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retreats have been held at the departmental and divisional level. See sample of retreat reports at Appendix 4.14.
Opportunity for Improvement
1. The Open Campus could benefit from a parallel Committee to the Faculty Boards on landed campuses to allow for deliberations at the level of academic programming and delivery amongst the key stakeholders. Such a Committee could address programming and student learning issues not directly considered by Academic Board nor the quality assurance committees.
From the discussion above, it is submitted that the University and The UWI Open Campus have in place University approved governance and administrative structures that allow the Campus to formulate the necessary policies and procedures to ensure that it effectively achieves the University’s mission. Additionally, this section has submitted evidence that supports the view that the University and the Open Campus have a clear governance structure that promotes effective and ethical leadership, which is in keeping with its mission and objectives.