UTech, Jamaica 60th Anniversary Newspaper Supplement

Special Advertisement 17 THE DAILY OBSERVER SUNDAY JULY 22, 2018 twitter.com/jamaicaobserver www.jamaicaobserver.com Since 1943 the West Indies School of Public Health opened its doors to students from Jamaica and the Caribbean, training citizens as Public Health Nurses, Public Health Inspectors, and Medical personnel. This School was the product of a mandate derived from a Royal Commission in the West Indies chaired by Lord Moyne in 1938. The West Indies School of Public Health is the institutional precursor to the School of Public Health and Health Technology located on Slipe Pen Road, Kingston. The School offers undergraduate courses of study in Environmental Health (Public Health Inspection), Public Health Nursing, and the Master in Public Health. A fundamental mission of the School is to actively contribute to the development of underserved communities. As such, the School has a strong community health focus, with needs-based training/ programme with a vibrant research agenda, producing competent graduates who are able to deliver public health services to communities and countries regardless of the circumstances or conditions. School of Public Health and Health Technology TESTING AIR QUALITY: Prof. Stephen Vasciannie, President, engages with Environmental Health student, Cherry-Lee Williamson (2nd left) as she demonstrates the use of an air sampling apparatus used to test environmental air quality at the University’s School of Public Health and Health Technology. The College of Business and Management is the largest academic unit at the University, offering programmes at the undergraduate and graduate levels through its four schools: School of Business and Management (SOBA), School of Hospitality and Tourism Management (SHTM), Joan Duncan School of Entrepreneurship Ethics and Leadership (JDSEEL) and the School of Advanced Management. COBAM sees its role in the development of the Jamaican economy as a centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Business and Management. Graduates are trained to work effectively in a changing and globalized workplace. School of Business and Management (SOBA) SOBA offers undergraduate Degrees with specializations in Accounting, Administration and Information System Management, Banking and Finance, Human Resources Management, Marketing, Production and Operations Management, General Management, Economics, Leadership and Organizational Studies and Retail Management. School of Hospitality and Tourism Management SHTM offers under-graduate degrees with specializations in Hotel and Resort Management, Tourism Management, Meetings and Special Events Management, Culinary Arts and Management, Food and Beverage and Food and Beverage Management. College of Business and Management The School of Hospitality and Tourism Management boutique hotel completed under the UTech, Jamaica Enhancement Project in March 2015. The JDSEEL is the first school of its kind in the English Speaking Caribbean to offer a specialised bachelor of degree in Entrepreneurship. It is also the first school of its kind in the English Speaking Caribbean to have an active business entrepreneurship Incubator centre for start-up businesses – the Technology Innovation Centre (TIC).The TIC nurtures small businesses in many sectors, but focuses on IT-related companies for the residential programme. It provides an environment which monitors, mentors and guides entrepreneurs to sustainability and success. Joan Duncan School of Entrepreneurship Ethics and Leadership (JDSEEL) The School offers graduate degrees with specializations in Entrepreneurship, Finance, General Management, Hospitality and Tourism Management, Marketing and Agripreneurship, DBA & PhD in Business Administration. School of Advanced Management