The UWI Vice-Chancellor’s Report to University Council

Board for Undergraduate Studies

The Office of the Board for Undergraduate Studies (OBUS) has three broad responsibilities within the University: Policy – responsibility to develop and coordinate policy initiatives to guide all aspects of undergraduate and sub-degree programming at The UWI and its regional and global affiliates. The Board for Undergraduate Studies (BUS) formally approves policy with respect to undergraduate studies, and provides formal approval of all new or revised undergraduate and sub-degree programming. Quality – The Quality Assurance Unit, located within OBUS, articulates, implements and manages The UWI’s academic quality assurance enhancement system.

Board for Undergraduate Studies

Professor C. Justin Robinson Pro Vice-Chancellor, Board for Undergraduate Studies

Regionality – OBUS is charged with the preservation of the regional mandate of The UWI.

During the fifth year of The UWI’s Triple A Strategic Plan, OBUS rolled out initiatives in three core areas: a. Implementation of The UWI Quality Policy university-wide b. Student Retention and Success c. Students as Partners in Learning These initiatives relate mostly to Strategic Objective AC3 under the ACCESS pillar: Improving the Quality of Teaching, Learning and Student Development .

Cave Hill Campus - Quality Assurance Review of the Political Science Unit (November 14-18, 2022), as the Review Team prepares to engage members of the ATS staff. Team Members: Ambassador Professor Emeritus Jacqueline Braveboy-Wagner; Ambassador (ag.) Ricardo Kellman; Dr. Bishnu Ragoonath

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