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VOICES Bi-Monthly Magazine of the University of Technology, Jamaica |
August - September 2017
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he annual Community Service Conference hosted by the Division of Community Service and Development formed an integral component in the Week
of Welcome orientation programme. It is intended to introduce first year students to the University’s mandatory Community Service Programme
(CSP 1001) to promote community service volunteerism and an heightened awareness among students of social and developmental issues in their
immediate communities and beyond. The 2017 conference was held on Thursday, August 24, 2017 at the Alfred Sangster auditorium, Papine campus
under the theme,
“RAISE IT – Creating a Positive Change Through Volunteerism.”
Annual Community Service Conference
Professor Rosalea Hamilton, Vice President, Division of Community Service and Development, keynote speaker at the annual Community Service Conference and Fair
addresses students on the topic “Volunteerism – A Civic Responsibility.”
Mr. Courtney Palmer (left), Lecturer, Faculty of Education and Liberal Studies and University Community Service Coordinator presents Miss Imani Palmer, College of Oral
Health Sciences (COOHS) student with her Certificate of Recognition for her “remarkable performance in the Community Service Programme 1001” in the last Academic Year.