ST AUGUSTINE, Trinidad And Tobago – The University of the West Indies (UWI), St. Augustine Campus, awaits a site visit by a team of evaluators appointed by the Accreditation Council of Trinidad and Tobago (ACTT) – the next step in the Campus’ bid for institutional accreditation. This visit follows the submission to the ACTT, of a report on an intense institutional self-study analysis by the Campus and is scheduled to take place from February 1st to 4th, 2011.
Almost two years ago, on Friday 15th May, 2009, The UWI St. Augustine Campus launched its accreditation candidacy with the ACTT. The Campus then embarked upon a rigorous process of self-examination and reflection, including discussion forums with a cross-section of its internal and external stakeholders, driven by Mr. Jeremy Callaghan, Campus Registrar and Chair of the Self-Study Steering Committee; Dr. Sandra Gift, the Institutional Accreditation Co-ordinator; and Mrs. Deborah Souza-Okpofabri, the Campus’ Self-Study Co-ordinator. The findings were documented in the “UWI St. Augustine Campus’ Institutional Accreditation Self-Study Report, 2010” which was submitted to the ACTT.
The team, which is led by Prof. Frederick Emshousen (PhD in Technical Education, former Assistant Dean/Associate Dean/ Ag. Dean, School of Technology, Purdue University, USA), comprises four evaluators from the United Kingdom, United States and Trinidad and Tobago. They will conduct an evaluation to assess the “fitness for purpose” of the Campus and its compliance with set criteria and standards established by the ACTT.
As part of the evaluation process, the team will tour the Campus, both at St. Augustine and the Mt. Hope Medical Sciences Complex, examine facilities and documentation, as well as conduct interviews with staff and students of the Campus.
Following this site visit, the accreditation status of the St. Augustine Campus will be determined by the ACTT after it has deliberated on the reports and recommendations of the team of evaluators and the Accreditation Review Committee (ARC).
