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December 2017
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Sub-committees on each campus have been working to construct the calendar of activities. Mr. Iton has now announced that the opening event will be an Interfaith Service at The UWI Chapel, Mona, Jamaica on Sunday, January 7, beginning at 9.15 am. Mr. Iton has also revealed the 70th Anniversary logo, which was selected through a logo design competition extended to university staff, students and alumni.
About the 70th Anniversary Logo The logo features the pelican—an enduring symbol of The UWI—illustrating that the University has indeed soared in its achievements since its humble beginnings 70 years ago. It is also representative of an ongoing journey, and The UWI’s commitment to sustained public service, leadership, research and institutional excellence to propel the people of the region along a progressive and prosperous path. |
The UWI has been preparing to launch a year of activities to celebrate its 70th anniversary with a central planning committee, chaired by the University Registrar, Mr. C. William Iton.
Entries were invited during the period August 1 to August 31, 2017. “A panel of judges—comprising Campus Registrars' nominees, student and alumni representatives—reviewed and deliberated over 80 entries. Submissions were assessed using a specific scoring criteria which included evaluation of its colour harmony; complementarity to The UWI logo; colour harmony; scalability; simplicity as well as the overall logo symbolism, designer’s concept and intent. From this process, alumnus, Mr. Kemal Brown emerged with the most preferred design,” said Mr. Iton.