SUNDAY 13TH MARCH, 2016 – UWI TODAY
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CAMPUS NEWS
The bonds of a partnership
were cemented when The UWI and Trinity
College jointly hosted the
Turning Tides Caribbean Intersections in the
Americas andBeyond International Conference
at the School of Education
on February 18 and then later that day, formally opened The UWI-Trinity
House on Carmody Road.
Addressing both gatherings, PVC and Campus Principal, Professor
Clement Sankat reminded attendees that the partnership had been some
time in the making, citing the visit to St. Augustine of President of Trinity
College, Dr. Joanne Berger-Sweeney a year ago as a concrete step in that
partnership.
“We all look forward to this partnership as it will bring immense
benefits to the students and staff of both our institutions – The UWI
and Trinity College; in training, in research and in outreach as we are
demonstrating today. This conference is the very first, signed under our
MOU and for which a physical space is extremely important for the conduct
of our business; but it’s the intellectual output and impact that eventually
counts,” he said, as he celebrated the partnership.
“We are breaking new ground with respect to international university
partnerships here! In fact, we may be unique in this part of the world in
what is being achieved between The UWI and Trinity College.”
It was a message he repeated later that evening at the opening of the
building that would serve as the physical representation of that partnership.
“For the first time in our university’s history, we allowed another
institution, in Trinity College, to have a firm physical presence/footprint
on the grounds of our own UWI St. Augustine Campus,” he said.
“I wish to reiterate that our relationship is one that is based on trust,
mutual respect and a commitment to supporting teaching, learning, and
research, particularly in the humanities, in areas such as the arts, culture,
heritage, film, and entertainment among many others, which are all indeed
important economic and socio-cultural activities that can play an even
greater role in strengthening entrepreneurship and economic diversification
in our country and region,” he said.
“I can think of no better institution forThe UWI St. Augustine Campus
to partner with to project to the world, our culture and performing arts.
That Trinity College established the ‘Trinity in Trinidad Global Learning
Program’ which has been running successfully for over a decade is testimony
to their interest and commitment to teaching, learning and researching our
cultural arts. It is also worth noting that Trinity College has been promoting
the culture of Trinidad and Tobago in North America and the world in a
way which no other university I know has done, which also demonstrates
their commitment to carving out a unique space for Trinidad and Tobago’s
arts and culture on the world stage.”
(More on Page 22)
At the opening of the Turning Tides Conference, from left, Author Earl Lovelace, Campus Principal Professor Clement
Sankat, President of Trinity College, Dr. Joanne Berger-Sweeney, Keynote Speaker, Professor Harvey Neptune of Temple
University, and Professor Milla Riggio, Coordinator of Trinity in Trinidad Global Learning.
PARTNERSHIP BRINGS A TRINITY
Teaching, Learning and Researching Our Cultural Arts
At the opening of The UWI-Trinity House, from left, Director of the Office of Internationalisation at The UWI, Sharan
Singh, Campus Principal, Professor Clement Sankat, President of Trinity College, Dr. Joanne Berger-Sweeney and Professor
Milla Riggio, Coordinator of Trinity in Trinidad Global Learning.
PHOTOS: ANEEL KARIM
