Voices Magazine Vol2 Issue 2

VOICES Bi-Monthly Magazine of the University of Technology, Jamaica | June 2018 16 “Working at UTech, Jamaica affords me the privilege of contributing to nation building by imparting knowledge to young minds. The brilliant flash of the light of understanding; forever etched onto the coronal canvas of enquiring eyes; is priceless. Eureka, they’ve got it!” Mr. Patrick Williams Vice Dean, Faculty of Science and Sport 20 Years of Service In a vox pop, a sample of long service awardees were asked, “What do you like about working at UTech, Jamaica?” Read on to see their responses. “There are two main things that I like about working at UTech, Jamaica. Number one, is the flexibility with which the job affords me in terms of time, with which to execute my task and secondly, I love the interaction with my students, especially when it comes to bringing my own professional experience to bear on their own learning process. Dr. Glendon Newsome Principal Lecturer, Faculty of The Built Environment 35 Years of Service “If I were to summarize, I think, well I believe that UTech, Ja. has a pivotal role to play in the advancement of this country. And so working at UTech, Ja. it gives me the opportunity to serve both our internal and external stakeholders. And so as I prepare students to be work ready graduates, I see this as building capacity and by extensions, nation building and then this extends far and wide because our graduates not only will serve Jamaica but certainly the Caribbean and the world at large.” Dr. Janet Campbell-Shelly Dean, College of Health Sciences 30 Years of Service VOICES OF LONG SERVICE AWARDEES “I like working at UTech, Ja. because it is has a great working environment, great team, great team work. Overall, it’s a great university.” Mr. Corey A. Limonious Reprographics Clerk College of Business and Management 25 Years of Service