New and returning Faculty Deans make history at The UWI
The UWI Regional Headquarters, Jamaica. W.I. Thursday, May 6, 2021. — The appointments of seven new and returning Faculty Deans were approved at the annual business meeting of The University of the West Indies (The UWI) last Friday, April 30, 2021. Among them is the regional University’s first ever female Dean of Science and Technology, based at The UWI Cave Hill Campus, Dr. Jeanese Badenock.
Two new female Deans appointed at the Mona Campus, Professor Silvia Kouwenberg in the Faculty of Humanities and Education and Professor Minerva Thame in the Faculty of Medical Sciences also made history as their appointments brought a 50% female representation in deanships at the Campus.
These historic appointments of the female Deans come on the heels of The UWI’s recognition by the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings in April, for its pursuit of the UN Sustainable Goal on Gender Equality (SDG:5), among other SDGs.
The other Deans approved at the April 30 meeting of University Council are: Dr. Mark Wuddivira, newly appointed in the Faculty of Food and Agriculture at the St Augustine Campus; Dr. Brian Cockburn, who was reappointed as Dean of the Faculty of Science and Technology, also at St. Augustine and Dr. Akshai Mansingh, reappointed in the University’s Faculty of Sport which serves all campuses. At The UWI Cave Hill Campus, Professor Eddy Ventose was appointed to serve as Interim Dean of the Faculty of Law.
Deans are responsible for the overall academic and administrative management of Faculties including the oversight of their financial affairs. They are also expected to represent their Faculties on all relevant Campus and University Boards and Committees as well as external stakeholder bodies. As is tradition, the new and returning Deans will serve a period of four years, effective August 1, 2021.
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About The UWI
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.
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.
Ranked among the top universities in the world, by the most reputable ranking agency, Times Higher Education, The UWI is the only Caribbean-based university to make the prestigious lists. In 2020, it earned ‘Triple 1st’ rankings—topping the Caribbean; and in the top in the tables for Latin America and the Caribbean, and global Golden Age universities (between 50 and 80 years old). The UWI is also featured among the top 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.
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(Please note that the proper name of the university is The University of the West Indies, inclusive of the “The”, hence The UWI.)
