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SPOTLIGHT
New Strategic Plan and Appointments at UWI
PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS Congratulations to
Dr. Thelora Reynolds
PHILANTHROPY
Frank Worrell Commemorative Blood Drive
CENTRAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (CEC) MEETING 2007
RECOGNISING EXCELLENCE
Very Important Pelican
UWI-12/SCS
Francis Oliver Severin Ph.D
SIXTIETH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS
CARIBBEAN FOCUS
Commemoration of the Bicentenary of the Abolition of the Slave Trade
NEW PROGRAMMES
Joint Masters Degree
UWIAA CHAPTER HIGHLIGHTS
NEWS FROM MONA
NEWS FROM CAVE HILL
NEWS FROM ST. AUGUSTINE
CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS
VIEWPOINT
Increasing the Range of Human Choice.
IN CELEBRATION OF THEIR LIVES
Welcome to the June 2007 edition of Alumni@UWI. In this issue, we once again aim to inform alumni, parents and friends of The University of the West Indies about how our regional institution impacts the Caribbean and the world through our graduate population. Click here to read the complete version and read the articles in detail. Feel free to share this magazine with other graduates, friends and individuals of Caribbean heritage. Do enjoy!
Spotlight : New Strategic Plan
The new Strategic Plan for 2007-2012 has been approved and Vice Chancellor, Professor
E. Nigel Harris has described it as transformative, seeking to re-position the University
as “an innovative, contemporary international University, deeply rooted in the Caribbean
and committed to creating the best possible future for all its stakeholders”. Major
targeted areas will be Teaching and Learning, Research and Innovation, and Graduate
Programmes. An OPEN CAMPUS will also be created aimed primarily at providing pre-university,
undergraduate and professional development programmes for students in the UWI-12
(the 12 contributing countries without campuses) as well as to students in Barbados,
Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago who have no access to a campus. Pro-Vice Chancellor
Dr. 
Bhoendradatt Tewarie will manage this far-reaching plan at the Regional level.
Central Executive Committee (CEC) Meeting 2007
The meeting was opened with the Alumni Pledge and UWI Alumni Association (UWIAA)
Presidents from 12 of the 16 UWIAA Chapters attended.
Highlights:
Developing Relationships with Alumni
- The launch of the UWI Engineering Alumni (UWIEA)
- The revitalization of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas and Grenada Chapters
- Visits to the Toronto, New York , Cayman and the Commonwealth of the Bahamas Chapters in an effort to bring the University to its alumni
Incubating future enthusiastic and loyal UWI Alumni
- UWISTAT – A successful first year, with students attending the New York Gala, hosting the Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines , promoting regional integration, the CSMW and HIV/Aids prevention, and the Mona Group receiving an award for the Most Improved New Society
Very Important Pelican (VIP) – this month it is Dr. Roger E. Hunter, Consultant Neurosurgeon.
News from the UWI 12
60th Anniversary Celebrations - The UWI will be celebrating its 60th year from January to December 2008. The celebrations will open in Cave Hill in January, there will be a special Convocation at Mona in July and the year will close with special events in St. Augustine . Please be sure to send your contact information to iad@uwimona.edu.jm so that we can tell you about our plans and you can celebrate with us!
New Programmes - Masters degrees in Sustainable Development and Doctorate in Business
UWIAA Chapter Highlights – The British Virgin Islands, Medical Alumni, St. Kitts and Nevis , Toronto Chapter
News from the Campuses
Conference Highlights and Upcoming Conferences
Viewpoint – Increasing the Range of Human Choice: the Case for Health, by Sir George Alleyne, UWI Chancellor
"One UWI, One Alumni Family"
Contact: Alumni Relations Institutional Advancement Division
Office of the
Vice Chancellor
iad@uwimona.edu.jm