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CONTENTSOverview 41. TEACHING AND LEARNING 6teaching 7new Programmes 12Quality Assurance 13infrastructure 14technological 17Alumni and Student guild 18library 202. RESEARCH AND INNOVATION 23conferences/lectures/Seminars/Workshops 243. OUTREACH TO THE UWI-12 AND OTHERUNDER-SERVED COMMUNITIES 30Outreach 31Marketing and branding 344. FUNDING THE ENTERPRISE 36benefactions 405. STRENGTHENING REGIONALITY 42Partnerships 43transforming the Administrative cultureand Process 44uWi Open campus graduates 47recognition ceremonies 47uWi OPen cAMPuS grAduAtiOn 2012 48–49OPen cAMPuS MAnAgeMent 2011/2012 50HeAdS OF SiteS & dePArtMentS 51uWi OPen cAMPuS iMPerAtiVeS 522012 OPen cAMPuS StAFF AWArdS 54–55uWi inter-cAMPuS StAFF gAMeS 2012 56–57APPendiceS 58Appendix i: Student Statistics 2011/2012 59Appendix ii: Staff Matters 2011/2012 63Appendix iii: Staff Publications and Papers 67Appendix iV: Staff Presentations 69© 2013 uWi Open campus, the university of the West indiesPublished 2013. All rights reserved.design by robert HarrisPrinted by Pear tree Press, JamaicaThis report is also available on the Campus’s website atwww.open.uwi.eduA C A M P U S F O R T H E T I M E S . . .A C A M P U S F O R T H E F U T U R E

UWIOPEN CAMPUSGuidingPrinciplesandCoreValuesthe Open campus of the universityof the West indies is based onthe idea that the high-qualityuniversity education, research andservices available at our institutionshould be open and available to allpeople who wish to reach their fullpotential inside and outside of thecaribbean region.the Open campus will adoptquality teaching and learningexperiences, innovative pedagogicdesign, relevant research andcommunity partnerships to deliverface-to-face, blended and onlinelearning.Core ValuesStudent-centredAgileAccessibleenabling3

OPEN CAMPOur OCCS have provided essential services in the respectivecountries and many have been able to expand the rangeof services despite the shortfall in financial support fromcontributing governments.OverviewFOUR YEARS AFTER THE OPEN CAMPUS opened itsdoors, we undertook a comprehensive review ofits operations. As we approached the end of the2007–2012 Strategic Plan period it was importantfor us to assess the performance of thecampus against the aims and objectives that hadbeen set for it in that plan. it was also importantfor us to gather as a community to reflect, reconnectand collectively visualize the future wewished for our campus. While it is true that theelation we had experienced during our first campusretreat in 2009 had subsided somewhat inthe face of having to deal with the harsh realityof a regional economic downturn, we were neverthelessbuoyed by the impact that our campuswas already having on the lives of those particularlyin underserviced communities. We haveremained resolute in our determination to forgeahead with improving the quality of services andOc products and we have made strides in thisregard.We ended the year with optimism, havingreceived assurance from cidA that our grantproposal was being given attention. We investedmany hours working with the team to reshapethe document so they would conform to thechanged format required by the new cidAadministration. We were encouraged that ourundergraduate student online enrolment hadincreased at a steady 6% annually during thefirst four years and new postgraduate programmeshad attracted over six hundred studentsin a semester at the first offering. With therestructuring of the Academic Programmingand delivery division completed we began to seea steady increase in the production of onlinecourses. We gratefully accepted the supportgiven by the uAF in Jamaica which allowed us tobegin the much needed upgrading of the technologicalinfrastructure of our sites there. We alsobegan to explore avenues for redeveloping oursites in the OecS and we expect this project to4A C A M P U S F O R T H E T I M E S . . . A C A M P U S F O R T H E F U T U R E

get underway on a phased basis with supportfrom funding agencies as well as our initiative topursue other funding options for these developments.We received considerable gifts of landfrom the grenada and trinidad and tobagogovernments which will allow us to furtherdevelop our enterprise in these countries.Our OccS have provided essential services inthe respective countries and many have beenable to expand the range of services despite theshortfall in financial support from contributinggovernments. the cSdr departments increasedthe scope of community research and were ableto partner with international agencies as well asattract funding for research projects. We completedthe very important task of preparing aself-study in preparation for an accreditationassessment and have gone through this exercisein just four years after inception. We havelearned much from that self assessment whichhas enabled us to identify the actions we musttake to address areas that require improvement.We have remainedresolute in ourdetermination toforge ahead withimproving the qualityof services andOpen Campusproducts and wehave made stridesin this regard.Our efforts to improve staff engagementand build morale continue and we are poisedto build further in the next five years.better times are ahead.Professor Hazel Simmons-McDonaldPro Vice-chancellor & Principal,uWi Open campusUSA C A M P U S F O R T H E T I M E S . . . A C A M P U S F O R T H E F U T U R E5

1. Teaching and Learning One of the goals we gave much thought toduring the year was that of repurposing foronline delivery some of the courses of excellentquality that have been developed by theOpen Campus Country Sites (OCCS) so thatthey will be more widely available. Some siteshave a wealth of courses that will be madeavailable to other sites with fewer courses, assoon as they have gone through the normalquality review processes.

TeachingAs a campus which offers programmes invarious modalities, we continued to work onimproving the delivery of our online, blendedand face-to-face programmes. the AcademicProgramming and delivery division (APAd)was able to focus on increasing its production ofonline courses and programmes and to train thecoordinators and e-tutors who interact with ourstudents. We increased the number of ourlearning Support Specialists and course deliveryAssistants who regularly scan the system toensure that our students are receiving supportfrom their tutors. We continued to emphasiseand strive towards improvement in the qualityof service given to our students.One of the goals we gave much thought to duringthe year was that of repurposing for onlinedelivery some of the courses of excellent qualitythat have been developed by the Open campuscountry Sites (OccS) so that they will be morewidely available. Some sites have a wealth ofcourses that will be made available to other siteswith fewer courses, as soon as they have gonethrough the normal quality review processes.central development and review of all coursewaremake available to OccS a wider pool fromwhich they can select for delivery based ondemands in respective locations.the OccS offered new face-to-face courses aswell as reaching out to organisations by offeringcustom-made training courses, workshops andseminars. With the strength of the uWi brand,organizations feel confident that these programmesoffered by the Open campus will servetheir workforce well and have immediate practicalresults. Hence, at several sites there was anincreased demand for the offer of workforcedevelopment programmes as the financial crisisencouraged businesses and individuals toimprove training prospects and re-tool.A C A M P U S F O R T H E T I M E S . . . A C A M P U S F O R T H E F U T U R E7

UWI OPEN CAMPUS ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012Trinidad and Tobagothe trinidad and tobago sites again tipped the8,000 student number scale. For the periodunder review the sites offered numerous face-toface(F2F) programmes at various levels; Furthereducation, continuing Programmes, externalsand Pre university (cAPe, Pre-Science,Pre-engineering, and Pre-Health.during the months of July and August applicationsincreased from 481 to 985 representing a100 per cent increase over the period. the continuingProgrammes maintain their dominancein the portfolio of offerings at OccS trinidadand tobago (OccStt). An increase over lastyear, 62 per cent, of the OccStt’s studentpopulation was located in these skills basedcourses.Jamaicathe sites of the Jamaica Western regionthrough the offering of short developmental andprofessional courses generated sufficient income tooffset day to day expenses of the sites. Of note, isthe fact that the Montego bay site reported a 125per cent increase in enrolment over the previousyear for local certificate programmes.the brown’s town Site also delivered sixdifferent 10 week professional courses:• capacity building training for Fisher-folk(Junction)• Supervisory Management certificate(Ocho rios Site)• capacity building training for Fisher-folk inSt. Mary (Ocho rios Site)• Supervisory Management (Savanna-la-Mar)• Marketing and Sales (Savanna-la-Mar)• events Management (Savanna-la-Mar)the following include but are not limited to thenumber of courses and workshop topics offeredthrough the OccS:St. Kitts and Nevis• Supervisory Management• business communications• events Management and customer Service.St. Vincent and the Grenadines• certificate in Music theory 1 and certificatein theatre Arts• understanding Music theory and Practice& theatre Arts (SVg)• care givers: caring for Vulnerable Persons(SVg)• Pre-nursing (SVg)• Advanced counselling Skills: Working withthe Adolescent (SVg).BelizeWorkshops were conducted in the following:• new teacher Appraisal System• Motivational Speech• Professionalism and confidentiality in theWorkplace• leadership, roles and responsibilitie• Strategies for critical thinking.Antigua and Barbuda• Supervisory Management SupervisoryManagement• Human resource Management and Frenchfor cXc• Workshops were also conducted on grantProposal Writing and Accounting &Financial Management for ngOs.St. Lucia• Advanced events Management• introduction to events Management8A C A M P U S F O R T H E T I M E S . . . A C A M P U S F O R T H E F U T U R E

The Learning ExperienceUWI OPEN CAMPUS ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012A C A M P U S F O R T H E T I M E S . . . A C A M P U S F O R T H E F U T U R E9

UWI OPEN CAMPUS ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012• ciScO it essentials• Supervisory Management• introduction to customer Service• effective Public Speaking and PresentationSkills.British Virgin Islands• certificate in community PolicingCayman Islands• Pc Support and MaintenanceAPAd, in collaboration with the caribbean childdevelopment centre (ccdc) also contributedsignificantly to teaching and learning throughthe development of the bachelors in educationdegree programme in early childhood developmentand Family Studies for online delivery. thechild rights course, which was developed byccdc, will be offered as a core course for thisdegree programme.Of equal note is the role played by the SocialWelfare training centre (SWtc) which continuedits tradition of offering quality continuingeducation programmes. in this regard thefollowing courses were offered.• diploma in Social Service• Associate of Science degree in Social Work• certificate in Social Service (cSS)• Principles and Practice of Social Work(four months).Table 1: Enrolment in SWTC Continuing Education Programmes, 2011–2012Programme Semester 1 Semester 11 Summer Totalcertificate in Social Service 5 0 0 5Associate in Social Work 44 43 13 100diploma in Social Service 21 21 5 47Principles and Practice of Social Work 36 – – 36Total 106 64 18 18810A C A M P U S F O R T H E T I M E S . . . A C A M P U S F O R T H E F U T U R E

UWI OPEN CAMPUS ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012»enhancing the student experienceA C A M P U S F O R T H E T I M E S . . . A C A M P U S F O R T H E F U T U R E11

UWI OPEN CAMPUS ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012New Programmesthe Academic Programming and developmentdivision (APAd) developed and delivered anumber of new online programmes. Similarly,the Open campus country Sites (OccS) and theconsortium for Social development research(cSdr) also presented a wide slate of professionaldevelopment courses.One of the goals of APAd is to develop anddeliver a wide cross section of programmeswhich will contribute financially to the Opencampus and create new options for studentsthroughout the region. in this regard, three newprogrammes were developed and the first intakebegan in September, 2012. these are:• early childhood development and FamilyStudies; (certificate, diploma andbachelors)• Youth development Work (diploma andbachelors); and• Masters in english languagein addition, the diploma Health and Family lifeeducation instruction programme has beenauthorized by the board of undergraduateStudies (buS) and the development of therelated courses is ongoing.each of these programmes is expected to addressimportant regional needs as well as to contributeto the financial viability of the Open campus.Features of the programme designs, such asladdered certificate, diploma and bachelorsprogrammes, are implementations of the waysin which APAd is addressing the special needsof the Open campus students. it is importantthat we offer our students flexible programmingpathways that allow them to balance their desirefor education with other priorities in their lives,such as work and family.12A C A M P U S F O R T H E T I M E S . . . A C A M P U S F O R T H E F U T U R E

UWI OPEN CAMPUS ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012Quality Assurancethe uWi Open campus, led ably by QualityAssurance Officer, Pamela dottin, and the variouscommittee members worked assiduously tocomplete the accreditation self-study report, andthey did so on schedule and met the deadlinefor submission to the barbados Accreditationcouncil.As part of the accreditation process a number ofOpen campus country sites were visited andvarious staff members from across the campusinterviewed. the sites visited were Open campusAntigua and barbuda, barbados, St. lucia,and selected sites of the Jamaica eastern regionand trinidad & tobago. in preparation for theevaluators’ visits the OccS staff ensured that allrequested documents were readily available.the staff of the Open campus must thereforebe commended for their hard work towards theclose of the Academic Year 2011–2012 in preparationfor the accreditation visits. the self-reportwas completed and submitted to the barbadosAccreditation council on August 12, 2012in keeping with the Open campus’ desire todeliver programmes of quality and relevance, anumber of programme evaluations were conductedduring the period under review. theseincluded the evaluation of certificate, associatedegree and undergraduate programmes. Ofthese, eleven (11) associate degrees and two (2)undergraduate programs were delivered by theOccS (trinidad and tobago, Antigua andSt. lucia) and APAd.Each of these programmes is expectedto address important regional needs aswell as to contribute to the financialviability of the Open Campus.the following are programmes which wereevaluated.Certificates• Human resource Management (trinidadand tobago)A C A M P U S F O R T H E T I M E S . . . A C A M P U S F O R T H E F U T U R E13

UWI OPEN CAMPUS ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012• Health Safety and environmental Management(trinidad and tobago)• english for business communications(Antigua)• Advanced excel (Antigua)• Supervisory Management (St. lucia)• theatre Arts education (St. lucia)Associate Degrees• business Management (APAd)• Paralegal Studies (APAd)Undergraduate Degree• b.Sc. Management Studies (APAd)the Open campus continues to strive for excellencein the sphere of teaching and learning andtherefore continues to monitor and evaluate itscourses and programmes regularly, to ensurequality programming.InfrastructureAs a result of united Access Fund (uAF) fundingnew permanent sites emerged in Jamaicaeastern and Western regions and major siteimprovements were undertaken during theAcademic Year 2011–2012.On August 2, 2011 the Open campus PortAntonio opened its doors to its students and thepublic at its new location, on the first floor oframtulla Super centre, at 34A Folly road, PortAntonio. the relocation of the Port Antonio Site(part of Jamaica eastern region) has resulted inimproved service to students and significantgrowth in student numbers. One Port Antoniostudent commented on the improvements thus:“. . . the computer lab and information technologyfacilities at the site are now second to none. iproudly say that uWi Open campus has the bestequipped facility in the north eastern end of the14A C A M P U S F O R T H E T I M E S . . . A C A M P U S F O R T H E F U T U R E

UWI OPEN CAMPUS ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012island. the environment is captivating and veryconducive to learning . . . the university along withits partners have totally transformed the uWiOpen campus, Port Antonio”.Further to the approval of the plans to relocatethe Open campus denbigh Site to the OmniPlaza, Manchester Avenue, May Pen, renovationwork began in May 2012 at the new locationunder the close supervision of Mrs. Paulette Ferguson,Site coordinator, assisted by Mr. leonardgranston, Site technician assigned to the Opencampus denbigh, Mandeville and Vere Sites.Another success story was the relocation of theOpen campus site from the brown’s towncommunity college in december 2011, toburlington Point. the site is now equipped withthree iP phones, where contact can now be madewith other sites both within and outside Jamaica.there are 17 new computers and 6 laptops and anewly furnished and equipped video conferencingroom. the new look of the site has givenstudents that sense of pride in being a part of animpressive institution. the new furniture, laband aesthetics of the site have attracted manypositive comments from visitors, students, andstaff.Funding from the uAF made it possible for thesite to move to the larger facilities where twoclassrooms were erected. the classrooms canaccommodate approximately 25 students each.For the first time the brown’s town Site wasable to offer six different 10 weeks professionalcourses running concurrently, utilizing thebigger spaces.in addition, a new site in lititz started operatingwith an administrative presence, as a satellite ofOcho rios, in February 2012. this developmentwas facilitated through the energetic leadershipof the Site Head, dr. Jerome Miller-Vaz.A C A M P U S F O R T H E T I M E S . . . A C A M P U S F O R T H E F U T U R E15

UWI OPEN CAMPUS ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012Overall, the many the many Site improvementshave benefited significantly the Open campusstaff and its stakeholders. Such improvementsinclude but are not limited to the following.• expanded and significantly improved teleconferencefacilities with videoconferencingcapability.• A fully functional and up-to-date it laballowing for classes in it subjects.• Space and technical facilities available forstudents and the public to utilize onlineresearch.• Major upgrade of technical facilities for staff.• increased staff to better manage students’needs, and• improved interaction with lecturers andstaff.Trinidad, St. Augustine SiteHeads and Site coordinators attempted todevelop the sites incrementally. Facilitiesimprovement at OccStt is illustrative of thetypes of projects undertaken at the OccS whichincluded:1. tiling of the examination Office at theSt Augustine site;2. repainting of the wall at St Augustine site;3. Painting of the offices at the St Augustinesite;4. Paving of the St Augustine car Park;5. Altering the paved walkway in front of theAlpha east in order to alleviate flooding;6. implementing a drop ceiling in theFacilities and registration departmentat the St. Augustine Site.16A C A M P U S F O R T H E T I M E S . . . A C A M P U S F O R T H E F U T U R E

UWI OPEN CAMPUS ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012TechnologicalMajor developments were undertaken toimprove the existing technological infrastructure,which included a comprehensive enterpriseresource Planning project (erP). throughthe erP Project the Open campus will realizeimproved efficiencies and services. Further, theerP represents a comprehensive upgrading ofthe student management system to provide asupportive platform for the entire Open campuspopulation, support for financial records; integrationof administrative systems; support andprovision for the university’sSingle Virtual university Space(SVuS). Moreover, the Opencampus, recognizing the lack ofalignment and integration amongand within various divisions anddepartments, has initiated theerP project with a view ofenhancing other critical serviceswhich include but are notrestricted to laddered programming;Prior learning Assessmentand recognition (PlAr); rollingapplications and counselling andadvisory student services;the erP will facilitate a shift from manual operationsthat can be accommodated through theuse of technology. in this regard, the erP willallow for the automation of best practice businessprocesses which span the major functionalareas of the campus. these include the registry,Human resources, the Academic Programmingand delivery division, the Open campus countrySites, Marketing and library. the introductionof the erP will facilitate effective, efficientand timely delivery of services to students andother stake holders in a competitiveenvironment.equally important are the technological upgradesto both blackboard collaborate and Moodle,which have primarily benefited students in theonline programmes. the learning exchange wasupgraded from Moodle version 1.8 to Moodleversion 2.0 to facilitate. Further, the elluminatelive version 10 was upgraded to blackboardcollaborate version 11 with a much cleaner andfriendlier user interface. in preparation for thechange the training coordinator developed andtrained staff and students on the new versionwhich facilitated its use in September 2012.to improve overall efficiency improvementswere also made to the Open campus ManagementSystem (OcMS). in this regard the OcMSadmissions process was modified in June 2012to include conditional offers for applicants whodid not submit supporting documents. Additionally,exams processes, gPA calculation andgraduation processes were implemented as wellas the development of a tuition fee schedule toimprove the process of assigning fees to coursesin the Open campus Management System(OcMS).A C A M P U S F O R T H E T I M E S . . . A C A M P U S F O R T H E F U T U R E17

UWI OPEN CAMPUS ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012Alumni and Student Guildtwo major efforts were made to re-invigoratethe local alumni association in St. lucia. thefirst was the hosting of a visit by chancellor Sirgeorge Alleyne in February 2012, during whichtime he met with alumni and laid the foundationfor a grand alumni re-union and the re-launchingof the local chapter of the uWi AlumniAssociation (uWiAA). this took place subsequentlyin June 2012, under the patronage ofHer excellency the governor general damePearlette louisy at her official residence. A largenumber of alumni (spanning all decades ofuWi’s existence) were in attendance. this occasionalso saw the official St lucia launch of theuWi/cibcFcib ViSA credit cards. Followingthis event, a core of alumni undertook to planregular events aimed at maintaining interest inthe uWiAA and continuing to grow its database.in the cayman islands, a fund-raising garagesale was organized which members of the civilservice attended. this event also helped to raisethe awareness of the uWi in the eyes of thepublic service. in August 2011, the St. Kitts and OPEN CAMPUS ANTIGUA & BARBUDASTUDENT WINS DELL INNOVATION AWARDthe Student Support department of the registry continued to give support to the developmentof guild chapters and the regional guild of Students. the first executive committeeof the Open campus guild of Students was elected during this period and the constitutionfor the Open campus guild of Students was finalised.guild executive member, ruthlyn Matthias was awarded the 2012 People’s choice Award inHealth in the 2012 dell Social innovation challenge. Her project called “duckweed: Agreen Solution”, which proposed a green solution to eradicating mosquitoes, ranked secondout of 224 projects in Health and 20th overall out of 1,783 projects submitted by studentsfrom around the world.18A C A M P U S F O R T H E T I M E S . . . A C A M P U S F O R T H E F U T U R E

UWI OPEN CAMPUS ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012nevis (SKn) Site held the first annual teenVacation Programme (tVP). tVP targets studentsin secondary schools who are on their July-August break. the Programme is premised onthe fact that young people require and desireavenues to express themselves while buildingself-esteem in a safe environment. the initiativewas very successful in that it achieved the goalsset out by the facilitator and provided an opportunityfor uWi alumni to support the uWi bysponsoring participants.Photo highlights of the UWI Alumni St Lucia Gathering 2012A C A M P U S F O R T H E T I M E S . . . A C A M P U S F O R T H E F U T U R E19

UWI OPEN CAMPUS ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012Librarythe Open campus is dedicated to providingopen and flexible learning to the caribbean communityand has extended the traditional reach ofthe university of the West indies on three mainresidential campuses to the thirteen non-campuscountries of the caribbean community vizAnguilla, Antigua & barbuda, the bahamas,belize, british Virgin islands, cayman islands,dominica, grenada, Montserrat, St. Kitts &nevis, St. lucia, and St. Vincent & thegrenadines, turks and caicos. Quality libraryand information services have always supportedlibraries now focus on the transformation of ouressential service units into full education andteaching units to teach users how to navigatethis new knowledge environment.As an institution of Higher education, theresponsibility of uWi Open is to ensure thatlibrary resources and services meet the needs ofall Open faculty, students, and academic supportpersonnel, regardless of where they are located.this becomes a huge challenge for the Opencampus with its faculty, students and supportpersonnel located in several countries and sitesacross the region. As a result, one major strategythe academic goals of learning, teaching andresearch. in this digital age, however, it is clearthat the environment in which academiclibraries have pursued their activities haschanged dramatically with steady advancementsin technology and the internet with its easyaccess to all kinds of information. Academicis to deploy online services as far as possible tomitigate the disadvantages of our extensive distributedenvironment. We are going to the cloudto provide access to our print and electronicresources, and engagement with subject areaspecialist and personal librarians on a 24/7 basisbut still maintaining on the ground access to20A C A M P U S F O R T H E T I M E S . . . A C A M P U S F O R T H E F U T U R E

UWI OPEN CAMPUS ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012print resourcesacross the region.Out of the cloud andon the ground, uWiOpen is also committedto building a physicallibrary, a centre toaccomplish the critical‘back-room’ activitiesand operations of buildingand organizing collections,information deliveryand ensuring that the richheritage of the countries ofthe Open campus is collected,preserved and forresearch by present andfuture generations. We expect that such a buildingwill be situated in one of the OecS countriesand funding is being sought for its design andconstruction.together with our physical sites, we plan todevelop and establish integrated learning spacesthat do not simply support but enact the educationmission of the university. these new learningcentres or learning commons recognize thelibrary as place and provides an environmentthat enhances social interaction and crossdisciplinary learning outside theclassroom and typically includelibrary, it Services, learning andteaching Strategies, and Writingcentres.uWi Open will continue toexplore and engage in collaborativeefforts with regionalgovernments who are interestedin pursuing WSiS(World Summit on the informationSociety) goals todevelop their nationaland/or public libraries asessential infrastructure forthe information Society. Such an undertakingwould entail partnering to build, develop andsustain joint-use libraries in various caribbeancommunities meant to serve not only academicinstitutional users but the public as well. Practices,shared values, clientele, and space would beintegrated and leveraged to create places for lifelonglearning that would benefit each caribbeancountry and their respective communities. inaddition, joint-use would provide efficiencies ofscale in technology services, collections, expertiseand space for such civic activities as exhibitions,readings and music events.A C A M P U S F O R T H E T I M E S . . . A C A M P U S F O R T H E F U T U R E21

UWI OPEN CAMPUS ANNUAL REPORT 2011/20122. Research and Innovation Research activities within the Open Campus(OC) have largely focused on the researchinterests of individual persons, units, departmentsor divisions, or on internal informationimportant for monitoring and planning purposeswithin the Campus. The concentrationhas been on social research, utilizing mixedmethods, both quantitative and qualitativeand including electronic survey techniquesand other more recent tools.A C A M P U S F O R T H E T I M E S . . . A C A M P U S F O R T H E F U T U R E

UWI OPEN CAMPUS ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012RESEARCH ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE OPEN CAMPUS (Oc)have largely focused on the research interests ofindividual persons, units, departments or divisions,or on internal information important formonitoring and planning purposes within thecampus. the concentration has been on socialresearch, utilizing mixed methods, both quantitativeand qualitative and including electronicsurvey techniques and other more recent tools.Much of the research has been conductedthrough the four constituent departments/unitsof the consortium for Social research anddevelopment (cdSr): the caribbean childdevelopment centre (ccdc); the Hugh lawsonShearer trade union education institute(HlStuei); the Social Welfare training centre(SWtc); and the Women and development unit(WAnd). in addition, the cSdr has beencharged by the Principal to spearhead thedevelopment of research across the Open campuswithin the Strategic Planning cycle 2012-2017. this charge is conveniently supported bythe recent appointment of the Head of one of thecSdr units (ccdc) to the post of campuscoordinator for graduate Studies and research,with a remit to foster research programmes (andthe development of graduate studies).As a result of the preponderance of cSdrresearch, the research is largely in the respectivetitle areas of children and families, labour, socialwork (and youth) and women’s issues. these,however, correspond with a number of theregion’s priority areas for research. A list ofrecent research projects within the cSdr isshown in the table on page 40. Of note is therange of international partner agencies and otherfunders for the research undertaken. the cSdrhas undertaken projects in a number ofA C A M P U S F O R T H E T I M E S . . . A C A M P U S F O R T H E F U T U R E23

UWI OPEN CAMPUS ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012caribbean countries, partnering with the Opencampus country Sites, and also maintains anumber of research partners within the uWicampuses and with many international institutions,and has undertaken projects with the uWiconsulting company across the region, respondingto international calls. As an example of themultiple partnerships within the Open campusand uWi, the ccdc in partnership with uWiconsulting responded to a european union callfor proposals for a project, review and evaluationof ict in education Policy and curriculum,and institutional Strengthening and capacity inSt. lucia in February 2012 and were successfulin their tender (grant sum 595,000). the projectis now being undertaken through the Opencampus St. lucia site.the Office of the Pro Vice chancellor and Principalplays an important role in coordinatingresearch throughout the Open campus. thedirector of the Open campus country Siteschannels requests to this Office for assistance byuWi to conduct research projects, which is inturn brought to the attention of the uWi consultingcompany to ensure a university-wideresponse to the research needs of the countriesof the region. the Office also works closely withthe deputy deans of Outreach in the Facultiesand with the uWi consulting company toensure that research projects requested by governmentsthrough uWi Open sites are undertakenand completed in a timely fashion.until 2012, research degrees (MPhil/Phd) werenot offered in the Open campus. in August2012 the board for graduate Studies andresearch approved a programme for MPhil/Phdcultural Studies within the Open campus, andthe first intake will be in time for the January2013 semester.One of the major research initiatives of the Opencampus is the formulation of a research agendafor the uWi 12+1 countries. As the report states,“the focus will be on the social developmentareas of research, as it is proposed that the Opencampus will collaborate with the relevant facultieson all campuses” (p. 4).Further, “the research agenda for the uWi 12+1countries, will identify gaps in social and developmentalresearch being conducted in thecaribbean with specific emphasis on the Anglophonecaribbean. this research agenda will helpin identifying and directing the focus of researchthat should be undertaken by the university”(ibid, p. 4).Conferences/ Lectures/Seminars/Workshopsduring the period under review a number ofcollaborative activities were undertaken withother Open campus sections, uWi campuses ordepartments, partner universities and institutions.these include but are not limited to thefollowing.• the cSdr collaborated with the Mccamchild development centre to host the 4thinternational conference on Attentiondeficient Hyperactivity disorder underthe theme ‘Working towards PositiveOutcomes’ and shared with a numberof the uWi Oc country sites.24A C A M P U S F O R T H E T I M E S . . . A C A M P U S F O R T H E F U T U R E

UWI OPEN CAMPUS ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012• Partnership with the Sir Arthur lewis institutefor Social and economic research andother agencies in the hosting of thecaribbean child research conference andcontinued to lead the pre-conference teacherand child training seminars in researchMethods and child rights.• the Women and development unit in collaborationwith Hillcrest diocesan retreatcentre of the Anglican church of Jamaicaand grand cayman hosted its 5th “theologisingWomen” conference under thetheme, “theologising Women: conversationson Female embodiment” on March 2,2012 at the Hillcrest diocesan retreatcentre, brown’s town, Jamaica.the OccS conferences continued unabated duringthe academic year 2011–2012. the fundamentalpurpose of these academic conferenceswas to share with a local audience the researchdone on the particular country and in so doing,disseminate results from pure and applied investigations,as well as essays/theoretical works, ofnationals living in or outside of the country inquestion, and others with scholarly and researchinterest in the country.• the Antigua and barbuda Site held itscountry conference on January 16 and 17,2012, under the theme, “the role of Mathematics,Science & education in development.”the opening lecture on the topic:“charles ephraim’s Philosophy of education”was presented by Professor lewis gordon,laura carnell Professor of Philosophy,temple university, Pennsylvania.• the second Saint lucia country conferencewas held in May 2012, under the theme,“information sharing for Sustainable development”.the Open campus Saint luciateamed up with the Folk research centre onthis venture. the conference featured akeynote address by dr. didacus Jules,cXc registrar and 33 presentations byparticipants on a very wide range of topicspertinent to St. lucia.the OccS were not short of lectures and seminarsand indeed, the impact of the uWi as theregional university was brought home literallythrough these outreach initiatives which epitomizethe “beyond the walls” aspect of theuniversity. the following is a selected list.• “the Health of the nation is the Wealth ofthe nation. but what is health and how dowe achieve it?” by Professor emeritus HenryFraser, former dean of Medical Sciences,cave Hill. the Fourth Annual bernard A.Sorhaindo Memorial lecture (dominica,September 2011).• “neo-liberalism, Primitive Accumulationand generational decline: the crisis ofPolitical leadership in the caribbean.” bydr. tennyson Joseph, lecturer in Faculty ofSocial Sciences, cave Hill. the Sixth Annualdame eugenia charles distinguishedlecture (dominica, november 2011).• “Social Security and caribbean economicdevelopment” by Professor Karl theodore,Head, Health economic unit, St. Augustine.the Fifth Annual national bank ofdominica and uWi Open campusdominica’s national distinguished lecture(dominica, May 2012).• “Just governance in Small Societies” bydr. Scott douglas (St. Kitts & nevis, January2012).• “resistance in St. Kitts” by Ms. VictoriaO’Flaherty, director of Archives at thenational Archives in St. Kitts and nevis.Partnership between uneScO, the Ministryof education and Open campus in theA C A M P U S F O R T H E T I M E S . . . A C A M P U S F O R T H E F U T U R E25

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UWI OPEN CAMPUS ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012uneScO Slave route lecture Series (St.Kitts & nevis).• “A mental setting for Supportive coachingtowards Occupational Achievement/Skills:breaking away from Professional experience”by Mrs. rosine Hamblet (St. lucia,August 2011).• “negotiating a national developmentAgenda: the role of culture” by Her excellency,dame Pearlette louisy. the thirdPatricia charles Memorial lecture Series(St. lucia, May 2012).• “A Model of education reform: What canthe caribbean learn from Finland?” by Hisexcellency, Mikko Pyhälä, Finland’s Ambassador-at-largeto the caribbean community(St. lucia, June 2012).• “rethinking Perspectives on independence”by dr. george lamming (St. Vincent,October 2011).• “Professionalism and confidentiality in theWorkplace” by Mrs. Jane bennett (belize,March 2012).• “the impact of the World recession on theeconomic Sectors of Antigua and barbudaand a Structured response to Stimulategrowth” by Mr. donald charles, generalManager of the Antigua and barbuda developmentbank (Antigua, August 2011).• “common eye diseases” by dr KrishnaMani, Ophthalmologist and collaboratingfaculty member of the uWi Mona(cayman, 2012).• How to Prevent the Spread of HIV/AIDS: AReality Check. by dr. elizabeth Pasani(August 19, 2011).• No Health without Mental Health: Why menneed to cry? by dr. ermine belle a lecture(October 27, 2011).• Naming and Identity: Lineage and Heritage inthe Afro-Barbadian Community by ProfessorPedro Welch (november 24, 201).• Enhancing Entrepreneurship: Social andEconomic Empowerment in Barbados. (Paneldiscussion) Panellists were: dr. PaulPounder; Ms. lynette Holder; Mr. Peterboos and moderator, Mr. Patrick Hoyos.(February 23, 2012).• The Relevance of 1937 Today: The StruggleContinues by Mr. trevor Marshall, (April 26,2012).• Enhancing Entrepreneurship: Social andEconomic Empowerment in Barbados. (Paneldiscussion) Panellists were: dr. PaulPounder; Ms. lynette Holder; Mr. Peterboos and moderator, Mr. Patrick Hoyos.(February 23, 2012).the monthly lunchtime lectures mounted by thebarbados Site in collaboration with the centralbank of barbados provided much intellectualdiscourse and underscored once again, thecommitment of the Open campus barbados totaking the uWi beyond the walls of the university.the following list is therefore instructive.28A C A M P U S F O R T H E T I M E S . . . A C A M P U S F O R T H E F U T U R E

UWI OPEN CAMPUS ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012St. Kitts and Nevis group meeting with CCDC, Acting Head, Ceceile Minott, on June 18, 2012.• The Role of Women in an Evolving Democracyby dr. Wendy Sealy (March 29, 2012).• Productivity and Workers Rights: BalancingGrowth (Panel discussion) Panellists were:dr. lawrence nurse; Mr. Anthony Sobersand moderator, Mr. david commissiong(June 5, 2012).• HIV: Money, Sex and Rights by Dr. ErnestMassiah (June 26, 2012).• Tapping into the Diasporic Economy bydr. Keith nurse (July 31, 2012).Of note also, is the work undertaken by theccdc as they partnered with other departmentsof the Open campus as well as the sister campusesand entities external to the uWi. thefollowing activities represent the collaborativeefforts of the ccdc.• Partnered with the Sir Arthur lewis institutefor Social and economic research and otheragencies for the sixth consecutive year tohost the caribbean child research conferenceand continued to lead the pre-conferenceteacher and child training seminars inresearch Methods and child rights.• Pre-conference Workshop – caribbean childresearch conference university of the Westindies, Mona. June 13, 2012.• Partnered with the Open campus AcademicProgramming and delivery (APAd) departmentto develop the early childhood andFamily Studies degree, diploma and certificateprogrammes, within which the childrights course developed by ccdc will beoffered.• collaborated with the Mccam child developmentcentre to host the 4th internationalconference on Attention deficient Hyperactivitydisorder under the theme ‘Workingtowards Positive Outcomes’ and sharedwith a number of the uWi Oc countrysites.• in a new initiative the ccdc partnered withthe Anglia ruskin university, uK to successfullysecure funding from the british Academyfor a series of exchange activities aimedat developing a proposal for youth violenceand gang research.A C A M P U S F O R T H E T I M E S . . . A C A M P U S F O R T H E F U T U R E29

3. Outreach to the UWI-12And Other Under-Served Communities The Open Campus in St. Kitts and Nevisplayed a significant role in the outreach activitiessurrounding the installation of Sir DennisByron, as President of the Caribbean Court ofJustice (CCJ). The SKN Site facilitated andhosted the CCJ media workshop, press conference,principals’ and teachers’ seminar,schools seminar and the Basseterre Town Hallmeeting. The event gave the site significantregional publicity and provided an excellentopportunity to show support for the CCJ.30 A C A M P U S F O R T H E T I M E S . . . A C A M P U S F O R T H E F U T U R E

OutreachTHE OCCS CONTINUED TO OFFER local communitiescultural stimulation through its cultural outreachprogrammes. Several events were hostedby or in collaboration with the OccS. thefollowing list gives a flavour of what transpiredover the academic year 2011/2012.• The Malliouhana Poetry Competition was conceptualizedas a collaborative effort betweenthe university of the West indies Opencampus, Summit chambers, the departmentof Youth and culture and the nationallibrary of Anguilla.• The Fourth Annual Nature Island LiteraryFestival and Book Fair, August 5 to 7, 2011,Open campus dominica.• Miss Athena Jeshua, in collaboration withthe uWi Open campus dominica, hosted afilm screening and rap session based on thefilm “the Wild beast” in June 2012.• riddim & booths, a trade show, fashionshow and concert and was mounted by thecamp road Site, and held at the Monacampus in december 2011.• the SKn Site participated in the History andHeritage Week of Activities 2012.• Open campus St. lucia hosted the duallaunches of publications by two St lucianlecturers from the cave Hill campus. drtennyson Joseph – “Decolonization in StLucia: Politics and Global Neo-liberalism 1945–2010” and Ms Cynthia Barrow-Giles - “Womenin Politics”, tracing the history, experiences,challenges and successes of twenty outstandingCaribbean women. St lucian author loverlySheridan also chose the Open campus Saintlucia Site to launch her first novel, ‘A GirlLike Me’, a story of self-discovery.• Open campus St. lucia in March 2012,hosted a small gathering of friends to witnessthe handing over of an ec$50,000A C A M P U S F O R T H E T I M E S . . . A C A M P U S F O R T H E F U T U R E31

UWI OPEN CAMPUS ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012donation to Vice chancellor, Professor e.nigel Harris, in the name of deceased Stlucian uWi lecturer, dr Patricia ismond.• the first ever roderick Walcott Week ofActivities was held at the St. lucia Site.• the uWi Open campus Montserrat and theAlliouagana Festival of the Word presentedthe Second Symposium in the AlPHOn-SuS “Arrow” cassell Memorial lectureSeries on thursday, november 10, 2011.• the Open campus dominica launched theSir Frank Worrell blood donor registrationdrive on thursday, June 14, 2012.• the lenora clarke charity Fun day was heldon April 9, 2012 by the Open campus camproad Site.• the Open campus in St. Kitts and nevisplayed a significant role in the outreachactivities surrounding the installation of Sirdennis byron, as President of the caribbeancourt of Justice (ccJ). the SKn Site facilitatedand hosted the ccJ media workshop,press conference, principals’ and teachers’seminar, schools seminar and the basseterretown Hall meeting. the event gave the sitesignificant regional publicity and providedan excellent opportunity to show support forthe ccJ.• Outreach Officer, Mrs lesley crane-Mitchell,continued to spearhead the uWiAA localchapter’s efforts towards the post-Hurricanetomas (november 2010) rehabilitation andmaintenance of the bexon infant and PrimarySchools through the administration ofthe bexon relief Fund. Apart from regularaugmentation of the schools’ feeding programme,a new public address system wasprovided for the primary school, severalclassroom intercom speakers were replaced,a donation was made towards the purchaseof a reprographic machine and a christmasparty was held for the infant students.• the SKn Site held its first free film screeningin February 2012 with the screening of“Fire in babylon.” this screening was thefirst in a series of screenings geared towardsproviding the people of St. Kitts with anopportunity to view films that would not necessarilybe screened on cable television or atthe cinema. the first screening was heldafter careful consultation with the uWi caveHill Film Society, the uWi cave Hill campuslibrarian and the chairman of the SKnAdvisory committee to ensure that this initiativewas not in violation of any copyrightlaws.• in July 2012, in support of the Ministry ofeducation’s commitment to improving themath skills of primary and secondary schoolstudents, the SKn Site hosted the SmartMoves Summer camp. this camp wasdesigned to introduce participants to boardgames such as chess, draughts, chinesecheckers, and Jr. Monopoly as numerousstudies suggest that board games help childrento: develop and improve their cognitiveskills; increase their focus and concentration;develop disciplined thinking; improvetheir problem solving skills and heightentheir self-esteem. the camp was wellattended and the feedback was very positive.As a part of the Vice chancellor’s outreach programmea number of Open campus sites hostedthe uWiStAt Ambassadors. these included:• the british Virgin islands,• Antigua and barbuda,• dominica,• St. Kitts and nevis,• St. lucia, St. Vincent and the grenadines• Montserrat32A C A M P U S F O R T H E T I M E S . . . A C A M P U S F O R T H E F U T U R E

UWI OPEN CAMPUS ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012Marketing and Brandingthe Open campus Marketing and communicationteam, supported by strategic partnerships,responded to a challenging year. the primaryfocus was on getting the message out to nationaland regional target audiences that the Opencampus is a quality choice for pursuing fullonline and blended degrees and continuing andprofessional education development programmes.the work of the campus, especiallyin research and community development andoutreach services was also promoted throughmany channels across the region.the department placed an increased focus onexternal institutional marketing, sub-branding,and imaging efforts intended to appeal to uWialumni, current students and prospectivestudents. the department continued to workclosely with the recruitment and StudentSupport offices of the registry to analyse andsupport recommendations/changes to the Oc’sAdmissions policies and procedures, includingthe number, kind, and variation of touch pointsin the Oc’s communication strategies withcurrent and prospective students.the department also worked with other Ocdivisions and department to develop and meetthe many marketing requests within the department’sstandard responsibilities.the marketing activities over the period primarilyfocused on increasing the Oc’s visual presence“in our own regional backyard,” andincreasing the Oc’s visibility in major marketsthroughout the region while promoting the “Ocstudent experience.” the former initiative wasaccomplished through the following external andinternal promotional activities. these includedthe production of a 28 x 17 billboard for the proposedOc presence in chaguanas in trinidad &tobago; the creation and distribution of artworkfor flag banners, and three generic posters forprinting; the continued installation of correct Ocsignage at site and office locations; the productionof general print ads for regional print andelectronic media; banner ads on the Oc’s websiterunning in rotation; banner ad insertions forprint and electronic media; production ofOPEN CAMPUS RECEIVES AWARDthe Open campus, along with itssister campuses at cave Hill, Monaand St. Augustine, received awardsfrom the uWi Press for OutstandingMarketing and communication ofcaribbean Scholarship at the uWiPress twentieth Anniversary andAuthor Awards ceremony,34A C A M P U S F O R T H E T I M E S . . . A C A M P U S F O R T H E F U T U R E

UWI OPEN CAMPUS ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012regional media information sessions, launchesand fact sheets through videoconferencing andbbc channels; advertising the Oc in regionalhard-copy and online Yellow Pages telephonedirectories; getting free ads in the new redbook;development and promotion ofkey dates andevents on anonline calendar;offeringface-to-face andonline Webinarsto internal andexternal audiencesand designing andpromoting onlinethe Oc 2010/2011Annual report.With regard to the secondinitiative: increasingthe Oc’s visibility inmajor markets throughoutthe region while promotingthe “Oc studentexperience,” this was realized through producing30-and 15-minute short documentaries in associationwith various government informationServices across the region; the showing of :30second video ads designed specifically for eachOc country promoting the Oc; the production of:30 second audio ads promoting the new andcontinuing programmes of the Oc; producingand promoting programmes through directmarketing efforts with specialised student andgraduate databases; and support to OccSthrough their Open days and Houses.the Open campus Marketing and communicationteam also completed a number of strategicwebsite projects during the period under review.Website pages were developed for the QualityAssurance unit, institutional Accreditation, theOpen campus Scholar Ship cruise, the Staffinter-campus games, uWi Student games;re-design of the uWi Website template;upgrade of the contentManagementSystem to drupal 7;and the developmentof an Opencampus news andMedia page.Of note also isthe developmentof an intranetspace for staffmembers. theOc intranetwas officiallylaunched inAugust 2011with theaim ofproviding Ocstaff members with a centralisedfacility to communicate and share information.the Oc intranet offers Oc staff features such as:blog, notebook, Project tracking, documentrepository, calendar, Staff directory andForum.the Marketing team utilized myriad marketingtools and strategies to effectively promote theuWi Open campus. these include but are notrestricted to Advertising (10 regional print ads,17 tV ads,5 radio ads/mp3, 4 outdoor ads, 2Yellow Pages ads, 1 redbook ad); brochures(17 Programme brochures); Public relations(30 news releases; 12 op-ed pieces); Open letter(12 issues); Promotional Material (2,500 Ocbags, 2,000 new programme brochures); Marketresearch (5 )customer surveys, 12 monthly webanalytics); Social Media (1 official Facebook page,1 twitter account, 1 Flickr account).A C A M P U S F O R T H E T I M E S . . . A C A M P U S F O R T H E F U T U R E35

4. Funding The Enterprise The Open Campus is currently funded bygovernment contributions, tuition fees andother income generating activities. While theratio of government funding to other sourcesof revenue is about 37% at present, the realityis this contribution is unpredictable so OCmust look at increasing revenue from otherexisting sources and generating avenues fornew sources of funds to meet recurrentexpenditure.A C A M P U S F O R T H E T I M E S . . . A C A M P U S F O R T H E F U T U R E

THE OC FINANCE DIVISION currently has offices inthree locations, in barbados, trinidad andJamaica and is responsible for the day to dayfinance operations in these locations for all Ocunits. in the uWi 12 locations, the finance functionoperates through a matrix structure wherethe finance office coordinates the finance activitiesat these sites through a dedicated staffassigned at each site. the finance staff at theuWi 12 sites report to the Head of Site.the Open campus is currently funded by governmentcontributions, tuition fees and otherincome generating activities. While the ratio ofgovernment funding to other sources of revenueis about 37% at present, the reality is this contributionis unpredictable so Oc must look atincreasing revenue from other existing sourcesand generating avenues for new sources of fundsto meet recurrent expenditure. the Open campusFinance has presented to council a fewproposed strategies for consideration whichinvolves the Oc, contributing governments andthe private sector.during 2011/12 Finance worked with cAtS on asystem to automatically upload receipts fromstudents based in Jamaica unto the student systemthrough a centralized function thus eliminatingthe need for sites staff involvement in theprocess. this reduced the reporting time significantlyso student accounts are updated weeklywith all stages of the process controlled byFinance. this is a short term measure until theerP is implemented during the 2012/2017period.Another initiative in progress for implementationin January 2013 is the centralisation of theprocessing of the uWi 12 payroll, currently doneat each Site, so that the process is under thedirect control of the Finance unit. this centralisationwill streamline processes, improve internalcontrols, provide consistency, and at thesame time allow the staff at the site currentlyperforming this task to concentrate more on sitespecific student related functions. this functionwill be outsourced.A C A M P U S F O R T H E T I M E S . . . A C A M P U S F O R T H E F U T U R E37

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UWI OPEN CAMPUS ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012the priorities for the 2012–2017 period will be:1. Financing the funding gap which is criticalat this point as it will allow Oc to fund itsrecurrent budget. this requires buy-inboth by the governments and private sectorinterests.2. Streamlining the accounting and reportingit systems so that the relevant sections“speak” to each other and integrate into theoverall management information systems.this is considered a high priority for financeand the expectation is that the erP projectwill generate the required solutions.3. restructuring of the finance function in theOccS Sites so that all finance functionsreport into Finance.4. reconceptualising the Open campus businessmodel to consider alternate models forlong term viability.the Open campus, cognizant of the global andregional financial crisis, continued to focus on anumber of cost cutting measures aimed at realisingsignificant savings. the following are examplesof some measures implemented by theOccS.• Solicited partners for cost sharing in thepromotion and hosting of public serviceevents.• increasing use of paper-less communication• Placed notices re: turning off lights/Ac/fansat every exit door.• Head of Site and Programme Officer attimes added graduation, meeting and/ortraining days to vacation travel so that themeetings/events were attended at no cost tothe uWi as the travel was self financed.• Printed invitations and greeting cards inhouse.• increased use of paper-less communication.• All packages cleared by the AdministrativeAssistant and Office Attendant instead of abroker.• Pursued partnership for public lectures thuseliminating a high cost to the uWi Opencampus.• use of iP phone for (internal) calls• Marketing done primarily face to face atschools and business places to avoid the costof placing advertisements in the media.Tuition Fee Ratio (based on budget)YearGovernment Contribution/ Tuition Fee Ratio2008–2009 63.372009–2010 60.402010–2011 46:532011–2012 46:532012–2013 39:612013–2014 37:63A C A M P U S F O R T H E T I M E S . . . A C A M P U S F O R T H E F U T U R E39

UWI OPEN CAMPUS ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012BenefactionsWithin this recessionary period, the uWi Opencampus, like so many universities regionallyand indeed globally, has been adversely affectedby weakening economies and hence funding theenterprise has been multifarious. Following aregrants received by the caribbean child developmentcentre (ccdc) as illustrated in table 1.the Open campus country Sites (OccS) alsobenefited from the generosity of its communitiesin many ways. it must be specially mentionedthat the university of the West indies officiallyreceived land donation of 88 acres, 3 roods and20 poles from the government and People ofgrenada. this was the result of a series of negotiationsbetween the previous government(which began in February 2006) and the currentgovernment (from August 2008). Following theannouncement of the intention to donatemade at the historic 2010 Annual graduationexercises held at grenada in October 2010, thegovernment of grenada officially exchangeddocuments with uWi in July 2012. the governmentof grenada purchased the property forsome ec$8 million and made a deed of gift touWi.Some of the other tangible examples of benefactionswere as follows:• Various contributions to activities at thebelize Site including benny’s (bel$25,000),belize telecommunications ltd.(bel$12,500), Salvador Habet (bel$5,000),nicH (bel$5,000), September celebrationscommittee (bel$5,000).Table 1: ccdc Active Projects, 2011–2012 Academic YearTitle of Grant Funding Source DurationRESEARCH PROJECTSValue inJA$Value inUS$united nations Violence Againstchildren (unVAc) Follow-up StudyuniceF (tArcO)April–Aug.201235,000OTHER PROJECTSchild rights training Sustainabilityinitiative with dept. of correctionalServicesStrengthening early childhooddevelopment in the caribbeanuniceF (JAM) 2011–2012 2,776,680uneScO 2011–2012 3,000unVAc Sub-regional conference:delegate travel arrangementsuniceF (cAO)May 14–15201255,400global child development groupSecretariatbvlFSept. to dec.201129,372Mccam child development centreAnnual Attention deficit Hyperactivedisorder (AdHd) conferenceMccam childdevelopment centreMay 3 & 4,20121,80040A C A M P U S F O R T H E T I M E S . . . A C A M P U S F O R T H E F U T U R E

UWI OPEN CAMPUS ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012• the government of the cayman islands –donation of ten (10) computers.• Walkers global, cayman islands – donationof ten (10) computers.• Jonas, browne and Hubbard’s, grenadianlocal firm – grant of ec$6,000 for students’assistance divided equally between threestudents.• republic bank grenada limited – donatedec$40,000. this represents a 100 per centincrease of its bursary allotment to registeredstudents of Open campus grenada.grant allocated to eligible students whoattained and maintained a grade PointAverage of 3.0.• ec$50,000 donation was handed to theVice chancellor in the name of deceased Stlucian uWi lecturer, dr Patricia ismond.the cheque, presented by dr ismond’ssister, will be used to create the Patriciaismond Memorial Scholarship to be givenin perpetuity to St lucia students pursuingliterature/literary Studies at the uWi. thescholarship forms part of the larger uWidevelopment and endowment Fund(uWireF).• typing and digitization of the dr Patriciaismond papers began in earnest, after a contributionof ec$20,000 by Ms ester ismondtowards this, with a view to an eventual publication.the money has been utilized foroutsourcing the typing of the voluminouspapers, which could not be handled by sitestaff.• in SVg, there was a donation of Psychologyand Social Work reference books from Vincare,an agency which offers services forspecial needs students.• in SKn, the site received a large number oftexts and course manuals from an Opencampus Alumna.• in dominica, the national bank ofdominica (nbd) continued to fully sponsorthe Annual uWi Open campus/nbdnational lecture Series as well as theAnnual dame eugenia charles distinguishedlecture Series, in part.• in dominica, prominent uWi alumna dr.Hazel Shillingford-ricketts, Ophthalmologist,and the dominica Social Securitysponsored in part the bernard A. SorhaindoMemorial lecture Series.• in SVg, Finishing and Furnishing donated asuite of comfortable chairs which nowenhances the ambience in the library.• the Antigua and barbuda Hospitality traininginstitute deducted ec$2,500 on cateringbill for country conference.• chefs-2-u has extended very generousprice discounts on food and drinks forevents hosted at the Antigua and barbudaSite.• the government of Antigua and barbudahas given several concessions includingdeparture tax waiver and free transportationfor overseas based students and chaperonsattending Open campus graduation 2011.• the Ministry of education, Antigua andbarbuda made available manpower andresources in planning and implementingactions pertinent to Open campus graduation2011 and the event called An evening ofreadings.• through the joint agreement of the Opencampus and the church of the latter daySaints of Jesus christ, the denbigh Sitereceived a donation of ten (10) dell computersystems. this was a timely gift as thesite was in dire need of this equipment toadequately facilitate the online learningactivities of its students.A C A M P U S F O R T H E T I M E S . . . A C A M P U S F O R T H E F U T U R E41

5. Strengthening Regionality The Open Campus continued to build relationshipswith private, public and non-governmental(NGO) organizations to develop and deliverquality programmes to facilitate workforcetraining at the local level.A C A M P U S F O R T H E T I M E S . . . A C A M P U S F O R T H E F U T U R E

Partnershipsthe Open campus continued to build relationshipswith private, public and non-governmental(ngO) organizations to develop and deliver qualityprogrammes to facilitate workforce training atthe local level. in this regard the following partnershipswere established.• A one-year certificate Programme in nongovernmentalOrganisation (ngO) Managementis scheduled for development andimplementation. this is a collaborative effortwith the Open campus barbados and theeuropean delegation to barbados and theeastern caribbean, the government ofbarbados, through the Ministry of Financeand economic Affairs, and the non StateActors Panel.• the establishment of a business relationshipwith the grand Palladium Hotel in Sandybay Hanover resulted in the Open campusoffering training in selected Open campuscourses over three terms.• A partnership was established with theAirports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ). theaim of the collaboration was to promoteprofessional development and continuingeducation courses and programmes to thenorman Manley international Airport communityand the surrounding communitiesof Harbour View, Port royal, rockfort andSt. thomas.extensive marketing was done by the camproad team to sensitize prospective studentsabout the courses offered, with the first of manyactivities being a learning and developmentexpo held on May 31, 2012 under the theme“the Power of 50”. based on feedback received,the first intake would commence on October 2,2012 with the offering of the 10 weeks SupervisoryManagement course.A C A M P U S F O R T H E T I M E S . . . A C A M P U S F O R T H E F U T U R E43

UWI OPEN CAMPUS ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012CMA Partnershipthe certified Management Accountants (cMA)nova Scotia, bermuda and the caribbean andthe university of the West indies, Open campusestablished a collaborative effort for the purposeof offering a Professional diploma in ManagementAccounting offered through the universityof the West indies, Open campus commencingJanuary 2013.this diploma allows for total coverage of therequired topics for the cMA entrance exam. theentrance exam is the gateway to the strategicleadership program, the final stage to the cMAdesignation. the diploma will target thosenon-accounting graduates who wish to becomea certified Management Accountant.the diploma programme consists of ninecourses (33 credits). Five courses are to be completedin level 1 for students who need thesecourses to progress to the four core courses.level 2 consists of two accounting courses andtwo business strategy courses.Sir K. Dwight Venner, Open Campus Chairman with Mr. HaroldLovell, Minister of Finance, Antigua and Barbuda at the 2012Graduation Ceremony in St. Kitts & Nevis.UWISTAT Ambassadors Arvindu Sukhram and Rae Thomas meet Ministerof Education in Dominica, Hon. Petter St. JeanTransforming the AdministrativeCulture and ProcessThe Hon. Tilman Thomas, former Prime Minister of Grenada, handsover the documents formalising the grant of 88 acres of land toThe UWI to VC E. Nigel HarrisAmong the transformation initiatives beingundertaken by the Open campus, APAd led theway by reorganizing its units to increase efficiencyand effectiveness. APAd began theacademic year (2011–2012) structured alongprogramme level categories, namely Pre-universityand Professional, undergraduate, and graduateProgrammes. Although this structure did44A C A M P U S F O R T H E T I M E S . . . A C A M P U S F O R T H E F U T U R E

UWI OPEN CAMPUS ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012Sharing a light moment withthe Prime Minister of St. Kitts & Nevis (second left) are Dr. Attzs, Dr. Hamid Ghany and Mrs. Khanprovides APAd with the ability to manage itsfunctional capacity in its main activities separately.For example, while we may wish toachieve a certain rate of develop by managingresources available for planning and development,our delivery services receive the outputsand, for the most part, take long term responsibilityfor them. Our Programme delivery departmentis expected to have a different growthtrajectory than other departments. Our neworganizational structure allows us to manageUWISTAT Ambassadors Wilette Wickham and Elizabeth Gunnesslal withGovernor General Dame Pearlette Louisy and Mrs. Veronica Simonhave some advantages, it was clear that thestructure was not going to support the type ofprogramme growth the Open campus required.therefore, APAd embarked on moving to afunctional organizational structure based on itsthree main activities: programme planning,course development, and programme delivery.the current structure is represented in Figure 1(page 46) that illustrates the organization andposition types of the division. this structureOCCS Staff in Jamaica and AAJ personnelA C A M P U S F O R T H E T I M E S . . . A C A M P U S F O R T H E F U T U R E45

UWI OPEN CAMPUS ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012growth, putting resources where they are mostneeded. the new structure also creates specialistunits that can focus on achieving excellencewithin their respective areas, both in terms ofprogramme quality and development of expertise.While APAd has not had a great deal of timewith the new structure, some clear benefitsappear to be emerging from the very beginning.restructuring of the OccS proceeded slowly andwork on this continues with a view to be completedby July 2013. the results of the uWi-widesurvey undertaken by the consultants of infotoolinc were made available to the Open campusand the Principal as well as the change Makergroup in Human resources began a series ofmeetings with staff groups to discuss the resultsand actions that may be taken to improve staffengagement. this process is part of the wideruWi effort to improvement staff engagementand morale and the Open campus continueswith activities in this regard and supervisors areencouraged to organize regular meetingswith their staff groups and provide leadership inachieving the objective of improved staffengagement.Figure 1. current Organizational Structure of the Academic and Programming and development division (APAd)46A C A M P U S F O R T H E T I M E S . . . A C A M P U S F O R T H E F U T U R E

UWI OPEN CAMPUS ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012UWI Open Campus Graduatesthe Assessment, Awards and records departmentled the organisation of the fourth Opencampus graduation ceremony in St. Kitts andnevis on October 13, 2012. 719 students graduatedin the 2011/2012 cohort, 126 of whomparticipated in an elegant and memorableceremony at the St. Kitts Marriott resort,despite the challenges posed by the passageof tropical Storm raphael.Annual graduation ceremony. in light of this,Sites continued to host recognition and Awardsceremonies locally. these local ceremoniesprimarily recognize degree pre-university andprofessional certificate awardees. the largest ofthese local awards and recognition ceremoniestakes place annually in trinidad and tobago andhas become an outstanding national event.ceremonies were also held in barbados, belize,dominica, St. Vincent and the grenadines aswell as Montserrat.it is to be noted that this is the first yearthat the Open campus graduated studentswith Master’s degrees – the M.ed.Adult and continuing education andM.ed. literacy instruction programmes.table 1 below illustrates the level ofawards gained by the graduating classof 2012.Recognition Ceremoniesceremonies were also held by the OccSand cSdr. in the case of the OccS,these ceremonies accommodated studentswho were unable to attend theRegional Four Month Course in the Principles and Practice of Social Work –Ceremony held on April 26, 2012.Table 1: graduates by level of AwardAward Class No. of Graduates PercentageFirst class Honours 83 11.2upper Second class Honours 187 25.2lower Second class Honours 234 31.5Pass 165 22.2distinction (ASc.) 43 5.8Honours (diploma) 7 0.9credit (ASc. & diploma) 23 3.1Total 742 100.0A C A M P U S F O R T H E T I M E S . . . A C A M P U S F O R T H E F U T U R E47

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UWI OPEN CAMPUS ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012Open Campus Management2011–2012Professor E. Nigel HarrisVice-ChancellorProfessor Hazel Simmons-McDonaldPrincipal & Pro Vice-ChancellorProfessor Vivienne RobertsDeputy PrincipalMrs Karen Ford-WarnerCampus RegistrarMs Sheryl WhitehallChief Financial OfficerMrs Jasmine BabbDirector of Human ResourcesDr Luz LongsworthDirector, Open CampusCountry SitesProfessor Gary HepburnDirector, AcademicProgramming & DeliveryMr Tommy ChenChief Information OfficerMs Karen LequayCampus LibrarianMr Lincoln WilliamsDirector, Consortium forSocial Development &ResearchProfessor Ed BrandonSenior Officer, Planning andInnovation50A C A M P U S F O R T H E T I M E S . . . A C A M P U S F O R T H E F U T U R E

UWI OPEN CAMPUS ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012Heads of Sites & DepartmentsAcademic Programming and DeliveryDr. Emily Dick-FordeHead, Programme Planning DepartmentDr. Yasmeen Yusuf-KhalilHead, Programme Delivery DepartmentDr. Denise Gaspard-RichardsHead, Course Development DepartmentMr. Gregory JenningsManager, IT AcademyConsortium for Social Development and ResearchProfessor Julie Meeks-GardnerHead, CCDCMr. Danny RobertsHead, HLSTUEIMr. Lincoln WilliamsHead, SWTCDr. Judith SoaresHead, WANDComputer and Technology ServicesMr. Vincent ChinSoftware Architect, CATSMr. Howard SmithSystems EngineerMr. Reeve RamharrySystems EngineerMr. Derrick ThompsonCountry Site Telecommunications ManagerLibraryMs. Jo-Ann GrangerSenior LibrarianOffice of the Deputy PrincipalMrs. Suzette Wolfe WilsonMarketing and Communications ManagerMs. Pamela DottinQuality Assurance Officer, OBUSOpen Campus Country SitesMs. Grace Cassell and Mrs. Cheryl SloleyOversight, AnguillaMr. Ian BennHead, Antigua & BarbudaMr. Earl AlfredOfficer-in-charge, The BahamasDr. Ian AustinHead, Barbados, The PineMrs. Jane BennettHead, BelizeMrs. Carla Johnson-BrownProgramme Officer, British Virgin IslandsMr. Robert GeofroyHead, Cayman Islands with Oversight forTurks and CaicosDr. Francis O. SeverinHead, DominicaDr. Curtis JacobsHead, GrenadaMs. Vilma ClarkeHead, Montego Bay JamaicaMrs. Gillian Glean-WalkerHead, Eastern Region JamaicaDr. Jerome Miller-VazHead, Western Region JamaicaMs. Gracelyn CassellHead, MontserratOffice of FinanceMrs. Susan Sarah OwenMs. Sheryl WhitehallHead, St. Kitts & NevisChief Financial OfficerMrs. Veronica SimonMr. Garvin JamesHead, St. LuciaFinancial Officer, Trinidad & TobagoMrs. Deborah DalrympleMs. Ann Marie MorrisonHead, St. Vincent and the GrenadinesFinancial Officer, JamaicaMrs. Joan Bobb-DannMrs. Deborah TrotmanHead, Trinidad & TobagoBudgets & Project ManagerRegistryOffice of the PrincipalMrs. Marlene Saunders-SobersDr. Glenford HoweAR, Recruitment, Admissions & RegistrationResearch OfficersMs. Gillian HolderMr. Michael ThomasAR, Assessment, Awards & RecordsResearch OfficersMs. Daniella HicklingDr. Benita ThompsonAR, Student SupportResearch OfficerA C A M P U S F O R T H E T I M E S . . . Ms. A CSouzanne A M P U S F OFanovichR T H E F U T U R EAR, Administration51

UWI OPEN CAMPUS ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012UWI Open CampusImperativesthe campus continues to work on its business model and explore options that will result in itsfinancial viability and sustainability in the future. in seeking to achieve this it will focus on thefollowing priorities during the next strategic plan period:• implement institution wide training on customer service to ensure complete transformationinto a learner-centred institution that is agile, accessible and enabling;• improve technology to provide a student management system that hosts and stores comprehensiverecords for all students – both online and face-to-face, and which provides the frameworkfor interdepartmental integration of processes and service improvement;• develop new online programmes that are in demand across the jurisdiction and which are notreadily available through the established campuses;• collaborate with the established campuses to provide an increased slate of uWi courses andprogrammes to learners across the region;• refine access and readiness courses and programmes to provide a pathway for learners,especially second chancers, to access higher education;• further develop continuing and professional education programmes to cater to a widerclientele who require additional education for employment purposes;• improve marketing strategies significantly to present a coordinated uWi Open campusprofile to the various publics in the region;• provide opportunities for collaborative research in countries with the support of expertacademics across the uWi system;• collaborate with sister campuses to expand the footprint of the uWi globally.in addition to these, the Open campus will continue to focus on the following developmentalpriorities.1. develop a consistent and effective approach to product management and rationalization.2. build strategic networks regionally and globally to support the mission of the Open campus.3. create inter-departmental alignment and system integration to support the corebusiness.4. continue to conduct and promote research as a vehicle for caribbean development especiallywithin the uWi 12+1.OnlineOn siteOn demand52A C A M P U S F O R T H E T I M E S . . . A C A M P U S F O R T H E F U T U R E

UWI OPEN CAMPUS ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012Open Campus Students ExcelScholarships and Bursariesthe Open campus received two Scholarships and nine bursaries for the 2011–2012 academic year.these are as follows:The Open Scholarshipclaxton duberry – Antiguachristalle lyons – trinidad and tobagoThe AFUWI Bursaryrena levy nash – Jamaica, denbighnadine Porter – Jamaica, MonaMaureen Murray Allison – Jamaica,Savanna-la-MarThe CFUWI BursaryShantel bruce – Jamaica, Mandevillenatasha John – St. luciacoleen cupid – AnguillaSariah robin – dominicaruthier gumbs – St. Vincentlissa Albert – St. luciaguild of Students – chapter executivesSt LuciaDominicaA C A M P U S F O R T H E T I M E S . . . A C A M P U S F O R T H E F U T U R E53

2012OPEN CAMPUSS T K I T T S A N D N E V I SMC, OC Campus Registrar, Karen Ford-Warner,welcomes guests to the awards ceremonyAnn Clement-Kirton receives her 21 yearsservice award from PVC Professor Alvin WintJames Jonas, of OCCS Antigua & Barbuda, receiveshis award for 24 years of service from the DeputyPrincipal, Prof. Viviene RobertsEarl Alfred, retiree from OCCS, The Bahamas,receives a gift from the ChancellorDelroy Waugh, of OCCS, Jamaica, Office of theDirector, receives his 22–29 years service awardfrom the Deputy Principal, Prof. Viviene RobertsBernard Dinnard, retired Technician from OCCSDominica, receives his gift from the ChancellorDr. Olabesi Kuboni, retired Head, Graduate Programmes,receives her gift from the ChancellorMarva Campbell, CCDC, receives the Principal’s Awardfor Excellence in the Administrative & ProfessionalcategoryMarilyn Brown of the CCDC, receives her 21 yearsservice award from PVC Professor Alvin WintMargeret Roberts, from the OCCS, Grenada, receivesher 21-year service award from PVC Professor AlvinWintCarolyn Jenkins, of OCCS, Antigua & Barbuda, receivesher award for 25 years of service from the DeputyPrincipal, Prof. Viviene RobertsAura Prescod, from OCCS Trinidad & Tobago,Gordon Street, receives her 21-year serviceaward from PVC Professor Alvin Wint54A C A M P U S F O R T H E T I M E S . . . A C A M P U S F O R T H E F U T U R E

in September 2012, the Open campus Awards committee considered several applications, recommendations andsupporting documentation received for the inaugural 2012 Principal’s Awards for excellence, Open campus. theawardees and long-serving staff members were awarded at an elegant event in St. Kitts and nevis on October 13, 2012.STAFF AWARDSO C T O B E R 1 3 , 2 0 1 2Dr. Christine Marrett , of ERIIC (now part of CORIA),receives her 30 years of service award from the DeputyPrincipal, Prof. Viviene RobertsImogene Williams, SWTC, receives her 21-yearservice award from PVC Professor Alvin WintClaudia Hagley, of OCCS Grenada, receives her22–29 years service award from the DeputyPrincipal, Prof. Viviene RobertsCheryl McDonald-Sloley, OCCS,, Jamaica, Office of theDirector, receives her 21-year service award from PVCProfessor Alvin WintProfessor Julie Meeks, Head, CCDC, receivesthe Principal's Award for the Best PerformingDepartment, from the PrincipalProfessor Edwin Brandon, retired SeniorProgramme Officer, receives his gift fromthe ChancellorMs. Winnifred Hall, OCCS, Jamaica, Montego Bay,receives her 21-year service award from PVCProfessor Alvin WintMarva Campbell, CCDC, responds on behalf of herfellow awardeesProfessor Simmons-McDonald presents a birthday giftto Sir George Alleyene, UWI ChancellorDispalying their 2012 Principal's Awards forExcellence are Lisa Rocke, OCCS, Belize andMarva Campbell, CCDCSir George Alleyne, The UWI Chancellor(foreground) celbrated his 80th birthday with us.Members of the audience at the 2012 OC Staff Awardsin St. Kitts & NevisA C A M P U S F O R T H E T I M E S . . . A C A M P U S F O R T H E F U T U R E55

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UWI OPEN CAMPUS ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012APPENDIX IStudent Statistics 2011/2012Table 1: Associate of Science (ASc) degree enrolment 2007–2012Programme 2007/2008 2008/2009 2009/2010 2010/2011 2011/2012ASc Admin Professional OfficeManagement135 114 106 101 68ASc business Management 440 261 330 285 258ASc Paralegal Studies 241 139 168 188 179ASc Public Sector Management 60 36 27 13 1ASc Social Work – – 69 15 227Total 876 550 700 602 753Figure 1: Associate degree enrollment by gender 2011–2012A C A M P U S F O R T H E T I M E S . . . A C A M P U S F O R T H E F U T U R E59

UWI OPEN CAMPUS ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012APPENDIX I (cont’d)Student Statistics 2011/2012Table 2: enrolment in Open campus continuing education courses/Programmes 2011–2012UWI-12 Countries 2007/2008 2008/2009 2009/2010 2010/2011 2011/2012Anguilla 12 0 0 24 0Antigua and barbuda 29 13 46 43 424bahamas 8 100 23 0 0belize 102 87 385 504 1,226british Virgin islands 26 40 78 75 46cayman islands 0 30 51 86 181dominica 6 30 108 75 39grenada 79 0 9 9 9Montserrat 44 166 225 51 36St. Kitts & nevis 83 150 146 112 185St. lucia 571 650 698 975 1,393St. Vincent & thegrenadines24 17 95 50 334Total UWI-12 Countries 984 1,283 1,864 2,004 3,873barbados 850 789 660 809 919Jamaica 3,636 3,900 5,331 4,974 4,877trinidad & tobago 12,349 14,972 11,800 11,369 8,179Total Campus Countries 16,835 19,661 17,791 17,152 13,975Grand Total 17.819 20,944 19,655 19,156 17,84860A C A M P U S F O R T H E T I M E S . . . A C A M P U S F O R T H E F U T U R E

UWI OPEN CAMPUS ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012APPENDIX I (cont’d) Student Statistics 2011/2012Table 3: enrolment in all online/blended programmes 2011–2012Programmes Female Male TotalASSOCIATE DEGREEAdmin Professional Office Management 67 1 68business Management 219 39 258Paralegal Studies 144 35 179Public Sector Management 1 0 1Social Work 201 26 227Total 632 101 733BACHELOR OF EDUCATIONchemistry education Secondary 2 0 2computer Science education Secondary 9 6 15education – leadership 34 5 39educational Administration 22 5 27educational leadership 56 10 66english literature education Secondary 128 12 140History education Secondary 8 5 13literacy Studies 372 27 399Mathematics education Secondary 129 74 203Primary education 198 39 237Spanish education Secondary 11 2 13Total 969 185 1,154BACHELOR OF SCIENCEAccounting 473 79 552Agribusiness Management 3 4 7banking & Finance 16 3 19banking & Finance (special) 147 38 185economics 19 10 29Management Studies 2,349 606 2,955nursing – Post rn 66 4 70Total 3,073 744 3,817Table 3 continuesA C A M P U S F O R T H E T I M E S . . . A C A M P U S F O R T H E F U T U R E61

UWI OPEN CAMPUS ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012APPENDIX I (cont’d)Student Statistics 2011/2012Table 3: enrolment in all online/blended programmes 2011–2012 (cont’d)Programmes Female Male TotalCERTIFICATEbusiness Administration 1 0 1criminal Justice 52 89 141criminology 15 9 24entrepreneurship 2 0 2Human resource Management 8 1 9Public Administration 1 0 1tourism & Hospitality Management 4 1 5Total 83 100 183DIPLOMAgender & development Studies 10 2 12Public Administration 18 6 24Social Services 21 11 32Total 49 19 68POST GRADUATE DIPLOMAAdult education 5 1 6instructional design 31 6 37literacy Studies 2 0 2Total 38 7 45MASTER OF EDUCATIONAdult education 76 16 92literacy Studies 127 7 134Total 203 23 226Specially Admitted 92 19 111transient Programmes 126 36 162Total 218 55 273Grand Total 5,265 1,234 6,49962A C A M P U S F O R T H E T I M E S . . . A C A M P U S F O R T H E F U T U R E

UWI OPEN CAMPUS ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012APPENDIX I (cont’d) Student Statistics 2011/2012Table 4: Online/blended enrollment by country and gender 2011–2012UWI-12 Countries F M TotalAnguilla 82 22 104Antigua and barbuda 162 34 196bahamas 69 19 88belize 123 42 165bermuda 4 6 10british Virgin islands 49 16 65cayman islands 46 11 57dominica 312 58 370grenada 295 77 372international (non-uWi country) 5 0 5Montserrat 66 9 75St. Kitts and nevis 167 30 197St. lucia 528 117 645St. Vincent 251 42 293turks and caicos 8 1 9Total UIWI-12 2,167 484 2,651UWI Main Campus Countriesbarbados 143 24 167Jamaica 1,308 338 1,646trinidad and tobago 1,647 388 2,035Total Main Campus Countries 3,098 750 3,848Grand Total 5,265 1,234 6,499A C A M P U S F O R T H E T I M E S . . . A C A M P U S F O R T H E F U T U R E63

UWI OPEN CAMPUS ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012APPENDIX I (cont’d)Student Statistics 2011/2012Table 5: graduates by Programme and level of Award 2011–2012Programme TypeFirstClassHonoursUpperSecondClass HonoursAward ClassLowerSecondClass HonoursPass Distinction Honours Credit TotalMaster of education – – – 22 32 – – 54graduate diploma – – – 8 6 – – 14bachelor of education 51 106 65 11 – – – 233bachelor of Science 32 79 148 65 – – – 324Associate of Science – 2 21 35 4 – 12 74diploma – – – 4 1 7 11 23certificate – – – 20 – – – 20Total 83 187 234 165 43 7 23 742Figure 2: level of Award History 2008–201264A C A M P U S F O R T H E T I M E S . . . A C A M P U S F O R T H E F U T U R E

UWI OPEN CAMPUS ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012APPENDIX II Staff Matters 2011/2012Awards and HonoursMrs. Jane BennettHead of the belize Site was the recipient ofthe 7th Annual Outstanding Woman Award.Dr. Sharmayne SaundersProgramme Officer at the belize Site, was nominatedfor the uS embassy international Women’sday belize Woman of the Year Award 2012.Ms. Janet De SouzaAdministrative Officer, director of cSdr Officewas awarded the M.Sc. Human resources developmentPrize by the department of Sociology,Psychology and Social Work, Mona campus.AchievementsMr. Sylvannus HorneOffice Attendant iii at the SVg Site gained hisb.Sc degree in Management Studies.Dr. Jerome Miller-VazHead of Sites, Jamaica Western region,completed a doctorate in Management andleadership.Mrs. Cecile JohnsonSite coordinator of the brown’s town Site(Jamaica Western region) completed her M.A (ed)degree in Student Personnel Administration.PromotionsMrs. Germaine AlexanderHuman resource department, trinidad andtobago, promotion from Site coordinator/contractOfficer ii to Human resource Officer with effectfrom 01.10.11.Ms. Martina MendozaOccS, trinidad and tobago, promotion fromlibrarian i to librarian ii with effect from 01.10.11.Mr. Marvin PowellSocial Welfare and training development,Jamaica, promotion from research Assistant toJunior research Fellow with effect from 05.10.11.New AppointmentsMrs. Deborah DalrympleHead – OccS, St. Vincent & the grenadines,appointment with effect from September 1, 2011Mrs. Kareen GuscottProgramme Manager, Academic Programmingand delivery division, Jamaica. Appointment witheffect from June 25, 2012.Mrs. Lesley Crane-MitchellMarketing and Outreach Officer, OccS, St. lucia,appointment with effect from January 8, 2011.Dr. Denise Gaspard-RichardsHead course development, APAd, trinidad& tobago, appointment with effect fromAugust 1, 2011.Mrs. Alecia Walters-Archiecourse delivery Supervisor, APAd, Jamaica,appointment with effect from October 1, 2011.Ms. Stephanie Huntecurriculum development Specialist, APAd,barbados, appointment with effect fromOctober 1, 2011.Mr. Christian LeeHelp desk Supervisor, cAtS, trinidad andtobago appointment with effect fromJanuary 1, 2012.A C A M P U S F O R T H E T I M E S . . . A C A M P U S F O R T H E F U T U R E65

UWI OPEN CAMPUS ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012APPENDIX II (cont’d)Staff Matters 2011/2012Ms. Keisha CampbellProgramme Manager, APAd, trinidad & tobago,appointment with effect from June 1, 2012.Mrs. Hilary Drakes-MorrisProgramme Manager, APAd, trinidad & tobago,appointment with effect from June 1, 2012.Ms. Annette ArjoonsinghProgramme Manager, APAd, trinidad & tobago,appointment with effect from June 1, 2012.Ms. Kathyann LashleyProgramme Manager, APAd, barbados, appointmentwith effect from June 1, 2012.Temporary AppointmentsMrs. Ceceile MinottHead (Ag.) (Sabbatical leave replacement)caribbean child development centre, Jamaica,appointment with effect from August 1, 2012.Mrs. Sandra Griffith-Carringtontemporary Marketing and communications Assistant,Office of the deputy Principal, barbados,appointment with effect from August 1, 2011.Transfer/ Change of Job TitleDr. Benita ThompsonProgramme coordinator, Special Projects, APAdreassignment to research Officer, Office of thePro Vice-chancellor and Principal, barbados, witheffect from October 1, 2011.Mrs. Souzanne FanovichAssistant registrar, registry Administration,trinidad and tobago reassignment to Assistantregistrar Secretariat, with effect from June 1, 2012.Dr. Luz Longsworthdirector Open campus country Sites, Jamaica,reassignment to Mona campus, with effect fromJuly 31, 2012.RetirementDr. Adrian FraserHead of Site, St. Vincent and the grenadines,retirement with effect from September 30, 2012.Mr. Alfred EarleProgramme Officer, bahamas, and retirementwith effect from July 31, 2012.Dr. Emily Dick-FordeHead Special Projects, APAd, trinidad andtobago, appointment with effect from August 1,2011.Ms. Kimone JosephMarketing and Outreach Officer, OccS, dominicaappointment with effect from december 15, 2011.66A C A M P U S F O R T H E T I M E S . . . A C A M P U S F O R T H E F U T U R E

UWI OPEN CAMPUS ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012APPENDIX IIIStaff Publications & PapersBooksJournal ArticlesMasino, M. (2012). Multicultural Education:Perceptions of Future Educators, lambertAcademic Publishing, germany.Book ChaptersSimmons-Mcdonald, H. (2012). “in support ofAfrogenesis: A study of St. lucian French creoleproverbs”. in J. Allsopp and J. rickford (eds).Language, Culture and Caribbean Identity.Kingston, Jamaica: canoe Press.thompson, b. P., leacock, c. J., & Warrican, J.(2011) education for the future: Shaking off theshackles of colonial times. in d.A dunkley (ed),Readings in Caribbean History and Culture:Breaking Ground (pp. 61–86). Plymouth,united Kingdom: lexington books.Williams, l.O. (2012). Working with youth.in Healy, l.M. and link, r.J. (eds.) Handbookof International Social Work, pp. 265–272.new York: Oxford university Press.Book ReviewsMasino, M. (2012). technology leadershipPreparedness: Principals’ Perceptions” foreducational Administration Quarterly.Occasional PapersSoares Judith, “Women’s rights conventions MerePaper tigers”, barbados: Women and developmentunit, uWi, Occasional Paper 1/2012.Soares, Judith, “do Women need Freedom fromreligion? barbados: Women and developmentunit, uWi, Occasional Paper 2/2012.batson-rollock, c., Soares, J., & Phillips, M. (2011).Forever indebted to rex: Women crafting a newstory of human experience. Caribbean Quarterly:A journal of Caribbean culture, Special issue,“the Sage Has come of Age”, 57, 3 & 4.roberts, d. (2012). the ‘nettlefordian’ influenceand the culture of the trade union movement.Journal of Eastern Caribbean States, (37), 1.roberts, d. (2011). Jobs, Sustainable growth andSmall businesses: Some labour Market imperatives.Jamaica Business Journal.Saunders, Sharmayne (2012). Aid effectiveness forbelize’s national health insurance scheme’s sustainability.Scottish Journal of Arts, Social Sciencesand Scientific Studies, 2, (1). iSSn 2047–1278http://scottishjournal.co.ukSaunders, Sharmayne (2012). corporate socialresponsibility: A helping hand for a better belize.International Journal of Business & Social Sciences,3, no. iSSn 2219-1933 (Print), 2219–6021 (Online).Severin, F.O. (2012). graduates for social andpolitical change: towards the end of oppressivepedagogy. The UWI Quality Education Forum,18, 1–22.Soares, J. (2012). towards a theology of justice forthe caribbean and latin America. Groundings:Catholic Theological Reflections on IssuesFacing Caribbean People in the 21st Century, 27,72–82.Soares, J. (2012). “Peace through ecumenism?”,Peace Review: A Journal of Social Justice, 24, 4.Soares, J., & batson-rollock, c. (2010). rethinkingpatriarchy in a rural context, barbados. WomenA C A M P U S F O R T H E T I M E S . . . A C A M P U S F O R T H E F U T U R E67

UWI OPEN CAMPUS ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012APPENDIX III (cont’d)Staff Publications & Papersand development unit, uWi, WAnd OccasionalPaper Series, 2.Soares, J., & Phillips, M. (2011). Honouring“Our good Man” nettleford. Caribbean Quarterly:a journal of Caribbean culture (Special issue). 57,(3–4).Walker, S.P., Wachs, t.d., grantham-Mcgregor,S., black, M.M., nelson, c.A., Huffman, S.l.,baker-Henningham, H., chang, S.M., Hamadani,J.d., lozoff, b., Meeks gardner, J.M., Powell, c.A.,rahman, A., richter, l. (2011). inequality in earlychildhood: risk and protective factors for earlychild development. The Lancet Series Special Issue:Child Development in Developing Countries 2.Newspaper/Magazine Articles/Newslettersbennett. J. (April 2011 to March 2012). bi-weeklycolumn: the red Heart, Where Family lives:Speak, listen, Share. The Reporter.Jacobs, c. (2011, August to 2012, July). columnistin monthly periodical published both online andhard-copy. Barnacle, grenada.roberts, d. (2012, February 19–25) Profit-ledeconomic Strategy has failed Jamaica. SundayHerald.roberts, d. (2012, February, 22). Profit-led economicsStrategy has failed. Jamaica Observer.roberts, d. (2012, April, 01). tax reform inducinggrowth? Sunday Gleaner.roberts, d., & Marsh, l. (2011, September).changing Places: looking at men and women innon-traditional occupations in Jamaica’, PIOJ,Labour Market Information, Newsletter, issue, 62.Severin, F.O. (2011, december–2012, July). Weeklycolumnist: reflections on the St. lucia elections2011. The Sun Newspaper, dominica.Soares, J. (2012, november 25). race-basedviolence against women missing agenda item”,Abeng News: The Caribbean Voice.thompson, b. P. (2011, October 10). distancelearning at the uWi Open campus: An interactiveexperience. The Advocate, 14.68A C A M P U S F O R T H E T I M E S . . . A C A M P U S F O R T H E F U T U R E

UWI OPEN CAMPUS ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012APPENDIX IVStaff PresentationsConferencesdick-Forde, e. (2012). deploying the new ball:Strategic management accounting and thechallenges of 21st century governance. Paperpresentation at the 30th caribbean conferenceof Accountants, of the institute of charteredAccountants of the caribbean.dottin, P. (2011, October). Student retention:Key contributing Factors. Paper presented at thecaribbean Area network for Quality Assurance intertiary education (cAnQAte), bahamas.dottin, P. (2011, October). Student Perception ofOnline learning: issues at the university of theWest indies Open campus. Paper presented at thecaribbean Area network for Quality Assurance intertiary education (cAnQAte), bahamas.Figaro-Henry, S., Mitchell, i. & grant-Fraser, e.(2011). Mobile learning readiness in caribbeantertiary institutions – Are we ready. in Proceedingsof World conference on e-learning in corporate,government, Healthcare, and Higher education(eleArn) 2011 (pp. 1193–1198). chesapeake, VA:AAce.gallimore, H. (2012, June 13). understanding children’srights and responsibilities. Presented toHigh school teachers and students at the pre-conferenceActivity for the caribbean child researchconference, university of the West indies, Mona,Jamaica.Hickling, d. & Saunders-Sobers, M. (2012). changingthe face of enrollment in higher education forthe caribbean. Paper presented at the AcHeAconference, trinidad and tobago.Jacobs, c. (2011, november 3–5). grenada’s PaxAmericana: Political developments in grenadasince 1983. Paper presented at the 14th Annualeastern caribbean island cultures conference“the islands in between”: language, literatureand culture of the eastern caribbean, St. george’s,grenada.Masino, M. (2012, February 22–24). teaching withtechnology in the caribbean”. Paper presented atthe 1st international conference on Open and distancee-learning: creating Spaces and Possibilities,Manila, Philippines.Masino, M. (2012, February 13–18). “not black likeMe” A black African American, lecturer’s culturalexperiences and reflections of collegiality, Workethic, classism, and discrimination in the blackcaribbean. Paper presented at the national Associationof African American Studies (nAAAS)conference: Solving Social issues throughMulticultural experiences, baton rouge, louisiana,uSA.Masino, M. (2012, January 5–8). “Open educationalresources in Open and distance learning.”Paper presented at the Hawaii international conferenceon education, Waikiki, Hawaii, uSA.Meeks gardner, J. (2011, november 15–18). earlychild development in developing countries: recentevidence for risk and protective factors. Paper presentedat the caribbean regional conference ofPsychology. nassau, bahamas.Meeks gardner, J. (2012, May 14–15). Youthviolence interventions. Paper presented at theregional unSVAc conference Kingston, Jamaica.Minott, c. 2012, (April 2–4). early childhood development– training opportunities in the universityof the West indies Open campus country Sites.Paper presented at the regional conference onearly childhood development, St. Kitts.A C A M P U S F O R T H E T I M E S . . . A C A M P U S F O R T H E F U T U R E69

UWI OPEN CAMPUS ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012APPENDIX IV (cont’d)Staff PresentationsMinott, c. (2012, May 23–29). Sustainabilitythrough partnerships. Paper presented at theHincks-dellcrest centre learning through Playinternational conference. toronto, canada.Minott, c. (2012, May 14–15). unSVAc follow-upstudy progress report. Presented at the regionalunSVAc conference, Kingston, Jamaica.Minott, c. (2011, October 19–20). early childhooddevelopment – training opportunities in thecaribbean. Paper presented at the caribbean childresearch conference, Kingston, Jamaica.Minott, c. (2011, October 19–20). Public policieswhich promote child rights in Jamaica. caribbeanchild. Paper presented at the research conference,Kingston, Jamaica.Severin, F.O. (2011, november 10). Fundamentalethics and higher education. Paper presented at the5th Annual Forum of the bioethics Society of theenglish-speaking caribbean (bSec), ross universitySchool of Medicine, Portsmouth, dominica.Shirley, b. (2012, July). integrity in Management,integrity of Management: understanding theimportance of High ethical Standards in a universityinstitutional environment from a Humanresource Perspective. Paper presented at theAcHeA conference.Shirley, b. (2012, May). examining Video-conferencingas an effective tool in distance teachingand learning. Paper presented at the technicalFocus group of the caribbean basin initiative onSecurity: university of the West indies, Monacampus, Jamaica.Soares, J. (2012). Allegory and Politics: reinterpretingthe Songs of Solomon. Paper presented at thetheologising Women” conference.thomas, J. (2011, October 19–20). HiV/stigma andchildren’s education in guyana. Paper presented atthe caribbean child research conference, Kingston,Jamaica.thomas, J. (2011, October 19–20). Social competenceamong Jamaican adolescent mothers. Paperpresented at the caribbean child research conference,Kingston, Jamaica.thomas, J. (2011, november 15–21). HiV-relatedstigma and children’s school outcomes in thecaribbean. Paper presented at the caribbeanregional conference of Psychology. bahamas.thomas, J. (2012, May 2–4). HiV-related Stigmaand children’s School Outcomes in St. lucia.Paper presented at the St. lucia country conference,St. lucia.thomas, J. (2012, June 13). the research process.Paper presented to High school teachers andstudents at the pre-conference Activity for thecaribbean child research conference, universityof the West indies, Mona campus, Jamaica.thompson, b.t. (2011, October 2011). evaluatingSatisfaction of distance education Students of theuniversity of the West indies Open campus”.Paper presented at the e-learn 2011 – Associationfor the Advancement of computing in education,Honolulu, Hawaii.Lectures/Seminars/Workshopsdalrymple, d. (2011, September 22). conflictManagement. Paper presented to Kingdom lifeMinistries, Kearton’s Village, St.Vincent and thegrenadines.70A C A M P U S F O R T H E T I M E S . . . A C A M P U S F O R T H E F U T U R E

UWI OPEN CAMPUS ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012APPENDIX IV (cont’d)Staff Presentationsdalrymple, d. (2011, March 15). taking Personalresponsibility to end domestic Violence. Paperpresented to mark international Women’s day,St.Vincent and the grenadines.dalrymple, d. (2011, March 22). Addressed thematter of whether women are now empoweredgiven the strides that they have made in formaleducation, and the number of international andlocal conferences which have addressed women’sissues. lead Paper on education presented at theFirst national Women’s congress.dalrymple, d. (2011, April 7). Anti-social behaviour.Paper presented to Women of destiny, layoucamp Site, St. Vincent and the grenadines.dottin, P. (2012, July). nVQs/cVQs: beyond theschool walls. Presentation at the educational leadershipWorkshop, School of education, cave Hillcampus barbados.Severin, F.O. (2012, April 20). the impact of Violenceon the education of our Young Males. Paneldiscussion organized by the caribbean Male Actionnetwork (cariMAn) chapter, dominica.Soares, J. (2012, March 2). Allegory and politics:reinterpreting the Songs of Solomon, conversationson female embodiment. Presented at Hillcrestdiocesan retreat centre, Anglican diocese ofJamaica, brown’s town, Jamaica.Soares, J. (2011, August 3). Perceptions of thechristian fundamentalist phenomenon in thecaribbean. Presented at connexional local PresbytersSeminar, Methodist church, barbados.Soares, J. (2011, August 2). “images of the contemporarycaribbean church”, Seminar Presented atconnexional local Presbyters Seminar, Methodistchurch, barbados.Hickling, d. (2012, March). effective communicationand programmatic planning. Paper presentedto Mona guild of Students, Jamaica.roberts, d. (2011, September 6–7). Paper presentedat the Public Sector Monitoring committeeSeminar on ‘A Partnership Approach to trueSolutions’, Jamaica conference centre, Jamaica.Severin, F.O. (2011, August 5). Hooked on books.Feature Address at nature island literary Festival& book Fair, uWi Open campus dominica.Severin, F.O. (2012, May 11) training and development.Workshop presentation on Organizationaldevelopment organized by the establishment,Personnel and training department (Hrd unit)and the (Public Service training centre.A C A M P U S F O R T H E T I M E S . . . A C A M P U S F O R T H E F U T U R E71

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