A major changing of the guard is anticipated next year at The University of the West Indies when no less than four senior managers will proceed on retirement, necessitating the appointment of suitable persons to replace them. The University Council, meeting in Extraordinary session on Thursday, November 9 at the Mona Campus, agreed on replacements for three of the four positions: Principal of the Mona Campus, Pro Vice-Chancellor for Undergraduate Studies, and Pro Vice-Chancellor for the Outreach Sector. The fourth position – that of University Registrar – is still to be decided.
Professor Gordon Shirley won the approval of the University Council to become Principal of the Mona Campus, effective August 1, 2007 on the retirement of current Pro-Vice Chancellor and Principal, Professor Elsa Leo-Rhynie; Professor Alvin Wint will take up the position of Pro Vice-Chancellor for Undergraduate Studies upon the retirement of PVC Professor Marlene Hamilton and Professor Hazel Simmons-McDonald, Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Education at Cave Hill, will take on responsibility for the Non-Campus Countries and Distance Education as Pro Vice-Chancellor upon the retirement next year of PVC Professor Lawrence Carrington. Council also agreed to reappoint for a further five years Pro Vice-Chancellor, Professor Hilary Beckles, as Principal of the Cave Hill Campus.