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STAN April – June 2

STAN is a publication of The Marketing & Communications Office,The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine.For more information please contact the Editor,

Anna Walcott-Hardy at 662-9387;Fax: 662-3858; email: [email protected].

Design & layout by digitalart limited.Photography: Richard Spence, Trasi Jang,

Ken Hon Mac, Michael Bonaparte and Ryan Rampair

CAMPUS NEWSPAPERCORRESPONDENTS

AGRICULTURE & NATURAL SCIENCES(exts. 3325/3319/3273/3098/3124)

Dr. Laura Roberts-Nkrumah/Mr. Cicero Lallo,Dr. Dow Maharaj/Dr. Margaret Bernard/Dr. Anthony Achong

HUMANITIES & EDUCATION (exts. 2510/3338)Mr. Rawle Gibbons/Mrs. Janet Fullerton-Rawlins

BURSARY (ext. 3382)Mr. Anthony Precilla

CAMPUS BOOKSHOP (exts. 2223/3521)Mrs. Charmaine Clovis-Mike/Jemma Wilson

CAMPUS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CENTRE (CITS)(ext. 3227)

Mrs. Claire Craig

CARIRI (662-7161/2)Ms. Irma Burkett

CARIBBEAN CENTRE FOR MONETARY STUDIES (CCMS) (ext. 2544)Ms. Arlene Caton

CAMPUS PROJECTS OFFICE (CPO) (ext. 2412)Mr. Ivan Ramlakhan

ENGINEERING (exts. 3073/2170)Dr. Hamid Farabi/Dr. Clement Imbert

ENGINEERING INSTITUTE (exts. 2175)Ms. Nicole Sumai Oliver

GUILD OF GRADUATES (ext. 2338)Mrs. Cristal Roberts

CENTRE FOR GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT STUDIES (ext. 3573)Ms. Camille Antoine

INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (IIR) (ext. 2011)Dr. Anthony Gonzales

INSTITUTE OF BUSINESS (IOB) (662-4681/6975/6)Mr. Jai Leladharsingh

LAW SCHOOL (662-5860)Ms. Margaret Adams-Stowe

MAIN LIBRARY (ext. 2008)Dr. Margaret Rouse-Jones

MEDICAL SCIENCES (exts. 4614/5219)Dr. Monica Davis/Ms. Heather Woodroffe

OFFICE OF SPORTS AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION (OSPE) (ext. 3556)Mr. Jesse Blackman

SIR ARTHUR LEWIS INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL ANDECONOMIC STUDIES (SALISES) [ISER] (exts. 2037/2534)

Prof. Selwyn Ryan/Dr. Taimoon Stewart

SCHOOL OF CONTINUING STUDIES (645-3127)Mr. Keith Ward

SEISMIC RESEARCH UNIT (662-4659)Ms. Stacey Edwards

SOCIAL SCIENCES & LAW (exts. 2039/3045)Mr. John Jeremie/ Dr. Nasser Mustapha

STUDENT ADVISORY SERVICES (ext. 2096)Mr. Victor Cowan

UWI CREDIT UNION (ext. 3350)Mrs. Jill Thompson

GUILD OF STUDENTS (GOS) (ext. 2160)Mr. Jason Nathu

UWI CAMPUS SECURITY (ext. 2121)Mr. Wayne Richardson

WORKS DEPARTMENT (ext. 2054)Mr. Selwyn Tom Pack

OFFICE OF THE PRINCIPAL (ext. 2192)Mrs. Indrani Bachan-Persad

CORRECTIONWe would like to apologise for incorrectly listing our correspondent Dr.

Margaret Rouse-Jones in our last issue. She is the Campus Librarian andshould have been listed as Library correspondent. We apologise for any

inconvenience this may have caused.

The theme of my address at the InductionCeremony on March 19 was “Working for aLearning Society”. On April 9, Chancellor ofThe University of the West Indies, SirShridath Ramphal arrived to inaugurate theChancellor’s forum on this campus.

The Chancellor set about his task with zeal, withpassion and with warmth. The main thrust ofhis talks to a range of audiences which includedstudents both undergraduate and graduate, fac-ulty members, public sector officials, privatesector representatives, and the public at largethrough television appearances, was to outlinethe challenges we face as Caribbean people incarving out space for ourselves in the globalpolitical and economic arena.

In our next issue we will report on some of theissues raised by the Chancellor as well as someof the burning questions raised by members ofthe various audiences, but the point to be madein this editorial is that the Chancellor spent thedays between April 2 and April 10 working tobuild a learning community around the urgenttheme of the Impact of Globalisation and thechallenges that this presents for the Caribbeanregion and its people. The Chancellor’s ap-proach was very much that of the learning-teach-ing leader. Through short presentations, heset out the parameters, established the frame-work and developed a context for discussion.Then he interacted freely as questions and opin-ions flowed and participants intensified theirengagement with the issues. By meeting withstudents and faculty, private and public sectors,he dramatically demonstrated, that University,Business, Government all inhabit the sameworld and face the same challenges, even as theyview it from different angles and perspectives.

In the learning society context, all of these com-munities would do well to talk to each other,exchange perspectives and share ideas andmethodologies as we confront the common chal-lenge of how, not just to survive but to thrive, ina turbulent world of economic uncertainty andpolitical tension.

In addition, the Chancellor’s visit and the rolethat he played in building a learning commu-nity around currently urgent issues, only servesto emphasise the central role of the Universityin the knowledge gathering management anddissemination process. Each of us as individu-als must first do the work, must first prepare –

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read, study, research, learn and share throughteaching, presentations, etc. within the Uni-versity Community and outside. That way,we share what we know and we learn fromothers who have a different perspectivewhether they are part of the Academy or not.And at the end of the day we must connectwith our community of scholars in the vari-ous disciplines through publications.

All of this is standard in the best institutionswherever they are. But in the West Indies weneed this and we need more. In the WestIndies we need an Activist University. TheUniversity must be actively engaged in the is-sues and actively involved in the society aswell. What we research must make an im-pact. The thoughts and ideas we have mustinfluence and make a difference. The stu-dents we teach must leave here prepared tomake a decisive contribution to family, com-munity, society and world. And all of us whowork here must understand that, because ofthe significant role that our University mustalways play as a knowledge leader and becauseof the responsibility which this demands of theinstitution, then all of us who work here, can-not view what we are doing as simply a job.

We have a job to do and we have to get the jobdone. But our work is more than the positionwe have or the tasks that we do from day today. Our work is to generate and createknowledge and to support the generation andcreation of knowledge. Our work is to providethe society with learners and learning leadersand to be learning leaders ourselves in all thatwe do and so lead by example. Our work is todesign systems and structures for the effec-tive delivery of education and the meaningfultransfer of knowledge. Our work involves con-necting with all sectors which depend onknowledge to drive them.

There is much to be done and many more chal-lenges ahead and we at the University mustplay the strategic leadership role that is re-quired of us in this knowledge driven age. Wemust all summon the courage and the disci-pline to do so.

Let me close with a few words on STAN. Thisis a news publication about what is happen-ing on this campus and what kind of work isbeing done here within the context of TheUniversity of the West Indies. It is therefore aCampus news and current affairs publication.It is not meant to be anything more; we hopeit will never be less.

And keep the feedback flowing so that we canserve you better.

Dr. Bhoendradatt Tewarie

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ing in toxicity testing, using a tropical species, a biologi-cal organism ( Metamysidopsis insularis) .

“I saw the need for change [in environmental research]and doing research under Dr. Agard, I saw his Vision, aswell as the need for new areas for government and busi-nesses to get into. Ideally, you want to make a differ-ence, a change in the environment,” Najila explained. Shehas always believed that a key role of a university is re-search, and so it is not surprising that after gaining hersecond degree, she established a company that providestoxicity and other environmental testing for companies andinstitutions.

“We went to The University, The Business Office and saidthat we wanted to start an environment company and torent labs and The University was very encouraging andaccommodating,” Najila said. “I think we need more fund-ing for research, especially in environmental studies. Ialso think it’s important for The University to move moretowards the business aspect, you know in Universitiesabroad the labs also offer a business service, a consul-tancy service. We need to market these services. I thinkwe also need more lecturersthat are dedicated to a post-graduate faculty.”

Najila has already regis-tered to pursue herDoctoral degree andis looking forward toreturning to study-ing on campus laterthis year, explain-ing - “I’ve hadno problems,I’ve beenhappy atUWI.”

She’s a mother of two young kids, an entrepreneur andDirector of AquaTech Environmental Limited, where sheworks alongside her business partner Kirt, who also hap-pens to be her husband. She is also a graduate of UWI, asports enthusiast and has recently decided to return to theSt. Augustine campus to pursue her Ph.D. Najila EliasSamlalsingh says that she could not have succeeded “withall of this” without the support of her family, although,she admits that at times life did become a “juggling act”.

“I have a very supportive husband, he’s supported mefrom day one. And he was always there to give advice.It wasn’t an issue that you had to come home to cook ameal. My mother was and is also a strong factor. Shealways said education is important,” Najila explained.“Also, the kids came at a good time – in between de-grees, and I kept a strong focus at each time of my day –like family time was family time - and they always camefirst.”

She also explained that sport has helped her to unwind.She has always been actively involved in athletics includ-ing running, swimming and aerobics. She took part inInterfaculty Swimming while at The UWI and also the Aero-bics competitions. She goes to the gym at least three timesa week and takes the kids, Danielle(5) and Justin (3), tothe pool – “my husband and I take turns watching the kidsand swimming laps”.

Her relationship with The UWI began in 1992, when aftergraduating from St Joseph’s Convent, San Fernando, andstudying at Brooklyn College for a year, she got married,returned home and enrolled in The Faculty of Natural Sci-ences. She attained her double major in Chemistry andZoology, although she had broken her ankle near to examtime, yet she graduated with an Upper Second degree in1996.

“What helped my UWI experience was the dedicated lec-turers in the Zoology and Chemistry [Departments].When I broke my leg, Dr. Starr came on weekends tocampus to go through notes and teach. Dr. Koo and Dr.Agard were also very supportive, as well as ProfessorBacon, Professor Mootoo and Dr. Narinesingh, they werealways available – always supportive and would maketime to advise me - even career wise.”

After giving birth to daughter Danielle in 1997, Najila de-cided to return to The University in 1998 to gain her MPhil.and continue her research in environmental toxicology.She had kept in close contact with Dr Agard and wantedto be part of the ground-breaking research he was do-

O N T H E C O V E R

‘ON DE ROAD’ : NEW SHUTTLE SERVICE& 12 NEW SECURITY GUARDSAs a result of The University of The West Indies’ on-goingcommitment to student-centredness, The St. Augustine Cam-pus has brought on-board 12 Campus Security Guards to joinits Estate Police Team. Two 12-seater buses have also beenpurchased to provide transport for students from campus totheir homes, as well as a tour bus for FANS. These initiativeswill enhance campus security and transportation for students.

“It’s really a welcome initiative, not just [during] exams, butafter exams, all day - the shuttle service will connect studentsfrom The Centre For Creative and Festival Arts, Mt. HopeComplex and St. Augustine Campus,” Katija Khan, StudentGuild President stated.

From Monday 8th April, to enable students to travel from thelibrary and student centres to their homes in safety and com-fort, the shuttle service will be available. The buses will de-part every half hour from 10 pm to 3 am the JFK stairs fromMonday to Saturday and from 7pm to midnight from the MountHope Complex. There are key boundaries in which the shuttlewill travel. Next semester, the programme will be extended toan intra-campus shuttle service with a travel route (pick-upand drop off points) and time schedule.

Similarly, on Monday 18th April, the new security guards willtake part in a six-week theoretical and practical training pro-gramme. The programme, which will include an orientationcourse, will focus on campus community policing and prob-lem solving.

HILL REVISITED: MAN BETTER MAN AT UWIThe Centre For Creative and Festival Arts will revive the criti-cally acclaimed play by Errol Hill, Man Better Man in April2002. The play, which was first performed in Trinidad at TheQueen’s Hall over 35 years ago, featured the choreography ofthe late Beryl Mc Burnie and was directed by the playwright.This time around, Tony Hall will be in the director’s chair, withWayne Berkeley as costume and set designer. Based on thetraditional art form of stick-fighting, the play seeks to revealthe “warrior which is present in every-one of us”. The play,which opens at the auditorium at The School of ContinuingStudies, Gordon Street, St. Augustine on April 5th, will run forthree weeks.

Students take a closer look at the new FANS tour bus


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With this in mind, and against the back-drop of the rising levels of HIV/AIDS casesin the Caribbean, The University of TheWest Indies launched an initiative to ad-dress the disease and its impact on ourdevelopment. The result: The UniversityOf The West Indies HIV-AIDS ResponseProgramme (HARP) which was launchedat The Trinidad Hilton and ConferenceCentre in February. The Chairman ofHARP is Campus Principal, Dr. Tewarieand Professor Karl Theodore, Head of TheDepartment of Economics is CampusDirector of HARP.

The feature speaker at the launch, Pro-fessor Kelly was also invited by The Uni-versity of The West Indies to take part inan intra-campus Distinguished LectureSeries, which included the St. Augustine,Mona and Cave Hill campuses.

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The author of “Planning For Educationin the context of HIV/AIDS”, he haspublished extensively and has workedwith various international agencies. Inrecent years, he has become increasinglyinvolved in analyzing and documentingthe HIV/AIDS epidemic’s potential toundermine the education system.

As part of this multi-campus tour, he gavethe feature address at an open lecture,at The Learning Resource Centre. St Au-gustine Campus in February. The lec-ture entitled “The AIDS Epidemic: Craft-ing A Response” also featured addressesby Professor Karl Theodore and OpeningRemarks by Campus Principal Dr.Bhoendradatt Tewarie. Professor Kellyalso took part in a “Rap Session” withsecondary school students at The Uni-

versity. At the session he warned thatalthough the HIV infection rate was pres-ently “merely strolling” in Trinidad andTobago, we had to take measures to makesure it does not “gallop along”.

“I have no hesitation saying as a Jesuitpriest that, if people are going to practicesex and they are not married, they shoulduse a condom,” he stated to thunderousapplause from the audience. However hewent on to emphasize that schools mustpromote abstinence as the first line ofdefense against HIV-AIDs infection. “Edu-cation is one of the big roots toward pre-venting HIV infection...If we can stop HIVspreading among young people we canstop the disease,” Professor Kellyconcluded.

Well respected Professor of Education at The University of Zambia and Jesuit Priest, Michael Kelly, noticed a strange analogybetween the instructions the air hostess gave to passengers while he was flying from Zambia to Trinidad and institutionaleducation on HIV-AIDS. The very same attention that the air hostess asked to be paid by a parent of putting on an oxygenmask first, before attending to his/her child, is exactly what institutions like The University must do in these times of theAIDS pandemic, the Professor stated at a breakfast meeting recently. Attend to your organization first, ensure that the rightfacilities, processes and procedures are in place before you are successfully able to reach-out and help anyone else.

Professor Theodore (left) talks with Professor Kelly at the launch of HARP Professor Theodore (left) and Professor Kelly consult with Campus Principal,Dr. Tewarie at the Distinguished Lecture at the LRC

Students came from high schools from around the country to talk about the AIDS pandemic


“Just a short note to say thank you for thecopy of ‘STAN’ Newsletter. I must say thatit is trendy and appropriate, particularlyhaving regard to your very youthful studentpopulation.

Congratulations. I think it is an excellentproduction.

A humble suggestion of mine, particularlyas it relates to communication; it would behelpful in page 2 of your publication toinclude email or telephone numbers forrespective departments.”

Pennelope BecklesMinister of Social DevelopmentTrinidad and Tobago

“Congratulations on the re-vamped Campusnewsletter.

The content, colour and message echo thePrincipal’s message: ‘A Time For Renewal’.

Best wishes for continued success.”

Elsa Leo-RhynieDeputy Principal, Mona CampusThe University of The West Indies

“Warmest greetings from The Guild ofGraduates U.W.I., Trinidad and Tobagobranch. On behalf of the Guild, itsExecutive and The CommunicationsCommittee, I want to extend sincerestcongratulations to you and your staff on thenew look, [of the] quarterly newsletterSTAN. It is an exciting work of art, veryeye-catching, lively and colourful, whichmakes very interesting reading. The GuildOf Graduates will most certainly contributeto this publication on a regular basis anduse this medium to inform our readers ofour events and activities...

Mervyn WattleyPRO Guild Of Graduates, U.W.I., St Augustine(via e-mail)

COCA-COLA FOUNDATIONDONATES $300,000 TO BURSARIESThe Coca-Cola Foundation presented The University of TheWest Indies Development and Endowment Fund with a dona-tion aimed at supporting needy students so that they willhave the chance to excel. The cheque was presented to Cam-pus Principal, Dr. Bhoendradatt Tewarie and representative ofthe Development and Endowment Fund, Justice Ulric Crossby Derek Waddell, Operations Manager at Coca-Cola Carib-bean at the Student’s Activity Centre at UWI, recently.

At the ceremony, Dr Tewarie thanked the Foundation for “ thefirst ever donation of this kind to any educational institutionin the English-speaking Caribbean.” Derek Waddell, also ad-dressed the guests and small gathering of students, statingthat, “By committing resources to education, the Foundationcan address society’s greatest educational challenges andprovide quality learning opportunities for young people all overthe world.”

Gerard Cooper, a student who had previously received mon-ies from the Fund expressed his gratitude, as he spoke brieflyof how the bursary had helped to allay his worries about ob-taining educational funds.

JAPANESE FESTIVAL OPENSFrom February 28th to March 2nd at the JFK Auditorium andlecture theatre, Japanese toys, crafts, Ikebana (floral arrange-ments), kimonos, Origami (the art of paper folding) and books,transformed the hall into a new world of oriental treasures.Those who visited the popular festival were also able to viewIkebana demonstrations by Mrs Takagi and Mrs Wendy Siung.The Trinidad and Tobago Karate Union also held workshops.

CHANCELLOR’S FORUM –SIR SHRIDATH RAMPHAL VISITS TRINIDADIn its continued commitment to share its expertise, knowl-edge and experience with the campus community and thewider public, The University of The West Indies (UWI) haslaunched The Chancellor’s Forum. As part of this initiative,The Chancellor of The UWI, Sir Shridath Ramphal, will visitTrinidad from April 2nd –10th to speak at a series of semi-nars, breakfast meetings and panel discussions. He will ad-dress members of the public and private sector, as well asmeet with members of The University staff and student body.During his visit, he will speak on issues that includeGlobalisation and its implications for Small Caribbean States,as well as the future of university education. The Chancellorwill also pay a courtesy call on Prime Minister Patrick Man-ning. The Chancellor’s Forum is part of tri-campus initiative,which will feature new learned and distinguished speakersfrom The University each year.

Thank you to all of our readers who called, wrote or e-mailed usyour comments and congratulations. We appreciate all your sug-gestions and will take then into consideration, so that we cancontinue to enhance our newsletter. Although space limitations,do not allow us to publish all the mail, we would like to shareexcerpts from some of those we received regarding our first re-vamped January – March 2002 issue.

T H E Q U I L L

“…The ‘new look’ publication has indeed fulfilledits objectives, as the magazine not only has lifeand colour but also, depth and content.

The quarterly, being quite attractive, is sure to beliked by those both on and off campus.

On behalf of The Port Authority, I extend bestwishes to you and your office as you carry STANto new heights.”

Earle NottinghamManager Public RelationsPort Authority of Trinidad and Tobago

“Many thanks for your letter and the March 2002Issue of The St Augustine News (STAN).

Congratulations on your achievement of its “newlook” publication and its fresh approach. I wishyou and your staff great luck and God’s guidance.

I do like the texture and the content. Almosteveryone who saw it on my desk (and at home)told me that I am almost as handsome as thebrother who is featured on the cover…

Very well done and I pray there is much goodcoming out of the campus to share by way ofSTAN in the year ahead.

Futzgerald E. HindsMinisterOffice of The Minister of State in theMinistry of Public Administrationand Information

“We wish to congratulate you and your team forthe effort and creativity and look forward toreceiving the next issue of STAN.

I take this opportunity to wish you continuedsuccess in your endeavour.”

Juan Antonio LlevanoAmbassadorEmbajada De Colombia

Student get a chance to practise Ikebana at the Japanese Festival


H O N O U R R O L LBornat therighttime

“Only institutions and organizationwhich constantly learn, leverage in-formation and apply knowledge inan increasingly turbulent environ-ment will triumph over future chal-lenges,” newly inducted Campus Prin-cipal, Dr. Bhoendradatt Tewarie statedon 19th March at The JFK Auditorium.

The occasion – Dr Tewarie’s Induction Ceremony,where over 700 guests including President ArthurN. R. Robinson and Mrs. Robinson, Prime Minis-ter, Patrick Manning, members of the Tewarie fam-ily, friends, business colleagues, government min-isters and members of parliment, the diplomaticcorps, students and members of The Universityfaculty, as well as those who have made an indel-ible mark on the Principal’s life-long pursuit ofhigher learning, were invited by The Pro ViceChancellor, Professor Rex Nettleford, to celebratethe occasion.

In his unique introduction, Professor RexNettleford described Dr Tewarie as “beautifully ap-prenticed for St. Augustine” - alluding to the prin-cipal’s grooming for campus politics as a result ofhis illustrious political career. “The only thingworse than politics politics, is University politics”,The Vice Chancellor went on to state, eliciting greatlaughter from the audience. The Ceremony wasa grand, historic affair, complete with an impres-sive Academic Procession and Vice Chancellor’sProcession all accompanied by none other than

Dr. Tewarie began his career as ateacher in 1973 and has been in-volved in Education for the last 28years. His academic achieve-ments include a B.A. in EnglishLanguage and Literature fromNorthwestern University, an M.A.in English and American Litera-ture from The University of Chi-cago and a Ph.D. in ComparativeLiterature from PennsylvaniaState University. He is an Inter-national House Fellowship winnerand a Fullbright LASPAU Scholar.On completing his doctoral pro-gramme in 1984, he returned toTrinidad to resume teaching inThe U.W.I Department of English.While there, he introduced thefirst course in Afro-American lit-erature and worked with Profes-sor Ken Ramchand to develop theM.A. in English Literature. He alsoheld the position of VisitingScholar at Pennsylvania StateUniversity and Senior Adjunct Re-search Fellow at The University ofMiami. 1992 would mark the be-ginning of an eight year journeyinto building The University of TheWest Indies Institute of Businessinto a self-sufficient, profitable re-gional institution dedicated tobusiness education, executive de-velopment and consulting.

Throughout his life, Dr. Tewariehas been involved in countless in-stances of public and communityservice. He co-founded the Com-munity of Home Farms on 37acres of land in Cunupia. He isthe Chairman Of NIHERST andDirector on The Boards of CL Fi-nancial Limited, Republic BankLimited, Trinidad Publishing Lim-ited and CARIFLEX. Dr Tewariehas also served on many commit-tees created to deal with issues onEducation such as the ‘Dollar forDollar Policy Committee’. Aformer Member of Parliament asMinister in The Office of The PrimeMinister and Minister of IndustryEnterprise and Tourism with theNational Alliance For Reconstruc-tion, Dr. Tewarie played an activerole in local politics from the 1970sto 1990s. He has also completeda number of commissioned stud-ies for organizations includingSELA, IADB and UNCTAD. He isalso widely sought locally,regionally and internationally tospeak on issues of leadership,change and strategic visioning.

The Lydian Chorale, led by Pat Bishop.

During the Ceremony Managing Director ofRepublic Bank, Ronald Harford congratu-lated the Campus Principal and describedhim as “a man who continues to work tire-lessly to raise the bar of education, impact-ing the lives of thousands in the process.”

While Professor Nettleford, before formallyinducting the Principal, stated, “It can onlyredound to the benefit of The University thata man with such a formidable range of skillsand experience should now take up the posi-tion of principal of the St. Augustine Campusand Pro-Vice Chancellor in The University”.

Mungal Patassar also entertained the audi-ence before the close of the Ceremony.Guests were then invited to attend a cock-tail function in the JFK Quadrangle whichhad been transformed into an elegant foodcourt, with white tents, lush ferns and lights.The UWI Centre for Creative and Festival ArtsEnsemble provided the entertainment. Anexhibition featuring graduates, teachers andstudents from the CCFA was also on dis-play. At the exhibit, the works of artist/lec-turer Kenwyn Crichlow as well as postgradu-ate students and alumni including AudleySue Wing, Shalini Singh, Patrick Roberts andAnika Daniel were on display. Well past10pm guests could still be seen laughing,dancing and/or congratulating the Princi-pal at this momentous occasion.

T h e I n s t a l l a t i o n o f C a m p u s P r i n c i p a l

Campus Principal Dr. Tewarie poses with his son Nirad and his wife Kamla before his Induction Ceremony


COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT SIGNEDPro-Vice Chancellor and Principal of UWI, Dr. Tewarie andErrol Mc Cloud, President General of Oil Field Workers TradeUnion (OWTU), recently signed a Collective Agreement be-tween UWI and the OWTU, on behalf of Monthly Paid Ad-ministrative, Technical and Service Staff of UWI for January1, 2000 to December 2002. Assisting in the singing of TheAgreement were Mr Hollis Nicholas, Senior Assistant Reg-istrar, Human Resources, UWI and Mr. Teddy Stapleton, Ex-ecutive Vice President, OWTU.

PRIZE FOR BEST UWI HISTORY STUDENTThe UWI School For Continuing Studies – Grenada Centreand The Institute of People’s Enlightenment has establishedThe Julien Fedon Memorial Prize for outstanding work byUWI students in History. The prize, which will be announcedat the Annual Julien Fedon Memorial Lecture on April 29th,2002, will be awarded to the most outstanding UWI studentin History from one of the OECS countries based on exami-nation results. For its inaugural year the recipient of theprize will be a Grenadian. A medal, certificate and cash awardof £501 will be presented to the winner, The Julien FedonScholar. Fedon is one of the most important figures inGrenadian history. The owner of one of the country’s larg-est estates, with approximately 100 slaves, Fedon becamethe leader of a movement to destroy the institution of chatelslavery and free Grenada from British rule. Although theBritish suppressed the revolution, after 16 months of battle,Fedon was never captured. 40 years later slavery was abol-ished. A monument has been erected at Fedon’s Camp,Mount Qua, Qua, Grenada in memory of Fedon.

GRENADA COUNTRY CONFERENCEThe fourth Conference in the School of Continuing StudiesCountry Series took place in Grenada from January 7-9, 2002.With over 200 participants including academics and postgraduate students from UWI, Brandeis, Rice and St. GeorgesUniversities, The Conference was opened by the GovernorGeneral of Grenada, Sir Daniel Williams. The key note speakerwas Vice Chancellor, Professor Rex Nettleford whose ad-dress was followed by a standing ovation. The next CountryConference will be held in Montserrat, later this year.

Pro-Vice Chancellor and Principal of UWI, Dr. Tewarie and Errol Mc Cloud,President General of Oil Field Workers Trade Union (OWTU) sealed theagreement with a hand shake

Mrs. Beverley A. Steele, Resident Tutor/Head, UWI Centre, Grenada, presentsthe Vice Chancellor, Professor Nettleford with a gift at the conference


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Celebrating new beginnings, including the “opening” of events, facilities and programmes on campus.

These Paddington photo-docu-mentaries are an occasion tomemorize the built form of thecinema as cultural signifier, toexamine the urgencies of timespast, to survey in their currentdereliction signs perhaps, of oldcelluloid dreams gone dim inbankrupt palaces.

Excerpt from Brochure Introduction written byLecturer/Artist Ken Crichlow

When STAN arrived at The Centre ForCreative and Festival Arts, and eventu-ally made our way to the right classroom,Bruce Paddington had our photographerTraci Jang on display. She was giving animpromptu ‘show and tell’ on commer-cial photography to the students – someasked questions while others listened at-tentively, quietly munching on pies orsaltfish and bake. “We’re taking a breakand so I asked Tracey to tell us about herequipment,” Paddington explained in hisTrini-British lilt. A lecturer in Educa-tional Technology at The School Of Edu-cation, Bruce Paddington also teachesclasses in photography, film and video.His unconventional, informal, yet veryfocused style, is also apparent in his work.His recent photography and video exhi-bition entitled Dream Palaces: Cinemasof Guyana and other Pictures, which offi-cially launched the Art Space at GordonStreet, ran from 22nd February until 12thMarch. These images of decaying “dreampalaces” in Guyana, were well receivedby the public. The video accompanyingthe stills added texture and depth to theexhibition.

A w a r d - w i n n i n g p h o t o g r a p h e r , B r u c e P a d d i n g t o nt a l k s a b o u t h i s f i r s t e x h i b i t i o n , h i s l o v e o f f i l m a n d t h e n e w S p a c e a t G o r d o n S t r e e t .

Dream Palaces is the result of a researchtrip to Guyana by Bruce Paddington andDr Ian Robertson. Paddington photo-graphed and videotaped a number of cin-emas on the brink of collapse, inGeorgetown and New Amsterdam as wellas well-known local personalities likepolitician Rupert Roopnarine and worldmiddleweight boxing champion, AndrewLewis. These portraits were extremelyimpactful, shot in natural light, theyseemed to capture germane, intimate andhonest images of these men who hadfound fame, but like the architecture,

seemed to have fallen into a state of de-cline.

“Built forms, like churches, seawalls, ca-nals have carried much of this regionshistory, especially of its former colonialprojects. Others, such as the wind pow-ered sugar mill, the pre-industrial agemilitary forts have survived into a neweconomy of hospitality and visitor tour-ism. They show off their past and evenreflect the states of mind, which hastenedtheir construction, their change of useand eventual decline. Buildings mark thepassing of time. This collection of photo-graphs: Dream Palaces - the cinemas ofGuyana, reveal some of the secrets in oldbuildings of popular entertainment inGuyana. A close viewing discloses theghost marks of an earlier commercial bra-vado, in their faded facades, in their or-nament and names, the pretence thatembellished the cinema in popular cul-ture,” Artist and UWI Lecturer KenCrichlow wrote, underlining the profoundneed to document these places.

Paddington has been taking photographssince he was eight years old, although heis better known as an award-winning tel-evision producer and founder of BanyanProductions. While this is his first exhi-bition, his work has appeared in anumber of books and magazines and hewas named Photographer of the Year in1994 for his portrait of “The Ali Family”.

He also received three awards, The PAHONational Media Award For Excellence inHealth Journalism; The PAHO RegionalMedia Award for Excellence In Health

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Dr. Jeanette Morris and artist Jackie Hinkson share a joke at the exhibition Artist Adeola Gibbons talks with a friend at the exhibit


I N T H E N E W S

HARVARD ECONOMISTSPEAKS ON GLOBALISATIONAcclaimed Harvard University economist, Professor JeffreySachs, recently shared his views on globalisation and strat-egies for our national development at a standing-roomonly, public Lecture at the UWI. Cited by The New YorkTimes magazine as “probably the most important econo-mist in the world,” Professor Sachs stated during his fea-ture address, “…small is O.K. In fact, small can be beau-tiful as long as it somehow is part of the broader society.In fact I think the whole Caribbean Basin …will have tofigure out a way to have much more open borders forpeople to be able to move between regions much moreeasily, but also to return home…this country is about toexperience a wonderful windfall of resources…I do be-lieve that the investment that this country needs to makeis in its people, [and] without question, in health and edu-cation.” The event was sponsored by Republic Bank inassociation with The Caribbean Academy of Sciences.

UWI – INSTITUTE OF BUSINESSIN HARVARD LINKThe UWI-Institute of Business has been selected as thelocal partner institute of the World Economic Forum. TheIOB will be working together with the World EconomicForum, the Harvard Center for International Development,and the Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness at theHarvard Business School on the Global CompetitivenessReport (GCR). Dr. Rolph Balgobin, Executive Director ofthe UWI- Institute of Business expressed his excitementby stating: “This collaboration is consistent with the IOB’sdrive to improve our understanding of national competi-tiveness worldwide. We are pleased to have establishedthis linkage and plan to use it as a springboard for ourown developing nation competitiveness research.” Forthe IOB, this opportunity allows us to work with the HarvardCenter for International Development (CID), along withMichael porter and Jeffery Sachs.

ELECTRON MICROSCOPES OPERATIONAL

Recently, two high-tech Electron Micro-scopes, (with magnification factors of820,000) have been made operationalonce again through the combined effortsof the NWRHA and the UWI team of Pro-fessor Saunders, Mr. David Hinds, Dr.Campaign and Dr. De Souza and an op-erational engineer from the manufacturerPhillips International, Mr. Ter Heide. Themicroscopes are now up and ready for“academic business”. Housed at TheMount Hope Medical Complex, the mi-

croscopes were purchased in 1987 at acost of U.S. $1.2 million, but had to berestored to be put into working orderagain. There are many plans for the mi-croscopes including in Material Sciencefor the study of metallurgy and ceram-ics. And although several accessorieshave to be sourced and upgraded to en-sure the items function at their maximumcapacity, sample analysis continue to beconducted.

FIRST TRINIDADIAN-NOVELAdventures Of A Creole Republished

The University of The West Indies has re-published the very first novel to be writ-ten by someone living in Trinidad. E.L.Joseph’s novel, Warner Arundell: TheAdventures of a Creole (1838), which wasset mainly in Trinidad, was re-launchedat The Main Library recently. The newedition was edited by UWI graduate LiseWiner, a professor at McGill University,Canada. She was assisted by a team whoco-wrote the introduction and extensivenotes with her: Bridget Brereton, DeputyPrincipal and Professor of History at St.Augustine; Rhonda Cobham, aTrinidadian literary scholar at AmherstCollege, Massachussetts; and MaryRimmer, a Professor of English at The

University of New Brunswick, Canada.Though very few copies of the original textexist, fortunately The Main Library is theproud possessor of one. Joseph’s dra-matic book, often described as a “forgot-ten classic” of Trinidadian literature, isVolume I of a UWI press three volumeseries entitled the ‘Caribbean Heritage’Series. Volume II, which will be availablein stores by 2003, will consist of the nov-els The Slave Son by Fanny Wilkins andAdolphus by an anonymous local author.And volume III will re-issue Rupert Gray,a novel first published in 1907 byTrinidadian Stephen Cobham. WarnerArundell is available at The UWI Book-shop.

The Electron Microscope Team

Three of the four editors: Rhonda Cobham, Lise Winer (centre)and Deputy Principal Prof. Brereton

Prof. Brereton signs a copy of her book for Dr. Tewarie

Prof. Jeffery Sachs of Harvard University

(from left) Economist Dr. R Ramkissoon, Dean Patrick Watson,Gregory Thompson of Republic Bank, Prof. Sachs, Prof. W. Chan,Dr. Tewarie and Prof. H. Ramkissoon


UWI AND REPUBLIC BANK PREPARESTUDENTS FOR THE WORLD OF WORKStudents of The University of The West Indies and the St.Augustine Girls’ High School, were the first participants inthe Career Counselling Session of the Republic Bank/UWIWorld of Work Programme. The students benefited fromsessions held at the Career Builder Facility, which is locatedat the Student Advisory Centre at UWI. They were also ableto capitalize on the benefits afforded by the Discover As-sisted Guidance Software programme, which aids studentsin planning their academic programmes to support careergoals.

“The Discover programme really opened up new career ideasand possibilities for me. I especially like the linkage be-tween your values, abilities and talents, with your chosencareer field,” Upper Sixth Form Student, Nickisha Alexanderexplained. While UWI student Khadine Dann stated, “TheDiscover sessions really helped me to narrow down mychoices for a future career…”

Students also came out in large numbers to attend anotherphase of the programme which focused on helping studentsto successfully cross-over into the work place. Held in col-laboration with the Guild of Graduates, the one day seminarfeatured a panel of presenters including : Dev Kowlessar ofDYKON Development Limited who told students “Do nottake back seats to your future”; Judy Ahamad of The Pro-fessional Image Institute who advised students that, “As anindividual you must be consistent at all times, never fallingbelow the standards which you have set for yourself”; andCatherine Gordon, Human Resource Manager at FarmlandMissChem, who explained that “At some point during theinterview, you will be asked to give a brief description aboutyourself – a blank stare does not suffice.”

Career enhancement workshops, mock interview sessions,recruitment fairs as well as a motivational lecture were alsoincluded in the programme.

Gala Function & Awards CeremonyThe fortieth anniversary activities willculminate with a gala function, to whichpast Presidents of the Guild Of Studentswill be invited. On that occasion, the GuildOf Students will also present its Excel-lence & Achievement Awards, an annualprogramme honouring students who haveexcelled in sport, leadership, communityservice, culture and extra-curricular ac-tivities.

Library DisplayA library display scheduled for the UWIMain Library was held from March 18thto the 22nd. This display highlighted theprevious publications of the Guild Of Stu-dents over the past forty years. Amongthese are rare samples of “Embryo”, the‘voice of the students’ in 1970, “The Peli-can” of 1971, “Insight” of 1974, “Fusion”from the 1980s and contemporary publi-cations of “Anonymous” and “The Draft”.

PublicationA four-page publication in the SundayGuardian of April 7th, 2002 will also beproduced for the fortieth anniversary cel-

ebrations. This supplement will providegeneral information about the Guild OfStudents, a brief history of the organiza-tion and reflection on the main issuesfacing the Guild in 2002 and a calendarof events for the rest of the year.

Lecture SeriesThe Guild’s lecture series takes the formof a series of forums in an attempt to gen-erate intelligent discourse among thecampus community. The first of thesefocuses on “Race And Ethnicity On TheCampus.” Panelists, consisting of bothacademic staff and students, are askedto speak on the changing nature of racerelations on the St. Augustine campusover the past forty years. The second fo-rum seeks to answer the question “Do WeReally Need A Guild?”. This will act as aprecursor to the Guild’s election forums,and will allow students to interact withtheir representatives and provide infor-mation on the Guild’s activities, the serv-ices offered to students and its budget.The final forum is titled “Today MeetsTomorrow” and will focus on youth andpolitics in Trinidad and Tobago.

O N C A M P U S

The Guild of StudentsCelebrates 40 Years

Jason Nathu (Student Correspondent)

The Guild Of Students celebrated its fortieth anniversary in March 2002. Overthe past forty years, the Guild has produced countless leaders in Trinidad &Tobago and the Caribbean region. To commemorate this auspicious occasion, theGuild has embarked on a series of events. Among these are a gala function andawards ceremony, as well as a lecture-series covering topics such as politics, raceand leadership. The theme of these activities is “Initiative, Struggle and Triumph”.

REGISTRAR’S RETREAT

A highly successful two-day retreat for34 Senior Assistant Registrars, AssistantRegistrars, Administrative Assistants andManagers of Student Services Units, tookplace in February 2002 at the Mt IrvineHotel in Tobago. With an agenda of trans-forming the registry into a Centre of Ad-ministrative Excellence, the retreat aimedat encouraging teamwork among partici-pants, gaining consensus of the way for-ward (conducted against the backdrop ofThe Mission, Goals and Seven CampusPriorities outlined by the Campus Princi-pal); laying the foundation for the devel-opment of a strategic plan for each team;and assessing the strengths and devel-opmental needs of individuals. The re-treat was facilitated by Dr. ManfredJantzen from the Institute of Business.

A student uses the Career Builder facility at the Student Advisory Centre at UWI

High school students given tutorial sessions on how to use the facilities


U W I P E O P L E

by Jason Nathu(Student Correspondent)

You’re hungry and there’s nothing to eat, or soit seems. You could always have the same oil-drenched chicken and chips that you had yes-terday, but somehow the congregation of straydogs sitting under the tables deters you. Wel-come to life on the UWI campus. The optionsare limited, the prices often high and the food…well let’s just say that the food isn’t as appetiz-ing it sounds. Your mission, should you chooseto accept it, is to find something to satisfy yourstomach. Here are a few options that will sat-isfy your taste buds as well as your pocket.

UWEE Doubles. Everybody knows that UWEE Dou-bles are the best. They’re the biggest you can get inthis part of the country, and there’s usually a traffic-jam in the general area because of it. Two doubles oraloo-pies will full you, and you can get anything fromfreshly squeezed juices to ice-cold coconuts to washit all down.

Yvette’s Kitchen. She has the best Creole foodaround, at a price that suits your pocket. With dailylunch specials that are guaranteed to full you, thisone is a must-stop shop.

Veg-Out Café. You might think that only meat canfull you, but you’d be surprised at the options avail-able at Veg-Out Café. Aunty Anganie’s lasagna is thebest, and for $7.00 you can’t go wrong. Other quicksnacks include their saheena and katchorie. Theseare both tasty and affordable and you’ll definitely becoming back for more.

Pizza-Hut Valsayn. This one involves a bit of driving,but it seems that almost everybody has a car thesedays, or at least has a friend who’d be willing to makea small lime in the middle of the day. Pizza Hut ispopular among both students and staff, and the lunchtime all-you-can-eat pizza buffet is a steal of a deal.

Smokey’s Bar-B-Que. Judging from its popularity,its safe to say that Smokey’s has the tastiest bar-b-que in the area, with prices to suit the student’s pocket.

The Talented Mr. RugratStory & Photo by Ryan Rampair (Correspondent)

NAME

Pierre Reynaldo Leiba

NATIONALITY

Jamaican

DATE OF BIRTH

June 16th 1982

FACULTY

Engineering(2nd Year)

HIGH SCHOOL

Campion College,St. Jago

FAVOURITE FOOD

Chicken

ALL TIME FAVOURITE

Bun & Cheese

STATUS

Free, Singleand Disengaged

Rugrat, the name given to him by the her-mits of Canada Hall where he resides, isalso known as Pierre. He’s known formany things – one of these being the ever-present, big green umbrella he carries inhis right hand. When asked why he al-ways carries it, he quite coolly replies, “be-cause it might rain”. Pierre is also re-nowned for the way in which he plays theviolin. He seems to be transported to azone where he exists, alone, solitary andmost comfortable. On meeting Pierre, youwould never guess that he’s a Jamaican– as his accent cannot be deciphered.Just recently, a group of Jamaicans askedhim if he was sure of his nationality. Buthis violin enables him to speak an inter-national language. Those of us who haveheard Pierre play are often amazed by hisability to charm an audience. It was hismother who encouraged him to take les-sons at the tender age of six. And al-though Pierre says that after a few years,he grew tired of the violin and opted forthe piano for a while, he returned to the“strings” after a five-year hiatus. And withthe encouragement of his parents, he was

taken under the tutelage of Noel Peck,who brought out the talent that had laindormant all these years. Some of hisachievements include emerging as win-ner of the Southern String Association’sString Festival in San Fernando, Trini-dad and also a winner in Jamaica’s mu-sic festival in the String Section. He hasperformed at the JASATT concert (2000& 2001), The Canada Hall Concert (2000)and the MSU fashion show. Pierre is alsoa skilled programmer and second yearMechanical Engineering Student. Yet de-spite the demands of his academic stud-ies, he continues to practise under theguidance of Gunilla Tang-Kai in year oneand successfully passed his Royal Acad-emy of Music Grade 8 Violin exams.Pierre attributes his discipline, value forexercise and his respect for women to hisDad, John Leiba. His other role model isscientist Albert Einstein an acclaimedphysicist and accomplished violinist. Asfor the reserved and talented Pierre, hehas hopes of gracing the stages of theworld, playing his violin.


WORKING WITH EXCELLENCEStudents reading courses in the Department of Agricul-tural Economics and Extension were delighted to have vis-ited the farm, which won both major titles in a recentlyheld national Agricultural competition. Mr. and Mrs.Ramgopaul Roop, both work together sharing the tasksto be done on their farm at Uquire Road, Freeport It wasadjudged 1st place in the category of Integrated Agricul-ture and then went on to win 1st place in the overall cat-egory of Agricultural Entrepreneur of the Year 2001. Thisfarmer has regularly shared his expertise with studentsover the years. Roop inherited the farm from his fatherand transformed it from the traditional small sugarcaneoutfit to a dynamic and sustainable enterprise, which pro-duces “Callaloo bush”, “pimento peppers”,” water coco-nuts”, “golden apples” and limes. To the agriculturalists,this is a diversification dream, which has eluded many. Itis a perfect model from which students can gain so much.Himself a graduate of formal schooling in Agriculture, Roopaims to pursue a master’s degree in the University’s Exter-nal Programme in Agriculture.

He recommends that students meet the challenge of gain-ing more agricultural output from less input in order tomaintain Food Security. These pictures attest to the inter-est shown by the students and Lecturer Dr David Dollyduring a learning experience in the field. Dolly the recipi-ent of the Guardian Life /UWI Premium Teaching awardfor excellence believes that students of Agriculture needthis type of interaction with the Agricultural Community.Says Dolly “ If you want Agriculture students to be excel-lent you need to show how well it is practiced in the field.”He will continue to provide this type of experience to stu-dents and he expresses thanks to Mr Roop for sharing hisexcellence with The University.

CRIME CENTRE CELEBRATES5TH ANNIVERSARY

The Minister of National Security,Howard Chin Lee visited The CentreFor Criminology and Criminal Jus-tice at The UWI , St Augustine Cam-pus in January. The Minister metwith The Centre’s Director, Profes-sor Ramesh Deosaran and his re-search staff to gain an overview ofthe crime research and policy devel-opment work being conducted at TheCentre. During the visit MinisterChin Lee and Professor Deosarandiscussed specific ways in which theUWI Centre for Criminology andCriminal Justice can assist Govern-ment with tackling the escalatingrate of crime and violence in thecountry. The Minister, who alsogreeted the Dean of the Faculty of

The UWI Centre for Criminology andCriminal Justice marked its fifth anni-versary on Febraury 24th 2002. The Cen-tre is an independent research and teach-ing unit of the Faculty of Social Sciencesat the St. Augsutine campus which hasbeen sustaining its operations via its ownfund-raising initiatives. Since its formalopening in 1997, the Centre has forged astrong link with students at The UWI,producing over 100 undergraduate andgraduate students in criminology annu-ally. Graduate students are focusing theirwork on white collar crime, juvenile de-linquency, prison recidivism and reformand terrorism. Programmes being cre-ated include a B.Sc (Minor) in Criminol-ogy and Criminal Justice, Certificate pro-

grammes in Community Policing, CrimeStatistics and Crime Management andMediation and Conflict Resolution. AnAdvance Diploma in Criminology andCriminal Justice is also being planned.Some areas of Research which The Cen-tre focuses on include Crime Manage-ment, Crime Prevention and Public Policy;Crime Mapping and Caribbean Databaseon Crime Statistics; Juvenile Deliquencyand Youth Crime; and Prison Recidivismand Penal Reform. The Centre also pro-duces the only international criminologyjournal from the Caribbean, The Carib-bean Journal of Criminology and SocialPsychology. The Centre’s Director is Pro-fessor Ramesh Deosaran.

Social Sciences, Dr. Patrick Watson,indicated that he was impressed withthe scope of research work beingconducted at the Centre, particularlyin the areas of juvenile delinquencyand youth crime, community polic-ing, crime mapping and crime dataanalysis and the work in devisingcrime management, crime preven-tion and crime reduction strategies.The Centre is currently involved inresearch projects on delinquencyand violence in schools and prisonrecidivism and penal reform in theCaribbean. The findings are ex-pected to be submitted to the Gov-ernment of Trinidad and Tobago andCARICOM on completion.

MINISTER OF NATIONAL SECURITYVISITS CRIME CENTRE

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Dr. David Dolly with students and the Roop familyvisiting the winning Freeport farm

Ramgopaul Roop with students at the farm

Professor Deosaran and the Minister of National Security, Howard Chin Lee meet with staff at the centre


I N B L A C K & W H I T E

LITERATURE WEEK –A REAL BESTSELLERThe Campus Literature Week held from March 18-22nd,was a real page turner, with a series of noontime readingsby celebrated lecturers, short story writers, novelists andpoets, all culminating in a Closing Ceremony on the 22ndMarch at the Learning Resource Centre that featured Bar-badian novelist Austin Clarke.

The author of 14 books including the award winning Grow-ing Up Stupid Under The Union Jack, a memoir of his child-hood in Barbados, and the novel The Origin of Waves, Aus-tin Clarke has taught at Yale, Duke and Brandeis universi-ties and currently resides in Toronto.

The week’s activities included readings by Prem Kundra(poet and novelist), Helen Harris (poet), Jennifer Rahim(poetand short story writer), Roslyn Carrington (novelist), BarbaraLalla (novelist), Ken Parmasand (poet), Lloyd King (poet),Willie Chen (short story writer), Elizabeth Walcott-Hackshaw(short story writer), Deborah Jean Baptiste-Samuel (per-formance poet), Carol Beverly Breedy (short story writer)and Merle Hodge (novelist), at the Audio Visual Room ofthe Main Library. An undisputed success, the annual eventis fast becoming one of the most popular items on the Cam-pus Calendar.

Half A LifeV.S. Naipaul

Rage & RenewalRosanne Kanhai

MatikorThe Politics of Identity forIndo-Caribbean WomenEdited by Rosanne Kanhai

Who MovedMy CheeseSpencer Johnson, M.D.

The Legendof Rock Hillsand Other StoriesFunso Aiyejina

MOVIESThe MysticMasseurDon’t miss this Merchant-Ivory adaptation of the veryfunny and telling V.SNaipaul novel which wasfilmed mostly in Trinidadlast year (Chaguaramasand Santa Cruz). With aneffective and honest adap-tation/screenplay by Car-ibbean writer CaryllPhillips (Cambridge), themovie features some of ourtalented local actors in-cluding Albert La Veau andMichael Cherrie in minor,yet very impactful roles.The accents seem to vary,with some of the portray-als bordering on caricature,but the cinematography isunforgettable, the editingclean and effective and thestoryline almost prophetic.

BOOK MARKBreath, Eyes,MemoryEdwidge DanticatFrom the author of KricKrac, comes the hauntingtale of a young Haitian girl,Sophie Caco and her jour-ney of survival and inde-pendence. Haitian writer,Edwidge Danticat’s narra-tive weaves an intricate taleon the life of Sophie, whoafter living with her Aunt inthe village of Croix-des-Rosets, is sent at twelveyears old to live in New Yorkwith her mother. Packedwith images of exile, abuse,self-hate, matriarchalstrength and enduringlove, the novel reflects thetalent of yet another youngCaribbean writer, who isable to tell our unique sto-ries to the world. It’s oftensaid that from the first lineone can tell a good book,Breath, Eyes, Memory is noexception to this rule– it’sa great read from beginningto end.

Novelist Austin Clarke with UWI Literature Week Co-OrdinatorProfessor Funso Aiyejina at the closing ceremony.

Dr. Tewarie talks with Novilist Austin Clarke at the closing ceremony


UWI OPENS ITS ARMSTO THE PRIVATE SECTOR

MSL GETS ACURIL AWARDThe Medical Sciences Library (MSL) of the Faculty of MedicalSciences was the first winner of one of the Association of Car-ibbean University, Research and Institutional Libraries’ (ACURIL)Awards at the annual ACURIL conference held in Havana, Cubain May 2001. These awards recognize excellence in the serv-ices of Caribbean libraries and other information units, whilestimulating and highlighting continued interaction and the shar-ing of experiences among participants of the region and per-sonal members of ACURIL. The MSL received the Gale Groupof Information Technologies Applied To Information ServicesAward for 2001 which aims to recognize a school, academic,public or national library for its innovative, creative and effec-tive achievement in planning and implementing a programmeor service for the benefit of its clientele, using information tech-nologies. The presentation was made at the Library Associa-tion of Trinidad and Tobago’s conference ‘ The Living Library”,by the President of ACURIL, Elizabeth Watson and ExecutiveSecretary Oneida Ortiz to the Head , MSL, Ernesta Greenidgeand librarians Marilyn Drayton-Andrews, Marilyn Lewis, ShaminRenwick, Martha Preddie.

CELEBRATING BERYLThe Centre for Gender and Development Studies hosted a con-cert which celebrated legendary dancer and founder of The Lit-tle Carib Theatre, Beryl Mc Burnie on March 24th at the Learn-ing Resource Centre, UWI. The event entitled “Movements andRhythm: For Beryl” was heralded in the news as an unforgetta-ble tribute to the late “Miss B.” The tribute held in commemora-tion of International Women’s Day 2002, featured performancesfrom the Festival Dance Ensemble, Nirtanjali Dance Theatre andSharda Patasar.

Campus Principal, Dr. BhoendradattTewarie, recently unveiled a five-year stra-tegic planning framework for enhancingthe performance of The University, toleading members of the business com-munity at The Campus Principal’s office.

Dr. Tewarie stated that the strategic planwas still in its initial stage and he saw itinvaluable that input be gained from thebusiness sector. The Pro Vice Chancel-lor went on to explain that developing thispartnership between the private sectorand University was integral to the con-tinued success of the UWI, the countryand the region. This plan, which wouldbe instituted in September 2002, signi-fied a “changing of gears and the shiftingto a new strategic planning framework”that would build on past achievementswhile entering new areas of development.Strategic planning at St. Augustine is partof a broader strategic planning exercisefor The University of the West Indies as awhole, involving the three main cam-puses.

Those present at the session includedDeputy Principal Professor BridgetBrereton, Campus Registrar Mr. WilliamIton, Campus Bursar Mrs. Lylla Bada,Campus Librarian Dr. Margaret Rouse-Jones, Dean of The Faculty of Agricul-

ture and Natural Sciences, ProfessorCharles Mc David, Dean of The Facultyof Engineering Professor Clement Sankat,Dean of The Faculty of Humanities andEducation Dr. Ian Robertson, Dean ofThe Faculty of Medical Sciences Dr.Phyllis Pitt-Miller, Dean of The Faculty ofSocial Sciences, Dr. Patrick Watson.

From the business sector, among thosewho attended the session, were Mr. AmjadAli of Advance Foam, Mrs. Hyacinth Guyof PowerGen, Mr. Arthur Lok Jack of As-sociated Brands, Mr. Terrence Martins ofRoyal Bank, Mr. Vishnu Ramlogan of C.L.Financial, Mr. Robert Riley and Mrs.Donna Ramsammy of British PetroleumTrinidad and Tobago (bpTT). Dr Tewariewent on to state that The University is a“critical agent for quickening the pace ofdevelopment in the region.” This intro-ductory session would ensure that TheUniversity responded more effectively toindustry and commercial needs, he con-cluded.

Many members of the sector thanked Dr.Tewarie and his staff for providing thisunique opportunity to discuss currentissues, share ideas and even find solu-tions to enhancing the UWI. A similarexercise took place with the Public Sec-tor in March.

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Mrs. Ernesta Greenidge, Head, MSL, graciously thanked ACURILon behalf of the recipients

(from left) Mrs. Oneida Ortiz, Mrs. Ernesta Greenidge, Dr. Margaret Rouse-Jones,Dr. Bhoendradatt Tewarie, Mrs. Shamin Renwick, Ms. Stephney Ferguson,Ms. Marilyn Lewis, Mrs. Marilyn Drayton-Andrews, Mrs. Meerabai Boodooand Ms. Luisa Vigo-Cepeda

(Left to right) Dr. Phyllis Pitt Miller, Mr. Robert Riley, Dr. B. Tewarie, Mr. Amjed Ali, Mr. Arthur Lok-Jack and Mr. Gary Vossat the meeting at the Principal’s Office

Leading members of the business community met with key members of the university community at the session

A dancer at the Movements & Rhythm performance


Journalism and the Sandal’s CaribbeanMedia Award for Excellence in Eco-Jour-nalism, for a critically acclaimed docu-mentary entitled A Community in Dan-ger: Lead Pollution At Demerrara Road.The video looks at a community in EastTrinidad which was affected by lead pol-lution and the steps taken to remove thelead. Paddington was the producer, Co-Director and Scriptwriter for the video.

Obviously more at home behind the cam-era than in front of it, Paddington seemedto breathe a sigh of relief after the photo

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BASEL VISITS CARIRIOfficials of the Geneva-based Secretariat of the Basel Con-vention visited the St. Augustine Campus laboratories ofCARIRI, the Caribbean Industrial Research Institute in mid-February. Exectuive Secreatry, Dr. Sachiko Kuwabara-Ymamoto and Vincent Jugault learnt more about TheInsititute’s capability to conduct analyses for pesticide re-sults and other materials suspected of having hazardouscharacteristics.

In 1995, CARIRI had been appointed the Caribbean Sub-regional Centre for the Basel Convention. Since then, it hasorganized seminars on hazardous waste management forBASEL party states in the Region. The visitors had earliermet with Environment Minister, Martin Joseph, representa-tives of The Minsitry of Foreign Affairs and CARIRI. Dis-cussions focused on CARIRI’s function, within the BASELFramework Agreement, as a national institution with a re-gional role.

A ROOM WITH A VIEWThere’s a new space at The UWI, one that will be used tofeature the work of students as well as local and regionalartists and to display various products. It will also be usedas a tool for students to gain “hands-on” experience andgain credit for learning about managing a gallery includingmarketing, hosting, hanging and conceptualizing an exhibi-tion.

“The Art Space at Gordon Street, is an exhibition space notonly for art, but also for industrial and commercial prod-ucts produced from all The University faculties, “ renownedartist and University lecturer Ken Crichlow explained.Crichlow also stated that this area will be “A CaribbeanSpace”. Manager of the Space, Ken Crichlow went on toexplain, “We will begin the year with a Caribbean artist ofnote to launch the semester. And we will have exhibitionsthat are of national importance, bringing art that is of sig-nificance to The University as well as the national and re-gional community,”

session ended. We had moved into thegarden and left the students to look at adocumentary in the classroom. On re-turning we found a few students hangingaround - obviously they enjoy the classand had built a good rapport with theirteacher. As for Paddington, he continuedto speak with STAN quite animatedlyabout his great love of film…and his con-tinued quest to translate the West Indianexprience on film - whether in First Cut,the upcoming student film festival, oranother festival scheduled for later in theyear.

SCS Donates to Building Fund

The School of Continuing Studies, whichhas delivered the Part Time Administra-tive (Professional) Secretaries’ Course inconsultation with the National Secretar-ies’ Association for more than three dec-ades, recently presented a cheque forTT$2,500.00 to the Association to assistin its drive to raise funds to rebuild the

Association’s premises at Fitz BlackmanDrive, Woodbrook. The T&T division con-sistently graduates over 100 studentsyearly from this highly successful course,which is now also delivered by SCS in Bar-bados, Grenada, St. Vincent, St. Lucia,Antigua, B.V.I. and by the Turks & CaicosCommunity College (under franchise).

Left to right: Lennox Bernard, Resident Tutor/Head SCS (T&T) presents a cheque for TT$2,500.00 toJoyceling Jackson, President Elect NsA and Burnell Bushell-Ray, Madam President, NsA.

FREEZE FRAME: Bruce Paddington with students in his photography class at the CCFA

(from left) Professor Gordon Rohlehr shares a jokewith lecturer Ken Crichlow

In CARIRI’s analytical chemistry laboratory: Dr. Sachiko Kuwabara-Yamamoto(second from the left) and Vincent Jugault (right) of the Basel Secretariatlisten to CARIRI analytical chemist Sharmila Sankar-Dass (second from theright). At left is CARIRI’s Sharon Laurent

C A M P U S J U M B I EUWI St Augustine Campus Calendar of Events

APRIL

1st Easter Monday

1st – 5th OYOGOLD 2002 Collection - Artist DesignedJewellery-hand made- Exhibition: “eyeing deWord” pieces by Leroy Clarke & Dara Phillipsfrom 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. The Art Space atGordon Street.

3rd The Chancellor’s Forum – IIR Conference/Lecturer Room-10:00 a.m. Seminar”The Anti-Globalization Debate and Post September 11:Its Future and Implications for the TradingRelations of Small Caribbean States”

4th Handing Over of “Dennis Mahabir Papers”to the Library (10:30 a.m. at the Library)

4th The Chancellor’s Forum - 2:00 p.m. to4:45p.m. - LRC, UWI-Dialogue with Facultyand Staff - Theme “The Future of UniversityEducation”

4th/5th/6th Guild of Students – Guild Elections Forum

5th The Chancellor’s Forum – LRC,UWI-9:30a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Seminar with IOBstudents: Globalization and DevelopingNations

6th UWI Credit Union Co-OperativeSociety Ltd.Annual General Meeting(8:30 a.m. at the JFK Lecture Theatre)

9th The Chancellor’s Forum, Social SciencesLounge – 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Dialoguewith public servants: “Caribbean in GlobalNegotiations: Issues and Challenges”

9th Guild of Students – General Elections

10th The Chancellor’s Forum, San FernandoRoom, Crown Plaza Hotel, POS – 7:30 a.m.to 10:30 a.m. Breakfast meeting with theChamber of Industry and Commerce

10th Official Opening of the new UWI Bookshop(5:00 p.m. at the Bookshop)

10th Workshop on “Effective Use of Transparen-cies & Power Point” – 9:00 a.m. to 12:30p.m. Instructional Development Unit (IDU)Ext. 2611 Telephone 663-9236

12th – 14th Visual Arts Department, Centre forCreative & Festival Arts-TheatreProduction: “Man Better Man” – School ofContinuing Studies (SCS) Auditorium,Gordon Street, St. Augustine

12th – 20th Exhibitions – Landscape Paintings byPatrick Roberts – The Art Space, GordonStreet, St. Augustine-Mon. to Fri.- 10:00 a.m.to 6:00 p.m.

12th – 21st UWI Display – FANS, FMS, FE and PublicEducation Project – Seismic Research Unit-“Our Moving Earth” Exhibition booth as partof the NIHERST Sci-Techkno Fest 2002 –Centre of Excellence, Macoya 9:00 a.m. to7:00 p.m. For more information telephone theUnit at 662-4659

14th School of Continuing Studies – Sports andFamily Day-Gordon Street, St. Augustine

18th UWI Catholic Chaplaincy – Special HolyMass for all Graduating Students – JFKAuditorium

19th – 21st Visual Arts Department, Continuation ofTheatre Production: “Man Better Man” SCSAuditorium, Gordon Street, St. Augustine

22nd-26th Public Education Project – Seismic Research Unit inconjunction with the National Emergency ManagementAuthority-“Earthquake & Volcano Awareness Week” inTrinidad & Tobago. For more information telephone theUnit at 662 – 4659

26th UWI/Institute of Business (IOB) Graduation Ceremony– Trinidad Hilton & Conference Centre-6:00 p.m.

28th UWI Credit Union – Sports & Family Day – Grounds Westof Administration Building

29th – 31st Visual Arts Department, CCFA – Installation of GraduateExhibitions – The Art Space, Gordon Street, St. Augustine

29th-30th Start of UWI Examinations

MAY1st – 4th Visual Arts Department, CCFA – Installation of Graduate

Exhibitions – The Art Space, Gordon Street, St. Augustine

1st – 16th UWI Examinations

3rd Caribbean Centre for Monetary Studies (CCMS) – 7thAnnual Senior Level Policy Seminar on “Pensions &Investments 2002-Future Benefits through EffectiveInvestment & Management in the Caribbean” – TrinidadHilton & Conference Centre (7:30 a.m. Registration) 8:00a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

5th – 17th Visual Arts Department, CCFA-Festival Week of Visual Art– Exhibition of Final Year Students – The Art Space,Gordon Street, St. Augustine

6th – 10th Public Education Project – Seismic Research Unit inconjunction with the National Emergency ManagernentAuthority – “Earthquake & Volcano Awareness Week” in St.Vincent & the Grenadines. For more information telephonethe Unit at 662 – 4659

7th/8th Workshop on “Active Learning in Large and SmallClasses” Part II – 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. – IDU Ext. 2611Telephone 663-9236

13th - 24th Faculty of Social Sciences Summer Programmes –Registration. Telephone Extension 3048/2408 or 663-5383

17th Outdoor Video Presentation Festival-Presentation ofshort motion pictures by students – The Visual ArtsProg. – 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. – The Art Space, Gordon Street,St. Augustine

17th – 19th Hindi International Conference (Hindi Language,Literature & Culture: A Caribbean Perspective) – OpeningCeremony – 6:30 p.m. at the Learning Resource Centre(LRC)

27th – Aug.2 Faculty of Social Sciences Summer ‘Semester’Telephone Extension 3048/2408 or 663 – 5383

30th Corpus Christi and Indian Arrival Day

31st Public Holiday

JUNE5th Workshop on “Preparing a Course for the Web”

– 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. - IDU Ext. 2611Telephone 663-9236

7th Exhibitions: Next Generations – The Art & Designwork of 2nd Year Students-The Art Space, Gordon Street,St. Augustine

17th to 21st Public Education Project-Seismic Research Unit inconjunction with the National Emergency ManagernentAuthority – “Earthquake & Volcano Awareness Week”in St. Lucia. For more information telephone the Unitat 662 – 4659

18th UWI Long Service Awards Ceremony –5:00 p.m. Sports Complex

19th Labour Day

THE SPHINX HAS A QUESTION FOR YOU“What change would havethe most impact at UWI ?”

We’ve had a good response and have had requests to extend the deadline. Sosend in in your entries to The Campus Marketing and Communications Officeby noon May 8th, 2002, along with your name, contact number, Department /Faculty information and a brief explanation regarding your choice.

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