The University of the West Indies (UWI) Open Campus Anguilla welcomed its latest cohort of online students with a local Site Orientation session on Wednesday, August 19, 2020. Staff, as well as Executive Members of the Anguilla Chapter of the UWI Open Campus Guild of Students were on hand to welcome the new students. The Preparatory/Meet & Greet session formed part of a number of online and face-to-face orientation and registration activities geared towards preparing the online students for their new academic journey.
Welcome remarks came from Manager for the UWI Open Campus British Overseas Territories Sites, Dr. Phyllis Fleming-Banks, who congratulated the new students and commended them for choosing the UWI. “Our University is number one in the region and among the top 4% in the world,” she told the large group of students. “Your Campus not only provides an affordable and flexible pathway for you to continue your education, we have also been leading the way in online learning.” Dr. Fleming-Banks also noted that the Staff were delighted that an increasing number of Anguillians and residents, and the youth in particular, are using the Open Campus to achieve their goals.
Ms. Patricia Bryan
Staff Members, Ms. Patricia Bryan and Mrs. Arlene Browne-Richardson outlined the registration and other processes. UWI STAT Ambassador and local Guild Chair, Ms. Kemoloy Murphy also welcomed the new students and outlined the activities and support network established by the Guild to help ensure their success. Words of support and encouragement also came from Deputy Guild Chair, Ms. Melissa Harrigan. The new students ended the evening sharing and networking.
Other Welcome/Orientation Activities include “UWI 101” sessions with the Guild, a Trivia Night on August 26th, Church Service on Sunday, August 30th, the Guild Annual General Meeting on the 31st and a Mental Wellness Evening on September 2nd. The official Online Campus Welcome and Matriculation Ceremony and the annual “Oneness” networking evening with members of other local Student bodies are also slated for September.
The UWI Open Campus Anguilla received more than 80 applications for their online programmes for Semester One 2020/2021. They are still receiving applications for online programmes through Special Admissions, as well as the local Continuing and Professional Education programmes which begin in September.
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