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The Return to Campus: UWI Life Student Orientation 2022

For Release Upon Receipt - August 30, 2022

St. Augustine


ST. AUGUSTINE, Trinidad and Tobago. Tuesday August 30, 2022 –After two years of being hosted virtually, students will be able to meet their peers and teaching staff in-person at UWI Life Student Orientation 2022. This year’s event themed, “Discover Your Power” takes place on Friday 2nd September 2022 at 9:30am at JFK Auditorium at The University of the West Indies (The UWI) St. Augustine Campus.

"The team at the Division of Student Services and Development (DSSD) is excited for the return of the in-person staging of the UWI Life events. Over the years UWI Life has become our flagship FYE programme that plays a crucial role in breaking the ice for our new students,” said Dr. Deirdre Charles, Director, DSSD, The UWI St. Augustine Campus. “It has been integral in familiarizing our students with the campus and helping them to forge and solidify friendships and acquaintances that will become support systems for them during their time with us,” added Dr. Charles.

UWI Life was conceptually designed in 1999 as an innovative way to introduce new students to the ins and outs of campus life and customarily features student and support network events. It is a forum where new students meet Campus Management, Faculty Deans and support staff, in an environment that promotes well-rounded student experience and integration into the Campus community. The event is open to new and current students who have not been on campus because of the pandemic and virtual teaching.

“We consider it an important event and urge all our new students to attend. We are so very happy to be hosting UWI Life in-person again and can't wait to meet our students there!" said Dr. Charles. Specially invited guests from The UWI St. Augustine Campus include Professor Rose-Marie Belle Antoine, Pro Vice-Chancellor and Campus Principal, Mr. Kobe Sandy, President, The UWI St. Augustine Guild of Students as well as Dr. Dianne Douglas, Clinical Psychologist specializing in Clinical and Community Psychology and the founder and Director of Douglas and Associates Limited.

The student community at The UWI comprise of students from across the Caribbean region.  Students are encouraged to bring their flags, represent their home country and show their pelican pride. Visit the following website to register: https://bit.ly/UWILifeRegisterNow. 

A separate virtual session, “UWI Life Support” will also be hosted for parents, guardians, spouses of our new students on Thursday 1st September, 2022 at 6 p.m.  Register to participate online https://bit.ly/UWILifeSupport. They are invited to join the conversation and have UWI Administration answer their questions.     

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About The University of the West Indies 

The UWI has been and continues to be a pivotal force in every aspect of Caribbean development; residing at the centre of all efforts to improve the well-being of people across the region. 

From a university college of London in Jamaica with 33 medical students in 1948, The UWI is today an internationally respected, global university with near 50,000 students and five campuses: Mona in Jamaica, St. Augustine in Trinidad and Tobago, Cave Hill in Barbados, Five Islands in Antigua and Barbuda and its Open Campus, and 10 global centres in partnership with universities in North America, Latin America, Asia, Africa and Europe. 

The UWI offers over 800 certificate, diploma, undergraduate and postgraduate degree options in Culture, Creative and Performing Arts, Food and Agriculture, Engineering, Humanities and Education, Law, Medical Sciences, Science and Technology, Social Sciences, and Sport. As the Caribbean’s leading university, it possesses the largest pool of Caribbean intellect and expertise committed to confronting the critical issues of our region and wider world. 

The UWI has been consistently ranked among the top universities globally by the most reputable ranking agency, Times Higher Education (THE). In the latest World University Rankings 2022, released in September 2021, The UWI moved up an impressive 94 places from last year. In the current global field of some 30,000 universities and elite research institutes, The UWI stands among the top 1.5%. 

The UWI is the only Caribbean-based university to make the prestigious lists since its debut in the rankings in 2018. In addition to its leading position in the Caribbean, it is also in the top 20 for Latin America and the Caribbean and the top 100 global Golden Age universities (between 50 and 80 years old).  The UWI is also featured among the leading universities on THE’s Impact Rankings for its response to the world’s biggest concerns, outlined in the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including Good Health and Wellbeing; Gender Equality and Climate Action. 

For more, visit www.uwi.edu.

 

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