The UWI Vice-Chancellor’s Report to University Council

MONA CAMPUS JAMAICA

Professor Dale Webber Pro Vice-Chancellor and Principal The UWI, Mona Campus

variety of events in honour of The UWI’s 75th-anniversary celebrations, which commenced in January 2023. The return of students to the residential spaces was remarkable. Most spaces were almost filled, this, even as residential clusters in some halls were closed for repair work. ACCESS With the resumption of in-person operations, the Office of the Campus Registrar (OCR) implemented strategies to revive our declining admission numbers, to improve student experience, enhance staff welfare and to support the efforts of Senior Management to restore campus infrastructure to full functionality for in-person engagement. To increase the enrolment of new students in the wake of two consecutive years of decline, the OCR rolled

After two and a half years of virtual operations, Academic Year 2022–2023 saw the resumption of face- to-face engagement following the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, while maintaining some activities and course/programme deliveries online. The Mona Campus capitalized on the lessons learnt during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, to enhance our approach to teaching, learning, research, administration, public service and advocacy, and local and international partnerships while satisfying the triple pillars of Access, Agility and Alignment undergirding the UWI 2022–2027 Strategic Plan. The Mona Campus operations were in full alignment with this Strategic Plan, resulting in several achievements that point to the sustained growth of the University despite prevailing challenges. Moreover, we strategically coordinated our operations to host a

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