THE LIBRARY MONA Year ending July 31, 2004 - Uwi.edu

Using the opportunity to reflect on the changes he had experienced overhis period of service, he indicated that there was improvement in thequality of the course outlines, course work, standards of evaluation,required reading and in the level of detail provided in the grading schemesused by internal examiners. “It is clear that the Mona School of Business isdelivering a programme and not just courses. The programme isfundamentally sound and is comparable to most EMBA programmesoffered in North America.”ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIESExecutive-in-Residence – Lecture SeriesThe Executive-in-Residence, Mr James Moss-Solomon started theExecutive Lecture Series in 2002. Since then faculty and students of theUniversity have had the pleasure of listening to leading entrepreneurs inJamaica. The noteworthy list to date includes: Hon Lascelles Chin, OJ, CD,Mrs Donna Duncan Scott, Mr Michael Lee-Chin, Hon Dr Gordon “Butch” Stewart,OJ, CD, LLD and Mrs Jennifer Samuda, OD and Dr Marshall Hall, GroupManaging Director, Jamaica Producers Group.Entrepreneur-in-Residence – Business DevelopmentOur Entrepreneur-in-Residence is The Honourable Karl Hendrickson,OJ, CD. Under Mr Hendrickson’s leadership, a project has beendeveloped in the agricultural sector in which it is proposed that smallfarmers be organized in such a way as to make them more efficient in whatthey produce.At present there is an experimental group consisting of a largesupermarket chain, a large importer/distributor of fresh produce, a packerof domestic produce for export and a large farm. The aim of this venture isto have structured operating businesses come together to see if someorder could be instilled in the fresh produce trade where volumes areknown ahead of time, imports can be controlled and farmers organized togive the services required at improved costs and efficiencies.OTHER MSB PROGRAMMESVincent HoSang Entrepreneurship Programme – “Students toEntrepreneurs”520