UCC TO HOST FUNDRAISER FOR FILICIA MORRISON

The University College of the Caribbean in association with the Hilton Kingston hotel will be staging a fundraiser on Sunday July 27, 2008 (at the Hilton ballroom) to assist a talented young Jamaican singer to fulfill her dream to study music overseas. This young lady, Ficilia Morrison, will headline the recital that will feature guest performances by Corelle Jackson and our own songbird, Sadiki Burton from the Human Resource department.

All members of the UCC community are invited to share in this much anticipated recital. And to make that possible the UCC is offering a discounted ticket price of $1000 p.p to staff and $1500 p.p for UCC students and adjunct faculty.

As the economic belt tightens for most Jamaicans, the University College of the Caribbean (UCC) is finding increasingly more creative ways to ensure its students are able to afford tertiary education. New, prospective and returning UCC students have the opportunity to now earn up to 100 percent discount on a term’s tuition.

Through an affiliate marketing programme, dubbed the ‘Collaborative Recruitment Programme’, UCC students will be given a five percent discount for making qualified referrals to the institution commencing the September 2008 term. With no limitations on the number of referrals a student can make, the opportunity then exists for the referring student to earn a full term free for their qualified referrals.
 

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).
 

In the context of a globalized world and our own CSME, distance education has become an important part of the education menu in terms of opening up opportunities for education and training. This is even more so with the competition for scarce resources and our traditional institutions not being able to meet the growing demand for higher education in our society with respect to physical space and the availability of highly qualified professionals where they are needed across the island and the region. It is very much still a new growth area in the Jamaican economy that offers great possibilities, particularly for the adult learner, juggling the need for further education with the demands of financial security.

The University College of the Caribbean (UCC), is working to establish a cohort for its Commonwealth Masters degree programmes (Master of Business Administration and the Master of Public Administration) in Ocho Rios and Montego Bay before year end.

On April 1st the team from the UCC Ocho Rios centre will collaborate with staff from the head office in Kingston to host the first information session for that locale.

UCC student, Nicola Gibson is Governor Designate of the Eastern Canada and Caribbean (EC&C) District of Circle K, the tertiary level co-educational service, leadership development and friendship club, organized and sponsored by the Kiwanis.

Gibson was elected for the highest post in the District ahead of two other nominees from the University of the West Indies, Mona and University of Technology....

The University College of the Caribbean (UCC), joined a host of local organisations and over 8,000 supporters to participate in the 2008 Sigma 5K Corporate Run last Sunday, March 9, 2008 in Kingston. The first timers picked up two medals from the event. Team captain Stacey Dennis was placed fourth among the 80 female Elite athletes while Allan Barnett received a medal for placing in the top 200 runners. The annual fundraiser organized by Pan Caribbean Bank celebrates its 10th staging this year.

Accountants, financiers, lawyers, business analysts and business students etc. are all operational stakeholders with vested interest in some aspects of the financial sector. But not all the stakeholders are au fait with the intricacies of regulation and how it may enhance or inhibit their function/operation.

In 2004 the University College of the Caribbean (UCC) and the Florida International University (FIU) agreed to offer the FIU Master of Science in Human Resource Management locally. The initial programme was eagerly welcomed by persons who longed for internationally recognized post graduate training in this high demand field.

With all the changes and diversification of activity in the Securities and Financial Sector in Jamaica, it would be an asset to professionals in the industry as well as those interested in entering the sector to complement the qualifications and experience they already possess with proper certification. Individuals should be able to understand and manage their own, as well their clients’ portfolios and provide them with a variety of different financial services.

Students of computing degrees usually focus primarily on specialized knowledge to the abandonment of much else. But not at UCC. Guided by market realities in the development of its Information Technology, (IT) and Management Information Systems (MIS) programmes, the institution has deviated again from the norm to ensure that its students graduate with competencies to excel in their specialization as well as operate their own establishments; or at least, have an appreciation of fundamental business processes.

The Florida International University, (FIU) in collaboration with the University College of the Caribbean, (UCC), will host the first information session this year, for its Executive MBA (EMBA) programme. The session will be held 6:00 pm February 11 at the Hilton Kingston hotel.

Times are changing. The job market is saturated and calls to engender a much more vibrant entrepreneurial culture is coming from politicians, business people and educators alike. The University College of the Caribbean (UCC) is responding with a new slate of core courses that it says will help its students better adapt and make a valuable contribution to society.

The University College of the Caribbean has joined a number of local organisations to offer training towards the Accounting profession’s most globally accepted certification, the ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) and the more recently instituted lower level designation, Certified Accounting Technician (CAT).

Returning students registered for undergraduate studies at the University College of the Caribbean, (UCC) are expected to be joined by an influx of new students who entered the system at the start of the January semester.

On Thursday January 10, 2008 the first cohorts of the Commonwealth Executive Masters programmes offered exclusively by the University College of the Caribbean (UCC), commenced classes in Kingston. The forty-six member cohort is refreshingly dominated by men, though by a small margin of eight percentage points. The institution’s administrators are heartened by this turn out in male registrants who have been noticeably absent from the classroom.

The new students of UCC started the New Year briskly, wasting no time to register for classes for the Spring Semester from January – May 2007. Scores of new students turned up to register for classes and collect booklists and other critical materials.

As we approach the close of yet another splendid year, the University College of the Caribbean seeks to extend the warmest of holiday wishes to you all. we hope that it will be filled with tranquility and bliss, and pray that this will become the model for the remainder of 2007, continuing into 2008 and beyond.

The University College of the Caribbean and the University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to undertake activities to improve the services offered to their students and assist in mutual growth and development.

The University College of the Caribbean (UCC), has made a giant step in its Distance Education programme. Since September of this year students anywhere in Jamaica and the world at large with high speed Internet access can now enroll in its undergraduate Business Administration programmes at the Associate and Bachelor degree levels. This as the Distance Education and Global Learning unit (DEGL) rolled out its Internet Video Streaming modality, which facilitates on-line video streaming of live and recorded lectures in Business Administration.

UCC STUDENTS TO EXHIBIT AT INTERNATIONAL STUDENT'S DAY

Students from the University College of the Caribbean, (UCC) will be among representatives from local tertiary institutions to exhibit
technology on International Students’ Day. The student presentations will be made in an effort to highlight pioneering work by local scholars and is also hoped to promote the commercialization of their projects.

Essay writing is among the most common academic exercises, yet it’s mastery escapes most students......
The University College of the Caribbean will be hosting an essay writing workshop for students and anyone desirous of developing their linguistic skill on Wednesday, 31st October, 2007

The University College of the Caribbean, (UCC) bids farewell to SwimJamaica principals and Brits Catherine and Peter Moore. The volunteer couple will be returning home to their native United Kingdom after infusing life into the Amateur Swimming Association of Jamaica (ASAJ) national swim training programme over the last two years...

INNOVATION AT IT'S BEST

In today’s techno-savvy society just about everyone expects information to be at their fingertips and why shouldn’t they when the infrastructure and the resources to facilitate this convenience are easily accessible and in some cases free. This was the thinking of a group of final year students from the first cohort of the Bachelor of Information Technology (IT) programme at the University College of the Caribbean, (UCC) who developed a virtual tour of the main campus in completion of the requirements for their degree.

FALL SEMESTER REGISTRATION ONGOING

The Worthington Campus of the University College of the Caribbean, (UCC) was abuzz with activity this past week as the registration process for the new semester got into high gear. Following the passage of Hurricane Dean, the preliminary activities were postponed by a week to August 27 through August 30 at UCC centres island-wide.

Relay for Life, the largest fundraiser for the Fight Against Cancer was not to be missed by the University College of the Caribbean. Just over thirty persons including the President and his family showed up to participate in the twelve-hour relay organized by the Jamaica Cancer Society. Faculty, staff, students and their family members were equally undeterred by the afternoon torrent which threatened to dampen the mood of event on Saturday June 9 at the Police Officers Club and filed through at intervals to give an hour or two on the track.
 

President of the Florida International University, Dr. Modesto Maidique will be the keynote speaker at the upcoming graduation for the seventh cohort of the FIU/UCC International Executive Master of Business Administration programme. This marks the first visit for the FIU president to Jamaica, since both institutions entered a partnership in 1999 to offer several undergraduate and graduate degrees.

INJECTING A BREATH OF FRESH AIR

Governor General, His Excellency, the Most Hon. Professor Kenneth Hall commended Agency of Inner City Renewal (director) Dr. Henley Morgan and a contingent from the University College of the Caribbean for injecting hope and providing access to Tertiary Education among members of the Miracle Club in Trench Town.

EDU EXPO 2007- WELL SUPPORTED

On Friday, April 20 and April 27, students across the island came out in larger than expected numbers to the UCC's information fair, Edu Expo 2007, to learn from industry leaders and sharpen skills for studies at college/ university. Carmen Tippling, Lloyd B. Smith and Linton Smith were among local industry leaders who captured their attention with practical and insightful career and personal development sessions.

52 GRADUATE YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAMME

Building self-reliance, fostering amicable relations with the Police and developing leadership skills among young people in challenged communities is no light task, but the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce in association with the University College of the Caribbean remain committed to these goals. Recently, the institutions were pleased to graduate another 52 participants from the six-week Youth Leadership Training programme, which includes community members and participant from the Jamaica Constabulary Force.

UCC STUDENTS CREATE PROGRAMMES FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES

On April 30, 2007, six groups of final year students pursuing the Associate degree in Management Information Systems (MIS) at the University College of the Caribbean (UCC) had the opportunity to parade and defend their techno prowess and creativity.

UCC EXPANDS INTO ST.LUCIA

The University College ofthe Caribbean has established a presence in St.Lucia through a franchise arrangement with the Institute of Business and Technology (IBT) to offer UCC associate and bachelor degrees. Classes for the first cohort of students began in mid- January 2007. The students will be taught the same course content offered at the UCC campuses in Jamaica in the respective courses and sit exams simultaneously with their Jamaican counterparts.

MOST HON. EDWARD SEAGA FOR LAW LECTURE SERIES

The University College of the Caribbean (UCC) has the distinct pleasure of having the Most Honourable Edward P.G. Seaga O.N.P.C., M.P., L.L.D.,( Hon), former Prime Minister and Member of Parliament for Western Kingston as the keynote speaker at their Law Lecture Series. His presentation will be on April 25, 2007.
The Law Lecture series takes place on April 18, 2007 and April 25, 2007 at the UCC's main campus, 17 Worthington Avenue, Kingston 5.

EDU EXPO 2007

UCC in association with RJR will roll out the welcome mat at the Worthington Campus to prospective students from across the island who are interested to learn of the myriad study options at the UCC. Edu Expo will be held in Kingston 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Friday, April 20 and 11:00 am - 5:00 pm Friday, April 27 at the Montego Bay Civic Centre in St. James.

NEW BOARD INSTALLED

On Wednesday, March 28, 2007 students and faculty from the University College of the Caribbean and the University of Technology bid farewell to the 2007 board of their respective Circle K clubs and welcomed the new boards who will assume office for the administrative year ending March 2008.

GERALDINE ADAMS: A WOMAN OF QUIET FORTITUDE

Two years ago the UCC Foundation US, decided it would be a good idea to create scholarships in the honour of each of the founding members of the University College of the Caribbean. UCC Foundation director, Trish Steger recalls that Mrs. Geraldine Adams who shares ownership of the instiutuion with husband Winston Adams, was quite shy about having a scholarship named in her honour and a compromise was made to create a scholarship called the Geraldine Adams Hope scholarship.

Jamaican Sisters to make recommendations at MBAA conference in Chicago

Between March 28 and 30, 2007 over 800 academics and practitioners will be meeting in Chicago at the annual Midwest Business Administration Association (MBAA) International conference to discuss the way forward for educating business professionals. Dr. Grace Turner, Director, Applied Research and Business Development at the University College of the Caribbean (UCC) teamed with her sister Dr. Janice Barrow, Finance Professor at Coles College of Business, Kennesaw State University to submit a paper, which has not only been accepted for presentation but is also under consideration for an award.

EDU EXPO PRESS RELEASE

The University College of the Caribbean will be hosting its annual information fair Edu Expo 2007 on Friday April 20 at its Worthington campus in Kingston and the following Friday, April 27 at the Civic Centre in Montego Bay, St James under the theme, Learn Today and Live for Tomorrow.

UCC EDUEXPO APRIL 20 & 27

The University College of the Caribbean will be hosting its annual information fair Edu Expo 2007 on Friday April 20 at its Worthington campus in Kingston and the following Friday, April 27 at the Civic Centre in Montego Bay, St James under the theme, ‘Learn Today and Live for Tomorrow’.

PRACTICUM PREPS STUDENTS FOR WORK

For many years there has been a lament in our society that tertiary education in Jamaica does not adequately prepare graduates for the work. Our traditional educational system of rote with its heavy emphasis on recall above knowledge application and adaptability has been voiced as a sore contention among disappointed employers who say too often their expectation of university graduates is not matched by performance. The University College of the Caribbean with its legacy as a centre for hands-on professional training attained by predecessors IMP and IMS, has given itself a deliberate mandate to balance theory and practice and ensure its graduates have the know-how to apply themselves immediately on the job.

UCC CIRCLE K REWARDED FOR GIVING BACK

The UCC Circle K Club left the 49th Eastern Canada and Caribbean Circle K Convention held in Montego Bay last week, as proud recipients of two top prizes. UCC copped the first place prize for Monthly Reporting, outshining 32 other clubs from their district.