SUNDAY 5TH APRIL, 2015 – UWI TODAY
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OUR CAMPUS
Veterinary
Medicine’s
newDirector
Professor Bhakthavatsalam Murali Manohar
is a
veterinary pathologist from India. He has graduated from
Madras Veterinary College, Tamil Nadu, India. He is a
renowned board-certified pathologist and has had a long
tenure as Head of the Department, Director, Centre for
Animal Health Studies, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal
Sciences University which was founded in 1989 as the first
veterinary university in South East Asia. Later he became
the Dean, Madras Veterinary College, Chennai, India.
He has rich experience in teaching for the past 38 years
in his subject of specialisation, and in research. He was a
former President of the Indian Association of Veterinary
Pathologists. He served on many professional committees
at state and national levels in India. He has more than
280 research articles published in peer-reviewed scientific
journals. He was the advisor to more than 40 M.V.Sc. and
Ph.D. students. He had undergone special training in
“Toxicopathology” at the College of Veterinary Medicine
at Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA. He received
many awards/honours by professional societies of national
and international scientific bodies. He was the recipient
of an International Research Professorship award by the
American Society for Microbiology.
Professor
Bhakthavatsalam
Murali Manohar
In response to the increasing
financial challenges being
faced by the Campus, a Fundraising and Alumni Affairs
Unit (FAA) was created in 2013 as part of the new Office of
Institutional Advancement and Internationalisation, with
the mandate to increase philanthropic giving to the Campus
and strengthen engagement with our thousands of graduates
across all social and economic sectors.
In keeping with this mandate, the FAA and the Institute
of International Relations (IIR) invited Mr O’Neil Outar,
Senior Associate Dean and Director of Development for
the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University for
a special consultation during the period 25 to 28 February,
2015.MrOutar, whowas born inGuyana, met withmembers
of Senior Management, Deans, the Endowment Fund and
other members of the campus community to consult
and give guidance on matters related to strengthening
and expanding the university’s philanthropic ecosystem.
Mr Outar’s contributions were highly impacting and his
insights and thoughtful reactions – based upon his specialist
experience in raising funds for Harvard, MIT, the University
of Alberta and Tufts University – were most constructive
in advancing The UWI’s own thinking about how it can
strengthen and accelerate its philanthropic agenda.
In his current position, Mr Outar leads the fundraising
enterprise for the largest of Harvard’s seven faculties: the
Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Prior to joiningHarvard, he led
the University of Alberta’s alumni and fundraising enterprise
as the school’s first Vice President of Advancement, building
an organisation that set new records in both fundraising
and alumni engagement, which were critical in establishing
the vital foundation to support the university’s ambitious
emphasis on research, and teaching and learning. It is
heartening to see a son of the Caribbean achieving so
significantly at a global level and commendable that he
has demonstrated his commitment to the Caribbean by
generously giving his time and expertise to the regional
university.
FromHarvardtotheUWI
Building a Philanthropic Future
UWI, IBF
Sign
Landmark
Banking
Internship
Deal
The UWI and The Institute of Banking
and
Finance (IBF) of Trinidad and Tobago have entered
into a partnership that will facilitate university
graduates in taking internships in the banking
sector. The IBF Internship Programme was
formalised through an MOU signed on March 5 at
The Principal’s Office at the St Augustine Campus.
The initiative coincideswithTheUWI’smission
of providing students with relevant education and
training for professional advancement and personal
growth, as well as meeting the requirements of the
various sectors for capable, high-skills labour.
Pro Vice-Chancellor and Campus Principal
Clement K Sankat signed theMOUon behalf ofThe
UWI, while President of the Institute of Banking,
Joel-Ann Cook-Walcott, represented IBF.
“This is the first time that industry, education
and profession have come together for capable,
knowledgeable and trained professionals.
This initiative is also for finance and banking
professionals to remain relevant through ongoing
certification,” Mrs. Cook-Walcott said.
Professor Sankat and Mrs Cook-Walcott (president
of IBF) sign the MOU. Darryl White, President of
the Bankers’ Association of Trinidad and Tobago
looks on.
O’Neil Outar
“a partnership that
will facilitate university
graduates in taking
internships in the
banking sector”
