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December 2014
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This year alone, we have conferred degrees on a total of 4,232 graduates, of whom 3,008 received first degrees and 1,224 received higher degrees (including 37 MPhils, 21 PhDs and 20 MDs). Our Campus has never before done this well. Over the last seven years, The UWI St. Augustine Campus has now produced more than 25,000 graduates; and we remain confident that these graduates will continue to follow in the footsteps of the many who have gone before them and assume their place in society, nationally, regionally and internationally as exemplary and responsible global citizens who are able to make a meaningful contribution. Everywhere I go and meet citizens of Trinidad and Tobago, I hear of my son or daughter going to The UWI, or graduating, or is a graduate of The UWI. I hear this being proudly stated by farmers, fisher folk, taxi drivers, teachers, cashiers, etc. I feel a deep sense of pride in what our University has been able to accomplish, and the power of education and especially tertiary education to change lives. We at The UWI have been doing so for 66 years, and hearing these comments from our citizens, especially from all walks of life, encourage us at The UWI to continue to work even harder to create a better future for all – the Ivory Tower has been shattered! This is an excerpt from the remarks of Pro Vice-Chancellor and Campus Principal, Professor Clement Sankat at the Graduation cocktail reception in honour of The UWI’s Honorary Graduands on October 24, 2014. |
This year, we pay tribute to seven extraordinary individuals who have contributed significantly to our country, the Caribbean region and the world. They have all opened new vistas for Caribbean people through their accomplishments – scholarship, innovation, creativity, determination and care for those less fortunate – and The UWI is pleased to confer on them honorary doctorates in recognition: His Excellency Anthony Thomas Aquinas Carmona (LLD); Mr. Adrian Camps-Campins (DLITT); Ms. Catherine Rukmini Kumar (LLD); Ms. Rhonda Mary Maingot (LLD); Mr. Subesh Ramjattan (DLITT); Sir Ronald Sanders (DLITT); Mrs. McCartha Linda Sandy-Lewis, Calypso Rose (DLITT).