A life in Medicine and The Arts – an Autobiography
Henry Fraser
is Professor of Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology, Dean of the School of Clinical Medicine and Research, and Director of the Chronic Disease Research Centre, University of the West Indies, Cave Hill, Barbados.
Saluting Mona 2022 Hon. Grads! The UWI Pledge is recited by each Graduating Class at each ceremony and 2022, which boasted the first face-to-face ceremonies since Covid-19, was no different. The Pledge Recital is always led by the President of the UWI Alumni Association Country Chapter for each Campus and in Mona’s case it was Mr. Dwayne Haynes, seen here with one of the 2022 Honorary Hon. Graduates for Mona, Senator the Hon.
A Historical and Contemporary Survey By Norma Rodney Harrack
Norma Rodney Harrack
is a ceramic artist, lecturer and writer. She is a graduate of the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts and the University of the West Indies (Mona) and is recognised as one of the most outstanding ceramic artists out of Jamaica. Harrack recalls having a very happy childhood, filled with vivid memories of loving, dedicated parents and six siblings.
Trinidad's Alyssa Mohammed and Jamaica's David Salmon named 2023 Rhodes Scholar
Alyssa Mohammed
is a "Pelican Soaring" being the top 2023 Rhode Scholar from the Commonwealth Caribbean. On November 8th it was announced that she outperformed the other 10 candidates hailing from Barbados, Grenada, Antigua, St Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago.
In 2020, for the first time in their history, many educational institutions, including the UWI, were forced to take graduation ceremonies to online platforms or have students collect their certificates via a drive-through format. Had someone told us that such a momentous occasion as graduation could be resorted to a fast food pickup style, many of us would probably laugh but in reality, the pandemic has brought about a lot of unimaginable practices.
Really? For Real? A true? Did this really happen? Oh wow? Is this correct? These are the popular phrases that reverberate throughout the UWI Museum as visitors tour “Surviving COVID-19”. Exhibiting the impact of the pandemic on The UWI as well as the University’s response through photos and archival material has provided visitors with insight into previously unknown information.