Professor of Teacher Education in the Institute of Teacher Education at the UWI, Mona Campus, Professor Errol Miller, has been named the recipient of the 2004 Education International Albert Shanker Education Award. The Albert Shanker Award is given to a teacher or other education employee in recognition of an outstanding personal contribution to education. The awardee’s professional action must have demonstrated that quality education requires quality teachers and education employees.

The recently concluded 8th Biennial Staff Intercampus Games saw the Mona Campus copping five of the eight titles contested, over the Cave Hill and St. Augustine Campuses. The Games were keenly contested from July 19 to July 24, 2004 at the Mona Bowl. There were competitions in Netball, Football, Basketball, Volleyball, Lawn Tennis, Table Tennis, Track, and Cricket.

The Office of Graduate Studies and Research, UWI, Mona is advising all new and returning graduate students that they may collect their registration packages at the Office as of August 3. Students are further advised that if they wish to collect their packages at the nearest University Centre they should call the Office of Graduate Studies and Research at 935-8263 or 935-8708 or email postgrad@uwimona.edu.jm The normal registration period is September 6 to 10. Late registration will be accepted September 13-17 on payment of a late registration fee.

The Mona School of Business, UWI is inviting qualified persons to submit entries to the Vincent HoSang Entrepreneurship Incubation Programme. The programme is opened to final year undergraduate students, graduate students and researchers at the UWI Mona Campus. The Vincent HoSang Entrepreneurship Incubation Programme is an initiative sponsored by prominent and successful Jamaican entrepreneur based in the USA, Mr. Vincent HoSang.