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UCC Stands Out at JEA/JMA
Expo
 Trade
shows are one of the big net events to promote products and services
to a large audience. UCC cashed in on Jamaica’s largest trade expo
in May 2008 with a presence at the four day Jamaica Exporters Association
and Jamaica Manufactures Association (JEA/JMA) Expo held at the
National Arena from May 1-4, 2008. In fact, UCC was the only
tertiary education exhibitor in attendance.
“I think it was a very
good exposure for the UCC,” shared Colin Neita, Director of Marketing and
Corporate Communications. “We gained from the exposure of having
several dignitaries including the Deputy Prime Minister and other
Government Ministers visiting our booth on the first day to see what we offer.”
Neita said they were quite interested in our programmes especially
the DEGL Internet Video Streaming (IVS) programme, which was on display via a computer in the
booth. “They found it quite fascinating.” Marketing Officer, Mr.
Orville McTaggart shared a similar sentiment. “It was great. We saw
a lot of industry people and had the opportunity to distinguish the
UCC brand as what most people seemed to be most familiar with are
our subsidiary brands IMP (Institute of Management and
Production) and IMS, (Institute of Management Sciences). We had the opportunity
make the connections between the brands and to educate them about our offerings
and study options etc." As the only tertiary institution
there, McTaggart said, UCC was afforded an exclusive opportunity to
shine and showcase our
products.”
 The
Marketing
Department developed a unique, edgy promotional piece for this expo
that did the job of catching people’s attention and luring them to
the booth to get more information.
UCC shared a booth on
the top floor of the Expo with one of our business partners Think
Web, a new web development company that manages the streaming for
the DEGL distance programme.
Throughout the weekend
curious viewers visited the booth to enquire about the UCC slate of
programmes and its various services. A review of the guest book
revealed a diverse mix of interest in
our local and international
programmes.
Following on the heels
of the JEA/JMA expo, UCC participated in the largest Human Resource expo locally
with a booth at the Jamaica Employers’ Federation, (JEF) annual convention
in Ocho Rios, St Ann.
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Affiliate Marketing
Initiative Promises Big Savings
Students could earn major discount
on tuition
The UCC is rolling out an affiliate
marketing programme that will allow students to secure discounts on
their tuition of up to 100 percent. How is this possible?
By referring qualified new students to the institution! To
participate, current students must be in good financial and
disciplinary standing with the university college before they
themselves qualify to make referrals. The students they refer must
also meet specific criteria with regards to attendance and financial
standing. Once these and other relatively simple conditions are met,
the referring student would be eligible to claim their discount on
the term tuition of the subsequent semester.
In this way, students will be able to make their tuition more
affordable, and if they are able to secure a large number of new
students who meet all the criteria, they could receive a 100% CREDIT
per term on their accounts.
The new marketing strategy is a win-win for both students and the
UCC. Students need to achieve their educational goals and welcome
most any opportunity to afford hiking tuition costs. Universities
likewise, must secure the resources to support their students’
ambitions.
“While we have always been innovative with our study options and
programmes, this financial incentive is especially critical as it
will empower students, especially those with limited financial
means, by giving them the opportunity to control their own tuition
costs,” said Colin Neita, UCC’s Director of Marketing, Sales and
Corporate Communications.
Other benefits of the new initiative for the students include the
ability to credit their discounts against other specific expenses
such as graduation and if they wish, they may even pass the discount
along to a family member or friend as an endowment to help that
person defray their tuition.
The affiliate marketing programme is being deployed in time for the new
academic year that begins in September 2008 and is expected to find
favour with the UCC’s 6,000+ academic programme students. Students
interested to participate are strongly encouraged to look out for
the official launch and the full terms and conditions of the offer.
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UCC Offers UOL Diploma of
Law
 On
May 21, 2008, the University College of the Caribbean (UCC) became
the first tertiary institution in Jamaica and one of the first in
the Caribbean to be approved by the University of London (UOL) to
offer its Diploma of Law.
The UCC received ‘Permission to Teach’ status from the 150 year old
University of London external programmes, joining institutions in
only nine other countries worldwide to have received this status.
The UCC currently offers tutorial support for the UOL Bachelor of
Law (LLB).
The official correspondence under the signage of Martina Moore, Laws
Manager (Institutions) from the UOL Laws Consortium states:
“Further to the inspection visit undertaken 4-6 April 2008, I am
pleased to inform you that the Institutions Sub-Committee of the
External Laws Committee has recommended that University College of
the Caribbean (UCC) be granted Permission to Teach the Diploma in
Law…”
This gives UCC permission to provide classes and teaching support
locally for students to pursue the four course Diploma Law
programme. According to the UOL, the Diploma in Law is a
qualification in itself and constitutes: Common law reasoning and
institutions, Criminal Law, Elements of law of contract and Public
Law.
 The
first cohort at UCC is expected to start classes in September 2008.
Students may apply directly to the UCC and enrol for either
part-time or full time study and complete the programme in one year.
On successful completion of the programme, the students will be
awarded the Diploma of Law from the University of London.
Expectations from the UCC is that the programme will receive warm
reception especially among recent High School graduates at the CXC
or CAPE level who may not yet qualify to begin studies at the
Bachelors degree level but who may wish to accelerate their career.
It is also a practical short term training alternative for persons with
paralegal career interests such as police officers, social workers,
legal secretaries or clerks, and persons in the financial sector who
need a better understanding of Law but who may not wish to commit to
a degree.
The entry requirements will include the traditional five CXC passes
for UCC Associate Degrees. Additionally, successful applicants must
pass an entry exam and prove a reasonable commitment to complete the
programme. Graduates from the Diploma in Law programme will be able to articulate directly to the second year of the LLB degree” as
according to the UOL, “the standard required to pass the Diploma is equivalent to that of the first year of the LLB as taken by External
students,” and gains credit for the
first four subjects of the LLB degree.
The UOL stipulates that the Diploma must be studied at an
institution that has been given 'Permission to Teach'. There are
currently Diploma-teaching institutions in Bangladesh, Germany, Hong
Kong SAR, Ireland, Pakistan, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Trinidad and
Tobago, and the United Kingdom. The UCC stands proud to be the first
institution in Jamaica and one of only two in the Caribbean to offer
this programme.
The UOL reports that a number of British universities recognize the
Diploma as an entry qualification for becoming a second-year,
campus-based LLB student.
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Adams and Cross to Present at PCF5 in
London
 Come
July 13-17 2008, UCC President Winston Adams and VP, Academic and
Student Affairs, Dr. Alison Cross will be in London to deliver
individual presentations at the 5th Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open
Learning (PCF5).
The five-day biennial forum is an idea exchange, predominantly among
representatives from the Commonwealth, Europe and international
agencies engaged in distance and open learning. They will share best
practices that can aid the achievement of international development
goals especially as it relates to education and contribute to
‘future policy and provision’, hence the theme, “Access to Learning
for Development.”
Other participants will include over six hundred representatives
from other educational institutions within the 52 nation
Commonwealth as well as representatives of government, development
agencies and NGOs.
 To maximize the finite time available for the sharing of ideas and
experiences by the over 300 presenters, the organizers have
subdivided the forum into four broad thematic categories in which
papers will be presented. These include: Social Justice, Conflict
and Governance; Health; Livelihood and Provision for Children and
Young People.
Presentations
from both Dr. Cross and Mr. Adams will be made in the Livelihood
category and will address the opportunities of distance and open
learning and a knowledge community in the Caribbean.
Dr Cross’ paper will focus on the organizational development and
leadership aspects of the theme. She will share the rationale and
experience of the UCC in its initiative to increase opportunities
for access to quality tertiary training for working professionals
through the introduction of the COL Executive Master of Business
Administration and Executive Master of Public Administration
programmes in Jamaica and the region.
Her paper is titled, “The CEMBA/CEMPA as a Critical Training
Opportunity for Human Capital Development for the Caribbean Region:
The Case of the University College of the Caribbean (UCC).”
Dr Cross will share some of the “key success factors
that we [UCC]
have found to be critical in the development and delivery of the COL
Masters degree programs and its expected positive impact on national, economic and global development”. The intended outcome she
hopes is that “others can benefit from our experience and challenges
we have encountered along the way…”
Mr. Adams’ focus will be more entrepreneurial in nature and is
entitled, “Towards a Proposed Caribbean Knowledge City – An
Investment Destination for Quality Higher Education.” This speaks to
the feasibility of exploring economic and cost sharing benefits from
promoting the establishment of a one-stop centralized physical
facility in Jamaica that interfaces educational services, service
providers, vendors and users.
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MSEE Renamed CEMSS
The Management Services and Executive Education Unit (MSEE) at the UCC
is undergoing a metamorphosis . The executive training arm of the University
College has been revamped and rebranded and is now the
Corporate Education and Management Services Solutions, (CEMSS).
The revamping of the unit encompasses a portfolio expansion to
include consultancy services. Consideration is also being given to
availing its services in a greater measure to fill the training
needs outside of the capital city, Kingston.
While the lead position for the unit remains vacant since former
manager Mrs. Winifred Hunter retired earlier this year, UCC Board of
Governors member, Mr. Ivor Gordon has taken up the mantle to provide interim
oversight. When the lead position is filled, the incumbent will hold
the title of Senior Director.
CEMSS continues to be based at the UCC administrative offices on
Belmont Road and offers a dynamic array of short executive courses
as well as customized training to corporate clients.
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Board Member Spearheads Recruitment
 UCC Board of Governors member Mr. Ivor Gordon, who has had a long standing
relationship with the UCC and its subsidiary, Institute of
Management Services (IMS), has been appointed Director of
Recruitment and Enrollment.
Mr. Gordon will
initially spearhead recruitment for two programmes. He has been
tasked to vastly increase the enrollment for the two Commonwealth of
Learning Executive Masters Programmes with special emphasis on the
Master of Public Administration and the Distance Education &
Global Learning.
“My quota for COL is 40 new candidates for the Montego Bay group and
50 for Kingston.” Both groups are to commence classes in September
2008. An even more ambitious but certainly attainable target is set
for DEGL at 25 new students per parish for the September intake.
The DEGL programme is available for studies in the Associate and
Bachelor degrees in Business Administration and is delivered
primarily via Internet Video Streaming. This latest modality
increases the opportunity for anyone with hi-speed internet
connectivity to readily access DEGL. But Gordon warns that distance
learning though a convenient solution to time and travel
constraints, is not the best choice for everyone.
“The distance Ed student is a mature student who must have great
self discipline and is very driven to excel” he says, given the
fewer contact hours. He will have to be very strategic therefore to
target applicants that fit this profile and minimize the drop out
rate.
Mr. Gordon previously served as Accreditation Articulation and
Curriculum Development Manager for IMS and in his previous tenure developed the
IMS Business Administration Associate Degree and spearheaded its matriculation agreement
with University of the West Indies, (UWI). He was instrumental in bringing the Florida International
University (FIU) programmes to UCC and on leaving IMS was appointed
to the UCC Board. He has served in marketing and sales with Shell Company and
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals before returning full circle to UCC.
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Part of A
Prestigious Alliance – Celebrating 150 Years
 University
of London, (UOL) and its external students programme are this year
celebrating a sesquicentennial anniversary and UCC is proud to be a
part of the external alliance with UOL that affords students outside
of the British Isles to earn UOL credentials.
In 1858 UOL opened its
doors to the first external students and enlisted several of what
would today be termed distance education students from the Colonies
and British territories including the Caribbean region.
In later years, 1947
to be exact, under a ‘special relations’ agreement with UOL, Jamaica
became home to the first regional university college for the
Caribbean. This agreement allowed UOL to help foster the development
of higher education institutions in various regions toward
independent university status.
 In 2003 UCC joined
that long, prestigious UOL tradition as a tuition support provider.
Under this agreement UCC provides tutorial and administrative
support to locally based UOL registered students and is responsible
to submit applications on behalf of students, liaise on their behalf
with the respective UOL departments, handle the processing of
examination documentation and on occasion serve as an examination
centre for the UOL LLB (Bachelor of Laws) programme. Just last month
(May 2008) the relationship between UOL and UCC was taken to another
level when UCC received “Permission to Teach’ Status from the UOL to
offer the Diploma of Law.
In the first year
under the tuition agreement, UCC provided tutorial support for the
UOL LLB programme and three BSc. degrees in Information Systems &
Management, Banking and Finance and Management.
The
Law programme immediately received overwhelming support registering
well over 70 students, a figure that is maintained today.
Registration in the other programmes was moderate and as the UCC
expanded its degree offerings in 2007 the UOL programmes made way
for UCC awarded degrees in similar fields of study.
The UOL hosted an Open Day at the Hilton Kingston hotel on June
10, 2008 from noon to 5:30 pm to showcase the study options and
support available locally for prospective UOL Students. The UCC was
among the UOL partner exhibitors at this event.
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Local Programmes >>>> UCJ Accreditation Visit
 At the time of writing this article I am pleased to report that we
are moving at full speed into our first full-scale University
Council of Jamaica (UCJ) programme review. You may recall that in
October of 2006 the UCJ visited our Kingston campuses to assess our
readiness for university registration. That visit was followed by
site visits to our regional campuses in Montego Bay and Ocho Rios in
February 2007. After those successful visits, we were granted
Registered status by the UCJ in June 2007.
Since our registration in June 2007, the university community has
continued to work diligently towards the next milestone; Programme
Accreditation. Programme Accreditation is the process whereby an
institution’s programmes are evaluated and found to meet or exceed
stated internationally acceptable criteria for educational quality.
Accreditation status is also to be maintained by continuous
improvement and periodic re-evaluation. The key components of the
accreditation process are institutional self-evaluation and an
external evaluation conducted by teams of expert assessors
established by UCJ.
The programmes that are currently part of the UCJ review include our
Associate and Bachelor degree programmes in the areas of Business,
Human Resources Management, Marketing, Information Technology and
Hospitality and Tourism. The UCJ visited our Kingston campuses
for two days May 21st and 22nd, and will do another two day visit at our
regional centers in June. The visiting team includes members of the UCJ Secretariat as well as academic programme
experts for each field of study.
Programmatic accreditation focuses its attention on a particular
educational programme within the institution. A close working
relationship between UCJ, the tertiary education community, and
those recognised professional associations associated with the field
of study, helps to ensure that the requirements for accreditation
are related to the current requirements for relevant professional
employment. Programme accreditation evaluates the quality of
teaching and the support of learning, design and planning of
programmes of study, assessment and feedback to learners, learning
environments and learner support systems and programme evaluation
and quality assurance systems among other things.
 Seeking and maintaining our accreditation status is an ongoing
commitment for the University College of the Caribbean and we will
be constantly challenged to examine ourselves and make our learning
community the best it can be. Our President and senior staff all
share this commitment. We anticipate that the UCJ will find us
worthy of accreditation, but that they will also assist us in
identifying areas for future improvement. We expect feedback from
the UCJ visits by the early fall, and look forward to sharing these
results with you in future articles.
Submitted by
Joe Lund -
Associate Vice President, Accreditation,
Technology & Corporate
Relations
International Programmes
- SACS Re-accreditation Visit
A team from the
US-based Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, which
approves accreditation for schools in the Americas and across the
world visited the UCC Kingston campus June 10 to 13, 2008
to conduct a scheduled assessment for all the Masters degree
programmes offered locally by the Florida International University (FIU).
The International Executive Master of Business Administration (IEMBA),
Master of Science in Human Resource Management (MSc. HRM), Bachelor
of Science in Computer Science, the
Master of Science in Curriculum and Instruction (MSc. CI) are the
programmes due for SACS re-accreditation. These programmes were
previously SACS accredited and have reached the five year maximum
tenure of their accredited status.
The quality assurance review visit is conducted once every five
years upon a school’s receipt of programme accreditation and its
main purpose is to ascertain that the administration of the programme
continues to meet the quality assurance standards established by
SACS.
The job of the review team is to:
1. Evaluate the school's adherence to the standards.
2. Assess the effectiveness of the school's improvement efforts.
3. Review performance results and how those results are used to
inform improvement efforts.
4. Provide high-quality feedback with clear recommendations and
actionable next steps.
5. Make an accreditation recommendation
What is Expected from
the Review
While on site, the
Quality Assurance Review Team provides an orientation, conducts
interviews with members of the school community, visits classrooms,
collects and reviews evidence, and meets to review findings. The
team provides an oral exit report to the school, highlighting
commendations, opportunities for improvement, and recommendations
for action. The team also recommends an accreditation status for the
school.
Following the visit, the review team completes the Quality Assurance
Review Report and submits it to a nationally-trained reader who
reviews the report to ensure it is well written, is of high quality,
and contains targeted recommendations that will enhance the school's
capacity to improve school effectiveness and student performance.
The school then receives the final report and uses the
recommendations in the report to guide improvement efforts.
As defined by SACS, accreditation means that students have:
• Qualified teachers who are continually working to improve their
practices and teaching methods in order to increase student
performance
• Access to a rich, diverse, and sound curriculum
• Access to a range of student activities and support services
• Transferability of credits from school to school
• Greater access to federal loans, scholarships, post secondary
education, and military programs that require accreditation.
- Source: www.sacs.org
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Rising Crime Moves UCC Staff
to
Hold Mid-day Prayer for Jamaica
 While crime is knifing its way through Jamaica, the staff at the UCC
are not content to sit back and be debilitated by this cancer. They
have decided to silently fight back with prayer. In the last month
various emails have circulated among the staff recounting incidents
of crime and near misses and cautioning each other to be alert and
conscientious. But the reality hit closer home when one member lost
her friends in a gruesome attack that has left five others battling
for life. It spurred her to call for a demonstration. To her
colleagues Princess Henry wrote:
On Tuesday June 3,
2008; WEAR SOMETHING
BLACK.
Let's mourn the death of so many of our Jamaican brothers and
sisters, let's mourn the death of our youth and children, let's
collectively make a statement; crime is out of control, but we need
not block the roads, just WEAR SOMETHING BLACK.
On Tuesday June 3, 2008; WEAR SOMETHING BLACK.
We are not asking any one to march or hold a placard, just WEAR
SOMETHING BLACK. We are not asking anyone to call a radio programme,
Just WEAR SOMETHING BLACK. We say No! to hostility, just WEAR
SOMETHING BLACK.
On Tuesday June 3,
2008; WEAR SOMETHING BLACK.
SEND TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW. On Tuesday June 3, 2008; WEAR SOMETHING
BLACK.
The HR department underscored her plea and officially notified the
staff to participate in a noon-day prayer vigil to crush crime in
Jamaica. Every department was represented among the over 30 persons
who attended, most dressed in black.
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IT Student Rows
With National Team
 Shanika
Panton is among a tradition of island mavericks like the folks who
put Jamaica on the map for bobsledding. You could say she has an
affinity for elite sports. A very resilient amateur golfer, the
young Portlander got invited while on the golf course at Constant
Spring to try out rowing. She was told she had the right body built
although she didn’t consider herself fit at the time.
Intrigued, Shanika took up the offer and eighteen months later, this
former Girls Champs athlete who could not swim and had no interest
in rowing, has found a love for the water and gained herself a spot
on the Jamaica National Rowing team. Since then she has competed
professionally with the team of five to six ladies aged 15-25 in
Brazil and is looking forward to qualifying for the 2009 London
Regatta in the United Kingdom next year.
You could call the group of rowers she now considers a family, a
diligent set of people. They hit the water at Port Royal at 6:00 am
every Saturday and Sunday morning and three times a week you’ll find
them working out at the gym. But you would have to be there at 5:30
am to witness their workouts. This seemingly rigorous routine
she says still ranks mild on the rigidity scale as the star athletes
in rowing live in campsites on the water and train at least twice
per day.
As with most sports, success rests on the discipline to practise and
build skill. Motor coordination and unflinching concentration
as well as body strength and overall fitness are essentials for
professional rowers. “You have to pull evenly with both hands,” to
keep in your lane and steer your boat with precision for example,”
she says, and "mastering that takes a long time". This balance and
coordination is especially necessary for team rows, whether it be
with one, two, four or eight persons, some of the standard group
compositions of teams in international rowing.
“I remember after the first three days at a two-week training camp,
I was ready to go home,” Panton confesses. She says, in training for
the professional level you row at high speed for 2000 meters to the
finish line and then you must row the same distance back
slowly to bring your heart rate down. “When you are finished, you
are dead,” she quipped. But through prayer and counseling with
another member of the team, she managed to surpass her exhaustion
threshold and now finds the rush from such intense sessions quite
thrilling. “I will be rowing until I am dead,” she said of the
love she has developed for the sport.
Initially, she was not in for some of the other drill routines like
deliberately capsizing the boat to master a recovery of such
incidents. “The first time that happened I was so mad I did not
return to training for three weeks. I thought these people are
trying to kill me off,’ she said. But after taking swimming lessons
with Swim Jamaica she found her peace on the water and is proficient
at maneuvering overturns and getting back on the water and in the
game.
“It’s a sport for intelligent people, you have to be receptive to
learn and master the motor skills and coordination quickly. It helps
you in so many ways. It keeps you healthy, you have to maintain a
healthy diet, you get great publicity and the opportunity to travel
extensively to countries you probably didn’t even think of and it
develops discipline and great work ethic such as team work and
punctuality. It gives me a significant sense of national pride to
think that I am doing something positive for Jamaica, plus you could
also qualify for scholarships," she recounts of the benefits
associated with rowing.
“It doesn’t work well with night life,” she cautions, "because your
body has to be well rested". But she was quick to add that the
benefits of the sport outweighs the sacrifices.
Her training she admits is helping her cope with the challenge of a
full-time study schedule. She finds that schooling and Rowing have
developed into a somewhat symbiotic relationship. The international
flair of the sport for example, calls for a conversational
understanding of foreign languages and she lauds the UCC for
incorporating Business Spanish into the Information Technology
degree programme she is now pursuing. “That was a great idea and I
hope that consideration is being given to include other languages
such as French and German in the Curriculum. I was just so sorry I
had not done the Spanish course before we went to Brazil because I
would have been able to exchange email and telephone numbers, but
all I could say to people was hola!”
 Asked whether Jamaica would have a team in the next Olympics she
says it’s likely. The young team would possibly have qualified to
represent us at the Beijing Olympics this year, had they not been
saddled by resource constraints and outdated equipment to practice
and up their game.
After all, they have
already demonstrated Olympic quality skill having been placed 2nd in
the B category (second highest category) last November in Brazil
against more seasoned professional clubs such as Mexico and
Nicaragua in a professional competition hosted by the world
organisation for Rowing, the International Federation of Rowing
Associations (FISA – short for the French, “Fédération Internationale des Sociétés d’Aviron”).
“We are having a challenge with our equipment. Our boats are old and
outdated and the weather here makes that worse as the sun and the
salt water destroys the boats,” Panton shares in an interview with
Stacey Dennis, Head of the Information Technology Department.
Added to that, she says the sculls have been given a more
contemporary design and it will cost a pretty penny to acquire the
new gear. But they are not defeated. The team is soliciting
sponsorship and permission to practice on a freshwater body in
Kingston and they continue to train with their available resources
to make themselves ready for any invitational tournaments.
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Welcome to
the May Semester
 New
students and new faculty, I would like to extend to you a warm
welcome to the University College of the Caribbean, and to our
returning students and faculty, welcome back!
Enrolling in a tertiary programme of study is a major
accomplishment. In order to reach this stage in life, you have
already achieved many educational and personal successes. At UCC our
goal is to foster an environment where you can build on this
foundation of success - to enrich your intellectual maturity, your
academic knowledge, and your sense of community and ethics.
We have a dedicated team here at UCC geared towards providing you
with a supportive and positive learning experience. Take the time to
know your programme personnel – they will help make your stay at UCC as smooth as possible.
Commit to your own success. According to Roger Babson, a businessman
and entrepreneur who founded a number of Universities in the United
States “It is wise to keep in mind that neither success nor failure
is ever final”.
Have a great term!
Alison Cross, Ed.D.
VP Academic & Student Affairs
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Recently our roving
student reporter, Rashelle Anderson took to the UCC campuses in
Kingston to get student's opinion on the very pressing challenge of
the continuous food and gas hikes. She asked, "Have you had
to make any cut backs or adjustments in spending to cope with the
rising price of fuel and food" and this is what you had to say.
1. “No, still living
good”- Terefe Mason (Business Administration KG19-Day)
2. “My honest opinion
is no, my spending habits haven’t change. Increase prices don’t
bother me-I know that sounds conceited- I don’t take public
transport but I’ll pay whatever the cost.”- Robert Clarke
(Business Administration KG16 - Day)
3. “Yes, my
supermarket bill has been significantly affected. Entertainment
curtailed due to increase in transport, food gaan up an’ di rent
rates nuh right; mi can go Quad go have nice time nuh more.”-
Aretha Crawford (Business Administration KG16 - Day)
4. “Yea, as far as
food, stuff I would normally buy like clothes and food I can’t buy
anymore. People have to take me around and sometimes taxi fare, if I
going out I would have to save ahead of the event to cover the cost;
not as before when I didn’t have to.”- Jodee Brown (Business
Administration KG18B - Day)
5. “Yea of course, mi
ah spen more money fi less things”- Alex Creary (Management
Information Systems K11 - Day)
6. “No there’s enough
money to buy everything”- Sheldon Reid (Management Information
Systems K09 -Day)
7. “No cause mi nuh
spen money pon dem thing deh”- Carla Ramsay (Management
Information Systems K09 -Day)
8. “Yes who doesn’t
these last days”- Sharon Young (Business Administration
KG14 - Evening)
9. “Yes, I do a whole
lot of cut backs.”- Richard Murray (KG18B - Sunday)
10. “Yea, the
traveling is now planned based on distance and fuel cost; certain
luxuries are now cut out. The necessity is now the main focus at the
supermarket.”- Stacey Butler (Business Administration KG
19A - Day)
11. “No it hasn’t
affected me as yet.”- Kahreen Williamson (Business
Administration Upper Level-R)
12. “Well I don’t use
fuel cause I don’t drive, but food definitely; what I usually spend
on food is now cut in half.”- Juliana Brown (Business
Administration KG16A - Evening)
13. “Yes of course,
because even though the cost of living has gone up my allowance
hasn’t and I have to cut back to maintain my over all budget.”-
Donna Brady (BSc. IT 06-Evening)
14. “Well yes I have
had to carry my own food to school and I have to spend more on taxi
fare”- Cory Hibbert (KG18A - Day)
15. “Well all I have
to spend more on is taxi fare and oh the canteen raise up
everything, ten dollah gaan pon everyting.”- S. Ferron
(KG18A - Day)
16. “I try to bring my
own food sometimes; and with the bus situation, I will end up taking
a taxi to Cross Roads and walk up to school.”- K. Smelly
(KG18A - Day)
17. “Car pooling is my
method so I plan with my neighbor to carry my daughter on alternate
Fridays.”- M. Brown (KG15A - Day)
18. “Mi jus deal wid
it same way, suh yuh know it gweh dig deep inna mi pocket.”-
P. Johnson (KG15A -Day)
19. “Yes, I buy less
food, just the basics for the household nothing extra.”-
Janice Gordon (Upper Level –R, Earlybird)
20. “Yes I do, I just
have to do a juggling act to deal with everything like food and gas
on the minimum and make it all work.”-Sheryl (kg18A-day)
21. “Well I feel it
more with the gas……yeah man the gas is really what get me, it just
ridiculous.”-Micheal (KG18A - Day)
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