Flash, a feisty yellow-headed caracara (Milvago chimachima), looks unbothered by the smiling presence of Alana Joseph, a volunteer at the El Socorro Centre for Wildlife Conservation and UWI graduate student. The small bird of prey, along with several other animals including an owl, rabbits, dogs, an anaconda and even a pony, were on campus as part of “Unwind your Mind”, an initiative of The UWI Counselling and Psychological Service (CAPS). Unwind your Mind took place on March 20.
The yellow-headed caracara is a resilient little bird, able to adapt to urban environments, and has gone from “rare” to “relatively common” in Trinidad and Tobago. That spirit of resilience is echoed in the energy of The UWI St Augustine Campus itself. On March 19, we hosted the annual St Augustine Campus Council Meeting, a gathering of the university and campus leadership, as well as key stakeholders. The purpose of the meeting is to report on the previous year and reveal the ideas and strategies driving the current direction.
This year’s Council theme was “Bold Strokes”, emphasising UWI St Augustine’s ambitious and audacious approach to facing the challenges of institutional development, as well as the development of Caribbean society. Like Flash the yellow-headed caracara, UWI faces a changing world with resiliency, adaptability and an unflinching eye.
PHOTO: ANEEL KARIM
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