Among the deliberations which took place during an April 29 meeting of The University of the West Indies’ (UWI) University Council were the appointments and reappointments of executives and senior managers of the regional university.

Members of the highest governing and decision-making authority gathered for its annual review of the
academy’s business affairs, operations and financial management and, as is customary, human resources appointments.

Coming out of the meeting, The UWI, in a statement after the meeting, advised of a number of appointments and reappointments approved by the Council and anticipated to take effect from August 1.

New appointments

• Professor Rose-Marie Belle Antoine as new Principal at the St. Augustine Campus
• Dr Francis Severin as new Principal at the Open Campus
• Professor Elizabeth Walcott-Hackshaw as Dean of Humanities and Education at the St. Augustine
  Campus
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Reappointments

• Professor Winston Moore as Deputy Principal at the Cave Hill Campus
• Charlene Riley as University Archivist
• Andrea McNish as University Bursar
• Judith Nelson as University Management Auditor
• Dr Paulette Kerr as Campus Librarian at the Mona Campus
• Dr Rhonda Jaipaul-O’Garro as University Director, Marketing and Communications
• Howard A. Pearce as Deputy Campus Bursar at the Mona Campus
• Professor Michael Taylor as Dean of Science and Technology at the Mona Campus
• Professor Edwin Ekwue as Dean of Engineering at the St. Augustine Campus
  

During the public, open session of the meeting, broadcast live via UWItv, Chancellor Robert Bermudez
delivered remarks as Council chairman.

Vice-Chancellor Professor Sir Hilary Beckles followed with a detailed account of The UWI’s operations in the 2020-2021 academic year, including highlights of key achievements for the period, and projections for The UWI’s 2022-2027 strategic cycle delivered in a presentation entitled: A Global Disruptor.

READ: Sir Hilary Beckles reports successful operations and fiscal management at annual UWI Council meeting