Principal’s REVIEW
We have made tremendous progress as an institution, a nation, and a region over the last seven decades. My challenge to my colleagues, our students and alumni, and to our partner organisations, is to focus not only on making progress , but on ensuring outcomes that are socially progressive . The UWI has a vital role to play in shaping this process for change—fuelled by our research, our hands-on expertise and broad understanding of the issues, and our ability to work with various stakeholders in partnership for development. We must be recognised for our collective, humanistic, intellectual force so that all stakeholders look to The UWI to do the important developmental work of the region. Just as we are intent on taking our knowledge and ideas to the marketplace, so too must we reach out through government agencies, non-governmental organisations and other social partners to embed our university in communities across the country and to make our presence felt.
One area where we can make a change almost immediately is regarding our admissions criteria which, if we are to provide a more progressive approach to access, our admissions criteria can no longer be based solely on CAPE results, although that remains a critical criterion. This broader approach to access means considering other desirable attributes that we wish to inculcate in our graduates and is in line with international scholarships that emphasise leadership, social activism and alternative attributes. As a globally engaged university, we have committed to providing solutions for climate action and sustainability. It is therefore an imperative that we lead by example, becoming more environmentally conscious as staff and students and doing all that we can to green the St Augustine campus—including in terms of procurement practices. We are committed to advancing sustainable development practices, which support communities—especially those that are most vulnerable and My challenge to my colleagues, our students and alumni, and to our partner organisations, is to focus not only on making progress, but on ensuring outcomes that are socially progressive.
Matriculation 2022: Ms Solange Joseph signs the Matriculation Register with UWI St Augustine Campus Registrar Dr Dawn-Marie De Four-Gill (left) and Assistant Registrar Ms Simone Roberts looking on. PHOTO: ANEEL KARIM
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