{"id":118,"date":"2017-10-10T12:32:38","date_gmt":"2017-10-10T16:32:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sta.uwi.edu\/fss\/dms\/management-society-university-west-indies-msu\/"},"modified":"2026-05-17T14:31:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T18:31:24","slug":"management-society-university-west-indies-msu","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sta.uwi.edu\/fss\/dms\/management-society-university-west-indies-msu\/","title":{"rendered":"The Management Society of the University of the West Indies (MSU)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; link_text_color=&#8221;#2C75BE&#8221; link_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; link_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; ul_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; ul_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; ol_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; ol_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; ol_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; quote_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; quote_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; quote_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; header_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; header_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; header_2_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; header_3_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; header_4_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; header_4_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; header_5_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; header_5_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; header_6_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; header_6_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">The Management Society of the University of the West Indies (MSU) is a professionally managed society, binding all students by providing opportunities for the enhancement of managerial and technical skills, while enriching the university experience for its members. 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