ANNUAL REPORT 2021/22
Improving the Teaching and Learning Experience
Scholarships & Bursaries —The Return of the Fete Fundraisers After the hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, The UWI Development and Endowment Fund (UWIDEF) hosted its first post-pandemic event, Fête Champêtre, on July 27, 2022. Fête Champêtre signalled the restart of fundraising efforts to provide financial assistance to deserving students and tickets were sold out days prior to the event. Since the first UWI Fete in 1991, over 4,000 bursaries (TT$5,000 each) and 77scholarships (TT$15,000 each), valued at over TT$22 million, have been awarded.
Over 355 course and/or programme proposal-reviews were conducted by CETL during the review period. On average, proposals were reviewed at least three times before approval. CETL is embarking on a project to automate the process and improve turnaround times. The second online postgraduate Certificate in University Teaching & Learning (CUTL) cohort began in September 2021. Applications for the 2022/2023 cohort began in November 2021 with a projected enrolment of 32 candidates including five individuals from the Five Islands Campus. In August 2021, the role of the Academic Quality Assurance Committee (AQAC) was examined with regard to the way Departmental Action Plans and Implementation Reports are reviewed. It was found that to achieve more effective monitoring systems, timely reporting was needed. In response, the Office of the Deputy Principal developed a system to issue submission reminders and identify roles and responsibilities and is working with Campus IT Services to digitise the procedure.
Co-curricular Courses Offered to Staff & Public
The Campus offers 11 Co-curricular (COCR) courses and has long encouraged all students to pursue at least one during the course of their programme. In 2021/2022, the Academic Board and the Campus Finance & General Purposes Committee (CF&GPC) gave approval for COCR courses to be offered to staff and members of the public. Eighteen members of staff, alumni and members of the public registered as Specially Admitted Students to take co-curricular courses starting in the 2022/2023 academic year. Courses selected included Public Speaking & Voice Training (5 Specially Admitted Students), First Aid, CPR, AED (6), Defensive Driving Simulation (2), Introduction to Sign Language (1), and Microsoft Excel 2019 (4).
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