UWI TEACHING AND LEARNING GRADUATE STUDIES RESEARCH AND INNOVATION OUTREACH TO COMMUNITIES Transforming a University to Transform a Region The University of theWest Indies Annual Report 2008/2009 VCReportInsideFront&InsideBackPages_Layout 1 4/5/2010 7:05 PM Page 2 Professor The Hon Ralston (Rex) M. Nettleford F E B R UA R Y 3 , 19 3 3 – F E B R UA R Y 2 , 2 010 1953 Matriculated at University of the West Indies (UWI) 1957 Goes up to Oxford University on Rhodes Scholarship 1959 Resident Tutor, Extra Mural Department, UWI 1971 Director, Extra Mural Studies, UWI 1976 Professor, Extra Mural Studies 1988 Pro Vice-Chancellor, Outreach & Institutional Relations 1996 Deputy Vice-Chancellor 1998 Vice-Chancellor 2004 Vice-Chancellor Emeritus 2004 Rhodes Trust establishes the Rex Nettleford Prize in Cultural Studies 2009 Awarded the UWI Chancellor’s Medal The University of theWest Indies Annual Report 2008/2009 UWI CAVE HILL MONA ST AUGUSTINE OPEN CAMPUS Contents Introduction 4 CORE STRATEGIC AIMS Teaching and Learning 10 Graduate Studies 24 Research and Innovation 38 Outreach to Underserved Communities 56 MAJOR ENABLERS Transforming the Leadership & Administrative Culture and Processes 64 Marketing and Branding 68 Funding the Enterprise 70 Strengthening Regionality 77 Strengthening National Engagement Processes 80 Leveraging International Partnerships 84 Engaging the Alumni 88 University Council 2009/2010 93 Student Enrolment Statistics 2008/2009 97 © 2010 Office of the Vice Chancellery. Published 2010. All rights reserved. The University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston 7 Jamaica. Editor Cecile Clayton Design by Robert Harris Printed in China by Regent Publishing Services Ltd. Transforming a Introduction University to Transform a Region DURING THE 2008/2009 ACADEMIC YEAR the University National Engagement Processes, Leveraging Interna- of the West Indies continued on its path of transform- tional Partnerships, and Fostering Alumni Involvement. ation to reinforce the critical developmental role it plays There has been progress in all areas, but much more is within the region that we serve. During this period, the to be done if we are to meet targets that we set for national, regional and international environments in ourselves. The mid-term review to take place during which The UWI operates have been very dynamic and 2010 will help us to better assess where we are and we have had to be both pro-active and re-active in what adjustments have to be made to continue on a ensuring that we maintain our standard of excellence. path of growth and development that will meet the needs of our stakeholders. The higher education landscape in the region has been evolving as have countries’ development priorities and This Report of academic year 2008/2009 – the second strategies. As of July 2009, it is estimated that there are year of our 2007–2012 Strategic Plan – has been pre- more than 150 tertiary level institutions operating in the sented in thematic format, based on the goals and region. Of that number, 60% are public, 30% are pri- enablers of the Strategic Plan. This is a radical departure vate and the remaining 10% receive some Government from the usual format, of presenting a compendium of support. The resulting competition for increasingly reports from Centre Units, the Campuses and the Facul- diminishing resources that are available for higher edu- ties. It is hoped that the new format will give a better cation whether through private means or through pub- overview of the achievements of the University and of lic funding mechanisms such as direct Government the status of implementation of the goals of the Strate- support or student loan schemes, has placed a tremen- gic Plan. However, more detailed accounts of the work dous burden on students and institutions alike. This has of the various academic departments are recorded in been exacerbated by the overall economic climate in the the reports to Campus Councils and can be made region as our contributing countries continue to face available on request. considerable economic challenges. A very visible and dramatic revolution has taken place The UWI embarked upon a plan of transforming itself to with respect to the infrastructural development of our meet the changing needs of our contributing countries three residential campuses. Despite challenging eco- and our students and focussed on four core areas in the nomic circumstances, the unswerving efforts of our Strategic Plan: Teaching and Learning, growing our Principals to garner support from their host and con- Graduate Programmes, nurturing a culture of Research tributing Governments and from non-governmental and Innovation and Outreach to the UWI-12 countries sources has resulted in tremendous additions to our and other under-served communities. These core areas physical plant and this has enabled us to accommodate are supported by seven “enablers”: Administrative increased numbers of students in new programmes that Transformation; Marketing and Branding, Funding the are geared towards meeting the demands of the region. Enterprise; Strengthening Regionality; Strengthening While these advances can be considered the hardware, 04 THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES ANNUAL REPORT 2008/2009 “At the heart of the the software is represented by the administrative trans- Strategic Plan is formation and institutional strengthening processes that have accompanied this infrastructure development. transformation . . . There has been a significant overhaul of curricula across and transformation the entire institution as well as the adoption of more modern pedagogical methodologies. This has been on that scale will accompanied by increased emphasis on quality assur- only take place with ance at undergraduate and postgraduate levels; and all of this is geared towards creating a distinctive UWI a shift in thinking graduate who will have, among other attributes, better which leads to oral and written communication skills, greater readiness for work, qualities of leadership and entrepreneurship. culture change.” We have made progress in rationalising the research enterprise across our campuses, and now have to grow that sector considerably through aggressive efforts to attract more research grants and funding from external sources. This will, in turn, impact our ability to attract full-time graduate students who will themselves help to grow the research output of the University. The Open Campus continues on its trajectory of streamlining administrative and academic programming to be better able to meet the broad educational needs of our stake- holders in the UWI-12 countries. We have much to do to improve the numbers of students from the UWI-12 coming to the UWI and we continue to work with the Governments of the UWI-12 countries to achieve this, and to assist those Governments in achieving their national objectives. Funding the enterprise remains an ongoing challenge. Our contributing Governments continue to be very supportive and we are extremely grateful to them. How- ever, we shall have to be more creative and aggressive in seeking funding from external sources to be able to meet all of our objectives and transform into a truly robust and agile enterprise by 2010. We have recorded some successes and we will be counting on the efforts of the entire team and our stakeholders to ensure the ongoing success of this institution that we love. EON N. HARRIS VICE-CHANCELLOR 5 Mission, Vision Our Mission These enablers are: The enduring mission of The University of the West • Transformation of the administrative culture and Indies is to propel the economic, social, political and processes cultural development of West Indian society through • Effective marketing and branding of the institution teaching, research, innovation, advisory and community • Funding the institution services and intellectual leadership. • Strengthening regionality • Strengthening the national engagement process Our Vision • Leveraging international partnerships By 2012, The UWI will be an innovative, internationally • Fostering and maintaining the commitment and competitive, contemporary university, deeply rooted in involvement of alumni. the Caribbean, committed to creating the best possible future for all its stakeholders. It will be the university of first choice for the region’s students and talented aca- demics. It will provide a truly supportive environment that rewards excellence and it will be agile enough to thrive in a dynamic global environment. In order to achieve this vision, the UWI has committed itself to building excellence in four areas that, taken together, represent the core activities of the University, namely: teaching and learning; graduate studies; research and innovation; and outreach to underserved communities. During academic year 2007/2008 significant progress was made in all these four areas as well as in the critical ‘enablers’ without which it would be unlikely that the UWI could achieve its strategic goals. 7 • E N R O L M E N T • TOTAL 43,586 CAVE HILL 8,203 MONA 14,414 ST AUGUSTINE 15,897 N OPEN CAMPUS 5,072 1. Teaching and Learning AN AGGRESSIVE PROGRAMME of pedagogical upgrade Woodham, formerly of the Centre for Creative and and improvement in the quality of instruction has been Festival Arts, and Dr Celia Poon-King, Department of underway on all four campuses. Teaching certification Para-Clinical Sciences, St Augustine. At Mona, Dr was introduced as a condition of service for all newly Michelle Hamilton and Dr Michael Ponnambalam, both hired lecturers while existing staff have been encour- from the Department of Basic Medical Sciences, were aged to become certified. Workshops and pedagogical the awardees. training conducted by the Instructional Development Units (IDU) have been enthusiastically embraced by the ICT as an Enabler teaching staff. An important feature of the transformation in the E-Learning in Development teaching and learning environment at the UWI has been the growth in the use of instructional technologies. This The elearn2009 Conference with the theme ‘Bridging development has been supported by efforts to upgrade the Development Gap through Innovative eLearning classrooms, including the installation of multimedia sys- Environments’ was held from June 8th to 11th 2009 at tems. Teaching and Learning are increasingly being con- the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Port-of-Spain. The confer- ducted in media-enhanced classrooms where the faculty ence sought to develop the use of educational technol- utilise multimedia projection, document visualisers, DVD ogy at The University of the West Indies and throughout players, interactive pen tablets and the like. At Cave the Caribbean by providing a forum for the exchange of Hill over 30 classrooms have such systems installed. At ideas and information on the creative use of e-learning Mona, during the year under review, lecture theatres in in development. the Mathematics Department, the Department of In partnership with Guardian Life of the Caribbean Ltd, Physics, the Faculty of Law and the UWI School of Nurs- the University has each year rewarded excellence in ing (UWISON) were outfitted with state-of-the-art multi- teaching with the UWI/Guardian Life ‘Premium’ Teach- media technologies. The Mona Information Technology ing Award. This annual award ceremony is held on two Services (MITS) expanded the campus IT network by of the three campus countries. In 2008 the St Augus- over 650 nodes, providing high-speed Internet connec- tine Campus celebrated its tenth year of partnership tivity for in excess of 4,200 computers, with special with Guardian Life in a special ceremony at the Learning emphasis on student centric areas. The computer to stu- Resource Centre. The awardees were: Mrs Greer Jones- dent ratio, based on computers provided in laboratories An important feature of the transformation in the teaching and learning environment at the UWI has been the growth in the use of instructional technologies. This development has been supported by efforts to upgrade classrooms, including the installation of multimedia systems. 10 THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES ANNUAL REPORT 2008/2009 and other facilities, currently stands at better than one ment System which it hopes to offer, as a business to ten. There is a strong push on the St Augustine Cam- proposition, to other institutions. Equally important pus to use technology, particularly internet technology, have been the development and enunciation of policies to increase administrative efficiency, improve pro- on on-line learning and cost-sharing with Faculties and gramme and service delivery and reduce costs. All of Departments across the University. Integrating Learning these developments depend upon the information tech- Management platforms to allow students at one cam- nology infrastructure created by the Campus IT Service pus to seamlessly access courses in the Learning Man- (CITS). Among the projects undertaken in 2008/09 to agement system at another campus is a key element of improve and expand the IT backbone on the campus the ultimate aim of achieving a single, seamless ICT were the upgrade of Internet bandwidth for both space across the University. A pilot group of students staff and students; setup of a private key infrastructure from the Mona and Open Campuses has been identified for Virtual Private Network (VPN) access and the re- to test this e-learning integration, using Moodle (an engineering of the VPN tunnels linking the campuses of open-source application for learning management). the University to ensure an Enterprise Identity Manage- The establishment of a University ICT Working Commit- ment System is in place to support staff. tee consisting of the IT Directors/Campus CIOs and IT Nowhere is the transformation more critical than in the Managers which has, since January 2009 been meeting Open Campus, as IT is at the core of teaching and learn- on a monthly basis, has led to greater collaboration, ing in that environment. The Open Campus requires all sharing of information and best practices across the its teaching staff to pass its courses on on-line instruc- University. Another important step has been a rationali- tion. Its Computer and Technical Services Division (CATS) sation of the license agreements concluded by each was responsible for the enhanced, interactive Open campus for critical software applications, in order to Campus web presence (http://open.uwi.edu) and has identify opportunities for economies of scale and cost successfully developed a Student Information Manage- savings. 12 THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES ANNUAL REPORT 2008/2009 Nowhere is the transformation more critical than in the Open Campus, as IT is at the core of teaching and learning in that environment 13 THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES ANNUAL REPORT 2008/2009 Curriculum Reform – the making The Entertainment and Cultural Enterprise Management of the ‘ideal’ UWI graduate (ECEM) undergraduate programme, in its second year at the Mona Campus, offers an example of a course The process of curriculum review to improve relevance aimed at preparing a reflective UWI graduate with and enhance quality is an ongoing process at The UWI. entrepreneurial skills. A summer internship involving var- In many instances, the demands of the market have ious local businesses provided the students with the influenced the reforms undertaken. New courses in opportunity to experience and apply industry practices Research Methods have been developed by each disci- in a real-world setting. Also at Mona, a new BA pro- pline and are requirements in the various majors. In the gramme in History and Heritage was brought on stream Faculty of Humanities and Education at the Cave in a collaborative effort involving the Departments of Hill Campus, a review of the Psychology programme History & Archaeology and Educational Studies. Besides has been accompanied by the introduction of four new the hospitality and tourism industry, graduates of the courses and harmonisation with the Psychology pro- programme will be prepared to serve in private and gramme in the Faculty of Social Sciences has resulted in public sector organisations and in institutions and the sharing of resources and avoidance of duplication. agencies interested in Caribbean heritage recovery, Six new courses were introduced in the History pro- preservation and management. gramme, including new courses in the History of Medi- cine, offering the possibility of synergies with the At St Augustine the Faculty of Humanities and Faculty of Medicine. The Errol Barrow Centre for the Education introduced within the final year course Creative Imagination has further consolidated its pro- ‘Carnival/Festival Management’, a simulated exercise gramme and is attracting considerable interest from the where students organise themselves into an event proj- public. ect team for the duration of the course. During the 14 THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES ANNUAL REPORT 2008/2009 review year, students were required to work on Island Regulatory and Institutional Framework’ was developed People’s carnival event DAWN, for which they were in response to suggestions from members of the finan- required to re-conceptualise the event to address some cial community in Trinidad & Tobago. The International of its inherent problems and strategise ways of reposi- Relations special and a Minor in Criminology were tioning it within the context of events offered in that offered for the first time in the 2008/2009 academic week, which required both an application of taught year. concepts and an awareness of current trends in the car- In response to student demand, the Faculty also intro- nival industry. This was aimed at developing students’ duced the delivery of one course, ‘Introduction to Poli- capabilities as critical thinkers, problem solvers, leaders tics II’ at San Fernando in South Trinidad as a pilot and knowledgeable and informed individuals. Similarly, Project. The initial feedback has been positive. The Fac- in the course, Music Therapy, students observe how to ulty expanded the use of an online/E-Learning compo- lead group activities and to work together to conduct nent in the delivery of over twenty courses, particularly sessions in a geriatric home and school setting. to facilitate the online delivery of tutorials, project In pursuit of the strategic aim to produce the ideal UWI assignments, coursework quizzes, lecturer/student com- graduate who are critical thinkers, problem solvers and munication and lecture notes, and introduced a blended effective communicators, the Faculty of Social Sciences teaching methodology in the delivery of several courses at St Augustine introduced several new courses and in Management Studies. programmes – ‘Workplace Protocol for Students’ as a At Mona, the Faculty of Social Sciences resolved to course for co-curricular, two-credit courses in French move away from the traditional content driven courses and Spanish offered by the Centre for Language Learn- to an approach which focussed on promoting the ing, Business Ethics, and Entrepreneurship and Innova- skills expected in producing the ideal UWI graduate. A tion. Another course entitled ‘Caribbean Finance: The 15 THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES ANNUAL REPORT 2008/2009 number of programmes were designed to strengthen converted to an online format. A preliminary survey of characteristics such as leadership, team work, ethics and the courses offered in the Faculty revealed that over entrepreneurship. Twenty such new courses were seventy-five courses have a significant e-learning approved for Mona. The Department of Management component. Studies implemented a new option in Entrepreneurship The Science and Agriculture Faculty’s response to and an option in Corporate Governance and Business this imperative was to infuse into their programmes Ethics has gone through the initial stages of approval. compulsory projects, internships and field trips. Also, a Internship opportunities for students have been number of specific courses were introduced such as the expanded. A memorandum of understanding was BSc in Optometry, a major in Tropical Landscaping and a signed with the Government of Jamaica covering the minor in Actuarial Science. At the graduate level the sub-discipline of Public Sector Management. The Social Diploma/MSc in the Science and Management of Tropi- Work unit implemented a new approach to the first cal Biodiversity and the MSc in Occupational and Envi- year practicum with a view to raising critical self- ronmental Safety and Health as well as MPhil/PhD awareness; facilitating a higher level of participation programmes in Geography and in Human Nutrition and from students and providing more opportunities for crit- Dietetics were introduced. New programmes developed ical thinking and for social and cultural responsive prob- for introduction in 2009/2010 are the MSc in Food and lem solving. The Faculty continued to encourage Agricultural Safety and Quality Management and the departments to improve and increase the use of online Masters in Public Health (in conjunction with the Faculty support for teaching and as such, more courses were of Medical Sciences). The Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences at Cave Hill offers a wide range of programmes. While the dou- ble major combinations continue to be the most popu- lar degree choice, for the first time, the number of students opting for single majors with a minor has sur- passed those choosing a single major alone. In keeping with the freedom the Faculty gives students to combine disciplines within the sciences, two new combinations, mathematics with statistics and microbiology and physics came on stream during the year. Harmonisa- tion of programmes across campuses in terms of skills and competencies has been achieved at level one in chemistry, biology and physics. Partial har- monisation has been achieved with respect to mathematics and computer science. Students in all the science disciplines at any one cam- pus can now move seamlessly from level one to level two at another campus. An increased demand for courses offered by the Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences at Mona no doubt resulted from an intense outreach campaign implemented in the 16 THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES ANNUAL REPORT 2008/2009 previous years; it was nevertheless a pleasant surprise The Faculty of Engineering undertook significant cur- given the large dip in enrolment in 2006/7. However, riculum and pedagogical reform at both the undergrad- the increase brought considerable pressure on the uate and postgraduate levels. A new set of Faculty teaching space, laboratory equipment and staff. regulations took effect as of September 2008 and a Through innovative approaches, flexibility of staff and revision of the mathematics offering began. The Faculty more efficient use of resources, especially in scheduling completed plans for the creation of a pre-engineering of laboratories and human resource deployment, and programme, inclusive of a vocational training compo- with additional temporary/part time staff, the challenges nent, to be offered region-wide through the Open Cam- were successfully addressed. Most notably, additional pus. Discussions were also started on the delivery of laboratory streams in physics, life sciences, computing programmes in engineering at Mona and agreement and mathematics as well as a Saturday chemistry labora- reached on the delivery of electronics engineering at tory stream (accommodating nearly 100 additional that campus with effect from September 2009. students) were introduced. All departments registered increases. During the review period the Faculty enrolled 400 undergraduates and 253 postgraduates. The Faculty offered 58 courses with an e-learning component, intro- duced 10 market-driven courses, and eliminated five courses because of historically poor enrolment. Minor modifications were made to the revised BSc in Chemical and Process Engineering launched in Septem- ber 2005. Amendments resulted mainly from the recommendations of the Quality Assurance Review in 2007, the visit of the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) Accreditation Team in 2008 and students’ feedback. The process to have the BSc in Petroleum Geoscience re-accredited commenced in the prior aca- demic year and resulted in a decision by the Accredita- tion Panel of the Geological Society of London to re-accredit the programme for the period February 2010 (when the current accreditation period expires), to 2016. 17 THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES ANNUAL REPORT 2008/2009 casebook on the teaching of Industrial Engineering, in collaboration with City University of Hong Kong. The Department of Surveying and Land Information completely revised the curricula of its undergraduate programmes. The BSc Surveying and Land Information was renamed ‘BSc Geomatics’ and the programme was re-accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Sur- veyors (RICS). Communications Skills was introduced to all the undergraduate programmes and the Department has already reported improvements in students’ writing. Academic year 2008/2009 was one of growth and development for the Faculty of Medical Sciences. Most significant was the admission of the first cohort of students in the upgraded Faculty at Cave Hill – a mere 16 months after the plan to upgrade the School of Clin- ical Medicine and Research to a full Faculty of Medical A restructuring of the curriculum of the BSc Pro- Sciences was set in motion. The curriculum being used grammes in Civil Engineering and Civil with Environ- is identical to that at the Mona Faculty, with increased mental Engineering was carried out to meet the current small group /case-based teaching & learning and more accreditation requirements of the Joint Board of Moder- ators (JBM) which comprises moderators from the UK Institutions of Civil, Structural and Highway Engineers. Of special note is the fact that the President of the Insti- tution of Structural Engineers, Dr Sarah Buck, visited the Department in October 2008. The next accreditation visit is expected in April 2010. The Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering continued to implement improvements to enhance the teaching and learning process, notably, it introduced a mandatory Community Service Learning Project for all undergraduate students. The Department has received a number of striking expressions of gratitude and kudos, both formal and informal, for exemplary student per- formance in the Community Service Learning Project and for its internship programme with IBM, New York. The process of curriculum redesign and development has been ongoing in the Department of Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering, with the view of bringing the programme further in line with the requirements of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), the accreditation body for the Department. One staff mem- ber was engaged in the development of a contemporary 18 THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES ANNUAL REPORT 2008/2009 The teaching, particularly of anatomy, has been enhanced by the use of multimedia technology. The increased use of case-based seminars, role-play and videotaped simulations resulted in a 100 percent pass rate in the Introduction to Medical Practice course. modes of anatomy teaching, including live model Spanish Town as well as Mandeville Hospitals, both of demonstrations. The new, purpose-built Faculty building which were accredited for undergraduate and DM pro- completed in summer 2009, provides a state-of-the-art grammes. Facilities for students, such as libraries, com- Lecture Theatre, a Multi-Modal Teaching Lab and a puter laboratories and recreational areas have been Research Lab. Retro-fitting of the old Administration established or upgraded even in the remote training building will provide offices, seminar rooms for case- facilities and buses owned by the Faculty are available to based learning etc., after completion of the new transport the students to remote clinical training sites. Campus Administration Building. The teaching, particularly of anatomy, has been enhanced by the use of multimedia technology. The At Mona, a number of innovations was introduced dur- increased use of case-based seminars, role-play and ing the year aimed at ensuring quality and improving videotaped simulations resulted in a 100 percent pass the learning experience of students. Multi-modal meth- rate in the Introduction to Medical Practice course. ods of delivery of course materials were widely Eleven courses in the BSc Nursing programme are employed and clinical training facilities expanded, delivered online through partnership with the Open including at the Cornwall Regional Hospital and the Campus. 19 THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES ANNUAL REPORT 2008/2009 as well as the School. It is hoped that this “rural” expe- rience will encourage future graduates to choose the New Programmes Family Islands for medical practice. New programmes developed and offered by Focus on Quality Assurance the Open Campus during the review year included: The UWI has continued to strengthen and promote quality assurance throughout the institution and has • Child Rights and Responsibility, a profes- expanded capability in this area to Graduate Studies. sional development course (delivered by the Caribbean Child Development Indeed, support and technical assistance has been Centre – CCDC) extended to partner institutions, such as the Hugh • Diploma in Social Services (delivered Wooding Law School and the University of Guyana. by the Social Welfare Training Centre – The Office of the Board for Undergraduate Studies SWTC) (OBUS) has been charged with facilitating the imple- • Associate Degree in Social Work (SWTC). mentation of the teaching and learning component of The Campus’ main programme development the UWI 2007–2012 Strategic Plan. During academic unit worked on a number of undergraduate year 2008/2009, the Board’s principal focus in this area and pre-University programmes which were was on the need to promote a new culture in student intended for delivery in the following year: learning. A key element of OBUS’ work in student learn- • Expanding existing courses to yield a full ing has been reform of the foundation course pro- BSc Accounting degree gramme. This process continued during the academic • Pre-University Certificates in Entrepre- year, with a focus on rationalising foundation courses neurship, Sexual and Reproductive across campuses, inter-campus dialogue on best teach- Health, Health and Family Life Education, ing and learning practices in the foundation courses, Telecommunications, Criminology. the continued injection of technology into the founda- tion courses, and the continued facilitation of the sup- port of regional presses for the donation of books for An internal quality assurance review of the Department the foundation courses. of Basic Medical Sciences revealed a number of deficien- cies which will be addressed in the next academic year. During the reporting period, The Quality Assurance Unit Highlighted was the need to reorganise the BBMedSci organised sixteen quality assurance reviews and thirteen programme to make graduates career ready rather than Quality Evaluations. OBUS continued to provide support act as a feeder into the MB BS programme. This will require funding for purchase of equipment and reagents for the laboratories. Students at the School of Clinical Medicine and Research in the Bahamas doing their 5-week rotations in Community Medicine were assigned for a 1-week period to the “Family Islands” for the first time during the academic year under review. South Eleuthra and Harbour Islands were chosen. Budgetary support and supervision for the period of rotation was provided by Felisha Henry, UWI Regional Endowment fund full scholarship the District Medical Officer and facilitated by the Min- winner with RBTT representatives Minna Israel and Suresh Sookoo istry of Health through the Department of Public Health and with PVC Alvin Wint at the awards function hosted by RBTT 20 THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES ANNUAL REPORT 2008/2009 for the work of the Academic Quality Assurance Com- Some of the issues emerging from the study mittees (AQACs) on each campus, including the newly- include the need for the Campus to: i) focus on formed Committee of the Open Campus. During the improving the information flow between depart- year, OBUS also continued to play an active role in the ments to ensure improved decision-making on stu- academic boards on the campuses. The follow up dent academic matters; ii) to place more emphasis reporting requirements for QA reviews was included in on work-place learning such as cooperative study the “Roles and Responsibilities of BUS” document and programmes, attachments and study exchanges; widely circulated to ensure university-wide familiarity and iii) to provide for more effective management with the key elements of the QA follow up reporting of student assignments so as to reduce the stress process. Several initiatives were undertaken, aimed at caused by the simultaneous issue of several assign- improving the quality assurance mechanism across the ments at the end of semester without considering institution. These included the streamlining of responsi- the impact on examination preparation. bilities and reporting relationships within the Quality Assurance Units responsible for conducting Departmen- tal Quality Assurance Reviews; developing an integrated tool that would allow the simultaneous assessment of undergraduate teaching, graduate teaching and Accreditation research during Departmental QA reviews; and imple- menting the recommendations arising out of the man- The Office of the Board for Undergraduate agement audit of the Mona Office of Graduate Studies Studies continued its advocacy within the Carib- & Research to ensure best practice in the administration bean Community (CARICOM) of the establish- of graduate studies and research matters on all the ment of a regional accreditation agency which campuses. would serve as a continuation of the type of functional cooperation in education that CARI- At Cave Hill, the Campus Quality Assurance Office COM had excelled at in the past, as is evident particularly in the work of the CARICOM affili- collaborated with the Office of Student Services, the ated agencies of CXC and the UWI. Office of Student Affairs (Admissions) and the Guild of Students to introduce quality management systems. Given the delays in the emergence of the regional accreditation agency, however, OBUS Baselines for measuring service quality were established has been of the view that accreditation is suffi- and standardised customer-service satisfaction cards ciently important as a complement to the UWI’s designed for introduction in the next academic year. internal quality assurance system that it has pro- The Office continued to prepare statistical reports on vided support to the efforts of campuses to gain institutional accreditation at the national level. student assessments of teaching and course content for This support has been particularly evident in all taught Masters programmes in the School for Gradu- the active efforts of the Senior Programme Offi- ate Studies and Research. cer, St Augustine, to provide leadership in St Augustine’s pursuit of institutional accredita- Two important initiatives undertaken by the Campus tion from the Accreditation Council of Trinidad Quality Assurance Office during the review period were: & Tobago. The Cave Hill Campus has gained registration for the period 2008–2011 with the • An online survey on ‘Developing Leadership and Barbados Accreditation Council. The Mona Managerial Competencies for Building Effective Campus had previously registered with the national Jamaican accreditation agency, the Uni- Quality Systems at Cave Hill’; versity Council of Jamaica. The programmes • A Study on Student Stress and Academic Perform- delivered by the Open Campus would naturally be subsumed within the registration process of ance which focussed on the effect of stressors on the campus countries. academic performance in one faculty at Cave Hill. 21 CHEMICAL ENGINEERING BLOCK FACULTY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES ADMINISTRATION BUILDING new faci l i t ies [ now open ] CHEMICAL ENGINEERING BLOCK – ST AUGUSTINE The expanded Block 13 of the Faculty of Engineering that housed the offices of the Department of Chemical Engineering now has an extra floor which provides for two new lecture theatres and four configurable design rooms as well as a 450-seat auditorium. FACULTY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES – CAVE HILL The Faculty of Medical Sciences Laboratory and Teaching Complex was officially opened in October 2009 by Prime Minister David Thompson. The building provides over 17,500 sq ft for a state-of-the-art lecture theatre to seat 220 persons. ADMINISTRATION BUILDING ‘The Golden S too l ’ – CAVE HILL The design for the New Administrative Building was inspired by the Ashanti stool of the Kingdom of Asante in Ghana. The building will house the Offices of the Principal and Registrar, the Bursary, the Registry, Human Resources and Examinations and will be fully occupied by April 2010. 23 2. Graduate Studies THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES is committed to • A Diploma and Masters in Geoinformatics in the developing new graduate programmes in areas that are Department of Surveying and Land Information at particularly relevant to national and regional develop- St Augustine; ment needs, and for which there is significant market • MPhil and PhD programmes in Tropical Earth and demand. New programmes approved by the Board for Environmental Science and in Food Safety and Graduate Studies and Research during 2008/2009 Quality in the Department of Food Production at included: St Augustine; • A Masters in Public Health with specialisation in • A Masters in Speech-Language Pathology in the Health Services Management in the School of Department of Liberal Arts at St Augustine; Clinical Medicine and Research at Cave Hill; • A Masters in Engineering Asset Management in the • A Masters in Management with specialisations in Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Financial, Human Resource, Marketing and Interna- Engineering at St Augustine; Masters, tional Management in the Department of Manage- • MPhil and PhD programmes in Communication ment Studies at Cave Hill; Studies in the Department of Liberal Arts at St • A Masters in Investments and Wealth Management Augustine; in the Department of Management Studies at Cave • A Diploma and Masters in the Science and Man- Hill; agement of Tropical Biodiversity in the Department • MPhil and PhD programmes in Electronics in the of Life Sciences at St Augustine; Department of Physics at Mona; • A Master in Public Health in the Faculty of Medical • A Masters in Marine and Terrestrial Ecosystems: Sciences at St Augustine; Assessment, Conservation and Management, in the • A Diploma and Masters in Water and Wastewater Department of Life Sciences at Mona; Services Management in the Department of Civil • A Masters in Medical Microbiology in the Faculty of and Environmental Engineering at St Augustine; Medical Sciences at Mona; • A Master of Education in Reading in the School of • A Masters in Forensic Science in the Departments Education at St Augustine; of Basic Medical Sciences, Pathology and Chemistry • A Master of Science in Advanced Nursing in the at Mona; School of Advanced Nursing Education at St Augustine; The UWI is committed to developing new graduate programmes in areas that are particularly relevant to national and regional development needs, and for which there is significant market demand. 24 • P R O G R A M M E S • TOTAL 705 UNDERGRADUATE 307 GRADUATE (TAUGHT) 207 GRADUATE (RESEARCH) 191 N ONLINE 38 THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES ANNUAL REPORT 2008/2009 • A Masters in Adult and Continuing Education by the University Chief Information Officer and the through the Open Campus; and Office of Research, and will involve IT and library staff • A Diploma and Masters in Literacy Instruction on all campuses. To enhance communication between through the Open Campus. and among staff and graduate students across the campuses, development of a web portal was initiated, Inter-Campus Collaboration in collaboration with the Chief Information Officer. The School for Graduate Studies and Research sees Inter-Institutional Collaboration inter-campus collaboration as an important strategy for continuing to develop the relevance and quality of grad- International collaboration with selected high-quality uate studies and research and for ensuring that the UWI international partners is critical for developing graduate continues to function as one cohesive institution. In studies and research capacity at the UWI, for ensuring 2008/2009, the School placed particular emphasis on that the University continues to operate at the highest facilitating collaboration in Disaster Risk Reduction, international standard, and for increasing competitive- Biotechnology, Biodiversity, Environmental Manage- ness in terms of research grants won from external ment, Cultural Studies and Tropical Medicine, through donor agencies. Several such collaborative activities provision of funds, hosting of meetings and assistance were organised and implemented in academic year with research proposal preparation. The participation of 2008/2009. These included: staff from the four campuses in regional workshops and • collaborative research between the UWI and Duke conferences was facilitated. These included a Climate University in the conservation and non-exploitative Change Conference in Cuba, a Caribbean Studies Con- use of endangered marine fauna, ference in Jamaica, an Environmental Conference in • collaborative research between the UWI and McGill Jamaica, an Ecosystem-based Management Conference University in the recruitment dynamics of coral reef in Barbados and a Biotechnology Conference in Trinidad organisms, and Tobago. • collaboration between the UWI and Newcastle The School continued to facilitate collaboration University in the development of a research between St Augustine, Mona and Cave Hill staff in the programme for Iwokrama in Guyana, joint preparation of proposals for submission to donor • the development of a collaborative research agencies, with particular emphasis on the EDULINK pro- programme between the University of the West gramme and the ACP-EU Science and Technology Pro- Indies and the University of Puerto Rico, gramme. It also facilitated the participation of staff from • the development of a collaboration programme on Cave Hill, Mona and St Augustine at a meeting with the Renewable Energy between the University of the World Bank in Washington, USA to finalise a grant pro- West Indies and Flensburg University in Germany. posal on Hazard Atlas Mapping in the Caribbean. As a strategy for improving supervisory capacity and for The UWI, through its Institute for Sustainable Develop- encouraging the regional experience at UWI, the School ment continued to function as Secretariat for the Uni- supported the movement of supervisors and research versity Consortium of Small Island States (UCSIS), whose students between campuses, and continued to assist other members include the University of Malta, the Uni- the delivery of University-wide Masters programmes, versity of Mauritius, the University of the South Pacific such as the Masters in Natural Resource and Environ- and the University College of the Virgin Islands. The mental Management. The School hosted planning School for Graduate Studies and Research facilitated meetings and identified funds to begin the development meetings between UCSIS, the United Nations Depart- of a University of the West Indies Online Researcher ment for Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) and the Database (UWORD), which will be implemented jointly Universidad de Las Palmas in Gran Canaria to finalise a 28 THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES ANNUAL REPORT 2008/2009 proposal for support of UCSIS and UNDESA by the These included: A policy paper on ‘Compensation for Government of Spain. Research Student Supervisory Services provided by non- UWI staff and UWI staff from other Campuses’, which The School also coordinated staff and student was supported by the Board for Graduate Studies and exchanges, under the Erasmus Mundus Cooperation Research and approved by the University Finance and Programme, between the UWI and the International General Purposes Committee; A paper on ‘Procedural Institute for Geo-information Science and Earth Obser- Guidelines for the Preparation of Manuscript-Based The- vation in the Netherlands, Algarve University in Portugal, ses’, which has been approved by the Board for Gradu- Lund University in Sweden and Bilbao University in ate Studies and Research; A paper on the ‘Structure, Spain. Collaborative activities between the UWI and the Responsibilities and Procedures of the School for Gradu- University of Guyana under the Memorandum of Under- ate Studies and Research’, which has been accepted by standing signed by the two parties continued to be University Finance and General Purposes Committee; A facilitated by the School for Graduate Studies and paper to clarify the governance and mode of operation Research. of campus-based components of University-wide insti- tutes, with particular reference to the Chronic Disease Policies and Procedures Research Centre in the Tropical Medicine Research Insti- tute; A paper on ‘Developing a Field Trip Culture at the In order to facilitate the development of graduate stud- UWI’, to promote regional awareness; and a paper enti- ies and research at the UWI several policy papers pre- tled ‘Towards a Policy on Inter-Institutional Graduate pared by the School in 2008/2009 gained approval. Degrees at the University of the West Indies’. 29 THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES ANNUAL REPORT 2008/2009 The School made further progress in the development tries. The School began the planning necessary for an of a more flexible policy on tuition fees and economic Intellectual Property Audit to be conducted at the UWI costs for research students and, in collaboration with in 2009 by the World Intellectual Property Organisation the Board for Undergraduate Studies, began the prepa- (WIPO). The Legal Unit began the process of registering ration of a new Policy on Plagiarism at the UWI. The UWI symbols as trade marks in contributing countries. School for Graduate Studies and Research continued to Applications have been filed in Barbados, Jamaica, oversee, on behalf of the Vice Chancellor, the opera- St Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago. tions of Centres and Institutes funded by the University Centre. Enrolment in Higher Degree Programmes IP Protection and Technology Transfer For the reporting period there was an overall increase in enrolment of half of a percentage point to reach 16% In collaboration with the Legal Unit, the Business Devel- of the total student body pursuing higher degree stud- opment Offices and the Office of Sponsored Research ies. In 2008/2009 three campuses recorded increases in (Mona), the School continued to oversee the application the percentage of students enrolled in postgraduate process for IP protection and patent registration at the programmes, with Cave Hill leading the way at 18.8%, UWI. The School also funded the subscription necessary followed by St Augustine at 11.6% and Mona at 3.8%. for the UWI to remain a client of the Florida-based However, the proportion of students pursuing postgrad- Company, UTEK Knowledge Express, which has Technol- uate degrees was 20% at Mona, 14% at St Augustine ogy Transfer Offices and a customer base in 30 coun- and 12% at Cave Hill. Honorary Distinguished Fellows In recognition of their outstanding regional and international eminence, and in efforts to enhance the profile and recognition of the School for Graduate Studies and Research, the following honorary appointments were offered and accepted in the School during 2008/2009. Honorary Professor and Distinguished Fellow: His Excellency the Most Honourable Professor Sir Kenneth Hall. Professor Sir Kenneth Hall is a former Principal of the Mona Campus and former Governor General of Jamaica. He is currently implement- ing a UWI/CARICOM project on CARICOM Foreign Policy Options, in collaboration with the Mona School of Business. Honorary Distinguished Fellow: Professor Robert Trivers. Professor Trivers is a dis- tinguished behavioural scientist currently based at Rutgers University. He is the chief conceptualiser of Evolutionary Psychology, and has done much of the field work in support of his research in Jamaica. He is currently conducting a collaborative research project with Dr Eric Garraway in the Department of Life Sciences at Mona. 30 THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES ANNUAL REPORT 2008/2009 Improving and Strengthening the uate students. Each Department identified a Coordina- Management of Graduate Studies tor to monitor the conduct of graduate programmes offered. The introduction of supervisory committees and In recent years there has been concern at the dispropor- cross-campus arrangements for supervision, particularly tionate number of students pursuing taught Masters in the case of Cultural Studies, has considerably programmes as against research degrees and at the strengthened the research programme. The Cave Hill slow throughput rate of research-based degree pro- Campus administration has embarked on an aggressive grammes. There are several reasons for this, chief campaign to significantly increase enrolment in gradu- among them a lack of funding to sustain PhD studies ate studies and research and was fortunate to gain the and also that the majority of postgraduate students pur- support of the private and public sector in Barbados for sue their degrees on a part-time basis. There have also this expansion. The provision of loans from the First- been justified complaints about unsatisfactory supervi- Caribbean Bank, the Royal Bank of Canada (Barbados) sion. To counter these problems various administrative and CLICO Mortgage and Finance Corporation as well initiatives were undertaken to strengthen research as Bds$1 million from the Government of Barbados supervision and programme quality, with significant allowed the campus to develop long-term research improvement in student morale. agendas, recruit the best students on a full-time basis and attract a cadre of dedicated researchers and sup- In the Faculty of Humanities and Education at the port staff. During the report period, the campus was Cave Hill Campus, the naming of a Deputy Dean with able to award a total of twenty-five scholarships instead special responsibility for graduate affairs has led to the of the four normally provided through funding from the establishment of a forum to air issues confronting grad- University Centre. 31 THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES ANNUAL REPORT 2008/2009 At the Mona Campus 18% of graduate students were The Institute of Gender and Development Studies enrolled in research programmes. The goal of the UWI (IGDS) conducted graduate seminars for its graduate Strategic Plan is that by 2012 the overall University tar- research students at the Mona Campus. These seminars get of 25% research graduate enrolment will be provided opportunities for students to examine their achieved. To this end, the academic year witnessed the individual research proposals, develop the appropriate continuation of Mona’s dynamic programme, begun in techniques for data collection and to share their find- 2007, of reviewing and instituting processes and mech- ings for peer review and critique, as well as allow for anisms to strengthen the graduate studies programme. supervisor guidance. It bears noting that despite sus- Arising from the review, there was a deliberate decision tained student interest in programmatic offerings, to strengthen graduate student enrolment and supervi- particularly at the graduate level, resource constraints sion criteria, as well as foster improved throughput rates experienced by the Institute – particularly with regards for graduate research programmes. to space facilities for students, support to part-time and full-time students and supervision capacity – continue to The difficulty of funding research degrees, however, prove challenging. remains a major concern at Mona. Sixty percent of research students were registered part-time in the In an effort to maximise the capacity of the IGDS to 2008/2009 academic year. This has serious implications supervise graduate students, linkages have been estab- for throughput rates. The Campus Central Administra- lished with campus-based faculty from other depart- tion’s initiative to markedly increase the value of post- ments to serve on supervisory committees. At the Cave graduate scholarships, as well as the 33% increase in Hill campus, cross-campus supervisory arrangements awards at the departmental level, are important steps have also been instituted. Despite the resource chal- towards improving research graduate student enrolment lenges, significant strides were made by the Institute and throughput rates. with regards to the expansion of programme offerings. 32 THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES ANNUAL REPORT 2008/2009 A Major in Gender and Development Studies, offered through the Mona Unit in collaboration with the Table 1: Registration – Faculty of Medical Sciences, Mona Department of Sociology, Psychology and Social Work, enjoyed its first intake of students and, although the Programmes Numbers St Augustine Unit had historically offered an MSc Pro- gramme, a post-graduate Diploma in Gender and Devel- DMs opment Studies was introduced for the first time in the Anaesthesia & Intensive Care 3 2008/2009 academic year. Internal Medicine 8 Postgraduate programmes were given major emphasis Obstetrics & Gynaecology 9 by the Faculty of Medical Sciences. At the School for Paediatrics 5 Clinical Medicine and Research (SCMR) in the Psychiatry 3 Bahamas, DM programmes in Surgery, O&G, Internal Radiology 4 Medicine, Family Medicine, Psychiatry, Paediatrics, Surgery – A&E 4 Emergency Medicine, Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Cardiothoracic 1 were introduced, and 53 students were registered for ENT 2 the 2008/2009 academic year. During the year four General 6 students completed the DM programme in O&G; one Orthopaedics 1 passed the Part I and two passed the Part II examina- Urology 1 tions in Psychiatry; another candidate passed the MSc Taught Masters Family Medicine with distinction. MPH 21 At Cave Hill postgraduate training in Public Health was MPH-Health Education/ introduced, first with a Diploma course that was con- Promotion 7 ducted between March and August, 2008, with 23 of Nutrition 6 the 25 candidates passing the Diploma. The MSc in Pub- Nursing 3 lic Health commenced in Semester I, 2008. Great atten- Epidemiology 2 tion has been given to strengthening the Family Online Masters Medicine programme and translating the two-year Counselling 37 diploma course into a predominantly distance mode. Research Degrees At Mona the Faculty of Medical Sciences had 626 regis- PhDs 8 tered graduate students for academic year 2008/2009. This represents a 5 percent increase over the previous Total 131 year, which is in line with the projections of the UWI Strategic Plan, although less than what was called for in areas of social and economic development policy, gover- the Faculty’s strategic plan. However, emphasis was nance and public policy with special reference to small placed on strengthening supervision and improving developing countries” and a major thrust of its vision is throughput. During the year 131 students graduated to become “an internationally renowned institution for from graduate programmes at Mona, in the disciplines development policy analysis”. The work carried out in detailed in Table 1. 2008/2009 was in keeping with the mission and vision of the SALISES as well as with the core objectives of the The Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Eco- University’s Strategic Plan 2007–2012. nomic Studies (SALISES) which has a presence on the three campus countries, has as its mission, “to under- SALISES is a graduate institution with two options: a take high-quality research and graduate teaching in the largely taught MSc and a dissertation driven MPhil/PhD. 33 THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES ANNUAL REPORT 2008/2009 In 2008/2009 a total of 94 students was registered in The Institute, in collaboration with UNIFEM, published a the MPhil/PhD programmes – fourteen at Cave Hill, sixty special issue of its Journal of Eastern Caribbean Studies at Mona and twenty at the St Augustine Campus. on “Gender and Economics in the Caribbean”, while it partnered with the World Economic Forum to adminis- Several major conferences and seminars are hosted each ter the Executive Opinion Survey for the Global Compet- year by SALISES. In 2008/2009 SALISES (Cave Hill) itiveness Report. A discussion was also held on the hosted the Institute’s 10th Annual Conference during “Global Economic Crisis in the Caribbean” in associa- the period March 25–27, 2009. The theme of the con- tion with the Barbados Economics Society. ference which was “Navigating Risks and Building Resilience in Small States” attracted 70 papers. The The Caribbean Child Research conference, financed by annual Sir Arthur Lewis Distinguished Lecture was deliv- UNICEF, was hosted by SALISES, Mona, in October 2008 ered by Professor Dani Rodrik of Harvard University. The while the conference ‘Local Governance and Intergov- Institute also co-hosted a workshop on “Researching ernmental Relations in the Caribbean: Examining the Inequality through Science and Technology” with the Past, Assessing the Present and Predicting the Future’, ResIST Group based at the University of Oxford on co-hosted by the Department of Government, Mona, October 7–8, 2008. took place in January 2009. The Institute also partici- pated significantly in two conferences hosted by the The Institute at Cave Hill also hosted a public lecture Institute for Gender and Development Studies, the first and book launch on “A Novel Caribbean Model of Psy- on ‘Women’s Rights and Economic Partnership Agree- chotherapy” by Professor Fredrick Hickling, UWI, Mona ments: The implications of Trade Liberalisation’ and the Campus on December 4, 2008. second entitled ‘Establishing Common Ground: A The regular staff seminars series was active during the Conversation on Reforming the Laws of Abortion in first semester with three presentations. Jamaica’. 34 THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES ANNUAL REPORT 2008/2009 Among the awards given to faculty members were: other researchers were invited to present the results of Ms Kristin Fox who received the Planning Institute of their most recent research activity. The SALISES was part Jamaica’s award in its 20th anniversary celebrations for of a consortium with the C-FOAM (University of her sterling work on the Survey of Living Conditions; Dr Ottawa, www.c-foam.management.uottawa.ca) that Aldrie Henry Lee along with Professor Julie Meeks, won C$2 million in funding over five years for a project received the Mona Principal’s award for the project with entitled ‘Managing Adaptation to Environmental the most economic/developmental/business impact, Change’. There were four awardees out of an initial based on their work on the annual Child Development field of over 200 entrants with 9 finalists chosen to Conference; and Dr Patsy Lewis won the Baroness Amos submit full proposals. fellowship to do research at Warwick University for 2009/2010. The Institute continued its scholarly, professional and outreach activity, which resulted in the publication of journal articles, technical reports and Caribbean Dia- logue, the conduct of consulting and executive training programmes and the continuation of the public discus- sion series, the SALISES Forum. At St Augustine, it col- laborated with other units of the wider Faculty of Social Sciences in hosting the biennial conference of Business, Banking and Finance, the Sir Arthur Lewis Memorial Conference and the Sir Arthur Lewis Distinguished Lec- ture Series which ran from March to December 2008. It also collaborated with BHP Billiton and the Turtle Village Trust of Trinidad & Tobago to put on an international conference on Turtle Conservation. The Institute intro- duced a seminar series where members of its staff and 35 CARICOM RESEARCH BUILDING THE SIR ALISTER MCINTYRE BUILDING THE MAIN LIBRARY new faci l i t ies [ open & pending ] CARICOM RESEARCH BUILDING – CAVE HILL The Research Building housed in the CARICOM Research Park houses the Cave Hill Campus’ key research units (including the Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies, the Shridath Ramphal Centre for Trade Law, Policy and Services, and the Office of the PVC Research). THE SIR ALISTER McINTYRE BUILDING – CAVE HILL The CARICOM Research Park was enhanced with the upgrading of the Multi-Cultural Centre which was renamed the Alister McIntyre Building in honour of Vice-Chancellor Emeritus Sir Alister McIntyre. THE MAIN LIBRARY – CAVE HILL The new library is designed to provide an additional 40,000 sq. ft. of library space to supplement the existing library. The project is expected to be financed through a Bds$20 million grant to be provided by the Government of Barbados. 37 3. Research and Innovation Researcher Development and housed at the Cave Hill Campus Library was inscribed to Recognition the International Register of UNESCO’s Memory of the World Programme. (The Derek Walcott, C.L.R. James IT IS RECOGNISED THAT the capability for attracting and and Eric Williams Memorial Collections at St Augustine managing research grants are critical for the growth and had previously received this recognition). development of research at the UWI. The School for Graduate Studies and Research organised and facilitated At St Augustine, several new special collections were the participation of staff from the Office of Research acquired including a set of maps and charts for the and from the Business Development Offices in capacity period 1555–1818, 124 sketches of Macro Algae from development workshops on research proposal prepara- Professor Emeritus Julian Duncan and a set of framed tion and on research management in the USA and the paintings, books, papers and manuscripts of the late UK. It continued to fund and manage the services of the artist/author, Isaiah Boodhoo. Community of Science Network, which provides an For purposes of preservation and in order to make these opportunity to publicise UWI’s research expertise in an important research collections more widely known, the international online research database. An assessment University Libraries continued their efforts at digitisation. of research units, centres and institutes is being under- At Mona, through arrangements with Mona GeoInfor- taken to determine areas of best practice that can be matix, three collections (the Cousins Hereward Postcard shared and to identify areas that need improvement. Collection, Roger Mais Short Stories and Articles and This assessment will include a mechanism for measuring the Roger Mais Plays – 416 images), were made accessi- the output of staff in teaching, research and service. ble on the library’s website. In support of the institution’s objective to become an At St Augustine, a total of twelve collections (12,227 international centre of excellence in research and inno- images) were digitised and deposited into the institu- vation, recognised as the major source of knowledge tional repository, UWISpace. These included the Imperial creation and expertise for dealing with issues relating to College of Tropical Agriculture (ICTA) theses and digital the Caribbean, the University Libraries focussed on research material from the Faculty of Engineering. the acquisition of special collections and the develop- ment of digital content for research purposes. Additionally, the Mona Information Network (UWI- MINET) encompassing 12 libraries was created to enable During the year in review, further international recogni- the libraries on the Mona Campus to share resources tion was given to the UWI special collections as impor- through the integrated library system. tant sources of research. The Nita Barrow Collection, The institution’s objective is to become an international centre of excellence in research and innovation, recognised as the major source of knowledge creation and expertise for dealing with issues relating to the Caribbean. 38 International Partnerships Caribbean-based research projects with 37 Universities in 29 countries Regional Partnerships 5 current research projects with the University of Guyana 4 with Anton de Kom University (Suriname) 3 with the University of Belize EU-funded Partnership Projects Total value €14.2 million THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES ANNUAL REPORT 2008/2009 Research Funding with four proposals as Lead Applicant (total value about €1.8 million) and four as Partner (total value about €1.5 Through the use of the Community of Science Network million). Consortia involving UWI have also been and other international information sources, the School successful with two large proposals under the EU FP7 for Graduate Studies and Research continued to identify programme – one valued at €1.5 million and the other research funding opportunities and distribute these as at €6.6 million. ‘Funding Alerts’ to UWI researchers on all campuses. The UWI has been successful as Lead Applicant with one The School coordinated and assisted the development proposal to date under the EU/ACP Science and Technol- and submission of research proposals by UWI staff to ogy Programme (valued at €922,200), and with two large donor agency funding programmes which treat proposals as Partner (one with the University of Ham- the University as a single institutional applicant. Exam- burg, Germany as Lead, valued at about €993,000; the ples included the EDULINK programme, the EU-ACP second with Wageningen University in the Netherlands Science and Technology Programme, the EU FP7 Pro- as Lead, valued at about €992,000). The School coordi- gramme and the DFID Poverty Alleviation Programme, nated and led the negotiations for a research grant of inter alia. As of 2008/2009, the UWI is the US$510,000 which has now been awarded by the most successful institution globally in World Bank to the Centre for Disaster Risk Reduction at the competition for funds under the Mona, and coordinated the negotiations for a grant of EDULINK programme, having been successful US$2.0 million to UNDESA and UCSIS in the Institute 42 THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES ANNUAL REPORT 2008/2009 for Sustainable Development, which has now been approved by the Government of Spain. The School pro- vided support to the Department of Life Sciences at St Augustine for research on the identification of resistance to viruses in hot peppers, to PhD students in the Depart- ments of Government and Geography and Geology at Mona, and in the Tropical Medicine Research Institute, to facilitate the completion of their research projects. In addition, the School continued to oversee the provision and use of UWI Research and Publications funds, and UWI Scholarship funds, across the four campuses. Research Achievements Against the background of the many challenges facing the Caribbean, during the past year, Professor Denis Benn, who holds The Michael Manley Chair in Public Policy, (Mona Campus) sought to orient his work to address directly several of the more important policy issues relevant to the needs of the region. On this basis he was able to advance new and innovative ideas that contributed to the formulation of a number of critical policy positions in respect of national, regional and international issues. The Michael Manley Professor carried out research on production integration aimed at advancing the objec- tives of Article 52 of the Revised-Treaty of Chaguara- mas. The research effort has focussed on the relationship between aesthetics, psychic income and development with a view to articulating a public policy position on the issue. This research is highly innovative since the nature of the relationship between these ele- ments has never been fully explored in the literature on economics. Research is being carried out on the viability of the establishment of growth triangles in the Caribbean as part of a strategy of production integration aimed at optimising the development potential of the region. 43 THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES ANNUAL REPORT 2008/2009 Research has also focussed on the creative interpreta- tion and application of sovereignty in the context of regional integration in an effort to improve regional governance within the Caribbean Community. Finally, the Michael Manley Professor has carried out research on the institutional dimension of South-South coopera- tion which highlights the role of institutional arrange- ments, both within and outside the United Nation system, in promoting such cooperation. In view of its relevance, the report emanating from this research served as a background document for the UN High Level Conference on South-South Cooperation held in Nairobi, Kenya in December 2009. Despite the constraints faced by its academics when research demands are combined with those of providing service to the University and to the public, limited fund- ing for research and insufficient numbers of full-time research students, The UWI continued to make significant gains towards its goal of growing and sus- taining a culture of research and innovation aligned to the specific developmental needs of the region. The primary distinction of a UWI curriculum, that which distinguishes it from those of other English-speaking Caribbean tertiary education institutions, is its base in the academy’s long-standing research culture. The year under review saw the continuation of a thrust, at the level of the Faculties and Research Institutes, towards increasing research output to enhance not only curriculum development but also the international standing of the Univer- sity. All Faculties recorded improvements in the quantum of research publications. That faculty members are increasingly invited to guest edit international research volumes is indicative of a growing recognition of the quality research that is being undertaken at the UWI. 44 THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES ANNUAL REPORT 2008/2009 In keeping with the thrust of the UWI Institute of Gender and Development Studies (IGDS) to be responsive to development needs and issues in the Caribbean and to increase relevant research, it under- took during the review period several research and out- reach initiatives with long-term implications for the region. These initiatives include research on youth issues, abortion legislation reform, reproductive health, transformational leadership, implications of trade and the European Partnership Agreement and water and eco-system management. In January 2009, the final reports of the Gender Differ- entials at the Secondary and Tertiary Levels of the Edu- cation System in the Anglophone Caribbean Project, undertaken by the Institute, were submitted to the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB). Findings from the research which sought to provide an understanding of points of male/female advantage and disadvantage at the secondary levels of education systems in the region were disseminated in several public fora, including meetings hosted by the CDB, the Inter-American Devel- opment Bank, the World Bank and the Commonwealth Secretariat. The primary distinction In relation to the global concern about gender dispari- ties in education, particularly at the higher levels, of a UWI curriculum, Professor Bailey was invited to present a paper on the Caribbean situation at a conference held at Oxford Uni- that which distinguishes versity in March, 2009 on Commonwealth Co-operation in Education: Looking Ahead at 50 held to mark the it from those of other 50th Anniversary of the hosting of the Biennial Commonwealth Education Conferences. English-speaking Carib- The IGDS is now sought after as an Institute of excel- bean tertiary education lence in research by both state and non-state actors, who both seek the Institute’s expertise on issues related institutions, is its base to gender and development; and have come to depend on its advisory services. in the academy’s During the 2008/2009 academic year researchers from the Faculties of Medical Sciences and Pure and long-standing Applied Sciences came together under the leadership of the Director of the International Office, to create the research culture. Biotechnology Research Group at the Cave Hill Campus. The main focus of the Group is the identification of 45 THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES ANNUAL REPORT 2008/2009 bioactive compounds in marine and plant life, for phar- maceuticals, nutraceuticals and cosmetic use. It is expected that a partnership between Professor Winston Tinto at Cave Hill and the Kerr Laboratories of the Uni- versity of Prince Edward Island (UPEI), brokered by the International Office, will hasten discovery efforts. As part of the collaboration, two PhD students have been accepted by UPEI to spend six months at that University. The students receive free tuition as well as a grant of CDN $10,000. Another significant research initiative which came on stream during the review period was the establishment of the Cave Hill Renewable Energy Group by the Direc- tor of the International Office and Professor Emeritus, Dr Leo Moseley. The main objectives of the Energy Group are a reduction of the campus energy bill, and the transformation of the campus into a site for the demonstration and research of renewable energy technologies. The Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences completed the Eastern Caribbean Plant Database and Web Portal Project. A new addition – the Barbados Virtual Herbar- ium – allows researchers and the general public to view the 3,800 plant specimens of the Barbados herbarium. To expand this project to the wider Caribbean and to The Department of Management Studies commenced promote the conservation and sustainable use of work on a series of surveys which will not only provide Caribbean plants, during the year, Professor Sean timely and relevant information for the sectors of Carrington submitted a proposal entitled ‘Caribbean Caribbean society, but will contribute to reinforcing a Island Plant Diversity-Building Capacity for Research and research culture within the Department. These surveys Conservation’ to the EU-ACP Science & Technology Pro- include: Corporate Confidence in Barbados and the gramme. The research capacity of both the Faculty of OECS which provides the results of a quarterly survey of Pure and Applied Sciences and the Department of the financial, investment and employment performance Biological and Chemical Sciences was significantly of local and global economic outlook of companies in enhanced by the purchase of several chemical instru- Barbados and the OECS; Tourism and Hospitality Per- mentation including two Nuclear Magnetic Resonance formance and Outlook in Barbados and the OECS which (NMR) spectrometers, a Liquid Chromatography Mass evaluates the performance and outlook of these sectors spectrometer (LC-MS), a Gas Chromatography Mass on a quarterly basis; The Caribbean Investor Quarterly spectrometer as well as a Liquid Nitrogen Generator. which tracks the performance of stocks, bonds, treasury A new Senior Technician post was added to the bills, mutual funds, real estate, and annuities across the Department of Biological and Chemical Sciences and Caribbean; and the Caribbean Consumer Empower- filled by Dr Joanne Simmons-Boyce towards the end of ment Report which provides detailed comparative infor- the year. mation on a variety of goods and services across the Caribbean on a bi-annual basis. 46 THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES ANNUAL REPORT 2008/2009 The TMRI faculty teaches both undergraduate and graduate medical students in the areas of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Family Medicine, Paediatrics, Immunology, Clinical Nutrition and Haematology . . . The Tropical Medicine Research grant funded. Senior investigators at the TMRI have a Institute track record of acquiring funds from international sources, chief ones being the National institutes of A major research arm of the University is the Tropical Health (USA), the Wellcome Trust, the Medical Research Medicine Research Institute (TMRI) which was formed in Council (UK) and the European Union. More recently, 1999 by merging two existing research units, the Tropi- significant local grants have been obtained primarily at cal Metabolism Research Unit and the Sickle Cell Unit Mona in Jamaica. Annual spending from grants was on the Mona Campus and creating an Epidemiology approximately US$1.6m in 2008. Research Unit from the staff members in the TMRU who worked in that discipline. A year later, the Institute expanded into Barbados by incorporating the Chronic Academic Activity Diseases Research Centre, another epidemiology unit on The Institute is active in training at undergraduate and the Cave Hill Campus. postgraduate levels. The TMRI faculty teaches both While the University provides a resource base for the undergraduate and graduate medical students in the TMRI as a line item in its budget (supporting approxi- areas of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Family Medicine, mately 30 academic staff, real estate and utilities’ costs Paediatrics, Immunology, Clinical Nutrition and Haema- across all Units), all research activity is expected to be tology. MSc degree programmes in Nutrition and 47 THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES ANNUAL REPORT 2008/2009 Epidemiology are offered and the Institute operates a several levels: to Caribbean Ministries of Health and structured postdoctoral programme which aims to Education; CARICOM Ministers of Health; the Pan develop independent academic researchers. There are American Health Organisation; the International Atomic three Faculty of Medical Sciences fellowships tenable Energy Agency; the Wellcome Trust and the UK Medical on the Mona Campus and three TMRI institutional Research Council. With regard to quality assurance and fellowships. benchmarking, the TMRI is appraised quinquennially by an external team supported by the UK Medical Research Research output in the form of peer reviewed papers Council. was approximately 3.3 per academic member of staff in 2008. Major areas of ongoing research include: Sickle Cell Conference and • Human Nutrition and Metabolism World Sickle Cell Day • Protein, amino acid metabolism in severe malnutrition The inaugural biennial Sickle Cell Conference with the • Energy Metabolism in transitional populations theme ‘Managing Sickle Cell Disease: the Chronic Care • Child Development – Impact of early life experi- Model’ was held at the Mona Campus on October 30th ences and interventions TMRI used the occasion to launch at the conference its SCD care handbook entitled Sickle Cell Disease: The • Developmental Origins of Health and Disease clinical care guidelines of the Sickle Cell Unit. This • Hypertension and insulin resistance resource was used in an island-wide educational cam- • Genetic underpinnings of disease susceptibility paign targeted at health care professionals during 2009. and severity • Hypertension The United Nations (UN), the World Health Organisation • Diabetes (WHO) and the Pan American Health Organisation • Sickle Cell Disease – Natural History; Clinical Trials; (PAHO) have collectively recognised the public health Interventions for improved care burden of sickle cell in various declarations and resolu- tions. More recently, in December 2008, the UN • Epidemiology and Genetic Risks for Prostate Cancer declared June 19th, as the World Day of Sickle Cell Dis- • Chronic Disease Epidemiology to inform Public ease “. . . to encourage relevant parties to strengthen Health. health systems and primary health-care delivery . . .” In addition, the Institute provides technical advice at to address the Sickle Cell Disease as a public health 48 THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES ANNUAL REPORT 2008/2009 Research team members (L-R) Dr Gordon-Strachan, Dr Claremont Kirton, Mrs Cunningham-Myrie, Ms McLeod and Professor Forrester concern. The SCU welcomed this declaration and table health care based on the best evidence of effec- intends to commemorate the day annually with special tiveness and the efficient use of resources. The Univer- activities. For the inaugural day, June 19, 2009, the SCU sity of the West Indies CEU comprises the staff of the undertook a series of activities which focussed on Epidemiology Research Unit together with colleagues increasing public awareness, through print and elec- from the Faculties of Medical and Social Sciences. The tronic media messages. In 2010, it is planned to com- CEU is the first in the Caribbean and is a part of bine the Sickle Cell Conference with the World Sickle CANUSACLEN, a regional network of institutions in Cell Day. Canada and the United States. To mark the launch a meeting of CANUSACLEN was Launch of the University of the West held at the Mona Visitor’s Lodge from February 19–20, Indies Clinical Epidemiology Unit 2009. Areas of discussion included: The role of clinical In 2009 The University of the West Indies Clinical Epi- epidemiologists in the Caribbean; Training opportunities demiology Unit (CEU) was inaugurated as part of the for epidemiologists, biostatisticians, health economists International Clinical Epidemiology Network (INCLEN). and social scientists to best serve and direct health pol- INCLEN is a global network of clinical epidemiologists, icy; mentoring of young researchers; identification of biostatisticians, social scientists, health economists and collaborative research projects that would bring other health professionals affiliated with key academic together regional as well as CANUSACLEN and INCLEN institutions. The network is dedicated to improving the interests; and the development of the UWI CEU into a health of disadvantaged populations by promoting equi- Clinical Epidemiology and Research Training Centre. 49 THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES ANNUAL REPORT 2008/2009 Tangible Results of TMRI Research Genetics – Research by the TMRU includes projects related to haemoglobinopathies, to human nutrition Research in Human Nutrition and Metabolism and growth, and also to obesity, high blood pressure carried out by the Tropical Metabolism Research unit is and type 2 diabetes mellitus. This apparent diverse array directed at understanding whole body metabolism at of projects is unified by a concern with understanding two extremes of nutritional status – malnutrition and the role of heritable variation in determining differences overweight/obesity. Already, much of the work done on in phenotypic outcomes between individuals. the causes and cure for malnutrition, which remains a Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) – The Sickle Cell Unit (SCU) huge global problem, has been incorporated into the is the only comprehensive facility for the care of persons WHO Manual for the rehabilitation of children suffering with SCD in the English speaking Caribbean. There are severe malnutrition. A sub-programme of this, energy over 5,000 patients registered in the SCU database and metabolism, aims to determine the energetic pathways for the academic year 2008/2009 3,151 patients (1,658 to obesity in research focussed on adults at the work- females, 1,493 males) were cared for. The Sickle Cell place and children in schools. The TMRU, in collabora- tion with researchers in Ghana, South Africa, the Seychelles and the USA, have launched a project to measure longitudinally energy expenditure, energy intake and body composition to delineate the energetic pathways to weight gain across populations at different stages in the epidemiologic transition. 50 THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES ANNUAL REPORT 2008/2009 Unit has pioneered a model of care that is out-patient between June 25, 1973 and December 27, 1981. This based, focussing on key goals of chronic disease man- resulted in the detection of 550 children with all sickle agement such as education, anticipatory guidance and genotypes of which 315 were homozygous sickle cell infection disease prophylaxis resulting in survival compa- disease. Approximately 2/3 of these subjects is alive and rable to that attained in the developed world. Further, continues to be observed at the SCU today. Data from the Unit has an enviable track record in biomedical this study has facilitated the description of the evolution research with emphasis on understanding the clinical of SCD from birth and has led to improvements in the epidemiology of the disease as well as cost-effective care of individuals with SCD in Jamaica and worldwide. interventions for managing the disease. This has been The second Jamaica Sickle Cell Cohort (JSCCS2) was achieved through longitudinal clinical epidemiological recruited at birth from neonatal screening of 173,857 observations on two cohorts. The first, The Jamaica births at the Spanish Town, Victoria Jubilee and Univer- Sickle Cell Cohort Study 1 (JSCCS1) was recruited at sity of the West Indies hospitals starting in 1995. 575 birth from neonatal screening of 100,000 consecutive persons were enrolled and currently 414 are being normal deliveries at the Victoria Jubilee Hospital followed at the SCU. 51 THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES ANNUAL REPORT 2008/2009 these subjects, including improving understanding of the impact of risk factors and how these risk factors may be best estimated. The ERU relationship with policy makers in government, non-government organisations, other civil organisations and international agencies – all The theme of the SCU’s research programme is, “Modi- of whom have a stake in the burden of disease – is criti- fiers of disease severity”. This is broadly executed using cal, if the research information is to be taken up into four techniques/disciplines, genetics, nutrition, inflam- policies and programmes in a timely manner. mation, and clinical care. CDRU Programme – The Child Development Research Epidemiology Research Unit (ERU) – The ERU investi- Group within the Epidemiology Research Unit should gates two of the four main chronic non-communicable become one of the newest TMRI Units by 2010 as rec- diseases which are emerging as a modern epidemic in ommended at the last Quinquennial Review in 2005. middle income developing countries – cardiovascular The focus of the Child Development Research Group is disease and type-2 diabetes. These diseases are respon- the cognitive and socio-emotional development of dis- sible for most of the morbidity and mortality in Jamaica advantaged young children. The research has focussed and other countries of the region. In addition to these, on longitudinal studies of high risk children to evaluate two other areas of health and disease (mental health, in the long term effects of early childhood experiences and particular, depressive symptoms and violence and on the development and evaluation of interventions to injuries) which are also emerging as major contributors improve development. Interventions are designed to be to the non-communicable disease epidemic are investi- feasible for integration into existing services for children. gated. The main objectives are to estimate the burden In 2008/2009 a World Bank funded study entitled ‘The of these diseases in the Jamaican population, the major effects of early childhood stimulation on economic, risk factors and secular trends while identifying and cognitive and social outcomes in a cohort of stunted embarking on feasible interventions to ameliorate this Jamaican children: The 22 years follow-up study’ was epidemic. First priority is the creation of knowledge on completed. The study provides the best longitudinal 52 THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES ANNUAL REPORT 2008/2009 data from low and middle income countries of the ben- efits of early childhood interventions and the long term effects of under-nutrition. Participants were assessed at age 22 years and included those resident in Jamaica as well as migrants to the US, Canada and UK. The results provide evidence of gains from early childhood stimula- tion to cognition, educational achievement and psycho- logical functioning. Participants who had received the Recipients of the stimulation programme were also significantly less likely to have been expelled from school and to be involved in Vice-Chancellor’s fights suggesting reduced antisocial behaviour. The Award for Excellence study also gives further evidence of the long term deficits to cognition, educational achievement and 2008/2009 emotional well-being associated with early childhood under-nutrition. This work is informing policy at several multi-national agencies. DR MICHAEL PONNAMBALAM Department of Physics, Faculty of Pure and Applied Chronic Disease Research Centre (CDRC) has as its Sciences, Mona, for Teaching central focus disease surveillance and investigation into the pathogenesis of chronic non-communicable diseases with the objective of translating research into health policy and practice within the Caribbean region. The PROFESSOR CLEMENT IMBERT Department of Mechanical & first theme in its research strategy is surveillance of Manufacturing Engineering, chronic diseases in Barbados, through the development Faculty of Engineering, St of national registries for key chronic diseases affecting Augustine for Public Service the island. This development was motivated by the paucity of prospective data on chronic disease incidence PROFESSOR ROBIN MAHON and mortality for Barbados and the wider Caribbean. Centre for Resource Man- The second theme entails ‘layering’ a research agenda agement and Environmental onto these registries, which enables focus on the trans- Studies, Cave Hill for all- round excellence in Research lation of registry data into practical information for pub- and Public Service lic health policy. An example is the Barbados National Cancer Study (BNCS), which focuses on the epidemiol- PROFESSOR ANTHONY HARRIOTT ogy, aetiology and genetic determinants of breast and Department of Government, prostate cancers in Barbados, providing previously Faculty of Social Sciences, Mona for all-round excellence unavailable information on the principal cancers affect- in Research and Public Service ing the population. The third theme in the research agenda is inflammation and its role in wound healing. This programme is underpinned by the Diabetic Ampu- DR AFFETTE McCAW-BINNS tation study and the 5-year mortality follow-up, which Department of Community Health & Psychiatry, Faculty revealed high mortality due to wound infections. Pres- of Medical Sciences, Mona, ent work is directed towards novel hypotheses on for all-round excellence in macrophage control of inflammation in diabetic ulcers Research and Public Service and in other chronic disease and surgical settings. 53 ONCOLOGY CENTRE OFFICE OF GRADUATE STUDIES & RESEARCH MAIN ADMINISTRATION BUILDING refurbished faci l i t ies [ now open ] ONCOLOGY CENTRE – THE BAHAMAS Formerly the Ba’hai Centre, the refurbished building, opened in January, 2009 is now an outpatient clinic for cancer patients and also houses a library used jointly by the UWI School of Clinical Medicine & Research and the Princess Margaret Hospital. OFFICE OF GRADUATE STUDIES & RESEARCH – MONA The refurbishing and renovation of the building housing the Office of Graduate Studies and Research, completed in April 2009, had taken a record three months. The refurbished space has afforded the staff a more comfortable working environment, enabling better service to graduate students. MAIN ADMINISTRATION BUILDING – ST AUGUSTINE The iconic Administration Building of The UWI St Augustine Campus, formerly the Imperial College of Agriculture, has recently undergone substantial renovation and interior refurbishment and will be rededicated in an official ceremony formally marking the re-opening of the building on March 12, 2010. 55 4. Outreach to Underserved Communities THE RATIONALE FOR CREATING AN Open Campus was to Student Orientation enable the University to expand the scope, enhance the appeal and improve the efficiency of its service to the All Sites throughout the region held orientations for individuals, communities and countries that it serves by new and returning students. For the first time a stan- providing more flexible and convenient access for per- dard template for orienting students was used region- sons from all the contributing countries wishing to wide which included presentations on (a) the Open pursue higher education or continuing personal devel- Campus purpose and Structure; (b) the role of the Site; opment programmes. (c) available Site resources; (d) the Open Campus approach to learning; (e) strategies for success in the During 2008/2009, despite the difficult economic on-line environment; and (f) Moodle and the Learning climate, enrolment in Open Campus programmes was Exchange. Some Sites (Dominica, Jamaica, Belize) also encouraging. Continuing education courses catered to included sessions with current and past students who almost 20,000 persons – the vast majority, 14,000 being spoke to new students about their experiences in the in Trinidad; and almost 4,000 in Jamaica. As initiatives on-line environment. taken later in the year revealed, there is still a large untapped market for such courses in Jamaica, and no Local Student Guilds doubt, elsewhere. The degree programmes attracted a little over 5,000 students – 3,000 of whom were Working closely with the new Assistant Registrar for located in the three campus countries. Student Services, Sites have been encouraging students Dr Francis Severin, Head of the UWI Open Campus Dominica site, conducting an orientation session for new and returning students 56 THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES ANNUAL REPORT 2008/2009 to organise themselves into formal student guild Upgrading Facilities branches. In the year under review three such branches • The BVI, St Lucia and St Kitts Sites reorganised their were formally launched in Belize, Grenada and Montser- Libraries to improve student access and comfort. rat. The President of the Grenada Guild, Ms Jacklyn • Antigua installed benches and tables on the com- Castillo, became the first Open Campus representative pound for student use. on the University Council. • Belize, BVI, Anguilla, Antigua and Montserrat up- graded their computer equipment and laboratories. Student Co-curricular Activity • Belize converted a former classroom into a student lounge. Mr Walter Berkeley, a student at the St Lucia site repre- sented the Open Campus at the Summer Institute for • St Vincent and the Grenadines converted under- Future Leaders in the Caribbean held at the University utilised space into a new tutorial room. of the Virgin Islands in St Thomas. Mr Berkeley was • All Sites installed wireless access points which selected from a slate of nominees from the fifteen con- allowed for students and tutors to freely access the tributing regional territories where the University of the internet anywhere on the compound and not just West Indies Open Campus operates. in the computer lab. • In Jamaica the Mandeville and Savanna-la-Mar Sites Mr Ryan Austin a student at the Open Campus, Barba- moved into new premises, enhancing the learning dos, was selected to play in the Combined Colleges and environment for over 300 students. Campuses cricket team which reached the regional • Trinidad and Tobago Sites had several infrastruc- semi-finals. Mr Austin had the distinction of taking the tural projects including a new building in Tobago to most wickets in the competition. house science labs, a library and classroom space as Two students of the Open Campus Dominica won prizes well as the refurbishing of a building on Austin in the annual Carnival Competitions in Dominica. Ms Street to house the expanded Early Childhood Kayan Toussaint won the 2009 Carnival Queen Pageant Education programme. and Mr Gregory Riviere (Lord Karessah) won the Calypso Monarch competition. 58 THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES ANNUAL REPORT 2008/2009 Refurbished Open Campus Site, Anguilla Refurbished cottage, Open Campus, Dominica E-Learning Policies The Mona Campus cemented its partnership with the Open Campus by facilitating their delivery of the online A major hurdle, to reach consensus with the Faculties BEd degree that draws on various departments in the and Departments of the campus countries on cost- Faculty of Humanities and Education for content and/or sharing and policies on e-learning, was overcome and professional courses, and the CARIMAC’s courses in these policies have been enunciated and implemented Online Journalism and Community Media. The Faculty across the University. Ongoing rationalisation of delivery of Medical Sciences completed the online conversion of by distance will be necessary, to avoid duplication, the BScN (post RN) degree which has a wide student overlaps and wastage of resources. population around the Caribbean. The UWI School of Nursing conducted a Curriculum Development Work- shop in Nevis to build capacity at the Health Science Division, Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College to transition the Associate Nursing degree to a baccalaureate degree. The Social Sciences Faculty committed to working with the Open Campus to facilitate their offering of either a major or minor in Economics and subsequently other Social Sciences programmes. In enhancing the strategy to reach underserved commu- nities, the Mona Campus approved the establishment of a Centre for Disabilities Studies, primarily to conduct research, sensitise the public and assist in policy forma- tion with regard to persons with disabilities. The BSc in Nursing began online delivery and some 363 students were enrolled during the year. This gives nurses from the UWI-12 countries the opportunity to complete the BSc Nursing from their home country. Access to the MB BS programme was also improved, through a more 59 THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES ANNUAL REPORT 2008/2009 accommodating selection of students from the UWI-12 St Vincent and the Grenadines, and Grenada. The Open countries which ensured that significantly more quali- Campus Sites acted as key intermediaries between the fied students were admitted than in former years. relevant Ministries of Education and the School of Education at the Mona Campus in discussing and National and Regional Outreach implementing teacher education programmes. Other Highlights are: The School of Education at the Mona Campus carried • The issue of crime and training in the area of Crimi- out its mandate of institutional strengthening in the nal Justice was addressed through the staging of following activities: programmes at Trinidad and Tobago sites and the • Extension services for teachers colleges in Belize, initiation of a programme for Dominica. Cayman, Jamaica and the Turks and Caicos Islands. • The Caribbean Centre for Teacher Training (CETT) Project reinforced the competence of primary school teachers in literacy education in eight Reaching Commonwealth Caribbean countries. • Hosted a forum on “Tertiary Education at the Under-served Crossroads” in Jamaica which attracted participa- tion from colleagues from other tertiary institu- Communities tions, the Ministry of Education and the Planning Institute of Jamaica. The entire raison d’etre of the Open Cam- • Together with the Caribbean Examinations Council pus is to reach the underserved communities (CXC) entered into a collaborative Agreement that of the region and expand access to persons who would previously not have had such an provides graduate students in the School of Educa- opportunity. Following are a few highlights tion with access to CXC data for research, as well of activities in some communities that have as supervision from approved CXC staff. CXC staff not been traditionally included in the profile would also have access to the School of Education’s of the student of the Open Campus. facilities for their research. • Senior Citizens: Sites in Trinidad and The Faculty of Humanities and Education’s long Tobago, Jamaica, Belize and St Lucia standing support for the CXC’s CSEC and CAPE exami- put on special programmes for Senior nations continued with colleagues serving as Chief and Citizens, particularly in the area of Assistant Chief Examiners in respective disciplines, and Computer Literacy. These programmes departments put on workshops for teachers and were highly successful, particularly in Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica. students in support of the respective syllabi. • Children and Teens: St Vincent and The Head of the Radio Education Unit worked closely the Grenadines, BVI, Antigua and St with the Caribbean Broadcasting Union in its thrust for Lucia had programmes for children improving programming content, through its annual and teens focusing on cultural activities awards programme across broadcast stations in the such as drama and dance as well as arts region. The Head is also an adviser to the National and crafts and computer training. Broadcasting Corporation in St Vincent and the • Immigrants: The Montserrat Site Grenadines. ran courses in English which were Considerable efforts were made to respond to the well attended by Spanish speaking immigrants. request of various local agencies for the development of specific programmes, such as in Trinidad, Belize, 60 THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES ANNUAL REPORT 2008/2009 • The Trinidad Open Campus continued its Certificate in Leadership programme for members of the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force. • The Camp Road Centre collaborated with the Statistics Department of the Jamaica Constabulary Force for the implementation of an Electronic Data- base Seminar held on November 24–28, 2008. This seminar was well-attended with over forty police officers participating. • The modernisation of the Public Sector in the region was also high on the agenda of many Prof Brathwaite giving Minister of Agriculture Roberto Hector, a guided tour of UWI’s governments with the Open Campus being asked booth at the Nevis Agricultural Fair to provide training for Public Officers in Jamaica • An agricultural exposition (AgriTECH Expo 2008) at (Camp Road), Belize and St Lucia. the St Augustine Agricultural Field station showcas- • The Barbados Site runs a regular lunchtime seminar ing the latest technologies driving the “new agri- series with the Central Bank of Barbados, address- culture” in a modern farm setting. ing issues of national concern including the econ- • A three-day International Congress on Tropical omy, health and safety issues among others. Agriculture entitled “Overcoming Challenges to The Hugh Lawson Shearer Trade Union Education Developing Sustainable Agri-Food Systems in the Institute (HLSTUEI) conducted two workshops in Caribbean” followed by a two-day Caribbean Grenada on ‘The CSME & Regional Integration’ and agri-stakeholders workshop, with the objective of ‘Gender in the Caribbean Context,’ and three work- arriving at a consensus on a holistic way forward shops in Jamaica with government, private sector and for modernising Caribbean Agriculture and placing workers’ representatives while the Social Welfare Train- it on a sustainable path. The workshop also consid- ing Centre conducted workshops in Customer Service ered the role of UWI in the strategic transformation and Wellness. of Caribbean agriculture. A draft white paper has been prepared for forwarding to CARICOM. A lecture series, “Forever Indebted to Women” was • Signing of an MOU with the Chaguaramas Devel- hosted by the HLSTUEI across the Caribbean, focusing on opment Authority (CDA) resulting in a more mean- Women and the Trade Union Movement. Seven lectures ingful working relationship on their mega farm were delivered in the OECS and the Cayman Islands. project. Field trials of new plant varieties developed The St Lucia Centre Site received a gift of the entire pri- in the Faculty are currently in progress. vate library and collection of papers of the late Patricia • The offering of a number of specific, short training Ismond who had taught at St Augustine for more than courses through the Faculty’s Business Develop- thirty years and was recognised internationally as the ment Unit geared at upgrading the skills of the leading authority on the work of Derek Walcott. This agricultural labour force in Trinidad and Tobago. and the Roderick Walcott collection received the previ- • Production of two of science documentaries (Wild ous year are housed in the Site Library and will be an and Wonderful and All is Numbers). essential resource for research on these two artists. • Signing of an MOU with the Ministry of Agricul- A number of activities, especially in the area of agricul- ture, Grenada. Work has been initiated to assist in ture, geared to serve the needs of the CARICOM region the rehabilitation of the cocoa and nutmeg indus- have been implemented by the Faculty of Science and tries as well as in postgraduate training of the Agriculture. Some of these initiatives included: technical staff in the Ministry. 61 THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES ANNUAL REPORT 2008/2009 Major Enablers • Transformation of the Administrative Culture and Processes • Effective Marketing and Branding of the Institution • Funding the Institution • Strengthening Regionality • Strengthening the National Engagement Process • Leveraging International Partnerships • Fostering and maintaining the commitment and involvement of Alumni 63 Transforming the Leadership & Administrative Culture and Processes THE FIRST OF THE MAJOR ENABLERS of the Strategic 2009 the Mona Campus. An upgrade project is now in Plan is reformation of the administrative structures and progress at the Cave Hill Campus. systems in order to facilitate and support implementa- The succession planning module in the new PeopleSoft tion of the vision and goals of the Plan. The University (HR) version will be useful in updating and standardising Registrar, Mr C William Iton, is the point person charged across campuses the succession planning process. Intro- with overseeing implementation of these critical duction of a system of HR metrics to assist in improving activities. productivity would shift the emphasis from transactional During the academic year 2008/2009 satisfactory to a strategic focus. This as well as a work-force analysis progress was made in reviewing the software systems and redesign of job descriptions will also be completed used by the University to determine whether the full in the coming academic year. potential of these enterprise systems were being In terms of leadership development, the 360-degree exploited. Some headway was made in human resource feedback system was introduced to senior administra- development, in terms of strengthening institutional tive staff at all four campuses, facilitated by Novations capacity to sustain the strategic and operational consultants. The Mona Campus and the Vice-Chan- objectives. cellery will be fully on board by the first quarter of Sungard (Banner) consultants completed a post-imple- 2010. The system was piloted by the Vice-Chancellor mentation assessment of the Banner Student and himself, who submitted to the 360-degree evaluation as Finance systems in 2009. Recommendations arising a tool for assessing his first six years of stewardship, on from this exercise will inform the development of an the basis of which his contract was renewed for another implementation plan. PeopleSoft HRMS upgrades were six-year term by Council in April 2009. completed in June 2009 at St Augustine and in August The first of the major enablers of the Strategic Plan is reformation of the administrative structures and systems in order to facilitate and support implementation of the vision and goals of the Plan. 64 THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES ANNUAL REPORT 2008/2009 360-degree Novations workshop The process of developing an ideology and culture that The deteriorating financial situation forced a mid-year promotes excellence in performance and in the way review of certain processes in order to identify ways of stakeholders are treated, was not without challenges. reducing costs while achieving greater efficiency. The These could be categorised as issues of alignment, issues University Registrar researched the responses by major of communication, ownership and finally, finding an opti- universities to the global economic crisis and prepared a mum balance between operational and strategic actions. position paper identifying two possible strategies for consideration by the University Executive Management The Chief Information Officer piloted a Management Committee for reducing costs. The full proposal submit- Report Generation project that would provide consoli- ted was: dated reports for HR and Students from campus infor- mation systems (Banner SAS and PeopleSoft HRMS) on • reduction in vacation leave – to be capped at 30 a monthly basis, using Business Objects as the reporting days platform. During the year the report portfolio was • cessation of the practice of ‘selling’ leave expanded to include measurable Key Performance Indi- • reduction in departmental leave from 14 to 7 days cators in accordance with the UWI Strategic Plan. • freeze on pay raises for a triennium • ban of overtime pay With the appointment of a new University Archivist in January 2009, the University Archives and Records Man- • freeze on filling of vacant posts (only the most agement Programme was revived and the Archives and inescapable to be exempted) Records Management Committee resumed meetings. • freeze of acting and responsibility allowances Approval was granted for acquisition of the WebGencat Immediately accepted was the capping of vacation leave software archival system as a service option, with the for staff of the Vice-Chancellery who were willing to St Augustine Campus leading the implementation. forgo the status quo of 42 days per year. Many of the 65 THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES ANNUAL REPORT 2008/2009 other proposals were subsequently adopted by the cam- Institutional Research Activities puses as the severity of the financial situation worsened. In pursuit of the development of an effective informa- ICT Policy Deployment tion platform, the University Office of Planning and Development led and completed several studies Three policy papers governing UWI ICT use which had designed to gather and analyse data to support the been under consideration for several years were process of monitoring institutional performance. approved and implemented. These are: Acceptable Use Policy; Electronic Mail and Messaging Services; and ICT Among the exercises that were completed during the Security Policy. Implementation involved requiring com- period in review, were the following: puter users to indicate acceptance of the policy by responding to a pop-up display with a short narrative The University Official Statistics 2007/08 before they were allowed to proceed with log-in. This is an annual publication for which the University Single, Virtual University Space Office of Planning and Development assumed full responsibility in 2008. Some new dimensions of infor- The University ICT team has made significant progress mation were added to take account of Faculty specific on a number of projects relating to this mandate. These enrolment in research degrees, Open Campus enrol- include: ment by programme, degrees awarded by class of • establishing an integrated learning management degree obtained, Exchange/Study abroad students, system using Moodle Networks which will allow and summary distribution of University Income and faculty and students from one campus to seam- Expenditure. lessly participate in online courses offered by another campus; A Graduate Tracer Survey of 2007 • providing voice interconnectivity between the campuses by simply dialling an extension. During A University-wide survey of first degree graduates of the review period a pilot project was successfully 2007 was conducted to inform a report which provided completed; a comprehensive review of the undergraduates’ post- • providing students and staff moving across the UWI university experience across three campuses. The report seamless access to ICT resources by implementing included feedback on their further areas of study, an enterprise identity management solution; employment outcomes and personal and professional • establishing an integrated student portal; development in preparation for the job market. • undertaking a review of the license agreements on critical software applications in order to rationalise A Student Experience Survey 2009 them and to identify opportunities for economies of scale and cost savings. This survey of undergraduate students was conducted for a period of six weeks at the St Augustine Campus and generated feedback on their experience at the Uni- There are a several other cross-campus initiatives being versity in relation to some key dimensions – Student spearheaded by the University ICT Working Commit- Academic and Non-Academic support services, Teaching tee. The Working Committee is lead by the University and Course Quality, Development of graduate attributes ICT Officer and comprises IT Directors/Campus CIOs and and overall experience. IT Managers who meet on a monthly basis to collabo- rate; monitor progress; share information and best practices across the University. 66 THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES ANNUAL REPORT 2008/2009 A Report on Dimensions of Institutional Performance This note provided details on key indicators of institu- tional performance which took account of student applications, offers made and the quality of student intake. Selected data was also made available in respect of the quality of graduates and the achievement of good honours, the top feeder institutions to UWI, Scholarships, External Research Grants and UWI performance in relation to some key international benchmarks. The UWI Performance Management System The University Office of Planning and Development has been collaborating with Microsoft Trinidad to create a web-enhanced Performance Management System that has been designed to improve departmental reporting on projected and accomplished activities and to assist in the systematic assessment of performance of the Strate- gic Plan at the level of department, faculty, campus and themes. The design phase of the project has been com- pleted and following a pilot exercise, the system will go live in the first half of 2010. Collaboration with UNESCO The Office of Planning and Development is collaborating with UNESCO Institute of Statistics (UIS) on data exchange with a view to improving data collection on Tertiary Education for the Caribbean. The UWI has already completed tables recording relevant characteris- tics for all academic programmes for mapping into the ISCED classification. The UIS consolidation of data by country will ultimately provide tertiary education statis- tics for the Caribbean region and this will be made available to the UWI. UWI statistics will feed directly into UNESCO. Since the first presentation of the Strategic Plan 2007–2012 to the Annual Business meeting of Council in April 2007, comprehensive reports and updates have been given at every F&GPC and University Council Meeting. 67 Marketing and Branding THE SECOND ENABLER is aimed at enhancing the UWI’s standing as an inter- nationally recognised centre of excellence for all matters Caribbean. A University- wide Marketing and Communications team, comprising staff on each campus with responsibility for marketing, communications and public information, has been meeting via teleconference on a regular basis. The team has attended in-house workshops and a mar- keting conference organised by the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) in Vermont, USA during the summer of 2009. Several initiatives have been undertaken during the review year to better position the UWI as the premier higher education institution in the Caribbean region. These included: • development of a UWI-wide marketing and communications strategy, focussed on establish- ing a brand promise for the UWI; • surveys of UWI’s stakeholders were conducted to campuses and separation of the function fine-tune the brand promise; of M&C and Public Relations; • formulation of a web-based strategy to standardise • publication by all the campuses of campus newslet- the projected presence of UWI on the world-wide ters and newspaper supplements. The St Augustine web; Campus leads the way in this regard, with its prize- • strengthening of the human resources in the winning publication STAN and the very useful marketing and communications offices across the monthly supplement UWI TODAY which is carried The second enabler is aimed at enhancing the UWI’s standing as an internationally recognised centre of excellence for all matters Caribbean. 68 THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES ANNUAL REPORT 2008/2009 by the Sunday Guardian newspaper; publication Youtube, Flickr and twice annually of the UWI PELICAN, an on-line as Facebook well as printed magazine focussed on the research accomplishments and topical happenings at the 2008/09 marked the UWI’s first forays into the world of UWI. This magazine has won top honours in the online social media. The 2009 UWI Games were the first Association of Commonwealth Universities’ (ACU) to be chronicled on Flickr, and students and colleagues PR, Marketing and Communications Awards, plac- at Mona and Cave Hill, along with the rest of the world ing first in the bulletin and newsletter category. The were able to follow the exploits of all of the athletes by magazine copped two more awards, winning the thumbing through dozens of professional photographs APEX award for publication excellence for both the uploaded each day and accompanied by brief updates printed and on-line versions; publication in 2008 of on the results. The UWI opened its Flickr account in May a special issue of the UWI PELICAN called ‘Sixty 2009 and since then hundreds of photos depicting under Sixty’ which profiled sixty researchers under dozens of campus events have been uploaded. In June the age of 60 across the institution, to mark the the Office of Marketing and Communications opened a sixtieth anniversary of the University of the West youtube account for the St Augustine Campus. There Indies. This edition also won an APEX award in the are to date 34 uploads. Photography category; UWI’s presence on Facebook began with a pilot project • publication of UWI Connect, an on-line as well as by the Office of Marketing and Communications in printed magazine designed for UWI alumni. 2008, intended to test interest among members of the online community. Within a two week period, UWI STA During the review period the University Marketing & had attracted more than 1,000 “Friends”. That pilot Communications Office played an instrumental role in project formed the basis of a proposal to senior man- the overall implementation of the marketing & commu- agement for the creation of the formal UWI STA Fan nication strategy for the year-long UWI 60th anniversary Page in April 2009. The page went live in August 2009 celebrations, and realised significant gains with regard and less than a year later had attracted 17,000 fans. to raising the University’s profile both regionally and internationally during its 60th anniversary year. The UWI: www.uwi.edu Pelican www.uwi.edu/pelican CHILL Magazine http://cavehill.uwi.edu/chill to MONA News www.mona.uwi.edu/publications/monanewsHow STAN http://sta.uwi.edu/stan nd Us OPEN Letter www.open.uwi.eduFi line UWI Today http://sta.uwi.edu/uwitodayOn UWI Connect www.alumnionline.uwi.eduFlickr www.flickr.com search: UWI St. Augustine Youtube www.youtube.com search: UWI St. Augustine 69 Funding the Enterprise THE THIRD ENABLER addresses the need to broaden the Barbados made Bds$1 million available for scholarships funding base of the institution and reduce overdepen- to full time students pursuing research degrees, with an dence on any one source. It was agreed in formulating additional Bds$2 million promised for the 2010/2011 the five-year Strategic Plan that there was a need to academic year. The Government of Barbados has, in alter the modalities of funding of the University of the fact, been very supportive of the infrastructural develop- West Indies so that there would be greater predictability ment and expansion of the Cave Hill Campus, provid- in its financing while allowing for flexibility in respond- ing land for the expansion, guaranteeing loans and ing to agreed changes. underwriting the undergraduate tuition fees of Barba- dian nationals. The global financial crisis has heightened the urgency of achieving stability but has, on the other hand, forced The Open Campus, which during the year struggled the University Administration into crisis management. with several issues related to funding – resolving the dis- During the review period a major focus was maintaining satisfaction with the application of the usual UWI fund- dialogue with Governments to encourage payment of ing formula to its operations; addressing the lack of their assessed contribution on a consistent basis. In funding for benefits previously enjoyed by its staff while preparation for the cycle of TAC/CGC/UGC budget they were attached to the other campuses – pursued reviews and the anticipated cuts in Government subven- proposals for special funding from other sources such as tions significant expenditure containment had to be the Canadian International Development Agency undertaken, while trying to preserve quality in the (CIDA), the World Bank’s International Finance Corpora- delivery of programmes and services. tion (IFC) and the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) of Canada. The Campus has Nevertheless, the year was not without its successes. had, admittedly, to work very hard to get firm commit- The University succeeded in securing a loan from the ments from Governments of the UWI-12 countries to Caribbean Development Bank for the Vice-Chancellery contribute towards the upgrading of Open Campus Building Enhancement project. The Government of facilities in the host countries. The third enabler addresses the need to broaden the funding base of the institution and reduce overdependence on any one source . . . so that there would be greater predictability in its financing . . . 70 THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES ANNUAL REPORT 2008/2009 In the case of the Mona Campus, the consistent reduc- the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV), Chlamydia and tion in the Jamaica Government’s contributions in both Gonorrhoea. CARIGEN also has plans to offer soon real and nominal terms in recent years has made it more additional diagnostic tests for sexually transmitted urgent for the campus to accelerate is programme to diseases; further reduce dependence on government income. To • Increased income from consultancies offered by this end, the campus engaged itself in academic year professional institutes such as the Mona Institute of 2008/2009 in a series of activities, some of which are Medical Sciences (MIMS) and Mona Institute of highlighted below. Applied Sciences (MIAS). MIMS was expanded and • Reviewed costing and pricing of existing self- a new consultancy unit introduced at the Mona financing programmes to ensure viability and School of Business (MSB); enhance revenues, where possible; • Redoubled efforts towards greater cost efficiency – • Increased the number of full fee-paying medical staff containment, teaching load review and adjust- students; ment to improve efficiency in staff allocation, • Developed plans to launch the full fee-paying Law restrictions on sale of leave and overseas travel; degree in the 2009/2010 academic year improving enterprise systems that will lead to rationalised administrative staff allocation, and • Incorporated a holding company for a Technology monitoring recurrent costs such as for utilities; Park intended to generate revenues from e-commerce services to the public; • Developed weekend programmes in the Faculty of Social Science (FSS). Offered on Saturdays and • Collaborated with external partners in developing Sundays, the degrees and short courses are programmes and physical infrastructure that will intended to enhance professional skills. This project attract more local and international students. Of is being carried out on a self-funded basis and note are a Confucius Centre funded from sources complements the various other self-funded in China, and collaboration with the International programmes already operating on the campus; Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) and Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) to convert the • Established an International Students Office which, Mona Bowl into a Regional Centre of Excellence for among other things, participates in student recruit- Sports, inclusive of a football training academy and ment missions. professional track and field facilities; At the St Augustine Campus approximately TT$9.8m • Launched through the Mona GeoInformatics Insti- was earned from projects including consulting activities, tute (MonaGIS), of JAMNAV, a road navigation research grants, training, and local and regional devel- product that is attracting both local and interna- opment. From the collection of fines for traffic offences tional business interests. This product has helped to or the late return of library books, to consultancy proj- position the UWI as an innovative and technology- ects and concessionaire fees from the private businesses driven institution and has been attracting signifi- allowed to operate on the campus, the St Augustine cant contracts from both the public and private Campus has for some time been engaged in activities sectors; that generate some additional income. These sums, • Expanded the suite of services that CARIGEN, the although small, generally help cover minor shortfalls innovative DNA-testing facility, offers to Jamaica or small projects emanating from the respective depart- and the wider Caribbean. The company will be ment or Faculty. As an example, vehicles which are offering two new tests: DNA-based pre-natal immobilised for violation of the University’s traffic screening, to test for genetic disorders in the regulations are released on the payment of TT$100.00. unborn child, and DNA-based testing for three of During 2008/2009, the campus security netted approxi- the most common sexually transmitted diseases, mately TT$62,900.00. In the case of the campus 71 THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES ANNUAL REPORT 2008/2009 Libraries a savings of TT$673,278.05 was achieved from The Office of Finance worked with the campuses ending the subscription to 579 print journals and sub- toward the implementation of University-wide general scribing instead only to the online version. insurance coverage by one regional company in order to contain the rising annual cost of this item of expendi- Total income received by the University during the year ture. A professional risk assessment survey of the under review was Bds$855.4 million, 56% of which was campus properties to be covered was undertaken by from the contributing governments. A further 21% was an insurance consultant. provided for special projects, from a variety of sources, for the purposes of teaching and research. Tuition and Financial Management examination fees accounted for 15% of revenue and 5% came from commercial operations. The Office of Finance prepares the consolidated four- monthly financial statements for submission to meetings Other Initiatives to Diversify the of University Finance & General Purposes Committee. For the review year this was done for the F&GPC Resource Base meetings held in January, May and October. The Regional Endowment Fund was launched in 2008 during our 60th Anniversary year with the objective of Software Applications raising US$20 million over five years. The Office of Banner Finance – Banner Finance was upgraded to the Finance was primarily responsible for establishing the 8.0 module in July 2009. Users are now able to review accounting mechanisms to receive and track the invest- on-line transaction details related to specific depart- ment of donated funds. ments. Monthly budget variance reports are provided The successful launch in London in May, 2009 of the to all budget holders to ensure constant monitoring of British Foundation for the UWI, patterned off the long- the budget balances by principal budget holders. standing American Foundation for the UWI (AFUWI) Report Writer – After several demonstrations and added another channel for sourcing funds, particularly extensive dialogue a decision was taken to adopt from alumni. This development was greatly facilitated ARGOS as the Report Writer of financial information by the intercession of the University Bursar with the and reporting for the University of the West Indies. Barbados High Commission and other Caribbean Deadlines have been established for its utilisation by all diplomatic representatives in London. Campuses and the University Centre. ARGOS Report Writer training workshop The Finance team take a break from the training workshop 72 THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES ANNUAL REPORT 2008/2009 Budgets UWIConsulting Each year the Office of Finance issues budget guide- A SUBSIDIARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES lines to the campuses for the preparation of the biennial estimates, and continues to coordinate and direct the preparation of these estimates by the campuses and the University Centre. Background Meetings of the Technical Advisory Committees and the University and Campus Grants Committees are coordi- The University of the West Indies has long accepted its nated by the Office of Finance. The meetings of the role as a major agent in the transformation of the Technical Advisory Committee were held in St Lucia, and Caribbean society and economy as outlined in our mis- the Grants Committees were held in Barbados in 2009. sion “To propel the economic, social, political and cul- tural development of West Indian society through teaching, research, innovation, advisory and community services, and intellectual leadership. In measuring per- formance of the University’s Strategic Plan to date, it was noted that the UWI continues to provide “responses to requests from governments, national agencies and regional institutions for high level techni- cal assistance and policy advice on a variety of social and economic issues” in fulfilment of the mandate to “maintain a capacity to supply a wide range of expert technical, professional and advisory services to meet the needs of regional governments and the private sector.” While the UWI has made a tremendous contribution to the development of the region and beyond, not only by University Grants Committee in session at Cave Hill way of academic delivery, but also by the provision of expert services on a pro bono or fee basis, until now, however, this service has been offered on an ad hoc UWI/FSSU Pension Scheme basis by individuals and units across UWI. The Augmented Pension Committee met several times In recent years, the UWI has experienced similar decline during the year to review the impact of the financial in funding as have a great number of publicly funded crisis on funds values, and the consequences resulting universities globally and this situation has further been from the worldwide financial meltdown. During the exacerbated by the increased competition from extra- financial year 2008/2009 the Pensions Manager held regional institutions. The challenge has therefore been meetings with members of the FSSU Scheme on each to explore a multiplicity of options through which it may campus. Progress was also made during the year in continue to contribute to, and transform the region identifying an additional Investment Manager to provide while at the same time generating revenue to offset the active fund options. The recommended Investment funding shortfalls. By exploiting the scope for leveraging Manager, Prudential Financials, made a presentation to the intellectual assets of the University it was felt that a the Augmented Pension Committee on the active fund consulting company could provide such an opportunity options which would be available to FSSU members. – hence the birth of UWI Consulting Inc. 73 THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES ANNUAL REPORT 2008/2009 The Company • To manage the delivery of services in order to achieve revenue targets, client satisfaction and an UWI Consulting is a Limited Liability Company (LLC), a enhanced image of UWI internationally. wholly-owned subsidiary of the UWI that was registered B) Technology Transfer: as an International Business Corporation (IBC) in Octo- ber 2007. It provides professional advisory services inter- • To evaluate UWI’s emerging technologies with the nationally, and to the region, particularly to Antigua and intention of assessing their commercial importance Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, and capabilities; Grenada, The Bahamas, St Kitts and Nevis, St Vincent • To develop or license such technologies; to provide and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, British Virgin innovative and financed entrepreneurs with tech- Islands, Turks and Caicos, Cayman and Suriname. nology for the creation of new secondary indus- tries, primarily in the Caribbean; The Mission of UWI Consulting is to “unlock the devel- • To raise revenues and added-value evaluation from opment potential of the Caribbean through professional these spin-offs for the benefit of UWI and the advisory services and capacity building”. The company region. was established in response to the expressed needs of Caribbean government leaders, who wished to have a Structure single portal through which to gain access to the serv- ices of the University. On the other hand, the University UWI Consulting is wholly owned by the University of the is also motivated by the need for income diversification West Indies. It is managed and operated by a Chief in a bid to funnel international and private funds to the Executive Officer (CEO), who reports to a Board of University, thereby supplementing the contributions Directors. The Vice Chancellor is the Chairman of the obtained through government funding. Board. UWI Consulting began with a University-based business Goals model for its primary consulting efforts. The Company The main goals of UWI Consulting are aimed at satisfy- continues its quest to harness the intellectual capital of ing the needs of the region, the regional governments, the academics, i.e. faculty and staff of the University, its and the University. These goals include: units, centres, institutes, and alumni – all to the benefit of the Caribbean region. The Company is striving A) Consulting: toward a more growth-oriented model – based on the • To promote UWI Consulting as the UWI’s primary company, “Isis Innovation” which is wholly-owned by provider of professional services to governments Oxford University. and international organisations, private sector and The consulting arm of Isis Innovation, i.e. Oxford Univer- non-government organisations, and to address sus- sity Consulting, is similar to UWI Consulting in that it tainable development issues and business improve- also leverages the knowledge and expertise of the aca- ment needs in the Caribbean; demics for the benefit of its clients. Hence, the image of • To develop opportunities for consulting assign- UWI Consulting is that of a benign, cooperating portal ments for UWI expertise, and to contribute to the that provides individuals, units, centres and institutes development of a philosophy and practice within alike, access to opportunities that would normally be the University system for delivering consulting serv- inaccessible to them. On the other side of the coin, ices on a commercial basis, i.e. to achieve revenue clients and sponsors are being provided with the best targets, client satisfaction, and to enhance the pro- minds and resources to provide solutions to their prob- file and value of the UWI to the countries of the lems. On a more global scale, UWI Consulting will be region; bringing “home” opportunities that were previously 74 THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES ANNUAL REPORT 2008/2009 ing its consulting portfolio of assignments with the UWI Consulting has regis- international and regional organisations that finance the governments of the region and with the governments tered over 500 “Affiliates”. themselves. It is re-examining and plans to revalidate These are mainly staff and the broad demand for services, particularly in: • Policy Formulation faculty members with the • Program Management and Implementation expertise, desire and willing- • Project Evaluation • Capacity Building, Organization Restructuring and ness to serve as consultants Change Management on UWI Consulting’s projects The areas where the greatest demand for the Univer- sity’s expertise lies are being revisited. These include: • Tourism and Sustainable Development handled by the large multi-national consulting compa- • Education and Social Policy nies which would sub-contract to the same individuals, units, centres and institutes of the UWI – with limited • Crime and Prevention remuneration and even less recognition. • Poverty Alleviation • Medicine and Health Policy It is noteworthy that in 2008 during a period of global • Labour Relations and Employment economic decline, Oxford University Consulting saw a • Disaster Management fifty percent rise in the number of consulting contracts it • Agriculture, and Marine Resources negotiated, providing industry and the public sector with access to Oxford’s academic expertise. This led Tom • Conservation of Environmental and Biodiversity Hockaday, the Managing Director of Isis Innovation, to Resources point out: “In the current economic climate many com- • Alternative Energy panies are moving to a more outsourced model and use Highlights of Accomplishments academic experts to provide guidance and input”. UWI Consulting is anticipating that the Caribbean govern- • UWI Consulting has excited the imagination of ments will do the same. several of the faculty members who have been In addition to its consulting efforts, UWI Consulting is engaged in Seminars held at Mona and at St transitioning into a technology transfer mode. This tech- Augustine. nology transfer mode is intended to enable researchers • UWI Consulting has registered over 500 “Affili- to commercialise intellectual property arising from their ates”. These are mainly staff and faculty members research, patenting, and licensing, as well as to create with the expertise, desire and willingness to serve spin-off companies, and in this way, to contribute to the as consultants on UWI Consulting’s projects. innovation, diversification and productivity that are nec- • UWI Consulting has issued over 40 Consulting essary to raise the level of our global competitiveness. Opportunity Statements to UWI Consulting Affiliates. • Clients of UWI Consulting include CIDA, Carib Specialisation Cement, UNDP Turks and Caicos Project, UN OSG, Based on discussions with potential clients and a survey CGM Gallagher, HEART TRUST EU-Banana Project, of advertised competitive tenders for consulting oppor- FAO SLC Barbados, UNEP/GEF Regional Biosafety tunities, the Company has begun to focus on develop- Framework, JDB, UNICEF, ACTI. 75 THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES ANNUAL REPORT 2008/2009 • UWI Consulting has developed strong working channelled through a government ministry or relationships with the units, centres, and institutes agency using the government procurement system. of the UWI, such as SALISES, Mona; the Institute of • Government procurement is usually based on an Education, Mona; The Social Work Unit in the Fac- open tender process that involves: a) advertise- ulty of Social Science, Mona; The Business Develop- ment, b) evaluation of bids according to specific cri- ment Office, St Augustine; The Institute of teria applied to technical proposals, firm experience Education, Mona; The Biochemistry Department, and financial capability, c) evaluation of the qualifi- Mona; and The Open Campus. cations and experience of proposed consultants. • The company has solid relationships with individual faculty members in the Management Studies Recommendations Department, Mona. The supporting services of The following recommendations are intended to rapidly these faculty members have begun to generate allow the governments of the region to take advantage valuable input for the Caribbean communities, as of UWI Consulting’s competitive edge – significant intel- well as some revenue for UWI Consulting. lectual capital, and immediate, one-call, one-stop access • The staff of UWI Consulting has worked with pro- to the expertise and knowledge-base of the University cedures from EU, CARICOM and IADB to gain of the West Indies. It is being recommended that: familiarity with the formats and the requirements • The governments of the Caribbean facilitate UWI of working with these agencies. Consulting’s engagement with the public sector, by • UWI Consulting appoints a Project Manager for all including UWI Consulting in the category called projects to ensure that project management proce- Government-to-Government procurement, and on dures are in place, client communication is main- a basis of “the right of first refusal”. This inclusion tained, and budgets/timelines/quality and currently obtains for some government entities that work-plan targets are met. can directly enter into negotiated arrangements Current Environment with the governments of the region for certain pre- qualified or pre-selected consulting assignments. The current status of the consulting industry and the • Alternatively, or in addition to the above, especially related actions by the governments of the Caribbean with respect to certain consulting assignments, could play a significant role in the ability of UWI Con- specified ministries and agencies of the regional sulting to impact the region. In addition, actions based governments should be given the flexibility to on the proposed recommendations could affect the engage UWI Consulting on a sole source (SS) development and growth of UWI Consulting. It should tender basis. be noted that: • UGC as a representative of the governments of the • The consulting industry is now very dependent on region should recommend the adoption of a small projects funded by international agencies. Even business innovative grants system to be monitored private sector projects and government-financed by UWI Consulting, with the intended purpose of projects are moving towards a more “outsourced” creating innovative spin-offs from the University of model and choose to use academic experts to the West Indies. These spin-offs will also create provide guidance and input. employment for our graduates. In addition, as the • International agencies usually work through small businesses become successful and as they are governments, using internationally approved pro- further capitalised by private investors, they will curement procedures based on competitiveness, show increased valuation and begin to generate transparency and fairness. added–value, employment, income, and especially • Occasionally, international agencies hire consulting taxes for the government. services directly, but in most instances the work is 76 Strengthening Regionality THE FOURTH ENABLER seeks to enhance responsiveness with the Plan objective of strengthening regionalism. In and the impact of the UWI on regional development January 2008, the first Cross Campus Conference was through expanded communication links and dialogue held at St Augustine under the theme: “Challenges with external stakeholders. The University of the West Facing Caribbean Societies and the nature of the Social Indies is extremely conscious and committed to its Sciences’ Response”. The main topics were collabora- regional remit. Any opportunity to strengthen regional- tion in research, post graduate studies and teaching and ity, whether from the point of view of enhancing the learning with an emphasis on curriculum reform. There process of integration and regional development or were also two other elements: first, there was a “get- from the perspective of achieving better internal com- ting to know you” process which was important as the munication and effectiveness, is pursued seriously. campuses had drifted apart and many colleagues were unaware of, or did not know their counterparts working Cross-Campus Faculty Collaboration in common fields. Secondly, there was a need to harmonise and streamline certain aspects relating to The Faculties of Medical Sciences established a best the regulations and their administration across the practice in cross-campus collaboration with institution- campuses. alised mechanisms for ensuring curriculum harmonisa- tion and examinations processes. The Faculties of Social Benefits are already being seen from the strengthening Sciences followed suit and established an annual cross- of regionalism that has emerged from the cross campus campus conference of their own, prompted by the conferences. This has been most clearly manifest in process of formulating the UWI 2007–2012 Strategic cooperation developed in the fields of Criminology, Economics, Public Sector Management and Tourism. In Plan. The three Social Science Deans agreed to cooper- these areas, conferences have been held, colleagues ate in fostering cross campus collaboration in keeping The fourth enabler seeks to enhance responsiveness and the impact of the UWI on regional development through expanded communication links and dialogue with external stakeholders. 77 THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES ANNUAL REPORT 2008/2009 have been assisting in programmatic development on Mona Students Experience other campuses and there has been a greater sharing of St Augustine expertise in cross campus teaching and supervision. A summit is to be held between the Social Science Deans One hundred first year students from the Mona Campus and their counterparts within the Open Campus with a got to spend a week soaking up the culture of Trinidad view to further strengthening cooperation. Now that & Tobago and experiencing life on the St Augustine the cross campus links have been more firmly estab- Campus. They were taking part in the UWI’s First Year lished, it is expected that there will be acceleration with Experience Programme. The programme allows first year respect to inter-campus cooperation during the rest of students from any campus to visit any other campus for the Plan period and that more disciplines will reap the one week and is in keeping with the founding principles benefits. Cooperation with respect to each of the Plan of the UWI that the best way to build a Caribbean iden- themes is also expected to grow as the Faculties draw tity and break through territorial insularity is through closer together. having students live and work together. In the prior year 60 students took advantage of the opportunity; this Greater Integration of year the number rose to 100. Students were accommo- dated at Milner and Canada Halls and engaged in activi- Caribbean Students ties such as a visit to the Pitch Lake and tours of the Recent surveys show that students and alumni alike campus and capital city. According to the Student Advi- have been attracted to the UWI in large part because of sory Services, students from the St Augustine Campus the opportunities to be part of a regional melting pot did not participate in the programme this year due to and to experience the cultures of the region first-hand. financial constraints. However, with the trend towards greater homogeneity in the student body as regional and international stu- dents make up just 8% or less of on-campus enrolment, the UWI is renewing its efforts to offer opportunities to students to pursue at least a part of their studies at a campus other than in their home territory. The Admissions departments across the University par- ticipate jointly in college fairs, secondary school visits, open days and forums for guidance counsellors. This year they visited Antigua, The Bahamas, Cayman Is., Dominica, St Vincent and St Lucia. Each campus has an International Office tasked with strengthening collaborative links with the other cam- puses and with universities around the world. At the same time, current students may take advantage of the links established with tertiary and other organisations across the region. The decline in funding coupled with the strained financial circumstances affecting many stu- dents and their families is preventing many from partici- pating in the programmes available. Below are some examples of initiatives undertaken in 2008/2009: 78 THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES ANNUAL REPORT 2008/2009 IR Students see CARICOM at Work Programmes and Support to Regional Tertiary Institutions As part of its off-campus training programme, the Institute of International Relations on the St Augus- In 2008/2009 the St Vincent and the Grenadines Com- tine Campus organised a study tour for 40 graduate students to Guyana and Suriname during the period munity College joined the Sir Arthur Lewis Community 23rd – 29th November 2008. This exercise added College in St Lucia and the Clarence Fitzroy Bryant Col- another dimension to the students’ academic experi- lege in St Kitts in partnering with the Faculty of Social ence and provided them with new perspectives on the Sciences, St Augustine to offer BSc degrees on a fran- strategies used by CARICOM states in the context of chised basis. The Faculty also partnered with the Open their international relations. In Guyana, the students Campus in offering the Certificate in Public Administra- observed the deliberations of the CARICOM Council on tion (CPA) in Tobago for the Tobago House of Assembly. Trade and Economic Development (COTED). They visited During the year the Open Campus concluded five fran- the CARICOM Secretariat and attended briefings at the chise arrangements with Tertiary Level Institutions Ministry of Foreign Affairs as well as at private sector throughout the region. agencies. The exercise was designed to build the stu- dents’ awareness of the transnational nature of interna- The Michael Manley Professor has continued to be an tional relations issues and develop their capacity for active participant in a number of initiatives aimed at critical analysis of the challenges and opportunities for strengthening regional integration. He serves as a mem- Caribbean states in their international relations through ber of the Working Group appointed by CARICOM on this practical experience. the formulation of a Regional Development Strategy to guide the implementation of the CARICOM Single Mar- ket and Economy (CSME). The Michael Manley Professor was also a member of the Task Force appointed by the CARICOM Council for Finance and Planning (COFAP) to asses the impact of the global financial and economic crisis on the Caribbean and to recommend measures, particularly at the regional level, to enable the region to respond effectively to the crisis. It should also be pointed out that much of the research carried out by the Michael Manley Professor has contributed directly to advancement of Caribbean regionalism. The Michael Manley Professor served as Chairman of the Steering Committee which provided oversight in the formulation of a project on institutional leadership development in the Caribbean, with a particular focus on the member states of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean Countries (OECS). The project which is to be funded by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) at the cost of Cdn$20million, envisages a programme of training for public officials in the Caribbean in order to equip them to lead a process of institutional reform in support of the development of their respective countries. 79 Strengthening National Engagement Processes THE FIFTH ENABLER is aimed at increasing the Univer- discussion on gaming’s potential impact on Jamaica. sity’s impact on national policy-making, analysis and A display of Agriculture and Agri-business research evaluation, and enhancing support for the UWI within outputs mounted at the Denbigh Agriculture Show in national communities by heightening awareness of the Clarendon served as a way of involving the farming UWI’s contributions to national development. community in a conversation on new approaches and At the beginning of the 2008/2009 academic year the technologies in Agriculture. In addition, a conference Mona Campus opened its satellite site, The Western that was held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel served to Jamaica Campus (WJC), to support the western region fortify the message of “gown” engaging “town” on of Jamaica where economic growth is increasingly cen- matters of national and regional strategic importance, in tred. The WJC began operations with 128 students this instance, Agriculture and Food Security. The Mona enrolled in programmes offered through the Faculties of Campus continued its tradition of hosting a number of Medicine, Social Sciences and Humanities and Education other conferences and symposia aimed at communicat- that respond to the specific needs of the business com- ing research findings to the public and influencing their munity in the new and emerging growth sectors in the uptake into national and regional policy. West. There are currently 477 students registered at the Curriculum reform led to creation of new programmes WJC, a 168% increase. that address national developmental opportunities, chal- Mona further signalled its commitment to serve that lenges and priorities. Of particular note are the BSc in community by including its major stakeholders in the Electronics Engineering, Tropical Horticulture, Medical launch activities. Later in the year the campus hosted a Physics & Bio-Engineering, Banking & Finance, Manage- conference in Montego Bay on casino gambling, titled ment Studies (Accounting), Management Studies (Entre- “Examining the Impact of Gaming on Jamaica”, to preneurship), Minor in Social Policy and Development engage policy makers and industry stakeholders in the and Management Studies (Corporate Governance and The fifth enabler is aimed at increasing the University’s impact on national policy-making, analysis and evaluation, and enhancing support for the UWI within national communities. 80 THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES ANNUAL REPORT 2008/2009 cies, NGOs and civil society came together with a plan of action for chronic disease prevention for the entire Caribbean region. CDRC staff edited and published the technical report of this conference: Healthy Caribbean 2008. Caribbean Chronic Disease Conference – A Well- ness Revolution Event. Eds. Rose AMC, Hambleton IR, Craig LS, Hennis AJM, Hassell TA. This has been dissemi- nated widely within Barbados and throughout the region, and is being used to inform stakeholders and decision-makers about the necessary changes required for chronic disease prevention. This first such technical report has immediate relevance both nationally and regionally. In addition, short technical reports on the findings (risk factors and outcomes) of the Diabetic Business Ethics); and the BA in History and Heritage, Amputation study and the Barbados Eye Studies are Digital Media Production, and Journalism. being developed. At the postgraduate level the MSc in Forensic Science, CDRC Project Informing Policy II: Doctorate of Public Health (DrPH), and Doctorate in Intervention studies Business Administration were offered for the first time, while the MSc in Tropical Ecosystems Assessment, Con- Future work by CDRC is planned in this area once the servations & Management (TEACM) and Medical Micro- findings from the Health of the Nation survey are avail- biology were offered as restructured programmes. In all able and the Barbados National Registry for Chronic some 50 new courses were introduced at Mona to Non-Communicable Diseases (BNR) has been fully oper- respond to shifting or unfilled needs. ational for at least 2–3 years, so that trend data can be analysed. The risk factor data from the Health of the At Cave Hill, the School of Education proposed the Nation survey, together with these registry data, will convening of a national conference on Education and then form the basis for hypothesis generating and plan- carried out consultations with the Ministry of Education ning for intervention studies to reduce chronic disease in Barbados, resulting in a very successful conference. in Barbados. In addition, the BNR has added value Also, through the Education Evaluation Centre, several through provision of baseline data against which any projects of national significance have been commis- prevention measures of the future will be evaluated. sioned. The Errol Barrow Centre for the Creative Imagi- This aspect of the department’s work will be vital for nation has also been active in engaging the national informing both national and regional policies and cultural authorities. further interventions. The St Augustine Campus continued to partner with CDRC Project Informing Policy I: both public and private sector entities within Trinidad Technical Reports and Tobago in order to give students wherever possible, Out of the CARICOM Heads of Government meeting in valuable hands-on experience and opportunities to Port of Spain in 2007 came a declaration in which serve. This year there were new initiatives in the fields of regional governments gave a clear commitment to com- health and education, and outreach in Tobago was bat chronic disease in the region. A direct result of this expanded. One of the major developments was the was the Caribbean Wellness Conference in October involvement of staff of the Campus Information Tech- 2008 in Barbados, in which different government agen- nology Services (CITS) who designed the infrastructure 81 THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES ANNUAL REPORT 2008/2009 and managed the procurement and setup of equipment Barbados. This was reciprocated in November 2008 with for the establishment of a Telehealth Unit at the San Fer- the visit of faculty and students from Cave Hill to the nando General Hospital. This project was carried out in fortieth anniversary staging of the annual tertiary Drama conjunction with the Trinidad & Tobago Health Treat- competition ‘Tallawah’. ment Centre (TTHTC), which reports directly to the Min- The Philip Sherlock Centre for the Creative Arts in istry of Health and the Office of the Prime Minister. 2008/2009 once again established itself as a national While interns at the Arima Dental Clinic continue to centre of excellence for theatre, receiving several nomi- serve members of that community, in April 2009 the nations in the International Theatre Institute – Jamaica UWI Dental School collaborated with the Maracas St Centre’s Actor Boy Awards for both the University Play- Joseph Rotary Club to conduct oral examinations on ers’ 2008 productions of Aimé Césaire’s epic drama A students at the Maracas Primary School. Tempest and Yasmina Reza’s intellectual comedy ART. A Tempest received four awards while ART won the award The School of Education’s Continuing Professional for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. Development and Outreach Unit was launched in March, 2009. The launch activity included workshops The Department of Creative and Festival Arts for teachers and a public lecture. During the year the (DCFA) St Augustine, took part in, and hosted, many Outreach Unit held workshops on differentiated instruc- events for the University and national community tion for curriculum officers of the Ministry of Education beyond its normal delivery of teaching in 2008/2009. of Trinidad and Tobago; an advanced qualitative Visual Arts lecturer, Mr Steve Ouditt, presented an exhi- research methodology course and workshops on moti- bition at the prestigious Third Guangzhou Triennial vating the reluctant reader and assessment strategies. 2008 at the Guangdong Museum in China. The School also concluded an agreement to expand its The units or sub-disciplines of the DCFA all contributed offerings in Tobago to include the Dip Ed Science along to one or more special events during the academic year. with the existing BEd (Educational Administration). It is Among the activities and events were: hoped that the BEd Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) programme will also be offered there. Mean- Musical Arts – Production of Disney’s Beauty and the while, for the second year the St Augustine Admissions Beast by the Festival Arts Chorale, UWI at the Queen’s team visited secondary schools in Tobago and hosted a Hall, July 2–5, 2009; The Rainmakers – was re-presented session for guidance counsellors in the island. in Queen’s Hall (March 22, 2009) and Naparima Bowl (July 15, 2009). These performances involved the UWI Programmes leading to the Certificate in Leadership and Percussion Ensemble under the direction of Dr. Jeannine Management and the Master’s in Strategic Leadership Remy and Golden Hands Steel Orchestra directed by and Management were concluded in July 2009. These Ms. Franka Hills-Headley; More than Voices and Steel programmes were created by the UWI specifically for (Musical Arts Unit), the annual concert presented by the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force (TTDF) and were Degree and Certificate Music students was well received the result of successful negotiations between the Busi- on April 26, 2009 at the Open Campus Auditorium. ness Development Office and the TTDF. Theatre Arts – Production of Fragments, a montage of Centres for the Creative Arts excerpts from plays of Derek Walcott, directed by Marvin George and Louis McWilliams at the Learning The strengthening of the relationship between the Philip Resource Centre, St Augustine, March 26–April 4, 2009. Sherlock Centre at Mona and the Errol Barrow Centre This launched the St Augustine year of celebrating the for Creative Imagination at Cave Hill was initiated by Nobel Laureate, Derek Walcott; Ogun Iyan: As in Pan Staff Tutor Mr Brian Heap in 2007 with the tour of the written by Mr Rawle Gibbons and directed by Mr Louis University Players’ production After Mrs Rochester to McWilliams was performed for CARIFESTA in Guyana. 82 THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES ANNUAL REPORT 2008/2009 Carnival Studies – Kaiso Dialogues 5, an annual event Caribbean Quarterly presented by the Carnival Studies programme continued its tradition of initiating an interactive talk-show type This year, as a result of numerous requests for material scenario with leading artistes in the music business. In on culture of the Caribbean, the journal Caribbean November 2008 the event featured Gregory Ballantyne, Quarterly (part of the Cultural Studies Initiative emanat- Ella Andall and Winsford Devine. Machel Montano was ing from the Office of the Vice-Chancellor Emeritus) the guest interviewer for the evening. was invited to participate in the Journal Storage Retrieval (JSTOR) digital library, thus providing a perma- Dance – A showcase concert, the third of the annual nent archival record of all issues and making CQ avail- concert series, presented Celebrating Dance featuring able to over 400 libraries and research institutions staff and students performing contemporary works of worldwide. The Managing Editor attended the JSTOR part-time lecturer Andre Largen and the Metamorphosis workshop in New York. CQ was also favourably received Dance Company on January7, 2009, May 16 and 17, at the Frankfurt Book Fair and at the Caribbean Studies 2009 at the Learning Resource Centre, UWI and Association Annual Conference. CQ prepared a Tribute Naparima Bowl, San Fernando on June 27, 2009. to UWI –Celebrating 60 Years, which will be a print on Theatre Arts – Visual Arts – Art and Design 2009 demand book as printing costs are prohibitive. returned to the DCFA at Gordon Street and presented CQ continues to supply copies of the journal to the the work of Visual Arts Degree and Certificate students UWI-12 communities as well as other institutions. Back in May 2009. issues are also sent to schools, prisons, libraries and other institutions. CQ is always responsive to requests from institutions throughout the region. 83 Leveraging International Partnerships THE SIXTH ENABLER is intended to increase inter-institu- core, the wider Caribbean, the Latin America and tional relationships to support regional development Caribbean region, the Western Hemispheric System, the priorities through resource acquisition, capacity building Global South, and the international system as a whole. and enhancement of the knowledge infrastructure. The presentation therefore provided the participants in the training programme with a framework for analysing The Michael Manley Professor prepared and presented, policy options within multiple diplomatic contexts. at the request of the International Labour Organisation (ILO), a paper entitled ‘The Impact of the Global Finan- Through a cooperative agreement between the Centres cial and Economic Crisis on the Caribbean: A Strategic for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the UWI, Response’, at a Conference held in Jamaica, under the the Caribbean Health Leadership Institute (CHLI) auspices of that Organisation, in April 2009. The paper was established, patterned after the successful US examined the genesis of the crisis, its impact on the National Public Health Institute programme. Now in its Caribbean, and identified the measures to be adopted second year, the programme continues to attract estab- to enable the region to cope with the crisis. In addition, lished and emerging leaders from the health sector in the Michael Manley Professor presented a paper entitled the CARICOM Caribbean. Caribbean Ministries of The Strategic Positioning of the Caribbean in a Chang- Health are responding to the call to integrate HIV pre- ing Global Environment at a CARICOM-sponsored train- vention, care and treatment under a broad health serv- ing programme for career foreign service officers held in ice umbrella. For this reason, a few persons who lead Georgetown, Guyana in June 2009. The presentation primary and secondary health care in their respective sought to apply a theory of concentricity in the analysis countries were admitted to the second cohort. of Caribbean foreign policy and on this basis to identify The curriculum includes a mixture of on-site and the strategic choices facing the region in the context of distance learning activities. Participants attend two a series of concentric relations involving the CARICOM The sixth enabler is intended to increase inter-institutional relationships to support regional development priorities through resource acquisition, capacity building and enhancement of the knowledge infrastructure. 84 THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES ANNUAL REPORT 2008/2009 three-day residential retreats over an eleven-month The main challenge facing the CHLI Management team period, with the remaining aspects of the course being is to ensure the sustainability of the programme. With delivered via the Internet and through Action Learning this in mind, there are prospects for strengthening the Projects (ALPs). Based on feedback from the first CHLI link with the Pan-American Health Organisation, which graduates, several changes have been made to the has a strong interest in supporting health leadership scope and sequence of the curriculum for the second training programmes. It may also be necessary to vary cohort. the methods of delivery of the training programme in response to feedback from the field. During this second year, it was decided to place the programme within the Vice-Chancellery and that CHLI Director, Professor Brendan Bain, would be seconded UWI and Latin-America from his previous work base in the Department of Com- munity Health & Psychiatry, Mona, to report directly to With respect to the wider region, the Latin America- the Vice-Chancellor. This managerial shift has given Caribbean Centre (LACC), located in the Vice-Chan- greater visibility to the CHLI programme. cellery, undertook a range of collaborative activities designed to enhance the visibility of the UWI in Latin Under the current cooperative agreement, CDC has America and the non-English speaking Caribbean coun- created a technical partnership with UWI via the CDC tries in particular. LACC seeks to maximise opportunities Global AIDS Programme’s Caribbean Regional Office for institutional collaboration and cooperation agree- (CDC GAP CRO). A special advisor appointed by CDC ments and activities between the UWI and other institu- maintains regular contact with the CHLI team and tions in the region. This is done through partnerships attends parts of the face-to-face programme. and arrangements with institutions and national and international funding agencies. 85 THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES ANNUAL REPORT 2008/2009 UWI/Venezuela for by an agreement between the UWI and ICETEX (Instituto Colombiano de Crédito Educativo y Estudios The LACC completed the training of 100 professionals Técnicos en el Exterior) and facilitated by the Embassy of from Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PDVSA) and Ministry Colombia in Jamaica and the Jamaican Embassy in of Energy and Petroleum (MENPET), Venezuela under an Colombia. The objective of this programme is to expose agreement between Petróleos de Venezuela S.A. recent UWI graduates to working in a Spanish-speaking (PDVSA) and the University of the West Indies signed environment and to gain experience in foreign language early in 2008 to provide English Language training for teaching methodologies. 200 of their employees at the UWI over a two-year period. Participants came from various career back- UWI/UNESCO grounds including Engineering, Journalism, Administra- tion and Law. Each group was hosted for a period of 3 The LACC collaborated with UNESCO/OREALC in Santi- months at the Mona Campus and Western Jamaica ago, Chile for the production of the English version of Campus in Montego Bay. The other 100 were trained at the INNOVEMOS website and the inclusion of innovative the Cave Hill Campus. experiences in education in the English-speaking Caribbean countries. The objective of the INNOVEMOS UWI/Colombia network is to provide a forum on innovative educational experiences, including reflections and studies on This year, four graduates from the Mona campus, two changes in education. The English website was from the Cave Hill Campus and two from the St Augus- launched in February, 2008. tine Campus participated in the English Language Teaching Assistantship Programme involving various uni- During this period, innovative experiences in secondary versities and other academic institutions in Colombia. schools in the Turks & Caicos, The Bahamas, Jamaica, The Mona, Cave Hill and St Augustine Campuses in Belize and the Cayman Islands were researched and return each received a teaching assistant from Colombia compiled and best practice case studies in Education for – the first time for the St Augustine Campus. To date, Sustainable Development for Caribbean territories were 64 UWI graduates have had one-year attachments at researched for Jamaica, Barbados, Guyana, St. Vincent Colombian universities. This annual activity is provided and the Grenadines, and the Bahamas. LACC/CSA The LACC was the Local Organising Committee for the 2009 Caribbean Studies Association (CSA) Conference held June 1 to 5 at the Hilton Kingston hotel. This con- ference traditionally provides a space for persons work- ing on the Caribbean to promote collaborative research and discourse. This year’s theme was “Centreing the Caribbean in Caribbean Studies”. Conference partici- pants span the Caribbean Basin and includes Central America, the Caribbean coast of Mexico, Venezuela, Colombia, north east Brazil and the three Guianas. Con- ference highlights included a continuous Caribbean film PDVSA participants on a field trip to the Bob Marley Museum in Kingston, Jamaica 86 THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES ANNUAL REPORT 2008/2009 track and panels on important issues such as “Taking UWI/UPR Partnership ownership of the Caribbean intellectual agenda”; “Gender and Leadership” and “Centreing the Caribb- In November 2008, LACC acted as focal point in hosting ean in Hemispheric Relations” where the association the visit of teams from the University of Puerto Rico partnered with agencies such as UNESCO, the OAS, the (UPR) to the three UWI campuses to discuss collabora- Ford Foundation, the Inter-American Foundation, FES tion with various Faculties, including student and staff and the UWI. exchanges and joint research as well as reciprocal visits to the UPR by a representative UWI team. LACC/Chile The collaboration matrix prepared by the LACC includes the areas of Disaster Risk Reduction and Risk Manage- The LACC was the focal point for the Caribbean for ment, Disaster Management and Legislation, Medical applications and recruitment of participants from Sciences/ Dentistry, Renewable Energy, Agriculture and CARICOM countries in the teacher training programme Biotechnology, Research Funding and Management, offered by the Chilean Agency for International Cooper- Media and, Communication, Chemistry, Biodiversity and ation (AGCI): “Methodology for the teaching of Spanish Natural Products and Business Administration. as a Second Language in the English Speaking Caribbean” Diploma Scholarship Programme 2009. UWI/Conseil Géneral de Sixteen applications were received from various Guadeloupe Caribbean regions, two from the Bahamas, one from Suriname, ten from Jamaica, two from Barbados and Discussions were held with representatives from the one from St Lucia. This six-week residential summer Conseil Géneral with respect to concrete collaborative programme in Santiago is entirely funded by the AGCI. activities in the field of education to promote student, staff and cultural exchanges. To this end, an MOU between the Conseil Géneral and the UWI was negoti- LACC/Latin America scholarship ated to foster student and faculty exchanges. clearing house LACC received and distributed information on various postgraduate scholarships offered by Latin American governments and funding agencies, including the OAS, Mexico, Colombia-ICETEX, Chile and Brazil. UWI/Costa Rica LACC partnered with the Office of Student Services (OSS), Mona during February 2–13, 2009 to provide English language classes to Costa Rican students and faculty members from the University of Costa Rica paying a return visit to the UWI, Mona within the UWI- Costa Rica Quality leadership exchange programme coordinated by the OSS. Pro Vice-Chancellor Clement Sankat, Principal, St Augustine, meeting with a delegation from China 87 Engaging The Alumni The seventh enabler speaks to the need to foster bet- UWI Connect: an Alumni Magazine which is published ter relations with the alumni, recognising that the grad- on a quarterly basis, in both e-mail and print versions uates, as products of the institution, are its best and is available on the web at Alumni Online. advocates. The Alumni Relations arm of the Institutional Advancement Division (IAD) works strategically to Student Alumni Programming encourage alumni to view the UWI as a lifelong partner for professional and personal enrichment through the Activities for UWI STAT: (UWI Students Today, Alumni following activities: Tomorrow) the Vice Chancellor’s Ambassador Corps continue year-round on all UWI campuses. This regional Communications student club is also unique as members go on to become Alumni Ambassadors and develop lifelong com- The Alumni Online (www.alumnionline.uwi.edu) the mitment. The annual regional and national visits to High internet and social networking site for UWI alumni Schools to promote UWI as a tertiary institution, worldwide was launched on June 30, 2009. The site is HIV/Aids prevention and CSME Advocacy and Caribbean both informational and interactive; giving updates on pride continued. UWI-STAT’s activities are many and var- UWI achievements and fostering increased “connectiv- ied and included the Mona Ambassadors speaking at a ity” with their alma mater as well as between the grad- conference in Turin Italy on the Caribbean’s response to uates themselves. the global food crisis in October 2008. In February 2009 UWI E-Mail for Life: UWI graduates are offered free, the Mona Corps attended a Youth Perceptions on CARI- permanent email services available through the alum- COM and CSME workshop and the Mona Corps hosted nionline site. the inaugural CSME Week. In August 2008 St Augus- tine Ambassadors Maurice Burke and Prunella Mungroo The seventh enabler speaks to the need to foster better relations with the alumni, recognising that the graduates, as products of the institution, are its best advocates. 88 THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES ANNUAL REPORT 2008/2009 received National Youth Awards for Advocacy and Com- Foundations munity Youth Organisation, respectively, and the Corps hosted the Excellence in UWI Life Awards to highlight The UWI AA and alumni support UWI Foundations contributions made towards regional development. In through volunteerism and financial assistance. The November 2008 the Cave Hill Corps held an HIV/Aids American Foundation for UWI (AFUWI) Gala is sup- Awareness Week. Note: The Open Campus Corps was ported annually. The British Foundation for UWI (BFUWI) not yet established during the period. was established in the UK in January 2009. The Alumni Relations arm of the IAD will be assisting with a cocktail reception to mark establishment of the charity in Lon- UWI Alumni Association Chapters don and will work with the UWIAA UK Chapter and UWIAA: Nineteen UWI Alumni Association (UWIAA) official volunteers to raise awareness and build contacts Chapters operate worldwide and continue to play an and a donor base in the UK. active role both in the governance and in support of the University. Funding Alumni Apprentice Programme. A student from the Annual funding to the UWI from alumni is provided Cave Hill Campus has just returned after being spon- through various sources. Scholarships and Bursaries are sored by the UWIAA New York Chapter in order to take given annually by UWIAA Chapters. In addition, funds up an internship at the United Nations. The annual Cen- are donated by alumni to the American Foundation for tral Executive Committee Meeting (CEC) for UWIAA UWI (AFUWI), to the Campus Endowment Funds, the Presidents took place in Trinidad on March 20. 2009 Chancellor’s Circle, the UWI Regional Endowment Fund, and the University Council noted the increased involve- and to Faculties and Departments. Alumni also con- ment and participation of alumni and commended the tribute funds through the UWI VISA Credit Card issued recommendations that emerged from that Central Exec- through special arrangement by FirstCaribbean Interna- utive Committee meeting. A monthly teleconference tional Bank (FCIB). Each time a credit card account is between the Director of Alumni Relations, IAD and the opened, renewed or used for purchases a small percent- UWIAA Presidents as well as ongoing daily/weekly con- age goes to the UWI. It is currently available in Jamaica tact, ensure that the connectivity is maintained. Estab- and Barbados. Roll-out to other UWI countries has been lishment of The Vice Chancellor’s Presidents Club, delayed but is expected to take place in the near future. exclusively for UWIAA past and current Presidents also ensures that they remain “engaged.” The UWI Alumni Association’s (UWIAA) Central Executive Committee gather for its annual face-to-face meeting at the St Augustine Campus, April 2009. 89 Graduates of C AV E H I L L 1 , 3 4 3 > M O N A 3 , 14 0 90 the UWI 2009 ST AU G U ST I N E 3 , 6 0 9 > O P E N C A M P U S 7 2 1 91 University Council 2009/2010 CHAIR St Augustine The Hon Christine Kangaloo Sir George Alleyne Professor Funzo Aiyejina Trinidad & Tobago VICE-CHANCELLOR Dr Godfrey Steele APPOINTED BY THE CHANCELLOR Professor E. Nigel Harris Open Campus Dr Compton Bourne Dr Francis Severin Mr Edwin CarringtonCHAIRMEN OF CAMPUS COUNCILS Mr Paul Altman Mrs Luz Longsworth Mr Aubyn Hill Cave Hill The Hon Dennis Lalor APPOINTED BY THE ALUMNI Dr Marshall Hall ASSOCIATION TERTIARY LEVELS INSTITUTIONS Mona Mr Jerry Medford REPRESENTATIVE Mr Ewart Williams Dr Roosevelt Williams St Augustine APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNMENTS COMMITTEE OF DEANS Sir Dwight Venner OF THE CONTRIBUTING COUNTRIES REPRESENTATIVE Open Campus The Hon Eddison Baird Dr George Belle P AnguillaRO-VICE-CHANCELLORS SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF Professor Alvin Wint The Hon Dr Jacqui Quin-Leandro Undergraduate Studies Antigua & Barbuda REPRESENTATIVE Mrs Cheryl Sloley Professor Wayne Hunte The Hon Desmond Bannister Open Campus Research Bahamas Professor Ronald Young The Hon Ronald Jones ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL & Graduate Studies Barbados SERVICE STAFF REPRESENTATIVE Dr Bhoendradatt Tewarie The Hon Patrick Faber Mr Steve Johnson-Layne Planning & Development Belize St Augustine The Hon Andrew Fahie C P FOUR STUDENT MEMBERS ONAMPUS RINCIPALS British Virgin Islands COUNCIL Professor Sir Hilary Beckles The Hon Rolston Anglin Mr Carl Padmore (Cave Hill) Cave Hill The Cayman Islands Mr Viswanauth Tolan (Mona) Professor The Hon Gordon Shirley The Hon Petter Saint Jean Mona Mr Hillan Morean (St Augustine) Dominica Professor Clement Sankat Ms Jacklyn Castillo (Open Campus) The Hon Franka Bernardine St Augustine Grenada UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN Professor Hazel Simmons-McDonald The Hon Andrew Holness Ms Jennifer Joseph Open Campus Jamaica UNIVERSITY BURSAR REPRESENTATIVES OF ACADEMIC The Hon Roselyn Cassell-Sealy Mr Winston Bayley BOARDS Montserrat Cave Hill UNIVERSITY REGISTRAR (SECRETARY)The Hon Nigel Carty Professor Alan Cobley Mr William ItonSt Christopher/Nevis Professor The Hon Velma Newton The Hon Arsene James Professor A. Ralph Carnegie Mona St Lucia (by invitation) Professor Stafford Griffith The Hon Girlyn Miguel Miss Patricia Harrison (In attendance) Professor Ishenkumba Kahwa St Vincent & The Grenadines Miss Cecile Clayton (In attendance) 93 THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES ANNUAL REPORT 2008/2009 The Executive Management Committee Professor E. Nigel Harris Professor Sir Hilary Beckles Professor The Hon Gordon Shirley Professor Clement Sankat Vice-Chancellor Pro Vice-Chancellor and Principal, Pro Vice-Chancellor and Principal, Pro Vice-Chancellor and Principal, Cave Hill Mona St Augustine Professor Hazel Simmons-McDonald Professor Alvin Wint Professor Ronald Young Professor Wayne Hunte Pro Vice-Chancellor and Principal, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Open Campus Undergraduate Studies Graduate Studies Research Dr Bhoendradatt Tewarie Mr C. William Iton Mr Winston Bayley Mrs Brigitte Collins Pro Vice-Chancellor, Planning and University Registrar Director of Finance/University Bursar Chief Information Officer Development Ms Cecile Clayton Professor Eudine Barriteau Mr Joseph Pereira Professor Rhoda Reddock Professor Vivienne Roberts Deputy University Registrar Deputy Principal, Cave Hill Deputy Principal, Mona Deputy Principal, St Augustine Deputy Principal, Open Campus 94 THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES ANNUAL REPORT 2008/2009 Committee of Deans Professor Brian Copeland Dr Pedro Welch Dr Swithin Wilmot Professor Funso Aiyejina Engineering Humanities & Education, Cave Hil Humanities & Education, Mona Humanities & Education, St Augustine Professor The Hon Velma Newton Professor Henry Fraser Professor Archibald McDonald Professor Samuel Ramsewak Law Medical Sciences, Cave Hill Medical Sciences, Mona Medical Sciences, St Augustine Professor Howard Spencer Mr Peter Gibbs Professor Ishenkumba Kahwa Professor Dyer Narinesingh School of Clinical Medicine & Pure and Applied Sciences, Cave Hill Pure and Applied Sciences, Mona Science and Agriculture, St Augustine Research,The Bahamas Dr George Belle Dr Mark Figueroa Dr Hamid Ghany (Chair) Dr Julie Meeks Social Sciences, Cave Hill Social Sciences, Mona Social Sciences, St Augustine Director , CSDR, Open Campus 95 • FULL-TIME / PART-TIME REGISTRATION • TOTAL FULL-TIME REGISTRATION 35,764 TOTAL PART-TIME REGISTRATION 22,517 GROWTH IN FULL-TIME OVER PRIOR YEAR 1,281 OR 3.7% N Student Enrolment 2008/2009 THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES enrolled 43,586 Off-Campus Enrolment students in the 2008/2009 academic year (Table 1). This represents a 5.6% percent increase over the previous The University’s off-campus student (excluding Open year or an additional 2,299 students. Of the 43,586 reg- Campus) population was 2,750 in 2008/2009. This rep- istrants, 82.1% were on-campus students engaged in resents a decrease of 4.8% or 139 less students over face-to-face study, 11.6% were enrolled in the Open the previous year. Campus, while 6.3% were off-campus students study- Tertiary Level institutions had the largest share of stu- ing at tertiary and affiliated institutions and by distance dents with 1,321 followed by distance education pro- education. grammes with 872 students, while affiliated institutions recorded 273 students and external students totalled On-Campus Enrolment 284. As a proportion of off-campus enrolment, tertiary level institutions accounted for 48%, distance education The University experienced a 3.7% increase in on-cam- 31.7%, affiliated institutions 9.9% and external students pus enrolment (Table 1).This translates to an additional 10.3%. 1,281 students over the previous year. Comparatively, the St Augustine Campus registered 625 additional stu- FTE Registrations (On-Campus) dents while the Cave Hill Campus enrolled an extra 525 students and the Mona Campus, 131 new students. The University’s full-time equivalent (FTE) enrolment grew by 1,350 to reach 29,141 FTE students in For 2008/09 each campus fell short of surpassing its 2008/2009 (Table 4). This represents a 4.9% increase projected annual growth rates for on-campus enrol- over the previous year. The Cave Hill Campus recorded ment. The projected annual growth rates as indicated in the highest increase at 7.7% followed by St Augustine the Strategic Plan 2007–12 are 9.8% Cave Hill, 3% at 4.6% and Mona at 3.6%. Mona and 8.6% St Augustine. The actual percentage change in on-campus enrolment over 2007/08 was At the University and campus levels, the Faculty of 7.2% at Cave Hill, 1.1% at Mona, and 4.2% at St Social Sciences enrolled the most students followed by Augustine (Graph 1). Pure and Applied Sciences/Science & Agriculture and Humanities and Education (Table 5). As seen in Table 5, St Augustine led the way in registering the highest pro- Open Campus Enrolment portion (53%) of students pursuing science and tech- The University’s Open Campus student population nology programmes. The corresponding proportions reached 5,072 in 2008/2009. This represents a substan- were 39% at Mona and 19% at Cave Hill. tial increase of 29.6% or an additional 1,157 students Of the 29,141 FTE Students, 12,844 were enrolled at St over the previous year. Augustine, 10,448 were enrolled at Mona and 5,849 97 THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES ANNUAL REPORT 2008/2009 were registered at Cave Hill. As a proportion of total graduate enrolment which are 10.4% Cave Hill, 4% enrolment, 82.6% of students were pursuing under- Mona, and 8.5% St Augustine. graduate studies (Table 6). The percentage of students enrolled in undergraduate studies was 87.2% at Cave Full-Time and Part-Time Hill, 83.5% at St Augustine and 78.9% at Mona. Registrations In 2008/2009, the University’s on-campus student popu- lation totalled 35,764 students (Table 7). This represents an increase of 3.7% or 1,281 students. Of the 35,764 students, 22,517 were full-time and 13,247 were part- time. As a proportion, 63% of students were full-time and 37%, part-time. Compared to the previous year, full-time enrolment increased by 6 percentage points. The proportions of full-time to part-time enrolment by campus was 49:51 at Cave Hill, 69:31 at Mona and 65:35 at St Augustine. Since 2004/2005, the Cave Hill Campus has recorded higher enrolment in part-time Higher degree enrolment, an important area for expan- sion at the University, increased by half of a percentage point to reach 16%. As seen in Table 6, the proportion of students pursuing postgraduate degrees was 20% at Mona, 14% at St Augustine and 12% at Cave Hill. All three campuses recorded increases in the percentage of students enrolled in postgraduate programmes with Cave Hill leading the way at 18.8%, followed by St Augustine at 11.6% and Mona at 3.8%. With the exception of the Mona Campus, the other campuses surpassed the annual projected growth rates for post- study than full-time study; however, this gap has been steadily declining. Enrolment by Gender The University of the West Indies has enrolled a dispro- portionately higher percentage of females to males over the past decade. In 2008/2009, the proportion of females to males was 69:31 for total University enrol- ment, 67:33 for on-campus enrolment, 80:20 for Open Campus enrolment and 78:22 for off-campus enrolment (Table 7). 98 THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES ANNUAL REPORT 2008/2009 Faculty of Engineering (St Augustine) with a proportion of 70% male and 30% female and Pure and Applied Sciences (Cave Hill) with a proportion of 55% male and 45% female. Student Registrations by Faculty and Programme Student registration by Faculty has shown that Univer- sity-wide, the Faculty of Social Sciences attracts the most students (Table 9). Of the University’s 35,764 Overall, the Open Campus recorded the highest propor- tion of females at 80% of total enrolment, followed by Mona Campus with 70% of total enrolment, while Cave Hill’s figure was 68% and St Augustine’s, 64%. A similar pattern emerged for on-campus First Degree enrolment. As Table 8 shows, the Mona Campus had the highest proportion of females (70%) registered in on-campus First Degree programmes followed by Cave Hill (68%) and St Augustine (65%). Each campus also recorded a high percentage of females in the Faculty of Law. The only disciplines where men dominated was the 99 THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES ANNUAL REPORT 2008/2009 on-campus students, 41.6% or 14,886 were registered As seen in Table 7, 27,938 students were pursuing in the Social Sciences in 2008/2009. This represents a undergraduate study from a total of 35,764 on-campus 4.5% increase over the previous year. As a proportion of students. As a proportion of on-campus enrolment, on-campus enrolment, the Faculty of Social Sciences 78% of students were registered in undergraduate pro- registered the highest proportion of students at each grammes while 21% were enrolled in postgraduate campus ranging from 32% at St Augustine, to 43% at programmes. Among undergraduate students, over Mona, to 58% at Cave Hill. The Faculty of Pure and 90% were registered in First-Degree programmes at Applied Sciences/Science & Agriculture attracted the each campus. The majority (91% or more) of postgrad- second highest share of students, at approximately uate students were registered in higher degree pro- 19.6% of on-campus enrolment. The Faculty of Human- grammes at each campus. ities and Education combined attracted the third highest share of students with 19.2% Geographical Distribution of A comparison of on-campus enrolment by Faculty is Students presented in Graph 2. The Mona Campus recorded the As a regional university, the University of the West Indies most students in Medical Sciences and Social Sciences, enrols students predominantly of Caribbean origin. In while St Augustine registered the most students in 2008/2009, 38.3% of University students had origins in Humanities and Education, Engineering and Pure and Trinidad and Tobago, 33% originated from Jamaica and Applied Sciences/Science & Agriculture. The Cave Hill 16.6% were from Barbados (Table 12). For the third Campus enrolled the most students in Law. year in a row, the majority of students came from By programme, the University of the West Indies caters Trinidad and Tobago. to a predominantly undergraduate student population. The percentage distribution of students originating from OECS countries remained steady at 3.2% of total on-campus enrolment (Table 11). The OECS countries include Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, St Kitts/Nevis, St Lucia, and St Vincent and the Grenadines. Of the 1,142 OECS students enrolled, 1.8% was registered at Cave Hill, 0.5% was registered at Mona, and 1.0% was enrolled at St Augustine. Both the Cave Hill and Mona Campuses enrolled fewer OECS Students in 2008/2009 than in the previous year. For the Open Campus the percentage distribution of students originating from OECS countries was 31.8% of the total Open Campus enrolment of 5,072 in 2008/09 (Table 12). For on-campus enrolment, the proportion of students originating from non-contributing countries increased from 1% in 2007/2008 to 1.8% in 2008/09. Of these 643 students, approximately one half (320) was enrolled in the Faculty of Medical Sciences (Table 10). By campus, 309 were at St Augustine, 263 at Mona and 71 at Cave Hill (Table 12). 100 THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES ANNUAL REPORT 2008/2009 Table 1: Comparative Student Registrations at On- and Off- Campus Locations in 2007/2008 and 2008/2009 Student Registration 2007/ Percent 2008/ Percent Number Percent 2008 of Total 2009 of Total Change Change On-Campus Cave Hill 7,311 21.2 7,836 21.9 525 7.2 Mona 12,263 35.6 12,394 34.7 131 1.1 St Augustine 14,909 43.2 15,534 43.4 625 4.2 Total On-Campus 34,483 100.0 35,764 100.0 1,281 3.7 Off-Campus Distance Education Programmes 988 34.2 872 31.7 -116 -11.7 Tertiary Level Institutions 1,307 45.2 1,321 48.0 14 1.1 Affiliated Institutions 341 11.8 273 9.9 -68 -19.9 Other Off-Campus:External 253 8.8 284 10.3 31 12.3 Total Off-Campus 2,889 100.0 2,750 100.0 -139 -4.8 Open Campus 3,915 – 5,072 – 1,157 29.6 Grand Total 41,287 – 43,586 – 2,299 5.6 Note: The 2007/08 Registration figures for St Augustine has been revised Graph 1: Percentage Change in On-Campus Student Enrolment between 2007/2008 and 2008/2009 Total On-Campus 3.0 Cave Hill 7.2 St Augustine 4.2 Mona 1.1 101 THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES ANNUAL REPORT 2008/2009 Table 2: Total University Student Enrolment by Campus, Faculty, Programme and Gender, 2008/2009 CAMPUS & HUMANITIES & EDUCATION PROGRAMME AGRICULTURE ENGINEERING LAWHUMANITIES EDUCATION T M F T M F T M F T M F T M F CAVE HILL First Degree 0 0 0 1,071 280 791 152 28 124 0 0 0 402 94 308 Certificates & Diplomas 0 0 0 9 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Higher Degrees 0 0 0 145 41 104 36 8 28 0 0 0 125 46 79 Advanced Diplomas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Specially Admitted 0 0 0 14 2 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 0 0 0 1,239 328 911 188 36 152 0 0 0 527 140 387 MONA First Degree 0 0 0 1,864 436 1,428 0 0 0 0 0 0 62 19 43 Certificates & Diplomas 0 0 0 11 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Higher Degrees 0 0 0 703 122 581 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advanced Diplomas 0 0 0 17 2 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Specially Admitted 0 0 0 40 11 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 0 0 0 2,635 577 2,058 0 0 0 0 0 0 62 19 43 ST AUGUSTINE First Degree 725 255 470 1,498 340 1,158 452 115 337 1,404 978 426 76 17 59 Certificates & Diplomas 46 13 33 134 42 92 103 13 90 1 1 0 0 0 0 Higher Degrees 146 70 76 214 55 159 232 55 177 816 452 364 0 0 0 Advanced Diplomas 3 2 1 20 4 16 128 38 90 25 19 6 0 0 0 Specially Admitted 5 0 5 8 1 7 3 0 3 6 5 1 0 0 0 Total 925 340 585 1,874 442 1,432 918 221 697 2,252 1,455 797 76 17 59 UNIVERSITY First Degree 725 255 470 4,433 1,056 3,377 604 143 461 1,404 978 426 540 130 410 Certificates & Diplomas 46 13 33 154 53 101 103 13 90 1 1 0 0 0 0 Higher Degrees 146 70 76 1,062 218 844 268 63 205 816 452 364 125 46 79 Advanced Diplomas 3 2 1 37 6 31 128 38 90 25 19 6 0 0 0 Specially Admitted 5 0 5 62 14 48 3 0 3 6 5 1 0 0 0 Total 925 340 585 5,748 1,347 4,401 1,106 257 849 2,252 1,455 797 665 176 489 Outreach 17 6 11 1,032 235 797 1,062 187 875 59 50 9 233 60 173 Cave Hill 0 0 0 181 40 141 51 5 46 0 0 0 71 24 47 Mona 0 0 0 837 192 645 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 St Augustine 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 59 50 9 0 0 0 Open Campus 16 6 10 13 3 10 1,011 182 829 0 0 0 162 36 126 External students are included in the off-campus figures for St Augustine. 102 THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES ANNUAL REPORT 2008/2009 MEDICAL SCIENCES/ NATURAL SCIENCES/ PURE SOCIAL CENTRE FOR GENDER GRADUATE CLINICAL MEDICINE & APPLIED SCIENCES/ SCIENCES AND DEVELOPMENT STUDIES TOTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY STUDIES T M F T M F T M F T M F T M F T M F 92 25 67 1,043 573 470 3,894 1,135 2,759 0 0 0 0 0 0 6,654 2,135 4,519 0 0 0 0 0 0 163 41 122 0 0 0 0 0 0 172 46 126 51 14 37 98 51 47 474 159 315 6 1 5 0 0 0 935 320 615 31 5 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 5 26 0 0 0 2 2 0 28 5 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 9 35 174 44 130 1,143 626 517 4,559 1,340 3,219 6 1 5 0 0 0 7,836 2,515 5,321 1,487 343 1,144 1,835 788 1,047 3,805 1,100 2,705 1 0 1 0 0 0 9,054 2,686 6,368 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 9 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 15 30 569 177 392 394 190 204 1,384 458 926 23 2 21 3 2 1 3,076 951 2,125 0 0 0 14 8 6 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 11 24 30 7 23 17 9 8 97 32 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 184 59 125 2,086 527 1,559 2,260 995 1,265 5,324 1,600 3,724 24 2 22 3 2 1 12,394 3,722 8,672 1,500 519 981 2,428 1,043 1,385 3,341 785 2,556 0 0 0 0 0 0 11,424 4,052 7,372 0 0 0 4 2 2 301 56 245 0 0 0 0 0 0 589 127 462 251 117 134 215 99 116 1,282 447 835 19 4 15 0 0 0 3,175 1,299 1,876 48 27 21 0 0 0 68 14 54 4 1 3 0 0 0 296 105 191 0 0 0 17 8 9 11 4 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 18 32 1,799 663 1,136 2,664 1,152 1,512 5,003 1,306 3,697 23 5 18 0 0 0 15,534 5,601 9,933 3,079 887 2,192 5,306 2,404 2,902 11,040 3,020 8,020 1 0 1 0 0 0 27,132 8,873 18,259 0 0 0 4 2 2 498 106 392 0 0 0 0 0 0 806 188 618 871 308 563 707 340 367 3,140 1,064 2,076 48 7 41 3 2 1 7,186 2,570 4,616 79 32 47 14 8 6 72 15 57 4 1 3 0 0 0 362 121 241 30 7 23 36 19 17 136 41 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 278 86 192 4,059 1,234 2,825 6,067 2,773 3,294 14,886 4,246 10,640 53 8 45 3 2 1 35,764 11,838 23,926 774 30 744 268 127 141 4,343 887 3,456 34 8 26 0 0 0 7,822 1,590 6,232 0 0 0 10 8 2 54 12 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 367 89 278 688 21 667 74 34 40 421 87 334 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,020 334 1,686 19 6 13 184 85 99 99 30 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 363 171 192 67 3 64 0 0 0 3,769 758 3,011 34 8 26 0 0 0 5,072 996 4,076 103 THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES ANNUAL REPORT 2008/2009 Table 3: On- and Off-Campus Student Registrations by Programme and Campus, 2008/2009 PROGRAMME UNIVERSITY CAVE HILL MONA ST AUGUSTINE LEVEL M F T M F T M F T M F T On-Campus First Degree 8,873 18,259 27,132 2,135 4,519 6,654 2686 6368 9,054 4,052 7,372 11,424 Certificate 119 410 529 0 0 0 0 0 0 119 410 529 Diploma 69 208 277 46 126 172 15 30 45 8 52 60 Advanced 121 241 362 5 26 31 11 24 35 105 191 296 Diploma Higher Degree 2,570 4,616 7,186 320 615 935 951 2,125 3,076 1,299 1,876 3,175 Specially 86 192 278 9 35 44 59 125 184 18 32 50 Admitted Sub-Total 11,838 23,926 35,764 2,515 5,321 7,836 3,722 8,672 12,394 5,601 9,933 15,534 Off-Campus Distance 149 723 872 0 0 0 149 723 872 0 0 0 Education Affiliated 55 218 273 0 0 0 55 218 273 0 0 0 Institutions Tertiary Level 243 1,078 1,321 89 278 367 130 745 875 24 55 79 Institutions External 147 137 284 0 0 0 0 0 0 147 137 284 Sub-Total 594 2,156 2,750 89 278 367 334 1,686 2,020 171 192 363 Open Campus 996 4,076 5,072 – – – – – – – – – Total 13,428 30,158 43,586 2,604 5,599 8,203 4,056 10,358 14,414 5,772 10,125 15,897 Registration 104 THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES ANNUAL REPORT 2008/2009 Table 4: Comparison of FTE* Enrolment between 2007/2008 and 2008/2009 Campus & Faculty/School 2007/2008 2008/2009 Number change % change CAVE HILL Humanities & Education 1,040 974 -66 -6.3 Law 448 482 34 7.5 Clinical Medicine & Research 94 173 80 85.0 Pure and Applied Sciences 869 914 45 5.2 Social Sciences 2,940 3,267 327 11.1 Institute of Gender & Development Studies 5 5 0 0.0 Special Admittance 39 36 -3 -6.5 Total 5,433 5,849 417 7.7 MONA Humanities & Education 2316 2132 -184 -7.9 Law 60 62 2 3.3 Medical Sciences 1779 1998 219 12.3 Pure and Applied Sciences 1878 2080 202 10.8 Social Sciences 3916 4055 139 3.5 Institute of Gender & Development Studies 18 17 -1 -5.6 Graduate Studies 5 2 -4 -70.0 Special Admittance 114 103 -11 -9.6 Total 10,086 10448 362 3.6 ST AUGUSTINE Sciences & Agriculture: Agriculture 871 814 -57 -6.5 Humanities & Education 2,279 2,267 -12 -0.5 Engineering 1,887 1,875 -12 -0.6 Law 41 76 35 85.4 Medical Sciences 1,521 1,660 140 9.2 Sciences & Agriculture: Sciences 2,120 2,458 339 16.0 Social Sciences 3,501 3,630 130 3.7 Institute of Gender & Development Studies 7 20 14 207.7 Special Admittance 55 44 -11 -20.0 Total 12,279 12,844 565 4.6 UNIVERSITY Sciences & Agriculture: Agriculture 871 814 -57 -6.5 Humanities & Education 5,634 5,373 -261 -4.6 Engineering 1,887 1,875 -12 -0.6 Law 549 620 71 12.8 Medical Sciences/Clinical Medicine & Research 3,393 3,831 438 12.9 Pure and Applied Sciences/Sciences & 4,866 5,452 586 12.0 Agriculture Sciences Social Sciences 10,357 10,952 595 5.7 Institute of Gender & Development Studies 18 42 24 130.6 Graduate Studies 10 2 -4 -84.2 Special Admittance 208 183 406 -11.8 Total 27,791 29,141 1,350 4.9 *For purposes of computing FTE, 2 part-time students are counted as one FTE. No weighting is given for postgraduate students. It should be noted that these FTE figures are only computed for on-campus students. 105 THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES ANNUAL REPORT 2008/2009 Table 5: Actual FTE Enrolment by Campus and Faculty/School, 2008/2009 Faculty/School CAVE HILL MONA ST AUGUSTINE TOTAL Science & Agriculture: Agriculture 0 0 814 814 Humanities & Education 985 2,132 2,267 5,384 Engineering 0 0 1,875 1,875 Law 482 62 76 620 Medical Sciences/Clinical Medicine & Research 173 1,998 1,660 3,831 Pure & Applied Sciences/Sciences and Agricuture: Sciences 915 2,080 2,458 5,453 Social Sciences 3,291 4,055 3,630 10,976 Institute of Gender and Development Studies 5 17 20 42 Graduate Studies 0 2 0 2 Special Admittance 0 103 44 147 Total 5,849 10,448 12,844 29,141 Science & Technology % 19 39 53 41 Note: The Science and Technology group includes the Faculties of Sciences and Agriculture, Pure and Applied Sciences, Engineering, Medical Sciences and the School of Clinical Medicine and Research. Table 6: FTE Student Enrolment by Campus, Gender and Programme, 2008/20009 UNIVERSITY CAVE HILL MONA ST AUGUSTINE T M F T M F T M F T M F ON-CAMPUS Undergraduate 1st Degree 23,587 7,789 15,798 5,011 1,599 3,412 8,210 2,415 5,795 10,367 3,775 6,592 Certificate 318 68 250 0 0 0 0 0 0 318 68 250 Diploma 166 41 125 89 25 64 34 12 22 44 5 39 Sub-Total 24,071 7,898 16,173 5,099 1,624 3,476 8,244 2,427 5,817 10,728 3,848 6,881 Graduate Higher Diploma 275 86 189 31 5 26 19 6 13 226 74.5 151 Higher Degree 4,613 1,615 2,999 684 227 457 2,083 653 1,431 1,847 735 1,112 Sub-Total 4,888 1,700 3,188 714 232 482 2,102 659 1,443 2,072 810 1,263 Specially Admitted 183 54 129 36 7 29 103 32 71 44 16 29 Total 29,141 9,652 19,489 5,849 1,862 3,987 10,448 3,117 7,331 12,844 4,673 8,172 Postgraduate 16 17 15 12 12 11 20 21 20 14 16 14 Degree % 106 THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES ANNUAL REPORT 2008/2009 Table 7: University Enrolment by Campus, Student Status, Gender and Programme, 2008/2009 UNIVERSITY CAVE HILL MONA ST AUGUSTINE T M F T M F T M F T M F Total Enrolment 43,586 13,428 30,158 8,203 2,604 5,599 14,414 4,056 10,358 15,897 5,772 10,125 On-Campus 35,764 11,838 23,926 7,836 2,515 5,321 12,394 3,722 8,672 15,534 5,601 9,933 Full-time 22,517 7,465 15,052 3,861 1,209 2,652 8,502 2,512 5,990 10,154 3,744 6,410 Part-time 13,247 4,373 8,874 3,975 1,306 2,669 3,892 1,210 2,682 5,380 1,857 3,523 Off-Campus 2,750 594 2,156 367 89 278 2,020 334 1,686 363 171 192 Open Campus 5,072 996 4,076 ON-CAMPUS Undergraduate 1st Degree 27,132 8,873 18,259 6,654 2,135 4,519 9,054 2,686 6,368 11,424 4,052 7,372 Certificate 529 119 410 0 0 0 0 0 0 529 119 410 Diploma 277 69 208 172 46 126 45 15 30 60 8 52 Subtotal 27,938 9,061 18,877 6,826 2,181 4,645 9,099 2,701 6,398 12,013 4,179 7,834 Graduate Higher Diploma 362 121 241 31 5 26 35 11 24 296 105 191 Higher Degree 7,186 2,570 4,616 935 320 615 3,076 951 2,125 3,175 1,299 1,876 Sub-Total 7,548 2,691 4,857 966 325 641 3,111 962 2,149 3,471 1,404 2,067 Specially Admitted 278 100 178 44 9 35 184 59 125 50 32 18 Total On-Campus 35,764 11,852 23,912 7,836 2,515 5,321 12,394 3,722 8,672 15,534 5,615 9,919 Note: Off-Campus totals include ‘External registrations’ at St Augustine Campus. Open Campus enrolment not included. Table 8: Percentage Distribution of Male and Female Registrations in On-Campus First Degree Programmes by Faculty/School and Campus, 2008/2009 Faculty/School CAVE HILL MONA ST AUGUSTINE M F M F M F % % % % % % Science & Agriculture: Agriculture 0 0 0 0 35 65 Humanities & Education 26 74 23 77 23 77 Engineering 0 0 0 0 70 30 Law 27 73 31 69 22 78 Medical Sciences/Clinical Medicine & Research 25 75 23 77 35 65 Pure & Applied Sciences/Sciences & Agriculture: Sciences 55 45 43 57 43 57 Social Sciences 29 71 29 71 24 76 Total 32 68 30 70 35 65 107 THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES ANNUAL REPORT 2008/2009 Table 9: Comparison of On-Campus Enrolment between 2007/2008 and 2008/2009 Campus & Faculty/School 2007/2008 2008/2009 % change CAVE HILL Humanities & Education 1,562 1,427 -8.6 Law 479 527 10.0 Clinical Medicine and Research 94 174 85.1 Pure & Applied Sciences 1,079 1,143 5.9 Social Sciences 4,091 4,559 11.4 Institute of Gender and Development Studies 6 6 0.0 Total 7,311 7,836 7.2 MONA Humanities & Education 2,914 2,635 -9.6 Law 60 62 3.3 Medical Sciences 1,857 2,086 12.3 Pure & Applied Sciences 2,111 2,260 7.1 Social Sciences 5,285 5,324 0.7 Institute of Gender and Development Studies 27 24 -11.1 Graduate Studies 9 3 -66.7 Total 12,263 12,394 1.1 ST AUGUSTINE Sciences & Agriculture: Agriculture 961 925 -3.7 Humanities & Education 2,807 2,792 -0.5 Engineering 2,261 2,252 -0.4 Law 41 76 85.4 Medical Sciences 1,627 1,799 10.6 Sciences & Agriculture: Sciences 2,328 2,664 14.4 Social Sciences 4,871 5,003 2.7 Institute of Gender and Development Studies 13 23 76.9 Total 14,909 15,534 4.2 UNIVERSITY Humanities & Education 7,283 6,854 -5.9 Engineering 2,261 2,252 -0.4 Law 580 665 14.7 Medical Sciences/Clinical Medicine & Research 3,578 4,059 13.4 Pure & Applied Sciences/Sciences & Agriculture 6,479 6,992 7.9 Social Sciences 14,247 14,886 4.5 Institute of Gender and Development Studies 46 53 15.2 Graduate Studies 9 3 -66.7 Total 34,483 35,764 3.7 108 THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES ANNUAL REPORT 2008/2009 Table 10: Total On-Campus Registration of Students by Faculty/School and Country of Origin – 2008/2009 – All Campuses COUNTRY AGRI- HUMAN- EDUCA- ENGINEER- LAW MS/CM* PAS/S&A: SOCIAL GRADUATE CGDS TOTAL % CULTURE ITIES TION ING SCIENCES** SCIENCES STUDIES OF TOTAL Anguilla 0 2 1 0 4 1 0 3 0 0 11 0.0 Antigua & 1 21 1 1 6 8 7 94 0 0 139 0.4 Barbuda Bahamas 1 9 1 1 10 179 23 34 0 0 258 0.7 Barbados 9 1,307 2 93 123 311 992 3,984 0 6 6,827 19.1 Belize 0 13 1 7 21 15 14 47 0 0 118 0.3 British Virgin 0 2 0 0 8 16 1 5 0 0 32 0.1 Islands Cayman Islands 0 1 0 0 0 6 2 0 0 0 9 0.0 Dominica 4 8 0 11 8 24 17 72 0 0 144 0.4 Grenada 2 9 2 6 12 7 8 45 0 0 91 0.3 Guyana 2 12 1 13 6 19 14 46 0 2 115 0.3 Jamaica 28 2,494 6 80 185 1,537 2,060 5,061 3 22 11,476 32.1 Monserrat 1 2 0 2 3 7 0 6 0 0 21 0.1 St Kitts/Nevis 1 16 0 5 12 13 13 57 0 0 117 0.3 St Lucia 12 26 13 16 10 28 35 106 0 0 246 0.7 St Vincent & 8 48 1 11 27 23 79 187 0 0 384 1.1 The Grenadines Trinidad & Tobago 846 1,889 871 1,974 228 1,541 2,755 5,000 0 20 15,124 42.3 Turks & Caicos 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 2 0 0 9 0.0 Islands Others 10 76 17 31 2 320 47 137 0 3 643 1.8 Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 All Campuses 925 5,936 918 2,252 665 4,059 6,067 14,886 3 53 35,764 100.0 Note: Education figures are included with Humanities at the Mona and Cave Hill Campuses *Medical Sciences/Clinical Medicine & Research **Pure & Applied Sciences/Sciences & Agriculture: Sciences 109 THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES ANNUAL REPORT 2008/2009 Table 11: Number of OECS Students as a Percentage of Total On-Campus Student Population by Campus, 2005/2006 to 2008/2009 COUNTRY 2005– Total % 2006– Total % 2007– Total % 2008– Total % 2006 Students 2007 Students 2008 Students 2009 Students Cave Hill 569 1.8 634 1.9 617 1.8 629 1.8 Mona 197 0.6 205 0.6 182 0.5 167 0.5 St 438 1.4 304 0.9 303 0.9 346 1.0 Augustine Total 1,204 31,789 3.8 1143 33,140 3.4 1,102 34,483 3.2 1,142 35,764 3.2 Note: The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) comprises the following countries: Antigua & Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, St Kitts/Nevis, St Lucia and St Vincent and The Grenadines. Graph 2: UWI On-Campus Student Enrolment by Faculty and by Campus, 2008/2009 6000 5000 4000 3000 2000 1000 0 Hum. & Educ. Engin. Law Med. Sci. P.A.S. & Nat. Sci.& Soc. Sci. IGDS Grad. Studies Agri. Cave Hill Mona St. Augustine 110 THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES ANNUAL REPORT 2008/2009 111 Table 12: Total University Enrolment by Campus and Country of Origin, 2008/2009 On Campus Total Cave Hill Mona St Augustine Open Campus Off Campus Total University T M F T M F T M F T M F T M F T M F T M F Anguilla 11 5 6 10 5 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 48 9 39 0 0 0 59 14 45 Antigua & 139 43 96 101 28 73 21 9 12 17 6 11 165 22 143 81 18 63 385 83 302 Barbuda Bahamas 258 83 175 38 12 26 161 56 105 59 15 44 9 4 5 85 27 58 352 114 238 Barbados 6,827 2,290 4,537 6,446 2,118 4,328 169 59 110 212 113 99 186 25 161 206 45 161 7,219 2,360 4,859 Belize 118 40 78 52 13 39 47 12 35 19 15 4 119 39 80 52 8 44 289 87 202 British Virgin 32 7 25 16 2 14 8 3 5 8 2 6 6 1 5 20 1 19 58 9 49 Islands Cayman Islands 9 5 4 3 2 1 6 3 3 0 0 0 3 0 3 4 0 4 16 5 11 Dominica 144 57 87 79 28 51 19 8 11 46 21 25 296 60 236 63 4 59 503 121 382 Grenada 91 29 62 64 21 43 5 1 4 22 7 15 307 55 252 39 2 37 437 86 351 Guyana 115 55 60 46 21 25 24 12 12 45 22 23 33 11 22 70 54 16 218 120 98 Jamaica 11,476 3,443 8,033 182 46 136 11,118 3,294 7,824 176 103 73 1,205 249 956 1,699 291 1,408 14,380 3,983 10,397 Monserrat 21 8 13 10 4 6 7 1 6 4 3 1 56 10 46 0 0 0 77 18 59 St Kitts/Nevis 117 47 70 56 18 38 25 14 11 36 15 21 166 38 128 13 4 9 296 89 207 St Lucia 246 84 162 91 28 63 27 6 21 128 50 78 361 66 295 102 19 83 709 169 540 St Vincent & The 384 120 264 228 67 161 63 19 44 93 34 59 261 44 217 22 9 13 667 173 494 Grenadines Trinidad & Tobago 15,124 5,203 9,921 342 72 270 427 113 314 14,355 5,018 9,337 1,340 282 1,058 232 95 137 16,696 5,580 11,116 Turks & Caicos 9 1 8 1 1 0 4 0 4 4 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 10 1 9 Islands Others 643 319 324 71 30 41 263 112 151 309 177 132 36 10 26 61 17 44 740 346 394 Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 475 71 404 0 0 0 475 71 404 All Countries 35,764 11,839 23,925 7,836 2,516 5,320 12,394 3,722 8,672 15,534 5,601 9,933 5,072 996 4,076 2,750 594 2,156 43,586 13,429 30,157