never gave up believing in ourselves or any member of our team.

A - Astounding: because of the leaps and bounds UWI STAT is making even as I write this article, members are planning and strategising on how to overcome the next challenge with pride, grace and conviction, traits that were evident when I became an Ambassador and which will continue for years to come.

T - Tremendous: because UWI STAT was not just a group, it was a family; and like a family we had our differences. Egos and misunderstandings got in the way of progress; but like a real family we were there for each other and we supported one another.

I salute the Ambassadors with whom I worked and I applaud the current and upcoming team. Once a UWI STAT Ambassador, always an Ambassador. Go forth and shine your light in all corners of the globe for the UWI, your country, and the region through diligence, excellence, commitment and success.

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Foundation News

UWI’s “Light” Shines Brighter in the UK

he establishment of the British T Foundation for The University of the West Indies (BFUWI) was marked on September 25, 2009 at the Commonwealth Club, London, England. The BFUWI is a registered UK charity for the development of The University of the West Indies (UWI) and had the full support of The University of the West Indies Alumni Association (UWIAA) UK Chapter.

Amongst its aims are the promotion and financing of undergraduate and postgraduate student scholarships based on merit and need, and the financing of academic exchanges between the UK and the Caribbean to enhance knowledge development.

In attendance were the Hon. David Thompson, Prime Minister of Barbados; Sir George Alleyne, UWI Chancellor; Professor E. Nigel Harris, UWI Vice Chancellor and BFUWI Trustee, along with H.E. Laleshwar Singh, Guyana’s High Commissioner to London and Dean of the Caribbean High Commissioners in the UK; Vernon Barrett, President of the UWIAA UK Chapter and BFUWI Trustee; Mr. Winston Bayley, UWI Director of Finance and BFUWI Trustee; Mr. Philip McLeish, Fund Manager, UWI Office of Finance; Celia Davidson Francis, Director of Alumni Relations for UWI, members of the Diplomatic Corps and graduates and friends of the UWI based in the UK.

Cocktail Reception The Hon. David Thompson QC, Prime Minister of Barbados giving his remarks.

Alleyne, UWI L-R: Sir George Hon. David the r, llo ce Chan ime Minister Pr , QC on Thomps of. E. Nigel Pr d an s do of Barba cellor and an Ch e Vic I Harris, UW e.

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L-R: Mr. Winston Bayley, UWI Director of Finance and BFUWI Trustee; the Hon. David Thompson QC, Prime Minister of Barbad os; the Hon. Burchell Whiteman, Jam aica’s High Commissioner to the UK and Prof. E. Nigel Harris, UWI Vice Chancellor and BFUWI Trustee.

Donations to the British Foundation for the UWI (BFUWI) can be made at: HSBC 69 Pall Mall, London, SW1Y 5EY Branch Sort Code: 40-05-20 Account No.: 01696270

pany of the Alumni enjoying the com Prime Minister.

BFUWI Volunteers Mrs. Karen Carter has graciously agreed to volunteer her time at the BFUWI office and can be reached at +44 (0) 798 491 8742, as has Miss Janet Singh. We acknowledge their generous support.

L-R: Ron Iton, Treasurer, UWIAA UK Chapter; Vernon Barrett, President of the UWIAA UK Chapter and BFUWI Trustee, and Prof. E. Nigel Harris, UWI Vice Chancellor and BFUWI Trustee.

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University Bookshelf

New Publications Jamaican Place Names by B.W. Higman and B.J. Hudson

Jamaican place names range from the commonplace to the bizarre. Densely distributed across the map of the island, they not only intrigue the visitor and the resident, but also provide clues to Jamaica’s past landscapes and its social and economic history. Written from a historical geographical perspective by two authors with an intimate knowledge of the island, this book presents an entirely new approach to the study of Jamaican place names. Maps and other sources dating from the earliest years of European contact to the twenty-first century are used to compile a database of over 20,000 names. Analysis provides clues to the culture and national origins of the dominant planter population who were the major name-givers, but also includes many names with distinctive Jamaican “creole” meanings. Today, Kingston, May Pen, Rio Bueno, Me No Sen You No Come, George’s Plain Mountain and Content, names derived from a variety of sources are all equally Jamaican and equally fascinating. Jamaican Place Names is written for both the scholar and the general reader with an interest in the island’s landscapes and history.

The African-Caribbean Worldview and the Making of Caribbean Society Edited by Horace Levy This book brings together contributions from a broad spectrum of authors on the most challenging issue for the Caribbean: resisting the dominating efforts of European colonizers and their descendants and understanding the long-standing struggle of Caribbean people to fashion a culture and society that would give full space to the African heritage of the majority while accommodating their new and evolving circumstances.

The book presents contemporary readings of Caribbean religion, education, language, music, race, sexual behaviour in a time of the AIDS pandemic, and the economy. It grew out of a conference held in 2006 in honour of the scholarship of internationally acclaimed Professor Alston Barrington Chevannes, professor of social anthropology at The University of the West Indies, Mona. This collection is unique, therefore, in both the breadth of its focus and range of topics as well as the specific issues considered, most essays being useful case studies in particular fields. The geographical span includes Jamaica, Martinique, Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, indeed the Caribbean as a whole. There is perhaps no other publication with such an aim, range and relevance. The theme of a Caribbean worldview makes this book a pioneering contribution to Caribbean studies. The collection also contains an autobiographical essay by Professor Barry Chevannes.

Essays on the Theory of Plantation Economy: An Institutional and Historical Approach to Caribbean Economic Development

By Lloyd Best and Kari Levitt With a foreword by Norman Girvan This important work provides a fascinating insight into the conceptual underpinnings of the theory of plantation economy initiated by Lloyd Best and Kari Levitt in the 1960s as a basis for analysing the nature of the Caribbean economy. While acknowledging an intellectual debt to Latin American structuralists and also to the work of Dudley Seers and William Demas, the authors develop an original and innovative analytical framework as a counter to more “universalist” models which failed to take account of the Caribbean reality.

Their work identifies the main features of the plantation economy as a hinterland characterised by subordination and dependency on the dominant metropole. Distinguishing between hinterlands of conquest, settlement and exploitation, Best and Levitt analyse the rules that determine this complex relationship with the metropole. Their economic theories are presented against a background of the historical factors that gave rise to the “structural continuity” of Caribbean economies and which now impede meaningful structural transformation.

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Strategic Snapshot

“Advancement� and the IAD

"Over one million U.S. Dollars!" When asked about the earnings of the American Foundation for The University of the West Indies (AFUWI) Galas, Mrs. Elizabeth Buchanan-Hind, Executive Director of the Institutional Advancement Division highlights this simple yet conclusive fact. The story of "Advancement" or institutional fund-raising was launched with the inaugural New York Gala held in 1998, set out with the main goals of "fund-raising and friend-raising" as put by Mrs. Buchanan-Hind. Its fund-raising successes have afforded numerous undergraduate and postgraduate students the opportunity to acquire a tertiary level education; the importance of which is underscored by the growing developmental needs of not only the Caribbean region but the world at large. It has also allowed many different departments on all four UWI campuses to benefit in areas as diverse as medical equipment and environmental projects.

Now a permanent fixture on the New York social calendar started by Dr. Karl Rodney and Sir Alister McIntyre, the American Foundation for The University of the West Indies (AFUWI) Gala event has been able to cover its friend-raising mandate by raising awareness of the UWI in the corporate and political circles of America, as well as the Caribbean Diasporas there. This is evidenced by the wide range of donors over the years which has included companies such as JP Morgan Chase, Chevron Texaco, Verizon, Foster Wheeler, BP Amoco, the Starr Foundation and the Rockefeller Foundation; to name a few. The event has also been attended by US government officials, with past honorees such as Harry Belafonte, Colin Powell, Maya Angelou, Whoopi Goldberg

and Sidney Poitier setting the benchmark for other events to follow.

These successes have been transferred to the other initiatives which include the imminent launch of the Toronto Gala, carded to take place on Saturday February 27, 2010 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Ontario. One of the objectives of the event is to bring together the UWI Alumni living and working in Canada who have made indelible contributions to the Dr. G. Raymond Chang development of Canada. The Gala's patron Dr. G. Raymond Chang is one such leader in the arena of Caribbean-Canadian development as he is the Chairman of C. I. Financial, the third largest investment fund company in Canada.

Dr. Chang was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from The University of the West Indies in 2007 and presently serves as the Chancellor for Ryerson University, Canada and is one of the Governors of the Royal Ontario Museum. The Toronto Gala is positioned to set the standard for social events on the Toronto scene.

Despite growth in the successes and the scope of the original AFUWI New York Gala, the event has not been without its challenges. Post 9/11, the organisers were faced with the reality of dwindling support and Mrs. Buchanan-Hind admits that the Foundation was forced to come up with creative and novel ideas that would allow them to sustain the event.

That creativity is being challenged again in the wake of global economic outcries which threaten its earning potential, and in the light of declining support from some governments, which augments its importance. She is however confident that the commitment of the volunteers who have helped year after year to put on the event and the love for the Caribbean region that UWI graduates share with members of the corporate and private sector, will continue to keep the initiative afloat, as well as increase the successes of the Galas to be held in the future. After all, support for these Galas translates into support for UWI students and by extension the Caribbean region. One is additionally exposed to the best that the region has to offer so that patronage at any of these Galas is one that is mutually beneficial and which when all is said and done; all participants, volunteers and supporters can hold their heads high for a contribution well made.

By Candice York

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Strategic Snapshot

Benefit Galas 2010

New York The American Foundation for The University of the West Indies (AFUWI) will host its annual Black Tie Gala on Thursday January 28, 2010 in Manhattan, New York.

The Patron of the event is Dr. the Hon. Harry Belafonte and Spike Lee will receive the AFUWI Bob Marley Award.

Legacy Awards will be presented to the Hon. David J.H. Thompson QC, Prime Minister of Barbados, Dr. the Hon. Dean O. Barrow, Prime Minister of Belize, the Hon. Tillman J. Thomas, Prime Minister of Grenada and Dr. the Hon. Patrick A. Manning, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago.

Corporate Awards. Sybil Chester, Carlene Chin Quee M.D., Maxine Griffiths and Janet Rolle will each receive the Vice Chancellor’s Award. The Mistress and Master of Ceremonies will be Brenda Blackmon, News Anchor, My9, WWOR TV, Maurice Dubois, News Anchor, WCBS-TV and Lola Ogunnaike, Entertainment Correspondent, CNN.

Luminary Awards will be presented to Lowell Hawthorne, Earl Jarrett, Lesley Kernisant M.D. and the Hon. R. “Danny” Williams OJ. Dr. Edison O. Jackson will receive the Leadership Award and Air Jamaica and Trust Company of the West (TCW) will receive

Come celebrate with us at the Pierre (61st between Madison and Fifth Avenues) on January 28, 2010 and help the legacy to continue. Special alumni price US$350; regular individual tickets start at US$500. Cocktails at 6:30 p.m. Dinner and programme at 7:30 p.m.

Toronto Celebrate – Support – Inspire – The University of the West Indies spreads its wings to Canada. On Saturday, February 27, 2010, the UWI will host its inaugural fundraising Gala at the Four Seasons Hotel in Toronto under the patronage of Dr. G. Raymond Chang, Chancellor of Ryerson University, honorary graduate of UWI and Chairman of CI Financial. Scotiabank, an organisation with which the University has had a long and enduring relationship, is the Chair of the event. Dr. the Honourable Harry Belafonte (Jamaican), the Honourable Mayann E. Francis (Antiguan and Cuban), Professor Dionne Brand (Trinidadian), Maud Fuller (Jamaican), David Rudder (Trinidadian), the Honourable Jean Augustine (Grenadian), Dr. Robert Moore (Guyanese), Dr. Herbert Ho Ping Kong (Jamaican) and Austin Clarke (Barbadian), all amazing persons of Caribbean heritage, will be honoured on this historical occasion. A special price of CDN$250 is being offered to UWI alumni up until February 12, 2010, and a receipt of CDN$142 will be issued for tax purposes.

There is much for UWI to celebrate in Canada as several of its alumni have added to its rich diversity in areas of commerce, industry, media, medicine, education, public service and other areas of the public and private sectors. Also, over the years a number of Canadian corporations, organisations and tertiary institutions have forged close links with UWI further cementing a long, traditional relationship between Canada and the Caribbean. Don’t miss it.

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Sports

Major Development in Sports at UWI Mona Joseph Pereira, Deputy Principal of the UWI Mona, read a presentation written by Principal of the Mona Campus, Professor the Honourable Gordon Shirley OJ, which outlined major developments for sports on the campus, at a press conference held on November 11th, at the Mona Visitor’s Lodge.

The press conference showcased the signing of agreements between the campus and both the Racers Track Club and the High Performance Training Centre (HPTC). The HPTC, whose athletes have been training on the Mona Campus for over two years will not only call the Mona Bowl their home, but also host their athletes on the campus.

The Racers Track Club has been training on the campus grounds for six years now. It has within its ranks elite athletes such as triple Olympic record holder, the Hon. Usain Bolt OJ, World Championships 100m finalist Daniel Bailey, Yohan Blake, Shillone Calvert, Ricardo Chambers, Marvin Anderson and many others; signed an agreement to stay on the campus for another 20 years.

Professor the Hon. Gordon Shirley OJ, Principal, Mona Campus (left) and Mr. Glen Mills OD, President, Racers Track Club signing an agreement between the Mona Campus and Racers Track Club.

Ambassador the Hon. Usain Bolt OJ and Deputy Principal, Mona Campus, Joseph Periera greeting each other. Caroll Edwards, UWI PRO and Jermaine Gonzales, athlete, are in the background.

Another major announcement made at the launch was the intention of developing the Mona Bowl into a world class training facility capable of accommodating a number of different sports. The first of these projects is a 400m synthetic running track which is scheduled to be completed in March/April 2010.

Other announcements included the promotion of Grace Jackson, Olympian, to Sports Development Director in the Office of the Principal (Mona), as well as the securing of US$70,000 towards the development of the track by Ms. Jackson.

Lecturer in sports medicine and consultant orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Askshai Mansingh, summarised the role of sports science at the UWI, highlighting that Mona boasts doctors at the top of the field in injury assessment and management.

The Hon. Neville (Teddy) McCook (left) with Ambassador the Hon. Usain Bolt OJ. Below: Blessings Forbes, student of the UWI Mona competes for Taylor Hall at the Mona Bowl.

UWI Sports Day 2009 at the Mona Bowl.

He also outlined plans for the development of sports from an academic point of view, speaking to programmes such as the MSc. in Sports and Events Management and the Masters in Sports and Exercise Science that are in the pipeline. PepsiCo through their brand Gatorade, and GraceKennedy, made commitments to the Mona Sports Department valued at over J$3 Million and J$1.8 Million respectively over the next three years.

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Sports

Sport Cave Hill & The Cave Hill Sport Academy Launched

The Sport Cave Hill and the Cave Hill Sports Academy dubbed the “Cave Hill Blackbirds”, was officially launched recently. The unveiling of this new sporting initiative which seeks to tie academia directly with sports, was witnessed by representatives from various sporting communities across the island, including top officials and Barbados' Minister of Youth, Family and Sports the Hon. Dr. Esther Byer-Suckoo and Minister of State for Education the Hon. Patrick Todd.

Sport Cave Hill has sought to revolutionise sports at the campus by attracting and retaining elite athletes with sport specific, high intensity training and educational programmes that will develop the whole student, academically and athletically. In essence students pursuing sport at Cave Hill, alongside their academic endeavours, now have the opportunity to achieve world class excellence in both disciplines.

Sport Cave Hill consists of a 3-tier system that encourages its sportspersons to engage in physical activity and education, education for lifestyle improvement as well as employing a scientific approach to performance balancing sport nutrition, education, medicine and professional administration.

Pro-Vice Chancellor of The University of the West Indies and Principal of Cave Hill Campus Professor Sir HiIary Beckles, who conceptualised the project said, “We need to create environments where young people can be what they wish to be; if they wish to pursue sport as a life option they ought to be encouraged to do so and ought not to be forced to choose.”

The establishment of the twin sport institutions comes on the heels of a string of impressive accomplishments by Cave Hill students in the area of sport.

“Alis Grave Nil” or “nothing is heavy to those who have wings”, and the blackbird will be used as the motto and symbol of the new sport enterprise respectively. Goals have already been set and some have even been realised prior to the launch. It is hoped that this will now become the Caribbean's leading institution for athletic facilitation, as well as for academic and athletic unison, by 2016; being the largest revenue earning arm of the Cave Hill Campus by that same year; and producing an Olympic medalist or world champion by 2020.

It should be noted that the blackbird was chosen for being indigenous to Barbados and the Caribbean; living harmoniously at Cave Hill and within local communities; its display of aggression in self defence; its humility without elitism; strong survival characteristics and for being “beautiful without celebration”.

The establishment of the twin sport institutions comes on the heels of a string of impressive accomplishments by Cave Hill students in the area of sport. Among these was the selection of several cricketers from the UWI-based Combined Colleges and Campuses Team to represent the region in international cricket in recent home and away fixtures.

In addition, students have gained national selection in chess, football, volleyball, hockey and netball, while the men's football team and women's hockey team have gained promotion to the premier league of the island's competitions on the basis of their outstanding performances.

The campus has opened a state-of-the-art FIFA certified artificial turf football field by the lands at the Lazaretto to add to its growing list of world class facilities. The facilities are also to be complemented very shortly by a 400m track to be named in honour of the 2009 110M Hurdles World Champion Ryan Brathwaite, as well as the installation of a new hockey turf on the main campus. Many more additions are expected as well, as the campus prepares for the hosting of the next Inter-Campus Games in 2011.

Sport Cave Hill has sought to revolutionise sports at the campus by attracting and retaining elite athletes with sport specific, high intensity training and educational programmes that will develop the whole student, academically and athletically.

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Director of Sports at Cave Hill, Mr. Roland Butcher sums it up by saying, “Sports in its mere existence is dynamic and ever-changing. No longer is a game classified as an activity, it is now a spectacle with many other attractions complementing the actual game. We too at The University of the West Indies must align ourselves with these changes and bring our sport programme to an international level.”

By Donald Smith

Sports

WICB Appoints UWI Graduate as CEO

Dr. Ernest Hilaire, recently appointed Chief Executive Officer of the West Indies Cricket Board is a graduate of The University of the West Indies.

Dr. Hilaire was selected from among 30 applicants and took office on October 1, 2009. This St. Lucian was the Chief Executive Officer of Cricket World Cup, St. Lucia Inc. and guided the island’s hosting of ICC Cricket World Cup matches in 2007.

Dr. Hilaire graduated from the UWI Cave Hill

Campus in 1993 with a BSc. in Political Science and Sociology, which set the foundation for his MPhil in International Relations from the University of Cambridge, and a PhD from the London School of Economics.

The Cave Hill Campus has a rich history of excellence in this sport of gentlemen and boasts the world class 3W’s Oval.

They recently launched the Sports Cave Hill initiative with an aim to change the culture and ethos of sports in the University and region at large.

Football at UWI Mona

UWI leads the Claro KSAFA Major League Competition with 16 points with a one-point lead over Central Kingston. The Neville Bell coached Pelicans are eager for promotion into the super league as they try to maintain their place at the top of the tables.

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UWI STAT: Advocates of Change and Excellence MONA CORPS’ Promotion of Healthy Living In commemoration of World Heart Day, UWI STAT (Students Today, Alumni Tomorrow) held an interactive session on September 26, 2009, with young students to educate them on the importance of healthy living.

The handprints painting of a banner ‘Hearts for Jamaica’.

World Heart Day 2009 was celebrated under the theme ‘Work with Heart’. Each year an average of 17.2 million lives are lost due to heart disease and stroke, making it the leading cause of death worldwide. In playing their part, the Vice Chancellor’s Ambassadors (Mona) hosted thirty children from Norman Gardens Primary & Junior High and Youth on the Go Network, to sensitise them about the values of healthy living.

The children were hosted on Rex Nettleford Hall from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. The day’s activities started with a welcome and introduction from the VP of Volunteerism & Planning, Ms. Noorain Lottering. Following the introduction was an easy fun exercise routine with instructor Cheree Longley. Presenter, Chris Mahfood gave an interactive talk on healthy living, stressing the importance of a balanced meal, the significance of exercising/fitness and role of proper hygiene.

The highlight was the handprints painting of a banner ‘Hearts for Jamaica’.

The children played games, performed songs, answered questions and won prizes.

Each child was given a certificate of participation and a gift bag with fruits, healthy snacks, fruit juices as well as a brochure on tips for healthy living.

The UWI STAT Corps recognises that the key to a reduction of cardiovascular diseases is maintaining a healthy life with a focus on physical fitness and proper diet. They believe in the importance of raising awareness about healthy living at a young age so that these children will practice and maintain a healthy lifestyle.

Thirty children from Norman Gard ens Primary & Junior High and Youth on the Go Network enjoy learn ing about healthy living.

By Andrea Polanco

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Student Alumni Programming

FOOTPRINTS: Students Leave Their “Mark”

The 2009/2010 campaign of FOOTPRINTS, a regional student-giving programme on all four campuses of The University of the West Indies has been launched with an appeal for generosity from Candice York, President of the Mona UWI Students Today Alumni Tomorrow (UWI STAT) Ambassador Corps.

annually through electronic survey. “Last year, the students at Mona raised approximately 60,000 dollars towards the UWI Regional Endowment Fund designated for the Mona Campus’ library facilities and the Faculty of Social Sciences for further improvements in 2008. Let us hope they will surpass this in 2009/2010,” Mrs. DavidsonFrancis said.

Ms. York urged students at Mona to donate what they can to FOOTPRINTS, a UWI STAT programme, through the Institutional Advancement Division (IAD) of the Office of the Vice Chancellor. She encouraged her fellow students to contribute to the development of their University, establish a lifelong allegiance and develop “Pelican Pride”.

“The Pelican” is the UWI’s symbol.

Mr. Winston Bayley, the Director of Finance for UWI was pleased to note too that the main goal of the programme is to encourage students to contribute whatever they can to the development of their Alma Mater. He lauded Footprints as “a regional programme to inculcate in students a culture of giving, raise awareness about social responsibility, inspire individuals to work together to address various needs in their own communities.”

Noting that the sums raised by each Corps benefit each campus through the UWI Regional Endowment Fund, Mrs. Celia Davidson Francis, Director of Alumni Relations for UWI in the IAD, said that the Footprints “goal” for improvement is selected by the students themselves

Mr. Joseph Pereira, Deputy Principal of the Mona Campus highlighted the regional nature of the students that make up the UWI STAT Corps at Mona including Belizean, Trinidadian, St. Lucian and Antiguans and praised the objectives of leadership and volunteerism that are the hallmark of the group. This mix of nationalities is found on every campus. He urged students at Mona to support their campus through FOOTPRINTS and encouraged the other regional UWI STAT groups to work towards full participation.

Written by Marcia Erskine

Promotion of the UWI by the Corps The Mona Corps visited various high schools across Jamaica including Campion College, Cornwall College and Manchester High School. Here we “zone in” on the Black River High School visit.

Ambassadors Andrea Polanco and Ashaney James visited Black River High School along with Hermine Tyrell and Terron Francis from the Admissions Department on October 9, 2009. Participation in the annual high school visits to the various secondary schools is a part of the Corps mandate to promote the UWI. Black River High has a shift system, so four presentations were made, two in the morning and two in the evening shift, to the ninth and eleventh graders and to the lower and upper sixth formers. Ashaney and Andrea made presentations about campus life and their involvement in co-curricular activities such as the First Year Experience, Sports and Quality Leadership at the Mona Campus.

Ashaney spoke about HIV and AIDS prevention and awareness and encouraged

Students of Black River High School

students to be tolerant. Andrea spoke about the CSME and its importance to CARICOM nationals. It was found that many of the students originally knew little or nothing about the CSME so this was a very useful session. Overall, the high school visit was a success as many students said that they will now make UWI their choice for tertiary education.

The presentations from the Admission’s representatives were very informative and appreciated by the target audience. The Ambassadors pledge to continue to work with the vibrant Admissions team to bring the best and brightest young minds to the UWI.

By Lacey-Ann Bartley

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Mona Corps Learning about UWI STAT At the beginning of the 2009/2010 academic year, the UWI STAT (Mona) assisted the Office of Student Services and Development (OSSD) with Orientation Week. The Ambassadors used this avenue to raise awareness about UWI STAT, the importance of student and campus development through the Footprints Campaign and to promote “Pelican Pride” through the purchase of UWI pins.

Training towards excellence The UWI STAT Mona Corps for the first week of September in the 2009/2010 academic year commenced their activities and membership training on September 3 - 4, 2009. Alumni training followed on October 22, 2009. These training sessions were geared towards equipping Ambassadors with the knowledge and skills necessary to fulfill their roles as UWI STAT Ambassadors. The training sessions were centred on the Corps' mandate: To promote the University, HIV/AIDS awareness, CSME, Alumni relations and student and campus development while developing leadership skills. The sessions were also geared towards creating cohesiveness for strong and committed teamwork, understanding and appreciation amongst all members, as well as increased knowledge. In striving for excellence, the Corps will embark on continuous training sessions throughout the academic year.

Mona Corps hoped that their presence encouraged graduates to take “Pelican Pride”, in their institution and achievements, as well as to let their “light shine from the west”.

Tag Drive: "Where there is charity and wisdom, there is neither fear nor ignorance." The Mona Corps launched their October fund-raising Tag Drive as part of their community development initiative. Each Ambassador was encouraged to sell at least 10 tags at the cost of J$50 which will go towards the Corps’ annual Martha's House project which supports children living with HIV/AIDS.

Zoning in on UWI STAT Cave Hill Corps Inaugural Prime Minister’s Lecture The UWI STAT Cave Hill Chapter hosted their inaugural Prime Minister’s Lecture on Wednesday November 11, 2009. The Prime Minister of Barbados the Honourable David J.H. Thompson, QC, MP, led a most thought provoking and topical lecture on “Education in the Caribbean in this era of globalisation”.

The Hon. David J.H. Thompson delivers the Prime Minister’s Lecture.

Much discussion followed.

Professor Sir Hilary Beckles (centre) making a point.

One Stop Graduation: The promotion of “Pelican Pride” As the graduates made preparations for their Graduation Day, Ambassadors from the UWI STAT Mona Corps encouraged them to maintain their ties with the institution by joining the UWIAA (Jamaica Chapter) and the web and social network, Alumni Online (www.alumnionline.uwi.edu). As graduates anticipated the receipt of their certification to fulfill their goals and professions, the

The Hon. David J.H. Thompson (centre) with UWI STAT Ambassadors and other attendees.

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Cave Hill Corps High School Visit

Dare to Care

The Cave Hill Corps has visited various high schools since the start of the year with the aim to promote the University and encourage persons to choose The University of the West Indies as the place to study for tertiary education. The visits have thus far proved successful as students show interest in wanting to know more about campus life and the degree programmes offered at the University.

The UWI STAT Cave Hill Corps in support of individuals living with HIV/AIDS had a Food Drive from October 18 - 24, 2009. This initiative called for citizens of Barbados and students of the UWI to Dare to Care about a population who are often stigmatised and forgotten. They were encouraged to not only donate food, but toileteries and money. Each year UWI STAT undertakes this task of educating the public about the challenges of living with HIV/AIDS, to increase awareness and prevent the spread of the disease. It is the hope that through initiatives such as Dare to Care, citizens will reach out more to victims of HIV/AIDS and in doing so, will be uplifted.

St. Augustine Corps UWI STAT Day On November 5th, the Corps hosted UWI STAT Day. They launched their newsletter and embarked on another recruitment drive.

The response was positive. Many students obtained application forms and showed interest in “giving back” to UWI.

Island Visits Ambassador Mikhail Lutchman visited the island of St. Kitts where he joined with Ambassador Alberta William from UWI STAT (Cave Hill) to promote the UWI to secondary school students. In keeping with the mandate, they also spoke about HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention, regional integration and the CSME. The Ambassadors also made a courtesy call to the Prime Minister of the island, Dr. the Honourable Denzil Douglas. They also appeared on interviews for the government’s information service, as well as a private radio station.

Cupcakes for a Cause The St. Augustine Corps on October 29th promoted their project, Cupcakes for a Cause on Radio 91.9 FM. The project was designed to promote HIV/AIDS awareness on campus and was part of the UWI World AIDS week.

The UWI STAT Cupcakes for a Cause sale took place on Thursday November 5, 2009, at the Student Activity Centre. The purpose of the sale was to increase HIV/AIDS awareness and to raise funds for the future purchasing of gifts for the children of the Wendy Fitzwilliam Home. A total of one hundred and fifty-three cupcakes were sold. These cupcakes were not only delightful to the taste buds, but carried a positive message. A total of TT$891 was raised.

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Bright Ideas

FirstCaribbean & The University of the West Indies… Expanding the Relationship FirstCaribbean International Bank and The University of the West Indies have a Memorandum of Understanding which formalises the Bank’s commitment to the University. Through this partnership, the UWI Visa credit card was first launched in Barbados and Jamaica in 2006. The UWI Visa credit card - with attractive features, benefits, rates and fees - encourages students and alumni to show their UWI pride and contribute to the development of the University. The UWI Visa Credit Card gives back to the University each time a new credit card account is opened, an account is renewed and whenever purchases are made with the card.

According to Director, Card Products, Donna Walters, “FirstCaribbean is committed to the advancement of education and will continue to support the University as it strives to provide superior learning opportunities to students across the Caribbean. In order to further solidify this commitment, work is currently underway to roll out the UWI Visa credit card to the Eastern Caribbean and Belize in early 2010.”

Donna Walters

The UWI Visa card gives students the opportunity to get “Qualified for Life” by building their credit history. The staff and faculty also win with the UWI Visa card through discounted fees and interest rates.

UWI Student Wins Republic Bank Career Builder Competition UWI Student (St. Augustine), Nadia Whiteman, is the winner of a brand new Dell Mini Laptop after participating in Republic Bank UWI’s Career Builder competition, by opening a Career Builder account.

Here, Nadia Whiteman (right) receives her prize from Mrs. Karen Ann Sturge-Crichlow, Sales Supervisor, Republic Bank Ltd., UWI Branch.

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Inaugural Graduation

2009 Open Campus Graduation Highlights graduates and emphasised the importance of leadership qualities. He encouraged the graduating class to aim high for success.

The University of the West Indies celebrated the historic inaugural Graduation Ceremony of its newest campus, the Open Campus, at the Beausejour Indoor Sports Facility in St. Lucia on Saturday, October 17, 2009.

Almost 150 of the over 700 qualified graduands from all fifteen contributing Caribbean states to the UWI came to St. Lucia to be presented to the Chancellor of the University, Sir George Alleyne.

The first ever Open Campus Valedictorian, Ms. Denise Gordon from Montserrat, spoke on behalf of her fellow graduates and her address earned her a standing ovation. A First Class Honours graduate in the Bachelor of Science in Management Studies, she spoke to the need for all in the region to come together in community and to leave fractiousness behind in order to build the region.

Also present to celebrate the occasion were four Caribbean Heads of State, including Her Excellency, Dame Pearlette Louisy, the Governor-General of St. Lucia; His Excellency Sir Cuthbert Sebastian, Governor- The UWI Chancellor, Sir George Alleyne, formally inducts the Pro Vice The Chancellor shook the General of St. Kitts & Nevis; Chancellor and Principal of the UWI Open Campus, Professor Hazel hand of each graduate who Simmons-McDonald at Government House in St. Lucia. attended the ceremony Her Excellency Dame Louise resplendent in their gowns before receiving their canisters Lake-Tack, Governor-General of Antigua & Barbuda; and from the Open Campus Registrar, Ms. Simone Augier.

His Excellency Sir Carlyle Glean, Governor-General of Families and friends of the graduates from St. Lucia and all Grenada. across the region were witnesses to this emotional and proud moment.

Speaking to a full audience, the Chancellor addressed the

Senior Officials of the UWI who were in attendance in St. Lucia to celebrate the formal Induction of the Open Campus' Pro Vice Chancellor and Principal, Professor Hazel Simmons-McDonald.

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Graduation

“West Indian First, Jamaican Second” (Excerpts from Valedictory Address from Cave Hill Campus)

by Ms. René Gayle René Gayle is a first year student at the Norman Manley Law School. She graduated from the Faculty of Law at The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus with First Class Honours. She is a UWI STAT Alumni Ambassador.

“I arrived at Cave Hill as a proud Jamaican who was so far removed from the rest of the Caribbean that admittedly, I did not have a sense of Caribbean identity. Now, I am proud to say that I am a West Indian first and a Jamaican second. For my renewed Caribbean pride, I am totally indebted to the University. For many of us, the University was our first opportunity to interact on a daily basis with other Caribbean citizens. It is a true microcosm of the entire region. This University has allowed me to make friends from all over the Caribbean.

I now know a little Creole from St. Lucia and Dominica, I have tasted bake and shark from Trinidad and Tobago and let us not forget flying fish and macaroni pie from Barbados, all without having to step a foot outside of the University. These cultural aspects might all seem so trivial that we often take them for granted, but I have learnt to appreciate the subtle nuances that differentiate us but more importantly, the similarities that bind us as

“Our Caribbeanness, Our Oneness”

Caribbean people….. Indeed, the UWI is perhaps our most successful integration enterprise. Here I borrow a line from our University song written by Noel Dexter, which dubs the UWI as a “proud symbol of our oneness, our strength in unity”. We are testimony to the fact that integration can and will work.

As such, we must feel a sense of responsibility to ensure that Caribbean integration is no longer a fleeting dream, but a proud reality. What unifies us must not only be our shared history, ancestry and heritage but we must band together with a common purpose.

The day when we join together with our Caribbean brothers and sisters in camaraderie, oneness and solidarity must not be tomorrow but today.

We must never be content with mediocrity but perpetually strive for self empowerment, self improvement, direction and enlightenment.

Andre Clarke graduated with First Class Honours from the Faculty of Social Sciences and majored in International Relations with a minor in Spanish. He is also a UWI STAT Alumni Ambassador.

“We leave here not as representatives of our individual countries but as proud Caribbean people and graduates of this noble institution. Nationalistic pride has been a stumbling block (Excerpts from Valedictory towards efforts for regionalism. When the wheels of the regional movement have sometimes Address from Mona Campus) seemed to grind to a halt, the UWI has always shone and serves as a bastion of the regional movement that we should always seek to support. I urge the administrators to continue to

by Mr. André D. Clarke highlight and strengthen our Caribbeanness, our Oneness and our togetherness. In light of this let us not forget that the UWI not only strives towards regionalism but also towards global integration whilst not abandoning our regional identity. We are indeed privileged to have been part of this vase of fertile global exchange and lifelong learning.

Let us take a moment to reflect on some of the unique memories that helped to define our time here at the UWI. Who among us will soon forget those 8:00 a.m. classes that we all dreaded and were never on time for, those Foundation courses that we will agree were essential but very stressing, the long lines at food outlets on campus, the all-nighters at the library just around exam time and the inability to find the books we needed. We also had the opportunity to develop our interests; football and netball matches, inter-campus games, cross-country training in the wee hours of the morning, Campus Carnival and the weekly Integration Thursdays at the Students’ Union. We also had our clubs and societies which gave us a chance to enhance our creative, leadership and practical skills, for example the Modern Languages Clubs, UCCF, Circle K and Quality Leadership.

Ours is a commitment to build a better tomorrow. For some, formal training has come to a lull but rest assured that tomorrow we will be back on the battlefield of productivity towards building a better country, a better region and by extension a better world.

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“Pelican Pride” Abounded at St. Augustine and Cave Hill as well

Happy graduates pose for the camera.

Back row l-r: Honorary Graduates Mr. Yesu Persad (LLD); Mrs. Angela Cropper (LLD); Mr. Christopher Laird (DLitt); Mr. Robert Riley (LLD) and Professor Emeritus Arnold Rampersad (DLitt) pose with (front row l-r) Professor Clement Sankat, PVC and Principal, St. Augustine; Sir George Alleyne, UWI Chancellor and Professor E. Nigel Harris, UWI Vice Chancellor.

No matter which Faculty they attended, the joy is the same!

From left: Vice Chancellor, Professor E. Nigel Harris; former Chairman of the Campus Council, Sir Neville Nicholls; Honorary graduands: Former Prime Minister of Barbados/Ambassador designate to the People’s Republic of China, Sir Lloyd Erskine Sandiford who received an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree; Managing Director of Altman Real Estate/Chairman of the UWI Cave Hill Campus Council, Mr. Paul Altman; Chancellor, Sir George Alleyne; Pro Vice Chancellor and Principal, Cave Hill, Sir Hilary Beckles.

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Sir Lloyd Erskine Sandiford delivering the feature address during the evening section of the graduation ceremony.

UWIAA Highlights

UWIAA - New York Alumni Apprentice Programme UWIAA New York Chapter facilitates UNITED NATIONS (UN) Internship Kayanna Burke, a student from the UWI Cave Hill Campus was awarded a three month internship at the United Nations Head Office in New York, from September Kayanna Burke (left) with other interns. to November 2009. In late August, Ms. Burke, a native of St. Vincent Second and Third Committee issues such as the & the Grenadines, reached out to the UWIAA New York Chapter Development of Small Island Economies, the urgently seeking assistance to enable her to take up the internship as Empowerment of Women and Gender Equality her attempts to obtain financial assistance in Barbados and elsewhere and Global Partnerships. Ms. Burke also were unsuccessful. participated in organised visits to select missions to the United Nations, including those The President of the UWIAA New York Chapter, Dr. Gerald Whiteof the UK, Canada, U.S.A. and the World Bank.

Davis, a former intern himself, immediately contacted Board members Her activities and engagements enhanced her and obtained their approval to support Ms. Burke in her quest under the professional skills and broadened her global UWIAA Alumni Apprentice Programme. It was determined that perspective. A special highlight of her visit was assistance was required in the following areas: accommodation, meals, a lunch meeting invitation by Ambassador travel, professional attire, pocket money and professional guidance.

Camillo Gonsalves - St. Vincent and the Finding accommodation was the first priority and both Dr. Hazel Grenadines’ Permanent Representative to the Carter and Dr. White-Davis took on this task. To assist her with her United Nations - on October 12, 2009. other needs, the International Consortium of Caribbean Professionals and the Dr. Hope P. White-Davis Peace Memorial Fund agreed to She completed her internship on November 13, co-sponsor her. This co-sponsorship, coupled with a letter from the 2009. Before leaving, she stated that the Chapter, facilitated the successful application of her United States visa. internship experience was very enriching and the generosity and support she received from the On September 13, 2009, she was met at the JFK Airport. The UWIAA-NY and co-sponsors exceeded her following day, both Dr. White-Davis and Dr. Carter accompanied her expectations and were greatly appreciated. The to the United Nations Headquarters in Manhattan. Mr. Curtis Raynold, internship experience has had a profound impact a Board member who works at the UN, also met with her and shared on her and the support and assistance received his UN experience and his perspective through the eyes of a have strengthened her resolve to succeed in her professional from a small island developing country. academic career and to take her turn in assisting and mentoring other young people. Since Ms. Burke was assigned to the Department for Economic and Social returning to Barbados she has received an Affairs (DESA). Her assignments covered a wide range of activities opportunity to continue her internship at a UN which included attending and reporting on the 64th General Assembly agency in Barbados. The UWIAA New York and Committee Meetings. She was also assigned to do research on the Chapter wishes her well and expects great things from her.

UWIAA - Washington DC November 20, 2009 - Caribbean Fall Frolic Happy Hour – Ms. Sha-Shana Crichton, President of the Chapter expressed delight at the success of the Caribbean Fall Frolic Happy Hour which helped get an early start on Thanksgiving Celebrations – “Caribbean style”. She advised that it was “a great event, well attended”. She noted that it was wonderful to see alumni and friends renew old acquaintances and reunite with friends. The networking aspect was greatly appreciated as business cards were exchanged and important links made. The event took place at Zanzibar on the Waterfront, 700 Water Street SW in Washington DC. Participants took advantage of the Happy Hour there from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m, and those that came later paid the cover charge. The Chapter collaborated with other Caribbean groups in the DC area such as the Caribbean Professional Network, Young Barbadian Professionals Society, Jamaica Nationals’ Association of Washington DC and the St. Lucia Association of Washington DC and it was well supported, so well in fact that, as Sha-Shana says, “It was a fantastic event, in fact, persons are asking when the next Frolic will be.”

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UWIAA Highlights

UWIAA - Montserrat November 13-15, 2009 - Alliouagana Festival of the Word - Mrs. Delmaude Ryan, President of the UWIAAA Montserrat Chapter noted that alumni were happy to support the UWI Open Campus Montserrat with this Literary Festival, which took place at the Cultural Centre, Little Bay, Montserrat. The theme was “Celebrating words written, spoken, sung and performed”. Planned as a world class literary festival with presentations by internationally recognised authors and others in the publishing industry, the three-day extravaganza of readings, story-telling, book-signings, music, dramatic presentations and workshops attracted literary enthusiasts from around the world, including Guadeloupe, Antigua, Nevis, the United Kingdom, North America and the Montserrat Diaspora.

Merle Hodge and Funso Aiyejina conducting a poetry workshop.

Gordon Rohlehr at the open microphone.

Some 14 award winning authors and presenters were on hand, including: Funso Aiyejina, Carolyn Cooper, David Edgecombe, Felix Edinborough, Cherise Fisher, Merle Hodge, J. A. George Irish, Marie-Elena John, Earl Lovelace, Pauline Melville, Gordon Rohlehr, A-dZiko Simba, Yvonne Weekes and Edgar Nkosi White. Professor Sir Howard Fergus was one of the authors who presented and participated in the celebration of the late E. Archie Markham. Highlights included the pre-festival lecture given by Professor Carolyn Cooper entitled Sweet and Sour Sauce: Sexual Politics in Jamaican Dancehall Culture and the Calypso Review which included Kenneth Allen QC, Dr. Clarice Barnes, Justin ‘Hero’ Cassell, Herman ‘Cupid’ Francis and Cecil ‘Cepeke’ Lake.

Packed house for play.

UWIAA - Cayman November 27 2009 - Distinguished Lecture - Dr. George Eaton, Professor Emeritus of Economics and Political Science and Senior Scholar at York University, Toronto, Canada spoke on “The Development of Caribbean Political Systems” at the Harquail Theatre in Georgetown, Grand Cayman. It was fascinating to listen to someone who had worked with the likes of Michael Manley and Maurice Bishop. He gave a very insightful overview and as you can imagine had to field many questions.

UWIAA - Dominica The UWI Dominica Alumni Association held its official handing over ceremony to mark the completion of the St. Alphonsus Pre-School project entitled “Enhancing the learning atmosphere at the St. Alphonsus Pre-School”. The project saw the painting of the school, the installation of a new face basin, as well as the donation of toys and books. The second phase is being carried out by the Alumni Association as it seeks to upgrade the restroom facilities by December 31, 2009.

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Official UWIAA Contacts

Definition of a UWIAA Contact: Individual volunteer(s) where there is no UWIAA Chapter. Serves as point of contact for the Institutional Advancement Division (IAD) and Campus Alumni Officer and alumni travelling to the area, as well as a resource for UWI faculty and staff. The volunteer(s) may be called on to assist the IAD and/or Campus Alumni Officer in developing and coordinating activities for area alumni.

regional financial services sector is reflected in his being one of only 8 persons awarded the Inaugural Lifetime Honorary Fellowship in the Caribbean Association of Banking and Financial Institutes (FCABFI).

UWIAA Contact – Ottawa, Canada C. Lloyd Stanford ottawa@alumni.uwi.edu A former senior public servant, Lloyd Stanford is President of Le Groupe Stanford Inc., a consulting firm specialising in matters related to multiculturalism, employment equity, bilingualism and biculturalism, human resource development, Canadian social and cultural policy, international development issues and more. He is a partner in the consortium Pan-Continental Business and Development Consultants Inc.

Active also in the community, Ivan has held a number of positions in Rotary Clubs across the region. A native of Montserrat, his community involvement has also seen him take an active role in private sector organisations, most recently as President of the Turks & Caicos Financial Industry Association.

UWIAA Contact – Suriname Ruben Martoredjo suriname@alumni.uwi.edu Born in Suriname, Ruben Martoredjo received his MSc. in International Relations from UWI, St. Augustine in 2009 and graduated with distinction. He speaks Dutch and English fluently as well as Sranan Tongo (the National Lingua Franca) and Javanese.

Trained in the humanities (Honours French [London UCWI]) and the social sciences (MA at Carleton in Public Administration, doctoral studies in Political Science at Queen's) he has worked in Jamaica and Canada. His awards include the Jamaican (Ottawa) Community Association Inc. Heroes Day Award, the Queen's Jubilee Medal and the Prime Minister's Medal of Appreciation for Service to Jamaica.

He is currently the Programme Associate, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Country Office Trinidad and Tobago, Sub-Office Paramaribo. His duties include the assessment of the socio-economic situation of the country and dialogue with various partners to implement programmes/projects, as well as the management of development projects under the poverty alleviation and governance portfolio.

UWIAA Contact – Turks and Caicos Islands Ivan B. Browne tci@alumni.uwi.edu Ivan graduated from UWI in 1971 and joined Barclays as a Graduate Entrant in November 1972. He worked at Barclays Bank across a number of countries in the region with a spell in London where he was responsible for administering the bank’s activities in Zimbabwe, Zambia, Kenya, Uganda, the Seychelles and Mauritius. He reached the level of Regional Director.

He has also worked as the Administrative/Finance Assistant, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and as the Administrative/Finance Assistant at the Suriname Representation Office for PAHO/WHO. He was also the Programme Administrator, National Aids Programme, Ministry of Health, Suriname. Ruben also gained experience as a Part-time Administrator, Institute for Social Sciences, Anton de Kom University of Suriname and as an Audit Assistant, Centrale Lands Accountantsdienst Suriname (General Audit Department Suriname).

In July 2008 he relocated to the Turks & Caicos Islands to take up his present position of President & Chief Executive of International Banking Group, a subsidiary of Cayman National Corporation. His contribution to the

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UWIAA Highlights

UWIMAA

MILESTONES Medical Alumni of ‘69

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What they have had in common for the past 40 years, is that they are all graduates of the UWI’s School of Medicine. In October 2009, they gathered to celebrate at the Iberostar Suites in Montego Bay. For the class of 1969, partying and reminiscing was also accompanied by philanthropy as they raised funds for the development of a neurosurgical unit at the Cornwall Regional Hospital. The event was the brainchild of Dr. Renn Holness who has set up a similar unit in The Bahamas. It was coordinated

by Dr. Winsome Miller-Rowe. They also held a continuing medical education seminar, sponsored by Merk, and hosted a dinner honouring three of their teachers: Drs. Hugh Wynter, Knox Hagley and Don Christian.

Presents

The UWI Panoridim Steel Orch estra

Christmas Gala Concert Date: Saturday, December 19, 2009 Time Cocktails: 7:00 p.m. Showtime: 7:30 p.m.

Location: Philip Sherlock Centre for the Cre ative Arts, UWI Cost: J$1,700.00

Highlights Dr. Cecil Aird presented a gift to Dr. Winsome Miller-Rowe for her efforts as coordinator of The University of the West Indies Medical Class of 1969 reunion.

Participants included Drs. Junior Dixon, Kenny Azan, Tony Jackson, Winsome Miller-Rowe, Herbert Ho Ping Kong and host Ray Harvey.

To reserve tickets call: UWIMAA Secretariat (876) 977-58 00 or Dr. Aileen Standard-Goldson (876) 919-4880

UWIAA Trinidad & Tobago

Car Rally and Independence Cruise Enjoying the togetherness.

Best Dressed Crew – the Swine Flu Crew also won 1st prize in the Alumni Members Category of the Car Rally.

Below: Conga Line at the Cruise which took place on August 31, 2009.

Trophies won by the teams

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Accolades

Celebrating Excellence UWI, Mona. Both he and Dr. Lockhart received the Order of Merit from the Government of Jamaica and the Gold Musgrave Medal from the Institute of Jamaica for the development of the eye drop Canasol. The drug is derived from ganja, and was the first eye medication in the Caribbean to be developed at UWI, Mona for this disease. Canasol has an important benefit since it does not induce the negative side effects that are associated with synthetic glaucoma therapies. Canasol, improves the integrity of the optic nerve, the nerve which causes us to see, thus preventing blindness.

Professor E. Nigel Harris, UWI’s Vice Chancellor is now Vice Chair of the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU), which represents 500 universities in 36 countries.

The Association of Commonwealth Universities is a global network of human and scientific resources. It is a voluntary society which is registered as a Charity and governed by its member institutions through an elected council.

Dr. Hermi Hewitt, the Director of the UWI School of Nursing was inducted into the American Academy of Nursing on November 5, 2009, as one of the Academy’s new Fellows for 2009, for her outstanding achievements in the nursing profession. In 2008, she was the first Caribbean nurse to be inducted into the Academy. She was awarded the Vice Chancellor’s Award for Excellence for all-round performance in teaching and service to the UWI community.

Glaucoma is estimated to affect three percent of the Jamaican population and causes pain, visual disturbances and even blindness. Today, many persons affected by the disease are receiving relief from a drug developed by medical personnel associated with the Mona Campus. The eye drop, Canasol, has been developed after 10 years of continuous and diligent research by pharmacologist, Professor Manley West and ophthalmologist, Dr. Albert Lockhart, specifically to treat glaucoma. Professor West is an emeritus professor of pharmacology in the Faculty of Medical Sciences at

Mrs. Grace McLean assumed the post of Chief Education Officer for Jamaica effective November 9, 2009. She holds a Masters Degree in Business Administration (Human Resource Management) from UWI. Mr. Clement Radcliffe OD, will assume the post of Deputy Chief Education Officer, Schools’ Operations effective January 4, 2010. He holds a Masters Degree and a Bachelor of Science Degree with First Class Honours from UWI and a Diploma in Education, also from the UWI. UWI graduate, Judge Patrick Robinson OJ, was re-elected to serve a new two year term as President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, based in the Hague, Netherlands.

At a plenary session of the Tribunal’s judges, Robinson was re-elected by acclamation, having been first elected President last year. He is also the author of the book “Jamaican Athletics - A Model for 2012 and the World”.

Adjunct Faculty at the Faculty of Social Sciences (Mona) have been awarded the Order of Distinction, Commander Class (CD) by the Government of Jamaica. The awardees are Maj. Gen. Stewart Saunders (Coordinator/Lecturer) who holds a UWI MSc. in Human Resource Development and Deputy Commissioner of Police Owen Ellington (Lecturer) who holds a UWI MSc. in National Security and Strategic Studies.

ACPJ Honours UWI Alumni On September 12, 2009 the Association of Consultant Physicians of Jamaica (ACPJ) honoured three exceptional UWI alumni. The Guest Speaker was UWI Chancellor Professor George Alleyne. The honourees, Consultant Physicians, Professors Rainford Wilks, Peter Figueroa and Terrence Forrester are all alumni who have served the University for many years.

Professor Rainford Wilks is Professor of Epidemiology and Director of the Epidemiology Research Unit (ERU) at the Tropical Medicine Research Institute (TMRI) at The University of the West Indies.

Professor Peter Figueroa is Professor of Health, Epidemiology & HIV/AIDS in the Department of Community Health and Psychiatry at the UWI, Mona.

Professor Terrence Forrester is Director of the TMRI and is a distinguished researcher in the field of Cardiology.

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Accolades

Celebrating Excellence (cont’d) A Supreme Graduate; Supreme Court Judge Ms. Rhonda Bain was appointed Supreme Court Judge of the Supreme Court of The Bahamas on August 14, 2009. The swearing in ceremony by the Governor-General, His Excellency Arthur Hanna took place at Government House.

The UWIAA Bahamas Chapter and the UWIMAA Bahamas are very proud of her. In fact, the entire UWI Family is proud of our exceptional graduates as they fulfill the mandate of enhancing West Indian society as a beacon of knowledge from the West.

Guyanese graduate honoured A new Caribbean face has been added to those distinguished among us who fight

for justice and equality. Judith Gildharie-Mursalin, 39 year-old mother of two, was admitted to the Guyanese Bar in September after completing her tenure at the Hugh Wooding Law School at The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago.

She graduated with honours and for her efforts received the Guyana Government prize for best performance by a Guyanese student for the year 2009. She now serves her country in the Chambers of the Director of Public Prosecution in Guyana.

President Obama honours UWI Graduate Professor Patricia Anatasia De Leon began her journey to receiving the Presidential Award for excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentorship (PAESMEM) right here at the prestigious UWI. She completed her BSc. in Natural Sciences with honours in 1967. Two years later she completed her M.Sc in the Department of Pathology at the Mona Campus.

She did not stop there. In 1972, she attained her Doctoral degree and joined the faculty at the University of Delaware where she is currently The Distinguished Professor of Biological Sciences. This most esteemed award was presented to the Professor by President Barack Obama at the White House.

UWI Student Receives Commonwealth Caribbean Rhodes Scholarship Kamal Wood, a UWI STAT Ambassador, received the Commonwealth Caribbean Rhodes Scholarship recently. He says, “The initial joy from receiving it has been replaced with a deeper anticipation of October and, hopefully, of what I will be able to do with the education and networking that I gain from the scholarship and my time at Oxford. My future plans are rather broad, and that makes it difficult for me to decide at this point what I would like to do. These plans include, among other things: contributing significantly to mathematics and/or science (particularly physics and computer science); doing what I can to foster and promote regional integration; helping the Caribbean towards a more fact-based approach to problems, politics and life as a whole; and improving education throughout the region.”

Cecil John Rhodes was a British diamond magnate and imperialist. Rhodes’ life is part of the history of Southern Africa. The colony of Rhodesia took his name and is today known as the independent state of Zimbabwe. Rhodes’ name is now remembered principally because of his foundation of the Rhodes Scholarships. He left the greater part of his substantial fortune to establish this scheme in his will.

Kamal Wood

Commonwealth Caribbean Rhodes Scholar

Candidates for Rhodes Scholarships are selected on the basis of “qualities of character” as well as of intellect. Rhodes’ aim was to provide future leaders of the English-speaking world with an education which would broaden their views and develop their abilities. He chose to endow these scholarships at Oxford University in the United Kingdom, because he believed that its residential colleges provided an environment especially conducive to personal development.

Rhodes hoped that those who benefited from his scholarships would go on to improve the lot of mankind, and work towards maintaining peace between nations.

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Campus News

“Happenings” on the Campus you Attended “Coolie Pink and Green”, a new film screened by Dr. Patricia Mohammed, Professor of Gender and Cultural Studies, was featured at the Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival. The film which looks at the different aspects of Indian culture from the point of view of an outsider was directed by Michael Mooleedhar. Sharda Patasar wrote the original score.

Cave Hill The UWI Debating Society, Cave Hill Campus hosted a Public Debate on the motion, “This House would Institute Mandatory Counselling and Testing for HIV/AIDS”, on November 10 from 7:00 p.m. in the Moot Court of the Law Faculty. The debate was lively with interchanges between the audience and a panel of experts, representing both sides of the issue.

The UWISPEC International Half-Marathon was held on Sunday November 1, 2009. The annual halfmarathon which ran along a 13.1 mile route from the Priority Bus Route to the La Resource Junction in D'Abadie before heading back to UWISPEC saw over 1,000 local and international runners competing for TT$135,000.00 in prizes. The event saw debutant Alfonsi Yatich of Kenya running away with the first prize followed by Simon Sawe, a fellow Kenyan in times of 32:45.7 and 32:24.8 respectively. Nigerian Mary Akor, was the first female to cross the finish line with a time of 40:29.3.

The Cave Hill Gender Justice Pressure Group met on November 12th. It is an independent voluntary group of individuals who care about gender equality and want to press for change in a culture of endemic sexism, as well as provide support for victims of harassment and violence. Members are drawn from all faculties and include graduate students.

The annual Caribbean Women: Catalysts for Change Public Lecture, entitled “Power, Labour, Pleasure: Sexuality in Everyday Life” was hosted by the Institute of Gender and Development Studies on November 13, 2009. It was delivered by Professor Kamala Kempadoo.

Open A workshop entitled ‘Anti-Counterfeit Workshop: Combating Counterfeit Medicines’ was held at the UWI Open Campus, British Virgin Islands, Paraquita Bay, in October. It was hosted by the Ministry of Health and Social Development in collaboration with the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States Pharmaceutical Procurement Service (OECS/PPS), and attracted over 50 public and private sector participants.

Speaking on behalf of the Minister of Health and Social Development the Honourable Dancia Penn, OBE, QC, the Deputy Secretary highlighted the Government’s concern about counterfeit medicines and its commitment to offer an effective response.

Hosted by the Department of History and Philosophy, the fifth Cave Hill Philosophy Symposium (CHiPS) 2009, Conversations V: Theories of Knowledge, was held on November 19th and 20th and coincided with the UNESCO World Philosophy Day (November 19th). The main theme was epistemology and the shifts it has undergone in the past three decades.

Presentations also included areas linked to philosophy, such as critical theory, cultural studies, gender studies, and others. The keynote speaker was Dr. Lorraine Code, Distinguished Research Professor in the Department of Philosophy at York University, Toronto, Canada.

On November 19, 2009 the UWI Open Campus Dominica, in collaboration with the National Bank of Dominica Ltd. and H.H.V. Whitchurch and Co. Ltd., presented the fourth Dame Eugenia Charles Distinguished Lecture. It was delivered by Professor Verene A. Sheperd, Professor of Social History, UWI – Mona. The Topic was “Who paved the way for Eugenia Charles? Historicising Caribbean Women’s Political Activism”.

St. Augustine The UWI Film Programme will run the Campus Film Classic Series on Mondays from 5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. in the Institute of Critical Thinking Screening Room.

Dr. Christopher Meir will introduce the films and a discussion will follow each screening (September 26th - December 14th).

Vice Chancellor’s Award for Excellence Awarded Across the Regional Institution 2009 Awardees: Professor Anthony Harriott, Department of Government, Mona, for All-round Excellent Performance in Research and Public Service; Dr. Michael Ponnambalam, Department of Physics, Mona, for Teaching; Professor Affette McCaw-Binns, Department of Community Health and Psychiatry, Mona, for All-round Excellent Performance in Research and Public Service; Professor Clement Imbert, Faculty of Engineering, St. Augustine, for Public Service and Professor Robin Mahon, Centre for Resource Management & Environmental Studies (CERMES), Cave Hill, for All-round Excellent Performance in Research and Public Service.

These awards recognise academic and senior administrative staff and were presented in November 2009.

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Campus News

“Happenings”on the Campus you Attended The Department of Language, Linguistics and Philosophy hosted a public lecture on November 11, 2009 entitled, “Rewriting English: English as a Lingua Franca, World Englishes and English in Translation”. It was delivered by Professor Bruce Horner, Endowed Chair in Rhetoric and Composition, University of Louisville, Kentucky, USA.

Mona The Department of Language, Linguistics and Philosophy held a lecture on October 30, 2009 at the Department of Education entitled “Variationist Sociolinguistics and the Niger-Congo Languages of West Africa”. It was delivered by Professor John Victor Singler, who is a Professor of Linguistics at New York University (USA) and organiser of the African Linguistics School in Accra, Ghana (2009).

The Hon. Gordon Shirley OJ, Pro Vice Chancellor and Principal of the Mona Campus has advised that, through the Electronics Unit in the Faculty of Pure and Applied Science, Mona now has a Bachelor of Science degree in Electronics Engineering. It is anticipated that additional programmes will be introduced in 2010, focusing on areas like: energy management and engineering, biomedical engineering and renewable energy. Up to the end of the last academic year, only UWI St. Augustine in Trinidad and Tobago offered these courses.

“Qualitative Research for Caribbean Development” was the theme of the first Qualitative Inquiry Conference hosted by the School of Education, UWI, Mona on October 29-31, 2009. Professor Gloria Ladson-Billings, University of Madison, delivered the keynote address.

Other featured addresses were delivered by Professor Frances Stage, New York City University and from UWI, Mona, Professor Aggrey Brown and Professor Barry Chevannes.

Transforming Conflict into Positive Change through Mediation Skills: UWI Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Behavioural Sciences at Mona hosted an introductory course in Mediation Skills on November 16-20, 2009. The course targeted managerial and administrative personnel, local government, social services personnel and community leaders.

Xavier Brown, a first year medical student at the Mona Campus, was awarded the JGA (Jamaica Golf Association)/UWI Golf Development Foundation Scholarship. The scholarship will cover Brown’s tuition fees, texts, living expenses as well as maintenance and will be renewable subject to satisfactory performances in both his academic and golf development.

Seven inner-city students were awarded scholarships to attend UWI Mona Campus as part of the UWI's commitment to social rejuvenation and rehabilitation.

Each scholarship was valued at J$180,000 per semester and is renewable granted they maintain a B average. The seven students who hail from the August Town community included 61 year old Robert Campbell who is reading for a Bachelor of Science in Management Studies.

The Faculty of Medical Sciences hosted its 18th annual Research Conference under the theme, “Child Health: From the Womb to Adolescence” from November 11-13, 2009. The Distinguished Kenneth Standard Lecture was delivered by Professor Alan Jackson, Director, Institute of Human Nutrition, University of Southampton, UK.

The first ever meeting of the new Mona Physics Alumni Society was held on October 29, 2009. Physics alumni are encouraged to "get involved".

Golden Krust Donates to Mona Campus Mr. Lowell Hawthorne O.D., President and CEO of Golden Krust Caribbean Bakery and Grill with corporate offices in New York and over 100 franchises all over the USA, has agreed to donate at least four undergraduate scholarships in the Faculty of Social Sciences, Mona Campus. The Vice Chancellery arranged for him to visit the campus on November 10, 2009 and he delivered a presentation to students at the Mona School of Business and met students of the UWI STAT (Mona) Corps and the First Year Experience.

L -R: Lowell Hawthorne, President and CEO, Golden Krust Caribbean Bakery and Grill; his wife Lorna Hawthorne, Director of Human Resources at Golden Krust Caribbean Bakery and Grill and Carlos Michel (St. Lucian), Ph.D. student at Mona and UWI STAT Alumni Ambassador, outside the Vice Chancellery.

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Tributes

In Celebration of Their Lives Ms. Linda Philip

Dr. Theresa Avril Bryan

She was the Secretary in the Department of Chemistry and served the St. Augustine Campus for 38 years. She was a cherished member of the St. Augustine family, working with dedication and diligence and will be greatly missed.

A former member of the academic staff and a cherished colleague, Dr. Bryan served the UWI St. Augustine Campus for 15 years, as Head of the Department of Languages and Linguistics and Vice Dean of the Faculty of Arts and General Studies. To her students and fellow staff members she was a ‘wonderful, dedicated, captivating woman of memorable, quiet beauty and professionalism’.

Dr. Edward Cantin

Mr. Wayne Brown

He was the Polyclinic Coordinator at the UWI School of Dentistry (St. Augustine) and served for eleven years from 1998 – 2009. His tenure at the School of Dentistry was characterised by dynamism, skill and dedication. He always tempered the complex tasks he performed with a human touch. His energetic approach to problem solving, his charm, many jokes and wide smile will not be forgotten as he was without exception, liked by all.

Ms. Olwen Gray She was a staff member at the former School of Continuing Studies, Camp Road, now the Open Campus Jamaica Eastern. Ms. Gray’s tenure spanned three and a half decades. It started in 1974 and she stayed constant through to 1989, when the former UWI School of Continuing Studies was formed. She continued through the establishment of the UWI Open Campus. Ms. Gray was highly regarded by colleagues and students as a person who was unswervingly loyal to the institution she served for so many years.

She was also the “institutional memory” for the Open Campus Jamaica Eastern (Camp Road) site as she always recalled important records, events and activities precisely.

Ms. Doreen Blake She was an Administrative Secretary at the Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies (SALISES) located on the Mona Campus, for fourteen years. She was a valued member of staff who served with quiet dedication and great enthusiasm.

Mr. Victor Elliott Mr. Elliott retired as an Administrative Technologist after working with the Department of Pathology (Mona) for forty-three years. His contribution to the Department over the years was greatly valued and appreciated.

Wayne Brown was born in Trinidad, graduated from the UWI (Mona) in 1968 and adopted Jamaica as his home in 1997. He was a part time Lecturer in the Department of Literatures in English at UWI (Mona) for ten years as well as a recognised author. He founded the Observer Literary Arts Magazine and was the author of On The Coast, which won the Commonwealth Poetry Prize in 1973. His academic career included being a Fulbright Scholar in the United States, a Gregory Fellow in Poetry at the University of Leeds, England, and a Fellow of Yaddo MacDowell and The Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. Most recently, he was an instructor at Lesley University's MFA in Creative Writing Program.

His works also include Landscape with Heron, Edna Manley: The Private Years (Andre Deutsch, 1976), Voyages (Imprint Caribbean, 1989) and The Child of the Sea (Imprint Caribbean, 1990). His weekly column “In Our Time” in The Jamaica Observer, also appeared in Trinidad's Trinidad and Tobago Express and in the Guyanese press. “In the Obama Era”, a weekly column, was his final writing engagement for the Express, the Barbados Nation and Guyana's Starbroek News.

Dr. Glen Richards He received his Bachelor of Arts from UWI (Mona) and was a Lecturer in the Department of History and Archaeology. He was also a renowned author whose work included "Jamaica in Slavery and Freedom: History, Heritage and Culture", which he co-authored. His intellectual input will be sorely missed by staff and students alike.

RECENT GRADUATES Miss Nicole Antonia King She was a Barbadian and had completed her final examinations in Environmental Sciences in the Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences (Mona).

Miss Michelle-Ann Angus She was registered in the MPhil programme (Mona). She graduated in 2007 with a BSc. (Hons) degree, with majors in Pure Chemistry and Food Chemistry.

Miss Mei Chi Lau She was a postgraduate student in the Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences (Mona). Up until the time of her passing she was an MPhil student examining An Artificial Neural Network Based Approach to GPS/GIS Integration. She was also an undergraduate laboratory demonstrator in the Department of Physics.

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The University of the West Indies 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 - Jamaica 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)

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@cavehill.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