Wellness is achieved by practising good habits and eliminating harmful ones. It requires taking positive control of lifestyle choices you can influence. What good wellness habits have you incorporated in your lifestyle? Take a moment to think about them and to congratulate yourself for being consistent in carrying them out. Recommit to doing them regularly.

Message from the UWI Wellness Committee

The Mona Academic Conference 2007 takes place from Friday, August 31 to Sunday, September 2 under the theme “Freedom: Retrospective and Prospective.” The Conference officially begins with an Opening Ceremony on Friday, August 31 at 6:00 pm at the Undercroft, UWI Mona. The keynote address will be delivered by Professor Ruth Simmons, President and Professor of Comparative Literature and of African Studies, Brown University. Honourable Maxine Henry-Wilson, Minister of Education and Youth will bring greetings on this occasion.

The University of the West Indies, Mona wishes to further advise that following the passage of Hurricane Dean the Campus has returned to normality since Wednesday, August 22.

Water, electricity and the Campus’ information technology and telecommunications systems including student registration information systems, broadband and dial up services have been restored.

Faculty and all members of staff are required to report for normal work no later than Thursday, August 23.

Throughout 2007, the Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, under the guidance of the Dean, Professor Ronald Young and Sub-Dean, Novelette Saddler McKnight, has engaged in several outreach programmes island-wide to address the issue of developing greater interest, motivation and skill among Jamaica’s secondary-level students in the area of science and technology.