UTech, Jamaica 2016-17 Annual Report

University of Technology, Jamaica ANNUAL REPORT 2016-2017 Page 56 Excellence Through Knowledge CURRICULUM AND COURSE OF STUDY MATTERS New Courses of Study The Certificate in Critical Care Nursing was introduced in Academic Year 2016/17. Revision of Course of Study The Post Graduate Diploma and Master of Science in Trauma Studies and Integrative Counselling courses of study were revised during the year in review. SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENTS Student Achievements/Awards For the November 2016 graduation ceremony, the College had a total of 270 graduates including four from the Doctor of Pharmacy course of study. This number also included 17 graduates from the first cohort of the Bachelor of Science in Critical Care Nursing. Nursing Students Earn Their Stripes at Annual Striping Ceremony Two hundred and thirty (230) University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech, Ja.) students enrolled in years one to four of the BSc. in Nursing and the BSc. in Midwifery in the Caribbean School of Nursing (CSON), College of Health Sciences, (COHS) were presented with their symbolic stripes at the 6th annual Striping Ceremony hosted by the School in their honour under the theme, “Nursing and Midwifery Students Touching Lives and Changing the World” on Thursday, February 9, 2017. The ceremony was held at the Christian Life Fellowship Centre, adjacent to the UTech, Jamaica Papine campus. The symbolic striping signifies that the students have satisfied the academic and professional requirements of their respective levels of study and have displayed good behaviour and attitude towards their profession. Dr. Janet Campbell-Shelly Dean (Acting) Caribbean School of Nursing School of Allied Health and Wellness School of Pharmacy College of Health Sciences