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Dr. Bhoendradatt TewarieCampus Principal-UWI St Augustine

Education all over the world is in astate of turmoil, transformation andinnovation, all at the same time.This is so because in this the age ofknowledge, when intellectual capitalis at a premium; when innovation isat the heart of competitiveness and,knowledge itself is the vital driver oft h e . d e v e l o p m e n t . p r o c e s s ,educational institutions need to bestructured and managed as part ofa knowledge system which can buildcompetitive capacity and facilitatedevelopment of a sustainable kind.

Against this background,Universities have had to rethink theirrole as knowledge centres dedicatedas they are to the gathering of data,the analysis of information, and thedissemination and generation ofknowledge. At The University of theWest Indies, we have traditionallyproduced the leaders of society ingovernment, public administration,the professions of law, medicine andengineering, teaching, management,agriculture, social work and so on butthe challenge for us today is how tocontinue to do that and yet do more.

How can we be involved in highereducation and not be concernedabout what is taking place in our preschools, primary schools andsecondary schools where thefoundation for higher learning andgreater absorptive capacity is laid?How can we avoid being involved in

capacity for original thought?

And in a largely amoral world wheregovernment and politicians are notheld in high esteem, where businessleadership has compromised ethicalstandards, and where religiousbodies do not provide the neededdegree of comfort with theiranswers, do we not need in everysubject area and in every disciplineto raise relevant ethical questionsthat will stimulate reflection andthought in our students?

And if all of these things arenecessary, do we not need to retrainour teachers at The University of theWest Indies, redesign curriculum,restructure syllabus, and reinventthe teaching-learning process itself?How are we going to infuse thecurriculum with challenges whichprovoke critical thought and raiseethical issues? How are we goingto raise consciousness about theneed to manage our environmentalresources prudently and strengthenthe collective resolve for sustainabledevelopment approaches in all of ourstudents? How are we going tocreate new entrepreneurs andwealth creators?

By conscious strategic intervention!That is why at the St. Augustinecampus we are establishing theInstitute of Critical Thinking, theCentre for Biodiversity in SmallIsland Developing States and theCentre for Entrepreneurship,Leadership, Innovation and Design.We need to do something to shake-up traditional structures and to breakold habits and conventionalapproaches that do not serve uswell. We need to be creative, tounleash pent-up creative potential.To achieve more meaningful andimpactful results, we need to dothings somewhat differently. <

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research which can influence policyin these areas, curriculum at thevarious levels, teaching and learningstrategies for the classroom,e f f e c t i v e . l e a d e r s h i p . a n dmanagement of schools, andapproaches to the creation oflearning communities around eachschool location?

How can we, living as we are onislands, not focus attention on thechallenges of development in smallisland states and ensure that everygraduate of The University of theWest Indies appreciates the conceptof sustainable development,internalizes some fundamentalsabout how eco-systems work, andmoves out in the world with the clearappreciation that wherever they findthemselves, they must ensure thatwhatever takes place in the name ofdevelopment takes sustainabilityinto account, so that the quality oflife in these islands is enhanced andnot diminished by our actions.

How can we at this universityprepare graduates for the job marketand for the world of work only?Should we not be making a specialeffort to create entrepreneurs,inventors, innovators, creators, anddedicated researchers out of someof our students? Is The Universityof the West Indies not way behindas far as this is concerned? Andshould we not be moving swiftly andpurposefully to graduate not justvalue creators but wealthgenerators?

And in a world in which thechallenges which we are likely toface in the future will be withoutprecedent and for which textbooksolutions are unlikely to be relevant,do we not need to teach our studentsto think creatively and critically andstimulate as much as possible their

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STAN is a publication ofThe Marketing and Communications Office,The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine.For more information please contact the Editor,Anna Walcott-Hardy at Phone:662-9387;Fax:662-3858;email:markcom@admin.uwi.tt

Design and layout by Sean Lai Leung

Photography: Shirley Bahadur, Tony Narine, AneelKarim, Arthur Sookbir, Vincent Lopez, Garth Murrell.

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On the Cover:UWI student and promisingbatsman Tishan Maraj atVice Chancellor’s CricketWeek.

A Caribbean Man pg 8

Remembering Soufrière pg 12

Homeward Bound pg 13

Tropical Medicine pg 13

Literature Week pg 16

UWI School of Dentistry pg 18

World of Work 2005 pg 19

The Apprentice pg 24

Arts & Design 2005 pg 26

Bookmark pg 30

Engineering Workshop pg 32

An Evening of August pg 33

UWI Steelpan goes to Martinique pg 35

Trave the world with UWI pg 39

Discovery & Discourse pg 14

UWI Tele-health pg 15

ALL SIXES pg 20

First Port of Call pg 36

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The UWI Photography Club willhost its Annual Exhibition,Through My Eyes on the GroundFloor of the Main Library. Thisyear’s exhibition speaks to“individuality and personal

perspective in different facets of life- a photographer’s view”.The works of several student photographers will be on displayat the UWI Library.<

CCFA Visual ArtsExhibitions:Art & Design 2005;Caribbean Art & AestheticsFilm & Video;Certificate Students’Exhibition1st – 15th May

The Centre for Creative and Festival Arts (CCFA) will host aVisual Arts Exhibition at the Main Gallery, National Museum,Port of Spain. The Art and Design exhibition will be launchedon May 1, 2005 at the National Museum’s Main Gallery, whilethe Caribbean Art and Aesthetics exhibition will open at thesame location, two days later. There will be a film and Videoscreening on May 6, 2005 at the National Museum, while theCertificate Students’ Exhibition will open on May 15 at theGordon Street Gallery, St. Augustine. All exhibitions are freeand open to the public.<For more information please visithttps://intranet.sauwi.uwi.tt/news/2005/050426.aspcontact CCFA at 663-2222, 663-2141 or 662-2002 ext. 3624 or 2510.

CCMS9th Annual Senior Level Policy2nd – 3rd May

The Caribbean Centre forMonetary Studies will host its 9th

Annual Senior Level PolicySeminar at the Hilton Trinidadand Conference Centre.Entitled Liquidity Management

and Business Opportunities in CSME and Beyond, thisyear’s seminar will cover a number of sub-themes includingThe Excess Liquidity Challenge, New Directions in LiquidityManagement and a Panel Discussion on The Way Forward,involving previous presenters from Central Bank, the IMF, andthe private financial sector.<For more information please call645-1174 or 645-1610.

Quality EnhancementConference8th -9th June

The Office for Undergraduate Studieswill stage a Conference entitledQuality Enhancement: Innovation andChange at The University of the WestIndies Learning Resource Centre, StAugustine. Presentations will

consider, in terms of quality education, “the sort of educationalenvironment and educational process that must be created,from birth, to foster the development of students who will havedeveloped the intellectual, social and emotional competenciesrequired” for success in the twenty-first century.<For more information please contactsgift@admin.uwi.tt or call 868-645-2530.

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Cultural Rhythms II25th September

In keeping with last year’ssuccessful fund-raising initiative,The University of the West Indiesin collaboration with the UWIDevelopment & EndowmentFund, UWI Alumni Association(Trinidad & Tobago Chapter) andSanch Electronix, will again hostCultural Rhythms II at the Office

of the Campus Principal, UWI, St. Augustine. The eventwill showcase the cultural diversity of the Caribbean throughexhibitions of musical, culinary and artistic talent. Among theartists scheduled to perform are Barbadian saxophonist andjazzman, Mr. Arturo Tappin, David Bereaux and Friends, Ken“Professor” Philmore and his Pan Jazz Ensemble and RobertMunro and Friends. Phase II Pan Groove will also perform alongwith world renowned Opera Musician, Ann Fridal. Music willbe provided by DJ Crosby. <For more information please call 662-2002 ext. 2014.

Earl Lovelace70th Birthday Conference13th July

The upcoming conferencecelebrating the works ofacclaimed playwright andnovelist, Earl Lovelace will takeplace at the Learning ResourceCentre, UWI, St. Augustine.Author of The Wine ofAstonishment and The Dragon

Can’t Dance, Lovelace has received numerous awardsincluding the distinguished Chaconia Medal, Pegasus LiteraryAward and the Commonwealth Writers Prize. Lovelace’saward- winning plays will also be performed at theatresthroughout the country in July. <For more information on attending this conferenceplease call 662-2002 ext. 3493.

Earl Lovelace

InternationalAssociation forCaribbeanArchaeology21st Congress24th – 30th July

After achieving a tremendousnomination during its 2003Conference in the DominicanRepublic, Trinidad and Tobago

was chosen as the site of the upcoming 21st Congress of TheInternational Association for Caribbean Archaelogy. TheDepartment of History, Faculty of Humanities and Education,St. Augustine will host this biennial international conference,which will be attended by approximately 250 delegates. Trinidadand Tobago is an ideal location for the Conference with over280 sites. The IACA is engaged in the study of Caribbeanprehistoric terrestrial and marine archaeology, as well asdeveloping public education in this field. <For more information please call 662-2002 ext. 3306

Caribbean Arts EducationSymposium-The Practice and Prospects of Arts EducationFor Societies In Crisis27th-30th June

In 1999, the Director-General of UNESCO issued an appealfor the promotion of arts education and creativity as a meansof fostering a climate of peace globally. In response to thisappeal, the upcoming UWI Second International Symposiumin Arts Education held jointly by The Centre for Creative andFestival Arts and UNESCO will address The Practice andProspects of Arts Education For Societies In Crisis. This year’ssymposium will also provide a forum for teachers, studentsand policy makers concerned with the implementation anddevelopment of the CXC and SEMP Secondary SchoolsExaminations in Performing & Visual Arts.<For more information please call 662-2002 ext. 2510

ACHEA CONFERENCE20056th – 10th July

The 5th Annual Conference hosted by theAssociation of Caribbean Higher

Education Administrators (ACHEA) will take place at theTobago Hilton. This year’s conference will focus on Innovationand Action for Success in Higher Education.<For more information please visithttp://sta.uwi.edu/achea/

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UWI Drives Energy Industry Forward

Trinidad & Tobago’s growingenergy sector offerstremendous opportunity to theC a r i b b e a n . r e g i o n .Remarkably,this country is oneof the major players in theglobal gas economy, in spiteof possessing less than 1% ofthe world’s known gasreserves. In fact, the countryranks among the largestexporters of Liquefied NaturalGas (LNG) worldwide. Plansto commission the largestmethanol plant in the world –M5000 Methanol, and theconstruction of the largestLNG train, Atlantic LNG’sTrain IV, will also develop theindustry.

Beyond positioning itself as a leaderin LNG, methanol and ammoniaexportation, there is also talk ofexpanding downstream into theethylene industry. In April, Trinidad& Tobago hosted the Fifth MinisterialMeeting of Gas Exporting CountriesForum (GECF). Participants to thistimely forum included gas-exportinggiants from Algeria, Bolivia, Brunei,Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Libya,Malaysia, Nigeria, Oman, Qatar,Russia, UAE and Venezuela.

In an economy driven bythe energy sector,

issues such as sustainability,local content and

participation are vital.The University of the

West Indies (UWI) is playinga key role in building theregional knowledge andhuman resource capacity

of the industry.

An acute challenge facing the localand to some extent, global gasmarket, is the shortage of trainedsubsurface staff including reservoirengineers and geoscientists. Withinthis framework, The University of theWest Indies’ Faculty of Engineeringis doing its part to ensure, thepreparedness and expertise ofgraduates, not only to takeadvantage of job opportunities in theenergy sector, but to be theinnovators and drivers of theindustry.

Four years ago, in keeping with itsmission to serve the constantlyevolving marketplace, theUniversity’s Faculty of Engineeringintroduced the PetroleumGeoscience programme, designed toproduce graduates and researchfindings that would make asignificant contribution to thedevelopment of the energy sector.Last year, the Faculty produced itsfirst cohort of graduates from theBachelor’s Degree programme, all ofwhom have been absorbed by theleading oil and gas companies inTrinidad & Tobago. Of the thirteengraduates of this programme, sixobtained first-class honours and theremaining students earned upper

second-class honours – anendorsement of the calibre ofstudent enrolled in the programme .

The uniqueness of the training inacademia and industry sets thiscourse apart. The programme hasgained praise from industry expertsfor the quality of the graduates, whoare ranked with the best in the world.

As with all the programmes offeredby the UWI Faculty of Engineering,the BSc. Petroleum Geosciencep r o g r a m m e . h a s . r e c e i v e dinternational accreditation by theGeological Society of London.

The programme has strongindustrial involvement both in itsinstructional delivery and support.Industry partners include bpTTLLC, BHP Billiton (Trinidad 3A)Limited, British Gas Trinidad &Tobago Limited, EOG ResourcesTrinidad Limited, EXXONExploration and ProductionTrinidad Limited, the GeologicalSociety of Trinidad & Tobago, theNational Gas Company of Trinidad& Tobago, the Ministry of Energy& Energy Industries, Petrotrin,S c h l u m b e r g e r . T r i n i d a dIncorporated, Vintage Petroleum

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Flashback: the opening of the UWI Petroleum Geoscience facility (from left) Mr. Wayne Bertrand,Professor Richard Dawe, Dr. Bhoendradatt Tewarie, Minister Eric Williams, Minister Franklin Khanand Dean Clement Sankat.

Trinidad Limited, VentureProduction (Trinidad) Limited, WellServices Petroleum CompanyLimited, and Western GecoCompany Limited.

Given that the professional careersof petroleum geoscientists andengineers can be diverse,undergraduate training in this areaneeds to be quite broad, which isaptly reflected in the programme’scurriculum. The degree offers majorsin quantitative petroleum geologyand geophysics, and includessignificant basic training in reservoirengineering and petrophysics.

The first two years of the courseprogressively build a soundknowledge of geology, mathematics,essential physical sciences and IT,and courses are integrated with acomprehensive and carefullydesigned fieldwork programme. Atthe end of the second year, studentshave a firm basis for selecting anoption in either petroleum geologyor petroleum geophysics.

While the current three-year BSc. inPetroleum Geoscience delivers theessentials of the field, in-keepingwith the advanced training that is

needed to be recognized as anengineering professional, the Facultyis considering introducing a fourthyear of study toward an MSc. to trainstudents who wish to becomeprofessional Petroleum Geologists,Geophysicists, Petroleum Engineers,Reservoir Engineers, or enteracademia.

Operating with a national scope andregional reach, the Faculty continuesto build its capacity and capabilitiesin engineering and geoscience. Otherinvaluable programmes soon to beadded to the Faculty’s suite of coursesinclude MSc. degrees in ReservoirEngineering and Chemical & ProcessEngineering.

As Trinidad & Tobago evolves into anatural gas-based economy, the UWIFaculty of Engineering remainscommitted to meeting the needs ofthe industry by crafting the qualityprogrammes that are internationallyaccredited, with timely, hands-ontechnical expertise and teaching. In sodoing, The University of the WestIndies is helping to position Trinidad &Tobago as a leader in the global energymarketplace.<

Rhonda Jaipaul & Alake Pilgrim

What is PetroleumGeoscience?Petroleum Geoscience isconcerned primarily withunderstanding the structure of theearth to depths of five miles, toidentify potential areas ofhydrocarbon deposits and toidentify the hydrocarbon bearingzones, fault patterns, and wateringress, and then modelling themsufficiently so as to be able todesign development programmesfor economic exploitation. Once areservoir comes on stream,petroleum geoscientists monitorproduction to ensure thatforecasts are accurate and thatpotential geological problems andopportunities are identified.

Petroleum geoscientists are theprofessionals who:• assess acreage• identify exploration prospects• suggest possible drilling sites

for hydrocarbon exploration• appraise new discoveries• plan and implement field

development• monitor wells during

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management by working withpetrophysicists, drillers,engineers and commercialservice companies

Faculty of EngineeringThe University of the West Indies’Faculty of Engineering has overforty (40) years of experience inengineering education. TheFaculty has evolved from having28 students in 1961 to a currentstudent population of 1,912 in the2004/05 academic year. Over theyears, the Faculty has producedthousands of graduates in thefields of Chemical & Process, Civil& Environmental, Electrical &Computer, Mechanical, Industrial,Biosystems and PetroleumEngineering as well as Surveying& Land Information. Many of thesegraduates are leaders in the localand regional energy andengineering sectors.

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For one who has spent severalyears playing an integral role inthe success of Universities andresearch institutions abroad,recently installed ViceChancellor, E. Nigel Harris, hascertainly, “returned home” to theCaribbean, and struck aresonant note with the UWIcommunity. Coming to theOffice in October 2004, duringchallenging socio-economictimes for the region, he has hitthe ground running. From theswift mobilization of a task forceto assist the hurricane-batteredisland of Grenada, to hisdevelopment of a strategy tomore adequately serve thecontributing countries which donot have UWI Campuses, theVice Chancellor has alreadymade an indelible mark. Hiso p t i m i s m . i n . t h eaccomplishments and potentialof this regional tertiary

ACaribbeanManVICE CHANCELLOR HARRIS INSTALLED AT ST AUGUSTINE

Professor Harris then went on toexplain to the more than 500 guestsin the Auditorium, “I know what theUWI has achieved in the past and feelcertain that our leaders and peopleunderstand the importance of aregional university in furtheringCaribbean development andintegration”.

institution, was quite apparentat the installation ceremony on26th February 2005 at the JFKAuditorium, UWI St. AugustineCampus.

As the music of Mozart’s violinconcerto filled the auditorium, theAcademic procession entered the hall,followed by The Chancellor’sprocession. The Chancellor of theUniversity, Sir George Alleyne,welcomed guests and spoke of themany accomplishments of ProfessorHarris. The Vice Chancellor was thenformally robed by University Registrar,Mrs. Gloria Barrett-Sobers andcapped by the Chancellor on stage.

“I come to this job with optimism,rooted in my confidence in the intrinsicvitality, creativity and intellectualpotential of Caribbean people,” statedProfessor E. Nigel Harris, a UWIgraduate, internationally acclaimed forhis research in Rheumatology.

Calypsonian Stalin sang his classic, Caribbean Man

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Among those inattendance at theCeremony were thePresident of theRepublic of Trinidadand Tobago, TheH o n o u r a b l eProfessor GeorgeMaxwell Richardsand Mrs. JeanRamjohn-Richards,the Minister ofScience, Technologyand TertiaryEducation, TheHonourable ColmImbert, PrimeMinister of St. LuciaThe HonourableKenny D. Anthony,Prime Minister of StVincent and theGrenadines, TheHonourable RalphGonsalves, formerUWI Chancellor, Sir ShridathRamphal, former UWI ViceChancellor, The Honourable ProfessorRex Nettleford, Former UWI CampusPrincipal and President of TheCaribbean Development Bank,Compton Bourne, members of thediplomatic service, family and friendsof Vice Chancellor Harris and animpressive academic procession ofover 200 members of staff.

During his speech, Minister ColmImbert underscored the importance ofthe UWI in the development of tertiaryeducation in the region. He also spokeof plans for the construction of asecond UWI Campus at OrangeGrove, Trincity, which would “allowUWI in Trinidad to achieve its targetof 20,000 students and to movebeyond this 20,000 figure”.

“I wish to commend Professor Harrisfor the leadership role he has assumedthus far in the short time he has beenwith us, and to wish him all success inhis new responsibi l i ty as Vice-Chancellor of The University of theWest Indies,” The Ministerconcluded.

“With the increased pace ofglobalisation of education; theexpansion of the service sector; thevirtual shrinkage of developing

Then President of the Guild ofStudents at the St AugustineCampus, Dr. Glenn Ramadhar-Singhalso praised the University formeeting the needs of the developingregion in his address. continued on pg 10 >

The Vice Chancellor with his family at the Reception at the JFK Quadrangle

From Left: The Honourable Minister Colm Imbert and former Chancellor Sir Shridath Ramphal withformer Vice Chancellor, the Honourable Rex Nettleford

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economies; and the urgent need tomake the curriculum relevant to ourCaribbean needs, I am pleased toannounce that the University ismeeting the challenge. And we seethe coming of a new captain, a ViceCaptain, at the helm, as yet anotherthrust in meeting that challenge.”

During the performance segment ofthe programme, the ViceChancellor’s three children read theworks of their grand-father WilsonHarris and great-uncle Jan Carew,while veteran actress Eunice Alleyneread an excerpt from Earl Lovelace’snovel, Salt. Another highlight of theCeremony was the live performanceby popular Calypsonian Stalin, whosang Caribbean Man, a favouritesong requested by the ViceChancellor. Stalin was met withgreat applause and guests wereeager to sing the chorus which callsfor greater unity and understandingamong Caribbean people.

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Dr Williams shares a joke with regional Prime Ministers(left) The Honourable R. Gonsalves and (right) The Honourable K. Anthony at the installationof her husband, Vice Chancellor E. Nigel Harris.

The UWI installation ceremony containselements, such as mace bearers, oaths,processions and gowns, which arecenturies old and are based on thetradition of the medieval University. Thetraditional pomp and ceremony, werecomplemented by the celebration ofWest Indian achievements in the artsand sciences, through the music, danceand literary selections.

The Vice Chancellor is the principalacademic and administrative officer ofthe University. In concert with theCampus Principals, he providesstrategic direction and leadership andhelps to position and represent theU n i v e r s i t y . r e g i o n a l l y . a n dinternationally.

A Guyanese by birth, Professor Harriswas previously Dean and Senior VicePresident for Academic Affairs atMorehouse School of Medicine inAtlanta, USA. Internationallyrenowned for his work as a

Rheumatologist, he brings to the highoffice of Vice Chancellor of TheUniversity of the West Indies, a wealthof experience both as an administrator,academician and researcher.<Anna Walcott Hardy

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In commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the eruption ofthe Soufrière Hills Volcano on Montserrat, the SeismicResearch Unit of The University of the West Indies isspearheading the conference which will look at theSoufrière Hills Volcano - Ten Years On. Organised incollaboration with the Montserrat VolcanoObservatory, the conference will attract scientists,emergency management personnel, healthofficials and educators from across the world.

The eruption on Montserrat has become a significantvolcanic event both because it has attracted intensivescientific study and because of its long-lasting effects on asmall island nation. It has so far produced over 0.5 km3 ofandesite magma and has displayed a remarkable range of volcanicphenomena, including pyroclastic flows and tsunamis. It has alsohad a severe social impact, rendering two-thirds of the islanduninhabitable and resulting in the emigration of more than halfthe island’s population.

With the installation of state-of-the-art monitoring equipment theeruption has been documented in unprecedented detail. As aconsequence the volcano has become a natural laboratory for thescience of volcanology and continues to stimulate a great deal of researchin all spheres of volcanology and volcano seismology ranging from issuesconcerned with magma generation to the development of tools to improvethe interface between science and society.

The Eastern Caribbean is a region of active volcanism that contains19 ‘live’ (likely to erupt again) volcanoes and has experienced33 historical eruptions (i.e. since the 1700s). Every island fromGrenada to Saba is subject to the direct threat of volcaniceruptions. Non-volcanic islands such as Antigua, Barbados,Trinidad and Tobago are close to volcanic islands andare subject to volcanic hazards such as severe ashfall and volcanically-generated tsunamis.

The conference will be restricted toabout 150 participants and will beheld on the island from the 24th-30th July, 2005.<Further details can be found atwww.uwiseismic.com and atwww.mvo.ms.

REMEMBERING SOUFRIÈREThe Montserrat Volcano Ten Years Later

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HOMEWARD BOUNDEstablished in 1989, The University of the WestIndies–Institute of Business (IOB), St. Augustine,evolved out of the collaborative efforts of theUniversity and the business community of Trinidadand Tobago.

The Institute emerged in response to an identifiable needfor the development of the managerial and leadershipcapacity in the country and region. In addition, therewas the need to create an indigenous institution thatcould provide high quality consultancy services tocompanies and institutions in the Caribbean.

Today, sixteen years later, the IOB, accredited by theAssociation of MBAs, remains on-track, dedicated toits mission of building and deploying the consulting,academic, research and training resources necessary forempowerment and optimisation of resources.

Over a year and a half ago, to facilitate continued growth,the IOB embarked on the construction of its new campus.Located at the foothills of the Northern Range,strategically situated off the Uriah Butler Highway, north-west of the Churchill Roosevelt Highway’s mainintersection, the campus will offer several facilities.Amenities include: eleven state-of-the-art, multi- mediaclassrooms and a computer laboratory; an auditoriumwith multimedia services, with seating for over 100,provided through the generous sponsorship of YaraTrinidad Limited; a library with on-line facilities, madepossible through the support of Republic Bank Limited;and a well appointed restaurant with an open deck thatseats one hundred and twenty people.<

For further information please callMr. Jai Leladharsingh at (868)662-9894/ Ext 122.

HOMEWARD BOUND

Bringing Tropical Medicine toYou is the upcoming TropicalVeterinary Medicine and WildlifeSummer School which will beheld by the School of VeterinaryMedicine, Faculty of MedicalSciences, The University of theWest Indies, St. Augustine,Trinidad from July 11th to 31st

2005.

The prospective students of pre-veterinary, veterinary medicine andother related fields, will gain valuable

experience in a fecund, tropical islandwhich shares the fauna and flora of theSouth American mainland. Courses willbe drawn from two distinct studenttracts -there will be one programme forthe pre-veterinary students andanother for the veterinary and related[field] students. Both programmes willbe held simultaneously over a threeweek period.

The academic programme for the pre-veterinary students consists of shortlectures augmented by field trips and/

or practicals. Students will beintroduced to various para-clinicaldisciplines/concepts.

The academic programme for theveterinary students consists of optionI – Clinical Rotation Programmeor option II - Research ProjectProgramme. The Summer Programmeoffers participants the opportunity totake part in various intellectuallystimulating courses, conducted by ateam of qualified and experienced full-time and part-time lecturers. <

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On 31st March 2005, Dr. Basil Reid andhis team of UWI archaeology studentsmade a significant discovery, anAmerindian pendant at thearchaeological site at Blanchisseuse.The pendant, which belongs to theSaladoid period, was found at a depthof approximately 20 cm from thesurface in one of the six unitsexcavated at the site.

The Saladoids migrated from north-east South America in the Orinocodelta region and settled in Trinidad andTobago from 250 BC to AD 600.Radiocarbon dates indicate that theSaladoid site at Blanchisseuse wassettled from 1,800 to 1,600 years ago.The pendant’s well-defined hole,through which a string might havebeen strung in order for the adornmentto hang around the wearer’s neck, hasa diameter of 4 mm. There is noevidence that the stone artifact wasimported, as the material used to makeit is part of the local geology. Thependant, made from schist, a mediumgrade metamorphic rock, is commonlyfound in the Northern Range. Thisoval-shaped find is 40.9 mm long, 3.2mm to 3.6 mm thick and 27.8 to 11.5

mm wide. This artifact isarchaeologically significant, as itprovides useful insights into thepersonal adornment habits of the earlySaladoid settlers of Blanchisseuse.

The Department of History, Faculty ofHumanities and Education (FHE) hasa very active archaeology programme;Dr Basil Reid, Head of theArchaeology Unit at the St AugustineCampu, has led invaluable digs atseveral of the more than 280 siteslocated throughout the country.

“I wish to acknowledge thecontributions of the following UWIarchaeology students to this project:Kimika Lai Tan, Rhou Francis Lou,Adrian Jawahir, Sherman Gokool,Rishma Samaroo, Jerome Spencer,Jaqueline Bruce and Natasha Hislop.I also wish to thank Professor JosephHamilton, Coordinator of thePetroleum Geoscience Programme inthe Department of ChemicalEngineering, Faculty of Engineering,UWI, St. Augustine, for his assistancein identifying the geologicalcomposition of the pendant”, Dr Reidsaid recently.

Dr Reid has alsob e e n . a c t i v e l yinvolved in planningthe 21st Congress ofThe InternationalA s s o c i a t i o n . f o rC a r i b b e a nArchaeology (IACA)in July, which will behosted by theD e p a r t m e n t . o fHistory, Faculty ofHumanities andEducation, UWI, St.Augustine Campus.R e c e n t l y , . t h ePresident of theIACA, Dr. Jay

Discovery&Discourse1,500 year old Amerindian Pendant found

Haviser visited Trinidad and met withmembers of Campus Managementand the Conference’s OrganisingCommittee. Dr. Haviser along with Dr.Reid appeared both on radio andtelevision, sharing the objectives of theIACA and the many intrinsicinitiatives of the congress,which include educatinghigh school andUniversity students ont h e . i m p o r t a n c e . o fu n d e r s t a n d i n g . p a s tcultures through the studyof Caribbean prehistoric,historic, terrestrial and marinearchaeology. <

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Two of the archaeology students who discovered the pendant

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The Faculty of Medical Sciences at TheUniversity of the West Indies, StAugustine Campus, in collaborationwith the world-renowned Sick KidsHospital of Toronto, Canada, theAtlantic LNG Company of Trinidad andTobago, The Herbie Fund and TheMinistry of Health, Trinidad andTobago, has established a two-wayinteractive link for video-conferencingconsultations between doctors at UWIand Toronto. This facility has broughtto Natalia a world of opportunities andaffordable healthcare solutions.

In a test run at the facility in April,doctors in Canada and Trinidad wereable to consult with each other to findmedical solutions for Natalia.Jacqueline Juman, whose three sistersdied many years ago from thecondition, lauded the doctors and theprogramme for bringing timely, costeffective care to her daughter.

“Well actually, this whole programmeis a lifeline to me...it’s very cost-effective.” Mrs. Juman explained.

Doctors also praised the benefits ofthe programme, “Yes, [the programme

UWI Tele-Healthbrings modern health care to sick children

to access such care, locally or abroad.Through innovative tele-conferencingtechnology, “real time” consultationswill take place between local healthcare professionals and specialists atthe Sick Kids Hospital.

The linkage will also strengthen localcontinuing medical education inpediatrics and its sub-specialties, aswell as promote and supportcollaborative research betweenmedical investigators in Trinidad andTobago and Canada. Thousands ofchildren across Trinidad and Tobagoare expected to gain from the project;and already one such family hasbenefited from the service.

“It was very satisfying to actuallysee the whole thing cometogether after workingon this since 2001”,Professor ZulaikaAli, Director of theUWI Tele-HealthP r o g r a m m e . e x -plained.<(AWH)

“It was wonderful – I never thoughtwe had that technology here…”

Natalia Juman is a typical, fun-loving, six -year-old who likesto watch cartoons. Herfavourite TV show is TheProud Family. She enjoys theSciences and looks forward togoing to school and beingtaught by her “very kindteacher”. Speaking withNatalia, whose smile isabsolutely infectious, onewould not know that she hasbeen suffering from birth, froma serious medical conditionthat has proven fatal for threeof her aunts.

is effective] because this being acomplicated case, it’s good to get asecond opinion,” explained DoctorCazabon, after participating in thevideo -conferencing consultation at theEric Williams Medical Complex.

“It was wonderful – I never thought wehad that technology here…[we’vehad] a lot of suffering [for Natalia]…from the time she was a baby…”explained an obviously pleasedAndrew Lara, the patient’sgrandfather.

The President of the Republic ofTrinidad and Tobago, The HonourableGeorge Maxwell Richards will be thefeature speaker at the formal launchof the UWI Tele-Health facility onMonday 16th May, 2005 at the EricWilliams Medical Sciences Complex,Mount Hope, Trinidad and Tobago.

The programme, which was formallylaunched under the patronage of HisExcellency, Professor George MaxwellRichards on September 14, 2004 atthe President’s House, will makeavailable sub-specialty healthcare tochildren and families who are not able

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The Honourable Minister of Education,Mrs. Hazel Manning, launched a two-day Conference on the teaching ofAmerican History in schools, on April21st at The University of the WestIndies, St Augustine Campus.Teachers of the History Teachers’Association in conjunction with theDepartment of History, UWI, St.

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The Department of Liberal Arts atThe University of the West Indies,St. Augustine, produced a bumpercrop of notable writers during thenoontime reading sessions at theannual Campus Literature Week.Renowned Caribbean woman ofletters and historical sociologist,Erna Brodber launched the week ofreadings on Monday March 21st.

Brodber, a visiting Cultural StudiesDistinguished Scholar, read from hernovel Jane and Louisa Will SoonCome Home. Students wereparticularly excited to attend thesessions as Brodber is widelystudied in the undergraduateprogramme in the Faculty of

Lovelace and Brodberat Campus Literature Week

Humanities and Education. Amongher works of fiction are Myal (1989)and Louisiana (1994).

Earl Lovelace, who is currentlyenjoying immense popularity due tothe serialisation of his novel TheDragon Can’t Dance in the TrinidadExpress, is no newcomer to CampusLiterature Week. One of theCaribbean’s most outstandingliterary figures, Lovelace read at theclosing ceremony at 8 pm on March24th at the Learning ResourceCentre.

The Noontime Readings alsofeatured students of the MFA(Creative Writing) Programme,

members of staff, as well as author/journalist Kevin Baldeosingh, whohas recently published his thirdnovel.<

Local, regional and international educators speak at Conferenceon teaching American History to Secondary School students

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Political Science, University ofMassachusetts, Amherst focussed onIndustrial Development, Immigrationand Westward Expansion: Before andAfter Independence. The closingpresentation for the day was made byDr. Walton Look Lai, Department ofHistory, The University of the WestIndies, Trinidad and Tobago, on TheChinese in the US.

On day two, US Foreign Policy in LatinAmerica and the Caribbean: BeforeWorld War I, was the focus of the pres-entation by Professor Stephen Rabe,Department of History, University ofTexas at Dallas, USA; While US For-eign Policy in Latin America and theCaribbean: After World War I, wasanalysed by Professor Kelvin Singh,Department of History, The Universityof the West Indies.<For further information please call Dept. ofHistory, 662 2002, Ext.2022 or 2026.

Augustine and the Ministry ofEducation, Trinidad and Tobago,hosted this highly successfulconference for the benefit ofsecondary school teachers preparingstudents for the Caribbean AdvancedProficiency Examination (CAPE).Hundreds of teachers from across thecountry travelled to The UWI Schoolof Education Auditorium, St.Augustine for the two-day conference,which featured an impressive list ofdistinguished regional andinternational scholars. The conferencewas centred on the American Historycomponent of the CAPE syllabus.

On day one of the Conference,Professor Graeme Mount, HistoryDepartment, Laurentian University,Sudbury, Ontario spoke on US.-Caribbean Connections: To theAmerican Revolution; while ProfessorJeffrey Sedgwick, Department of

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In its short existence,The School of Dentistryat The Faculty ofMedical Sciences, UWIhas had several notablea c h i e v e m e n t s .Established in 1989, itis the only dental schoolin the English-speakingCaribbean, and is fastreceiving regional andinternational acclaim. InMay 2004, through anendeavour establishinggreater cooperationwith regional DentalCouncils, the School of Dentistryhosted the Dental Council of Jamaica(DCJ) Dental Board Examination foreight Jamaican graduates of theschool. Dr. Mark Edwards, Registrar,DCJ, who with his colleague hasconducted the examination,applauded the tremendous success ofthe UWI candidates. He alsoextended his congratulations to thePrincipal, Dean and staff.

The school continues to produce anumber of top-class graduates whoexcel above their counterpartsinternationally. Recently, theschool’s students of the MFDS partA and C Examinations in April andMay achieved record-breakingresults. The school recorded a100%pass rate at the MFDS Part CExamination of the Royal College

of Surgeons of Edinburgh, UK andan 83% pass rate in Part A of theexamination - topping those fromother overseas examination centresand Edinburgh. Both exams werehosted at the School of Dentistryand conducted by officials fromEdinburgh and from the UWI school.

Established since 1505, the RoyalCollege of Surgeons of Edinburgh,United Kingdom, has been dedicatedto the maintenance and promotionof the highest standards of surgicalpractice through its training andrigorous examinations. The Facultyof Medical Sciences at the RoyalCollege of Surgeons of Edinburghhas recognized UWI’s School ofDentistry as a training centre for theMFDS Part A examination and alsorecognizes the school to host Part

A, B and C of the examination.

The three-part MFDS examination,qualifies students in the field ofdentistry. It assesses the student’sbasic knowledge and understandingof dentistry and is a marker that canidentify those dentists with aknowledge and understanding ofclinical practice and science ofdentistry, sufficient to enter formaltraining in one of the dentalspecialties.

“It is not a one-man wonder…weowe our success to the topdedication of all academic,administrative, technical andsupportive staff; a very goodsyllabus; and the top calibre ofstudents;” Dr Murti recentlyexplained.

The school has a current enrollmentof well-qualified and committedteaching staff from among eightnationalities, comprising 22academic staff and 31 part-timelecturers, tutors and associatelecturers. Dr. H.F. Al-Bayaty, SeniorLecturer in Oral Biology & OralDisease, spoke of his decision toteach as opposed to enter privatepractice.

“You have to like the academicworld… you have to like the teachingand you have to have a specialcharacter… I like to teach.”

In chorus with their Director, both Dr.Al-Bayaty and Dr. Scipio agree thatthe school’s top calibre of studentis reflected in the number of theSchool’s graduates who pursuepostgraduate studies abroad andqualify with distinction. It is also thepolicy of the school to nurture talent;to motivate bright young graduates

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It’s noon - suddenly, the interview with lecturers at the UWISchool of Dentistry, Dr. P.R. Murti, Dr. H.F. Al-Bayaty and Dr.J.E. Scipio is interrupted. An accident victim with multiple facialinjuries has arrived at the Mt. Hope Medical Hospital. Dr. Scipio,specialist in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, apologizes and leavesthe office, on his way to surgery… Only a few minutes before,Dr. Murti had commented that a modern dentist “is not just aman who removes a tooth. He is an Oral Health Care Specialist– a physician and surgeon rolled into one. He plays a very leadingrole in society.”

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WOW 2005“The view of the employee todayis not of someone who will fit asa cog in a wheel, but of someonewho will bring thought, creativityand innovation to the workplace,”Campus Principal Dr.Bhoendradatt Tewarie sharedthis insight with future graduatesat The University of the WestIndies’ WOW Seminar 2005.

How do I meet the demands of adynamic and challenging workenvironment? What are theingredients that make a successfulentrepreneur? For students facing thesomewhat daunting prospect of lifeafter graduation, these questions aretop priority. The University of the WestIndies’ World of Work programme wasdesigned with this in mind. It is aninitiative that enables graduatingstudents to embark on their futurecareers.

At the WOW Seminar, students werecautioned that success in theworkplace requires much more thangood academics. They wereencouraged to think beyond finding ajob, to discovering their passion andincorporating it into a career. ExecutiveChairman of Movietowne, Derek Chin,urged entrepreneurs in training to “dosomething different…take your visionand turn it into a reality.”

The Seminar, which was chaired byDeputy Principal Professor Gurmohan

Hundreds of UWI students network with local, regional,and multinational companies at World of Work(WOW) Recruitment Fair

Kochhar, also featured presentationson resume writing, interviewtechniques, and corporate etiquetteconducted by Lara Quentrall-Thomas(Managing Director, RegencyRecruitment Agency), and DeniseDemming (Lead Consultant,Professional Presentations Ltd.). UWIalumna Keisha Persad (CorporateAnalyst, bpTT) told students about thevital role that WOW played inpreparing her for the working world.

This sentiment was clearly echoed bythose involved in the programme, asWOW 2005 saw an unprecedentedlevel of support from both studentsand companies. Over 850 studentsregistered for WOW, a significantincrease from last year. In the weekfollowing the Seminar, Ernst and Youngoffered students practical, hands-onadvice in Resume Writing Workshops.Students were then given theopportunity to apply what they hadlearnt and meet prospectiveemployers in the Mock InterviewSessions and Recruitment Fairs. Forthe first time, participants weregiven a Company Profile CDfeaturing 47 local, regional, andmultinational companies present atthe Recruitment Fairs.

WOW is now a highly anticipatedevent on the UWI St. Augustinecalendar, coordinated by theUniversity’s Office of StudentAdvisory Services and the Marketing& Communications Office. Anthony

Wong (Regional Manager, RBL),speaking on behalf of sponsorsRepublic Bank Limited, highlighted theimportance of this initiative: “RepublicBank is delighted to be able tocontribute once again to thisprogramme…[which] we regard as notonly important, but crucial fordeveloping your career potential.”

The growing regional and internationalscope of the World of Work programmegave added emphasis to theencouragement offered by thePresident of the UWI AlumniAssociation (T&T),Frederick Bowen, tothose participating inWOW 2005: “Youhave made adecision today thatwill redound not onlyto your benefit, butto that of yourcommunities andcountries.”

The University of the WestIndies wishes to speciallythank RepublicBank Limited forco-sponsoring,as well as Ernstand Young, whowere integral tothe success ofthe annualevent. <(A.P.)

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ALL SIXESThousands attend UWI Vice Chancellor’s XI Cricket vs South Africa

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It was history in the making, withover 8,500 enthusiastic supportersand several living legends includingSirs Clyde Walcott and EvertonWeekes on hand to see theinternational UWI Vice Chancellor’sXI compete against the touringSouth African Cricket team. Thetwo-day match allowed several ofthe players to test their mettle, whilebringing to an exciting close theweek of events which began on April11 and ended on April 17, 2005 atthe St Augustine Campus.

The event co-hosted by TheUniversity of the West Indies inassociation with the West IndiesCricket Board, saw the ViceChancellor’s XI team captained byrecently retired, West Indies wicketkeeper/batsman Ridley Jacobs andThe South African Team led byGraeme Smith, end in a draw. TheVice Chancellor’s XI, consisted ofinternational cricketers such asHabibul Bashar, Captain of theBangladesh cricket team, andShikhan Dhawan of India; Tino Bestof Barbados; Ryan Ramdass ofGuyana and Dave Mohammed ofTrinidad & Tobago.

From the University ViceChancellor being applauded by thecrowd on Saturday morning as hetoured the grounds, to theenthusiastic Engineering posse,over 100 strong, dressed in red,

with flags and an extraordinaryrhythm section, the event wascelebrated with plenty UWIwarmth and style. To many, theopportunity to see their heroes,up-close and free of charge, on anewly upgraded field at UWI, St.Augustine, was one that couldn’tbe missed. The excitementextended not only to UWI staff andtheir kids, but to high schoolstudents, the specially guests fromneighbouring orphanages, and ofcourse the UWI students (one ortwo even got the crowd to do the“wave”).

On the first day South Africa gained349 runs for three wickets at the

end of the opening day with BoetaDippenaar gaining an historiccentury and going on to make 167not out, Herchelle Gibbs 81, MarkBoucher 53 not out, Ashwell Prince32, A.B de Villiers 12; with somememorable bowling from DaveMohammed 2 for 93 and Tino Best1 for 39.

On the second day, the Visitor’sdeclared after an impressive 396 forsix, after Dhawan caught Dippenaar,off of Mohammed’s bowling. Nextup, the VC XI with Ramdass gaining29; the UWI cricketer, Tishan Maraj,after performing so well earlier in theweek against The President’s XI,

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would get a disappointing duckcaught by de Villiers; Dhawangaining 66 runs before being caughtby Boucher; Samuels would gain 36;Bashar played an impressive inningsin 121 minutes from 86 balls (15fours). The match would end withouta decision at 4:30 on Sunday, withthe VC XI ending at 250 for five withBangladesh’s Habibul Bashar notout on 77 and Ridley Jacobsunbeaten on 28. Boeta Dippenaarwould be named Man of the Match.

The appreciative crowd and largeinternational media contingent,continued to grow throughout bothdays, with several local and regionalleaders choosing to attend, includingthe Prime Minister of Barbados, TheHonourable Owen Arthur, FormerCommonwealth Secretary Generaland former UWI Chancellor SirShridath Ramphal, UWI Campus

Principal, St. Augustine, Dr.Bhoendradatt Tewarie, UWI CampusPrincipal and Pro Vice Chancellor,Cave Hill, Dr. Hilary Beckles, UWIDeputy Principal, Chair of theOrganising Committee, ProfessorGurmohan Kochhar, former WestIndies wicket keeper Deryck Murrayand WICB selector Joey Carew.

Ironically, South African cricketersMakhaya Ntini and Mark Boucherwere former VCXI team members,since the Vice Chancellor’s teamtraditionally consists of internationalplayers, West Indies players andUniversity cricketers. Ntini who took13 for 132 in the second Test at theQueen’s Park Oval was a favouritewith fans as he cordially signedautographs.

“In the Sixties, Sir Frank Worrellarranged matches between the then

touring team and a UWI elevenand…he set a precedent for a nobleengagement between sport andscholasticism,” Executive Director ofInstitutional Advancement, ViceChancellor ’s Office, ElizabethBuchanan-Hind explained at themedia launch for the 2005 CricketWeek. She went on to state thatafter break, the series wasrejuvenated in 1996 by the formerUWI Vice Chancellor Sir Allister McIntyre and The West Indies CricketBoard under President Peter Shortt.And so it was only fitting that on thetenth anniversary of the event, theupgraded multi-million dollar, ICCstandard, Sir Frank Worrell MemorialCricket Grounds at SPEC StAugustine, would be formallyopened. The Grounds, home to firstclass cricket matches since 1974,will boast a 75 yard cricket field with4 pitches, an exterior cricket practicearea with nets, a scoreboard andsight screens.

The Vice Chancellor’s Cricket Weekhas become a tradition in regionalcricket over the last decade. Theweek-long event features a widerange of activities involving local,regional and internationalcricketers, including the openingmatch for the week with the UWICombined Cricket team winningover the President’s XI, theWomen’s Cricket match which washeld on Tuesday, followed by afriendly match between past and

Elizabeth Buchanan-Hind spoke of the historyof the match at the media launch

‘Young Murray’, as Sir Everton Weekes calledDeryk Murray, signed autographs after thelecture.

The two W’s: Sir Everton Weekes (left) and Sir Clyde Walcott (right) attended both days of theVice Chancellor’s match

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present members of the UWICricket Team on Thursday, 14th

April.

The University of the West Indiesalso highlighted the three W’s ofWest Indies Cricket. On Friday 15th

April in the Learning ResourceCentre Auditorium at the St.Augustine campus, Sir EvertonWeekes spoke of the significantcontributions made by the late all-round cricketer and captain of theWest Indies team, Sir FrankWorrell. Sir Clyde Walcott sharedhis views on the future of WestIndies cr icket fol lowed by aquestion and answer sessionmoderated by Bryan Davis.Campus Principal Dr.Bhoendradatt Tewarie then gave abrief presentation to launch thebook 75 Years of West IndiesCricket: 1928-2003 by Ray Gobleand Keith A.P. Sandiford, with aforeword by Clive Lloyd.

Congratulat ions to the ViceChancellor’s Planning Committee,chaired by Professor GurmohanKochhar and special thanks tocontr ibutors: The CaribbeanDevelopment Bank, CLICO, VibeCT 105 fm, DHL WorldwideExpress, SM Jaleel and Company,National Gas Company of Trinidadand Tobago, Sports & Games,100.5 WMJX, Blue Waters,Gayelle The Channel, Mac FoodsProcessors Limited, Pepsi ColaTrinidad Bottl ing CompanyLimited, Republic Bank Limited. <(AWH)

The UWI posse at the covered stand, rally ’round the VCXI

The President’s XI played an exciting game against the UWI team

A noble tradition: from right Dr Iva Gloudon, Professor Hilary Beckles, Dr Bhoendradatt Tewarie,Professor E. Nigel Harris, Professor Gurmohan Kochhar and Dr Trevor Alleyne at the VC XICeremony.

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A dedicated student withseveral distinctions under hisbelt and a deep love of cricketand football, Sean, as hisfriends call the 21 year old,knew he wanted to become anEngineer as a young boy. Hisambition was realized as aForm Five student atNaparima College, SanFernando, when he began tostudy the topics of electricityand electromagnetic induction.He would go on to gain highgrades at High Schoolexaminations and be acceptedinto the UWI Faculty ofEngineering, which over theyears has produced severalprominent graduates acrossthe region.

Today, The University of the WestIndies, St Augustine Campus studenthas completed his final year project ofcreating a Microcontroller BasedTracking Power Supply.

“The primary intention of my projectwas the design, development andimplementation of a microcontrollerbased, high performance trackingpower supply.” Sean stated, explaining

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Name: Dyanand Sean BholaStatus: Final Year Student, Faculty of EngineeringElectrical and Computer EngineeringMajor/Minor: Power & Control SystemsAge: 21 years

that real world application of the projectcould be its use as a tracking powersupply for small circuits in laboratories.The project integrated analog (trackingpower supply) with digital(microprocessor) technology. Themicrocontroller’s purpose is to controlthe reference voltage in the regulatingpart of the circuitry and as a meteringagent for the voltage and current.

“I liked learning about particularintriguing topics in the area ofelectrical engineering, such as pulsewidth modulation inverters,generation, transmission anddistribution of electrical power,” Seanexplained with a broad smile.

Looking back at his years at UWI,Sean described the workload aschallenging, especially given the three-year time frame. The final year projectwhich was completed in twosemesters in concert with his course-

work, also proved difficult. Yet hiscommitment to succeed, alongside thesupport of his family, ensured thatSean met his deadlines. He alsocommended the dedication andexpertise of his Professors, describingthe UWI lecturers as “very educated,keen to help and impart theirknowledge”. He went on to makespecial mention of lecturers “Dr.Chandrabhan Sharma and ProfessorStephan Gift, because they are versedin their area, and very effective inmaking the courses understandable.”

Sean also found time to pursue hishobbies, playing on the inter-facultycricket and football teams at UWI,finding that balance that is often sonecessary for success. DyanandSean Bhola is one of thoseinnovative, enthusiastic students,craving the knowledge and expertisethat UWI and the working worldhave to offer. <

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Over the past three years, theNational Museum has collaboratedwith the UWI Centre for Creativeand Festival Arts (CCFA) to developa collaborative project for studentsof the course Caribbean Arts andAesthetics. In 2005, the projectexpanded to include the art anddesign exhibit by final year artstudents and a video screening of thefilm and video course. The 2005 Artand Design exhibit featured over 40works of art from more than 20 UWIstudents ranging from oil paintingsand three—dimensional shoe andclothing designs to film/video shorts.

“Our intention is to give all ourstudents surer theoreticalfoundations for their practice,options in new media, moreopportunity for interdisciplinarystudies and always to bring qualitywork before the public,” Head of theDepartment, Rawle Gibbonsexplained recently.

The Caribbean has an unusually highratio of gifted art students, but beingtalented is never enough to trulymaster the art. Several of thesestudents candidly revealed that theyneeded to dedicate more time to thefundamentals, including the art ofdrawing. Yet, the teachers andstudents of the class of 2005,seemed to have focused more thanever on this and their work seems tohave paid off. For instance thepastels of Jamaican student,Donnette Paterson reflected animpressive determination of line andmastering of the form, especially in

characters in the delicate variationsin shoe design, colour and placementof glitter and beads. Johnsonworked with a cobbler on PiccadilyStreet to produce the leatherdesigns. Another artist who workedwith a local craftsman, is PauletteFortune, whose acrylic paintings andceramic tiles are obviouslyinfluenced by Diego Rivera’sVendedora de Flores. Instead ofRivera’s Vendedora, with her twocriss-crossed plaits andphysiognomy reflected in thebouquet of oversized lillies she holdsin her hands, Fortune’s model hasone singular bulbous plait and thebanana leaf replaces the flowers.

“The painting reflects the memoriesI have of my grandmother – the plaitwas really significant forme…representing stability,

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the portrait of the female nude, BlueHue. Although the artist is obviouslystill learning to manage the balanceof tones and light, she shows greatpromise in her almost Freudian,(Lucien, not Sigmund) contrast ofcolour. Similarly impressive, thoughmore academic in style, is the conteon paper drawing of Graham Stand.

The Ceramics of Ursilla OroscoParris, which reflected the symmetryof the cocoa in burnt umber casts ofbottles,mugs and vases, were alsooutstanding. The glazed ochreplates and bowls, reflected aflawless, refined technique.

Another rather memorable piece,was Kwynn Johnson’s shoe designs.Influenced by the imagery ofArundhati Roy’s acclaimed novel TheGod of Small Things, she mirroredthe personalities of the cast of

Donette Patterson’s Blue Hue

Kwynn Johnson’s shoe designswere influenced by the God of Small Things

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Members of the UWI BiologicalSociety are the drivers of a newproject on the University Campuswhich is a stepping stone towardsintegrating recycling into schools,workplaces and systems. The aim ofthe project is to make support andpromote recycling at The Universityof the West Indies. The Societyintends to educate the Campus ontheir project through posters; e-mail;and discussions with stakeholders.

A recent news release from theSociety explains that, “ One majorobjective is to educate the campuspopulation on the benefits ofrecycling…the case for recyclingis strong. The bottom line is clear.Recycling requires little time;saves money; reduces the need fornew landfil ls; reduces air andwater pollution; serves energy andconserves resources for futuregenerations”.<

Congratulations to The MonaCampus’ Debating Team whoemerged winners of the 15th Renewalof the Caribbean IntercollegiateDebating Competition held recentlyin the US Virgin Island of St.Thomas. Mona team member,Warrick Lattibeaudiere was the topperformer, walking away with eightindividual trophies: four for best

Point of Order:Campus Debaters Win in St Thomas

BACK TO THE FUTUREStudents launch recycling project on Campus

speaker, three for best rebutter andthe overall best speaker award.

Congratulations also to the dynamicteam of debaters, MarissiaAlexander, Nkrumah Lucien, GideonOvid, Christophe Rodriguez; coachClint Fernandez; Student AdvisoryServices advisor, Shara Khabay;with special thanks to Neivel Niles .

The St Augustine team through hardwork and dedication brought homethe 2nd place trophy and 5 individualtrophies in the respective categoriesof best speaker and best rebutter atthe 15th Inter Collegiate Debatingcompetition which was hosted by TheUniversity of the Virgin Islands, St.Thomas. The UWI Campus teamcame up against intense competitionfrom their counterparts from the UWICave Hill and Mona Campuses, aswell as UTECH, Jamaica andUniversity of the Virgin Islands, St.Thomas.

Teams from the three UWIcampuses, as well as from theUniversity of Technology, Jamaicaand the University of the US VirginIslands, participated in thecompetition which was firstorganized in 1989 as a means ofopening communication links anddeveloping camaraderie amongstudents in the Caribbean region. Itwas also seen as a forum to promotehealth, intellectual competitionamong tertiary students. <

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UWI graduate Nigel Romano has returnedhome after almost a decade abroad in a seniorposition at Citibank, Asia. He was recentlyappointed as Director of Group Strategy& Corporate Development at RBTT.Romano will be responsible for the Group’sstrategy, including mergers and acquisitions.He has spent the last nine years in Asia withCitibank and was most recently the RegionalController for the Asia Pacific Global ConsumerGroup, the fastest-growing franchise inCitigroup’s international operations, withresponsibility for 12 countries. Nigel Romano

Nigel Romano

Over the past three months,Nobel Laureate Derek Walcott,has had several noteworthyinternational engagements,including being presented with theW.B. DuBois Medal atHarvard University, USA; aprestigious medal from the FrenchGovernment; and an honouraryluncheon and lecture at theOrganization of AmericanStates.

On April 12th, The University of theWest Indies graduate, was the keynote speaker at the fourthmonthly conference in the Lecture Series of the Americas,held at the stately Organization of American States

Derek Walcott

began his career in Citibank in 1988 as CountryFinancial Controller for the franchise in Trinidadand Tobago. He left Citibank in 1994 to joinErnst & Young in Trinidad as Tax and CorporateFinance Partner and rejoined Citibank in 1996as the CFO for the bank’s franchise in Indonesiafrom 1996 to 1999. Before joining Citibank, hespent nine years in accounting with KPMG inTrinidad. He holds a B.Sc. in ManagementStudies and a M.Sc. in accounting from TheUniversity of the West Indies and is a qualifiedChartered Accountant.<

ROMANO LEADS GROUP STRATEGY AT RBTT

NEW UWI ALUMNI EXECUTIVECongratulations to our newly elected UWIAA Executive:President - Frederick Bowen; First Vice President - Eng. Jerry Medford; Second Vice President - Eng. Clyde Phillip;Secretary - James Richardson; Assistant Secretaries - Chantelle Pile and Deborah Crichlow; Treasurer - ThomasNancoo; Public Relations Officer - Jessica James; Chairperson - Education and Development Committee - Eng. -Clyde Phillip; Chairperson - Membership Committee - James Richardson; Chairperson - Social Affairs Committee -Eng. Jerry Medford; Chairperson - Finance and Fund raising Committee -Thomas Nancoo; Chairperson - Communicationsand Public Relations Committee - Chantelle Pile; Executive Members: Matthew Eversley, Nancy Ayoung, ChrishnaJohn and Brendalyn Martin.<

headquarters in Washington D.C. The topic of the lecturewas ‘An Integrated Americas: A Caribbean View’, andWalcott chose to give a commentary and a reading of hispoem, The Season of Phantasmal Peace as well as selectionsfrom The Fortunate Traveller. The lecture series of theAmericas was created by the OAS Permanent Council onan initiative of the Peruvian government “to promotedemocratic principles and values in the countries of thehemisphere”. Former US President Jimmy Carter, was thefirst speaker at the series. Then, on April 6th Walcott traveledto Paris to receive the highest award from the FrenchGovernment, the Commandeur de L’Ordre des Artset des Lettres . A week later at a special BirthdayCelebration for African Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka atHarvard University, along with novelists Nadine Gordimerand Toni Morrison, he was awarded the W.B. DuBoisMedal.<

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Rex Nettleford, The UWI Years$100

Voyage in the Darkby Jean Rhys

The Multi-Cultural Cuisine ofTrinidad & Tobago & The Caribbeanby Naparima Girls’ High School Alumni$125

The Caribbean Economyby Dennis Pantin$220

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Pilgrim Wins Commonwealth Short Story PrizeCongratulations to Alake Pilgrim, staff writer and member of the Marketing & Communications“dream team” at UWI St. Augustine, on winning the Regional Prize for The Americas in the2004 Commonwealth Short Story Competition. Pilgrim’s short story, Mangoes to Buy, alongwith other winning pieces have been recorded on a CD which is available from theCommonwealth Broadcasting Association (cba@cba.org.uk). Trinidadian winners ofCommonwealth awards for 2004 also include Abigail Hadeed (First Prize Winner,Commonwealth Photographic Awards) whose striking photographs are often featured in STAN,and UWI alumna Elspeth Duncan (Prize Winner, Commonwealth Vision Awards). Thesewomen were part of this year’s Commonwealth Day celebrations hosted by the British Councilat the National Library.<

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TeachingProfessor J. Michael Branday,Department of Surgery, Radiology, Anaesthetics andIntensive Care, Faculty of Medical Sciences, MonaCampus

TeachingDr Shirin Haque,Lecturer/AstronomerDepartment of Physics,Faculty of Science & AgricultureSt Augustine Campus

Research AccomplishmentsProfessor Rainford WilksTropical Medicine Research InstituteFaculty of Medical Sciences, Mona Campus

Haraksingh at WTO talksDr Kusha Haraksingh of the Department of History and Associate Fellow of the Institute ofInternational Relations, was accredited by the Mission of Guyana to the World TradeOrganization. These hearings recently represented the African, Caribbean and Pacific Groupof countries in dispute settlement proceedings before the Appellate Body of the World TradeOrganization (WTO) in Geneva in March 2005. The case was an appeal against the findings ofa WTO panel in relation to complaints by Australia, Brazil and Thailand that the EuropeanUnion violated certain provisions of the Agreement on Agriculture and of the Subsidies andCountervailing Measures Agreement. Fourteen ACP countries intervened in the case as thirdparticipants. <

Vice Chancellor’s Awards for ExcellenceCongratulations to Vice Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence 2005 recipients:

Public ServiceProfessor Edwin JonesDepartment of Government, Faculty of Social Sciences,Mona Campus

Research Accomplishments and Serviceto the University CommunityAll Round Performance in a combination of two or moreof the other four areas

Professor Richard DaweDepartment of ChemicalEngineeringFaculty of Engineering,St Augustine Campus

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Surrounded by monumental,oxidised metal levers, gearsand.cha ins , .unassumingSupervisor Neville Ward,walks and jokes with thededicated staff of more thantwenty, at the Welding,Mach ine .and.Woodworkshops. He works alongsideMartin Lee John and hiscolleagues to assist studentsin gaining the hands-onexperience and expertise theywill need in order to succeedin the real world.

“I have seen some outstandingstudents …that show a lot ofpotential”, explains Martin Lee John,an Engineering Technician who hasbeen with The University of the WestIndies for over three decades. Agraduate of John DonaldsonTechnical Institute, Lee John and hiscolleagues have been instrumental

in working with lecturers to ensurethe development of first and finalyear student projects at theEngineering Workshop. A proponentof core values of respect for theindividual and accountability, he isan inventor and proud staffmember of the University. LeeJohn has developed a definition ofhis Vision, which he intends tofollow throughout his life: “Visionis a dimension of a competent,dynamic mind which requires thewill and deed to be realized,” heexplains, reading carefully from asmall piece of carefully folded,sl ightly stained, paper. He iscurrently involved in the ME 14Band EE 12E, Mechanical andElectrical courses.

“I would like to see the Universityrealize its full potential…one thingthat I would like to see doneespecially in Engineering, is aprototype that is as close to amarketable product as

possible…I’ve seen a lot of studentprojects on whch this can beachieved,” Lee John, who haspatented a hydraulic piston turbineengine, says enthusiastically.

“As a young boy, I used to like tofiddle with mechanical [items]. I’minto intellectual property andinnovation – and I’m currentlylooking at filing for a design patentfor a crank shaft engine withindividual moveable cylinder heads.”

After gaining his Diploma in MachineShop Craft, Lee John gained yearsof experience working with a rangeof manufacturing companies beforejoining UWI during the 1970’s.“[UWI] was really a nice place…withnice people…it was like a truefamily.”

Over the years, this team has beeninvaluable to the development ofdemonstrations and projects for theUWI Engineering students. <

ENGINEERING WORKSHOP INNOVATORS

The Engineering Workshop and Carpentry team, from left to right standing: Wendell Bowen, Ohma Narine, Rudolph Jessop, Cecil Foncette,Amit Bandoo, Terry Ramnanansingh, Parasram Ramlal, Andre Ali, Michael De Gazon, Kirt Gowrie. Front: Suresh Ramjit, Derek Wiltshire, Martin LeeJohn, Kendrick Ramkissoon, Raphael Khan. Missing from photo: D. Powdhar – Workshop Engineering; Neville Ward – Workshop Supervisor; EsmondJoseph; David Daniel.

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Executive Producer RawleG i b b o n s . s h o u l d . b ec o m m e n d e d . f o r . t h eprofessionalism and creativitybrought to the fore, at therecent student production ofexcerpts from the works ofAmerican playwright, AugustWilson. An Evening withAugust was a well craftedproduction, an interestinglylayered interpretation byDirector Ed De Shae.

The UWI Centre for Creative andFestival Arts (CCFA) tutor in TheatreArts, De Shae sought to present thehistorical fragmentation of theAfrican-American experiencethrough well-chosen excerpts fromWilson’s plays, complemented byscreen projections of the seminal artof Romare Bearden (1911-1988) andthe blues music of the time.Bearden, who grew up in the UnitedStates, but lived for a while in theCaribbean, often listened to jazzwhile he painted. His collage piecesrevolutionized the nation’s aestheteand like Wilson’s work, sought to

disentangle, engage and ultimatelychampion the struggle and survivalof these Americans.

The functional Beardenesque set,designed by UWI lecturer, Dr. DaniLyndersay, effectively echoed thecentral themes from Wilson’s morepopular plays: Joe Turner’s Comeand Gone, The Piano Lesson,

Seven Guitars, Two Trains Runningand Fences. The acting from the castof students, was for the most partimpressive, although at times one ortwo did lean towards the amateur,with the attempts at a southerndrawl, becoming more of aKingstown brogue or sugary MintJulep twang. But interpretation andtransformation are key to goodacting and local actors have beenable to rise to the challenge. In NewYork I found that one of the mostmemorable and genuineperformances was given by theveteran Trinidadian actor, SullivanWalker in Wilsons’ Two TrainsRunning. This show came to mindduring this production by the CCFA.The talent of several cast memberswas very apparent, including CamilleQuamina as the altruistic, long-suffering Rose in Fences; TamaraFoster as the fearful and scarred,Risa, alongside Marvin George asthe brave veteran, Sterling in TwoTrains Running; as well as DamianRichardson as Bynum and TramaineLamy as Molly in Joe Turner’s Come

CCFA brings to the stage the works of August Wilson

Tamara Foster and Marvin George in Two Trains Running

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and Gone. These are just some ofthe innovative performances in theproduction. The younger, lessexperienced actors braved the

challenging script and theirperformances continued to improvewith each night. The light design byKen Joseph was simple, but highlyeffective, with spotlights andcoloured gels taking us into Wilson’s

world with ease. The stagemanagement seamlessly allowedthe quick transference betweenscenes and the placement ofweathered props.

Congratulations to the cast and crewof dedicated students and lecturerson a credible performance.

Established in 1986, in the Facultyof Humanities and Education at TheUniversity of the West Indies, StAugustine, the CCFA offersprogrammes in Theatre and CarnivalArts, as well as the teaching andpractice of Art, Music, Drama,Dance and theatre.<An Evening of August will continue its run in Mayat the UWI Learning Resource Centre – pleasecall 662-2002 ext 2510 for more information.(AWH)

Recently, a Memorandum ofAgreement was signedbetween The University of theWest Indies and UnileverCaribbean Limited which willbring about collaborativeefforts in the promotion oftraining and research activitiesfor the region.

This partnership signed betweenCampus Principal Dr. Bhoendradatt

UWIpartners withUNILEVERTewarie and Unilever ManagingDirector Mr. Pablo Garrido, willfacilitate activities such asworkshops, seminars and trainingprogrammes; research andextension programmes and projects;research projects relating to thesesand dissertations; scholarshipprogrammes for nationals studyingat home or abroad, as well aspsycho-social community projects tobe initiated by Unilever.

Such measures are consistent with

the overall vision of the two partieswho share a common goal in thedevelopment of the Caribbean.Unilever Caribbean Limited isprimarily a manufacturing companyengaged in the manufacturing,production and distribution of foods,as well as home and personal careproducts. The University of the WestIndies is a leader in tertiaryeducation, providing quality serviceand training to the Caribbean regionfor over forty years, the MOU wassigned on December 6, 2004.<

Romare Bearden’s Showtime, 1974

A scene from Joe Turner’s Come and Gone

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Under the auspices of theMartinique Municipal Servicefor.Cultural.Action (SERMAC),the UWI Festival Steel Ensemblehad a highly successful tour ofFort-de France, Martinique inMarch. In this tour, facilitated byDr. Glenroy Taitt of the UWILibrary, the ensemble performedin two outdoor concerts at CampBalata, a former military barracka n d . a . t h i r d , . c o m m a n dperformance for the Mayor ofFort-de-France and his invitedguests.

In Martinique, the Steel Ensemblewas very popular with audiences-with its versatile repertoire whichranged from classical transcriptionsof works by J.S. Bach, Khachaturianand Mozart (including part of the Pi-ano Concert no. 23 with Trinidadianpianist Wayne Guerra) to jazz, reg-gae, swing and calypso/soca rendi-tions.

This 14-member ensemble, open toplayers by strict audition, is thepremiere performing instrumentalorchestra at the Centre for Creativeand Festival Arts (CCFA) of TheUniversity of the West Indies at St.Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago. Thisis the second international tour in asmany years for the ensemble,

UWI Festival Steel EnsembleWelcomed in Martinique

following a ten-day tour to the USAin March 2004. The ensemble haswon several awards, includinggaining first place in the 2002 WorldSteelband Festival in Trinidad. Mostrecently the Festival Steel Ensembleperformed for the President ofTrinidad and Tobago and invitedguests at the launch of the SteelbandLiterary Scholarship Fund inDecember. In October, the Ensembleperformed with concert pianist RayLuck at Queen’s Hall giving a worldpremiere performance of HughSam’s Trinidadian Rhapsody writtenfor pan ensemble and piano and theyalso performed a movement of theMozart Piano Concerto no. 23 – alsowith Ray Luck. <

For more information please contactJessel Murray by email: festival@tstt.net.tt,fax (868)-663-2222 or mobile at (868)-684-7323.

STEELVINSAPrime Minister Gonsalves

speaks at lecture

“Our main objective is to bringVincentian students on campustogether to provide a home awayfrom home; to assist newstudents in getting newaccommodation, to promote ourcountry and generally to assiststudents with any difficulties theymay have,” Vice President, OrtisJack explained recently, as heoutlined the role the VincentianStudents’ Association (VINSA)plays in the lives of students.

VINSA has held many events overthe years, including a memorableoccasion in October 2004 on theSt Augustine Campus, whenPrime Minister of St. Vincent andthe Grenadines and UWIalumnus, the Honourable Dr.Ralph Gonsalves, delivered thefeature lecture on The CaricomSingle Market and Economy(CSME). The Prime Minister’spresentation was one of the manyhigh-points of the series ofcelebrations hosted by VINSA, tocommemorate St. Vincent andthe Grenadines twenty-fifthanniversary of Independence. TheVincentian Students Associationformed over twenty years ago,currently has a membership ofover eighty (80) students oncampus. <For more information on VINSA pleasecontact VINSA President, Mr. NelsonHillocks at 779-4144 or Mr. Ortis Jack, VicePresident at 781-3105.

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On Friday, April 8, the Council of The University of the West

Indies, chaired by the Chancellor Sir George Alleyne, addressed

a 25-item agenda covering financial, strategic, operational

issues as well as matters of governance. The future development

of the regional institution was the primary focus of a

presentation by the Vice-Chancellor Professor E. Nigel Harris,

who made his first appearance in that capacity before the

Council.

First Port of CallUWI Council Review

The Report from the ExternalAuditors, KPMG Peat Marwick,showed that the University was ingood financial health and theUniversity Bursar in his report on thefinancial performance for the

The Chancellor: Sir George Alleyne

academic year (ending July 31,2004) indicated that the Universitygenerated more income from itsassets in 2004 than in 2003 and isable to meet its current obligationswith available funds and assets as

the liquidity ratio moved from 50%to 54%. He reported that theproportion of the institution’s incomefrom Government contributions hadcontinued to decline, moving from56% to 55% while income fromtuition fees grew from 13% to 15%.The proportion of income from othersources, such as special projects andcommercial operations also showedmodest increases.

The Vice Chancellor, in hisassessment of the performance ofthe institution in the past academicyear, reported that while theenrolment targets set in the five-yearStrategic Plan 2002-2007 hadalready been exceeded, theenrolment mix was not satisfactory.He conceded that the proportion ofstudents pursuing Science-baseddegrees and the proportion ofgraduate students engaged inresearch programmes still laggedbehind the targeted rates. ProfessorHarris outlined his vision for TheUniversity of the West Indies as theinstitution of first choice for allCaribbean nationals seeking qualityhigher education, as the port of firstcall for Caribbean governmentsneeding advice and technicalexpertise and the institution that willbe first in providing new knowledgethrough applicable research.

In considering the ViceChancellor’s recommendations forappointment of several SeniorManagers, the Council agreed tothe appointment of Professor LeoMoseley, current Dean of theFaculty of Pure and Appl iedSciences at Cave Hill, as DeputyPrincipal of that campus. Mr.Joseph Pereira was re-appointedas Deputy Principal of the MonaCampus. Pro Vice-ChancellorProfessor Kenneth Hal l iscontracted as Principal of theMona Campus, was extended fortwo years to July 31, 2008. ProVice-Chancellors Professor WayneHunte (Office of Research) andProfessor Elsa Leo-Rhynie(Undergraduate Studies) were

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The Council also considered thereports of four Task Forces which hadbeen set up at its meeting last yeart o . c o n s i d e r . a n d . m a k erecommendations, on a review ofUniversity Governance; on the

Professor E. Nigel Harris

GLOBAL CHALLENGESSt Augustine Council Review

In a presentation to the annualbusiness meeting of theCouncil of The University ofthe West Indies the newlyinstalled Vice Chancellor,Professor E. Nigel Harris,outlined his Vision for theUniversity as.the institution offirst choice for Caribbeannationals seeking qualityhigher education, the first in

creating.new knowledge through research and the portof first call for Caribbean governments needing adviceand technical expertise for policy development, strategicplanning and programme implementation.

Professor Harris acknowledged that the tertiary educationneeds of those contributing countries which do not havecampuses are not adequately being served and pledgedto change this by adopting a strategic approach inidentifying the human and financial resources needed anddetermining how these will be acquired. He proposed tohold strategic planning sessions in each country withrepresentatives from government, tertiary levelinstitutions, business and financial institutions to assessthe individual needs of each country and determine howthe University can best satisfy those needs, in

collaboration with the institutions mentioned. To facilitatethis process and to improve communication between theUniversity and its main stakeholders, a GovernmentRelations Unit will be established in the Vice-Chancellery,financed with special project funds.

The Vice Chancellor announced his intention to fashion anew UWI/Government/Business partnership aimed atproviding more stable funding for the institution, whileretaining sufficient government funding to supportteaching and limiting increases in tuition fees. Strategiesfor attaining this goal include expanding access toconcessional loans, pursuing other avenues of fundraisingand generating income from contractual researcharrangements, and providing technical advisory services.

The University’s largely unheralded accomplishments inresearch in areas such as agriculture (yam tissue culture,genetic improvement and resistance to diseases of severalcrops), engineering, environmental studies and healtheconomics were highlighted in the Vice Chancellor’spresentation. He concluded that the University has atalented cadre of scholars and a significant body ofresearch relevant to Caribbean problems but that theresearch output capacity still needs to be strengthenedby sourcing adequate funding and by improving theadministrative support for researchers’ efforts. <

impact of the Liberalisation of HigherEducation on the region; on theestablishment of a CaribbeanRegional Accreditation Body and ona review of the Supplementation ofSuperannuation Pension Benefits.The Reports from StandingCommittees and by the variousDepartments of the University

across the three campuses andcentres throughout the fifteencontributing countries of the regionwere also considered and adopted.

The next annual business meeting ofthe University Council is scheduledfor April 21, 2006. <

Strengthening the region – Meeting global challenges was thecentral theme of the St. Augustine campus’ Annual Report 2004.In a one-hour presentation to the Council on March 25th 2005,Campus Principal and Pro Vice Chancellor, Dr. BhoendradattTewarie spoke of the collaborative accomplishments of a constantlyevolving campus. The Principal explained that with an on-campusenrolment figure of 11,416 students in 2004, approximately 200more than the Mona campus, St. Augustine is now the largest ofthe three campuses.

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He went on to explain that the deliveryof higher education courses andprogrammes such as the EveningUniversity, also contributed to thehighest-ever enrolment figures thatthe campus has ever seen – 12,397students.

This has led to challenges and fasttracking projects in the developmentof Campus facilities. The Principal’spresentation also looked at theinvestment of roughly $20 million in thereporting period on the constructionof new and modern teaching andlearning spaces.

With a strong research agendafocussed on pressing regionalchallenges, such as crime, HIV/AIDS,chronic disease, natural disaster

IntegrityRecently, the student association,Global Leadership Interlink (GLI)hosted a seminar entitled, Integrity inthe Workplace: The changing dynamicof the 21st Century Workforce. Thetwo feature presenters were KyleRudden, an actuary and a charteredaccountant and Ernest King, a directorat TSG Consulting.

The seminar, which took place at theLearning Resource Centre (LRC) onMarch 3rd 2005, provided insight intothe importance of Integrity forcorporate success, social developmentand national well-being. The topicsexamined included the multiplicity ofvalues, principles and issues in themodern workplace. There was acentral focus on the understanding ofProfessional Integrity and the variousdefinitions of professionalism. The GLIused this forum to develop apersepctive on integrity in theworkplace.

<Global Challenges continued from pg 37 mitigation, and sustainabledevelopment, the Principal spoke ofthe campus redefining itself as aleader in the crafting of solutions toregional issues.

He then went on to list some of thepriorities for 2005 and beyond:including meeting the demands of agrowing student population,particularly with regards to addingteaching and learning spaces at a ratecommensurate with enrolmentgrowth; and rationalizing teachingloads, academic career tracks andcurricula; as well as sufficientlypreparing graduates for the workenvironment. Another is providing themuch needed capacity enhancementsto support its 16 research clusters,which cover issues such as tropicalbiodiversity and environmentalconcerns of Small Island Developing

States (SIDS); energy studies;innovation, entrepreneurship & design;cultural studies; education withemphasis on teacher education;disaster anticipation, preparation,prevention & management; un-derstanding, preventing & eradicatingcrime; sports-related research; andcritical thinking across disciplines.

Other priorities included building amulti-pronged learning environment –distance, continuing, full-time, part-time, evening, dual-mode, “summer” isalso a high priority item. Remaininghigh on the agenda as well is framingefficient operating systems includingachieving on-line registrationcapabilities and successfully launchingthe Student Administrative “BANNER”System. There will also be acommitment to infusing a spirit ofentrepreneurship across the campus.<

in theWorkplace

“The essence of earlydefinitions ofProfession wasvocation or lifepurpose – thededication of one’slife to the pursuit ofknowledge and skillfor the benefit of, orin service to, others...Conversely,ModernP r o f e s s i o n a l i s mstands in contrast toall that has beendiscussed thus far.The lure of self-interest has woven its way deeply intothe fabric of economic activity...,” theperpective from this global network ofemerging and emergent professionalsstated.

Other issues discussedincluded:effective combination of the bestattributes of knowledge, skill and

character; development and mainte-nance of the highest standards ofethical conduct; and recognition of theinextricable link between Moral Excel-lence and Godly Principle.

For more information call: 785-0162 or e-mailuwitrinidad@glicampus.com<

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Each year, over 700 students fromroughly 90 countries worldwidecome together to represent theviews of projects undertaken by andpeople involved in their NationalMedical Students’ Organizations(NMOs). However, in the 2004edition of this meeting there was amarked difference – for the first timein 5 years, the InternationalFederation of Medical Students’Associations (IFMSA) GeneralAssembly (GA) got a taste of Triniflavour.

It was a great honour for both SarahSampath and I, as Secretary andChairman of the Medical SciencesStudents’ Council (MSSC)respectively, to attend the 53rd

annual GA of the IFMSA in Ohrid,Macedonia. The MSSC is acommittee that represents allstudents of the Faculty of MedicalSciences.

Macedonia itself proved to be acountry of rich history and culture.

The country was predominantlyOrthodox Christian with asubstantial ethnic Albanian subset.The IFMSA Assembly was a meltingpot of diverse cultures and peoplewho were, it has to be said, at timesquite unaware of the heritage of

some of their foreign counterparts.Indeed, I found it highly unusual tobe continually commended on thefluency of my English and askedwhat was the native language of “mypeople”. On the official side of

things, the Assemblydemonstrated a highlyorganized level of studentmanagement andrepresentation. In fact, someof the projects carried outentirely by students inforeign countries hadvaluable logistic points whichcould be well applied to ourown local setting e.g. The“Defeat Cystic Fibrosis”project by Polish studentscould be transformed into“Defeat Diabetes” to caterfor our population.

The visit to Macedonia opened mymind to a whole new level of studentrepresentation and allowed me torub shoulders with highly respectedindividuals in the medical field suchas Dr. James Appleyard, the

This historic Macedonian church which dates back to the 5th century (prior to which it wasactually a mosque) has intricate artwork of the many saints of the Orthodox Christian faith on itsceiling.

Travel the World with UWI:

A historic Macedonian Church set against the backdropof Lake Ohrid.

Medical students visit Macedonia

President of the World MedicalAssociation (WMA). It also inspiredme to attempt intiation of IFMSAstudent exchanges in Trinidad andTobago, allowing our students to goabroad without having to pay tuitionand cost of living fees. This exchangeprogramme is the main thrust of theIFMSA as an internationalorganization. Indeed, the potentialoutcomes stemming from thisAssembly are numerous andinternational links have now been re-established. The onus is now on theT&T medical student population totake the initiative in establishing theUWI Faculty of Medical Sciencesand nation as a whole, on theInternational stage. Who knowswhere the medical students ofTrinidad and Tobago will boldly gonext?<

Virin Rajiv Neil RamoutarFor more information on the MSSC or IFMSAplease visit:http://mssc.uwi.tt or http://www.ifmsa.orgE-mail: mssc@gawab.comor chairperson@mssc.uwi.tt

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A D V E R T O R I A L

MINIMISE TAXES...

Kerry Ramjag, BSc., M.B.A, A.M.T.C,Financial Services Representative.

MAXIMISE INCOMEAs Globalization becomes more of a reality, trade and tariffbarriers are being eroded and fluctuations in the market placemay occur. With all this uncertainty, individuals are faced witha dollar that is decreasing in value, in that the purchasing poweris decreasing. Whether you are an individual, small businessor corporate investor, financial security and/or stability iscompulsory.

CLICO always prides itself on being a proactive company andas a CLICO representative, I have developed a Five-step modelto enhance an individual’s financial portfolio that would helpto cushion or circumvent the negative effects of globalization.

Primarily, an individual should make full use of all tax shelters.Currently an individual can claim $12,000.00 inclusive of N.I.Son an Annuity (A fixed sum payable at intervals). Additionallyindividuals earning a very high income (executives,professionals, business owners etc.) under section 134 (6A)and 6(B) of the income tax act chapter 75:01, can place onethird of their chargeable income in a corporate funding vehiclewith investment choices.

The model’s other step is the creation of estate through thepurchase of real estate (e.g a house, land) and maximizing theamount of life insurance that you can afford. Life Insurance isthe only investment that you can make one payment on andcreate an estate for life.

Thirdly, individuals should strive to increase their propensity tosave as increased saving would lead to increased funds availablefor investments. Remember there are two things that earn

money: a person working formoney and money working tomake money. Individualsshould save no less than 10-20% of their disposableincome.

This brings us to the nextstep which is, to have adiversified portfolio ofinvestment that shouldinclude fixed deposits/certificate of deposits, mutual funds,stocks/bonds and even the purchase of foreign exchange.Having your eggs in a substantial number of baskets ensuresa return on investments.

And finally, try to minimize consumer loans (e.g Hire Purchase).These may make you pay high interest, rather than earninterest.

With this simple five-step model an individual or even smallbusiness can maximize on their disposable income and becomefinancially independent.

About the author: Kerry Ramjag has been a top producingagent at CLICO for a number of years. Kerry specializes incorporate investments, is a life member of the Million DollarRound Table and Vice President of the CLICO Leaders’ Club.Kerry can be contacted at:Office: 868-645-0747/2323Cell: 868-684-1507

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to pursue academic and researchcareers by offering them teachingassistant posts. Some of thesesuccessful graduates are among theschool’s dynamic staff.

In addition to its 5-yearundergraduate programme, theschool has recently embarked on aphased Associate Degreeprogramme in Dental AuxiliaryTraining (dental receptionists, dentaltechnicians and laboratoryassistants). Ongoing research is alsoconducted at the school’s variousresearch facilities. The school haseffective dental equipment,

clinical teaching material, seminarrooms, a student recreation room,a new computer-assisted learningfacility, as well as the well-stockedon-campus Medical SciencesLibrary and Students’ ComputerLaboratory.

Despite its growing waiting list forentry, the school’s Director activelyencourages students to pursue thisprofession. To Dr.Murti he haddecided as a young boy to pursuedentistry as a profession, “As ayoung boy, I was always fascinatedwith the relief provided by dentistsfor those in acute pain, and the auraand dignity of the profession.” Aspecialist in oral pathology, Dr. Murti

has over 35 years of experience inthe field. The field of dentistry, hestates, is fast evolving, “…today’sdentists play leading roles not onlyin restorative dentistry, cosmetology,but in oral disease, for example inthe detection of HIV/AIDS.”

The School of Dentistry has astudent body of about 156 from year1 to year 5. Of this number, about34% are regional and foreignnationals from countries such asJamaica, Barbados, Botswana, UKand Canada. The demand for dentaleducation at the school has morethan doubled over the last fiveyears.<(NCS)

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The on-going regional research intoGender Differentials at theSecondary and Tertiary Levels of theEducational System in theAnglophone Caribbean will soonenter another phase of its researchwhen it conducts an Exit Surveyexamining the experiences oftertiary level students. Coordinatedby Professor Barbara Bailey of theCentre for Gender and DevelopmentStudies (CGDS), RegionalCoordinating Unit, UWI, Mona,Gender Differentials has alsoincorporated the assistance of TheUniversity’s three main campuseswith supervisors Professor EudineBarriteau at CGDS Cave Hill andProfessor Rhoda Reddock at CGDSSt. Augustine. The research is three-part in its approach. The formationof an in-depth annotatedbibliography of international andregional sources on gender issues ineducation, as well as the completionof four Specialist Studies, representtwo phases of the project. In May2004, a pilot study of the project’s

to enrolment, participation andachievement. It incorporates the useof various research methodologies,among them, surveys, focus groups,observations and in-depthinterviews.

Gender Differentials receives centralfunding from the CaribbeanDevelopment Bank (CDB) with co-funding from The University of theWest Indies (Mona Campus), theRoyal Netherlands Embassy toJamaica, the CIDA-Canada/Caribbean Gender EqualityProgramme (CCGEP)-Barbados andthe Organization of EasternCaribbean States (OECS), as wellas the United Nations Educational,Scientific & Cultural Organization(UNESCO). <For further information on this research projectplease contact research coordinator, Prof.Barbara Bailey, Centre for Gender andDevelopment Studies, Regional Coordinating Unit,Mona Campus at 1-876-927-1913 or via email atcgdsrcu@uwimona.edu.jm.

Gender Differentials in Educationthird phase was conducted in St.Kitts. This third phase carefullyexamines the social, economic andcultural factors impacting onenrolment, attrition and performanceat the secondary and tertiary levelsof the educational systems in Belize,Guyana, Jamaica and Trinidad andTobago.

The first research programme of thismagnitude, in excess of US$200,000the on-going Gender Differentialshas collected data from more than1600 hundred respondents fromBelize, Guyana and Jamaica withdata yet to be collected from Trinidadand Tobago. The range ofrespondents includes students,parents, principals, teachers,lecturers, guidance counselors andrecruiters from the labour market.The research analyses the social anddemographic factors that maycontribute to the disparity betweenmales and females at the secondaryand tertiary levels of the educationsystems in the region with respect

simplicity, the woman being thebackbone of the family,” sheexplained.

Johnson, who spoke of heradmiration for the work of artistJackie Hinkson, also had a uniqueinstallation of watercolours oncricket. The series featured frames( positioned like the negatives froma roll of film) of a batsman andbowler.

“Taking photos is a way of takingnotes…my work aims to illustratethe ambiguity and relativity ofperception,” she explained.

The varied palette of Vejaya Mungalis reminiscent of Carlisle Chang’spaintings, with the treatment of light,not unlike that of a Boodhoolandscape of central Trinidad.

While, the heavily worked, largecanvasses by Jennifer Joab andAnisa Mohammed, althoughnostalgic of past cultural attitudesand styles, were also impactful.

The support of National MuseumCurator Vel Lewis and The Ministryof Community Development,Culture and Gender Affairs, enabledthe professionally curated exhibitionto be placed in a very accessiblelocation. Several schools studentscould be seen touring the exhibit,although the heat at times seemedto wilt their enthusiasm. Australianart critic Robert Hughes has oftenpraised “lucidity, deliberation,probity and calm” as the chief virtuesof painting. To walk through thisshow is to realize just how fortunatewe are as a society to have so manystudents, at the crossroads, intenton discovering this clarity and calm.

Congratulations to Paulette Alfred, AndrewsReynard, Ruth Bharath, Annaliesa Connor,Shanta Deodath, Paulette Fortune, AngelaFrancis, Carlton Fullerton, Neisha George,Gillian Creese, Kwynn Johnson, NeliaManmohan, Jennifer Mofford Joab, AnisaMohammed, Vejaya Mungal, Ursilla Orosco-Parris, Donette Patterson, UshaPolluscksingh, Dina Poon Chong, MarissaRichards, Tomley Roberts, Jenieva Thomas,Keith Ward, Clair Woods.

The staff of the CCFA include severalprominent artists: Kenwyn Crichlow, SteveOuditt, (full time); Camille King, Elsa Clarke,Laurence Richards, Pat Bishop, GreerWoodham Jones, Edward Bowen, AzeemRahaman, Ainsworth Ovid, Keith Cadette,Robert Yao Ramesar, Arlene Akuzuru Weeks,Deborah Clemenet, Marsha Pearce-Elias,Camille Selvon Abraham, Shalini Singh, BrucePaddington, Stanton Kewley, Vel Lewis,Curtis Alleyne, Kendall Depeaza, MichelleBoyd, Funke Hassan, Ola Hassan, AnnaSerao, Jenifer Smith, Mark Raymond, SeanLennard, Gareth Jenkins, Ricardo Sedeno,Darren Rahaman, Anika Daniel (part-time).AWH

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8th - 9th The Office of the Board for Undergraduate Studies will host a conference on Quality Enhancement: Innovation and Change from 8:30am – 5:00pm at the Learning Resource Centre, UWI.

26th – 30th2nd Annual Caribbean International Symposium in Arts Education Partnered with UNESCO at the Learning Resource Centre, UWI.

30th – 3rd July Crazy for You Musical Production at St. Mary’s College. On Thurs, Fri & Sat at 8:00pm and on Sunday at 6:00pm

1st - 11th The campus community is invited to a Visual Arts Exhibition hosted by the Centre for Creative and Festival Arts (CCFA). All exhibitions are free and open to the public.

2nd A seminar on HIV/AIDS - LRC, UWI, at 2:00 p.m. The seminar hosted two international speakers - Dr. James Quarshie of Zimbabwe who spoke on HIV/AIDS and Education in Africa.

2nd – 3rd The Caribbean Centre for Monetary Studies will host its 9th Annual Senior Level Policy Seminar at the Hilton Trinidad and Conference Centre. Entitled Liquidity Management and Business Opportunities in CSME and Beyond.

6th Film Screening – Final year students of the Film and Video class showcase their work at the National Museum from Tuesday – Sundays from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm.

8th – 13th CCFA Student Exhibition at Gordon St. on Sunday 8th at 4:00 pm and Mon - Friday at 9:00 am – 5:00 pm.

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14th Semester II Ends

16th – 19th Aug. The Postgraduate Diploma in Arts and Cultural Enterprise Management – Faculty of Humanities and Education – New Building on Mon, Wed, Fri. from 9:00 am – 12 noon and 1:00pm – 4:00 pm

18th The Caribbean Academy of Sciences will host its annual panel discussion on Food Safety and Security in the Faculty of Engineering Rm. 101 from 6:00 p.m. Panelists are Dr. Edward Commisiong, Dr. Lisa Indar Harnanan, Dr. Gregg Rawlins, and Professor Clement Sankat. Professor John Akingbala, will chair this discussion. 20th – 22nd An Evening of August – Collage of Plays at LRC, UWI on Fri & Sat at 8:00pm and on Sunday at 6:00 pm

22nd Student Recital - Steelpan Duo – School of Continuing Studies Auditorium at 6:00 pm

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6th – 10thACHEA Conference (Tobago) - The 5th Annual Conference hosted by the Association of Caribbean Higher Education Administrators (ACHEA) will take place at the Tobago Hilton. This year’s conference theme is entitled Innovation and Action for Success in Higher Education. For more information please visit http://sta.uwi.edu/achea/callforpapers/index.html or http://sta.uwi.edu/achea/

13th Earl Lovelace 70th Birthday Conference - The upcoming conference celebrating the works of internationally acclaimed playwright and novelist, Earl Lovelace will take place at the Learning Resource Centre, UWI, St. Augustine. Author of The Wine of Astonishment and The Dragon Can’t Dance, Lovelace has received numerous awards including the distinguished Chaconia Medal, Pegasus Literary Award and the Commonwealth Writers Prize. Lovelace’s award winning plays will also be performed at theatres throughout the country in July. For more information on attending this conference please call 662-2002 Ext. 3493

11th – 29th Pan Minors – Music Literacy for Steel pan at CCFA Gordon Street, St. Augustine

14th – Aug 6th Festival Arts – CCFA Teaching Programme

24th – 30th IACA Conference (Trinidad) - After achieving a tremendous nomination during its 2003 Conference in the Dominican Republic, Trinidad and Tobago was chosen as the site of the upcoming 21st Congress of The International Association for Caribbean Archaeology. The Department of History, Faculty of Humanities and Education, St. Augustine will host this biennial international conference, which will be attended by approximately 250 delegates. Trinidad and Tobago is an ideal location for the Conference with over 280 sites. The IACA is engaged in the study of Caribbean prehistoric terrestrial and marine archaeology, as well as public education. For more information, please call 662-2002 ext. 3306.

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