The University of
the West Indies community has as its responsibility, tangible
contribution to the wider society. For the society to develop
there has to be a commitment by the leaders of the society
to active service to humanity. Chancellor Hall, as a part
of the University community has undertaken several projects
aimed at building the society. Our outreach portfolio is
the largest and most extensive on campus.
The Mustard Seed
Community, is one of our beneficiaries, to whom we make
monetary contributions as well as provide with a room on
hall as an exercise area for eight multiply dysfunctional
children. University students are invited to help to exercise
the children, and gain the unqualifiedly experience of interacting
with these children of God, who would otherwise have little
contact with society. The Mustard Seed Communities Project
on Chancellor Hall has been so successful in the four years
of its existence, that it has been accepted as the model
for future projects throughout the Caribbean.
We have also reached
out to many schools in the surrounding community, some of
which are Kintyre Basic, August Town Primary, and Papine
Comprehensive High School. The literacy rate in Jamaica
is very low, and we hope to play our part in increasing
literacy with the help we are providing these schools.
Chancellor Hall also
aids the University Women's Group in an undertaking of their
own. The Home Work Centre, located within Chancellor's confines,
provides a place for children, of University staff and students,
between the ages 5-12 to do home work and play.
The University of the West Indies community has as its responsibility,
tangible contribution to the wider society. For the society
to develop there has to be a commitment by the leaders of
the society to active service to humanity. Chancellor Hall,
as a part of the University community has undertaken several
projects aimed at building the society. Our outreach portfolio
is the largest and most extensive on campus.
The Mustard Seed
Community, is one of our beneficiaries, to whom we make
monetary contributions as well as provide with a room on
hall as an exercise area for eight multiply dysfunctional
children. University students are invited to help to exercise
the children, and gain the unqualifiedly experience of interacting
with these children of God, who would otherwise have little
contact with society. The Mustard Seed Communities Project
on Chancellor Hall has been so successful in the four years
of its existence, that it has been accepted as the model
for future projects throughout the Caribbean.
We have also reached
out to many schools in the surrounding community, some of
which are Kintyre Basic, August Town Primary, and Papine
Comprehensive High School. The literacy rate in Jamaica
is very low, and we hope to play our part in increasing
literacy with the help we are providing these schools.
Chancellor Hall also
aids the University Women's Group in an undertaking of their
own. The Home Work Centre, located within Chancellor's confines,
provides a place for children, of University staff and students,
between the ages 5-12 to do home work and play.
In addition to this we have begun a programme with the Chancellor
Hall's community in mind. Many students both current and
prospective are faced with the plight of financing their
University education, an education which proves to be quite
costly. With this in mind Chancellor Hall present and past
have decided to provide financial aid for six(6) needy students
with high academic achievements; one non-resident Chancellorite
and five resident Chancellorites. These grants will be structured
as not to prevent the awardees from being able to receive
additional aid.
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It is the endeavor
of Chancellor Hall, through our outreach portfolio, to continue
helping those in need. The contributions made are earned
from our primary fund raiser, Spectrum.
Written by Jason
Morris.
THE PICTURES ON THIS
PAGE ARE FROM THE MONA COMMONS BASIC SCHOOL.
The project is one of the many outreach acivites planned
for the academic year 2001/2002. The Chancellor Family is
cognijant of the need for a solid foundation for the nation
and the region. Maximization of the potential of the peoples
is pivotal for the survival of the region and the human
race.
Written by Peter Palmer (Hall Chairman)
