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commerce and industry, and community enterprise – remain strong success points upon which the next 15 years must be expanded and celebrated. The campus must, as a matter of priority, embrace and plan for the many opportunities that will sig- nificantly increase both local and international student enrollment, introduce the new programmatic initiatives being developed over the last few years, convert the strong local and international business and educational partnerships into active development of the physical plant, enhance faculty and staff professional experience, engage our growing impact-making alumni, and advance the culture of student success upon which it has been steadily building since its establishment in the city of Montego Bay. Strong universities make for stronger communities. THE WJC BOLD, RESPONSIVE AND RESILIENT IN 22/23 The following sections highlight the story of the WJC in relation to specific areas of the UWI’s Triple-A Strategy. A special note is that the 2022/23 academic year would have been both the 15 th year of WJC’s operation in the city of Montego Bay and the start of the new 2022–2027 strategic period for the University. ACCESS – ENHANCING QUALITY, PROMOTING SUCCESS The full resumption of teaching in the landed space also required greater effort at developing and promoting initiatives aimed at introducing and reconnecting students both to each other and to programmes designed to support individual growth and development – especially in student services. From as early as Orienta- tion 2022 both faculty and staff were proactively engaged as academic advisors and in promoting the value of academic advisement to a quality student experience for all. Three more members of faculty enrolled in MPhil/PhD programmes – two in nursing and one in management. Two of our nursing educators were also trained in the EU/Ministry of National Security sponsored Psychological First Aid (PFA) and one graduated as a Critical Care Nurse. The campus also participated at various levels in a number of local fundraising initiatives – especially those aimed at providing financial support to students. For example, the Montego Bay City Run returned with tremendous success in May 2023. This Run was established to specifically help tertiary students fund their education, and we were happy to maintain our longstanding service on the Committee responsible for staging the event. Additionally, the return of the WJC Honor Student Society Awards – which was designed to recognize and celebrate academic excellence for just that, and the UWISON students gaining one hun- dred percent passes in the Regional Examination for Nurse Registration ( RENR ) (both in October) served as important indicators of the achievements made in the promotion of a culture of student success at the WJC.
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