The University of the West Indies is pleased to announce that Mr Dennis Walcott, former Chancellor of the New York Department of Education, has been appointed Honorary Distinguished Fellow of The University. 
 
As Chancellor in the New York City Administration under then Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Chancellor Walcott oversaw a system of more than 1,700 schools, with 1.1 million students, 136,000 employees and a US$23 billion budget.  Over a 12-year period, there were transformative changes in education in New York City, including a 40% increase in the graduation rate, a reduction by 50% of the dropout rate, and crime in schools reduced by 93%.
 

The UWI’s Link to the Bermuda Triangle Phenomenon
 

When the Star Ariel, a British South American Airways Corporation airliner vanished on January 17, 1949, the original Royal Charter incorporating the University College of the West Indies was also lost. The terms of what was the first official document of the forerunner to The University of the West Indies would later be incorporated in Letters Patent which were sealed and sent as an official replacement, received in November 1949.

Former Prime Minister of Jamaica, The Hon. Bruce Golding, is to serve as an Honorary Distinguished Fellow at The University of the West Indies (UWI), effective February 1, 2014.
 
 The 5-year non-salaried appointment will afford Mr. Golding an opportunity to undertake empirical research and to offer recommendations with emphasis on public administration and economic development. He is also expected to develop vital linkages between the public and private sectors with a view to identifying and promoting practical areas for dynamic collaboration.
 In addition, Mr. Golding will work to:

Ceremonies to be held in Kingston and Montego Bay

Jamaica and the Caribbean’s largest group of trained cartoon animators will graduate Saturday February 8 from a six-month intensive animation course in a programme offered by the Caribbean Institute of Media and Communication (CARIMAC) at the University of the West Indies (UWI).

A total of forty three (43) trained animators will receive their certificates of achievement and completion in two graduation ceremonies to be held respectively at the UWI’s Mona Campus in Kingston and at the University’s Western Jamaica Campus in Montego Bay, during the second week of February.