Volume 1, Issue 2
April 2017
University of Technology, Jamaica
A
capacity audience drawn from government,
academia, the legal fraternity, private and
public sectors came out to witness the
installation of Prof. Stephen Vasciannie, CD as
fourth President of the University of Technology,
Jamaica at his Installation Ceremony held
Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at the Alfred Sangster
Auditorium, Papine campus.
The celebratory occasion, coming ten weeks
after Prof. Vasciannie’s appointment as President
on January 3, was marked by pageantry, fanfare
and an outpouring of warm welcome and
good wishes from all present. The ceremony
scheduled for 4:00 pm commenced exactly on
time and flowed with precision, starting with a
musical prelude from 3:00 pm – 3:45 pm, led
by the Jamaica Military Band and the UTech,
Jamaica Instrumental Band, as over 500 guests
took their seats inside the auditorium.
Various procedures led by the Chancellor, the
Most Honourable Edward Seaga, ON, PC and the
Pro-Chancellor Mr Richard Powell were involved
in the installation ceremony.
Among the speakers on the occasion were:
• The Chancellor
• Pro-Chancellor
• Minister of Education, Youth and Information,
Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, CD, JP
• University Orator, Mrs Pamela Kelly
• President of the Students’ Union, Mr Dimitri
McGregor
• President, UTech, Jamaica Alumni Association,
Mr Ronald Sutherland
• President, University of Technology, Jamaica
Academic Staff Association, Mrs. Dennise
Haldane
In his inaugural address Prof. Vasciannie
expressed gratitude to the UTech, Jamaica
community for welcoming him, acknowledged
achievements of the community to date, and
pointed the way forward with a number of
initiatives. He emphasized the importance of
consolidating a “student-centred” community
and encouraged academics to embrace even
more fully, a culture of research and publications.
Prof. Stephen Vasciannie, CD, delivers his inaugural address following his installation as fourth President,
University of Technology, Jamaica on Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at the Alfred Sangster Auditorium, Papine
campus. At right is a section of the capacity audience that was in attendance. Seated in the front row from left
are Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, CD, Minister of Education, Youth and Information, members of Prof. Vasciannie’s
family - his wife, Dr. Lisa Vasciannie, sons, Mr Sean Vasciannie and Mr Dominic Vasciannie, aunt, Ms. Joan
Vacianna and brother, Mr. Dennis Duncan.
Capacity Audience Witnesses Installation
of Prof Stephen Vasciannie as President
Bi-Monthly Magazine of the University of Technology, Jamaica
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