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ANNUAL REPORT THE UNIVERSITY OF THE TO COUNCIL WEST INDIES CAVE HILL CAMPUS 2018/2019 March 2020 © The University of the West Indies Our Mission An excellent global university rooted in the Caribbean Our Vision To advance learning, create knowledge and foster innovation for the positive transformation of the Caribbean and the wider world Our Core Values Integrity Excellence Gender Justice Diversity Student Centredness THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES CAVE HILL CAMPUS ANNUAL REPORT TO COUNCIL 2018/2019 1 CONTENTS Chairman’s Statement ...........................................................2 Principal’s Report ...................................................................5 Internal Operating Processes .............................................31 Teaching And Learning .......................................................41 Celebrating Student Achievement ....................................55 Research and Publications ..................................................63 Campus Events .....................................................................75 Administrators of the Campus 2018/2019 .......................82 Membership of the Campus Council 2018/2019 ............83 Financial Summary ...............................................................84 Recognising Excellence ......................................................87 Recognition ..........................................................................93 Statistics ................................................................................98 Campus Staff ......................................................................106 Benefactors .........................................................................109 2 Chairman's Statement THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES CAVE HILL CAMPUS ANNUAL REPORT TO COUNCIL 2018/2019 CHAIRMAN’S STATEMENT I am very pleased to present the Cave Hill Campus’ Annual Report to Council for the Academic Year 2018-19. This report which represents the activities and achievements of the Campus, demonstrates its commitment to maintaining the highest standards in its core activities of teaching, learning, research, and publications as it pursues the strategic goals of Access, Alignment and Agility as outlined Sir Paul Altman Chairman in The UWI Triple A Strategic Plan 2017-2022: Revitalising Caribbean Development. The Campus Council wishes to extend special congratu- for cultural artists and performing arts practitioners lations to the Campus on the award of the Certificate of locally and regionally. Institutional Accreditation by the Barbados Accreditation Of particular note is the continued growth in enrolment Council (BAC) for the maximum period of seven years. in 2018-19 at both the undergraduate and postgraduate The report of the BAC highlighted the Campus’ sound levels. The Campus recorded an 11% increase in student leadership and its culture of professionalism and reflec- enrolment primarily driven by the restoration of the tive practice in teaching and learning supported by payment of tuition fees by the Barbados Government well-developed quality assurance systems, as proof of for Barbadian nationals. Especially pleasing was the 29% Cave Hill’s determination to provide the highest quality increase in the number of students enrolled in graduate education and training to meet the needs of its various programmes in the Faculty of Humanities and Education, stakeholders. as well as the increase in graduate students in the Faculty On behalf of the Campus Council, I wish to record of Sport resulting from the provision by the Government congratulations to Pro Vice-Chancellor and Principal, of Barbados of 12 postgraduate scholarships. Campus Professor The Most Honourable Eudine Barriteau on the Council commends the Cave Hill Campus on the intro- conferral of the Order of Freedom of Barbados during duction of rolling enrolment which will allow new students the 2019 National Independence Honours. Professor to begin studies in the second semester. This new initia- Barriteau has been recognised for her outstanding contri- tive highlights the creativity of Campus Administration as bution to tertiary education and pioneering leadership in it seeks to resolve both the challenge of oversubscription the development of gender studies and the promotion of of some programmes and that of limited availability of gender equality. Professor Barriteau’s vision and foresight teaching spaces. led her to successfully table a proposal for the establish- The Report also draws attention to the provisions being ment of a Faculty of Culture, Creative and Performing made by the Campus in response to an increase in the Arts, a major achievement for the Campus which is also number of students with disabilities. In this regard, documented in this Report. The new Faculty which is the Campus Council wishes to record its gratitude to the ninth for The UWI and seventh to be established at the Maria Holder Memorial Trust (MHMT) for its generous Cave Hill Campus aligns with the vision of the Barbados donation of a new wheelchair accessible van which lends Government for the future development of the Creative support to Cave Hill’s drive to become a more inclusive Economy and is expected to provide new opportunities campus. THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES CAVE HILL CAMPUS ANNUAL REPORT TO COUNCIL 2018/2019 Chairman's Statement 3 The Report highlights the achievements of 22 students Reported new special projects and collaborations with who graduated with doctoral degrees, five of whom corporate, state and international partners resulting in received High Commendation, while at the Masters the award of grants totaling in excess of US$1 million level, 48 students were awarded distinctions. Success bear witness to the Campus’ work towards realising the was also recorded at the undergraduate level, where 126 goal of greater alignment between research and industry students received First Class Honours degrees. Not only requirements. We commend the Centre for Resource did students exhibit excellence in examination perfor- Management and Environmental Studies (CERMES), the mance but also in other endeavours. Congratulations Institute for Gender and Development Studies (IGDS) are extended to the dance students of the Errol Barrow and the Faculty of Medical Sciences for their sustained Centre for Creative Imagination for their commendable and successful efforts to obtain grant funds in support of performance at the Contemporary Choreographers’ their research. Collective (COCO) Festival of Dance held in Trinidad The Report documents the consistently high publications and Tobago, and to the students of the Faculty of Law output of the staff of the Campus as evidenced by the on their success in the Inter-American Court of Human number of books, book chapters, journal and magazine Rights Moot Court Competition. articles and technical reports generated in the academic The Campus remains committed to its objective of year. The Council notes with pride that approximately enhancing and expanding its course and programme 80% of the staff serve on national, regional and interna- offerings and during the year under review, several tional bodies and that this exceeded the five year target departments undertook course revisions and intro- set out in the Strategic Plan. duced new courses to enhance their curricula and to stay Despite the limited resources available, the Campus abreast of developments in their respective disciplines. was able to pursue new and existing capital works Under its Smart Campus Initiative, the Campus continued projects, breaking ground for the new dorm facilities at its work of enhancing classroom technology in support of the Lazaretto site of the Keith Hunte Halls and bringing teaching and learning, and restructuring and streamlining to completion, with the assistance of Suzhou Global its administrative processes in an effort to maximise Institute of Software Technology (GIST) of China, the efficiency. Noteworthy projects undertaken by Campus retrofitting and repurposing of the SAGICOR/Mutual IT Services (CITS) include increased internet access, Building in Bridgetown into a multipurpose training wireless and network improvements and the upgrade of facility and entrepreneurial hub. Microsoft Office 365 all of which support the overarching The Campus is cognisant that the continued support goals of access, alignment and agility. of students and staff throughout the academic year has During the 2018-19 academic year, the Campus contributed to the achievements recorded in this Report. continued to forge deeper relationships with the public The contributions of the Government of Barbados, its and private sectors. This was amply demonstrated local and regional private sector partners, international through the activities of the recently established Centre donors and its alumni are also acknowledged with deep for Professional Development and Lifelong Learning gratitude. We therefore wish to express our sincere (CPDLL) which include the offer of customised courses to appreciation to them for their continued support for the governmental and non-governmental agencies. Closely development and sustainability of the Campus. aligned with the CPDLL is the School of Governance and Public Policy, a newly established programming division of the Faculty of Social Sciences. The new School is designed to build resilience and innovation within the Caribbean public sector and will offer specialised training to civil servants in Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean