Message from the Student Services and Development Manager

Welcome to the Aston Preston Hall Website!

This platform now serves as one of our principal media of communication with you.

As a unit within the Office of Student Services and Development, Aston Preston Hall provides a wide range of opportunities for the growth and development of our students through a multiplicity of targeted student-centred programmes: arts and culture, sports, volunteerism and outreach, leadership, environmental awareness, academic support and many others. Our students are encouraged to take advantage of these offerings to enhance and cultivate their skills and competencies that will make them competitive and distinctive students and graduates of the University.

We constantly keep abreast of the needs of our students. We are aware that our new students experience unique challenges in acclimatizing to a new environment and consequently have a need to connect, to access pertinent support and services and to function in a wholesome and stimulating learning space. We have therefore designed for them a residential version of the First Year Experience (FYE) Programme; an exciting learning experience which is guaranteed to aid in their smooth transition into the University and through their first year of studies. The FYE Programme, in conjunction with other co-curricular offerings, is designed to complement their academic pursuits, creating for them the holistic UWI, Mona experience.

The Second-Year Transitional Experience Programme (STEP) focuses on civic engagement through volunteerism and outreach; while the Third Year Experience (TYE) Programme features professional development for employment and/or readiness for graduate studies locally and abroad. Among other important values, we:

  • Encourage critical thinking
  • Create healthy learning environments
  • Enhance the creative potential of our students
  • Foster an ethic of care with a commitment to social justice
  • Emphasize honesty, integrity and truth
  • Promote leadership and teamwork

In hall, we have an expert team of Resident Advisors, Administrative and Facilities Staff, and Student Leaders who are available to provide you with any assistance necessary for you to make the best of your university experience. 

Have a wonderful and successful academic year!