The Finance and General Purposes Committee, (F&GPC) Mona has approved the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus and the Lions Club of Kingston, Mona for the construction and equipping of a Resource Centre for specially challenged students attending the Mona Campus. Under the terms of the agreement, the Lions Club will provide funding for a two storey building for use as a multifaceted resource centre for students with disabilities who require special services and facilities. The building will be constructed on lands adjoining the Office for Special Student Services. F&GPC has also approved the establishment of the Gordon Draper Prize in Human Resource Development. The prize will be awarded annually to the student who has the highest aggregate in the organization development and change sequence of courses offered in the MSC Human Resource Development Programme. Additionally, the student must not have failed any of the courses in the sequence. The value of the award is Five Thousand Dollars (j$5000).