Dean’s Overview
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Faculty of Sport continued delivery of its undergraduate programmes through cross campus teaching which allowed students from all campuses to be taught by experts from a particular campus. This has enriched the experience overall. Of our 56 graduates, we had our first BSc batch from the Mona campus at their graduation ceremony. Some of these have already enrolled in the postgraduate programmes which continue to grow, with particular interest in the MPhil/PhD programme. Special mention must be made of Alison Facey who won the UWI 3-minute thesis competition. Our first undergraduates from St. Augustine have completed this year as well. The annual Frank Worrell Memorial Lecture was delivered by the Honourable Mia Motley, Prime Minister of Barbados addressing the state of West Indies cricket. Apart from pointing out problematic issues, action items were identified and much attention was gained in regional and international media. Work through grant aided projects culminated in the approval of the Executive Masters in European Carib- bean High Performance Sport Management targeting senior sport administrators. Our students participated at the highest level in World Championships, Regional and National events. Llori Sharpe, a professional cyclist in Europe was able to complete her BSc Sport Sciences with First Class honours. The Combined Campuses and Colleges cricket team re-entered the Cricket West Indies Super 50 competition that they won in 2018, with a commitment to deeper and longer involvement in other competitions in the future. Our coaches at the Mona and Cave Hill Academies were co-opted to assist with West Indies Teams at the highest level, as well as our doctors and physiotherapists. Our students and teams continue to reap success in national competitions in all landed campuses, but special mention is made of our female cricket team in St. Augustine which got promoted to the Premier League of Womens Cricket in Trin- idad and Tobago. Closer association with Olympic Associations were cemented through MOUs with the Jamaica Olympic Association and Caribbean Association of National Olympic
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