The
UWI Regional Headquarters Jamaica. Monday, March 2, 2020. Several
decisions on new appointments and conferrals were approved during the
meeting of the University Finance and General Purposes Committee
(UFGPC) at The University of the West Indies (The UWI) Regional
Headquarters on February 14, 2020.

Among
the appointments announced at the meeting, were four promotions
to the highest academic rank – that of Professor – at the
University. At the Cave Hill Campus, Dr Troy Lorde is now Professor
of the Economics of Tourism; alongside his colleague Dr Philmore
Alleyne who is appointed Professor of Accounting. Dr Raffie Hosein
from the St Augustine Campus, is Professor of Petroleum Engineering
and Dr Christopher Charles from the Mona Campus holds the position of
Professor of Political and Social Psychology.

In
recognition of their distinguished and exemplary careers, four
retired Professors were conferred the titles of Professors
Emeriti. They include Professor Upindranath Singh, from The UWI Cave
Hill Campus, Professor Evan W. Duggan and Professor Ishenkumba A.
Kahwa both from The UWI Mona Campus and Professor Patricia Mohammed
from the St Augustine Campus.

Two
new Professors of Practice in Injury Research and Prevention were
appointed to be attached to the Faculty of Medical Sciences at The
UWI Mona Campus. The honorary professorship positions were awarded to
Dr Elizabeth Ward and Dr Lucien Jones. Both Professors of Practice
are expected to contribute to the development of a UWI Centre for
Injury Research and Prevention based at the Campus.

Dr
Rupert Lewis, Professor of Political Thought, was appointed Research
Fellow at the new PJ Patterson Centre for African-Caribbean Advocacy.
Established within the Vice-Chancellery, this Centre provides a
framework to enable leaders from the Caribbean and Africa to engage
in strategy to provide public advocacy around major issues affecting
both regions.

Another highlight of the February 14 UF&GPC meeting was the decision to approve the recommendation of the Cave Hill Campus to honour Professor Sir Hilary Beckles’ 13 years of service as Principal of The UWI, Cave Hill, by renaming the Main Administration Building the Hilary McDonald Beckles Administration Complex.

About
The UWI

For
over 70 years The University of the West Indies (The UWI) has
provided service and leadership to the
Caribbean region and wider world. The UWI has evolved from a
university college of London in Jamaica with 33 medical students in
1948 to an internationally respected, regional university with near
50,000 students and five campuses: Mona
in Jamaica, St.
Augustine
in Trinidad and Tobago, Cave
Hill
in Barbados, Five
Islands
in Antigua and Barbuda and an Open Campus. As part of its robust
globalization agenda, The UWI has established partnering centres with
universities in North America, Latin America, Asia, and Africa
including the State
University of New York (SUNY)-UWI Center for Leadership and
Sustainable Development;
the Canada-Caribbean Institute with Brock University; the Strategic
Alliance for Hemispheric Development with Universidad de los Andes
(UNIANDES); the UWI-China Institute of Information Technology, the
University of Lagos (UNILAG)-UWI Institute of African and Diaspora
Studies; the Institute for Global African Affairs with the University
of Johannesburg (UJ); and The UWI-University of Havana Centre for
Sustainable Development with the
University of Havana (UH).

The
UWI offers over 800 certificate, diploma, undergraduate and
postgraduate degree options in Food & Agriculture, Engineering,
Humanities & Education, Law, Medical Sciences, Science &
Technology, Social Sciences and Sport. 

As
the region’s premier research academy, The UWI’s foremost
objective is driving the growth and development of the regional
economy. The world’s most reputable ranking agency, Times Higher
Education, has ranked The UWI among the top 600 universities in the
world for 2019 and 2020, and the 40 best universities in Latin
America and the Caribbean for 2018 and 2019. The UWI has been the
only Caribbean-based university to make the prestigious lists. For
more, visit www.uwi.edu.