UWI Open Campus Anguilla Hosts 75TH Anniversary Thanksgiving Service

The general public is invited to a Service of Thanksgiving to mark the 75th Anniversary of The University of The West Indies (UWI) on Sunday, January 22, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. at the Ebenezer Methodist Chapel in the Valley. A wide cross-section of UWI Alumni residing on Anguilla, including graduates of Mona, St. Augustine, Cave Hill, The Open and Five Islands Campuses, the Challenge Programme, Teacher Training, Nursing and other UWI programmes are expected to be in attendance.

Officiating at the Service will be a number of UWI Graduates, including Superintendent of the Methodist Church on Anguilla, Reverend Vincia Celestine, Canon Reid Simon of the Anglican Church, who will bring the message, Reverends E. Dunstan Richardson, Lindsay K. Richardson and Candice Niles. Member of The UWI Open Campus Council, Mr. Stanley Reid and one of the Anguilla Pioneering Graduates, Mrs. Stella Horsford will provide an overview of The UWI in general and The UWI on Anguilla. The Honourable Premier, Dr. Ellis Lorenzo Webster is also slated to bring greetings on behalf of the Government of Anguilla. During the service an offering in support of the Julian R. Harrigan Memorial Scholarship at The UWI Open Campus Anguilla will be collected.

Anguilla launched the University’s diamond jubilee year with the observance of UWI Day on Saturday, January 7, 2023. Events included radio and social media programmes and a Press Statement from Her Excellency the Governor. Also on the calendar for the year-long celebrations, is the Alumni Awards 2023, which will be hosted by The UWI Alumni Association Anguilla Chapter in April.

UWI Graduates are being encouraged to continue to show their “Pelican Pride” and share their UWI memories and experiences on social and other media as well as on the Anniversary website, www.uwi.edu/75 throughout the year.

About The University of the West Indies

The UWI has been and continues to be a pivotal force in every aspect of Caribbean development; residing at the centre of all efforts to improve the well-being of people across the region for the past 75 years.

From a university college of London in Jamaica with 33 medical students in 1948, The UWI is today an internationally respected, global university with near 50,000 students and five campuses: Mona in Jamaica, St. Augustine in Trinidad and Tobago, Cave Hill in Barbados, Five Islands in Antigua and Barbuda and its Open Campus, and 10 global centres in partnership with universities in North America, Latin America, Asia, Africa and Europe.

The UWI offers over 800 certificate, diploma, undergraduate and postgraduate degree options in Culture, Creative and Performing Arts, Food and Agriculture, Engineering, Humanities and Education, Law, Medical Sciences, Science and Technology, Social Sciences, and Sport. As the Caribbean’s leading university, it possesses the largest pool of Caribbean intellect and expertise committed to confronting the critical issues of our region and wider world.

The UWI has been consistently ranked among the top universities globally by the most reputable ranking agency, Times Higher Education (THE). In the latest World University Rankings 2022, released in September 2021, The UWI moved up an impressive 94 places from last year. In the current global field of some 30,000 universities and elite research institutes, The UWI stands among the top 1.5%.

The UWI is the only Caribbean-based university to make the prestigious lists since its debut in the rankings in 2018. In addition to its leading position in the Caribbean, it is also in the top 20 for Latin America and the Caribbean and the top 100 global Golden Age universities (between 50 and 80 years old). The UWI is also featured among the leading universities on THE’s Impact Rankings for its response to the world’s biggest concerns, outlined in the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including Good Health and Wellbeing; Gender Equality and Climate Action.

2023 marks The UWI’s 75th anniversary. The Diamond jubilee milestone themed “UWI at 75. Rooted. Ready. Rising.” features initiatives purposely designed and aligned to reflect on the past, confront the present, and articulate plans for the future of the regional University.

Learn more at www.uwi.edu.