The
University
of theWest Indies
Annual  Report
2010/2011

The
University
of theWest Indies
Annual  Report
2010/2011
» Global Reach . . .
Caribbean Roots
CAVE HILL     MONA     ST AUGUSTINE     OPEN CAMPUS
UWI
UWI
O u r  M i s s i O n
The mission of The university of
the West indies is to propel the
economic, social, political and
cultural development of West
indian society through teaching,
research, innovation, advisory
and community services and
intellectual leadership.
O u r  V i s i O n
That the uWi is an innovative,
internationally competitive, con-
temporary university, deeply
rooted in the Caribbean, commit-
ted to creating the best possible
future for all its stakeholders. it 
is the university of first choice for
the region’s students and 
talented academics. it provides 
a truly supportive environment
that rewards excellence and it 
is agile enough to thrive in a
dynamic global environment.
Contents
introduction    04
CORE STRATEGIC AIMS
Teaching and Learning    10
Graduate studies    24
research and innovation    32
Outreach to underserved Communities    48
» uWi GAMEs, 2011 58
M A j O R E n A b l E R S
Transforming the Leadership & Administrative 
Culture and Processes    61
Marketing and Branding    68
Funding the Enterprise    72
strengthening regionality and the national 
Engagement Processes 81
Leveraging international Partnerships and 
Engaging the Alumni    90
» GrADuATEs OF ThE uWi, 2011 98
U W I fAC T S & S TAT S
university Council 2011/2012 101
The Executive Management Team 102
Committee of Deans 103
student Enrolment statistics 2010/2011   105
© 2012  Office of the Vice-Chancellery.  Published 2012.   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
Cover photograph by Aneel Karim, Marketing & Communication Office, uWi, st Augustine
This Report is also available on the University’s website at www.uwi.edu
Introduction
The regional university continues to operate in improve services to students, staff and other stake-an environment in which our contributing holders and to expand and update infrastructure incountries are all facing economic challenges. order to deliver on that commitment. Efforts to
however, despite these challenges which have diversify our funding base remain a critical element
impacted adversely on its operations, The university of our current strategic Plan and it will be a central
of the West indies remains resolute in its determina- feature of our next Plan. 
tion to deliver quality degree programmes, to con-
Our students and staff continued to do the uWi
duct first rate research relevant to regional growth
proud at home and extra-regionally. The 2012
and to offer technical and advisory services to our
Jamaica rhodes scholarship was awarded to a uWi
Governments and the public and private sectors.
graduate, Ms Kamille Adair, who is currently com-
This is best exemplified by the tremendous efforts
pleting studies at the norman Manley Law school.
made by the Principals of our four campuses to max-
she plans to pursue a career in international Law and
imise the resources they have at their disposal to
was a member of a team comprising uWi graduates
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The significant accomplishments of 
this planning period have ensured a solid 
foundation for the next planning cycle.
that participated in the Jessup international student numbers have grown over the past decade,
Law Mooting Competition in 2011. The team was increasing from about 22,000 to in excess of 47,000
adjudged the best new team in that prestigious and there has been a considerable demand for capi-
competition. Professor Eudine Barriteau, Deputy tal development to meet classroom and living needs.
Principal of the Cave hill Campus was conferred with At the Mona Campus, two new halls of residence
the CAriCOM Triennial Award for Women at the that together will add 1,000 more rooms for under-
heads of Government Conference in st Kitts in July graduate and postgraduate students are being added
2011. Professor Barriteau is the tenth recipient of the to the plant; the new Faculty of Law Building is now
award and joins several uWi faculty in this distin- complete and includes a Moot Court and other fea-
guished cadre of accomplished women. Principal of tures that will significantly benefit the students; the
the Open Campus, Professor hazel simmons- Basic Medical sciences Complex, with state-of-the-
McDonald, was also conferred with an OBE for art teaching facilities, is expected to be ready in time
distinguished service to education in her native for the 2012/2013 academic year. At the st Augustine
saint Lucia. Campus, students in the Film programme now have
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2012–2017. There have been gains recorded in each of
the key focal areas of the current Plan: Teaching and
Learning; research and innovation; Outreach and
Graduate studies. Progress was also recorded in the
supporting themes such as Financing the Enterprise;
Administrative Transformation; Marketing and
Branding; strengthening national Engagements and
internationalisation. 
With regard to expanding access, significant achieve-
ments included the establishment of the Open 
Campus in 2008 and the Western Jamaica Campus in
2009. new programmes at the undergraduate and
their own building; a new Teaching and Learning
postgraduate levels were added in areas such as 
complex will soon be completed and student hous-
Taxation, Enterprise risk Management and Youth
ing for the Faculty of Medical sciences is being 
Development Work. student enrolment in under-
constructed while Canada hall is being refurbished.
graduate and postgraduate degree programmes
The Penal-Debe lands have been commissioned and
increased by 25% over years 2007/2008 to 2011/2012. 
construction is slated to begin shortly on the south
Campus. The Cave hill school of Business has been improvements in the capacity for teaching aimed at
upgraded and expanded to provide additional preparing a distinctive uWi graduate included the
accommodation and training facilities to enable the introduction of the Certificate in university Teaching
school to expand and diversify its training pro- and Learning, the strengthening of the Quality
grammes. The new facilities include three training Assurance units and the commencement of institu-
rooms – each with a seating capacity of 45 persons, tional Accreditation. There was growth in the num-
two language labs, a secretariat, new kitchen/dining bers of postgraduate students (especially in taught
room to accommodate 50 persons, a lunchroom, and degrees) and the introduction of systems such as a
other supporting facilities. Additional student hous- Graduate studies and research information Portal
ing is also being constructed and plans are underway (GriP) and the Thesis Progress Tracker served to
to extend the current Main Library facilities. The improve the experience of our postgraduate student
all-weather FiFA-rated football field has been com- community which makes up 25% of our total student
pleted and is in use. Work is currently in progress on numbers. 
the installation of FiFA Class iii lights to facilitate in the last 5 years, research clusters in areas relevant
the night use of the field and a grand stand is being to sustainable development in the region were estab-
constructed. The Open Campus continues to work lished, cross-campus research collaboration was
on upgrading sites across the region to better meet enhanced and this in turn facilitated more effective
the needs of our students. collaboration with international partners and
As we neared the end of the current strategic Plan- increased access to international donor funding.
ning period (2007–2012), the leadership of the Administrative processes were strengthened by the
university took the opportunity to reflect on the uWi-wide installation and utilisation of enterprise
gains  made over the past five years and to review in a software systems such as Banner student and
forthright way the challenges faced in implementing Finance and Peoplesoft. We have recognised the
the goals we had set ourselves. This exercise has need to position ourselves in significant, potential
occurred even as we have embarked on developing extra-regional markets as well as to ensure that our
the next Plan which will guide our activities during immediate stakeholders in the region – students,
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their families, Governments and the private sector – in the year 2012, there are several significant anniver-
are kept apprised of the work being done to advance saries being observed across the region and at the
their interests. The strengthening of the marketing uWi. Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago will cele-
and communication offices on the campuses has brate their 50th Anniversary as independent nations
greatly enhanced this capability. The numerous con- and in recognition of these significant events, the
ferences and symposia hosted by all the uWi cam- sALisEs is coordinating a series of regional 50:50
puses to address pressing development issues and events that will bring together policy-makers, stu-
attended by a wide cross-section of national, regional dents, faculty and other stakeholders to reflect on
and international stakeholders also helped to expose the past fifty years and to start devising an agenda for
the work being done by our faculty and students. the next fifty. 
The significant accomplishments of this planning some 50 years ago, the uWi became an independ-
period have ensured a solid foundation for the next ent, full degree-granting institution, independent of
planning cycle. in particular, the cross-campus teams the university of London which had overseen the
which have done sterling work towards achievement birth and early growth of the fledgling entity, uCWi.
of the Plan’s goals must be commended. There were Doubtless, in 1962, there were the faint of heart who
not insignificant challenges in implementing the feared for the survival and growth of the university.
2007–2012 Plan, due primarily to a lack of financial it is true that there were significant challenges 
resources to develop as many of the initiatives as had along the way, but no one could argue that the
been intended. in framing the 2012–2017 Plan, the achievements and contributions of this entity 
matter of garnering sufficient funds to achieve its would not have pleased even those sceptics of 1962.
goals will be a central requirement. i have been heart- But while we celebrate these considerable gains, we
ened by the commitment that has been demon- must strengthen our resolve to become a “global
strated by all the campus teams that have worked to player” – an indomitable, regional resource, while
develop the new Plan and look forward to receiving forging a meaningful presence in the international
the support of the entire university community as we arena. 
finalise and implement it. The Balanced scorecard My sincere thanks are extended to the entire faculty
approach will be utilised to allow for better goal and staff of the university for making possible the
setting, implementation and assessing progress. gains which have been reported herein. 
Prof Gordon Shirley, Mona Campus Principal, Chancellor Sir George Alleyene and VC E. Nigel Harris with Honorary Graduate, Earl Jarrett (LLD)
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Year in review    2010–2011
A LOOK BACK – 2010/2011
The Cave Hill Campus The Mona Campus rekin- The St Augustine Campus The Open Campus
hosted uWi Games 2011 – dled the flame of loyalty celebrated its 50th anniver- organised and hosted the
the most successful ever. and camaraderie among sary, with special events first scholar ship cruise
it was fitting that the host its alumni by hosting a throughout the year, through the Eastern
campus won the games, homecoming Ceremony culminating in October, Caribbean for alumni and
with the most points. in February and reunion 2010. friends of the university.
Week in August.
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» UWI Annual Report 2010/11
1. Teaching and Learning
» To really understand the quality of what goes on
here, you need to dive a little deeper into the
calibre of all this year’s accomplishments. The
more you uncover, the more you’ll learn about
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the essence of the uWi experience.
Dwindling budgets arising from the financialcrisis together with the imperative to imple-ment transformational academic initiatives
resulted in a focus, across all Faculties, on curricu-
lum reform. Academic offerings have been updated,
modernised and infused with greater use of instruc-
tional and learning technologies. notable too, were
the efforts made to promote greater flexibility and
programme diversity in terms of the choice of majors
and minors as well as cross-disciplinary program-
ming. The aim was to move inexorably toward the
concept of the ‘customised degree’.
Mechanisms for Enhancing Learning
internships and other out-of-classroom learning
experiences, locally, regionally and internationally,
continued to form part of the students’ exposure and
training in a wide cross-section of disciplines. At
Mona, the Faculty of humanities & Education
included level two courses in Public speaking and
Business Communication, designed to enhance the
oral communication skills of the students for the
world of work. The Faculty of social sciences at 
St Augustine introduced two new undergraduate
courses in 2010/2011 – Economics of Disaster and 
Climate Change, and introduction to Anthropology,
in response to increasing demand for new courses
and programmes. in addition, the Department of
Management studies introduced a Bsc in insurance
and risk Management, which was developed in 
consultation with the Trinidad and Tobago insurance
institute. Faculty members continued to take advan-
tage of the in-house pedagogical certification 
programmes delivered by the instructional Develop-
ment units (iDu), such as the postgraduate Certifi-
cate in Teaching & Learning (CuTL). All Faculties
have put in place opportunities for reflective learning
such as tutorials given either by peers or assigned
tutors. The Department of Life sciences in the Fac-
ulty of Pure & Applied sciences, Mona for example,
reported marked improvements in performance of
Level 1 students, from poor pass rates of 52/65% in
2009/10 to 80/81% for 20010/11 following implemen-
tation of compulsory tutorial attendance with graded
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The UWILEADS
Programme
The uWiLEADs programme offers a stage-by-stage tutorial exercises that contribute to final course
approach to leadership engagement, focusing on lead- grade. The peer-led learning and book loan pro-
ership and personal development, leadership skills grammes in the Department of Chemistry as well as
training, leadership for social change and social the Bridging Mathematics programme also contin-
justice, and understanding leadership theory and ued to be helpful in learning. 
leadership history. The programme challenges stu- Another mechanism for enhancing the learning
dents to identify leadership learning moments as they experience was found to be the promotion of stu-
interact with the campus and with each other. During dent ‘professional’ societies. At Mona, the slate of
the year, the uWiLEADs group worked with the nCB Physics students getting First Class honours was
Foundation to launch the Michael Lee Chin Youth made up largely of members of the Physics honour
Leadership series. Mr Lee Chin, Chairman of the society. indeed, two of them were honoured for their
national Commercial Bank (nCB) delivered the outstanding academic performance at the Prime
keynote address at the launch. Minister’s annual Youth Awards. The Geography and
The Academic support unit which focuses on stu- Geology Department continued its tradition of
dents who are at risk academically, utilises workshops involving students in professional and scholarly
and collaborative sessions, including a mix of quanti- activities. The Chemical society (a student organisa-
tative and communications interventions, in an tion) was very much involved in preparations and
attempt to improve the students’ performance and implementation of activities – including production
help them succeed. of a magazine – observing the international Year of
Chemistry. The Actuarial student society is involved
in grooming students for careers as actuaries with
support from senior persons in the profession. 
The Office of student services and Development
(Oss&D) at Mona, in an effort to facilitate an envi-
ronment where positive learning and development
takes place on a continuous basis, introduced two
new initiatives, the ‘Leader Engaged, Activated,
ready to serve’ (uWiLEADs) programme and the
establishment of the Academic Support Unit
(Asu).
New Programmes  – creating the ideal 
UWI graduate
in several sites of the Open Campus there was an
increased demand for workforce development 
programmes. An interesting development in this
academic year was the growth in partnerships with
local, regional and international entities to design
and develop training programmes at the local level.
in Belize, the signing of a Memorandum of under-
standing with the Belize Chamber of Commerce and
industry in november 2010, led to a series of training
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The UWI/Guardian Life 
Premium Teaching Awards
programmes and courses for member companies. The uWi/Guardian Life ‘Premium’ Teaching Award
Another MOu with uniCEF also led to the offering was established at the Mona and st Augustine Cam-
of training courses in Media and Youth and in Grant puses to recognise teaching excellence. The Award is
Proposal Writing, among others, in Belize. similarly a collaborative effort between The uWi and Guardian
in Barbados, the Pine won the bid to provide training Life of the Caribbean Limited; it commenced in 2000
for senior public servants and this started with a pro- and is celebrated every other year alternating with the
gramme of workshops, the first of which was Finance uWi/Guardian Life ‘Premium’ Open Lecture series
for non-Financial Managers. in Jamaica, the site at which focuses on teaching and learning in higher 
Camp road was successful in winning the bid to offer education.
the Employee Development, Training and Certifica-
tion Programme for the Ministry of Finance and the in 2010 the awardees at St Augustine were Dr shiv-
Public service. Courses offered were: ananda nayak of the Faculty of Medical sciences; 
Dr Charlene M. L. roach,  Lecturer in the Department
• Entrepreneurship & small Business Management
of Behavioural sciences, Faculty of social sciences and
• Events Management Dr Grace sirju-Charran, senior Lecturer and subject
• Graphic Design Leader in Biochemistry, Department of Life sciences,
• Marketing & sales Faculty of science and Agriculture. At the Mona Cam-
• supervisory Management pus, Dr Aldrie henry Lee, research Fellow in the sir
Other sites were also active in offering a range of pro- Arthur Lewis institute for social and Economic stud-
fessional development courses for local needs. some ies, was recognised for her outstanding work.
of these included the following:
• Certificate in Theatre Arts for Teachers (st Lucia)
• 13 week Mental health Training Programme for
Community health nurses (Belize)
• Customer service (BVi)
• The Management and Productivity Toolkit 
(st Kitts and nevis)
• spanish Conversation (Antigua and Barbuda)
• Computer Literacy, PC support and Maintenance
(Cayman)
• Guidance and Counselling (st Vincent and the
Grenadines)
• Event Management (saint Lucia, Jamaica Eastern,
Jamaica Western, Montego Bay)
The Faculty of Engineering, through the Open
Campus Trinidad site, saw a successful start to its
fledgling pre-engineering programme that was com-
missioned in september 2010. The pre-engineering
programme is unique in that it is dual certified
through the inclusion of vocational training compo-
nents such as welding, electrical installation,
masonry and safety, in addition to the more tradi-
tional theoretical certification. Discussions were
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held with the Open Campus to expand the pro- planners and financial planners to work in both the
gramme Caribbean-wide. public and private sectors. Presently, no university in
the Caribbean region offers advanced training in tax-
The Faculty of social sciences at Mona continued its
ation. The industrial Organisation courses respond
focus on teaching and learning with the discussion at
to the need for persons with the skills required by
Faculty Board of a draft Philosophy of Teaching and
the various agencies that have been introduced in
Learning. This resulted from examining ways of
the Caribbean relating to competition and the regu-
assessing student learning and a paper entitled
lation of sectors such as public utilities and financial
“Transformative Learning for All Our students” was
services. Anthropological Practice was designed pri-
developed. Additionally, the Faculty continued its
marily to produce graduates with the ability to assess
focus on strengthening the curriculum in both the
social issues affecting the Caribbean region and the
undergraduate and post graduate programmes, in an
graduate course Critical Approaches to Caribbean
effort to make students more work ready, improve
society and Culture was redesigned to enhance 
oral and written communication and enhance
students’ research skills. 
research skills. 
Approval was gained at the graduate level for a con- ICT as an Enabler
centration in sports Management; a Masters in 
Taxation programme and courses in industrial Teaching and Learning have been enhanced by the
Organisation and Anthropology Practice. The con- increased use of instructional technologies including
centration in sports Management was initiated as a multimedia projection, document visualisers, DVD
part of the existing MBA at the Mona school of Busi- players, interactive pen tablets and the like. At all the
ness. it seeks to broaden the range of options and campuses most of the classrooms have such systems
satisfy an important unmet need. The Masters in installed. Distance Education technology, such as
Taxation was designed to produce a cadre for tax live-streaming and video conferencing, allowed lec-
administrators, policy makers, tax consultants and turers to introduce fresh approaches to teaching and
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learning. For example MBBs students at the Western The Single Virtual University Space Technical
Jamaica Campus in Montego Bay were able to view Assistance report was finalised and submitted to the
live video feeds and participate in discussions ema- Finance and General Purposes Committee. however,
nating from the Mona Campus in Kingston. Also, funding to execute the project is still being sought.
the use of high definition video streaming enabled The iCT Team retreat held at st Augustine in
the use of single samples to serve large groups of november 2010 focussed on the theme “re-visioning
students, situated in multiple locations. iCT for the single Virtual university space”. With
The ICT Team Retreat held at St Augustine
During the 2010/2011 academic year the cross-cam-
regard to iCT policy development, an iCT Gover-
pus iCT team, under the leadership of the university
nance Workshop was held in February 2011, the rec-
Chief iCT Officer, Mrs Brigitte Collins, significantly
ommendations from which have been outlined in a
advanced its work agenda. The Voice Connectivity
report that was submitted for consideration to the
project which allows ‘local’ telephone calls between
Finance and General Purposes Committee. An over-
campuses using extension numbers, was launched
arching information strategy policy document was
initially at Mona in April 2011 and subsequently at
also finalised and resubmitted to inter-Campus
the other campuses. The solution now allows for 24
meetings in May 2011. The Graduate Throughput
concurrent voice calls resulting in significant savings
report was also completed and submitted in May to
in telephone bills. Connectivity upgrade of band-
the Committee of Deans and to the Board for Gradu-
width at Cave hill was increased by 155 Mb with
ate studies and research for consideration. several
access to internet-2 research network. The Graduate
data quality issues identified are being addressed
student portal was completed and launched in Janu-
and data quality training for members of the Man-
ary 2011 while significant progress was made in
agement report Generation project was conducted
preparing for deployment of the general student 
in July 2011. 
portal in semester 1 of academic year 2011/2012.
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Training in the Medical Sciences Medical sciences building which had commenced
last year is now nearing completion. Clinical training
The Faculty of Medical sciences at Cave Hill saw the
has been expanded at the Kingston regional hospi-
successful completion of Phase 1 of the MB Bs pro-
tal, the Bustamante hospital for Children and at the
gramme by the entire cohort of thirty-four students
Cornwall and Mandeville Public hospitals. Despite
who were admitted in september 2008. They all
the expansion in student numbers the Faculty man-
entered hospital-based clinical training with their
aged to maintain the high standards for which it is
colleagues from Mona and st Augustine. nine stu-
well known and continued to produce excellent grad-
dents graduated in the november/December 2010
uates. This is evidenced by the 93 percent pass rate in
examination and a further 30 in May/June 2011. One
the MB Bs Programme during the review year – the
was awarded the MB Bs degree with honours, while
highest ever achieved by the Faculty; indeed, all 
three students received individual subject honours
the subject prizes were won by the Mona Campus.
and five obtained distinctions.
The Overall Clinical Medal was won by Dr Anika
The administrative centre 0f the Faculty was Kulkarni. Dr Kulkarni also won the Medicine & Ther-
relocated to the refurbished landmark Old Adminis- apeutics as well as surgery Medals. The Obstetrics &
trative Building on the Cave hill Campus. The audi- Gynaecology Medal was won by Dr Donna Cheung
torium in the Laboratory and Teaching Complex was and Dr Katherine innis won the Pathology and
formally named after Professor Emeritus henry Microbiology Medal. Dr David Walcott was also
Fraser. named the Jamaica rhodes scholar while another
Mona Medical sciences graduate, Dr Luke Foster,
At the St Augustine Campus in the Department of
was winner of the Caribbean rhodes scholarship,
Clinical Medical sciences, revisions were made to the
2010.
Year 4 clerkships; for example, more intensive ward
assignments in Adult Medicine and compulsory in addition to the refurbishment of the Departments
on-call duties in Psychiatry. The Psychiatry unit of Pathology and Microbiology, efforts to make these
developed a full clerkship at the Eric Williams Med- departments more efficient and self-sufficient were
ical sciences Complex, which reduces the need for intensified. Approval was obtained for the installa-
students to visit several different institutions for tion of a Laboratory information system and this
clinical exposure. Year 4 and 5 clerkships in Medicine should be achieved during academic year 2011/2012.
and surgery were introduced at the sangre Grande This will improve the efficiency of operations in the
hospital to allow for an improvement in the student/ laboratories and also enhance patient care, teaching
patient ratios at clinical sites. and research. 
The school of Veterinary Medicine completed a com- The new Basic Medical sciences complex will be
prehensive review of its curriculum and regulations completed and commissioned in academic year
which was approved by the Board for undergraduate 2011/2012. This complex will house the sections of
studies for implementation in 2011/2012. in collabo- Anatomy, Physiology, Pharmacology, Biochemistry,
ration with the Ontario Veterinary College (OVC), Physical Therapy and the school of Dentistry. The
university of Guelph, Canada, a programme was building will also house many research laboratories
introduced to share clinical cases between final year including CAriGEn, Forensic sciences and Toxicol-
students at both institutions on a weekly basis via ogy. it is anticipated that teaching and research will
videoconferencing be enhanced with the provision in the new building
of state-of-the-art facilities and equipment. 
At the Mona Campus, student enrolment in the
Faculty of Medical sciences increased by 5% over 
the previous year. The construction of a new Basic
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Expanding Access able to persons in Tobago interested in pursuing the
Diploma in Education and for the first time one of
The uWi’s mandate to expand access to underserved
the most sought-after programmes, the international
communities across the region received a consider-
Master’s in Business Administration (iMBA) was
able boost during the review year with a major step
delivered face-to-face in Tobago. These develop-
towards extending service to students living in south
ments have the potential to impact not only the 
Trinidad. in February 2011 the Government of
individual students but the education system and
Trinidad & Tobago granted 100 acres of former
the business community on the island.
Caroni sugar lands for the construction of what will
be the st Augustine south Campus. Located in Debe, Despite severe short-falls in promised income from
south Trinidad, ground for construction of the pro- the governments and the continuing economic crisis
jected satellite campus was broken in October 2010 throughout the region, student numbers at the
in a special ceremony with the Chancellor, Open Campus did not alter much from the previous
sir George Alleyne and the Prime Minister, The year. Face-to-face continuing education programmes
The Hon Kamla Persad-Bessessar, PM of Trinidad & Tobago participates in the formal ceremony to launch the construction of the Penal/Debe satellite campus in South Trinidad
honourable Kamla Persad-Bessessar, in attendance. declined somewhat, catering to just over 19,000 per-
Construction was scheduled to commence early in sons – the vast majority, as always, being in Trinidad
2012 with the first intake of students from the Faculty though somewhat less than in the previous year 
of Law, expected in August/september of that year. (c. 11,350) and with a considerable number in Jamaica
(just under 5,000). The number of students attend-
There were important developments in Tobago as
ing the social Welfare Training Centre (sWTC)
well, albeit not as dramatic. students in Tobago have
remained over 100. On-line programmes attracted
for many years been able to pursue programmes at
6,181 students, an increase on the previous year’s
the uWi’s st Augustine Campus using distance
enrolment with 3,724 of these (60%) resident in the
learning technology. While a welcome option that
campus countries. 620 persons graduated from
has made tertiary education more affordable and
degree programmes in 2011.
therefore more accessible to students on the sister
isle, it was not always ideal. This year the Campus service to students in the on-line programmes was
expanded the number of face-to-face options avail- given a significant boost through the purchase of a
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» enhancing the learning experience
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full helpdesk ticketing software solution called Quality Assurance
Webhelpdesk. The software was chosen based on four
The Office of the Board for Undergraduate Stud-
criteria: support, ease-of-use, flexibility and cost.
ies (OBus) continued, during 2010/2011, to engage
Webhelpdesk does not require recurrent annual costs
in activities corresponding to its three areas of focus:
and the capital outlay was a one-time payment. ide-
policy, quality assurance and the preservation of
ally the number of user licences required for the
regionalism. The major policy focus of the Board
Open Campus implementation would be at least 50
during the academic year was on a review of the GPA
but due to financial constraints the initial system was
system. The system has been in place at uWi for
provided with 15 user licences. Webhelpdesk was
eight years now, and it was clearly time for the Board
deployed from January 2011 with an initial focus on
to engage in a comprehensive review of the system. 
the Learning support team in Academic Program-
ming and Delivery (APAD) and with helpdesk The review of the GPA system suggested that gen-
queries in general. erally, it has performed according to expectations.
The degree performance of students is more easily
During the review period the Institute for Gender
tracked. Further, uWi graduates now have degrees
and Development Studies, under its new Director,
more easily assessed by institutions in north Amer-
Professor Verene shepherd, continued to fulfil its
ica, which region continues to be the largest single
mandate of Teaching, research and Outreach within
destination for graduate education. however,
the university community as well as to the wider
because the GPA system changed the basis of 
local, regional and international communities and in
honours classification, one issue surrounding its
particular, to underserved communities. The univer-
introduction was whether or not there would be 
sity Director spent part of the year at the nita Barrow
perceptible changes in student performance. An
unit (Cave hill) and at the st Augustine unit, in
assessment of the proportion of students gaining
keeping with the institute’s commitment to regional-
first class honours degrees since the introduction of
ism. The iGDs continued, in accordance with the
the GPA suggested, on average, that there were no
2007–2012 uWi strategic Plan, to work towards the
perceptible changes in student performance at that
expansion of undergraduate and graduate pro-
level. in 2004, for example, the proportion of stu-
grammes, as well as the provision of resources to
dents gaining first class honours degrees at Cave hill
support the delivery of such programmes. At Mona,
was 8.3%. At Mona and st Augustine the proportions
the Bsc in Gender and Development and the Minor
in 2003 were 9.3% and 10.9% respectively. in 2010,
in Gender and Development studies continued to
the equivalent ratios were 7.4% at Cave hill, 11.6% at
attract students from various Faculties. Three new
Mona and 10.1% at st Augustine.
courses were approved by AQAC to increase options
in the Major and Minor. A total of seventeen under- At the same time, there continue to be concerns
graduate courses were delivered to 595 students about uWi’s introduction of the GPA system. Possi-
pursuing the Major and Minor. The regional Coordi- bly the most significant of these concerns is that
nating unit (rCu) continued to offer the online uWi has modelled a north-American style GPA sys-
undergraduate Diploma. tem on the foundation of its heritage of a uK-based
grading and honours classification system. in so
The nita Barrow unit (nBu) offered five courses in
doing, it is argued, uWi students may actually be
each semester and taught 132 students, while at st
placed at a disadvantage when seeking entry to grad-
Augustine a total of ten courses were offered in both
uate schools in countries that use GPA schemes
semesters with over 550 students subscribing. 
because of differences in approach to grading and
GPA assignment. This issue is particularly linked 
to the fact that, outside of the Faculty of Medical 
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Members of staff of OBUS and members of the Review Team at the Exit Meeting for the Quality Assurance Unit Review
sciences, uWi has been using a minimum GPA of in keeping with approaches used internationally for
1.0 for graduation, whereas in most GPA-based insti- the treatment of failure in GPA calculations. After
tutions, whether in north America, hong Kong, appropriate consultations across the university, the
singapore, new Zealand or Australia, the minimum new GPA system was approved by Bus at its May 2011
GPA allowed for graduation is 2.0; and the pass mark meeting for implementation effective at the begin-
for courses in all countries surveyed around the ning of the 2014/2015 academic year. The Board also
world, (with the exception of the uK which does not approved a process in which, beginning in 2011, 
use a GPA system), is at least 50%. students should be advised about the impending
change in the system and staff members should
The OBus policy paper, considered at the February
begin a process of reorienting their assessment 
2011 meeting, recommended that uWi should move
practices in anticipation of the changes.
to a new honours and grading classification scheme
that would harmonise uWi practice with that of
other GPA systems around the world. in particular, Disciplinary Reviews
the uWi system would move to a pass mark of 50% The Quality Assurance unit (QAu) organised ten
across all Faculties and a GPA graduating require- disciplinary reviews, during 2010/2011. For the first
ment of 2.0, with allowances for a more nuanced time, the Quality Assurance unit was itself the 
treatment of failure at the uWi, which would also be beneficiary of an external review. The review Team
endorsed the view that there is “effectiveness of the
management of the QA processes by the staff of the
QAu” while making recommendations for improve-
ments in the management of the QAu function.
Quality Evaluations
Quality evaluations (also referred to as quality
audits) are a review of the procedures in place within
each department to assure and enhance quality, in
support of the university’s initiatives. At least thirty
Quality Evaluations were either begun or completed
in 2010/2011 by the QAu.
Prof Charles Mills, Team Leader for the QA Philosophy Review, lecturing on “Racial Justice”
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» Accreditation
Accreditation has become increasingly relevant in an
environment in which the liberalisation and com- Also for the first time, quality evaluations of graduate
mercialisation of higher education, under the terms and research centres and of disciplines within the
of the General Agreement on Trade in services Open Campus were carried out as a manifestation 
(GATs), have drastically changed the education land- of the QAu’s continued expansion into the areas of
scape. Given the current competitive structure of the graduate studies and research and the Open Campus.
regional market for tertiary education, this develop-
ment means that more than ever before, institutions The QAu, in conjunction with Academic Quality
of higher education will have to become more Assurance Committees (AQACs) and Campus 
accountable to their various stakeholders. Committees on Graduate studies, continued its
Following upon approval of the Bus initiated policy important remit of monitoring implementation of
on institutional Accreditation, OBus continued its the recommendations of review teams. An important
work in engaging national accrediting agencies in the innovation during the year involved incorporating
three countries hosting residential campuses to the academic staff into the role of co-evaluators. 
idea of collaborating in the regional accreditation of Accordingly, the QAu began the process of training
uWi. Each of these three bodies has agreed to grant academics as co-evaluators. These co-evaluators have
reciprocal accreditation to the uWi campus accred- supported quality evaluations at st Augustine and
ited by any one of them. Mona.
st Augustine was the first campus to begin the in 2010/2011 the Board considered two policy papers
accreditation process. During the 2010/2011 academic that relate to quality assurance. The first was a pro-
year, the Accreditation Council of Trinidad & Tobago posal for the creation of a Vice-Chancellor’s Award
(ACTT) granted the maximum allowable period of for Quality, designed to recognise departments
seven years in its accreditation of the st Augustine within the university which have shown a significant
Campus. commitment to continuous improvement. This pol-
icy paper, which was proposed and developed by the
During 2010/2011, at the request of Bus, accredita-
QAu, was supported by all four campus academic
tion activities began at Cave hill, Mona and the
boards and approved by the university Academic
Open Campus. All three campuses established steer-
Boards, the Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Excellence
ing committees, communicated broadly to all rele-
Committee and by university Finance & General
vant stakeholders on the rationale for accreditation
Purposes Committee.
(including through town meetings at Mona and Cave
hill) and began the process of self-study. At Mona, The second paper was a review of professorial pro-
the self-study document was completed by the end motions at the uWi, which was led by the Chair,
of the year and submitted to the university Council Bus and the university registrar. This review 
of Jamaica, from which the Campus had obtained concluded that the uWi’s professorial promotions
registration in 2007. process continued to be one that was robust and of
high standards and was, therefore, quality assured.
University Libraries
The university Libraries continued to provide the
necessary support for the realisation of the uWi’s
strategic goals, including the development of the 
information-literate, distinctive uWi graduate, 
through the acquisition of new and updated tech-
nologies and software, the expansion of print and
Town Hall meeting at the Cave Hill Campus
electronic resources, the provision of increased
access to these resources and the delivery of a high
quality of service to users. 
in pursuance of the goal of creating a single virtual
library space across the entire uWi system, the uni-
versity Libraries entered into an agreement with the
vendors of the Aleph 500 integrated library system
for the implementation of ‘Primo’, branded as
uWilinC (uWi Libraries information Connexion),
which would provide a single platform for search and
discovery of all information resources in all the cam-
puses. The installation was completed and plans
were put in place for the system to go live in October
2011. Accordingly, in preparation for full access across
all of the campuses, the Open Campus also went live
with two of the Aleph 500 modules, joining the infor-
mation network that was established across the three jointly bringing the total number of shared data-
physical campuses in 2007. bases to 36. Additionally, the Mona Campus now
in an effort to modernise information systems and provides access to 3,882 e-books and 45,165 
services, the Main Library at Cave hill purchased an e-journals, while the st Augustine Campus Libraries
STimaging microfilm reader unit which enhances provide access to 188 databases, 14,311 e-books and
search and readability of micro formats. The Library 55,215 e-journals. The st Augustine Campus acquired
also installed skype technology to improve commu- 9 new databases and 1,139 e-books while the Open
nication while the Main Library at Mona launched Campus Library system acquired four e-journals, 17
an Electronic Book Check system which is designed net Library e-books in Adult Education and
to minimise loss of library items. research and 154 monographs in various subject
areas. The Open Campus also signed an agreement
The Medical Branch Library at Mona was renovated with the Online Computer Library Centre (OCLC) to
to provide additional seating and seminar rooms, catalogue its library materials and subscribe to a
increasing seating at the Mona Libraries by 20%. The resource sharing system which allows for the recipro-
Main Library at Mona now provides 271 computers cal loan of requested materials within the network. 
for student access as well as increased wireless con-
nectivity for personal laptop computers. A major The university Libraries increased training for 
achievement was the construction of a Law Branch students in research and information Literacy (iL)
Library at Mona. The Law Library at Cave hill skills. Cave hill embedded iL training in some
acquired 10 additional computers, bringing the num- courses in various disciplines. An exhibition on 
ber dedicated to online searching to 22, and added plagiarism was mounted at the Main and branch
four hours to its opening times. At st Augustine, the libraries at Mona and also at st Augustine. At Mona,
Alma Jordan Library developed a Training Centre the power point presentation on plagiarism was
with 16 computers and audio visual equipment, and placed on the Graduates studies portal. The library
increased the number of computers in the two also produced an online guide to assist students with
student computer laboratories, from 60 to 90. research and writing skills. Twenty-one orientation
sessions were conducted at the Open Campus in 
The university Libraries acquired four databases st Augustine.
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2. Graduate Studies
The University of the West Indies continues to strive to
develop and operationalise new graduate programmes 
in areas particularly relevant to national and regional
d2e4velopment needs, and for which there is significant
market demand.
Enrolment in graduate programmes in the2010/2011 academic year was approximately9,200, of which 73% were registered as part-
time students and 27% as full-time. This is about the
same distribution between part-time and full-time as
in the previous year. Enrolment in research degrees
(MPhil and PhD) declined from 19% of the total
graduate population in 2009/2010 to 16% in
2010/2011. At the campus level, enrolment in research
programmes as a percentage of the total graduate
enrolment was 18% at Cave hill, 16% at Mona and
16% at st Augustine. About 43% of research students
were registered full-time and 57% part-time in
2010/2011. This is an improvement over 2009/2010
when only 37% of research students were full-time. 
New Graduate Programmes approved
The university of the West indies continues to strive
to develop and operationalise new graduate pro-
grammes in areas particularly relevant to national
and regional development needs, and for which
there is significant market demand. Twenty-two 
new programmes were approved by the Board for
Graduate studies and research during 2010/2011, 
and several others were significantly upgraded and
updated. The programmes approved by the Board in
2010/2011 are listed below on page twenty-six.
Quality Assurance
An important role of the school for Graduate studies
and research is to provide Quality Assurance with
respect to graduate and research programmes at the
uWi. in 2010/2011, Quality Assurance reviews were
conducted for the university’s Quality Assurance
unit; Linguistics, Physics, and Literatures in English
at Cave hill; the Centre for hotel and Tourism Man-
agement, the university health Centre, Educational
studies, and Management studies at Mona; and
social Work, and Mediation studies at st Augustine.
An important initiative undertaken during the
reporting period by the senior Programme Office
with responsibility for Graduate studies and
research in the Quality Assurance unit was a 
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new Graduate Programmes
Programme Department/Faculty
CAVE HILL
Master of Arts in Caribbean studies:  Department of Language, Linguistics and Literatures,
Languages and Literatures Faculty of humanities and Education
MPhil (Law) Faculty of Law
MPhil /PhD Epidemiology Faculty of Medical sciences
DM in Orthopaedics Faculty of Medical sciences
MPhil/PhD in Public health Faculty of Medical sciences
MBA in Entrepreneurship Cave hill school of Business
MONA
DM in haematology and Medical Oncology Department of Pathology
PhD in nursing The uWi school of nursing
MBA - sports Management (new stream) Mona school of Business
MA in Teacher Education and Teacher Development school of Education, Faculty of humanities
(revision of the MEd programme) and Education
Msc in Applied Pharmacology Department of Basic Medical sciences
Msc in Physical Therapy Department of Basic Medical sciences
Clinical Fellowships in Child and Youth Psychiatry, Faculty of Medical sciences
nephrology, Cardiology and Gastroenterology
Modification of the Diploma and Msc in natural resource Environmental Management unit
Management: integrated urban and rural Environmental Management
Modification of the Diploma and Msc in natural resource Management: Environmental Management unit with the
Disaster risk Management Diaster risk reduction Centre
Modification of the Msc in natural resource Management: Department of Life sciences and the Centre for
Marine and Terrestrial Ecosystems Environmental Management unit 
Diploma and Msc in Medical Physics Department of Physics
ST AUGUSTINE
Postgraduate Diploma/Msc in Biodiversity Conservation and Department of Life sciences
sustainable Development in the Caribbean
Master of Arts in Creative Design: Entrepreneurship Department of Creative and Festival Arts
Master of Port and Maritime Management Arthur Lok Jack Graduate school of Business
international Master of innovation and Business Development Arthur Lok Jack Graduate school of Business
MBA in sustainable Energy Management Arthur Lok Jack Graduate school of Business
Pre-service Postgraduate Diploma in Education for entry in secondary school of Education, Faculty of humanities and 
school Teaching Education
revision of the Msc programme in Electrical and Computer Engineering Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Master of small and Medium Enterprise Management, Arthur Lok Jack Graduate school of Business
OPEN CAMPUS
Postgraduate Diploma in Adult and Continuing Education
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comprehensive evaluation of all schools, Centres and several activities to promote international and cross-
institutes at uWi. A Quality Assurance Evaluation campus collaboration were supported during the
instrument was developed and distributed, and face- reporting period. some of these were: cross-campus
to-face meetings with schools, Centres and insti- meetings for persons involved in developing the
tutes were conducted where feasible. A draft status regional Biosafety Project; cross-campus participa-
report has now been prepared, and the Evaluation tion in Cave hill’s research Day, 2011; cross-campus
instrument is being modified to improve user- meetings to develop projects for the EDuLinK and
friendliness and to make it available online. ACP-s&T funding programmes; cross-campus par-
ticipation in the development of a research Ethics
Inter-Campus and International proposal for submission to the Wellcome Trust; 
Collaboration Participation of the university in the research Man-
agement Benchmarking exercise conducted by the
To facilitate coordination in Graduate studies within Association of Commonwealth universities; meet-
and between campuses a critical initiative was opera- ings with international partners to develop proposals
tionalised during the reporting period. This was the for the intra-ACP and Erasmus Mundus Mobility
Graduate studies and research information Portal schemes; cross-campus participation in renewable
(GriP), developed and launched to improve commu- Energy workshops; participation by staff of the 
nication between staff and graduate students as well Tropical Medicine research institute (TMri) from
as among students. GriP includes a blog for students different campuses in the review of the TMri by the
to share their experiences and concerns. The Portal Medical research Council, u.K.; participation of
has been well received, and new information is being uWi staff in a Tropical horticultural symposium in
added as suggestions for improvements are made. Jamaica; participation of uWi staff in a Grantsman-
The next phases of the project, such as the Thesis ship Training workshop in the usA; and participa-
and Progress Tracker, are under construction The tion of uWi staff in a meeting in spain of the
Office of the uWi Chief information Officer has international network for Quality Assurance in
provided consistent and valuable support for this higher Education (inQAhE).
initiative.
Launch of GRIP at the three residential campuses
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Policies and Procedures Development studies and the institute for interna-
tional relations. An important initiative to standard-
The Policy Paper entitled ‘The university of the West
ise governance mechanisms and practices in these
indies: Policy and Procedures on research Ethics’
Centres and institutes, based on best practice, is 
was approved by F&GPC in October 2010 and has
currently underway.
been fully operationalised at Cave hill. implementa-
tion at Mona and st Augustine is currently underway.
Draft regulations for the new ‘Policy on Graduate The Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social 
student Plagiarism’ have been prepared by the and Economic Studies (SALISES) 
standing Committee on statutes and Ordinances The mission of the sir Arthur Lewis institute of
(sCOr), thereby paving the way for operationalisa- social & Economic studies (sALisEs) is “to under-
tion of the Policy. The Policy Paper on ‘Guidelines for take high-quality research and graduate teaching in
submission of Taught Graduate Programmes’ sent to the areas of social and economic development policy,
the Board for Graduate studies and research for governance and public policy with special reference
approval has been revised, and the revised paper put to small developing countries” and a major thrust of
into operation. A paper on ‘new Procedures for its vision is to become “an internationally renowned
upgrade in registration from MPhil to PhD’ was pre- institution for development policy analysis”. 
pared and also approved by the Board for Graduate
studies and research. The 2010/2011 academic year was one of consolida-
tion for sALisEs as efforts were made to implement
the proposals advanced in the 2010 sALisEs Quality
IP Protection and Technology Transfer
Assurance report. One of the main recommenda-
The Office of research continued to oversee the tions coming out of that study was that the institute
process of application for patent protection and to should move away from a model which attempted to
contribute to the cost of the maintenance of uWi replicate the balance between teaching and research
patents. An important initiative in the reporting typically found in the Faculty of social sciences
period was the appointment of a Coordinator for departments and instead to focus primarily on its
innovation and Technology Transfer, jointly funded strengths in research and then specialist graduate
by the Office of research and the Cave hill Campus.
The Coordinator would advise the Cave hill Campus
and wider university, through the Office of research,
on the development of Technology Transfer proce-
dures and spin-off companies at the uWi.
Management of Centres and Institutes
The school continued to oversee the operations of
Centre-funded institutes and Centres on behalf of
the Vice-Chancellor. These include the institute for
sustainable Development, the Disaster risk reduc-
tion Centre, the seismic research Centre, the 
Tropical Medicine research institute, including its
Barbados component, the Chronic Disease research
Centre, the sir Arthur Lewis institute for social and
Economic studies, the institute for Gender and
Mayor of Port-of-Spain Lee SIngh and Professor Patrick Watson
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teaching. To this end, three main thrusts were identi- June 1–3, 2011 on the theme “sustainable Develop-
fied: the first was the elaboration of a central ment of Coastal Communities: Challenges and solu-
sALisEs research project; the second was the imple- tions”. Participants came from all over the world and
mentation of a curriculum reform exercise for about 60 papers were presented. Conference partici-
advanced degrees; and the third was the restructur- pants also included community groups from Canada
ing of administration to enhance the research and and Trinidad & Tobago. The Mayor of Port-of-spain
teaching agendas. opened the conference, which was attended by the
Mayor of Gibsons as part of the Canada delegation.
The institute also continued its scholarly, profes-
The institute also collaborated with the iMF and the
sional and outreach activities, resulting in the publi-
Central Bank of Barbados in a programme involving
cation of articles, technical reports and production
the Director of the Western hemisphere Department
of its three flagship journals (Social and Economic
of the iMF and uWi students and also a conference
Studies, Journal of Eastern Caribbean Studies and the
on the Economic Crisis and its effects on the
Caribbean Dialogue); undertaking consulting and
Caribbean during the period January 26–28, 2011.
conducting executive training programmes. it also
continued its public outreach activity. it is the institute’s intention to go even further, in the
2011/2o12 academic year, to continue the implemen-
The institute successfully staged the 12th annual
tation of the recommendations of the Quality Assur-
sALisEs conference on the theme “Challenges of the
ance review Team and to continue its teaching,
independence Experience in small Developing
scholarly and outreach activities.
Countries”. The sir Arthur Lewis Distinguished 
Lecturer was Franklin W. Knight, the Leonard and A major activity of the sALisEs during the 2010/11
helen r. stulman Professor of history at Johns hop- academic year was a curriculum reform exercise
kins university. he delivered a lecture on “Macroeco- aimed at redesigning the Master’s degree offered by
nomic Effects from Government Purchases and the institute to deliver a unique and attractive inter-
Taxes”. Over 100 papers were presented, some of disciplinary, leadership-oriented course not offered
which are currently being reviewed for publication in elsewhere in the university. Efforts are also being
social and Economic studies. Participants came made to improve the efficiency of delivery and the
from many countries: the Caribbean (including the throughput rate in order to address both the require-
Dutch- and spanish-speaking sub-region), Europe, ments of potential students for more rapid turnover
north America and Latin America. The institute also and the need for faculty to spend more time on
hosted an international Conference over the period research endeavours. The expectation is that gradu-
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ate students will begin reading for the new degree in as social risk management, sports policy, climate
2013/2014. change, tourism, crime and violence, Caribbean 
productive development policies, migration, cross-
The sALisEs continued its drive, particularly on the
border equity flows; stock market efficiency; the
st Augustine Campus, to recruit more students at the
effects of community violence in the Caribbean;
MPhil/PhD level. in all, 12 new students were admit-
Caribbean early childhood education; labour market
ted in the 2010/11 academic year. One student was
and skills formation; repositioning the manufactur-
awarded the PhD degree and four others upgraded
ing sector in Barbados; growth and development
from the MPhil to the PhD during the year. students
strategy in the Caribbean; entrepreneurship and 
in the programme were able to enhance their learn-
gender; Caribbean integration; global finance and
ing experience through making seminar presenta-
Caribbean youth.
tions and attending conferences and presenting
papers there. Twenty students entered the Mona- The institute completed two projects during the
based Msc programme and a similar number was 2010/2011 academic year: the Barbados Crime survey
admitted into the Msc Developmental statistics pro- 2010 for the Barbados national Task Force on Crime
gramme at st Augustine. Twenty-one students were Prevention and the Development of a national
awarded the Msc degree in the 2010/2011 Training Plan for Barbados for the Technical and
academic year. Vocational Education and Training Council.
some of the institute’s teaching and research activity
Research Programme are geared toward service to the uWi-12 countries.
The main activity of the year under this heading was The iDrC/sshrC-funded project on climate change
the formulation and implementation of the sALisEs pays special attention to the island of Bequia in 
research project entitled: Fifty-Fifty: Critical reflec- st Vincent and the Grenadines and to the Barrier
tions in a Time of uncertainty. August 2012 will mark reef. The institute mapped out surveys for Bequia
the fiftieth anniversary of independence of both (st Vincent and the Grenadines) and san Pedro
Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago. The sALisEs (Belize) as part of the programme. One student from
decided to use this to initiate a series of scholarly each of these countries was offered an undergraduate
activities of reflection on the achievements and chal- scholarship from the funds available to begin study
lenges of independence. A number of research clus- in the 2011/12 academic year. Two of the graduates
ters have been established to allow for inter-Faculty from the Msc programme were from the uWi-12
collaboration and with interested scholars locally, countries and have returned to work in their com-
regionally and internationally. Among them are clus- munities. One MPhil thesis was devoted largely to
ters centred on Politics and Governance, the Econ- disaster management in Grenada. students in the
omy, integration, sustainable Agriculture, social Msc Development statistics course were encouraged
Policy, Education, Labour and Employment, Public to pursue research catering to the needs of uWi-12
Administration, housing, health, Law and Justice, countries, in particular, saint Lucia and Montserrat.
Climate Change, Demography, Popular Culture, the in addition, the sALisEs has initiated research that
Visual Arts and others. The premier activity in the will impact positively on data collection activities
first phase of the Fifty-Fifty programme was the 12th pertaining to domestic violence and violence against
annual sALisEs conference held in Kingston. women in Dominica and other eastern Caribbean
countries, and this may be extended to Belize.
The sALisEs research programme resulted in the
publication of articles in regional and international The institute hosted a series of public lectures and
journals, book chapters and technical reports. These events, many of which were carried out under the 
covered areas related to the Caribbean, such 50/50 banner. These included:
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Highlights of “Prime Ministerial Reflections” – 50/50 forums held in Jamaica.
(left top: Edward Seaga; left bottom: Portia Simpson-Miller; above: P.J. Patterson
Patterson and Portia simpson Miller, to discuss
their experiences in office and their perspectives
on the future social, economic and political possi-
bilities for Jamaica.
The sALisEs continued its very popular and inform-
ative Forum, a public education exercise which deals
with topics of national, regional and international
interest. The topics treated during the 2011/12 aca-
demic year were The Death Penalty in Trinidad and
• A closed door, Chatham house rules seminar Tobago, The Current Industrial Relations Climate in
entitled “Transforming Governance in Jamaica: Trinidad and Tobago, Equality and Diversity in
identifying and surmounting Challenges”, with Trinidad and Tobago, The People’s Partnership Gov-
Prime Minister Bruce Golding and opposition ernment: one year after and The Current State of
spokesman on security Peter Phillips, among West Indian Cricket. The panellists were all distin-
others. guished personalities in their own field and the fora
• A seminar with the Jamaica Employer’s Federa- themselves were always extremely well attended.
tion entitled “Mistrust – Confronting the issue –
Key to success”, examining the questions of trust The university Director delivered his inaugural Pro-
and mistrust in the workplace. fessorial lecture on the topic Data Deficiency and
• Caribbean Development: an Unresolved Dilemma.A seminar, in collaboration with The hugh Law-
son shearer Trade union Education institute and The Annual Caribbean Public Policy Lecture 
Friedrich Ebert stiftung, with trade union leaders co-sponsored by the nation Publishing Co. Ltd was
entitled “A road Map for Trade unions: relevance held on April 12, 2011 and was delivered by Professor
and sustainability”. Emeritus Compton Bourne, President of the
• “Prime Ministerial reflections 50/50”, which Caribbean Development Bank. The topic of his 
involved three separate presentations by former lecture was “sustainably improving Caribbean 
Prime Ministers of Jamaica Edward seaga, P.J. Livelihoods: Public Policy Challenges”.
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3. Research and Innovation
32
The 2007–2012 strategic Plan had set as one of itsobjectives for the university of the West indiesto become internationally recognised as a centre
of excellence in knowledge creation and innovation.
Accordingly, this objective continued to be actively
pursued as a high priority across the institution 
during 2010/2011. The 2010 unEsCO World science
report (http://publishing.unesco.org/sommaire.
aspx?Code_Livre=4770) indicated that 71% of publi-
cations cited by the Web of Knowledge (the highly
respected Thomson reuters isi database) and com-
ing from the CAriCOM area originate from the
uWi. Our international reputation and impact as
well as strategic position as the leading and domi-
nant research institution in the region depend on 
the uWi maintaining a significant presence on the
international front. 
At the Mona Campus a number of graduate stu-
dents in the Faculty of Pure and Applied sciences
achieved international recognition. Mr Donovan
Campbell (Department of Geography and Geology)
was one of three international postgraduate students
to receive an award for their doctoral research at the
Third international Conference on Climate Change:
impacts and responses, in rio de Janeiro, Brazil in
July 2011. his research was also featured on the nAsA
on-line publication ‘Sensing Our Planet: NASA Earth
Science Research Features’. At the scientific research
Council’s innovations in science and Technology
competition for the year 2010, the institute of 
natural Products swept all the major prizes in the
competition. The institute won first prize in the
Manufacturing, Food and Agriculture category, and
the Overall Winner of the competition was the proj-
ect of Dr Trevor Yee, Ms Charah Watson and Ms
nemoi Chisholm, “A study of two invasive citrus
pests in Jamaica, Heraclides andraemon and Papilio
demoleus and the development of control measures
against them.” in addition Mrs simone Badal-
McCreath, PhD candidate supervised by Dr rupika
Delgoda of the institute of natural Products, won
the Young scientist of the Year Award. The title of
her presentation was, “uncovering the Anti-cancer
Efficacies of Jamaican natural Products”. Mr David
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Picking, MPhil student also supervised by Dr rupika in collaboration with the Pan American health
Delgoda, was awarded the best student presentation Organisation (PAhO)/World health Organisation,
at the 56th Annual Caribbean health research the school of Veterinary Medicine in the Faculty of
Council (ChrC) in Georgetown, Guyana, in April Medical sciences was awarded funds to “perform a
2011. his oral presentation was entitled, “The preva- microbial risk assessment (MrA) for Salmonellosis
lence of herbal medicine home use and concomitant in table eggs’ in the region.
use with pharmaceutical medicines in Jamaica.
The school of Veterinary Medicine was also awarded
in March 2011, Dr Marcia roye received the presti- us$23,000 by the Food and Agriculture Organisation
gious 2010–2011 L’Oreal-unEsCO Advanced Fellow- (FAO) to conduct a study on ‘surveillance of
ship “in the footsteps of Marie Curie” for Women in influenza A h1n1/2009 virus and other influenza
science. Dr roye’s award was presented in Paris viruses in swine populations in the Caribbean
France where she travelled to attend the ceremony. region’. As part of the contract the school hosted a 
The award was the first of its kind, having recently 4-day workshop from 25–28 July 2011 for 25 partici-
been initiated by L’Oreal-unEsCO to mark the cen- pants from 12 countries in the region.
tennial of Marie Curie’s nobel Prize in Chemistry.
The Faculty continued to be a source of expert advice Major Projects completed
for government and the private sector. Matters • Molecular Epidemiology of rabies in Trinidad
consulted on included, water quality and impact (Christine V. F. Carrington, Abiodun Adesiyun,
on the ecology, threat of invasive butterfly species on Jerome E. Foster et al). Collaboration: CDC,
the citrus industry, climate change and adaptation, national Center for Emerging Zoonotic Diseases,
energy technologies and exploration, provision of Atlanta, GA, usA.
coast re-vegetation seedlings from the Port royal • Modulation of brain neurotransmitter receptors
Marine Labs; services of a hyperbaric (recompres- to reduce spreading depression cycles (Jonas
sion) Chamber at the Discovery Bay Marine Labora- Addae et al). Collaboration: Glasgow university,
tory for divers across the island, tracking and finding uK. This research has opened an avenue for
solutions to marine invasive species (especially the exploring a novel approach to treating complica-
Lion Fish), laboratory testing for some national tions of traumatic brain injuries and migraine.
sports programmes and agro-product chemical pro- • self Monitoring of Blood Glucose and its Associa-
files; earthquake activity tracking, plant disease and tion with Better Glycaemic Control in Type 2 
antiretroviral drug resistance patterns. Diabetic Patients Aged 40–75 in Trinidad. 
At the St Augustine Campus the following research (s. nayak et al).
projects were completed during the review period:
Rewarding Excellence
• Modification, analysis and testing of a solar tim-
ber dryer for adoption by industry. This is ready The Principals of the Cave hill, Mona and st Augus-
for commercialisation. tine Campuses each operate an incentive system to
• usability study of computer-oriented workplaces recognise and reward academic staff for achieve-
in British Gas, Trinidad & Tobago. ments in research. At the 2012 Annual research Days
• A Caribbean-wide healthcare Management awards Ceremony held on the 27th of January at
system based on cellular phone technology. Mona, some 58 members of faculty were awarded for
• Postharvest handling of important agricultural outstanding research for their efforts on more than
products. 30 unique research projects during the 2010/2011 
academic year. 
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Vice-Chancellor’s
Award for Excellence
Additionally, since 1993 the Vice-Chancellor’s Award
for Excellence has been a much prized award system The recipients of the Vice-Chancellor’s Award for
and motivation for the pursuit of excellence in vari- Excellence for 2010/2011 were:
ous fields of endeavour.
PROFESSOR kATHLEEN COARD
Stakeholder Needs and the University’s Professor of Pathology, Faculty of 
Research Agenda Medical sciences, Mona Campus, for
outstanding achievements in Teaching
Two initiatives were undertaken to interrogate, and if
necessary modify, the university’s research Agenda
outlined in the 15 focal areas of the 2007–2012 strate- PROFESSOR MINERVA THAME
gic Plan. The first was a survey initiative conducted Professor in the Department of Child 
as a part of the Eu-funded EuCArinET project and Adolescent health, Faculty of Med-
implemented by the Office of research. The survey ical sciences, Mona, for accomplishments
sought to determine priority developmental areas for in research
the region as identified by educational institutions,
Ministries and nGOs throughout the Caribbean. PROFESSOR ANTHONy CLAyTON
Eighty-four responses were received from 18
Alcan Professor, institute for sustainable
Caribbean countries, and a draft report on the results
Development, Mona, for outstanding
has been prepared. The second was an activity 
Public service
conducted as a pilot at the st Augustine Campus, led
by the Campus Principal and supported by the Pro
Vice-Chancellor research, whereby Departments
were asked to identify key research areas for national MRS EDA MARTIN
and regional development in their disciplines, and Office of Finance, Vice-Chancellery, for
research funding available to the campus would outstanding service to the university
be re-aligned to better fit the research agenda Community
identified.
DR ANNA-MAy EDwARDS-HENRy
instructional Development unit, 
st Augustine, for outstanding service 
to the university Community
PROFESSOR VIyAy NARAyNSINGH
Professor of surgery, Faculty of Medical
sciences, st Augustine, for accomplish-
ments in research
PROFESSOR JULIE MEEkS-
GARDNER
Recipients of the Principal’s Award, Research Day, Mona, 2011 Caribbean Child Development Centre,
Open Campus, for all-round excellence in
research and Public service.
THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES ANNUAL REPORT 2010/2011
Research Funding and International Zones of small island Developing states’ (Donor:
Partnerships European Commission; Value €597,753); ‘intra-ACP
Academic Mobility scheme: Caribbean-Pacific island
A university-wide system for informing potential Mobility Project’ (Donor: European Commission;
uWi applicants of research funding opportunities, Value €1,998,900.00); and ‘regional Project for
and for coordinating, selecting, facilitating and implementing national Biosafety Frameworks in the
enhancing the quality of research proposals being Caribbean sub-region’ (Donor: Global Environmen-
prepared across the university for submission to tal Facility; Value u.s. $5,972,493.00).
external funding programmes, often in collaboration
with partner universities, has been developed and The Centre for resource Management and Environ-
operationalised, and is increasing the uWi’s ability mental studies (CErMEs) at the Cave Hill Campus
to compete for external research grants. Applications is one of the main implementing institutions of the
under most of these funding programmes are consid- Eu-funded project, The Future of reefs in a Chang-
ered only if proposals are submitted by consortia of ing Environment (FOrCE) which began in January
universities, with one university as Lead and the oth- 2010 and will run for four years. Altogether there are
ers as Partners. This requirement has ensured that 17 partners from throughout the wider Caribbean
the uWi now has numerous active international and the European union with a total budget of
research partnerships. Currently, there are active €8,600.000. it is led by Exeter university (uK) and
research partnerships with about 40 individual the CErMEs, uWi component is the second largest,
institutions in some 30 countries spread across the about €900,000. The uWi’s involvement in the proj-
Caribbean, Latin America, Canada, the usA, Europe, ect includes: governance, policy development/com-
Africa and the Pacific. One consequence of this is munication, livelihoods, resource valuation, fisheries
that international recognition of the uWi as the key assessment and climate change modelling. Five Fac-
research institution in the English-speaking ulty members, a research Associate and three PhD
Caribbean has been significantly heightened. A students are involved. some aspects are based on
second consequence is that the partnerships offer field studies in honduras, Barbados, st Kitts & nevis
capacity development opportunities for uWi staff, and Belize. Other aspects entail analyses that relate
when partners are well selected. to the region as a whole.
some of the larger collaborative research grants coor-
dinated by the Office of research and won during
2010/2011 include: ‘improving the nutrition and
health of CAriCOM Populations through sustain-
able Agricultural Technologies that increase Food
Availability and Diversity of Food Choices’ (Donor:
international Development research Centre; Value:
CA$5.0 million); ‘Developing sustainable Disease
Management strategies to improve Vegetable Pro-
duction Towards self-sufficiency and Food security
in the Caribbean’ (Donor: European Commission;
Value €614,742); ‘Global-Local Caribbean Climate
Change Adaptation and Mitigation scenarios’
(Donor: European Commission; Value €613,783); 
‘Climate Change Adaptation strategies for Water
resources and human Livelihoods in the Coastal
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The Future 
of Reefs in 
a Changing
Environment
(FORCE)
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Cardiac Surgery Simulator
Cardiac Surgery Simulator: US Patent
Secured – The approval of a us patent for the Research Achievements
Cardiac surgery simulator has taken the Mona
Campus a step closer to prominence in the field During the review year, the schools of Education
of medical innovation. This development made significant contributions to the pool of knowl-
edge particularly in the area of Early Childhood Edu-
strengthens the intellectual value of the innova-
cation. Worthy of note are the lively public debate on
tion and represents a valuable asset for the
teacher training and development during research
Mona Campus and by extension, the uWi. Week at the Cave Hill Campus which also saw the
re-launch of the Caribbean Educational research
Journal; the regional and international collaborative
arrangements between the school of Education,
Mona and several institutions, among them the 
London south Bank university, the Johns hopkins
university and the university of reading; and collab-
oration between the school of Education, St Augus-
tine with syracuse university on Early Childhood
Education and its participation in an international
project, involving ten countries on Data-Driven
Decision Making in Education. The Family Develop-
ment and Children’s research Centre (FDCrD) at 
St Augustine completed several seminal studies,
such as one on Child rearing Practices in Trinidad
and Tobago – an Analysis of Cultural Beliefs and
Practices and another on Child health and Wellness
in T&T: the Kauffman survey of Early Academic and
Language skills. in addition, two training DVDs were
prepared, based on a video on Voices of Children at
work: an Examination of Early Childhood Curricu-
lum Approaches and Content, to guide the planning
and implementation of effective strategies in Early
Childhood Care and Education curriculum and to
serve as a model for other countries in the region.
in the area of science and Technology, several initia-
tives to promote renewable energy bore fruit. On the
Cave Hill Campus, the efforts of sOLPrOM (the
renewable Energy Group) in the ‘greening’ of the
campus as a demonstration site for promoting
renewable energy in Barbados and the wider
Caribbean, have not gone unnoticed. The Group has
been instrumental in the formation of the Barbados
renewable Energy Association with the aim of
enhancing the cause. under the Eu-funded small
island Developing Countries renewable Energy,
Knowledge and Technology Transfer network project
THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES ANNUAL REPORT 2010/2011
• Michael s. Boyne, Minerva Thame, Clive
Osmond, raphael A. Fraser, Leslie Gabay, Marvin
reid and Terrence E. Forrester –“Growth, Body
Composition and the Onset of Puberty: Longitu-
dinal Observations in Afro-Caribbean Children” 
J Clin Endocrinol and Metab, July 2010.
Veterinary Medical Science students get practical experiences
• Donnette simms-stewart, Minerva Thame, Aleith
(DirEKT), involving universities from Germany, Fiji, hemans-Keen, ian hambleton and Graham r.
Mauritius and the uWi, some 158 persons from busi- serjeant – “retained Placenta in homozygous
nesses and research institutions have been trained sickle Cell Disease”, Obstetrics & Gynaecology,
through a series of local, regional and international October 2009. 
workshops. • Minerva Thame, horace Fletcher, Tameka M
in the Faculty of Medical sciences at the Mona Baker and Farook Jahoor – “Comparing the glu-
Campus there was a slight increase in the output in cose kinetics of adolescent girls and adult women
the number of publications and the per capita publi- during pregnancy”, Am J Clin Nutr 2010, March 2010
cation rate of 1.4. however the rate still fell below the Worthy of note are the contributions to the world 
2.0 targeted by the Faculty. Despite excellent work by literature by Professor Minerva Thame on the effects
a number of staff members some are underperform- of maternal conditions on the foetus, Prof rainford
ing. The Faculty is committed to resolving this issue Wilks on Cardiovascular Disease and its risk factors
and further measures will be introduced next year to in developing countries and Professor Celia Christie
address this. and her colleagues continue to do excellent work in
decreasing the vertical transmission of hiV/AiDs.
Papers making a significant contribution to the
world literature and to health care policy regionally The Faculty attracted approximately us$1.5 million
included: in research grants during the year.
Dr Marcia Roye, rcipient of the L’Oréal-UNESCO Fellowship
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THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES ANNUAL REPORT 2010/2011
Institute of Gender and Development and the third course which was held at the Mona
Studies Campus from July 11–21 2011. so far, 79 women from
six Caribbean countries have been trained as trans-
Over the year in review, the iGDs continued to formational leaders, equipped to run for political
engage in several dynamic research and outreach ini- and public office; two national consultations have
tiatives aimed at strengthening and expanding the also been held in saint Lucia and st Kitts and nevis
breadth and scope of its local, regional and interna- to build awareness of the importance of gender
tional research agenda. equality in leadership. 
The Mona Campus unit (MCu) had three major The results of the unDP/Caribbean risk Manage-
research projects. The first focused on gender, sexu- ment initiative (CrMi) study on Gender, climate
ality and hiV/AiDs involving participation in a change and disaster risk management were used to
multi-disciplinary study on sexually vulnerable com- prepare a paper for the Caribbean studies Associa-
munities for the red Cross; and preparatory work for tion Conference in May 2011. 
a uWi health Centre/Ford Foundation study on how
uWi students and in-school youth form sexual rela- The regional Coordinating unit (rCu) also partici-
tionships and the gender-related risks for hiV/AiDs. pated in a range of research projects during the
A second project on Gender and governance saw the period under review. The unit is one of the Depart-
unit continuing to implement the two-year action- ments of the uWi engaged in a project with Oxford
research project entitled ‘Advancing Transforma- university and the Caribbean Community Climate
tional Leadership for Gender Justice in the Change Centre entitled The CAriBsAVE Partner-
Caribbean’ to support the training programme of the ship: protecting and enhancing the livelihoods, 
Caribbean institute for Women in Leadership environments and economies of the Caribbean
(CiWiL). Activities implemented during the period Basin. The project seeks to address the impacts and
under review included: hosting of the second leader- challenges surrounding climate change, tourism, 
ship training course, held in saint Lucia in May 2010 the environment, economic development and 
Participants in the third UNDEF/UN Women/CIWIL/IGDS Leadership training workshop held at the Mona Visitors Lodge (July 11–21, 2011)
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Break the Silence campaign, April 2010 – Interactive session on Child Sexual Abuse at the Break the Silence Couva, Trinidad, walk and
awareness raising event
community livelihood across the Caribbean Basin, sexual Culture and hiV & Aids in the Caribbean”, is a
using an integrated and holistic approach. As part of joint initiative of the iGDs, uWi-hArP Barbados,
its mandate to continue to build strong working rela- the ‘ultimate Purpose,’ suriname and York univer-
tionships in research with other universities, CAriB- sity, Canada, with funding from iDrC and the
sAVE has provided funds for a research uniFEM Caribbean Office. This project aims to 
Fellow for two years at the institute. produce knowledge of the sexual cultures of the
Caribbean region and the implications for hiV/AiDs
The rCu finalised a contract with unWOMEn in
risk. Project research is currently taking place in
relation to an institutional partnership between the
three countries in the region – Barbados, suriname,
iGDs and the université Quisqueya in haiti. The
and Trinidad and Tobago. 
partnership involves the development and imple-
mentation of a certificate or diploma programme The iGDs, st Augustine /Women Gender Water 
aimed at building gender analytical and planning network (iGDs/WGWn) hosted the 2011 Children’s
skills of university students, civil society organisa- Vacation Water Camps. These camps form part of
tions and government personnel. The project began the larger Children Gender Water research and Out-
in February 2011 and representatives of all units of reach Programme. An important component of these
the iGDs, led by Professor shepherd, travelled to camps is the ‘Train the Trainers’ Orientation Work-
haiti in May 2011 for the first planning meeting of shop which was facilitated by Ms Deborah McFee.
the curriculum development team. The rCu also Both activities allowed for the preliminary testing of
partnered with OXFAM on a project entitled “By the the Water for Life Manual and resource Pack which
sweat of Our Brows: Creating Gender Justice were compiled based on the 2010 Water for Life
through Women’s Economic Leadership among Camps.
rural Jamaican Women”.  This project aims to 
The nita Barrow unit (nBu) at Cave hill was
support the economic leadership of rural women
engaged in one main project during the year. Enti-
farmers in Jamaica. The unit finalised a contract
tled “Gender and Livelihoods: The socio-Economic
with unFPA to conduct a Caribbean Textbook
impact on Women Who are Caregivers of Chroni-
review to identify the extent of gender sensitivity in
cally ill Children” the project seeks to provide 
school texts. The pilot review of history texts has 
policy-makers and health care workers with vital
recommended appropriate remedies to teachers 
information on the socio-economic challenges expe-
and Teachers’ Organisations, CXC officials, authors, 
rienced by women who are the primary caregivers of
publishers, parents and policy-makers in the region.
children suffering from chronic diseases. Preliminary
The st Augustine unit (sAu) continued to engage in quantitative data have been collected and it is antici-
a plethora of research activities. One of the key proj- pated that qualitative data collection will be 
ects, entitled “Building responsive Policy: Gender, completed by november 2011.
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The CDRC has a research capacity-building programme to implement cost-effective systems 
and procedures to facilitate good research practice. This programme aims to enhance research
quality not only at the CDRC, but also at the Mona units of TMRI
The Tropical Medicine Research Institute
A major research arm of the university is the Tropi-
cal Medicine research institute (TMri) which 
comprises three units on the Mona Campus – the
Epidemiology research unit (Eru), the Tropical
Metabolism research unit (TMru) and the sickle
Cell unit (sCu) – and the Chronic Diseases research
Centre (CDrC), at the Cave hill Campus. 
While the university provides a resource base for the
TMri as a line item in its budget (supporting approx-
imately 30 academic staff, real estate and utilities’ “Effective project planning and evaluation” course participant, gets certificate
costs across all units), all research activity is
expected to be grant funded. senior investigators at
the TMri have a track record of acquiring funds “Effective project planning and evaluation in bio-
from international sources, chief ones being the medical research” and offered the course in August
national institutes of health (usA), the Wellcome 2010 and May 2011 to participants from the Ministry
Trust, the Medical research Council (uK) and the of health Jamaica, and from universities and hospi-
European union. More recently, significant local tals in the region.
grants have been obtained primarily at Mona in in addition, the institute provides technical advice at
Jamaica. During academic year 2009/2010 expendi- several levels: to Caribbean Ministries of health and
ture from grants was us$573,250.44. Education; CAriCOM Ministers of health; the Pan
American health Organisation; the international
Academic Activity Atomic Energy Agency; the Wellcome Trust and the
A key objective of the institute is to expand the uK Medical research Council. With regard to qual-
regional cadre of well-trained health researchers. ity assurance and benchmarking, the TMri is
TMri offers Master’s and doctoral programmes in appraised quinquennially by an external team sup-
nutrition and Epidemiology. Training at post-doc- ported by the uK Medical research Council. Policy
toral level enables junior researchers to obtain the oversight is provided by the Board for Graduate
mentorship needed to develop into independent studies and research.
researchers. in collaboration with the Faculty of
Medical sciences, Mona, a fellowship programme Research achievements
facilitates two-year placements of FMs faculty in the The TMri conducts research programmes in child
TMri for training in research. development, endocrinology, genetics, human nutri-
The CDrC has a research capacity-building pro- tion and metabolism, inflammation, non-communi-
gramme to implement cost-effective systems and cable chronic disease – epidemiology, interventions
procedures to facilitate good research practice. This and surveillance, and sickle cell disease. in novem-
programme aims to enhance research quality not ber 2010 the TMri underwent external review and
only at the CDrC, but also at the Mona units of feedback from the review is being used to ensure
TMri and to promote good research practice among that programmes are internationally competitive
the wider regional research community. in addition, while addressing regional needs. research achieve-
the TMri offers short courses in research skills, pri- ments for the year 2010/11 are illustrated through five
marily through the Eru. Three staff members selected projects which demonstrate the scope of
became trainers in the WhO-EPPE programme work of the institute.
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2. The Barbados National Registry for Chronic 
Non-communicable Disease
surveillance now underpins the core of chronic dis-
ease epidemiology within the CDrC. The Barbados
national registry for Chronic non-communicable
Disease (Bnr), established by the CDrC, is the only
tripartite national registry for cardiovascular disease
and cancer in the region, and has become a regional
model for surveillance. The cancer registry was
established as the final component of the Bnr dur-
Research being conductd on Jamacan pre-school children ing the past academic year. The work of the Bnr has
already begun to provide estimates of the impact of
cardiovascular disease, and will permit the evalua-
1. Preventing Young Children’s Conduct Problems tion of interventions and preventive measures, 
in Jamaican Pre-schools planning of resource needs, and provision of infor-
mation to guide policy. The importance of the Bnr
Violence is a leading worldwide public health prob- was recently highlighted by the Prime Minister, The
lem with a very high prevalence in Jamaica. Preven- hon Freundel stewart, in his address to the united
tive interventions during early childhood are an nations high Level Meeting in september 2011.
important component in the prevention of violence; There have already been clear improvements in hos-
however, there is limited evidence of their effective- pital practice as a direct result of the Bnr, such as
ness in developing countries. in this study 24 more accurate recording of myocardial infarction
preschools in inner-city areas of Kingston were ran- diagnoses in patient charts. Gaps in clinical practice
domly assigned to intervention or no-intervention and death certification have led to training pro-
groups. All teachers in intervention schools were grammes for health-care professionals led by the
trained in strategies to manage child disruptive Bnr and the national Chronic non-communicable
behaviour and to promote children’s social-emo- Disease Commission, as well as the formation of a
tional competence. Within each class, three children national working group to develop death certifica-
with the highest levels of teacher-reported conduct tion protocols. 
problems were selected for evaluation. At the end of Principal Investigators: A. Rose, A. Hennis
the school year children in intervention schools had
fewer conduct problems and were more pro-social
3. Dietary Cysteine Utilisation in Children with
than children in no-intervention schools as meas-
ured by observed classroom behaviour and parent Severe Acute Malnutrition 
and teacher report. Large benefits redounded to Children with oedematous [i.e. water retention]
teachers’ classroom management practices and to severe acute malnutrition (sAM) produce less of the
class-wide measures of child behaviour. This study is amino acid, cysteine, than their non-oedematous
enormously important for informing interventions counterparts. They also have marked depletion of
to prevent child conduct problems as the interven- the antioxidant, glutathione (Gsh); hair loss, skin
tion is integrated into the existing school system and thinning and peeling, as well as atrophy of lower
is feasible and sustainable. digestive capacity of gut mucosa. Because Gsh, skin,
Principal Investigators: H. Henningham hair, mucosal and mucin proteins are rich in cys-
teine, the TMru team proposed that the overall
demand for this amino acid would be associated with
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The Sickle Cell Unit strives to understand 
the underlying reasons for the great variability
THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES ANNUAL REPORT 2010/2011 in the level of morbidity (illness) seen in
patients with Sickle cell disease.
deformity; (ii) neurological examination for pain,
vibration and pressure perception. Diabetes control
was assessed using a point-of-care hbA1c test. 
TMRI Nurse administering a food frequency questionnaire Participants included 143 women and 45 men with
mean age 56 years, and mean diabetes duration 16
greater cysteine splanchnic (gut, liver, spleen, pan-
years. The prevalence of amputations was 8.5% and
creas) utilisation(sPu) and efficiency of utilisation in
was higher among men (22.2%) compared with
oedematous than non-oedematous sAM. stable 
women (4.2%). There were no sex differences in the
isotope tracer methods were used to explore this
prevalence of current ulcers (4.3%) or current foot
hypothesis. Compared to the non-oedematous
infections (3.7%). in multivariable models, foot com-
group, oedematous children had slower cysteine pro-
plications were associated with neuropathy, high
duction when severely malnourished but not at mid
blood pressure and diabetes duration. The findings
catch-up-growth in weight. They catabolised less
highlight the urgent need for foot care education and
cysteine at both stages resulting in higher use for
treatment programmes in Jamaica. 
synthesis; hence, better efficiency of utilisation. sPu
Principal Investigator: T Ferguson 
was ~ 45% in both groups at the two stages leaving
only about 55% to meet the requirements of the 
non-splanchnic organs and tissues. The findings 5. Sickle Cell Disease Severity may be linked to
suggest that children with oedematous sAM have a Autonomic Nervous System Imbalance 
greater requirement for cysteine during early and sickle cell disease (sCD) is the most common genetic
mid-nutritional rehabilitation, supporting previous disease in the Caribbean and Africa. The sickle Cell
suggestions that cysteine supplementation of the unit strives to understand the underlying reasons for
established treatment diet might enhance their the great variability in the level of morbidity (illness)
recovery. seen in patients with sCD. in a recent collaborative
Principal Investigator: A Badaloo, American project with a Caribbean network of researchers on
Journal of Clinical Nutrition (in press) sCD and Thalassemia (CArEsT) colleagues from
Guadeloupe and France together with sCu
4. Diabetic Foot Complications among Patients researchers examined differences in autonomic nerv-
attending a Specialist Diabetic Clinic in ous system (Ans) activity in patients with sCD who
Jamaica had frequent painful crises, patients with sCD who
had suffered no episodes of painful crisis in a year
Foot complications are major causes of disability in
and a non-sCD controls group. Participants wore
persons with diabetes mellitus. Previous studies have
holter (ECG) monitors overnight to assess their Ans
suggested high rates of foot complications in the
activity. Findings published in Hematologica (nebor,
Caribbean, but there were few data recorded for
Bowers et al, 2011), showed that patients with fre-
Jamaica. This study estimated the prevalence of 
quent painful crises had lower parasympathetic
diabetic foot complications among patients at the
activity and greater sympatho-vagal imbalance (less
university hospital of the West indies (uhWi) 
Ans activity) than both controls and patients with
diabetes clinic and identified factors associated with
milder disease. When adjusted for age, no difference
those complications.
was detected between the two sCD groups. These
Between 2009 and 2010, trained nurses recorded results add to the growing perception that in patients
self-reported foot complications, anthropometry, with sCD, autonomic nervous system imbalance is a
and performed the following foot examinations: (i) marker of severity.
inspection for amputations, ulcers, infections or foot Principal Investigator:  M Reid
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The ICJS has been focussed on criminological research as well as 
exploring and building locTHaEl ,U NrIeVEgRSioITYn OaFl  TaHEn WdE SiTn ItNeDIrEnS aANtiNoUnAaL Rl EpPOaRrTt 2n0e10r/s20h1i1ps with
researchers and experts within the field of criminology and criminal justice. 
The Institute of Criminal Justice Community Action Planning Project (CAP Project)
and Security (ICJS)
CAP is funded by the Jamaica social investment
The institute of Criminal Justice and security (iCJs) Fund (JsiF). Duration of the project is one year.
is a response to a need identified by Caribbean lead- The iCJs developed community action plans for tar-
ers for a regional response to crime and security. geted crime and violence prevention within twelve
Although established in 2007, iCJs began full inner-City Basic services for the Poor (iCBsP) 
operations only this past academic year. communities in Jamaica. specifically, for each com-
its main objectives are to: munity, a report detailing community specific analy-
• ses, baseline indicators, and the community actionExpand and strengthen teaching and learning
plan was produced. Additionally, a monitoring and
programmes, especially programmes in criminol-
evaluation framework as well as forms for tracking
ogy and security studies, and develop new ones 
and evaluating the implementation of the commu-
to meet on-going needs of the law enforcement
nity action plan were developed. Lastly, a training
agencies;
and capacity building plan for community residents
• Develop a dynamic research agenda, empirically-
and JsiF and iCBsP staff was prepared.
oriented research programmes, and an environ-
ment that enables excellent research for effective Youth Violence and Organised Crime in Jamaica:
policy formulation and implementation; and 
Causes and Counter-Measures Project (YVOC 
• Expand and strengthen outreach activities Project)
including consultancy and policy advice, and a
Think Tank or Policy Forum. YVOC is funded by the international Development
research Centre (iDrC). Duration of the project is
The activities of the iCJs have been centred on crimi-
two years.
nological research as well as exploring and building
local, regional and international partnerships with The iCJs is presently investigating the phenomenon
researchers and experts within the field of criminol- of youth violence in selected communities, particu-
ogy and criminal justice. Additionally, iCJs has larly its relationship to organised crime, to (i) docu-
actively sought alternative sources of funding for ment interventions proven effective in mitigating
resource and institutional building. youth violence in communities, and (ii) influence
policies and practices to improve the security of
in January 2011, the iCJs and the Faculty of social
affected youth and communities.
sciences, st Augustine, co-hosted the inaugural uWi
Postgraduate Cross-Disciplinary research Degree This project, which began in October of 2010, seeks
Conference on Crime and Crime-related research specifically to investigate and document the nature
Topics. Twelve MPhil/PhD students shared and dis- of youth violence, chiefly its relationship with organ-
cussed their areas of work among themselves as well ised crime. in addition, different types of gangs and
as interacted with and received feedback from super- their influence on youth violence in Jamaica will be
visors and other faculty members from the three characterised for the design and implementation of
campuses. more effective youth violence prevention strategies
targeted to specific contexts and audiences. Finally,
Research Activities the role that women play in violence and their atti-
tudes towards youth violence will be elucidated to
The iCJs has taken steps to strengthen and expand contribute to strategies to reduce violence against
research activity that (a) is relevant to regional women related to youth gang activities as well as to
and international needs and (b) drives regional enhance the role women may play to reduce youth
development. violence, primarily at the community level. 
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During Year 1, three fora were held and involved par- tourism and other development policy research in
ticipants from various governmental (e.g., JCF, Mns, Jamaica and the Caribbean. 
etc.) and non-governmental agencies (e.g. Dispute
in its establishment, the CTPr has been linked to
resolution Foundation, etc.) as well as from interna-
the Grace Kennedy Foundation, which provides most
tional organisations (e.g. Canadian high Commis-
of its funding, including the endowment of the 
sion, DFiD, usAiD, etc.). Their purpose varied and
Carlton Alexander Chair in Management studies,
included the presentation of preliminary findings
currently occupied by Professor ian Boxill. 
and the exchange of ideas and experiences with
researchers from Central America. Activities include:
in addition, the iCJs organised and hosted a round- • research and Publication
table in the month of March 2011 on policing • Education and Training 
responses to organised crime. This event brought • internship
together high ranking officials from the Jamaica Con- • Applied Work 
stabulary Force (JCF) and the Jamaica Defence Force • Community Outreach
(JDF) to discuss the appropriateness of applying
The CTPr started its student internship programme
counter-insurgency tactics to dealing with organised
with 12 interns over an 11 month period. The pro-
crime/gangs in Jamaica. The iCJs also partnered with
gramme provided students – both undergraduate
the Office of the Principal, Mona, in hosting a sym-
and postgraduate – with hands-on experience in
posium on “Jamaica-Canada Transnational Crime:
conducting research and developing policy proposals
Experience in its Control and Prevention”. 
in a wide variety of areas. 
The Centre for Tourism and Policy some of the projects undertaken by the interns
Research (CTPR) included: 
• Data collection on Jamaica’s beaches for a ranking
The CTPr was launched in november 2010 and
of public beaches
became fully operational in January 2011. The Centre
• Economic impact of tourism in Jamaica
was established as a Campus Centre, located in the
Faculty of social sciences, Mona with the aim of • Development of a data bank 
advancing research and training in the area of • The development of a responsible Tourism award
CTPR Symposium on Air Travel in the Caribbean
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• The development of educational (cultural, histor- the Patricia ismond and the roderick Walcott Col-
ical and scientific) tourism for secondary and lections housed in saint Lucia while the st Augustine
tertiary students. Campus acquired the J.D. sellier records of land
transactions in Trinidad and Tobago from the late
With regard to Community Outreach, the Centre
19th century to the 1960s, a primary resource collec-
staged a symposium on Air Travel in the Caribbean
tion on law, history and planning research. The
in May 2011. The symposium, which examined the
Libraries currently have a total of 147 special collec-
challenges of and opportunities for air travel in the
tions, 18 of which have been digitised. 
Caribbean and was well attended, had as panellists
Lieutenant Colonel Oscar Derby, Director, Jamaica The Vice-Chancellor accepted the generous offer of
Civil Aviation Authority; Mr noel Lynch, former the BBC to donate the programmes of the BBC
Minister of Tourism, Barbados; and Mr ian Burns, Caribbean service for the period 1988–2011 in view of
CEO of rEDjet Airlines. its closure in March 2011. The university Libraries
immediately deployed the relevant staff to London to
finalise arrangements and download the files in
Role of the University Libraries in 
preparation for the transfer to uWi. 
Promoting Research and Innovation
Despite financial constraints, improvements were
made to the physical facilities, providing additional
seating capacity, collaborative spaces and computer
facilities for graduate students. The Cave hill Main
Library created two specialised rooms for graduate
students and zoned the floors according to different
noise levels associated with the range of learning
styles. At Mona, the Postgraduate Learning Com-
mons at the science Branch Library comprising 
seminar rooms, a reading room and a 25-seat com-
puter lab was officially opened in september 2010.
On all campuses, additional support was offered in
thesis checking.
The Libraries strengthened their Caribbean research
collections with a view to enhancing the uWi’s sta-
Professor E. Nigel Harris (right), receives CDs from the BBC Caribbean Archive
tus as a centre of excellence in research on Caribbean during the official handover, with (l-r) BBC’s Debbie Ransome, University
studies. The Cave hill Library became a depository Librarian Jennifer Joseph and Leona Bobb-Semple.
library for the united nations World Tourism
Organisation and has been actively engaged in devel- The Campus Librarians agreed to implement across
oping a capacity in historical medical books. The the campuses, the institutional repository, UWI-
Mona Library was bequeathed the rex nettleford Space, which was created at the st Augustine 
Book Collection; paintings, historical and literary Campus as an electronic archiving facility for that
works from the family of the late university Librar- campus’ research output. Efforts are currently 
ian, Kenneth ingram, and a significant collection of underway to develop synergy between the researcher
Latin American literary material as well as paintings database (uWirD) created at the Mona Campus 
were donated by retired Deputy Principal, Joseph and UWISpace to provide access to all uWi research
Pereira. The Open Campus added new material to through the new portal.
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4. Outreach to Underserved 
Communities
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An interesting development in academic year2010/2011 was the growth in partnershipsbetween the Open Campus and local, regional
and international entities to design and develop
training programmes at the local level. The signing
of an MOu with the Belize Chamber of Commerce
and industry in november, 2010 led to a series of
training programmes and courses for member com-
panies in Belize. Another MOu with uniCEF led to
the offering of training courses in Media and Youth
and Grant Proposal Writing, among others, also in
Belize. in Barbados, the Open Campus at the Pine
won the bid to provide training for senior public 
servants starting with a programme of workshops,
UWI Open Campus the first of which was Finance for non-Financial
Managers. in Jamaica, the site at Camp road 
was successful in winning the bid to offer the
Employee Development, Training and Certification
Programme for the Ministry of Finance and the 
Public service. Courses offered included Entrepre-
neurship & small Business Management; Events
Management; Marketing & sales and supervisory
Management.
Other Open Campus sites were also active in offering
a wide range of professional development courses 
for local needs, such as the Certificate in Theatre
Arts for Teachers offered in saint Lucia; Computer 
Literacy, PC support and Maintenance delivered 
in Cayman; Guidance and Counselling in st Vincent
and the Grenadines and Events Management 
(saint Lucia, Jamaica Eastern, Jamaica Western, 
Montego Bay).
Developmental work proceeded throughout the 
Academic Programming and Delivery Division. 
Programme development also took place through: 
• The social Welfare Training Centre (sWTC) on
developing a Bsc in Youth Work, an initiative that
contributed to the Commonwealth Youth Depart-
ment’s goal to professionalise Youth Work.
• The Caribbean Child Development Centre
(CCDC) on a BEd in the area of Early Childhood
and the Family.
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Upgrading Facilities
Despite the financial crisis, the OC was still able to
garner funds to improve sites and this led to the
equipping of a new site in Port Antonio through
funding received from the universal Access Fund Ltd
in March of 2011 and the commencement of project
work on refurbishing of eight other sites in Jamaica. 
Graduate Studies
The Postgraduate Diploma in instructional Design
was added to the offerings at postgraduate level. The
Post-Graduate Department designed and imple-
mented a structure for coordinating and monitoring
the research component of the taught Masters’ pro-
grammes that it offers. This involved developing
training materials and conducting training sessions
for supervisors. it also developed manuals for both
supervisors and students and a schedule to guide the
activities of both students and supervisors in a struc-
tured manner. These activities included seminar pre-
sentations with small groups of students (4–6) using
Blackboard Collaborate. These arrangements seem to
have yielded some success as far as submission rate is
concerned since there were 62 out 71 research project
submissions by the due date of January 2012. Newly refurbished computer labs at the Mandeville and Port Antonio Sites in Jamaica
New building in Tobago for Open Campus students 
UWI Open Campus Scholar Ship
After several months of research and planning,which included a market survey conducted ofover 10,000 alumni in the Alumni Online
database, the Open Campus, with the support of
the uWi Alumni relations Office, launched a new
initiative, the uWi Open Campus scholar ship pro-
gramme. Designed to target uWi alumni, staff,
their family and friends as well as other interested
persons, this “cruise and learn” adventure is an
innovative way of advancing the OC’s mandate of
encouraging lifelong learning. The first scholar
ship cruise, on which The Chancellor and Lady
Alleyne were special guests, was a seven-day journey
on the Caribbean Princess during the Easter period,
April 17–24, 2011. The voyage began and ended in
            san Juan, Puerto rico, with stops in st Thomas,
usVi, Tortola, BVi, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados
and saint Lucia. in addition to the Open Campus
programme of on-board lectures, delivered by
noted Caribbean anthropologist and honorary
uWi research Fellow, Dr Lennox honychurch, and
customised in-country tours organised by the rele-
vant OC sites, cruisers were able to enjoy all the
amenities of an elegant cruise ship. The programme
garnered considerable interest from many quarters,
but, for several reasons, the conversion to bookings
rate was not as high as projected. notwithstanding,
it is anticipated that the interest gained and rela-
tionships developed through the promotion of this
exciting new product will, with sufficient lead time
and the incorporation of “lessons learnt”, produce a
considerably larger number of bookings for the next
sailing.
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Research and other Projects
The units in the Consortium for social Development
and research continued to pursue several research
projects and other interventions.
• CCDC continued a unEsCO-funded research
project on stigma and school achievement of chil-
dren infected and affected by hiV and a Baseline
study on the situation of the Promotion and Pro-
tection of Children’s rights in Jamaica, funded by
iin/OAs.
• CCDC also received unEsCO funding for a short
project on strengthening Early Childhood Care
and Development in the Caribbean.
• The hugh Lawson shearer Trade union Educa-
tion institute (hLsTuEi) prepared a Framework
document for Public sector Wage negotiations for
Dr Judith Soares, WAND, addresses the Jamaica Confederation of Trade
the medium term: April 2010–March 2014. Unions (JCTU) panel discussion on International Women’s Day 2011
• hLsTuEi offered consultancy service to the Joint
health sector Group on the health sector Job ment in academic year 2010/2011. The ongoing
Evaluation and reclassification Exercise in the project, which was spearheaded by the Principal
Public service in Jamaica, and to the Association of the Primary and Junior high school, and a
of Government Medical Consultants. select group of teachers, was guided by Ms
• The head of hLsTuEi was also consulted by the Audrey Mullings, Disaster risk Management spe-
Government of Jamaica on matters relating to cialist, who conducts training of teachers and
wage negotiations and industrial relations in the updating disaster plans on an ongoing basis. in
public sector. June 2011, earthquake drills were conducted with
• sWTC conducted a dissemination of findings teachers and students in response to the recent
exercise in December 2010, of the impact Evalua- earthquakes experienced in Jamaica. Follow-up
tion of the national Youth service which had work will continue in October 2011.
been funded by the inter-American Development • WAnD’s Tutor/Coordinator, Judith soares, was
Bank. several papers were written by the investi- invited to the university of Guyana by Vice-Chan-
gators which will be published locally and cellor, Professor Lawrence Carrington, to advise
internationally. on upgrading, guiding and strengthening that
• sWTC began a new programme of research on an institution’s Women’s studies Programme (Janu-
impact Evaluation of Youth Programme in ary 17–21, 2011). Co-operative arrangements have
Jamaica: Career Advancement Programme and been established with the Women’s studies unit.
national Youth service, funded by iDB/Ministry several staff members in the OCCs were engaged in
of Education (us$200,000). The time frame for a research project on a situational Analysis on sexu-
completion is June 2013. ality Education in the Caribbean, funded by
• The Women and Development unit (WAnD) and uWi/uniCEF and coordinated through the uWi
the Catadupa school Complex entered into an Consulting Company, which was concluded in early
arrangement to introduce a ‘trainer of trainers’ 2011. This project involved OCCs staff and students
pilot project on Community Disaster Manage- in fifteen countries.
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Priority Imperatives
Outreach Activity
in 2010/2011 two natural disasters claimed the Open
Campus’ attention. in its continued effort to seek
ways in which to assist haiti, the Campus submitted Online On site On demand
a proposal to the Leadership Development for
higher Education reform (LEADhEr) and received
10,000 Euros to facilitate visits to Quisqueya univer- • Transforming of the operational structures of the
sity to assess the infrastructural capacity for the Open Campus to ensure better fitness for purpose.
preparation of on-line delivery of courses and pro- • shaping a distinct Open Campus identity that focuses
grammes in teacher education and other areas. Dr on excellent service to all stakeholders.
Glenford D. howe, senior research Officer and • increasing products, programmes and courses and
Mr Derrick Thompson, Country sites Telecommuni- ensuring a high quality of product.
cations Manager, visited haiti during the period Feb- • improving the delivery of programmes and courses
ruary 27th to March 2nd, 2011. The Open Campus and foster a culture of prompt and helpful response 
also offered four scholarships to students from haiti to students and other customers.
to study on-line. Early in the academic year several • improving the quality of service across all Divisions,
areas in saint Lucia were devastated by hurricane
departments and units.
Tomas and many Open Campus students either lost
their homes or experienced considerable hardship as • Continuing to implement and improve quality 
a result of the damage done to their homes. The assurance processes in all aspects of Open Campus
Campus immediately launched a drive for donations endeavour.
of water – which was in short supply on the island – • using Open Campus self-study for accreditation 
as well as other supplies for the relief of students and and to guide the campus effort to improve its services
others in need. The Campus made several shipments across the jurisdiction.
of water and supplies with the aid of the Barbados • increasing income-generating initiatives through
Coast Guard and supplies for children were also sent higher enrolments and special projects.
from Barbados and st Kitts & nevis to the head of • Continuing to build a business model aimed at achiev-
site in saint Lucia for distribution to those in need. ing  financial viability and sustainability that will
The Campus established a special account for the result in less reliance on government contributions.
purpose of building an emergency fund to help stu- • Pursuing opportunities for research and facilitate 
dents in need. 
or collaborate with colleagues on campuses and in
countries to conduct needed research projects. 
• improving staff engagement and participation in 
the life of the Open Campus.
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HLSTUEI launch of the Workplace Productivity Champions HLSTUEI seminar on “The IMF, The Budget and The Workers”
The Campus’ routine training and outreach activities • Open Campus Forum, in collaboration with
continued, for instance: CCDC on “Protecting our children from violence
• CCDC organised a booth at the Dudley Grant and abuse”, hLsTuEi lecture room, July 26, 2011.
Memorial Trust Early Childhood Expo 2011, July The Campus’ commitment to cultural dissemination
14–15, 2011 at The Wyndham Kingston hotel. was expressed in various ways, including:
• hLsTuEi and CCDC Forum on protecting our • The staging of the Alliouagana Festival of the
children from violence and abuse. hLsTuEi Word by the Open Campus Montserrat, novem-
Conference room, July 26, 2011. ber, 2010.
hLsTuEi organised a number of public activities in • The saint Lucian Open Campus involvement in
Jamaica and elsewhere: nobel Laureates’ week.
• Launch of ‘Productivity Champions’ a programme • Book Launches in both Barbados and Trinidad
to provide professional certification to workers and Tobago of books published by the Open
to build a productivity culture at the workplace, Campus Press in Trinidad.
January 25, 2011. • The Malliouahana Poetry Festival sponsored by
• Open Campus Forum on ‘Taking Care of your the Open Campus in Anguilla.
personal security’, with ACP Keith Gardener, • A symposium in honour of the late Alfonso
Director of security, Mona Campus, november “Arrow” Cassell in Montserrat.
2010. • The university singers Tour of Belize in celebra-
• Open Campus Forum in collaboration with the tion of Belize’s 30th independence, July 2011.
CsDr Director’s Office on “Planning for retire- Other activities of note among the sites were:
ment”, February 3, 2011, hLsTuEi Lecture room
• hosting of the Vice-Chancellors Xi match by the
• Open Campus Forum in association with CsDr’s
saint Lucia site in April 2011.
Office on “health and Productivity”, with Dr.
• hosting of the sir Frank Worrell Blood Drive in 
hope Dunn, March 24, 2011.
st Kitts and nevis in May, 2011.
• Open Campus Forum on “Public sector Wage
• hosting of a seminar on Metabolic syndrome
negotiations”, inter-Faculty Lecture Theatre,
insulin resistance and its impact on saint Lucian
uWi, June 16, 2011.
society by the saint Lucia site in March, 2011. 
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Conferences/Lectures
Dissemination of knowledge and ideas relevant to
• Public Lectures and seminars by Dr Aleric the region was facilitated by a number of confer-
Joseph, Lecturer in history at the Faculty of ences organised within the Campus:
humanities and Education at the st Kitts and Country conferences were organised in Belize (part
nevis sites in May, 2011. of a week of uWi education activities in november
• hosting of the nature island Literary Festival by 2010 – papers are now available on-line), and in
the Dominica site. Anguilla in April 2011.
• hosting of “Looking inwards”, an Exhibition of
African culture and Dance by the Antigua and The inaugural rex nettleford Annual Lecture was
Barbuda site. given in Antigua, by Professor sir hilary Beckles,
February, 2011: rex, rastafari, reparations and 
reconciliation.
Benefactions
The OCCs benefited from the generosity of its com-
munities in many ways. some of the more tangible
ways were:
• Donation of usD 15,000.00 from the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter Day saints under an MOu
for student scholarships and upgrade of equip-
ment for Jamaican sites.
• The Government of the Cayman islands donated
six computers to the Open Campus. These com-
puters would be put to use in the PC support and Sir Hilary Beckles greets audience members after his public lecture
Maintenance course. in Belize
• Alicia Yeates, a member of the uWiAA in new
York donated an LCD Projector to the site in 
st Kitts and nevis
• The st Kitts and nevis site received a donation of
all of Caryl Phillips literary works excluding his
plays from a local lawyer and alumna of the uWi,
who prefers to remain anonymous. This collection
includes his essays, several published commen-
taries about him and two framed photographs. 
• Donation of EC$44,000.00 from the CDB to CCDC at stakeholders meeting
support the Alliouagana Festival of the Word in
Montserrat.
• Donation of books to the Montserrat site from
the Alma Jordan Library (st Augustine) and Alan
Moss.
• EC $7,500.00 from First Caribbean international
Bank, Antigua, as sponsorship of the First Annual
rex nettleford Memorial Lecture held in Antigua
on February 5, 2011.
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Franchising and Articulation significant progress was made in a number of core
areas to encourage OC students and alumni to enjoy
Three franchise arrangements were concluded dur-
a lifelong, mutually-beneficial relationship with their
ing the year and work on a good number of other
alma mater.
articulation and franchise possibilities relating to the
four uWi campuses continued with colleges During the year, the Open Campus was also able to
throughout the region. 768 students were registered provide its first set of uWi sTAT ambassadors.
in various franchised programmes throughout the Another important development to give the Campus
region. its place in uWi affairs was an agreement at the 2010
meeting of the Central Executive Committee of the
Accreditation uWiAA that international Chapters in the us,
Canada and uK would “adopt” Open Campus sites
The Campus began work on the preparation of its and Chapters, as follows: 
self study as part of the planned application for
accreditation to the Barbados Accreditation Council. International Adopted Sites/
it was also in discussions with the Trinidad and Chapters Chapters 
Tobago Accreditation Council with respect to several
of its programmes. Washington DC Grenada, st Kitts and
nevis  
Alumni new York Belize, Cayman, Turks
and Caicos 
The Open Campus sites continued to provide sup-
port to the local uWi alumni chapters and played a Toronto Dominica, saint Lucia 
more proactive role in promoting the uWi Alumni
Association (uWiAA) as a partner in the develop- Florida Bahamas, Antigua &
ment of the Open Campus and the uWi in general. Barbuda, Anguilla
During the year under review the Antigua and Bar- uK BVi, st Vincent & the
buda Chapter of the uWi AA was re-launched with Grenadines, Montserrat
the assistance of the head of site, Mr ian Benn.
The saint Lucia Alumni Association in collaboration
with the uWi Open Campus site brought cheer to
dozens of children of the Bexon infant and Primary
school in saint Lucia who had been displaced by the
devastation caused by Tropical storm Tomas. in early
December, staff and alumni visited the children and
gave them donations of school supplies and toys.
in June 2010, the Open Campus engaged the services
of Mrs Karen Ford-Warner as Consultant on a one-
year contract to undertake various tasks relating to
the development and promotion of alumni relations
within the Open Campus. Working closely with the
Alumni relations office of the institutional Advance-
ment Division (iAD) of the Vice Chancellery, as well
as the management and staff of the Open Campus,
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Students from the first batch of graduates of the Western Jamaica Campus, 2011
The Western Jamaica Campus hands-on knowledge. Following discussions with
colleagues at Mona, the Faculty has begun consider-
The 2010/2011 academic year marked the historic
ation of extending this programme to a 2-Year 
third year of operations at the uWi, Mona, Western
Associate Degree in Engineering. The Faculty is of
Jamaica Campus (WJC). The satellite campus
the view that this would more easily facilitate the
proudly awarded degrees to the first batch of 55
vocational component of the pre-engineering pro-
undergraduates at the november 2011 graduation
gramme while providing students with a more useful
ceremonies. Eleven of these graduates received First
certificate. The Faculty facilitated the development
Class honours. A total of 39 students graduated from
of an Engineering programme at the Mona Campus
the Faculty of social sciences and 16 from the Faculty
and implemented the following new programmes:
of humanities and Education. Twelve students from
the first batch of the Executive Master’s in Business • Msc in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Administration (EMBA) programme also received (revised)
their degrees in november 2011, with three persons • MPhil & PhD in Geomatics Engineering and
receiving distinctions. urban and regional Planning
The Faculty also initiated discussions with the
Faculty of Engineering Expanding Access national Training Agency of Trinidad & Tobago on
the addition of a vocational training track leading to
in pursuit of the uWi strategic Plan’s major goal of
a CVQ Level 3 certification at graduation and a CVQ
responding to the needs of our stakeholders efforts
Level 4 post graduation certificate running in paral-
were made by the Faculty of Engineering to signifi-
lel to the formal academic programme. This initia-
cantly expand its offerings. Accordingly, the Faculty
tive would directly address the lack of preparedness
established a dual certified Pre-Engineering pro-
of graduates for the world of work.
             gramme, incorporating academic and certifiable,
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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
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Transforming The Leadership 
& Administrative Culture and
Processes
Transformation and reform of the administrative report and a needs Assessment by TGn. Thestructures and systems of the university are Employee Engagement Programme has been startedintegral to the successful implementation of the and the Office of Administration is partnering with
strategic Plan. This process was therefore identified Survey Intelligence to administer the survey instru-
as the first of the major enablers aimed at facilitating ment throughout the university in order to ascertain
and supporting the vision and goals of the Plan. The the level of engagement of our employees.
university registrar is the point person charged with
in an effort to improve key processes, there were
overseeing implementation of this critical activity
cross-campus meetings of the Examinations and
while the Pro Vice-Chancellor for Planning and
Admissions Assistant registrars as well as the hr
Development has overall responsibility for coordi-
Directors. A review of the Examinations regulations
nating the preparation, implementation, monitoring
was completed and the ensuing recommendations
and assessment of the strategic Plan.
were approved by the relevant Boards and have been
implemented. A more strategic approach to human
Embracing Change resource Management has been agreed and taken on
in any organisation, acknowledging the need for and board.
embracing change is a challenging and often painful Each year, during the month of August, the Vice-
process. This is even more acute in an institution as Chancellor hosts a strategic Planning retreat at
large and as complex as the university of the West which implementation of the uWi strategic Plan is
indies. nevertheless, during the review year, signifi- carefully analysed and strategies for achieving the
cant advances were made in the process of adminis- goals of the Plan tweaked, as necessary. in the year
trative and leadership transformation. The under review, the strategic Planning retreat was
institutional strengthening project was initiated held on the st Augustine Campus, at the institute of
with two major interventions – the risk Manage- Critical Thinking, August 17–9, 2011. The discussions
ment initiative (PWC) and the strategic human focussed on challenges and accomplishments in
resource Management, facilitated by The Gover- organisational culture, leadership, management and
nance networkTM (TGn) consultants. Orientation governance; system-wide coherence; communication
workshops have also been held with the uWi leader- and stakeholder engagement; attracting and retain-
ship (Executive Management Committee) prepara- ing staff; financing and resourcing The uWi; cur-
tory to adopting the essentials of change leadership. riculum pedagogical reform; campus and faculty
This followed the undertaking of an inception collaboration; performance indicators measurement
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Scenes from the Fourth Annual Strategic Planning Retreat, 2011
and monitoring; information and communication • improvements in the delivery of courses via the
advancement; relating research clusters to real devel- use of iCT;
opment needs of economies and societies; strength- • Accreditation of the st Augustine Campus and
ening regionalism and the internationalisation of the also of professional programmes; 
uWi. • improvement in service quality in administration
Following are some areas in which identifiable and re-engineering of administrative processes;
progress has been made. • increased inter-Faculty collaboration;
• Continued increase in enrolment in undergradu- • Greater linkage of programmes to regional
ate and graduate programmes (expansion of human resource needs;
access); • Movement with the single Virtual university
• increase in research output/publications, space (sVus) and single Virtual Library space
conferences/outreach programmes; (sVLs) and
• improvement in the quality of programmes • Progress on branding and marketing of uWi 
through quality assurance reviews, teaching programmes/courses.
certificate programme, etc.;
• Expansion and improvements in infrastructure Challenges
for teaching/learning; nevertheless, there were challenges and constraints
• restructuring of departments and that hindered the extent to which goal achievement
programmes/curricula; occurred. in particular, constraints were seen in the
• Greater international collaboration (research, financial, management and operational areas. There
programming, student); was significant discussion on the challenges associ-
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ated with goal achievement, measurement and Open Campus (OC) and improve its relationship
monitoring. summarised below are the challenges/ with “residential campuses”;
constraints. • restructure the Business development Offices
• strategic issues – Adopt a strategic Planning (BDOs), institutional research and planning
Model; adopt a strategic Management system offices as part of the institutional strengthening
(Balanced score Card or equivalent); process;
• Financial issues – non-Government funding • review internal operational processes to respond
diversification and income generation. to the financial challenges; and 
• system issues – Governance/structure; Process • strengthen the internal and external communica-
productivity, responsiveness, flexibility, quality, tion system and assess its effectiveness.
efficiency; greater inter-campus collaboration;
promote One-uWi system and shared informa- Tools of Transformation
tion base.
• hr issues – Leadership/Management skills; The campuses individually have undertaken specific
culture change; communications; key staff – measures to improve engagement and performance
attract/retrain; employee engagement/motivation of staff at all levels. A key focus of the Mona Cam-
and teacher career paths and workloads. pus during 2010/2011 was the streamlining of aca-
demic and administrative processes started in the
Priorities for the Final Year of the previous two academic years. using course data, the
Plan and beyond campus was able to accurately quantify academic
staff needs, define payroll and provide detailed work
A strategic/systematic approach is needed to over- schedules for academic staff. The result of these
come these challenges. Priorities must be established efforts is a more efficient and effective utilisation 
given an environment of limited/slow growing of fixed staff capacity.
resources. As such, the priorities identified were
related to overcoming some of the challenges in the The campus has also successfully automated the
core strategic areas and major enablers. These selection process in student applications by pro-
include: gramming decision criteria, making it possible to
• to complete the accreditation exercises across the respond to applicants within a week. The strategy of
three campuses; maintaining earlier and continuous communication
• expand the quality assurance reviews of depart- with the successful candidates makes it possible to
ments and introduce the quality award; confirm financing arrangements before the start of
• the school year. This has resulted in a 15% increase instrengthen and broaden the library system to
early registration for 2011/2012 and earlier receipt 
increase access of staff and students to online
of funds, which positively impacts the campus’ 
material in a cost-effective manner;
cash-flow.
• review the range of graduate programmes to align
with resources and the strategic focus of the uni- The upgrading in 2009/2010 of the campus’ TMA 
versity; (a Maintenance Management software Company)
• expand Graduate studies and research informa- Computerised Maintenance Management system
tion Portal (GriP) and strengthen graduate (CMMs) has resulted in significant improvement to
interaction across the campuses; the scope and accuracy of the information database.
• expand the range of research clusters and secure TMA records were used in campus-wide initiatives
additional funding; such as central timetabling and mapping of teaching
• continue the phased upgrading of facilities in the areas.
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Initiatives towards Sustainable Financing bers of staff who volunteer to perform the role of
safety officers in units and departments. 
The Mona Campus has embraced a dual approach
towards ensuring financial viability and sustainabil-
ity: reducing/containing costs across various cost Improving and Sustaining Quality Service
centres and engaging creative strategies for revenue Efforts continued to ensure the sustainability of the
generation. The campus persisted with efforts, com- benefits derived from the campus’ major thrust in
menced since 2008, to identify areas for cost reduc- training members of the Administrative, Technical
tion and recovery, including electricity, water and and service (ATs) staff in service excellence. This
sewage charges with particular emphasis on reducing phased programme which commenced in 2009 was
energy costs. completed during the review year with staff trained
The Cave Hill Campus continued to consolidate in a number of critical areas including managing and
previous successes in the programme of assessing, supervising the service function. A key feature of the
streamlining and enhancing administrative programme was its results-oriented approach and
processes. Guided by the uWi strategic goals of provision for sustainability through the work of a
administrative transformation, efforts were made to Quality Circle, consisting of trained coaches drawn
achieve even higher levels of responsiveness to stake- from each department who would ensure the timely
holder needs. And in the context of economic chal- implementation of the relevant recommendations. 
lenges at both the national and international levels, The campus continued to support, through its staff
this served to underscore the critical need for Training Fund, ad hoc requests from ATs staff for
maximising operational efficiencies. training consistent with overall departmental 
and campus development objectives. in addition, 
Benefits from Improved Working Environment in-house training workshops were convened
throughout the year in a number of identified areas
The anticipated benefits of the relocation of central
including the utilisation of office productivity soft-
administrative units to the purpose-built new
ware, minute and report writing, protocol and events
administration building have been fully realised. The
planning, and performance appraisal.
relocation, which facilitated the bringing together of
units with complementary functions, has continued The St Augustine Campus launched two new pro-
to impact positively on the quality of service delivery, grammes to foster leadership skills at all levels. The
facilitating synergies and improvements in such Management Development Programme was intro-
areas as student registration. duced to help heads and Deans better understand
their roles as managers and leaders. Meanwhile, the
Health and Safety Talent Development Programme (TDP) was intro-
duced as a year-long programme targeting staff at
improvements to the work environment were also less senior levels, to hone key skills needed to help
given impetus through new initiatives in the area of Faculties and Departments achieve their strategic
health and safety. This included a re-energised Cam- goals, and opening up opportunities for greater
pus Occupational safety and health Committee with responsibility and promotion. 
a mandate to assess and improve relevant processes
and procedures in this priority area. A number of key The old Works Department was renamed the Facili-
protocols were approved for implementation during ties Management Division and a new Director
the review period and a structure established for appointed. Beyond the name change, the move sig-
responding to safety issues on campus. This included nalled the transformation of the former department
the identification and appropriate training of mem- into one that is more modern and responsive.
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Administrative innovation on the campus ranged tunities for self development, exposure to and
from the introduction of campus tours as part of the benchmarking against best practice, through access
recruitment drive, to testing an online examination to staff Development and study Travel grants, all
system and the introduction of a new cost effective with the objective of enhancing quality, efficiency
iP/Voice PBX solution. Today these seem but small and productivity.
steps but each has the potential to result in giant
leaps towards financial sustainability in the future. Information Strategy and Data quality
During the period under review, wage negotiations The information strategy being spearheaded by the
were concluded with the West indies Group of uni- university Chief iCT Officer is aimed at developing
versity Teachers (WiGuT) representing Academic, efficient and cost effective mechanisms for planning,
senior Administrative and Professional staff, with providing, and maintaining the information and
minimal disruption to the operation of the campus. knowledge necessary to carry out the strategic objec-
negotiations with the Oilfield Workers Trade union tives of the university, as outlined in the current
(OWTu) representing Administrative and Technical strategic Plan 2007–2012. These mechanisms are
services staff (ATss) are ongoing. intended to make information more accessible, to
recruitment and retention of academic staff improve its quality, accuracy and reliability and
remained a serious challenge, particularly in the ensure compliance with the university’s policies and
fields of Medical sciences and Engineering and regulations. in this regard, the strategy should cover
among staff recruited internationally. One new all forms of information (print or electronic),
initiative in this regard was a partnership with the whether generated internally or received from 
Ministry of national security to quickly resolve external sources. 
immigration issues. This facility is also available to During the review year, work on this initiative 
international students. progressed with the help and support of the library
All campuses continued to afford its Academic, and archives community, notably the university
senior Administrative and Professional staff oppor- Archivist, John Aarons. The draft information 
Members of the two trade unions representing members of staff of The University of the West Indies (UWI) St Augustine Campus at the Staff
Forum on April 8th, 2010 at the UWI Sport and Physical Education Centre
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strategy was submitted to the Committee of Deans, research also indicated willingness to fund the
the university Archives and records Management assignment of a dedicated resource in the registry to
Committee and the university Finance and General the clean-up exercise with respect to graduate stu-
Purposes Committee for feedback and further direc- dent throughput analysis. Processes and controls 
tion, to ensure “buy-in” by the entire university to standardise data shared across campuses were 
community. put in place and metrics related to data quality issues
generated.
Business Intelligence and Information 
Quality Initiatives Planning & Development and Institutional
Research
The Business intelligence team in the Office of the
university CiO continued to work with the cross- The university Office of Planning and Development
campus iT departments to prepare cross-campus (OPD) is charged with the collection, analysis, inter-
management reports. improving collaboration with pretation and dissemination of accurate information
the registry teams for timely feedback in validating on all aspects of the university’s activities in support
and reviewing the data was also initiated as this has of institutional research and planning, informed
been a challenge. decision-making and timely reporting through its
online Performance Management and Monitoring
Throughput Analysis system (uWiPMMs). Professor Andrew Downes,
Director of the sir Arthur Lewis institute of social
Another major initiative was a throughput analysis of and Economic studies, Cave hill assumed duties as
graduate and undergraduate students using the Pro Vice-Chancellor Planning and Development on
Cohort Analysis approach provided by the Office of August, 15th 2011, replacing Dr Bhoendradatt Tewarie
Planning and Development. A number of data quality who took up an appointment as Minister of Planning
issues were highlighted as there was a high percentage and the Economy in the Government of Trinidad and
of students with unknown status i.e. those students Tobago.
who were neither registered, graduated, transferred,
The following research studies were either com-
withdrawn or on leave of absence. it was agreed that
pleted or in an advanced stage of completion during
dedicated staff would be assigned to clean up and
the period of review:
ensure that procedures were put in place for proper
monitoring of the data in the Banner system. • Comparative report on Graduate Tracer survey of
2008 First Degree Graduates – Mona, Cave hill
A review of the course/programme codes and titles and st Augustine (completed).
in the Banner student system revealed that given the • Graduate Tracer survey of 2009 First Degree
several data quality issues identified, this would need Graduates (completed).
to be a priority area of focus. Accordingly, work • Postgraduate Throughput study Phase 1 
accomplished in improving data quality included: (completed).
• specialised training conducted in July 2011 by The • uWi statistical review 2009/10 – Mona, Cave
Data Warehouse institute (TDWi) which covered: hill, st Augustine and Open Campus (completed)
data analysis and design; dimensional data mod- • report on World university ranking Methodolo-
elling – from requirements to business analytics; gies: implications for uWi (completed).
data quality fundamentals and root cause analysis • 2010 First-Year retention survey (draft report 
for data quality management. circulated).
Each campus was requested to provide a single point • 2010 Dimensions of institutional Performance
of contact for referring data quality issues. PVC (draft report circulated).
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• 2009/2010 Trinidad and Tobago sector: institu- departments. however, key performance indicators
tions and Enrolment (completed) (KPis) for administrative departments were defined
• 2010/2011 student Experience survey – speak Your and these departments are expected to begin using
Mind (sYM) (completed) the system soon. The Open Campus is also expected
• 2011/2012 student Experience survey – speak Your to be fully integrated into the system. Consultations
Mind (sYM) (draft circulated) and meetings were undertaken with key stakeholders
• such as Campus registrars and Bursars.An Analysis of high Course Failure rates for all of
uWi undergraduate Courses for Academic Years
2006–2008 (completed) The University Projects Office
• 2010 Employer survey – st Augustine Campus The university Projects Office is charged with 
(completed) supporting institutional development through the 
• 2011 Employer survey – Mona Campus initiation, preparation, and management of projects
(completed) for the Offices of the Vice-Chancellery, in accordance
• 2011 Employer survey – Cave hill Campus with the strategic priorities of the uWi. Accordingly,
(on-going) the Office pursues programmes which would
enhance the university’s strategic aim of becoming
UWI Performance Management and recognised as a centre of excellence and relevance to
Monitoring System the region. 
The uWiPMMs was launched in June 2010 after a
series of tests by Microsoft. The OPD has been col- Proposal and Grant Development
laborating with Microsoft Trinidad since mid-2008 During the year under review, activities included
to develop a software application to track and moni- responding to the following funding opportunities:
tor implementation of the uWi strategic Plan. The
uWiPMMs replaced the traditional paper-based Development of proposals to the Global Fund: 
reporting done by departments and units. This The university Projects Office was part of a team led
paperless system was built on a Microsoft sharePoint by Professor Celia Christie and Dr russell Pierre
platform and allows users to access, submit and which, in collaboration with the PAhO hiV
share their reports online. Caribbean Office, prepared a proposal for submis-
sion to the Global Fund (round 10). The focus of the
heads of Departments and Faculty Deans are able to proposal was “the elimination of vertical transmis-
view initiatives taken in other departments across sion of hiV and syphilis in 10 Caribbean countries,
the university, and executive management is able to namely, haiti, Dominican republic, Guyana, Belize,
get an overall view of the university’s performance in suriname, Jamaica, Dominica, Grenada, st Vincent &
relation to the strategic objectives. Moreover, the the Grenadines and saint Lucia. The team worked
availability and accessibility of this information can toward a fixed deadline and was successful in sub-
better inform the decision-making process at all mitting the proposal within the short time period to
levels. meet the Global Fund deadline.
Thirty-six representatives (12 from each residential Development of a proposal to the US Depart-
campus) received training on the system. These ment of Health Resources Services Administra-
persons formed the pool of trainers and support tion (HRSA):
staff that will eventually be responsible for training The Office was part of the team that hosted delegates
other staff. from the university of Washington and the us
The system is currently accessible only to academic health resources and services Administration
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(hrsA), the agency designated to provide funding ing that through a staggered work load and job 
for the ChArT regional Coordinating unit. Of par- allocations, all were given a chance of employment.
ticular interest was the discussion on the importance The university Projects Office continued with the
of Grants Management and how the university of management of the renovations and expansion of
Washington could be of assistance to the university the hugh Wynter Fertility Management unit,
of the West indies. Two members of staff later located on the grounds of the university hospital of
attended the three-day in-house nGO training the West indies. The project is well under way and is
session on hrsA’s Grants Policies, rules and expected to be completed in early 2013.
regulations. 
Development of proposals for the sALisEs Fifty-Fifty Staff Development
projects including the “Fifty-Fifty: Critical reflec-
Members of staff sought to advance their knowledge
tions in a Time of uncertainty”.
of grantsmanship and project management by
Participation in the thrust to garner philan- attending local and international training sessions.
thropic support. Attendance by the Director at The Granstmanship
The Office produced a “naming Opportunities” institute’s Grants Development Workshop in Florida
document specifically focused on getting contribu- provided an opportunity to prepare for the develop-
tions towards construction of the new Vice-Chan- ment of a Grants resource Centre, as part of a net-
cellery building, through the designation of spaces work of Foundation Centres’ outreach to non-profits
for naming or recognition of donors. and an interesting opportunity to develop a parallel
Caribbean region resource Centre.
Project Management
ChArT/rCu, one of the main recipients of federal
The university Projects Office’s primary focus during loans, in collaboration with the university of Wash-
the 2010/2011 academic year was the realisation of ington and inside nGO, conducted a three day work-
many years of planning for a building to house the shop in september 2010. Members of staff were able
Vice-Chancellery. Following on the successful acqui- to understand issues involved in the “Cost Principle
sition of a loan and grant funding from the Carib- for Educational institutions” (OMB Circular A-21)
bean Development Bank, ground was broken for the which is vital in preparing proposal budgets and
construction of the building on January 1, 2010. An administering loans and grants.
official ground breaking ceremony took place in May
of that same year. By mid-July, the building began to Open Campus
take shape when, thanks to new building technology
the university community was able literally to see Project Management support has been provided to
the building “come to life” in just seven days . . . the Open Campus. This included the ongoing capital
Tuesday morning . . . one just saw the hoarding; by works of the Open Campus Country sites in Jamaica, 
the following Monday, all walls were visible. saint Lucia and st Vincent. 
Key successes during this phase of the construction The Office continues to serve on university as well as
were the buy-in of all stakeholders, the successful Mona Campus Committees and to give advice and
partnership established with the Cement Company, assistance to the university community upon
Trinidad Cement Limited (TCL) and the high profes- request. The university Projects Office looks forward
sionalism of the contractors, Kier Construction and to the new challenges and opportunities as it contin-
the Project Team. Worthy of note is the expert way in ues the implementation of development projects
which the Project Team handled the employment of geared toward ensuring the university’s relevance
persons from the surrounding communities, ensur- both regionally and globally.  ¶
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Market and Branding
Across the world, higher Education Marketing Social Media is becoming a pivotal strategy as colleges and There are an estimated 6 million Facebook users inuniversities have come to realise that the appli-
the Caribbean (Facebook statistics as at June 2011), so
cation of marketing principles and practices are
it is no surprise that the use of social media as a mar-
important to build and maintain strong brands,
keting and communication tool is becoming more
improve competitive positioning, achieve enrolment
entrenched within The uWi. At each uWi campus
and fundraising success and maintain financial
social media followings have experienced steady
strength. it is understandable then why Marketing
growth as stakeholders become increasingly depend-
and Branding were recognised as one of the major
ent on social media updates for information and
enablers of the uWi’s strategic Plan. 
engagement with the university. st Augustine 
With a growing demand for marketing support from continues to exhibit significant growth with the inte-
all internal stakeholders, coupled with increasingly gration of Facebook in its marketing approach and
savvy target audiences and external publics, the by August 2011 – two years after its Facebook fan page
cross-campus Marketing and Communications team launch – boasted 32,396 fans. Cave hill, the Open
has had to be continuously innovative in its Campus and Mona have recently entered the social
approach to information sharing, stakeholder media landscape with official Facebook pages and
engagement and brand management in executing have realised surges in their followings with respect-
the mandate to manage the university’s public able fan bases. The uWi also continues to have a 
image. visible presence on YouTube, Twitter and Flickr. 
The campus teams have in their communication At the Mona Campus the new social media portal,
toolkit a wide range of tools, strategies and tactics Mona students’ space, was launched in the period
that represent a more traditional approach to reach- under review. This virtual student space is developed
ing our stakeholders. These are progressively being around an information management system which
complemented and in some respects replaced with uses the social media channels Facebook, Twitter
cutting edge approaches, new tools and technologies and sMs and has already become popular, notably
for engaging our publics. Each campus has made sig- with students. 
nificant strides in social media and digital marketing
Although still a relatively new communication chan-
and in order to effectively manage these evolving
nel within the university system the Director, uni-
channels the university Marketing and Communica-
versity Marketing & Communications was invited to
tions office has spearheaded some policy develop-
share the uWi’s social media experiences and suc-
ment initiatives. 
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cesses at the Association of Commonwealth univer- public and internal information, advertising and
sities (ACu) Marketing & Pr Conference in Australia brand building, is co-managed by the Campus iT
in 2010. service and the Office of Marketing & Communica-
tions. There are plans to integrate a campus alert 
Digital Media & New Technologies for system and to make use of the streaming capabilities
Marketing of the screens for a more enhanced consumer 
experience. 
During the year in review new avenues, integrating
technology in Marketing has been the trend with The Mona Campus is also in the initial stages of
St Augustine Campus installing digital signage developing an analogous campus-wide Digital 
screens in high traffic locations. The project began signage platform that is expected to transform 
with seven screens and within one year has grown to communication on the campus. The project is being
22 across the main st Augustine and Mt hope cam- spearheaded by the uWiDEF, with significant input
puses. The technology, which is leveraged for both from Mona information Technology services (MiTs)
and the Marketing and Communications Office. 
At the Cave Hill Campus the integration of tech-
nology and marketing took the form of the annual
Prospective student seminar. Facilitated by video
conferencing technology, this is a best practice in
recruiting, to be considered for wider adoption for
similar purposes across the university. 
in keeping with the university’s thrust to establish a
single virtual university space, the redesign project
for the institution’s highest level website, the
uwi.edu portal, was significantly advanced in the
review period. The new uwi.edu is a strategically
Digital signage in an office setting, St Augustine Campus designed Vice-Chancellery website featuring a 
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
d Us OPEN Letter www.open.uwi.eduFin ine UWI Today http://sta.uwi.edu/uwitodayOnl UWI Connect www.alumnionline.uwi.eduFlickr www.flickr.com search: UWI St Augustine
Youtube www.youtube.com search: UWI St Augustine 
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Media Centre which would serve as an aggregator of continued to play an important role in the marketing
news across the university with heavy use of social of the university during the year in review. Cross
media. With the approval of the Executive Manage- campus collaborations for the sharing of news and
ment team the new uwi.edu should go live in aca- information has ensured that The uWi maintains an 
demic year 2011/2012. in the year under review, the unparalleled and robust presence in the local,
university Marketing & Communication Office also regional and international media. 
played a key role, in collaboration with the Office of
in the reporting period, the Marketing and Commu-
the Chief information Officer and the Campus infor-
nications team at Mona negotiated increased 
mation Technology services team, in the promotion
advertising space in the Sunday Gleaner, Jamaica’s
and roll-out of the new my.uwi.edu student portal –
most popular newspaper with a readership of over
which forms part of the single virtual university 
700,000, during the Admissions period with 
initiative.
campaigns themed “The Career-ready student” and
“redefine Yourself”, featuring a range of innovative
Traditional Media programmes, initiatives and talent at the Mona 
Despite the increasing use of new technology for Campus. This period saw the introduction of a 
marketing and a rapidly growing social media bi-monthly newspaper, UWIMONA Now and the
presence, traditional media is a mainstay and has coordination of six television features on uWi
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research titled research Funding: Challenges and across the university system. in a similar vein the
Opportunities. The Office also collaborated with one development of a social Media Policy is an important
of the national television stations on a programme step towards managing the way our university is rep-
which highlighted the university Chapel as a pro- resented in social media settings. university Market-
tected heritage site in Jamaica. ing and Communications views the development of
such policies, including key guidelines for imple-
The Marketing team at the Open Campus (OC)
menting best-practices in advertising, as central sup-
continued with initiatives including a bartering 
portive pillars for the increasingly critical Marketing
system in Belize, between the Belize Open Campus
and Communications function; and work continues
site and two local radio/television stations for prime
apace to complete these guidelines in the coming
advertising spots in exchange for professional devel-
period.
opment training or short local courses on customer
service training. Monthly television programming
and interviews in Dominica featuring the uWi Open Marketing & Communications 
Campus were also a strategic pitch during the review Strategy and Long-term Planning 
year to publicise The uWi presence in the Open
campus territories. The team also managed the pub- in the upcoming year, the Marketing & Communica-
lication of opinion-editorials written by Open Cam- tion function will play a critical supporting role in
pus experts which appeared monthly in local OC the preparation, launch and adoption of the new
territory newspapers. These articles were shared 2012–2017 strategic Plan, and the auxiliary adminis-
across all 15 OC countries, and in some cases, were trative reform initiatives such as the Employee
complemented with 10-minute radio productions. Engagement and Leadership Development projects.
Thus far, Marketing & Communications through the
At the Cave hill and st Augustine campuses, news- university Director has made a significant contribu-
paper supplements, uWi notebook and uWi Today, tion to various task forces associated with these 
in the Barbados and Trinidad & Tobago respectively, long-range planning initiatives. 
continued to up the ante in terms of content and
readership among national populations. 
Conclusion
Policies to Support Effectiveness
in 2010/2011 the university Marketing & Communi-
This year, the university Marketing & Communica- cations team’s focus on policy development spoke to
tions Office (currently based at the st Augustine the determination to create and sustain a unified
Campus) deepened its focus on policy development Brand for The uWi as well as a solid platform from
to help govern the new models, technologies and which to market the institution as a ‘single’ univer-
resources being employed by the university. sity. Continued attention to trends and best practices
in Marketing and Communications in higher Educa-
The completion of The uWi Brand identity Guide-
tion and their application in The uWi context has
lines, which was presented to the university’s
resulted in increasing effectiveness in reaching our
Finance and General Purposes Committee, repre-
publics through new media and creating a truly 
sented the culmination of a targeted effort to provide
representative web-presence with a heavy integra-
visual identity guidelines intended to govern and
tion of social media. Judging from the momentum
standardise the presentation of the uWi Brand
built during the 2010/2011 period 2011/2012 promises
across the institution as well as to its external
to be a full and exciting year for Marketing and 
publics. in the coming year, it is expected that the
Communications at The uWi.  ¶
guidelines will be officially rolled-out and adopted
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Funding the Enterprise
Funding challenges, triggered by the global Summary of Consolidated Financial financial crisis in 2008/9 and sustained by its Performance aftershocks, continued to impact The university
The Financial report and Consolidated Financial
of the West indies during the 2010/2011 review
statements for year 2010/2011 were presented to
period. Chief among these aftershocks have been
meetings of the university Finance and General Pur-
adjustments required to repair shattered public
poses committee. The external audits of all campuses
finances in many Caribbean countries, which are the
and the university Centre (Vice-Chancellery) were
primary contributors and source of the uWi’s fund- completed for submission to the 2012 annual busi-
ing resources. The uWi, while not escaping the ness meeting of university Council.
concomitant uncertainty created by such develop-
ments, has recognised and confronted these For the year ended July 31, 2011 (the review period),
challenges as it continued to sTriVE towards the the total income of the university was BDs$945.1
delivery of the highest quality of teaching in facilities million, compared with BDs$886.8 million for the
which would afford a rewarding and enriching corresponding period in the prior year while total
student experience. in support of this overarching expenditure was BDs$936.9million compared with
mandate, the Office of Finance continued during the BDs$851.0 million for the same period in the prior
year. 
year under review to ensure the financial stability of
the institution by closely monitoring and providing The operations of the university resulted in a surplus
direction to the university’s financial affairs. signifi- of BDs$8.1 million (2010:BDs$35.8million). The sur-
cant improvements were made in the timeliness of plus from “other” projects was the main component
the financial reporting and the support given in and this surplus was earmarked for capital commit-
securing grants for research. it is within this context ments, which were expected to materialise during
that the university, through the Office of Finance, the year 2011/2012. The reduced surplus was partly
continues to seek out opportunities to support and due to an increase in the underfunded pension sup-
expand the funding base of the institution. ‘Funding plementation costs and depreciation charges, as well
of the Enterprise’ on a sustainable basis continued to as an adjustment for discount of government debt in
be a central focus during the review period. in this excess of one year.
regard three strategies were employed, namely: 
identifying additional sources for income generation; Consolidated Income and Expenditure
containment of operational costs; and initiatives The sources of income were Government Contribu-
to increase operational efficiencies tions 51% (2010: 52%), Tuition and Other student
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Fees 15% (2010: 15%), special Projects 6% (2010: 6%), BDs$47.5 million for post-employment pension and
Other Projects 20% (2010:18%), and Commercial medical benefits, a 26% increase over 2010 (on a con-
Operations and Other income 8% (2010: 9%). solidated basis).
Total income of BDs$945.1 million for the year ended The increase in pension supplementation costs was
July 31, 2011 represented an overall growth of 10% due partly to the decrease from the discount rate of
over the three year period commencing with the year 11.5% in 2010 to 10.5% used for the Jamaican funds in
ended July 31, 2009. income from other projects 2011. it should be noted that the estimate of supple-
The Hon Winston Dookeran, T&T Finance Minister, in earnest
conversation with Vice-Chancellor Nigel Harris
showed the most significant growth of 67%. This was mentation will continue to rise as interest rates on
mainly due to the emphasis placed on increasing investments decrease. This expense is funded by the
income from self-financing programmes (including Governments when the employees retire and con-
post graduate courses), and the full fee-paying pro- tributed significantly to the deficit on Government
grammes. The growth in other sources of income funded activities. 
over this three year period (on a university-wide,
consolidated basis) was as follows: Tuition and other Government Contributions
student fees 13%; special projects 2% and Commer-
cial Operations 10%. Other income showed a decline income from Government Contributions totalled
of 26%. BDs$478.7million, representing 51% of total income,
an increase of 4% over the prior year in which Gov-
Consolidated expenditure categories and their per- ernment Contributions were BDs$459.7 million and
centages of the total were as follows: Departmental represented 52% of total income. The Office of
47% (2010: 48%), Administrative 9% (2010: 10%), Finance has the responsibility of interfacing with
Central 18% (2010: 17%), special Projects 6% (2010: Governments regarding the status of contributions
6%), Other Projects 14% (2010: 13%) and Commercial outstanding. On the operational level, follow up is
Operations 6% (2010: 6%). Consolidated expenditure with the responsible government ministries. The
includes an actuarially determined estimate of Campus Principals and Bursars also relate to the
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Campus Governments on amounts outstanding. As greater challenge that the institution will face and
at July 31, 2011 the balance due from Contributing therefore the framework for seeking funds is being
Governments to the university of the West indies enhanced to match the other necessary pillars. 
was BDs$169.6 million. This balance represented a This framework includes fostering the desired
marginal decrease when compared to the position at research culture which will require attention to three
July 31, 2010 when the value receivable was BDs$162.7 basic things: (a) growth in the number of academic
million. staff who are research active, (b) the availability of
During the review period the university continued to protected time to do research linked to expectations
face some challenges with regard to the settlement of of research performance, (c) access to an enabling
outstanding government receivables, which has neg- research infrastructure and associated research fund-
atively impacted the cash flows. some campuses ing (and more broadly sponsored programmes which
were impacted more significantly than others. extend beyond ‘pure research’). 
Theoretically there are numerous sources of funding
Income-Generating Initiatives for sponsored projects and programmes, whether in
As the campuses and Vice-Chancellery took steps the form of gifts from individual donors; institu-
during the review period to close the gap between tional donors including foundations and corpora-
income and expenditure, some of the income-gener- tions; funding from local governmental sources; or
ating initiatives pursued included: grant funding from foreign governments agencies /
institutions. The purpose for which funding is being
• The introduction of new programmes with sought could potentially span the range of univer-
income-generating potential sity-related projects and programmes, including:
• increased emphasis on units with income-gener- academic research projects; contract research proj-
ating facilities ects; teaching projects; special contract for services;
• Efforts to increase philanthropic giving clinical trials and internal departmental projects. 
Further, as the university continued to seek addi- There is currently an effort to streamline and
tional funding from some of the more traditional improve the operational structure of the grants man-
sources, special attention was given to research and agement process across the entire university. This is
other forms of grants, which could offer significant being driven by the need for both transparency and
contributions towards the university’s operational efficiency across these processes. 
overhead costs. Expansion of income-generating
facilities such as the hugh Wynter Fertility Manage- Projects and Infrastructure Development
ment unit (hWFMu) was also initiated.
income-generating projects, such as the expansion of
the hugh Wynter Fertility Management unit
Grants Management (hWFMu) which is located on the grounds of the
One of the strategic objectives of the university of university hospital of the West indies (uhWi) were
the West indies is to increase its international pursued during the review period. The expansion
recognition as a centre of excellence in research, would facilitate significant increases in clinical serv-
knowledge creation and innovation. Critical to the ices, teaching, research and training in sexual and
realisation of such an objective, is the need to effect reproductive health. The unit plans to expand its
internal transformations necessary for the uWi to clinical services by at least 50% and in so doing 
become a more research-driven institution. Appreci- generate significant income for the long run.
ating that the imperative for uWi to become more Other projects undertaken to expand the university’s
research-driven is one step; making it happen is the capacity and offerings include: 
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• At the Cave Hill Campus construction of the resulting in savings in premiums. having optimised
Black rock development was completed. The premium savings over the last two years by changing
sagicor West indies Cricket Board high Perform- the insurance programme, thereby mitigating the
ance Centre as well as the Graduate studies continuing escalation of insurance costs across the
building and football stadium were completed. market place, the university is considering having an
Work-in-progress included construction of the assessment carried out to explore the feasibility of
Cave hill school of Business and the new library. the recommendation that captive insurance might
• At the St Augustine Campus the construction of provide a long term cost-effective solution for the
the sir Arthur Lewis hall of residence, and the university’s insurance programmes. 
main administration building were completed
during the year. Initiatives for Improvement in Financial 
• At the Mona Campus, construction of the Information for Operational Efficiency
Faculty of Law building was completed during the
The generation of timely and efficient financial infor-
year. Work-in-progress at the Mona Campus
mation will be a key factor in supporting improved
included construction of the new Basic Medical
operational efficiencies across the university. in this
sciences Complex and additional housing 
regard the Office of Finance and the Campus bur-
facilities to accommodate students.
saries continue to spearhead improvements in the
• At the Open Campus two sites were upgraded efficient dissemination of financial information
to state-of-the-art facilities with funding from through the BAnnEr financial system. Banner
non-governmental donors. Finance which is supported by sungard higher 
Education is the most popular software used by 
Costs Containment Initiatives universities to provide real-time access to the infor-
The university continued to realise cost savings from mation required to make sound financial decisions.
effecting economies of scale on both the campus All campuses and the Vice-Chancellery are currently
level and university-wide. A number of strategies using either Banner version 8.3 or 8.4 most mod-
continued to be pursued over the review period. ules of which have been operationalised. During the
These cost containment strategies included: year the fixed assets module was implemented by
• reduction of staff costs ( including the elimina- one additional campus as well as the Vice-Chan-
tion of sale of leave for some campuses) cellery. This will facilitate better management of
• More efficient utilisation of faculty fixed assets.
• Preventive maintenance practices in november 2011 sungard higher Education pro-
• Joint purchases vided training in the research accounting module of
On a university-wide scale there were savings made Banner. representatives from all four campuses and
from the regional insurance initiatives, with further the Vice-Chancellery were in attendance. Testing of
enhancements to captive insurance being investi- the module is in progress with the aim of full imple-
gated as the university continues to review the mentation by the end of the academic year 2011/2012. 
adequacy and cost of mitigating its insurable risks. 
The university also receives technological support
recommendations from a risk management review, from E-visions, a partner of sungard higher Educa-
aimed at reducing the escalating cost of purchasing tion. The Intellecheck system for printing cheques
insurance was implemented by adopting a regional as well as ARGOS and Formfusion provided by 
loss limit programme, which represents a change E-visions, are being used by the university.
from campus specific full loss programmes, and
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UWI Consulting
A SUBSIDIARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES
Background Consulting at this stage as a wave sweeping across
the Caribbean with its small but passionate team
The uWi Consulting Company (uWiC) is a Limited
focussed on making an impact on the region. in sep-
Liability Company (LLC), a wholly-owned subsidiary
tember 2010, the Chief Executive Officer, Dr Basil
of the uWi, registered since October 2007 as an
Burke, visited the CAriCOM secretariat where he
international Business Corporation (iBC). it provides
presented the capabilities of the Company in order
professional advisory services internationally, and to
to cement uWi Consulting’s relationship with this
the region, particularly to Antigua and Barbuda, The
regional organisation, as well as to better understand
Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, The
the needs of the secretariat in implementing the ini-
Bahamas, st Kitts and nevis, st Vincent and the
tiatives of the 9th EDF in the Caribbean region, Dr
Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, British Virgin
Burke was accompanied by PVC research, Wayne
islands, Turks and Caicos, Cayman and suriname. 
hunte, and Ms Allison Fung of the Office of the
Vice-Chancellor. in addition, Dr Burke used every
Consulting occasion of visits to other Caribbean territories to
The period under review, August 2010–July 2011, saw interact with potential Caribbean Associates and
the uWiC continuing to live its mission to “unlock Affiliates.
the development potential of the Caribbean by pro- During this review period, uWi Consulting contin-
viding professional advisory and capacity building ued to forge alliances with funding agencies, con-
services”. The ambitious objectives of the Company, tracting authorities, and other consulting firms of
therefore, were to: global significance with a view to positioning itself to
• harness and mobilise the intellectual capital of better access major consultancies in the Caribbean
the academic community to meet the needs of region, especially those funded by the European
the region by creating appropriate solutions. union. To this end uWi Consulting partnered with
• coordinate the available resources to address Ecorys, an international consulting firm based in the
matters relevant to regional development, and to netherlands in submitting a bid, which though
provide solutions. unsuccessful, served to forge an excellent ongoing
• create an impact on the Caribbean region and the relationship with Ecorys. 
world. uWi Consulting has significantly increased its activ-
• generate revenue and to find new sources of ity by comparison to the preceding years since its
revenue establishment, with projects on its portfolio funded
in fulfilment of this thrust the organisation contin- by the European Development Fund (EDF), the
ued primarily to embrace projects that have an Caribbean Development Bank and the World Bank
impact on governments and organisations within the (iBrD) among others. This period was one where the
Caribbean region. One can therefore envision uWi Company concentrated on implementing projects in
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the pipeline in order to fulfil existing contracts. At anisms for cooperation in biosafety risk manage-
the same time there were vigorous initiatives to ment, the development of CAriCOM-wide 
mobilise and capture new projects that would inure standards, protocols and procedures for biosafety
to the bottom line. There is, however, a need to bring risk assessment/management and labelling.
on board more proposal writers and to develop a • CAriCOM selected uWi Consulting to partner
format which would attract and incentivise these with instituto Mora of Mexico on the
writers. south/south Cooperation project to provide a
uWiC has taken proactive steps to be engaged in Case study of collaboration between Brazil and
other types of services such as offering to monitor the Caribbean on hiV/AiDs.
several of the CDB programs/projects that are in the • Project on the “Technical Assistance for the Eval-
pipeline in Jamaica, thereby reducing the implemen- uation of Quality of the Learning Environment
tation period. A proposal to that effect has been and the Teaching Methodologies at schools 
submitted to the new President of the CDB, Dr Providing special Education” requiring uWi
Warren smith. Consulting to evaluate policies, settings, and serv-
ices for children with special needs in Barbados.
While the organisation continued to build new busi- • The Caribbean Agricultural health and Food
nesses and implement projects in the pipeline the safety (CAhFsA), a Consultancy for the “Devel-
Team also focussed attention on strengthening the opment of the CAhFsA strategic Plan (road
structures in the organisation to improve the delivery Map), Medium Term Work Plan and sPs Proto-
of quality products and services. cols for Trade in Agricultural Products” was 
During the review period uWiC staged a regional successfully implemented. This regional consulta-
Consultation meeting in Guyana in order to seek tion, co-staged by uWiC and the CAriCOM 
buy-in into a major project, Consultancy for the secretariat, was of tremendous value to the 
Development of the Caribbean health and Food stakeholders and will go a far way in getting the
safety Agency’s (CAhFsA) strategic Plan (road CAhFsA organisation, located in suriname, 
Map), Medium Term Work Plan and sPs Protocols up and running.
for trade in agricultural products.  • The uniCEF sexuality Education Consultancy:
“To Conduct a situation Analysis of sexuality
Highlights of Accomplishments Education in the Caribbean” was also of tremen-
dous benefit given the need to address sexual
During the period of review uWiC has successfully education among youth in the region. The objec-
submitted and implemented several projects with tive was to use a common data collection frame-
tremendous potential impact on the region. work to prepare situation analyses on the state of
The following are some selected completed or sexuality education in nine participating coun-
ongoing projects: tries in the English-speaking Caribbean, namely
Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize,
• regional Project on “implementing national
Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, st Kitts and nevis,
Biosafety Frameworks in the Caribbean sub-
saint Lucia, st Vincent and the Grenadines.
region” started in 2009. The university of the
• The “Establishment of an institutional Frame-
West indies is the Executing Agency in this
work for the Management of The rehabilitation
implementation phase of the project. uWi Con-
Centre” in st Kitts and nevis. it is hoped that this
sulting has sub-consulting options in fulfilment
project, upon completion, should have a positive
of the objectives, such as the establishment and
impact on Caribbean youths at risk, particularly
strengthening of region-wide institutional mech-
in stemming youth crime and will result in a solu-
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Institutional Strengthening
Over the past year, even with a small team of five,
systems and procedures were put in place to improve
efficiency and effectiveness in the Company’s opera-
tions. in the coming year continued growth is 
anticipated. The staff complement will be increased,
thereby increasing our capacity and ability to more
aggressively market our services. This will be 
bolstered by an appropriate public relations 
Dr Basil Burke, CEO of UWI Consulting, making a presentation programme and a vibrant website. 
tion that will present a model for other countries Forging New Alliances and Links
in the Caribbean region. 
uWi Consulting has been approached by interna-
• in Jamaica, the PATh /MLss study, “To Conduct a tional consulting entities wishing to form alliances of
study on Consumption Patterns and Coping various types with us. This presents some extremely
strategies of PATh households” sought to exam- valuable opportunities. uWi Consulting will learn a
ine, among other things, whether the food crisis lot from these varied experiences, and in the process,
had shifted expenditure of PATh households heighten the profile of the Company while preparing
between food and non-food items, and to investi- it to qualify for the larger bids – a passage-way to
gate and determine the resultant risks, if any, of being number one in the region and one of the best
increases in the incidence of poverty. consulting companies in the world.
• The project “Preparation and Publication of
resource Manuals to Assist Enterprises Overcome As regional governments strive to become more com-
Generic Challenges” to be used as learning tools petitive in the current global environment, there will
for small and medium-sized enterprises (sMEs). be greater need for the services that we provide. Our
uWi Consulting was chartered by the Caribbean statement a year ago still holds true today: “The
Development Fund to prepare three Manuals greatest challenge for uWi Consulting still lies
(300 each) in support of small enterprise within the uWi family. it is to convince potential
development. ‘Affiliates’ of the enormous benefit of working in a
multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary manner for
the benefit of uWi and the region.” nevertheless,
uWi Consulting continues to believe that colleagues
in the Vice-Chancellery, the Bursary, and in each of
the four campuses will continue to be very interac-
tive and supportive, not only as a source of excellent
uWi Consulting “Affiliates”, but as illuminated sign-
posts to where the growing trends, the dire needs,
and the avante garde solutions lie. For this emerging
and continued support, the Team at uWi Consulting
will always be grateful.   ¶
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strengthening regionality 
and the national Engagement
Processes
STRENGTHENING REGIONALITY that “. . . the true essence of the uWi – its history of
fostering regional strength, Caribbean ‘oneness’, and
While the uWi’s commitment to its regional a vibrant exchange of West indian cultures, whichremit is without question, there have been should and must be at the pinnacle of our studentlegitimate concerns that over the years the
mandate – has been dormant to our operations”. The
university has been losing its regional character,
students proposed a series of immediate measures to
most obviously evidenced by the overwhelmingly
correct this tendency, urging, plaintively, that efforts
monolithic make-up of the student body, in terms of
should be made to “. . . restore the West indies back
nationals of the host countries, on the three residen-
to the university of the West indies”. 
tial campuses. it is clear that the environment within
which the uWi operates has changed drastically The terms of reference of the Task Force included the
since the establishment of the institution sixty-three charge to define the role of a regional university, to
years ago. The challenge for the university is to help identify the gaps that existed and to suggest ways to
to perfect the regional enterprise. hence ‘strengthen- close those gaps. The Task Force, whose members
ing regionality’ was considered as a necessary were drawn from all the campuses, submitted its
enabler in realising the goals of the strategic Plan. report to Council in May, 2011. Among its findings
was a very strong affirmation of support for the con-
Task Force on Achieving a More Regional tinuance of the uWi as a regional institution, as 96%
University of the staff and 100% of the students surveyed were
in favour of a regional institution. The Task Force
in August 2010, the Vice-Chancellor established a made several recommendations – some substantive,
university-wide ‘Task Force on Achieving a More requiring governance review, but also a number of
regional university’ under the chairmanship of Pro- immediately doable measures – to bridge those gaps.
fessor Brian Meeks, Director of the sir Arthur Lewis
institute on Economic and social studies at Mona. Task Force on Enhancing UWI-12 Enrolment
The decision arose in part from the sense that in
Another working group, chaired by Professor rhoda
recent years the university has been losing its
reddock, Deputy Principal of the st Augustine 
regional character, but more directly from the inter-
Campus, was convened to consider and recommend
Campus student Guild Committee’s report to the
measures to boost and encourage greater enrolment
May, 2010 university Finance and General Purposes
by students from the OECs countries. Measures
Committee meeting. The students argued, inter alia,
included niche programming to meet the specific
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need of the uWi-12 countries; special marketing and institutionalised a cross-campus curriculum review
recruitment efforts; financial assistance such as process which has been recognised as a best practice.
increased bursaries and scholarships and articula- With the expansion of and extension to other cam-
tion arrangements with tertiary level institutions in puses of the professional Faculties such as the Fac-
the uWi-12 countries. ulty of Law and the Faculty of Engineering, this is a
practice that will become the norm. 
Cross-Campus Faculty Collaboration
Greater Integration of Caribbean Students
All the Faculties now have in place a mechanism for
cross-campus consultation to ensure harmonisation surveys have consistently shown that students and
of curricula and examinations processes, whether the alumni alike have been attracted to the uWi in large
mechanism is a biennial Faculty Conference, as is the part because of the opportunities to be part of a
case of the Faculties of social sciences, or regular regional melting pot and to experience the cultures
video conferences of Deans and heads of Depart- of the region first-hand. however, since the opportu-
ment as practiced by the Faculties of humanities and nities for such cultural cross-fertilisation have
Education. The Medical sciences Faculties have decreased over the years, with regional and interna-
CCARIBBEAN strategic plan to showcase researchQ and innovation and strengthenQuarterly regionalism: The new CQ board for-mulated a new vision and strategicA tool for showcasing Research and Inno- plan for CQ which was approved by
vation and for Strengthening Regionalism the university strategy and Planning
Dr Kim robinson-Walcott Committee in February 2011. it was
Caribbean Quarterly (CQ), launched agreed that CQ should be a journalwas appointed in september 2010
in 1949 by the then Extra Mural dedicated to exploring all aspects ofwith Professor rupert Lewis as chair-
Department of the university College the culture of the Caribbean. A newman, and Dr Kim robinson-Walcott
of the West indies and long regarded tagline for CQ was created, sharpen-assumed the post of editor in 
as the flagship journal of the univer- ing its identity as “a journal ofOctober 2010.
sity, was edited by the late Professor Caribbean culture”, pointing to the
in the period under review, the 
the honourable rex nettleford for focus on Caribbean culture in the
following was achieved: 
forty years, until his sudden death in widest sense of the words. it was
February 2010. With the retirement in 1. A new look for CQ: Following the agreed that CQ should be a forum not
september 2010 of Dr Veronica salter, appointment of the new editor in for narrow single-discipline pieces,
managing editor of CQ for some October 2010, CQ was redesigned, but rather for those reflecting the
twenty years, Vice-Chancellor nigel and the new look was launched in inter-disciplinarity of Caribbean cul-
harris decided that the time was December 2010, with the publication tural studies; some pieces which are
opportune for a revamping of CQ in of vol. 56, no. 4, the special issue “Pio- rigorous, some based on scholarly
order to reposition the journal as a neering icons of Jamaican Popular research, but with every piece written
tool for showcasing research and Music” Part ii, guest edited by Clinton in a clear, unfettered, accessible style,
innovation and for strengthening hutton. capable of being understood by well-
regionalism. A new editorial board 2. Formulation of new vision and educated people from any discipline. 
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tional students comprising just under 8% of on-cam- The Cave Hill Campus has been at the forefront of
pus enrolment, the uWi must redouble efforts to efforts to encourage greater integration of Caribbean
offer opportunities to students to pursue at least a students. Each year funds are set aside for the award
part of their studies at a campus other than in their of 50 scholarships to students from the OECs 
home territory. countries, with a quota of 6% designated for indige-
nous peoples. indigenous students from Belize,
Each campus has an international Office tasked with
Dominica and saint Lucia have benefitted from 
strengthening collaborative links with the other
this programme. 
campuses and with universities around the world. At
in addition, as a result of working closely with the
the same time, current students may take advantage
government of st Vincent & the Grenadines, the
of the links established with tertiary and other
enrolment of Vincentian students at the Cave hill
organisations across the region. The decline in 
Campus has moved from 30 to 200 within four years.
funding coupled with the strained financial circum-
Further evidence of the Campus’ affirmative action is
stances affecting many students and their families 
the MPhil and PhD scholarships offered specifically
is preventing many from participating in the 
to uWi-12 students.
programmes available. 
3. There should be a greater with the Open Campus and with the Caribbean studies
diversity of types of writing: Aca- uWi-12 territories. scholars and writers
demic/scholarly, pieces of general 4. Production of issues: Dr Veronica from the campus
interest, public lectures, personal salter in her final thrust as managing territories, the
essays; there should be creative writ- editor of CQ before her retirement on uWi-12 territories
ing – poems, short stories – in every 30 september 2010 successfully pro- and beyond –
issue.  CQ should also continue to fea- duced vol. 56, no. 3 (september 2010). strengthening
ture a book review section in every Following the appointment of the regionalism,
issue, including reviews of creative new editor, and with the support of a crossing colo-
writing.  in this way, by maintaining a dynamic and involved board, three nial boundaries, 
focus on Caribbean culture but additional single issues – vol. 56, no. 4 and reflecting the wider 
encouraging a lively diversity of types (December 2010), vol. 57, no. 1 (March Caribbean.
of writing, the journal would carve its 2011) and vol. 57, no. 2 (June 2011) – 5. Marketing and branding: in
niche, giving CQ a special place in the were produced in the period under recognition of the necessity of strong
family of journals at uWi, and a spe- review, with the final issue for 2011, a marketing and branding in support of
cial place in the global arena. in hon- special double issue in honour of Pro- strong content in order to ensure the
ouring the commitment of the late fessor nettleford, in the final plan- journal’s continued viability despite
Professor nettleford to the cause of ning stages at 31 July 2011. These latter global contractions in scholarly pub-
regionalism, CQ would strive to main- publications featuring CQ’s new edi- lishing, a promotion plan for CQ was
tain a breadth of material reflective of torial style and format reflected the drafted and a preliminary upgrade of
the wide anglo- and non-anglo new vision of CQ in their increased the CQ website undertaken. relation-
Caribbean; meanwhile, in keeping visual content.  All of the issues main- ships with international electronic
with its original mandate of serving tained the regional content long database holders were expanded so as
the extra-mural community, CQ established in CQ, highlighting the to showcase Caribbean cultural schol-
would strengthen its relationship output of local and international arship to a wider global audience.  ¶
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The Role of UWI STAT STRENGTHENING NATIONAL ENGAGEMENT
PROCESSES
The annual uWi sTAT Ambassadorial Country Visit
Programme – an initiative of the institutional The uWi’s impact on national policy-making, analy-
Advancement Division of the Vice-Chancellery sis and evaluation is identified in the strategic Plan
(iAD) – is a tangible demonstration of advocacy as a major enabler which could also serve to increase
for the strategic mandate of “strengthening region- awareness of the uWi’s contributions to national
alism”. Meetings are arranged with high school development, thereby enhancing support for the
students, Prime Ministers, Ministers of Education university within national communities. 
and leaders in other sectors. The information gath-
Throughout the academic year 2010/2011 all the 
ered “on the ground” from the student perspective,
campuses continued to host several conferences,
which is both current and relevant, is used to inform
symposia and seminars and policy forums which
executive management decisions. The Ambassadors
served not only to stimulate intellectual discourse
also promote regional integration during the annual
but also sought to focus and make recommendations
CsME Week; they host a Prime Minister’s Lecture
on challenging issues of local, national and regional
and undertake an annual FOOTPrinTs: students
importance.
for Development campaign which is the only
regional, annual student giving campaign. it is Following is a sample of the many discussion ses-
designed to encourage student participation in sions hosted by the Mona Campus:
campus development, to foster Pelican Pride and • inaugural Slashroots Developers’ Conference in
encourage allegiance to the uWi. The Ambassadors February 2011 to promote dialogue among stake-
also take part in Matriculation and Graduation holders of innovations, particularly amongst 
ceremonies and have represented uWi at various policy-makers, members of the technology 
conferences and seminars throughout the year. community and the public and private sectors.
Another notable initiative was The Caribbean inte- highlight of the Conference was a 24-hour
gration Programme. The Campus Principals have national software developer competition, dubbed
been actively encouraging and facilitating students’ “OpenData Camp”, where 3-member teams of
participation in inter-campus exchanges, which developers used a 24-hour window to build 
allow students to pursue one to two semesters of value-added applications and visualisations
their studies at another campus of their choosing. which served to showcase the programming skills
of local software developers.
• uWi/World Bank seminar on the Jamaica 
Economy entitled “Jamaica: Country Economic 
Memorandum (CEM) unlocking Growth” on June
17, 2011. The seminar analysed the chief economic
and social factors that have challenged growth in
the Jamaican economy and made recommenda-
tions to address them.
• roundtable discussion staged by the Mona
school of Business, also in June 2011, titled
“Organisational renewal: From recession to
recovery and Growth” which engaged senior
executives from the private and public sectors in
dialogue on organisational renewal, with the aim
Promoting UWI Students Today, Alumni Tomorrow (UWISTAT) on
the Mona Campus
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of finding practical solutions to the economic At the St Augustine Campus conferences and semi-
challenges facing some organisations. nars on topical economic and political issues have
These initiatives were complemented by the ongoing become an integral part of the national calendar of
research by academic staff in key areas of national events. The names COTE (Conference on the Econ-
importance, as well as continued provision of techni- omy), BBF (Business, Banking & Finance) and the
cal expertise and leadership/governance services to popular sALisEs Forums are well known in local and
various public and private sector bodies, through regional business circles and regularly attract speak-
Faculty outreach activities. For example, the Faculty ers and attendees considered to be at the top of their
of Pure and Applied sciences provided technical fields. Following is a sample of some of these:
expertise on water quality and impact on the ecol- • Conference to commemorate the 40th Anniver-
ogy; the threat of invasive butterfly species on the sary of the Black Power Disturbance in Trinidad
citrus industry; on climate change and adaptation, and Tobago, september 2010. hosted by the
energy technologies and exploration; the provision Department of history.
of coast re-vegetation seedlings from the Port royal • Annual Conference on the Economy (COTE):
Marine Labs, services of a hyperbaric (recompres- “Economic Policy Formation and Program imple-
sion) Chamber at the Discovery Bay Marine Labora- mentation in the context of the Caribbean 
tory for divers across the island; the tracking and reality”. October 07–08, 2010. hosted by the
finding solutions to invasive marine species such as Department of Economics. 
the Lion fish; laboratory testing for some national • new Geographies: studies in Postcoloniality and
sports programmes and agro-product chemical Globalisation, March 24–26, 2011. hosted by the
profiles; earthquake activity tracking, plant disease Department of Liberal Arts.
investigations and antiretroviral drug resistance • sustainable Development of Coastal Communi-
patterns. ties: Challenges and solutions, June 1–3, 2011.
At Cave Hill, during the past academic year, the hosted by the sir Arthur Lewis institute of social
EBCCi was pleased to introduce the annual lecture in and Economic studies (sALisEs).
the Creative Arts: ‘The George Lamming Distin- • 4th Biennial “Business, Banking and Finance”.
guished Lecture’. The inaugural lecture was delivered June 22–24, 2011 at the Trinidad hilton hotel and
by Professor Anthony Bogues, Professor of Africana Conference Centre. Co-hosted by the Department
studies and Political science, Brown university, on of Management studies, the sir Arthur Lewis
July 7, 2011. The occasion was also used to launch institute of social and Economic studies and the
Professor Bogues’ new work, The George Lamming Caribbean Centre for Money and Finance.
Reader: The Aesthetics of Decolonisation. • 29th West indies Agricultural Economics Confer-
ence: “Agribusiness as the Path to sustainable
Agricultural Development in the Caribbean”.  
July 17–21, 2011, st Vincent and the Grenadines.
Co-hosted by the Department of Agricultural
Economics and Extension and the Ministry of
Agriculture st Vincent and the Grenadines.
Apart from these, the campus also hosted fora that
touched on issues such as road accidents, and the
sustainable development of coastal communities. 
The Tele-health programme and others from the 
Faculty of Medical sciences continue to bring relief
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UWI
St Augustine 50th Anniversary 
National engagement continued to be a key priority atthe st Augustine Campus in 2010/2011. As the campus celebrated its 50th anniversary the national community
was welcomed onboard to help mark the occasion. 
The yearlong 50th anniversary celebration opened with a
media launch and the rededication of the Administration
Building in March 2010. This took place in the presence of the
President of the republic of Trinidad and Tobago, his Excel-
lency sir George Maxwell richards and uWi Chancellor sir
George Alleyne. 
several flagship projects were commissioned for the occasion
including a 50th Anniversary Week of celebrations which was
strategically carded for October 10–15 to mark the official
anniversary of the merger of the imperial College of Tropical
Agriculture (iCTA) and the university College of the West
indies (uCWi) which took place on October 12, 1960. 
The 50th anniversary flagship commemorative events and
projects included:
• 50th Anniversary Exhibition: A display of photographs,
paintings, memorabilia and selected audiovisual work
depicting the rich history of the st Augustine campus.
• 50th Anniversary Film: A production entitled “An Oasis
of ideas, Learning and Leadership” commissioned to mark
the occasion and enrich the digital and audiovisual docu-
mentary archives at the campus.
• A publication on the history of the st Augustine Campus:
Authored by Professor Bridget Brereton the publication is
entitled ‘From imperial College to university of the West
indies – A History of the St Augustine Campus, Trinidad
and Tobago’.
• A research publication entitled ‘Decades of Research:
UWI St Augustine at 50’ which highlights the contribution
of the st Augustine campus to the research development
and innovation in Trinidad and Tobago, the region and
beyond.
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to citizens while providing important practical expe-
  Celebrations rience to students. All of the Faculties on the stAugustine Campus are making efforts to increase theintegration of community projects into course work.The expansion of the online resources of the Campus
Libraries through the uWi Libraries’ information
Connexion (uWilinC), and the launch of online
journals in various fields, make the research and
knowledge repository of the campus more widely
available to the general public.
The RCU of the Caribbean HIV/AIDS Regional
Training Network & the CHLI
The regional Coordinating unit (rCu) of the
Caribbean hiV/AiDs regional Training (ChArT)
network and the Caribbean health Leadership insti-
tute (ChLi) which report directly to the uWi 
Vice-Chancellor, both serve the CAriCOM group of
countries by building the capacity of individuals and
health care teams which, in turn, helps to strengthen
national health programmes. ChArT and ChLi have
also continued to establish strong partnerships 
with other academic institutions and with several
international agencies on behalf of the uWi.
The activities of the rCu of the Caribbean hiV/
AiDs regional Training network and the ChLi 
have both contributed to the strengthening of
national engagements, regionalism and inter-
national partnerships.
Caribbean HIV/AIDS Regional Training
(CHART)
During the 2010/2011 academic year the ChArT
regional Coordinating unit (rCu) continued efforts
to strengthen partnerships on behalf of the uWi. in
september 2010, the unit facilitated a meeting in
Kingston between the Vice-Chancellor and other
senior uWi officials and visiting teams from the 
university of Washington at seattle (uW) and the
us health resources and services Administration
(hrsA). This was the first time that representatives
from uW and hrsA were meeting with the uWi
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leadership and it was followed in February 2011 by a nAr. he is the first person from the Caribbean to be
visit to uW by a joint delegation from the rCu, the appointed to this administrative body. The ChArT
uWi Office of Finance and Legal unit. in seattle, the rCu has continued to facilitate a partnership
uWi team was given a detailed introduction to the between the ChArT network, the Caribbean
methods of grants management used successfully by Cytometry and Analytic society (CCAs) and the us
uW in handling its current research portfolio of over Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
1.3 billion dollars. Later in the year, an rCu team The second annual ChArT/CCAs/CDC conference
visited hrsA headquarters in Maryland, usA. was held in Barbados in August 2010 with over 170
relationships between the three agencies have pro- health care workers in attendance and with partici-
gressed over the past year. i-TECh has continued to pants receiving continuing professional education
provide clinical and administrative support to the credits. Like the previous meeting, the conference
rCu and the wider ChArT network. staff from the offered a unique opportunity for Caribbean clini-
Office of Finance received training in procedural cians and laboratory personnel involved in hiV care
guidelines used by us Government donors. Arrange-
ments are now being made for senior personnel from to interact with each other in an educational event
all uWi campuses to receive training in proposal and helped to build camaraderie between these
development and grants management led by uW. important professional groups.
Meanwhile, in October 2011, the ChArT rCu Teams from the ChArT rCu and i-TECh visited
responded to a competitive funding opportunity Belize and suriname and met with representatives
announcement issued by hrsA by submitting a pro- from the national AiDs Committees and the 
posal for taking the lead in overseeing a new round Ministries of health in both countries. in Belize,
of the regional ChArT programme (ChArT ii). meetings were also held with staff of the uWi Open
ChArT ii is part of the us / Caribbean Partnership Campus and the university of Belize. Potential areas
Framework supported by the us President’s Emer- of collaboration in curriculum strengthening and
gency Plan for AiDs relief and the prospective grant training were identified at both institutions. The
is valued at approximately us$1.8 million per annum. Ministries of health in both countries identified
A link formed with the international union against areas for technical assistance from ChArT and 
TB and Lung Disease – north America region i-TECh. in suriname, technical assistance was pro-
(iuATLD-nAr) in 2009 has been strengthened fur- vided to translate the English-language version of the
ther this year. in February 2011, Professor Bain was Caribbean Guidelines for the Prevention, Treatment,
invited to serve on the regional Council of iuATLD- Care and Control of TB and TB/hiV into Dutch.
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Health Systems Strengthening in Caribbean north coast of Jamaica were in attendance. Delivery
Countries method included a blended format, distance learn-
ing and instructor-led sessions. Continuing Educa-
representatives of ChArT rCu joined a team tion units (CEus) for license renewal were granted.
led by health systems 20/20 on behalf of usAiD This project fostered collaboration and partnership
and had introductory meetings in several between uWi-ChArT and iTECh, Jamaica schools
countries to prepare for health systems of nursing, schools of Midwifery, Ministry of health
strengthening Assessments and to explore the and the nursing Council of Jamaica. 
possibility of creating or strengthening private/ in the current strategic plan for the Caribbean, the
public partnerships to the benefit of national health Pan-Caribbean Partnership against AiDs has recog-
programmes. Countries visited included Antigua, nised the valuable role of the rCu by designating it
saint Lucia, Dominica, st Kitts & nevis, Grenada and as the lead agency for coordinating capacity building
Barbados. in hiV in the region. in order to fulfil this function,
uWi-ChArT rCu, in partnership with i-TECh, the rCu is working in collaboration with the PAhO
implemented a project to reinforce the capacity of hiV Caribbean Office. 
nursing education programmes “to prepare gradu- in collaboration with the Trinidad & Tobago Coali-
ates for the provision of high quality, compassionate tion Against Domestic Violence and the Arts in
care for patients, in particular patients living with Action theatre group the st Augustine unit of the
hiV.” The project objectives were to increase nursing institute for Gender and Development studies
faculty’s technical knowledge, skills and attitudes as (iGDs) hosted a series of workshops entitled, “Break
it relates to hiV; and also to build capacity of nurs- the silence” throughout Trinidad and Tobago aimed
ing faculty to facilitate student learning. surveys, at educating community members and service
interviews and nursing/midwifery school site providers about the effects of child sexual abuse
observations were conducted as part of a needs (CsA) / incest and hiV; where to seek available serv-
Assessment for the design and development of a ices and resources, developing skills in CsA/incest
curriculum which was utilised in a 5-day pilot risk assessment and protection; managing the psy-
training launched in July 2011. chosocial needs of survivors; collecting data on the
Thirty-seven nursing/midwifery faculty (lecturers; knowledge, behaviours and perceptions of commu-
tutors; preceptors) from eleven approved Bachelors nity members around issues of CsA/incest, hiV and
of science nursing programmes in Kingston and the the link between the two.  ¶
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Leveraging international 
Partnerships and Engaging 
the Alumni
LEVERAGING INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS English for speakers of Other Languages. The
class also included a full fee-paying Colombian
The sixth enabler – Leveraging international 
student. 
Partnerships – is meant to foster increasing inter-
• An MOu signed between the uWi and inter-
institutional relationships to enhance regional 
American Development Bank (iDB) will see the
development through capacity building, acquisition
Government of Japan, through the iDB providing
of resources and knowledge transfer.
us$500,000 to fund a comprehensive study of
Following are some examples of such partnerships: child health and disease in Jamaica. support
• uWi/ China: A new three-year agreement JAKids; Jamaica Child Cohort study to be led by
between the Confucius institute of the People’s Dr Maureen samms-Vaughn. 
republic of China and The uWi St Augustine • in January 2011, a delegation from the Botswana
Campus signed in December 2010 provides for Embassy in Washington DC visited the uWi,
Confucius institute instructors to teach Mandarin Mona Campus. While discussions with Campus
and promote Chinese culture at The uWi Centre representatives centred on the welfare of the 54
for Language Learning (CLL) Botswana students studying at Mona, the meet-
• uWi/China: An agreement between The uWi ing also explored the possibility of expanding 
and the Crop research institute of Guangdong collaboration between the uWi and the Govern-
for collaborative research in crop sciences, specifi- ment of Botswana to include training of doctors
cally targeting food security challenges at the graduate level. 
• Mou between The uWi and the Association of • Also in January 2011, his Excellency Chen
Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) signed Jinghua, Ambassador of the People’s republic of
in May 2010, allows for outstanding uWi gradu- China to Jamaica, donated some 3,000 books and
ates in Accounting to earn recognition and gain 200 DVDs to Mona, on behalf of the Chinese Lan-
access to continuing professional development guage Council international (hanban), Beijing.
by the ACCA. The collection which included teaching materials
• under an agreement with the Government of and literature will boost the resources of the
Jamaica and the Ministry of Education, China, recently established Confucius institute. The
uWi, Mona hosted four Chinese students institute, which seeks to deepen educational
between May 31st and July 1st. They were given cooperation between China and Jamaica, is the
full scholarships to pursue the programme – result of a partnership between the uWi, Mona
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Prof Sankat, St Augustine Principal and H.E. Yang YouMing signing a UWI/China MOU A cultural activity at the Confucius Centre, Mona
Campus and Taiyuan university of Technology, Consortium for Rebuilding and Improving 
China. Higher Education in Haiti 
The LACC Coordinator, in her capacity as the 
UWI and Latin-America
secretary General of uniCA, represented uniCA
With respect to the wider region, the Latin America- President, Vice-Chancellor E. nigel harris at the
Caribbean Centre (LACC), located in the Vice- inaugural meeting of the Consortium May 19-20, 2011
Chancellery, continued to explore opportunities for at the university of Massachusetts in Boston. The
institutional collaboration and cooperation agree- meeting discussed ways to increase knowledge about
ments between the uWi and other institutions in effective as well as ineffective aid to haiti; how the
the region. Consortium would work so that talent and resources
of participating institutions could be utilised in a
During the review year, the LACC fostered and man-
meaningful manner; ways of identifying and solving
aged partnerships and networks with partners from
higher education problems in haiti and ways for
international universities and research institutions
advancing current activities for strengthening higher
to help build research and innovation capacity at the
education in haiti. 
uWi. it also strengthened links with regional part-
ners through the facilitation of student and staff An outcome of the meeting was the participation of
mobility for capacity building. the uWi in the Mirebalais Planning initiative held
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July 25, 2011 in Mirebalais, haiti, which evolved from Migration & Development, February 21–25, 2011 on
the construction of a hospital by Partners in health the Mona Campus. The symposium, which explored
in Mirebalais. The LACC coordinated the participa- the relationships between migration and develop-
tion of a uWi expert in urban Planning who ment and drafted recommendations to the Commis-
alongside members of the Consortium put forward sion for submission to Commonwealth
the idea of a planning laboratory focusing on how Governments, was co-hosted by the ramphal 
the hospital could be an impetus for the develop- Commission and the university of the West indies,
ment of the region. The project has received support Mona Campus. Discussions fell under two major 
from the WK Kellogg Foundation. categories: Policy framework for migration and
development and Migration: issues and opportuni-
Caribbean Studies Association Conference ties for development. Three key policy areas were
The LACC Coordinator gave a presentation on the identified: Economy and Business; social and Politi-
uWi and uniCA collaboration initiatives with haiti cal; Transversal Areas. Presenters drawn from uWi
on the Panel Partnering for sustainable Develop- faculty including The shridath ramphal Centre for
ment: The Participation of Global hEis in the international Trade Law, Policy and services on the
strengthening of haiti’s higher Education sector, at Cave hill Campus and members of the private sector
the 36th annual CsA conference in Curaçao, May addressed the problems arising from environmen-
30th to June 3rd, 2011. Co-panellists were from the tally induced migration – both for the environmen-
university of Massachusetts Consortium member tally fragile states and their neighbours – and made
institutions. recommendations on how these may be mitigated
and the threatened states assisted. recommenda-
Jamaica-Haiti Mental Health Hub tions were also canvassed on how to assist small
states and Less Developed Countries which have suf-
The LACC supported the holding of an exploratory
fered from outward migration of trained persons and
conference of key stakeholders from Jamaica and
which have yet to benefit significantly from return
haiti on Advancing social development through
migration or diasporic investments.
mental health prevention and treatment capacity in
low income countries held at the uWi Mona Cam-
UWI/Colombia Teaching Assistantship Programme
pus in March 2011. The working meeting of experts,
government officials, and other key parties explored The LACC coordinates the uWi Teaching Assistant-
possibilities for addressing key social development ship Programme for graduate students. To date, 86
challenges in mental health, with an initial focus on uWi graduates have had one-year attachments at
community violence and substance abuse. A Memo- Colombian hEis. This annual activity is conducted
randum of understanding for the development of a under an agreement between the uWi and iCETEX
Caribbean Mental health hub was subsequently (instituto Colombiano de Crédito Educativo y Estu-
signed by the uWi, The new York university school dios Técnicos en el Exterior) and facilitated by the
of Medicine (Programme in Global Mental health) Faculties of humanities and Education on the three
and the university of Miami (inter-university insti- campuses, the Embassy of Colombia in Jamaica and
tute for research and Development) the Jamaican Embassy in Colombia. The objective of
this programme is to expose recent uWi graduates to
Symposium on Migration & Development working in a spanish-speaking environment and to
The LACC supported the Principal’s Office and the gain experience in foreign language teaching
Office of P.J. Patterson, Chairman of the ramphal methodologies. During the period in review, the
Commission’s Committee on Migration and Devel- uWi sent a total of 12 and received 3 teaching 
opment in the coordination of its symposium on assistants.
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Distinguished Visitor
The President of the republic of Colombia, his
UNICA/Postgraduate and Staff Exchanges Excellency Dr Juan Manuel santos Calderón visited
uniCA became associate partner for two projects: the Mona Campus in november 2010, three months
Caribbean-Pacific island Mobility scheme, a uWi after he was elected President of the south American
led project and MunDus-ACP ii, led by the univer- nation, and delivered an address titled Latin Amer-
sidade do Porto, Portugal. These projects were ica and the Caribbean in the Next Decade. Members
designed to facilitate the movement of Masters of the Mona academic community, including post-
students, PhD students and staff between selected graduate students, benefitted from the address.
universities in the Caribbean and Pacific regions,
and between selected universities in European and
ACP regions respectively, as a means of building
capacity and encouraging socioeconomic develop-
ment in each region.
Jamaica-Cuba-CARICOM 
The LACC collaborated with the Caribbean and
Americas Department of the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs and Foreign Trade, Jamaica, in the hosting of
Cuba-CAriCOM day in December, 2010. Activities
included a photo exhibition showcasing Jamaica’s
cooperation with Cuba, especially the Jamaica/Cuba
Eye Care Programme which began in 2005. students
of the Mona campus also showcased their talents in
songs and poems in spanish.
UWI/UNICA-IAU
The LACC Coordinator represented the Vice-Chan-
cellor at the global meeting of the international
Principal of the Mona Campus Professor Gordon Shirley greets His Excellency
Association of universities (iAu) in new Delhi in Dr Juan Manuel Santos Calderón of Colombia
november 2011. The meeting addressed trends in the
internationalisation of higher Education.
IESALC-UNESCO in Buenos Aires 
The LACC Coordinator, in her capacity as secretary
General of uniCA, attended the iV Meeting of 
university networks and Councils of rectors of Latin
America and the Caribbean held in Buenos Aires in
April 2011. The meeting addressed issues of bench-
marking and ranking.
UWI-Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA)
The Agreement between the uWi and PDVsA for
English Language Training for professionals from that
company was renewed for a period of two years. Venezuelan exchange students at the Bob Marley Museum in Kingston, Jamaica
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ENGAGING THE ALUMNI
The institutional Advancement Division (iAD) is American Foundation for the UWI Scholarship
responsible for promoting The university of the
During the 2010/2011 academic year 24 students from
West indies as a premier institution of higher 
across all four campuses were awarded American
education with leadership in areas critical to the
Foundation for the uWi (AFuWi) scholarships
Caribbean, to generate more philanthropic gifts for
amounting to us$54,000. These students had fully
the university, to encourage alumni to view the 
satisfied the criteria as set out by the AFuWi which
institution as a lifelong partner for professional and
included having GPAs of over 3.0. The tenure of
personal enrichment and to inculcate in current 
these scholarships was for one year. 
students a spirit of benevolence.
The awardees were from: Belize (1); Dominica (2);
The iAD is engaged in a wide range of activities
Grenada (3); Jamaica (8); Montserrat (1); st Kitts &
designed to build strong financial and volunteer sup-
nevis (1); saint Lucia (4); st Vincent & the
port and lasting relationships with alumni, donors,
Grenadines (1); Trinidad & Tobago (3). 
students, parents, friends, the public and private 
sectors, the Diaspora and the media.
UWI Canadian Initiative Scholarship
Scholarships The uWi Canadian initiative scholarships were first
awarded in the 2010/2011 academic year from pro-
UWI Regional Endowment Fund (UWIREF) ceeds of the inaugural uWi Fundraising Gala held in
Scholarships and Bursaries Toronto, February 2010. A total of 17 scholarships
This is the second year of the programme for stu- amounting to CAD$51,000 was awarded to students
dents who were awarded uWi regional Endowment across the four campuses as follows: Cave hill (2);
Fund (uWirEF) scholarships and Bursaries. The Mona (8); Open (5); st Augustine (2). The value of
uWirEF scholarships and bursaries were first each scholarship was CAD$3,000. scholarship recipi-
awarded during the 2009/2010 academic year to ents included students from Grenada, Dominica,
19 students across the Cave hill, Mona and st Augus- Jamaica, saint Lucia and Trinidad.
tine Campuses for the duration of their degree 
programme, provided that they satisfied the The 1948 Medical Society 
minimum 3.0 GPA criteria. The institutional Advancement Division assumed
During the 2010/2011 academic year, 13 students from responsibility for administration of the 1948 Medical
across the region continued on these scholarships, society scholarships and Bursaries programme dur-
amounting to us$110,000. The others have either ing the 2010/2011 academic year. This programme,
graduated or dropped out of the programme. no new established by The 1948 society of the uWi Medical
uWirEF scholarships/bursaries were awarded Alumni Association inc., provides support to deserv-
during the 2010/2011 academic year. ing medical students. During the 2010/2011 academic
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year, three scholarships, each valued at us$2,500 Projects
were awarded to students across the Cave hill, Funding was raised for the following projects:
Mona, Open and st Augustine Campuses. The 
duration of the award was for one year. • sherlock/nettleford Open Campus facility – The
Government of Jamaica has committed to donat-
ing ten acres of land to The rex nettleford Foun-
The Rex Nettleford Foundation dation for the purpose of building the sherlock/
nettleford Open Campus. VALuE: us$50,000.00.
On september 17, 2010, The rex nettleford Founda- • Video Documentary of the life of Professor the
tion was launched at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge at the
honourable rex nettleford – The reed Founda-
uWi Mona Campus. The mission of the Foundation
tion agreed to provide funds in support of the
is to support scholars and programmes that promote
production of this documentary. VALuE:
the strengthening of West indian society in the areas
us$40,000.
of social and cultural development through research,
• rex nettleford Dance scholarship –nEM insur-
community service and intellectual excellence, with
ance is committed to sponsoring The rex nettle-
a view to producing young leaders who grasp the
ford Dance scholarship which will be awarded to
importance of public service based on integrity, who
an undergraduate student enrolled at the uWi-
have a desire to protect the weak, and who will use
affiliated Edna Manley College of the Visual and
their energies and talents for the betterment of
Performing Arts. The scholarship will be awarded
humankind.
to a 2nd year student who will be bonded to dance
The institutional Advancement Division acts as the with the national Dance Theatre Company for
secretariat for the Foundation. The rex nettleford three years. VALuE: us$20,000.
Foundation board members include: sir shridath • The Port Authority of Jamaica donated funds
ramphal (Chairperson), Ms Pat Bishop (now toward the printing of From The Heart – Eulogies
deceased), Mr Jeffrey Cobham, Vice-Chancellor E. by Rex Nettleford and toward awards for the most
nigel harris, sir Alister Mcintyre, Dr Beverley outstanding student enrolled in the certificate
Pereira (Company secretary), Dr Karl rodney, programme in industrial relations at the hugh
Dr Cezley sampson and Pro Vice-Chancellor Lawson shearer Trade union Education institute.
Professor Gordon shirley. VALuE: $35,000.
L-R: Sir Shridath Ramphal, Dr Beverley Pereira, Mr Earl Jarrett, Ms Pat Bishop and VC  Prof. E. Nigel Harris at the Rex Nettleford Foundation launch
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• The publication of Jamaica Mahogany – Tributes vating Caribbean Cultural regionalism” was given
to Rex Nettleford funded by individual private by sir George Alleyne at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge
donors.VALuE: us$2,000. and Conference Centre at the Mona Campus.
Performances Alumni Relations
The following events were organised for the benefit Connectivity with alumni has been and continues to
of The rex nettleford Foundation: be the focus of the Alumni relations arm of the
• On February 7, 2011, The national Dance Theatre institutional Advancement Division which encour-
Company performed in tribute to “rex” at ages graduates to “keep connected” to the institution
The Little Theatre in Jamaica for the benefit of throughout their lifetimes. The university of the
The rex nettleford Foundation. West indies is committed to further building and
• On February 11, 2011, The uWi singers and cementing relations with its alumni population, as it
Friends performed in a benefit concert in tribute recognises that its graduates are its best advocates
to Professor the honourable rex nettleford at the and the Alumni relations arm strives to accomplish
university Chapel in Kingston, Jamaica. this through the following strategic activities:
• On February 13, 2011, The national Dance Theatre
Company performed in tribute to “rex” at the Communications
Broward Centre for the Performing Arts in Miami • Alumni Online or AO (uwialumnionline.uwi.edu)
for the benefit of The rex nettleford Foundation. is the web and social networking site for the uWi
VALuE: us$25,000 alumni population globally. it is both informational
and interactive and together with AO FaceBook,
Lectures AO Twitter and AO Linked-in have increased
Four rex nettleford Lectures were organised in the engagement and involvement of alumni by over
following countries: 30%. The bi-monthly AO updates (via targeted
direct email) have received positive feedback.
• st John’s Antigua –On February 3, 2011, The inau-
• uWi E-Mail for life: all graduates are offered free
gural rex nettleford Distinguished Lecture 
permanent email services upon graduation.
entitled “rex, rastafari, reparations and recon-
ciliation” was given by Pro Vice-Chancellor sir • uWi Connect: the alumni magazine which is
hilary Beckles at The Antigua and Barbuda Open published every quarter in flip format, email and
Campus print versions, records events that happen across
• Kingston, Jamaica – On February 9, 2011, The rex the regional institution. Current and past issues
nettleford Lecture by The honourable Barbara are available on the alumni website.
Gloudon was combined with the launch of From
Student Alumni Programming
The Heart: Eulogies by Rex Nettleford and Jamaica
Mahogany: Tributes to Rex Nettleford at The The regional Vice-Chancellor’s uWi sTAT (student’s
Mona Visitors’ Lodge on the Mona Campus. Today, Alumni Tomorrow) Ambassador Corps was
• Toronto, Canada – On March 27, 2011, The rex developed by the Director of Alumni relations in
nettleford Lecture entitled “The shifting Ground: 2005 to start to promote loyalty and affinity to the
The Caribbean Elegy and The Diasporic Time of alma mater, as well as Pelican Pride amongst stu-
Mourning” was given by Professor Christian dents by their peers from their very first day at the
Campbell at The university of Toronto. uWi. The Ambassadors are also responsible for pro-
• Kingston, Jamaica – On February 17, 2011, a Lec- moting their respective campuses as well as the
ture in honour of rex nettleford entitled “Culti- entire institution both regionally and internationally.
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UWI Toronto Gala 2011
The second annual uWi Toronto Gala 2011 was held on
March 27, 2011 at the Four seasons hotel under the
They pledge lifelong commitment to their alma
patronage of Dr the honourable G. raymond Chang,
mater and become Alumni Ambassadors upon 
Chairman Ci Financial and Chancellor of ryerson 
graduation. During 2010/2011 the uWi sTAT Open 
university and scotiabank (Canada) as the Lead Chair.
Campus Corps launched its first full cohort of
Ambassadors. Training is now underway in prepara- honourees included: The right honourable Michaelle
tion for their induction. All four campuses are thus Jean, Dr the honourable Michael Lee-Chin, Mr Dono-
now represented. van Bailey, ryerson university, GAP Adventures, 
Dr Karl Massiah, Dr John stewart, Deputy Chief of
UWI Chapters and Contacts Police Keith Forde, Ms Kamala-Jean Gopie, 
Dr The honourable Justice irving Andre.
uWi alumni provide important value to the univer-
sity in areas such as profile raising, student recruit- The Gala was a “sold out” event, strongly supported 
ment, mentorship, networking and as speakers/ by the Canadian public and private sectors. Proceeds
conference participants for example. They are repre- from the Gala were allocated to:
sented by 24 uWi Alumni Association (uWiAA) • Awarding 23 scholarships across the region
Chapters and uWiAA contacts worldwide. They
• supporting the uWi/haitian initiative
remain “connected” through their activities in associ-
• supporting the regional Endowment Fund
ation with and for the uWi, and through the monthly
VALUE: US$130,000
teleconferences between the uWiAA Presidents and
the Director of Alumni relations, the Vice-Chancel-
lor’s Presidents Club, the annual Central Executive
Committee (CEC) Meeting for uWiAA Presidents,
alumni reunions and many other activities.
UWIAA Pelican Perks Programme
The uWiAA Pelican Perks Programme is in the
process of being implemented. This will allow gradu-
ates to access discounts and concessions wherever
they have been negotiated, no matter their uWiAA
Chapter. To facilitate this, the uWiAA Chapters have
agreed on a new global uWiAA Membership card
design which will be rolled out in phases. 
Raiser’s Edge Services
The iAD continues to coordinate the uWi’s compre-
hensive central alumni database for all four cam-
puses through its Campus Alumni representatives
and the alumni chapters. The iAD would wish to
urge members of the university community to con-
tinuously appeal to graduates to keep their contact
information (especially email addresses) current so
that information sharing and “connectivity” can be
maintained and networks built, in keeping with the
motto “One uWi, One Alumni Family.”  ¶
GRADUATES  OF
C A V E  H I L L  1 , 5 9 4  > M O N A  3 , 4 8 3
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University Council 2011/2012
ChAIR st Augustine The hon Girlyn Miguel
Sir George Alleyne Professor funso Aiyejina st Vincent & The Grenadines
V -C Open Campus The hon fazal KarimICE hAnCEllOR
Trinidad & Tobago
Professor E. nigel harris Dr Gary hepburn
C C C Ms Karen lequay
APPOInTED bY ThE ChAnCEllOR
hAIRMEn Of AMPUS OUnCIlS
Dr Compton bourne 
Mr Paul Altman APPOInTED bY ThE AlUMnI
Cave hill Mr Edwin CarringtonASSOCIATIOn
Dr Marshall hall Dr Charmaine GardnerMr Athelstan bellamy
Mona Mr frank “Paco” Smith, jr Mr Aubyn hill 
Mr Ewart Williams The hon Dennis lalor
st Augustine APPOInTED bY ThE GOVERnMEnTS TERTIARY lEVElS InSTITUTIOnS
Sir Dwight Venner Of ThE COnTRIbUTInG COUnTRIES REPRESEnTATIVE
Open Campus The hon Eddison baird Dr Roosevelt Williams
Anguilla
PRO VICE-ChAnCEllORS
The hon Dr jacqui Quin-leandro COMMITTEE Of DEAnS
Professor Alvin Wint 
Antigua & Barbuda REPRESEnTATIVE
undergraduate studies Professor Dyer narinesingh
The hon Desmond bannister
Professor Wayne hunte
Bahamas
research SEnIOR ADMInISTRATIVE STAff
The hon Ronald jones REPRESEnTATIVE
Professor Ronald Young
Barbados Mrs Marjorie bolero-haughton
Graduate studies
The hon Patrick faber Mona Campus
Professor Andrew Downes
Belize
Planning & Development ADMInISTRATIVE, TEChnICAl & 
The hon Dame jennifer Smith SERVICE STAff REPRESEnTATIVE
CAMPUS PRInCIPAlS Bermuda Mrs Roseanne Maxwell
Professor Sir hilary beckles The hon Myron V. Walwyn Cave hill Campus
Cave hill British Virgin islands fOUR STUDEnT MEMbERS On
Professor The hon Gordon Shirley The hon Rolston Anglin COUnCIl
Mona The Cayman islands Mr Odwin Trenton (Cave hill)
Professor Clement Sankat The hon Petter Saint jean
st Augustine Ms Stephanie Abraham (Mona)Dominica
Professor hazel Simmons-McDonald Mr Amilcar Sanatan (st Augustine)The hon franka bernardine
Open Campus Grenada Ms K. Thom-Selvon (Open Campus)
REPRESEnTATIVES Of ACADEMIC The hon Rev Ronald Thwaites UnIVERSITY lIbRARIAn
bOARDS Jamaica Ms jennifer joseph
Cave hill The hon Colin Riley UnIVERSITY bURSAR
Professor Curwen best Montserrat Mr Archibald Campbell
Professor Eudine barriteau The hon nigel Carty
st Christopher/nevis UnIVERSITY REGISTRAR (SECRETARY)Mona
The hon Dr Robert K. lewis Mr C. William ItonProfessor Evan Duggan
saint Lucia
Professor Ishenkumba Kahwa Ms Cecile Clayton (Recording Secretary)
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The Executive Management Team
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
Professor Andrew Downes Mr C. William Iton Mr Archibald Campbell Mrs Brigitte Collins
Pro Vice-Chancellor, Planning and University Registrar University Bursar/Chief Financial Officer Chief  Information Officer
Development
Ms Cecile Clayton Professor Eudine Barriteau Professor Rhoda Reddock Professor Vivienne Roberts
Deputy University Registrar Deputy Principal, Cave Hill Deputy Principal, St Augustine Deputy Principal, Open Campus
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Committee of Deans
Professor Brian Copeland Professor 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 Joseph Branday Professor Archibald McDonald Professor Samuel Ramsewak
Law Medical Sciences, Cave Hill Medical Sciences, Mona Medical Sciences, St Augustine 
Dr  Robin Roberts 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 Professor Mark Figueroa Dr Hamid Ghany (Chair) Mr Lincoln Williams Dr  Luz Longsworth
Social Sciences, Cave Hill Social Sciences, Mona Social Sciences, St Augustine  Director , CSDR, Open Campus Director, Open Campus Sites
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STUDENT
REGISTRATION
TOTAL   
REGISTRATION
47,343
UNDERGRADUATE 
DEGREES
37,904
GRADUATE DEGREES
9,439
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Student Enrolment
2010/2011
The university of the West indies enrolled 48,575 Open Campus Enrolment
students (including off-campus students) in the
The university’s Open Campus student population
2010/2011 academic year (Table 1). This represents a
reached 6,147 in 2010/2011. This represents an
4.6% increase over the previous year or an additional
increase of 15.5% or an additional 827 students over
2,139 students. Of the 48,575 registrants, 82.8% were
the previous year.
on-campus students engaged in face-to-face study,
12.7% were enrolled in the Open Campus, while 5.2%
were off-campus students studying at tertiary and Off-Campus Enrolment
affiliated institutions and by distance education. 
The university’s off-campus student (excluding
Open Campus) population was 2,202 in 2010/2011.
On-Campus Enrolment
This represents a decrease of 9.7% or 236 less 
The university experienced a 4.0% increase in on- students over the previous year.
campus enrolment (Table 1). This translates to an
additional 1,548 students over the previous year. The Tertiary level institutions had the largest share of
st Augustine Campus registered 893 additional stu- students with 1,066 followed by distance education
dents while the Cave hill Campus enrolled an extra programmes with 611 students, while affiliated insti-
332 students and the Mona Campus, 323 additional tutions recorded 236 students and external students
students. 289. As a proportion of off-campus enrolment, terti-
ary level institutions accounted for 48.4%, distance
For the period 2009/2010 to 2010/2011, the Mona,
education 27.7%, affiliated institutions 10.7% and
Cave hill and st Augustine Campuses fell short of
external students 13.1%.
their projected annual on-campus growth rates. The
targeted annual growth rates as indicated in the
strategic Plan 2007–2012 are Cave hill 9.8%, Mona FTE Registrations (On-Campus)
5.3% and st Augustine 8.6%. The percentage changes
The university’s full-time equivalent (FTE) enrol-
in on-campus enrolment over 2009/2010 were 4.0%
ment grew by 1,483 to reach 32,482 FTE students in
at Cave hill, 2.4% at Mona, and 5.4% at st Augustine
2010/2011 (Table 4). This represents a 4.7% increase
(Graph 1). 
over the previous year. The st Augustine Campus
in terms of actual enrolment headcount, the pro- recorded the highest increase at 6% followed by 
jected on-campus enrolment for 2010/2011 as indi- Cave hill at 4.2% and Mona at 3.5%. 
cated in the strategic Plan 2007–2012 were 14,299 for
Mona, 9,234 for Cave hill and 19,123 for st Augustine. At the university and Campus levels, the Faculty of
Mona achieved 97.8% of its target while Cave hill social sciences enrolled the most students followed
achieved 93.6% and st Augustine achieved 91.8% of by Pure and Applied sciences/science & Agriculture
its target. and humanities and Education (Table 5). As seen in
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Table 5, st Augustine led the way in registering the increase of one percentage point from the previous
highest proportion (53%) of students pursuing sci- year. As seen in Table 6, the proportion of students
ence and technology programmes. The correspon- pursuing higher degrees was 18% at st Augustine,
ding proportions were 41% at Mona and 19% at 17% at Mona and 12% at Cave hill. The st Augustine
Cave hill. Campus recorded an increase of 1 percentage point,
Cave hill remained steady at 12%, while the Mona
Campus showed a decrease of 1 percentage point. 
Full-Time and Part-Time Registrations
in 2010/2011, the university’s on-campus student
population totalled 40,226 students (Table 7). This
represents an increase of 4.0% or 1,548 students. Of
the 40,226 students, 25,457 were full-time and 14,769
were part-time. As a proportion, 63.3% of students
were full-time and 36.7%, part-time. Compared to
the previous year, full-time enrolment increased by 
1 percentage point. The proportions of full-time to
Of the 32,482 FTE students, 14,410 were enrolled at
st Augustine, 11,986 were enrolled at Mona and 6,447
were registered at Cave hill. As a proportion of total
enrolment, 80.2% of students were pursuing first
degrees (Table 6). At the campus level, the percent-
age of students enrolled in first degree programmes
was 86% at Cave hill, 76.9% at st Augustine and
81.1% at Mona. 
higher degree enrolment, an important area for
expansion at the university, stood at 17%, a marginal
part-time enrolment by campus were 47% to 53% at
Cave hill, 71% to 29% at Mona and 64% to 36% at 
st Augustine. The Cave hill Campus continues to
record higher enrolment in part-time study than full-
time study compared with Mona and st Augustine
where full-time enrolment are significantly higher.
Enrolment by Gender
The university of the West indies has consistently
enrolled a disproportionately higher percentage of
females to males over the past decade. in 2010/2011,
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A similar pattern emerged for first degree enrolment.
As Table 8 shows, the Open Campus had the highest
proportion of females (80%) registered in first
degree programmes followed by Mona (69%), Cave
hill (68%) and st Augustine (65%). Each campus
also recorded a high percentage of females in the
Faculties of Law, humanities and Education, social
sciences and Medical sciences. The only disciplines
where men dominated were the Faculty of Engineer-
ing (st Augustine) with a proportion of 70% male
the proportion of females to males was 69% to 31%
for total university enrolment; 67% to 33% for on-
campus enrolment; 81% to 19% for Open Campus
enrolment and 79% to 21% for off-campus enrolment
(Table 7). 
Overall, the Open Campus recorded the highest 
proportion of females at 81% of total enrolment, 
followed by Mona Campus with 70% of total enrol-
ment, while Cave hill’s figure was 68% and st
Augustine’s, 64%. 
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and 30% female and Pure and Applied sciences programmes. For the Open Campus, 96.3% of stu-
(Cave hill) with a proportion of 54% male and 46% dents were registered in undergraduate programmes.
female. Among on-campus undergraduate students, over
95.9% were registered in first-degree programmes at
Student Registrations by Faculty and each campus. The majority (95.1%) of postgraduate
Programme students were registered in higher degree pro-
grammes at each campus. At the Open Campus, 84.1
The break-down of student registration by Faculty % of undergraduate students were registered in first
shows that university-wide, the Faculty of social sci- degrees while 85.8% of postgraduate students were
ences attracts the largest number of students (Table enrolled in higher degrees.
9). Of the university’s 46,373 on-campus and Open
Campus students, 45.7% or 21,136 were registered in
Geographical Distribution of Students
the social sciences in 2010/2011. This represents a
5.3% increase over the previous year. As a proportion As a regional university, the university of the West
of on-campus enrolment, the Faculty of social sci- indies enrols students predominantly of Caribbean
ences registered the highest proportion of students origin. in 2010/2011, 40% of students were nationals
at each campus ranging from 32.7% at st Augustine, of Trinidad and Tobago, 32.4% were from Jamaica
to 40.9% at Mona, to 59.1% at Cave hill. The Faculty and 15.9% were Barbados nationals (Table 12). For
of humanities and Education attracted the second the fifth year in a row, the majority of students came
highest number of students at Mona and Cave hill from Trinidad and Tobago.
with 15.7 and 20%, respectively. At st Augustine, 
The percentage distribution of students originating
science & Agriculture attracted the second highest
from OECs countries increased marginally to 3.2% of
share of students, at approximately 23.4% of on-cam-
total on-campus enrolment (Table 11). These OECs
pus enrolment. When the Open Campus enrolment
countries include Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica,
was grouped by Faculty of origin, social sciences
Grenada, Montserrat, st Kitts/nevis, saint Lucia,
registered the highest proportion of students with
and st Vincent and the Grenadines. Of the 1,279
74.1%, followed by humanities and Education with
OECs students enrolled (3.2% of total), 1.7% was reg-
25.3%.
istered at Cave hill, 0.5% was registered at Mona,
A comparison of enrolment by Faculty is presented and 0.9% was enrolled at st Augustine. 
in Graph 2. The Mona Campus recorded the most
For the Open Campus the percentage distribution of
students in Medical sciences, while st Augustine
students originating from OECs countries was 33.1%
registered the most students in social sciences,
of the total Open Campus enrolment of 6,147 in
humanities and Education, Engineering and Pure
2010/2011 (Table 12). 
and Applied sciences/science & Agriculture. The
Cave hill Campus enrolled the most students in Law. For on-campus enrolment, the proportion of stu-
dents originating from non-contributing countries
By programme, the university of the West indies
remained at 1.9% in 2010/11. Of these 771 students,
caters to a predominantly undergraduate student
282 were enrolled in the Faculty of Medical sciences
population. As seen in Table 7, 36,838 students were
(Table 10). Broken down by campus, 357 were at st
pursuing undergraduate study from a total of 46,373
Augustine, 283 at Mona and 131 at Cave hill (Table
on-campus and Open Campus students combined.
12). For Open Campus students, students originating
As a proportion of on-campus enrolment, 77.8% of
from non-contributing countries stood at 55 or 1% of
students were registered in undergraduate pro-
total enrolment.  ¶
grammes while 22% were enrolled in postgraduate
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Table 1: Comparative Student Registrations at On- and Off- Campus Locations in 2008/2009 and 2009/2010
Student Registration                                              2008/             Percent           2009/           Percent           Number        Percent
2009              of Total            2010             of Total           Change          Change
On-Campus
Cave Hill 7,836 18.0 8,342 18.0 506 6.5
Mona 12,394 28.4 13,666 29.4 1,272 10.3
St Augustine 15,534 35.6 16,670 35.9 1,136 7.3
Total On-Campus 35,764 82.1 38,678 83.3 2,914 8.1
The Open Campus 5,072 11.6 5,320 11.5 248 4.9
Off-Campus
Distance Education Programmes 872 2.0 875 1.9 3 0.3
Tertiary Level Institutions 1,321 3.0 1,075 2.3 -246 -18.6
Affiliated Institutions 273 0.6 226 0.5 -47 -17.2
Other Off-Campus: External 284 0.7 262 0.6 -22 -7.7
Total Off-Campus 2,750 6.3 2,438 5.2 -312 -11.3
Grand Total 43,586 100.0 46,436 100 2,850 6.5
Graph 1: Percentage Change in On-Campus and Open Campus Student Enrolment between 2008/2009 and 2009/2010
Cave Hill
4.0
Mona
2.4
Open Campus
15.5
St Augustine
5.3
Total 
On-Campus
4.0
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Table 2: Total University Student Enrolment by Campus, Faculty, Programme and Gender,  2010/2011
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 1,102 278 824 0 0 0 0 0 0 550 156 394
Certificates & Diplomas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Higher Degrees/PG Diplomas 0 0 0 212 58 154 0 0 0 0 0 0 136 44 92
Specially Admitted 0 0 0 48 22 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 1,362 358 1,004 0 0 0 0 0 0 686 200 486
MONA
First Degree 0 0 0 1,927 469 1,458 0 0 0 0 0 0 265 60 205
Certificates & Diplomas 0 0 0 13 8 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Higher Degrees/PG Diplomas 0 0 0 792 149 643 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Specially Admitted 0 0 0 63 20 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 2,795 646 2,149 0 0 0 0 0 0 265 60 205
ST AUGUSTINE
First Degree 595 234 361 1,529 335 1,194 326 48 278 1,322 919 403 118 27 91
Certificates & Diplomas 36 12 24 185 59 126 103 24 79 31 15 16 0 0 0
Higher Degrees/PG Diplomas 183 78 105 356 81 275 570 133 437 1,052 581 471 0 0 0
Specially Admitted 5 3 2 13 2 11 4 0 4 11 10 1 0 0 0
Total 819 327 492 2,083 477 1,606 1,003 205 798 2,416 1,525 891 118 27 91
UNIVERSITY ON-CAMPUS
First Degree 595 234 361 4,558 1,082 3,476 326 48 278 1,322 919 403 933 243 690
Certificates & Diplomas 36 12 24 198 67 131 103 24 79 31 15 16 0 0 0
Higher Degrees/PG Diplomas 183 78 105 1,360 288 1,072 570 133 437 1,052 581 471 136 44 92
Specially Admitted 5 3 2 124 44 80 4 0 4 11 10 1 0 0 0
Total 819 327 492 6,240 1,481 4,759 1,003 205 798 2,416 1,525 891 1,069 287 782
OPEN CAMPUS
First Degrees 10 5 5 0 0 0 1,327 222 1,105 0 0 0 0 0 0
Associate Degrees 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Certificates & Diplomas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Higher Degrees/PG Diplomas 0 0 0 0 0 0 230 25 205 2 1 1 0 0 0
Total 10 5 5 0 0 0 1,557 247 1,310 2 1 1 0 0 0
OUTREACH-OFF CAMPUS 0 0 0 828 175 653 0 0 0 73 49 24 86 35 51
Cave Hill 0 0 0 284 51 233 0 0 0 0 0 0 86 35 51
Mona 0 0 0 544 124 420 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
St Augustine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 73 49 24 0 0 0
Total University Enrolment 829 332 497 7,068 1,656 5,412 2,560 452 2,108 2,491 1,575 916 1,155 322 833
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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
217 57 160 1,100 595 505 4,378 1,256 3,122 0 0 0 0 0 0 7,347 2,342 5,005
0 0 0 0 0 0 143 45 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 143 45 98
54 19 35 112 48 64 568 186 382 10 1 9 0 0 0 1,092 356 736
0 0 0 4 1 3 40 12 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 92 35 57
271 76 195 1,216 644 572 5,129 1,499 3,630 10 1 9 0 0 0 8,674 2,778 5,896
1,918 469 1,449 2,158 1,020 1,138 4,332 1,280 3,052 32 8 24 0 0 0 10,632 3,306 7,326
0 0 0 0 0 0 20 3 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 11 22
623 200 423 406 214 192 1,265 398 867 30 4 26 1 1 0 3,117 966 2,151
20 8 12 24 11 13 100 35 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 207 74 133
2,561 677 1,884 2,588 1,245 1,343 5,717 1,716 4,001 62 12 50 1 1 0 13,989 4,357 9,632
1,698 572 1,126 2,905 1,263 1,642 3,533 870 2,663 0 0 0 0 0 0 12,026 4,268 7,758
3 0 3 0 0 0 384 96 288 0 0 0 0 0 0 742 206 536
365 151 214 374 170 204 1,806 593 1,213 29 5 24 0 0 0 4,735 1,792 2,943
0 0 0 15 8 7 12 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 29 31
2,066 723 1,343 3,294 1,441 1,853 5,735 1,565 4,170 29 5 24 0 0 0 17,563 6,295 11,268
3,833 1,098 2,735 6,163 2,878 3,285 12,243 3,406 8,837 32 8 24 0 0 0 30,005 9,916 20,089
3 0 3 0 0 0 547 144 403 0 0 0 0 0 0 918 262 656
1,042 370 672 892 432 460 3,639 1,177 2,462 69 10 59 1 1 0 8,944 3,114 5,830
20 8 12 43 20 23 152 53 99 0 0 0 0 0 0 359 138 221
4,898 1,476 3,422 7,098 3,330 3,768 16,581 4,780 11,801 101 18 83 1 1 0 40,226 13,430 26,796
10 0 10 0 0 0 3,645 756 2,889 0 0 0 0 0 0 4,992 983 4,009
0 0 0 0 0 0 751 115 636 0 0 0 0 0 0 751 115 636
0 0 0 0 0 0 159 47 112 13 2 11 0 0 0 172 49 123
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 232 26 206
10 0 10 0 0 0 4,555 918 3,637 13 2 11 0 0 0 6,147 1,173 4,974
698 38 660 270 100 170 247 72 175 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,202 469 1,733
0 0 0 12 8 4 99 30 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 481 124 357
675 33 642 65 16 49 119 33 86 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,403 206 1,197
23 5 18 193 76 117 29 9 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 318 139 179
5,606 1,514 4,092 7,368 3,430 3,938 21,383 5,770 15,613 114 20 94 1 1 0 48,575 15,072 33,503
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Table 3: Total Campus Student Registrations by Programme and Campus, 2010/2011
PROGRAMME LEVEL  UNIVERSITY                                           CAVE HILL                                        MONA                                         ST AUGUSTINE                              OPEN CAMPUS
M F T M F T M F T M F T M F T
On-Campus/
Open Campus
First Degree 10,899 24,098 34,997 2,342 5,005 7,347 3,306 7,326 10,632 4,268 7,758 12,026 983 4,009 4,992
Associate Degree 115 636 751 – – – – – – – – – 115 636 751
Certificate 221 549 770 0 0 0 0 0 0 193 484 677 28 65 93
Diploma 90 230 320 45 98 143 11 22 33 13 52 65 21 58 79
Advanced Diploma 136 339 475 9 23 32 8 33 41 114 255 369 5 28 33
Higher Degree 3,004 5,697 8,701 347 713 1,060 958 2,118 3,076 1,678 2,688 4,366 21 178 199
Specially Admitted 138 221 359 35 57 92 74 133 207 29 31 60 0 0 0
Sub-Total 14,603 31,770 46,373 2,778 5,896 8,674 4,357 9,632 13,989 6,295 11,268 17,563 1,173 4,974 6,147
Off-Campus
Distance Education 83 528 611 0 0 0 83 528 611 0 0 0 – – –
Affiliated Institutions 59 177 236 0 0 0 59 177 236 0 0 0 – – –
Tertiary Level Inst. 197 869 1,066 124 357 481 64 492 556 9 20 29 – – –
External 130 159 289 0 0 0 0 0 0 130 159 289 – – –
Sub-Total 469 1,733 2,202 124 357 481 206 1,197 1,403 139 179 318 – – –
Total Registration 15,072 33,503 48,575 2,902 6,253 9,155 4,563 10,829 15,392 6,434 11,447 17,881 1,173 4,974 6,147
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Table 4: Comparison of FTE*  Enrolment between 2009/2010 and 2010/2011
Campus & Faculty/School                                                  2009/2010          2010/2011        Number change         %  change
CAVE HILL
Humanities & Education 911 932 22 2.4
Law 563 629 66 11.7
Clinical Medicine & Research 185 268 83 45.0
Pure and Applied Sciences 1,006 943 -63 -6.2
Social Sciences 3,469 3,622 153 4.4
Institute of Gender & Development Studies 10 7 -3 0.0
Special Admittance 44 46 2 4.5
Total 6,186 6,447 261 4.2
MONA
Humanities & Education 2,279 2,225 -54 -2.4
Law 193 265 72 37.3
Medical Sciences 2,214 2,462 248 11.2
Pure and Applied Sciences 2,344 2,397 53 2.3
Social Sciences 4,413 4,450 38 0.8
Institute of Gender & Development Studies 24 49 25 104.2
Graduate Studies 3 1 -2 -80.0
Special Admittance 109 138 29 26.7
Total 11,577 11,986 409 3.5
St AUGUSTINE
Sciences & Agriculture:  Agriculture 700 693 -7 -1.0
Humanities & Education 2,368 2,448 81 3.4
Engineering 1,869 1,942 73 3.9
Law 51 118 67 131.4
Medical Sciences 1,816 1,903 87 4.8
Sciences & Agriculture: Sciences 2,749 3,044 295 10.7
Social Sciences 3,988 4,206 218 5.5
Institute of Gender & Development Studies 17 28 11 66.7
Special Admittance 40 30 -10 -24.1
Total 13,596 14,410 814 6.0
UNIVERSITY
Sciences & Agriculture: Agriculture 700 693 -7 -1.0
Humanities & Education 5,557 5,605 48 0.9
Engineering 1,869 1,942 73 3.9
Law 807 1,012 205 25.4
Medical Sciences/Clinical Medicine & Research 4,214 4,632 418 9.9
Pure and Applied Sciences/Sci. & Agri.: Sciences 6,099 6,384 285 4.7
Social Sciences 11,870 12,278 409 3.4
Institute of Gender & Development Studies 50 84 34 67.0
Graduate Studies 3 1 -2 -80.0
Special Admittance 192 214 22 11.2
Total 31,359 32,842 1,483 4.7
*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.                                                                       
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Table 5:  On-Campus FTE Enrolment by Campus and Faculty/School, 2010/2011
Faculty/School                                                                                              CAVE HILL         MONA          ST AUGUSTINE      TOTAL
Science & Agriculture:  Agriculture 0 0 693 693
Humanities & Education 932 2,225 2,448 5,605
Engineering 0 0 1,942 1,942
Law 629 265 118 1,012
Medical Sciences/Clinical Medicine & Research 268 2,462 1,903 4,632
Pure & Applied Sciences/Sciences and Agricuture: Sciences 943 2,397 3,044 6,384
Social Sciences 3,622 4,450 4,206 12,278
Institute of Gender and Development Studies 7 49 28 84
Graduate Studies 0 1 0 1
Special Admittance 46 138 30 214
Total 6,447 11,986 14,410 32,842
Science & Technology  % 19 41 53 42
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, 2010/2011
UNIVERSITY                       CAVE HILL                                MONA                               ST AUGUSTINE
T M F T M F T M F T M F
ON-CAMPUS
Undergraduate
1st Degree 26,345 8,806 17,540 5,546 1,772 3,774 9,725 3,037 6,688 11,075 3,997 7,079
Certificate 394 118 277 0 0 0 0 0 0 394 118 277
Diploma 137 39 98 72 23 49 27 10 17 39 7 32
Sub-Total 26,877 8,962 17,914 5,618 1,795 3,823 9,751 3,047 6,705 11,508 4,121 7,387
Graduate
Higher Diploma 325 90 235 10 1 9 24 6 18 292 83 208.5
Higher Degree 5,428 1,895 3,533 774 256 518 2,074 665 1,409 2,581 975 1,606
Sub-Total 5,752 1,985 3,768 783 256 527 2,097 671 1,427 2,872 1,058 1,814
Specially Admitted 214 84 130 46 18 29 138 52 86 30 15 16
Total 32,842 11,030 21,811 6,447 2,068 4,378 11,986 3,769 8,217 14,410 5,194 9,216
Postgraduate 
17 17 16 12 12 12 17 18 17 18 19 17
Degree %
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Table 7:  University Enrolment by Campus, Student Status, Gender and Programme, 2009/2010
UNIVERSITY                                        CAVE HILL                                                        MONA                             ST AUGUSTINE                             OPEN CAMPUS
T M F T M F T M F T M F T M F
Student Status
Full-time 25,457 8,631 16,826 4,219 1,359 2,860 9,982 3,180 6,802 11,256 4092 7164 – – –
Part-time 14,769 4,799 9,970 4,455 1,419 3,036 4,007 1,177 2,830 6,307 2,203 4,104 – – –
Subtotal 40,226 13,430 26,796 8,674 2,778 5,896 13,989 4,357 9,632 17,563 6,295 11,268 – – –
Open Campus 6,147 1,173 4,974 – – – – – – – – – 6,147 1,173 4,974
Undergraduate
1st Degree 34,997 10,899 24,098 7,347 2,342 5,005 10,632 3,306 7,326 12,026 4,268 7,758 4,992 983 4,009
Associate Degree 751 115 636 751 115 636
Certificate 770 221 549 0 0 0 0 0 0 677 193 484 93 28 65
Diploma 320 90 230 143 45 98 33 11 22 65 13 52 79 21 58
Subtotal 36,838 11,325 25,513 7,490 2,387 5,103 10,665 3,317 7,348 12,768 4,474 8,294 5,915 1,147 4,768
Graduate
Higher Diploma 475 136 339 32 9 23 41 8 33 369 114 255 33 5 28
Higher Degree 8,701 3,004 5,697 1,060 347 713 3,076 958 2,118 4,366 1,678 2,688 199 21 178
Sub-Total 9,176 3,140 6,036 1,092 356 736 3,117 966 2,151 4,735 1,792 2,943 232 26 206
Off-Campus 2,202 469 1,733 481 124 357 1,403 206 1,197 318 139 179 – – –
Specially Admitted 359 138 221 92 35 57 207 74 133 60 29 31 – – –
TOTAL ALL 48,575 15,072 33,503 9,155 2,902 6,253 15,392 4,563 10,829 17,881 6,434 11,447 6,147 1,173 4,974
% Male/Female – 31.0% 69.0% – 31.7% 68.3% – 29.6% 70.4% – 36.0% 64.0% – 19.1% 80.9%
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Table 8: Percentage Distribution of Male and Female Registrations in On-Campus & Open Campus First Degree Programmes by Faculty/School and 
Campus, 2010/2011
Faculty/School                                                                                                       CAVE HILL MONA ST AUGUSTINE                            OPEN CAMPUS
M F M F M F M F
% % % % % % % %
Science & Agriculture:  Agriculture 0 0 0 0 39 61 50 50
Humanities & Education 25 75 24 76 21 69 17 83
Engineering 0 0 0 0 70 30 – –
Law 28 72 23 77 23 77 – –
Medical Sciences/Clinical Medicine & Research 26 74 24 76 34 66 0 100
Pure & Applied Sciences/Sciences 54 46 47 53 43 57 0
Social Sciences 29 71 30 70 25 75 21 79
Total 32 68 31 69 35 65 20 80
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Table 9: Comparison of On-Campus/ Open Campus  Enrolment between 2009/2010 and 2010/2011
Campus & Faculty/School                                                                 2009/2010                  2010/2011                    %  change
CAVE HILL
Humanities & Education 1,397 1,362 -2.5
Law 611 686 12.3
Medical Sciences 188 271 44.1
Pure & Applied Sciences 1,240 1,216 -1.9
Social Sciences 4,893 5,129 4.8
Institute of Gender and Development Studies 13 10 -23.1
Total 8,342 8,674 4.0
MONA
Humanities & Education 2,882 2,795 -3.0
Law 194 265 36.6
Medical Sciences 2,313 2,561 10.7
Pure & Applied Sciences 2,552 2,588 1.4
Social Sciences 5,687 5,717 0.5
Institute of Gender and Development Studies 34 62 82.4
Graduate Studies 4 1 -75.0
Total 13,666 13,989 2.4
St AUGUSTINE
Sciences & Agriculture:  Agriculture 806 819 1.6
Humanities & Education 3,014 3,086 2.4
Engineering 2,309 2,416 4.6
Law 51 118 131.4
Medical Sciences 1,984 2,066 4.1
Sciences & Agriculture:  Sciences 2,989 3,294 10.2
Social Sciences 5,499 5,735 4.3
Institute of Gender and Development Studies 18 29 61.1
Total 16,670 17,563 5.4
OPEN CAMPUS
Sciences & Agriculture:  Agriculture 13 10 -23.1
Humanities & Education 1,192 1,557 30.6
Engineering 0 2
Law 0 0 0.0
Medical Sciences 98 10 -89.8
Social Sciences 3,998 4,555 13.9
Institute of Gender and Development Studies 19 13 -31.6
Total 5,320 6,147 15.5
UNIVERSITY
Humanities & Education 8,485 8,800 3.7
Engineering 2,309 2,418 4.7
Law 856 1,069 24.9
Medical Sciences/Clinical Medicine & Research 4,583 4,908 7.1
Pure & Applied Sciences/Sciences & Agriculture 7,600 7,927 4.3
Social Sciences 20,077 21,136 5.3
Institute of Gender and Development Studies 84 114 35.7
Graduate Studies 4 1 -75.0
Total 43,998 46,373 5.4
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Table 10:   Total On-Campus Registration of Students by Faculty/School and Country of Origin – 2010/2011 – All Campuses
PAS/S&A: SOCIAL GRADUATE %
COUNTRY AGRICULTURE HUMANITIES EDUCATION ENGINEERING LAW MS/CM* IGDS TOTAL
SCIENCES** SCIENCES STUDIES OF TOTAL
Anguilla 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 8 0.0
Antigua & Barbuda 3 15 0 1 7 16 9 89 0 0 140 0.3
Bahamas 2 6 0 1 16 173 23 27 0 0 248 0.6
Barbados 13 1,189 0 1,04 178 314 1,025 4,516 0 8 7,347 18.3
Belize 0 3 0 4 39 18 8 43 0 0 115 0.3
British Virgin Islands 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 0.0
Cayman Islands 0 0 2 0 5 15 2 3 0 0 27 0.1
Dominica 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 6 0.0
Grenada 5 7 0 14 11 16 24 68 0 0 145 0.4
Guyana 3 22 0 9 24 7 16 55 0 0 136 0.3
Jamaica 4 17 1 25 6 29 15 58 0 4 159 0.4
Monserrat 15 2,645 5 77 403 1,979 2,437 5,463 1 58 13,083 32.5
St Kitts/Nevis 2 3 1 0 1 2 1 8 0 0 18 0.0
Saint Lucia 2 10 0 4 17 16 14 46 0 0 109 0.3
St Vincent & The Grenadines 11 36 4 16 10 36 43 132 0 0 288 0.7
Trinidad & Tobago 6 49 1 13 25 32 98 212 0 0 436 1.1
Turks & Caicos Islands 748 2,080 970 2,118 320 1,952 3,316 5,649 0 26 17,179 42.7
Others 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 3 0 0 8 0.0
Unknown 5 155 19 30 7 282 65 203 0 5 771 1.9
All Campuses 819 6,240 1,003 2,416 1,069 4,898 7,098 16,581 1 101 40,226 100.0
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
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Table 11:  Number of OECS Students as a Percentage of Total On-Campus Student Population by Campus, 
2007/2008 to 2010/2011
COUNTRY 2007– Total % 2008– Total % 2009– Total % 2010– Total %
2008 Students 2009 Students 2010 Students 2011 Students
Cave Hill 617 1.8 629 1.8 635 1.6 702 1.7
Mona 182 0.5 167 0.5 200 0.5 197 0.5
St 
303 0.9 346 1.0 352 0.9 380 0.9
Augustine
Total 1,102 34,483 3.2 1,142 35,764 3.2 1,187 38,678 3.1 1,279 40,226 3.2
Note:  The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) comprises the following countries:  Antigua & Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada,
Montserrat, St Kitts/Nevis, Saint Lucia and  St Vincent and The Grenadines. 
Graph 2: UWI On-Campus & Open Campus Student Enrolment by Faculty and Campus, 2010/2011
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Table 12:   Total University Enrolment by Campus and Country of Origin, 2010/2011
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 8 2 6 6 2 4 1 0 1 1 0 1 53 14 39 3 1 2 64 17 47
Antigua & Barbuda 140 35 105 95 21 74 27 8 19 18 6 12 202 31 171 110 31 79 452 97 355
Bahamas 248 75 173 39 13 26 138 39 99 71 23 48 25 4 21 99 37 62 372 116 256
Barbados 7,347 2,427 4,920 6,989 2,273 4,716 155 41 114 203 113 90 185 31 154 188 32 156 7,720 2,490 5,230
Belize 115 51 64 77 32 45 25 10 15 13 9 4 153 51 102 23 3 20 291 105 186
Bermuda 3 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 5 1 4
British Virgin Islands 27 12 15 9 6 3 6 3 3 12 3 9 24 3 21 5 0 5 56 15 41
Cayman Islands 6 4 2 0 0 0 6 4 2 0 0 0 8 2 6 0 0 0 14 6 8
Dominica 145 44 101 87 19 68 15 4 11 43 21 22 370 69 301 52 5 47 567 118 449
Grenada 136 46 90 81 23 58 12 6 6 43 17 26 393 78 315 25 2 23 554 126 428
Guyana 159 79 80 48 26 22 28 6 22 83 47 36 54 10 44 85 54 31 298 143 155
Jamaica 13,083 4,074 9,009 201 50 151 12,697 3,922 8,775 185 102 83 1,532 307 1,225 1,145 170 975 15,760 4,551 11,209
Monserrat 18 7 11 9 3 6 4 1 3 5 3 2 56 7 49 0 0 0 74 14 60
St Kitts/Nevis 109 49 60 52 19 33 32 16 16 25 14 11 173 29 144 9 3 6 291 81 210
Saint Lucia 288 90 198 121 39 82 50 11 39 117 40 77 532 97 435 79 17 62 899 204 695
St Vincent & The
436 153 283 251 91 160 56 17 39 129 45 84 308 42 266 101 16 85 845 211 634
Grenadines
Trinidad & Tobago 17,179 5,910 11,269 474 106 368 448 135 313 16,257 5,669 10,588 2,024 382 1,642 235 84 151 19,438 6,376 13,062
Turks & Caicos
8 3 5 3 0 3 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 9 3 6
Islands
Others 771 368 403 131 55 76 283 131 152 357 182 175 55 16 39 40 14 26 866 398 468
All Countries 40,226 13,430 26,796 8,674 2778 5896 13,989 4,357 9,632 17,563 6,295 11,268 6,147 1,173 4,974 2,202 469 1,733 48,575 15,072 33,503