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extended to staff members in use of the override system, which continued to be enhanced towards more efficient processing of the applications for overrides and the timely registering of students. As projected the Student Affairs, Admissions administrative support (namely the processing of applications and student registration) to the Five Islands Campus ended in September 2021 as that Campus introduced its new system. Cave Hill’s Admissions staff remained available to lend support. Events Management: Celebrating Achievement and Building Community Pomp and ceremony are an integral part of university life, celebrating achievement and building community. Through a creative approach and much commitment, Events Management hosted a calendar of activities buoying the spirits of both students and staff. The Matriculation Ceremony was again hosted virtually but as national COVID-19 protocols were relaxed, events were primarily of a blended in format. A special Convocation Ceremony for the conferment of the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws on Her Excellency The Most Honourable Dame Sandra Mason, FB, GCMG, DA, QC, LLD , was held on October 02, 2021, at State House. It was a major highpoint as the University had the distinct privilege of bestowing this honour upon the first President of Barbados, a UWI Alumnus and the former Governor General of Barbados. This was followed by the ceremony for the Induction of the Campus’ Sixth Pro Vice-Chancellor and Principal, Professor R Clive Landis, on November 13, 2021. The Cave Hill Campus Graduation Ceremony hosted on October 23, 2021, and the Student Awards Ceremony, April 05, 2022, both received extensive viewership and the full participation of the students and the Campus’ stake- holders. Unable to laud its staff in its usual style at the Annual Retirees and Staff Awards Ceremony, the Campus Administration creatively honoured its retired and long serving staff members, and the awardees of the Principal’s Award for Excellence through the publication of a virtual booklet and the presentation of gifts/awards and photo
opportunities with the Campus Principal in the Jacqueline Wade Conference Room, on December 14, 2021. The Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols, hosted on December 19, 2021, featured the Cavite Chorale performing in its inimitable style, with the programme including sterling renditions by staff, students and alumni. On February 28, 2022, the Campus had the distinct pleasure of naming its main conference room in honour of former Campus Registrar, Mrs Jacqueline E Wade, at a Ceremony in cele- bration of her outstanding contribution to The University of the West Indies and to the Cave Hill Campus in particular. The success of ceremonies hosted during the period could be attributed in great measure to the united front and collab- orative efforts of the Offices of the Campus Registrar and the Principal, the Office of Marketing and Communications, Campus IT Services, UWI tv , Office of Institutional Planning
THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES CAVE HILL CAMPUS ANNUAL REPORT TO COUNCIL 2021/2022
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