b'Chairmans MessageThe year under review was theIn January 2020, we all anticipated the New Yearhostingwebinarsandactivelyparticipatingin most challenging period for thewith hope having determined the vision for thepublic discourse on COVID-19, its effect on the University.Nevercouldwehaveimaginedtheeconomy,thementalhealthofthepopulation, Mona Campus of The UniversitydevastatingeffectoftheCOVID-19pandemicand the impact on children who are now being whichdisruptedourplansandthreatenedtheeducated via electronic platforms. of the West Indies since itsviability of the University.formation in 1948. Despitetheseveredislocationcausedbythe The University had to make significant adjustmentsCOVID-19 pandemic, the University was able to totheseplanswhichrequiredsacrificefromachieve most of its objectives, primarily the time-The University has been grappling with the twinstaff,facultyandstudents.Wehadtouseourhonoured tradition of the annual graduation of its challenge of meeting the Governments mandateonlineplatformtodelivercourses.Wehadtostudents, albeit virtually.todeliveraffordable,highqualitytertiaryadjust our approach to student accommodation; educationandresearchwhileoperatingwithinandtheUniversityalsohadtoincurunplannedFor the future, UWI Mona will continue to deliver 6 thefiscalconstraintsofthecountry.TheUWIcoststomeettheMinistryofHealthssafetyonitsmandatetoproducegraduateswhowill7Mona,workingwithintheONEUWIstrategicprotocols which includes physical distancing andpower the development of the West Indies and framework, developed plans to improve accesssanitization. continue the global library of knowledge through via new channels of delivery by expanding theourresearch,asweadvancelearningwhich range of courses and programmes offered. It alsoThroughoutthepandemictheUniversitywillenablethepositivetransformationofthe developed and began to implement initiatives tocontinued to be source of public information byCaribbean and the wider world.align its objectives with those of Jamaica and the Caribbean region, while working to restore the academy to sound financial health.Throughout the pandemic the University continued to be source of Theacademicandfinancialyearbeganwithpublic information by hosting webinars and actively participating in carefullydevelopedplanstoexpandthe Universitybyacceptingandtrainingstudentspublic discourse on COVID-19, its effect on the economy, the mental to meet the increasing demands of the society as well as to manage costs and achieve greaterhealth of the population, and the impact on children who are now levels of efficiency in its operations. Plans werebeing educated via electronic platforms. HON. EARL JARRETT alsoadvancedtoworkwithPublic-Private Partners (PPP) as key stakeholders in our goal to OJ, CD, JP, CStJ, Hon. LL.D, Hon. Ed.D,achieve sustainability in the provision of water, Hon. D. Univ, FCA energyandstudenthousingwhileproviding Chairman fundingtotheUniversityfromthesurpluses The UWI, Mona Campus Council generated therefrom. ANNUAL REPORT 2019/20 Realigning our Resources with Resilience and Resourcefulness'