News & Updates

2014 - 2015 UWIAA MSBM Executive

The President is Mrs. Loretta Anderson (Employee Benefits Manager, Billy Craid Insurance Brokers Ltd. - MBA Cohort 2)

The Executive Committee  team members are:

• Secretary - Toni Spence
• Vice President - Anthony Chance
• Treasurer - Ana-Kaye Grenn
• Public Relations Officer - Chrevaughan Legister
• Social Media Facilitator - Melissa Chin
• Asst. Secretary/Treasurer - Alicia Ganess

Remember - you can connect to MSBM on LinkedIn !

ACTIVITIES - 2014 

A MSBM Alumni Team participated in the GraceKennedy Education Run held on Sunday 6, 2014 with 38 participants. Photos can be seen at:

https://www.facebook.com/MSBM.UWIMONA/photos/a.455566578176.238597.133668553176/10152262506843177/?type=3&theater

Welcome and thanks for your interest!

Join the Tradition .. and show your Pelican Pride!

The "Sons and Daughters of the Pelican" can take great pride in the early history of their alma mater:

• The UWI was founded in 1948
  • In 1942 Sir Philip Sherlock promoted the formation of a local University College and a Committee was set up.
  • In 1945 the Irvine Report was accepted and a site at Mona was selected in Jamaica.
  • Dr. Thomas Taylor, a noted Biochemist was the first Principal
  • The first office of the University College of the West Indies was at 62 Lady Musgrave Road, Kingston and it opened on Feb 1, 1947. It was then relocted to Gibraltar Camp at Mona, which had been the site of a camp for refugees from Gibraltar and Malta as well as German and Italian prisoners of war.
  • Oct 3, 1948 - The official opening of the Mona Campus with 10 female and 23 male Caribbean students entering the Faculty of Medicine
  • October 1949 - Natural Sciences opened
  • October 1950 - Faculty of Arts opened
  • 1960 - St. Augustine campus established from the former Imperial College of Tropical Agriculture.
  • 1963 - Cave Hill campus established (Law)
  • April 2, 1962 - the new Royal Charter constituting and founding The University of the West Indies was passed and Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone, was the first Chancellor.

Central Office: UWI Regional Headquarters - headed by the Vice Chancellor, responsible for all 16 UWI countries

Halls of Residence:

• Mona - Chancellor, Irvine, Mary Seacole, Hamilton, Leo-Rhynie, Nettleford, Preston, Taylor
• St. Augustine - Canada, Joyce Gibson-Innis, Milner, Trinity
• Cave Hill - Sherlock, Frank Worrell

Campus Colours:

• Cave Hill - Yellow
• Mona - Red
• Open - Burnt Orange
• St. Augustine - Blue

The UWI Motto - "Oriens Ex. Occidente Lux" - "Light Rising from the West"

The UWI Mascot - The Pelican"

The UWI STAT Cave Hill Corps welcomes you  .......  

CURRENT MEMBERS

THE CURRENT EXECUTIVE - Meet your 2014-2015 Team !

UWIAA Cayman Chapter Annual Report 2012

The Cayman Chapter Executive remains as follows:

• Leanora Wynter-Young: President
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  Maxine Anglin: Secretary

• Brenda Dawkins: Treasurer

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  Carlene Bramwell: Public Relations Officer

The Alumni members continued to work closely with the Open Campus Cayman as its Head, Mr. Robert Geofroy and to support Open Campus Cayman events.

Alumni Activities which took place

• Active involvement in the UWISTAT Country Visit
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  Involvement in the Student Orientation activities

Activities Planned:

In the coming year, the Alumni hope to organize the following:

• Pelican Award
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  Social/Independence Celebration

• Distinguished Lecture

Finances: A contribution of USD $211.00 was sent to the IAD for the UWI Regional Endowment Fund.

Conclusion: UWI Alumni in Cayman give back in many ways, one such was highlighted in the Sept – Nov 2012 issue of the UWI Connect, in the area of education, by teaching CXC students.

UWIAA Cayman Chapter Annual Report 2011

The Cayman Chapter of the Alumni has met over the year and the Executive still remains as follows:

• Leanora Wynter-Young: President
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  Maxine Anglin: Secretary

• Brenda Dawkins: Treasurer

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  Carlene Bramwell: Public Relations Officer

The Alumni have created an annual calendar with the Annual general Meeting carded for a date in February each year as well as annual socials in August and a public lecture in November. The Public Lecture in this period was delivered by Dr. Livingston Smith a senior lecturer in Sociology and Politics at the University College of the Cayman Islands. This alumnus did us proud at the lecture held at the Public Library in George Town.

Alumni Activities which took place

• Independence Social in late August
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  Active involvement at the UWISTAT activities held in November.

• Involvement in the Student Orientation activities in August

Activities Planned for New Year

In the coming year, the Alumni hope to organize the following:

• February/March – Garage Sale
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  March – AGM/Pelican Award/Social

• August – Independence Celebration

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  November- Public Lecture (Public Library)

Finances: The financial situation of the Alumni still remains a matter of concern as we are still not able to draw the membership to institute membership fees and the bulk of the income has been so far derived from the social/fund raising activities held. Because of this we have still not had sufficient funds to award the scholarship that was proposed. $400 was reported to the IAD from the Alumni Social to assist OC students.

Conclusion: UWI Alumni in Cayman are still heartened by the fact that several members have shown great dedication but we would be a lot stronger if there were more involvement. The social events have proven very successful and we feel that these attract the majority of graduates, rather than formal meetings.