"Excellence Demands Commitment"
 The involvement of each UWI graduate in raising funds is vital. Even a modest contribution is a building block. Your annual gift/pledge provides immediate support and will ensure that current and future students can become UWI alumni. There are over 40,000 UWI graduates in Jamaica. If the UWIAA received just $1000 from each graduate for "GREAT THINGS for UWI," we would have $40 Million annually to spend on infrastructure, equipment, scholarships, research and programming. Alumni contributions large and small make the preservation of our University
possible. Won't you help the graduating classes of 2004-2007 and beyond - TODAY!

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Goal: The preservation, continued development and success of U.W.I.

How: Through GREAT THINGS – a programme to galvanize and track alumni giving so that no matter the affiliation (Faculty, Hall of Residence, Department or School), all alumni will wish to contribute.

The Role of Alumni & the Private Sector: To "re-invest" in the institution. To support through financial contributions, ideas and volunteerism. By doing this they will preserve the prestige/value of a UWI degree and ensure that future generations are trained to take over professional and leadership positions.

Aim to Fund:
3 Main objectives: –

  • To build a Mona Campus Centre, purchase information technology, assist with new buildings and enable research and academic programmes
  • To fund UWIAA scholarships and bursaries and provide boarding and book grants to students and projects of affiliate alumni groups.
  • To increase the UWI Development & Endowment Fund

Specifics:

  • Equipment - Computers, books, internet access
  • Programming - Curriculum development
  • Buildings - Psychology, Microbiology, Advanced Nursing Education, Counseling Centre, Ashtrom Building, Special Students Resource Centre, Refurbishment of Halls of Residence.
  • Teaching & Research - Conferences & seminars, funding of Chairs
  • Special Projects - Campus Centre and Sports Facility

Amount needed: $150 Million per annum for the next 3 years

Ways to give:

  • Individual Donations
  • Company Donations
  • Matching Programmes (companies match the funds employees give)

Summary: Overall aim = to ensure that UWI continues to inform, enhance, enrich and empower our region.

See also: GREAT THINGS - Invitation to Support ... Download

The GREAT THINGS Programme

She was integrally involved with campus life and her loyal contribution has left solid imprints on many hearts. The name GREAT THINGS is derived from the initials of her first and last names and in her honour, the GREAT THINGS Programme will encompass already existing projects, funds, scholarships and bursaries and incorporate additional ways to allow Alumni to assist University, community and national projects.

By contributing to GREAT THINGS, all Alumni can share her spirit, honour her memory and be "Proud to be making a difference."

GREAT THINGS offers Alumni choices to support research and academic priorities as well as student initiatives and community based projects. This programme was launched on November 1, 2000 with funds donated by her cousin, Dr. Stefan Maxwell, himself a distinguished alumnus of the Mona Campus, who will be here to make the presentation and see his son graduate from the Faculty of Medicine, at the Mona Campus.

What will GREAT THINGS do?
Donations to this programme will:
  1. Provide scholarships and bursaries.
  2. Assist with the building of a Mona Campus Centre.
  3. Assist "needy students" - those who are experiencing unexpected financial difficulty due to a death in the family, sudden unemployment of parent(s) and the like.
  4. Assist with special projects of Mona School of Business Alumni, Medical
    Alumni, Carimac Alumni, Social Sciences Alumni and other affiliate organizations.
  5. Contribute to Library acquisitions - books and multimedia resources.
  6. Assist with Sports Development at the Mona Campus.
  7. Maintain and enhance the historic Chapel and Chapel Garden, through the Gloria Thompson Grant.
  8. Assist with Sports Development at the Mona Campus.
  9. At the community level, assist with the Hospice for Children with Aids and the Hope Gardens/Hope Zoo environmental project initially.

Note: Alumni may choose one or several of the above, simply by advising the UWI Alumni Office which one(s) their donations should be applied to.

 

 

IT IS EASY TO ASSIST!
To make a contribution today, please visit any branch of NCB and make your cash or cheque donation (payable to the UWI Alumni Association - Great Things) directly to Account Number 401005781. Please fax us a copy of your deposit slip with any special instructions (Fax # (876) 970-4086) along with the downloadable Gift/Pledge Form.

WAYS TO JOIN US!
Alumni membership is your way to continue your pride and involvement in your University. Make a difference and make the decision to join today! There are 2 ways to join: - Annual and the UWIAA Membership Keycard.



(L-R) Celia Davidson Francis, Executive Director, UWIAA; Vivian Thompson (widower); Andrew Thompson (son) and Michelle Thompson (daughter).

Dedication to the late Gloria Thompson
The Faculty of Social Sciences, in association with the UWI Alumni Association, formally dedicated one of the Faculty's gardens to the memory of the late Gloria Thompson, former UWI employee. Mrs. Thompson served for 48 years. the garden will serve as a haven for students and employees and also as a tribute to Mrs. Thompson's appreciation of nature. The UWIAA's GREAT THINGS FOR UWI programme's name is coined from the initials of Mrs. Thompson's initials, in her honour.