Archived Issue March 2012

Take a closer look is the invitation that is the theme of The UWI’s 2011 Annual Report which is being presented at the annual Campus Council meeting in two days. For an accountant it could offer the scrutiny of an audit; for a scientist, it might be associated with the magnification required for the study of minutiae. While it connects to transparency and accountability – essential concepts in the forelock of good governance – it is also driven by the recognition that sometimes our gaze can be so fixed at what’s happening at eye level that we miss out on what’s happening underfoot. Unseen, there is an energetic, focused community going industriously about its business of building. To see it, you just have to take a closer look. ...read the story >>

Other Top Stories

ECONOMY
Putting food on the table
Culinary Tourism
MENTAL HEALTH
The End of Optimism
Reality check
BOOKS
The Priest who Preached Slavery
Barry Higman reviewed
ESSAY
What a good education means
Ian McDonald

UWI Calendar March - June 2012

Nation Dance
16 March-1 April, 2012
Foreign Language Film Festival
22 March-15 April, 2012
UWI St. Augustine
Hear Malcolm Gladwell
29 March, 2012
Hyatt Regency Hotel, Port-of-Spain
DCFA 25th Anniversary
1-28 April, 2012
UWI St. Augustine
SALALM LVII Conference
16-19 June, 2012
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Biologists’ Conference
25-28 June, 2012
UWI St. Augustine

Also In This Issue

  Annual Report 2011: What we did last year
  Message from the Principal: Do Take a Closer Look
  Honorary doctorate for Prof Reddock
  Recycling our minds
  Engineering all accredited
  Medical students get their own space
  UWI agriculture in Nairobi
  Polish the silverware: Time to put Culinary Tourism on the table
  The End of Optimism
  President and Principal but first of all Engineer
  Of collaboration and cooperation
  Hastings students visit
  Canvas for photos
  The priest who preached slavery
  Look out for Bocas Lit Fest!
  Education for life
  Outstanding dissertation