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Issue 15, 2014 ISSUE 15 March 2014 “Most publicly accomplished Alumna of Cave Hill” Professor Sir Hilary Beckles Pro-Vice Chancellor and Principal, UWI, Cave Hill Campus ISSUE 15 : March 2014 In this issue... Welcome to CHILL News. In this issue we examine the science and technology environment currently transforming Cave Hill as the campus charts a new course. We also feature some A PUBLICATION OF THE OFFICE OF STUDENT, CORPORATE AND ALUMNI RELATIONS, of our award winning researchers; share with readers THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES, some activities which commemorated our 50th anniversary CAVE HILL CAMPUS, BARBADOS celebrations; and highlight our engagement in a number of outreach initiatives, such as food security and child health, We welcome your comments and feedback on which we have embarked. which can be directed to [email protected] or Chill c/o Marketing Officer, UWI, Cave Hill Campus, Bridgetown BB11000 COVER STORY Contents Barbados Tel: (246) 417-4057 / (246) 231-8430 Celebrating Our 50th CO-EDITORS: 18 Reflections on the 50th Chelston Lovell Janet Caroo 38 Trailblazing Trio CONSULTANT EDITOR: 48 Alumni Reflect Kora Belgrave PhD 49 Kamla Persad-Bissessar CONTRIBUTING EDITORS: Anthony Blackman 50 Campus Celebrations Rasheeta Dorant 60 Written into Our History P2, P48-49, P94. PHOTO EDITOR 77 Historian Honoured Lisa Yarde The visit of Cave 87 A Dream Come True EDITORIAL ASSISTANT: Hill Alumna, Prime Lisa Yarde Minister of Trinidad 94 5 For Our 50th and Tobago Kamla Persad-Bissessar. Discourse CONTRIBUTORS: 2 The Return of Kamla Sharon Alexander- Tara Inniss PhD Gooding Dr. Michele Lashley De Carla Applewhaite Shane Lewis Science & Technology Pat Atherley Chelston Lovell 3 Sci-Tech Revolution Cherri-Ann Beckles Wilberne Persaud Anthony Blackman Elaine Rocha PhD 4 Green Lab Opens Doors Krystal Bowen Nevin Roach 5 Practical Approach Koelle Boyce Lesley Walcott Forges Partnership Margaret Broomes Aundrea Wharton Natasha Corbin 6 Healing Powers in Shellfish IGDS:NBU Rasheeta Dorant 7 Possibilism: Next Gen Sylvia Henry PhD Farming Pursuit? - Adams Lands Big Catch Young Farmer Taking Hold PHOTOGRAPHY: Steven Daniel EBCCI 8 Maths Project Inspires David Garner Orisphotography English Addition David Marshall Photac 9 Innovating in Energy Antonio Miller Photoflair The Nation Library CONTENTS News Awards Arts 34 Partners in Prosperity 74 Duo Shares Key Insights 35 Lawyer Creates History on Caribbean Thought at UWI 76 Revisiting Lamming 36 Record Seven Receive Secret to Writing Theses 10 UWI Accredited Principal’s Award 12 Nelson Mandela Freedom Park Campus Focus 13 Burgess joins judges 40 Walking The Talk at World Bank 42 Depradine Named Teaching 14 New HR Collaboration and Learning Champion 79 Musical Swing to Doing Business 43 Graduate Supervisors Celebrations With Africa Stay On Course 15 Sir Hilary a UN Advisor 44 New Facility to Improve Research Child Healthcare 16 Historic Graduation 80 It’s in the Genes on Many Levels 46 Library Unit For 81 Glucose Effect Visually Impaired on Pregnancy Cave Hill in the 47 Documenting Our 82 Dengue Research Earns Community Cricket Heritage Scientist Top Award 20 Womanish Display 84 Research for the For Milestone People 21st Century 21 Region’s Lawyers 52 Internationally Liked Fit for Any Case 56 Farewell to Sport 22 Time To Rethink a ‘First Class 88 Patterson: Sovereignty Registrar’ “Save Test Cricket” 24 No Hunger for 58 Kenneth Walters 90 Arthurton Saluted Constitutional Reform Kim Camille St Rose At VC XI Game 25 What is the Role 59 Lisa Harding 7K Hat-trick of A Regulator? for Blackett Durant’s Challenge 26 Sir Marston’s 91 Double Victory in Partnership Offer Outreach Table Tennis 27 Strong Case for Croney Wins First OECS Union 62 Free Clinic A Success International Series 28 Education in the 62 Going Global Key 92 Blackbirds Pipped Spasm of Austerity to UWI’s Success For Top Prize 30 Critical Role for 64 Managing Archives 93 Bodybuilding Champion Agriculture in a Digital World World Conference 31 Region Signs On 65 Pre-Conference for Apple to Food Security Training Workshop 32 TESOL Programme 66 Don’t forget our future Condolences Scoring Double for 68 Who Profited from Slaves? Cave Hill 96 Condolences 70 From the Margins 33 Hope Project Moves to the Main Primary Students 72 The Search for Millie Back to CONTENTS CHILL NEWS 1 Discourse The Return of Kamla DISCOURSE Pro-Vice Chancellor simply to reflect on days of old, but came laden and Principal, UWI, with heavy messages for a campus she loves and Cave Hill Campus, a university she respects and admires. Professor Sir Hilary Beckles. Learning much of her politics within the Ministry of Education on the way to becoming prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago, she demonstrated an understanding of the intricacies of the relationship between research, innovation and entrepreneurship grounded in deep and profound reflection. The logic of her arguments resonated with the Campus community currently preparing for a full rolling out of a science and technology initiative. SCIENCE CAVE HILL is now at the centre of our strategic planning and the insistence that a younger generation must be invested with a reflex of technology development and application The Return is impatient of debate. The Prime Minister also spoke of the need to build bridges across the stakeholder network of Kamla that will sustain the University’s efforts at assisting the region during this very difficult time of public revenue degradation. Friends of all must certainly be the language of Campus f the many lectures delivered at the engagement, a posture that is not inconsistent Cave Hill Campus in 2013 as part of with a value proposition that insists upon the 50th anniversary calendar, that institutional integrity and honour as priority O principles. The eloquence of the prime minister’s by Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar articulation has made our case even more specifically addressed the theme of our compelling and we are energized for a full current strategic plan. She spoke with steam ahead approach in the transformation of precision and passion on the value of higher the Campus in the next decade. education, particularly its role in fostering The interaction of disciplines hosted by the faculties of Science and Technology, and Medical a culture of creativity and innovation, and Sciences has been elevated as a top priority the need to build and bolster a science and in the driving of this process. Building bridges technology impulse as second nature within across academic disciplines is as important an all level of regional academia. objective as paving pathways to industry where campus research encounters industry innovation Returning to her alma mater, the Faculty of within the entrepreneurial space. The role of the Law, the Prime Minister spoke humorously and Campus in fostering this incipient environment philosophically about her student years on Campus. is self-evident, but it will require considerable She reminisced about her social engagement advocacy and persistent attention. With the with student life and public society, and was conceptual endorsement of our prominent prime absolutely clear about the ways in which the minister, the most publicly accomplished alumna experience prepared and focused her mentality and of the Campus, our success in this enterprise intellectually for public life. She did not come home will be assured. ∏ 2 CHILL NEWS Back to CONTENTS Science and Technology Sci-Tech Revolution SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYPEOPLE Sci-Tech Revolution ave Hill has set its sights on a new turning, slowly like a cruise ship in the frontier, science and technology, as harbour to science and technology for the digital age.” the Campus adopts a sharper focus C The man leading the charge in this on competing internationally, enhancing new thrust is Dean of its global scholarship and reputation and the Faculty of Science making a greater contribution to evidence- and Technology Dr. Colin Depradine who based decision-making in the region. noted that forging After half a century of providing educational needs to strategic partnerships Dean, Faculty of Science and grow the financial and other services sector areas, with public and private Technology, Dr. Colin Depradine. as well as meet deficiencies in law and medicine, sector entities as well as the Barbados-based campus has embarked on a an extensive programme transformation aimed at it becoming the leading of public outreach and engagement will be critical to teaching and research academy in the region in the the success of the initiative. area of science and technology within the next five He noted that the growth of science and technology years. was not an easy undertaking for the countries which At the start of the 2013/14 academic year, the Campus now have flourishing sectors and one of the most rebranded its Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences as important things was that “we must believe that we the Faculty of Science and Technology - one of several can do it”. initiatives geared towards achieving Dr. Depradine noted that in the in the last ten years its goal. more advancements have been made in the area Pro-Vice Chancellor and Principal of Cave Hill Sir of science and technology than in the “last couple Hilary Beckles said a “major science and technology thousand years” and as such it was key to the future park” will be developed at the Campus to facilitate a growth of any country. “convergence of greater resources in the science and “Look at any developed country in the world and you technology community”. will see they have achieved phenomenal growth as a He said Cave Hill’s expansion over the last ten years result of their investment in science and technology,” has been driven primarily by a major build out within he said. the Faculty of Social Sciences “where we aligned the He noted that Barbados, in particular, has “a good Campus to the services economy structure”.
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