Jamaica hosts International Conference for Social Work Educators
The 7th Biennial Caribbean and International Social Work Educators Conference will be held at the Social Sciences Lecture Theatre from August 8 – 11.
Co-Chair of the conference & President of the Jamaica Association of Social Work Educators, Dr. John A. Maxwell, says that the conference will deal with various issues affecting social work educators, practitioners, students, researchers and policy makers from across the Caribbean, North America and Europe. Particular emphasis will be placed on the role of social work educators in the formation of professionals competent to serve this population within the region and in the towns and cities across the globe.
This year’s conference is a collaborative effort of the Association of Caribbean Social Work Educators (ACSWE), the Department of Sociology Psychology & Social Work, the Social Welfare Training Centre, UWI, and the Jamaica Association of Social Workers.

Registration packages are ready for collection
Returning students who are Jamaican residents, as well as all medical students are advised that their Registration packages are ready for collection from the venues and dates indicated below:
Social Sciences Lecture Theatre (SSLT) – July 28-August 5, 8:30 a.m - 4:30 p.m.
Assembly Hall – August 8-28, 8:30 a.m.-6:30 .m.
Returning students residing in other contributing countries of the Caribbean are asked to collect packages from the UWI School of Continuing Studies in their respective countries and from the Cave Hill (Barbadian residents) and St. Augustine (residents of Trinidad and Tobago) Campuses beginning August 11.

UWI Mona’s Credit Union emerges regional winner for coveted presentation
The UWI (Mona) & Community Co-op. Credit Union Ltd. was selected from among some 345 credit unions within the Caribbean, by the Caribbean Confederation of Credit Unions to showcase its achievements under the theme “Model Credit Unions, Charting the Way Forward’. This was recently held at the Conference of that body in St. Kitts and Nevis.

The Credit Union was selected on the basis that it satisfied the financial safety and soundness criteria set by the World Council of Credit Unions, as well as the impact it has had as a good corporate citizen on the communities it serves.

One of the highlights of the presentation was the Credit Union’s efforts in building the endowment fund of the University of the West Indies by offering their savings product, the Golden Harvest, to staff and alumni with a view to having them bequeath a part or all of these savings to the UWI. Vice Chancellor Emeritus,
Professor Rex Nettleford, Vice Chancellor E. Nigel Harris and Cabinet Secretary Dr. Carlton Davis are among the first ones to have done this

Orientation for New and Existing Academic and Administrative Staff
The Instructional Development Unit (IDU) invites new and existing members of the academic and senior administrative staff to its orientation workshop. This workshop is designed to acquaint new members of staff with the history, structure and policies of the institution within the context of higher education in the Caribbean. It will also familiarize new members of staff with the programmes, rules, procedures and services of the institution as well as encourage positive staff/student relationships.
The workshop will be held in the Multi-functional Room, Main Library, from August 23 - 24, from 9:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
You may register by e-mail to idu@uwimona.edu.jm or Tel: 970-0376

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