September 2013


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UWI Life

Every year, The UWI welcomes incoming undergraduate and postgraduate students with a series of orientation events coming under the First Year Experience programme. One element, UWI Life, is one of the most anticipated events of the year, providing for students a warm and casual welcoming environment that provides them with much of the information they need to begin their campus journeys.

According to Dr Deirdre Charles, Director of Student Advisory Services at The UWI, the programme was developed to help new students—those in their first year as well as “first timers”—to manage their transition to university life.

As events were unfolding at the Sport and Physical Education Centre (SPEC) in the information section, students were happily surprised by the visit of Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar. The Prime Minister not only spoke briefly to the students, but she spent some time milling about with them, and posed for a few photos as well. Minister of Tertiary Education, Senator Fazal Karim was also on hand, as was the Campus Principal, Professor Clement Sankat. Photos: ANEEL KARIM.