SUNDAY 23 APRIL, 2017 – UWI TODAY
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UWISt.Augustinereceived
a very special guest in
March
–West Indies cricket
legend Sir Everton Weekes.
Sir Everton, along with
Sir Clyde Walcott and Sir
Frank Worrell, made up the
trinity of Barbados-born
great batsman referred to
as the “three Ws”. He was
in Trinidad for the “Sir
Frank Memorial Lecture”,
held on March 10 at the
Central Bank Auditorium,
an event to commemorate
the 50th anniversary of the passing of Sir FrankWorrell. Sir
Everton was recognised with the Noble Spirit Award at the
lecture. His visit to the Campus included a stop at the Sir
Frank Worrell Cricket Ground at the Sports and Physical
Education Centre (SPEC). He also met with Director of
SPEC, Major David Benjamin and Campus Registrar Mr.
Richard Saunders.
CAMPUS NEWS
On Thursday, March 16, 2017,
Dr. Luz Longsworth was inducted as the third Pro Vice-Chancellor and Principal of
The UWI Open Campus. Dr. Longsworth is also the third female leader of the Campus. The induction ceremony took
place in Belize, where the new Pro Vice-Chancellor is a naturalised citizen, having served in the country through various
capacities in academia and business. It was witnessed by over 150 guests including the Governor General of Belize, Sir
Colville Young; the Lord Mayor of Belize, Darrell Bradley; government ministers and UWI officials and academics from
across the Caribbean. In the photo Dr. Longsworth stands (centre) with members of The UWI Senior Management Team
(standing) and her family and friends (seated).
DR. LUZ LONGSWORTH
continues tradition of female leadership at the Open Campus
Seminar Focuses
on Improving
PROJECT
MANAGEMENT
in T&T
Over 80 participants
– project management professionals,
academics, students, and delegates from industry gathered at the
Faculty of Engineering of the St. Augustine Campus for a seminar
on best project management practices.
Hosted by the Industrial Engineering Office of the Faculty of
Engineering in collaborationwith the Technology and Engineering
Management Society (TEMS) Chapter and the Education Society
(EdS) Chapter of the IEEE Trinidad and Tobago Section, the event
was the Ninth Public Seminar on “Project Management Practices
in the Caribbean” (PM9 Seminar).
PM9 sought to facilitate awareness and the use of best project
management practices and related concepts, models and tools in
public and private sector organisations. PM9 was facilitated by Dr.
Ruel Ellis, the Chairman of the EdS Chapter.
Presentation topics included using earned value to improve
project delivery, project management best practice framework
in the tourism sector, public health transformation in project
management best practice, and developing an approach for
assessing the impacts of smart building strategies in T&T.
Presenters included Mr. Keone Jackman, Project Engineer
at Petrotrin; Mrs. Simone Medina, Director of Research and
Planning (Ag.) at the Ministry of Tourism; Mr. Kevin I. Thomas,
Project Manager of the Caribbean Network for Integrated Rural
Development; andMs. Lollita Kissoondath Singh, Project Engineer
at KAIZEN Environmental Services (Trinidad) Limited.
Professor Kit Fai Pun, of the Industrial Engineering Office
gave a welcoming address to participants, and Mr. Colin Gopaul,
the Vice-Chair of IEEEtt Section delivered a keynote speech.
David Drakes, Chair of the IET-Local Network and Kester Gabriel,
Counselor of the ASQ, Trinidad and Tobago, also shared some
introductory remarks to participants. PM9 was sponsored by the
Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) Local Network,
and the American Society for Quality (ASQ), Trinidad and Tobago.
“W”
for
West Indies
Sir Everton Weekes
PHOTO: ANEEL KARIM
Sir Everton at SPEC with members of the UWI St. Augustine cricket teams.
PHOTO: ANEEL KARIM
