b'Principals Message Inthemidstofournewnormal,weremained committed to ensuring that our academic endeavours were aligned with the needs of society and industry. Coping with, navigating and slowing the spread of the virus were the national priorities, and they became ourstoo.OurstudentsandstaffintheFacultyof It is my pleasure to present the Annual Report of the activities ofMedicalScienceswereinvolvedinhandsanitiser The University of the West Indies, Mona Campus for the 2019-2020production and assisting the Ministry of Health and Wellness in manning the National COVID-19 helplines. Academic Year. In 2018 when I applied to become Principal of the MonaOur students and staff in the Faculty of Engineering Campus, I had dreams, determination and dedication as my focal pointsrepaired ventilators from the University Hospital of theWestIndies.Indeed,alloftheMonaCampus in the desire to serve in this most critical opportunity. community became a response team in supporting thenationaleffortsthroughinitiativeslikethese and the many public and virtual fora, symposia, and Twoyearslaterthedeterminationanddedicationdemand,andwewereextendingoursphereofseminars geared toward helping the nation and the remain the same but the dream has changed.As I reflectinfluencethroughmanystrategicpartnershipswithregion navigate this unfamiliar space and time.on the 2019-2020 academic year I was overwhelmedprivate and public sector entities. 8 by the magnitude of the original financial crisis beingWearestillinthemidstofthepandemicand9faced in August 2019, not knowing an even greaterOurfocusshifteddramaticallyinMarch2020asunsureaboutwhatourcollectivefutureswilllook national and global crisis would occupy and requirewewereforcedtocontendwiththenewrealitieslike, nonetheless we are hopeful. We are optimistic every component of the administration, staff, studentsassociated with the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.because we created new ways to survive and even and alumni. But I am even more impressed by theLifeasweknewitwouldneverbethesameandthriveamidstthemostsignificantthreatthatthe response of The UWI Mona Family as we consolidated,many of our plans had to be halted immediately. Thewhole of humanity has had to confront in a century. committed, cooperated and connected to realign ourfinancial challenges we experienced were magnified,Reimagining and reconfiguring our lives in the new resources with resilience and responsiveness.I offerand anxiety about the future became a more presentnormalenabledustokeepmovingforward.Our my thanks to the entire Mona Campus team who havecompanion.family was resourceful and inventive - reprising tried demonstratedtheresilienceandresponsivenesstoand true solutions to fit our unique circumstances. every request and change which faced the Campus.We were down, but we were certainly not out. Even asWe have been resilient and responsive because as a Thank you. we grappled with the anxiety that came to characterizecommunity and as a people we possess deep-seated everyday life, our staff and students were resolved tocourage bred through generations of trials and hard-At the end of the 2018-2019 Academic Year we werekeep holding on to individual and collective dreams.wontriumphs.Wechangedourmethodsasmany cautiously optimistic about our Campus future. WeWe began to pivot. We quickly mobilized to digitize ourPROFESSOR DALE WEBBER times as we had to but we never abandoned our core had been making steady progress on the strategiclearning environment in a matter of weeks. While wePro Vice-Chancellor and Principal mission to support the development of this country priorities we had focused on based on The UWI Tripleworked to get all our courses online, our partners andThe University of the West Indies, Mona and this region.A Strategic Plan. We were particularly concerned withalumni worked along with us to ensure that our needy restoring financial health to the Campus. We had highstudents had the devices to access the virtual learning hopesthatourcapitalprojectswouldhelpreducespace. We also intensified our fundraising efforts toWe are optimistic because we created new ways to survive overheadcosts,especiallywithourutilities,whilesupport our students, especially those who were nowand even thrive amidst the most significant threat that the affording us new opportunities for revenue generation.at risk for not graduating due to the economic fallout Our academic programmes had never been in greateroccasioned by the pandemic.whole of humanity has had to confront in a century. ANNUAL REPORT 2019/20 Realigning our Resources with Resilience and Resourcefulness'