{"id":296779,"date":"2023-01-03T16:57:27","date_gmt":"2023-01-03T20:57:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=296779"},"modified":"2023-01-03T16:58:54","modified_gmt":"2023-01-03T20:58:54","slug":"the-uwi-ushers-75th-anniversary-celebrations-with-uwi-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/homepage-carousel\/the-uwi-ushers-75th-anniversary-celebrations-with-uwi-day\/","title":{"rendered":"[Press release] The UWI ushers 75th\u00a0anniversary celebrations with \u201cUWI Day\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

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2023 is an important milestone year for The University of the West Indies (The UWI) as it marks 75 years since the official opening of its first Campus in Mona, Jamaica. Saturday, January 7, 2023 has been declared \u201cUWI Day\u201d, and will be commemorated with a series of proclamations by some regional heads of state across the region, signalling the start of UWI 75th anniversary celebrations under the theme:\u00a0UWI at 75. Rooted. Ready. Rising.<\/em><\/p>\n

The date holds special significance for The UWI. On January 7, 1947, the governing body of the University College of the West Indies\u2014a branch of the University of London intended to serve British colonies\u2014assembled for its first meeting in the House of the British Council in Jamaica. It was at this first meeting that a decision was taken for lands at Mona, Jamaica to be used for establishing the first campus of The University of the West Indies. One year later, on October 4, 1948,\u00a0the Campus welcomed its first class of 33 medical students.<\/p>\n

\u201cSeveral events and activities, managed with careful financial prudence, are being planned to commemorate this 75th<\/sup>\u00a0jubilee milestone\u201d, said Dr. Maurice D. Smith, University Registrar and Chair, The UWI 75th<\/sup>\u00a0Anniversary Planning Committee. \u201cIt\u2019s a chance for alumni, faculty, staff, students, partners and our wider community to celebrate their connections to our beloved UWI. We also welcome interested corporate partners, through myriad opportunities available, to be part of the celebrations,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

The UWI\u2019s 75th<\/sup>\u00a0anniversary year will feature initiatives purposely designed and aligned to reflect on its past, confront the present, and articulate plans for its future across all five campuses as well as internationally, through partner associations and affiliates.<\/p>\n

The first event carded following UWI Day is an Interfaith Convocation Service at the University Chapel at the Mona Campus on January 8. The Service will be broadcast live via the University\u2019s public information platform, UWItv.<\/p>\n

The UWI community is invited to visit the anniversary website, www.uwi.edu\/75<\/u><\/a>\u00a0for the anniversary calendar which continues to be updated regularly, and also take the opportunity to share their UWI memories and experiences.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"2023 is an important milestone year for The University of the West Indies (The UWI) as it marks 75 years since the official opening of its first Campus in Mona, Jamaica. 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