The University of the West Indies (UWI) Open Campus Anguilla launched the 2021/2022 academic year with a special orientation/welcome for its latest cohort of online students on August 17, 2021. The new students joined the session online and at the Site – and were welcomed by the local UWI Staff, as well as Executive Members of the Anguilla Chapter of the UWI Open Campus Guild of Students. The Preparatory/Meet & Greet session forms part of a number orientation and registration activities geared towards preparing the online students for their new academic journey.
Staff Members, including Mrs. Arlene Browne-Richardson and Ms. Patricia Bryan, outlined the registration and other processes for the students. In her welcome remarks, Manager for The UWI Open Campus British Overseas Territories Sites, Dr. Phyllis Fleming-Banks, congratulated the new students and commended them for choosing The UWI. “You have chosen the University that is the number one in the region – and among the top 2.5% in the world – and we look forward to supporting you on this journey,” she said.
The students ended the evening with a special networking session led by Guild Chair, Ms. Melissa Harrigan and Guild Public Relations Officer, Ms. Shermel Hodge.
Other local welcome/orientation activities include “UWI 101” sessions with the Guild, a Church Service and a games evening. The official Online UWI Campus Welcome and Matriculation Ceremony takes place on September 8, 2021, and the annual “Oneness” networking evening with members of other local Student bodies is slated for September.
According to Dr. Fleming-Banks, “The UWI Open Campus Anguilla received more than 90 new applications for the online programmes for Semester One 2021/2022, with additional persons still registering through the Special Admissions option, which closes August 29, 2021. The UWI Open Campus provides a convenient, affordable and flexible pathway for tertiary education, and we are particularly pleased with the increasing number of young persons who are choosing The UWI Open Campus,” the UWI Representative said.
Classes for students in the online degree programmes begin on August 29th and the local Continuing and Professional Education programmes begin in September.
– Press Release
