VICE-CHANCELLOR’S REPORT TO COUNCIL 2022—2023
MONA CAMPUS REPORT
level, socio-economically; instilling a deeper sense of service in students; and helping students to become more aware of some of the prevalent problems in the community. OneLife participated in the International Coastal Clean-up in 2022. The team was assigned to the Boardwalk beach in Hellshire, St. Catherine. Approximately 25 members actively participated in the clean-up activities. This event gave members the opportunity to see first-hand the state of our beaches and develop an appreciation for efforts that aim to positively benefit the environment. OneLife made a visit to Excelsior High School to speak with the upper school and sixth form students about university, volunteerism, and their future. The group built the roof for a resource room for the Barking Lodge Primary School and repainted classrooms, the school playground and the newly constructed resource room. They distributed well-prepared lunches to the homeless persons in selected sections of the Kingston Metropolitan Area. The group made visited Excelsior High School to speak with the upper school and sixth form students about university, volunteerism, and their future.
UK-based organisation (https://www.froebel.org.uk/), as well as technical assistance from the Lions Club of Mona and the Faculty of Engineering, UWI. The objective of the garden is to grow vegetables to supplement the school feeding programme. The project also serves as a teaching aid and a natural oasis where children ages 4 to 6 years can learn, play and interact with nature, thereby contributing to their wellbeing. The garden’s accompanying drip irrigation water system also serves to maintain the garden and improve the school’s water supply. The kitchen garden currently impacts approximately 700 students and staff directly. Through the school’s breakfast and lunch programmes, 200 students are benefiting while over 500 students and staff are benefiting respectively. The kitchen garden is self-sustaining. While it enhances food security at the school, it has also been able to generate excess supply, thereby generating income that is used to procure more seedlings and farm supplies to sustain the garden. It is the intention of the MSS/UWICFP to establish and reestablish other kitchen garden initiatives in schools in August Town and other communities being served. UWI OneLife developing university students and community UWI OneLife aims to serve as a conduit for facilitating public service and outreach activities in which both students and faculty are involved. It is a community engagement programme which seeks to enhance the lives of our student membership and that of surrounding communities. Its objectives include helping the University in its pursuit to develop stronger ties with the community; aiding “at risk” and vulnerable social groups on a regional
support faculty and staff professional development programmes, provide coaching and mentoring of new recruits and give recognition for achievements in teaching, research and administration, among other things. In Academic Year 2022–2023, the Campus continued to strengthen programmes aimed at developing staff competency and satisfaction. A notable initiative in support of staff welfare and implemented in 2022–2023 was the Human Resource Management Division (HRMD) massive health and fitness fair, and its launching of the “UWI Moves” programme, which is a spin-off from the national Jamaica Moves initiative out of the Ministry of Health and Wellness, as part of our 75 th Anniversary celebrations. This activity featured health and wellness talks, physical examinations, aerobics and entertainment, and a range of health services. The UWI Moves now has a permanent physical fitness training programme conducted on campus twice per week.
Developing Caring, Accountable, Motivated Professionals
The Campus prioritises the personal and professional development of its staff to ensure exceptional service to our students, our local and regional stakeholders, and competent management of the institution. It is committed to nurturing a caring, accountable, and motivated cadre of staff towards achievement of its strategic goals. To this end, we
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