The Honourable Deputy Governor, Mr. Perin Bradley, The Honourable Premier, Dr. Ellis Lorenzo Webster, the Honourable Minister of Social Development and Education, Ms. Dee-Ann Kentish-Rogers, and the Chief Education Officer, Mr. Bren Romney were among the special guests at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Open Campus Anguilla annual Certificate Presentation/Recognition Ceremony on July 28, 2021 at the Church of God Holiness.
The ceremony marking the end of the 2020/2021 academic year was in celebration of the Participants in the University’s local programmes, the Semester One and Two Online Honour Roll Students and new Student Guild Executive. It was witnessed by a large number of family, friends, students and their colleagues.
The programme was chaired by Manager for the UWI Open Campus British Overseas Territories, Dr. Phyllis Fleming-Banks, who applauded the students and highlighted the role of the Open Campus in meeting the needs of the local communities through the local professional development and online programmes.
In her delivery of remarks the Honourable Minister of Social Development and Education congratulated the Students on their achievements. She applauded them for up-skilling and choosing to improve themselves even in these challenging times. She also admonished that education is a lifelong journey and congratulated the UWI Open Campus Anguilla for continuing to meet the needs of the community. Minister Kentish-Rogers also highlighted that education is not limited to age. The only thing that stops someone is his or herself. She encouraged the students to continue to grow by taking advantage of the opportunities offered by the UWI.
One of the highlights of the ceremony was the presentation of the five persons who completed the Programme Certificate in Early Childhood Education Care and Development. They are: Ronnie Francis, Faustina Nanton, Oneeka Elias-Gillis, Janique Payne and Elaine Wilson-Alexander. Ms. Faustina Nanton and Mrs. Latoya Hobbs-Nurse responded on behalf of the students. In their remarks, they paid tribute to the facilitators.
The facilitators, for the 2020/2021 academic year were: Mrs. Dana Ruan (Care For The Elderly), Ms. Aunika Webster (Supervisory Management I and II and Employment and The Labour Relations Act on Anguilla), Mr. Colin Johnson (Advanced Conversational Spanish) and Mrs. Evorna Hodge (Governance, Risk, Compliance and Controls I), Mrs. Tracelyn Hamilton (Working with Family and Community), Mrs. Rosena Brooks (Protocol and Diplomacy), Mrs. Ludiane Leveret-Richardson (Introduction to Procurement) and Mrs. Donna Daniels-Banks (Finance for Non-Finance Managers).
Chancellor’s Representative on the UWI Open Campus Council, Mr. Stanley Reid, presented the Honour Roll Students with special certificates. The incoming Executive Members of the Anguilla Chapter of the UWI Open Campus Guild of Students, Ms. Melissa Harrigan, Ms. Natisha Davis, Ms. Jahnesha Jones, Ms. Stephanie Ryan, Ms. Khadijah Muhammad, Ms. Sari-Lee Benjamin, Ms. Shirmel Hodge, Mr. Raheem Williams and Ms. Justina Bazil also received their induction certificates.
Musical selections during the Ceremony came from Bachelor of Science Management Students, Mrs. Amorelle Bryan-Hodge and Mrs. Charlene Roach, while Pastor Julet Simon, President of the Early Childhood Association delivered the invocation. Some 110 persons participated in the Continuing and Professional Education programmes. Seventy-three (73) online students were named to the Campus Honour Roll in Semesters One and Two 2020/2021.
The UWI Open Campus Anguilla expresses its appreciation to the Anguillian community for the support during the past academic year, as well as all those who participated in or attended the ceremony.
– Press Release
