UTech, Jamaica 2015-16 Annual Report

Promotional Activities at the Annual Jamaica Computing Society Conference Members of the SCIT graduate office were present at the 2015 Annual Jamaica Computing Society Conference, under the theme: Human Capital in ICT Systems: the Jamaica Knowledge Worker, held from October 29-31 2015 in Rose Hall, Montego Bay. Dr Sean Thorpe, an executive member of the society and Mr Rohan Malcolm facilitated several workshops. Dr Thorpe was active in the school’s promotional booth showcasing the SCIT Graduate Studies programme. Page 67 University of Technology, Jamaica ANNUAL REPORT 2015-2016 Canadian Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee scholarship recipients, Mr Oneal Anguin (seated left), and Mr Gilroy Gordon (seated, 2nd left) pose with their acceptance letters to pursue master’s degrees at St. Mary’s University (SMU), Canada. Sharing in the occasion from left, (first row) are Ms. Jennifer Cormier, International Business Development Officer, SMU, Mr Tim Cranston, visiting graduate student, SMU, Prof. Colin Gyles, Deputy President, University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech), Prof. Nilza Justiz-Smith, Dean, Faculty of Engineering and Computing, UTech, Mrs Maureen Woodhouse, Acting Director, International Activities, SMU, Dr Claire Sutherland, Senior Director, International and Institutional Linkages, UTech, Dr Elaine Wallace, University Registrar, UTech and Mr Zak Mars, Chief Innovation Officer, Grace Kennedy Ltd. Back row, from left are Dr Dawn Jutla, Prof. of Technology and Entrepreneurship, Strategy, and Computer Science, Sobey School of Business, SMU, Mr Wayne Smith, Business Development Manager, Grace Kennedy Ltd., Dr Andrew Lamm, Head, Centre for Science-Based Research, Entrepreneurship and Continuing Studies, Mr Arnett Campbell, Head, School of Computing and Information Technology (SCIT), UTech and Dr Sean Thorpe, Graduate Programme Director, SCIT, UTech.