COVID hotline, their role evolved into helping the public on a wide range of health and social issues.
plans for students and zero-rated access to the Virtual Learning Platforms (OurVLE and Blackboard Collaborate).
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The Mona Campus prioritized Restoring Financial Health, initiating a Caring, Accountable, Motivated Professional Team (CAMP) and advancing the Digitization of its services. • In October 2015, the Campus entered into a 20- year Finance Build Operate Transfer Agreement with North Star Development Jamaica Limited for the establishment of the Campus’ own Well Water Supply system. The Agreement realized the second Public Private Partnership project undertaken by the Mona Campus. To form the partnership, the Campus leveraged its potable water resource to acquire critical infrastructure to not only extract and treat the resource but to also secure a reduced cost for a Campus water supply. Estimated savings for potable water supply for the period August 2019 to July 2020 were JMD $182,895,341.70
Jamaica needing all hands on deck to battle this unanticipated scourge led to the Ministry of Health and Wellness’ (MOHW’s) call for volunteers that included a request for the involvement of the Faculty of Medical Sciences (FMS). The call was answered, initially by students in the MBBS programme on March 20, 2020 and later extended to all other schools in the FMS. The MBBS students, however, accounted for the majority of volunteers. After preparatory work, The UWI/MOHW Health Corps initiative officially began operation on April 6, 2020 with 70 volunteers. The operations took place within the already established Call Centre on the Mona Campus, the latter requiring some programming and networking to fit within the MOHW’s national operation. The students played varying roles in the success of this programme such as call agents, floor/ shift supervisors, and human resources personnel among others. They worked under the supervision of a coordinator Dr. Tana Ricketts-Roomes, a Clinician and member of faculty. The volunteers prepared standard operating procedures and documents after being trained by the MOHW.
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In our recognition of contributions to the University, more than 100 members of academic, administrative, professional, technical and support services staff of The University of the West Indies, Mona Campus were honoured for their years of service to the institution for periods exceeding 15, 21, 30 or 40 years. The Annual Long Service Awards Ceremony was held on Thursday, January 30, 2020, at the Mona Visitors Lodge and Conference Centre. This year’s Long Service Awards Ceremony was particularly special as the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Sir Hilary Beckles and Principal of The UWI Mona Campus, Professor Dale Webber, both received awards for 40 and 30 years of service, respectively.
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• While their initial mandate was to service the MOHW’s quarantine app and make call-backs to members of the public who contacted the MOHW’s
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