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UWI Mona Library to Measure Library Service Quality
Posted: April 05, 2012
The UWI Mona Library is one of the recipients of the Association of Research Libraries LibQUAL+® In-Kind Grant for 2012.
LibQUAL+® is a survey developed by the Association of Research Libraries to measure library service quality and identify best practices. The programme’s centrepiece is a rigorously tested Web-based survey paired with training that helps libraries assess and improve library services, change organizational culture, and market the library.
The survey is being introduced to the UWI community and the information gained will provide a better understanding of how well the Library meets the needs of the community and what improvements can be made to serve the population better.
UWI Research Improving Diabetes Care in the Region
Posted: April 05, 2012
Scientific studies and appraisal of some bush remedies at the University of the West Indies, (UWI) Mona have found that these “bushes” though possibly having beneficial ingredients also have potential toxins which can be harmful to individuals and that these cultural practices greatly impact on the health of the region.
UWI, Mona Student Takes National Junior Chess Crown
Posted: March 29, 2012
Stuart James captured the 2012 National Junior Chess Championships, which took place recently and featured the eight highest locally rated chess players under the age of 20. James, a second year student at the University of the West Indies, started the event as the favourite based on his recent performance in the John Powell Open in which he defeated and placed ahead of several National Masters to tie for first place.
MSB Team Wins IDS Innovation Grant
Posted: March 15, 2012
A two-member team from the Mona School of Business (MSB) Centre for Excellence at UWI has won a technical Innovation Grant from the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) for their proposal for the Agriculture Evidence Research Assistant App. The winning team of Gebre Wallace and Matthew McNaughton was among five teams that won IDS Grants from a total of 70 applicants. The Grants were open to technical staff / application developers who were based in an organization in a developing country, with over 190 countries being eligible.
UWI Confers Prince Harry with Two Awards
Posted: March 14, 2012
His Royal Highness, Prince Henry of Wales (always known as Prince Harry) was conferred with two awards by The University of the West Indies (UWI) on Tuesday, March 6 during his visit to the Mona Campus.
UWI Mona Completes Successful Pan Am Chess Venture
Posted: March 14, 2012
The UWI, Mona Campus successfully competed at the 2011 Pan American Intercollegiate Chess Championships, which took place December 26-31 in Dallas, Texas, placing third in the "Best International team" award category.
The Championship featured the best universities and colleges in the region including several Grand and International Masters. UWI, Mona fell short by only a half point in the final round match against the higher seeded University of Texas, having earlier registered impressive wins over Florida Atlantic University, and Arizona State University, and gained a hard fought draw with Texas Tech University.
UWI, Mona Embarks on Infrastructural Development Programme
Posted: March 14, 2012
The University of the West Indies, (UWI), Mona has embarked on a programme of infrastructural development to provide quality new facilities for students as well as renovating and upgrading buildings to achieve maximum functionality and aesthetic appeal on the Campus. The flagship building in this programme is the new multi-storey Basic Medical Sciences Complex, which is expected to be completed for the start of the 2012/2013 academic year.
This was announced by Principal of The UWI, Mona Campus, Professor Gordon Shirley at the annual meeting of the Mona Campus Council held Friday, March 2, 2012 in the Council Room. Professor Shirley was reporting on developments at the Mona Campus over the past year.
HRH Prince Henry of Wales Visits UWI, Mona on March 6
Posted: March 05, 2012
The University of the West Indies, Mona will play host to Prince Henry of Wales, popularly known as Prince Harry, on Tuesday, March 6, 2012, as part of a visit to Jamaica to commemorate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee - the 60th year since her coronation as Queen of England.
Prince Harry’s visit to Jamaica is one of three visits to Commonwealth countries in the Caribbean. The other two stops are in Belize and The Bahamas. This is the first time that Prince Harry will be on an official duty on behalf of The Queen. It is also his first time in the Caribbean.
March is Movie Month at Mona
Posted: February 27, 2012
The Department of Literatures in English and the Institute of Caribbean Studies, UWI, Mona will host a series of activities in March under the theme “March is Movie Month at Mona”. The activities will take the form of talks, discussions, guest lectures and film screenings every Friday at 6:00 pm at the Neville Hall Lecture Theatre (N1) throughout the month of March.
The Movie Month activities will focus on Jamaican film and will begin on March 2 with a guest lecture by filmmaker Barbara Blake Hannah on the topic “Harder and Betta: Fifty Years of Jamaican Cinema”. Ms Hannah has made six documentaries and two feature films for television and is the main driving force behind the Reggae Film Festival. She is also an author and music journalist.
Homecoming & Commemoration Celebrations 2012
Posted: February 13, 2012
The University of the West Indies, Mona Campus will host its annual Homecoming & Commemoration Celebrations over the period February 16-19, 2012. Mona’s Homecoming & Commemoration Celebrations provide an opportunity to celebrate the founding of the University, to acknowledge its unique position as the only higher education institution with a presence throughout the English speaking Caribbean, while assisting to engender a greater sense of belonging and develop a feeling of camaraderie among staff, students and alumni.