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University of Technology, Jamaica

• ANNUAL REPORT 2014-2015

FACULTY OF LAW

The Faculty of Law continues to provide its students

with legal education of the highest standard even as it

prepares to fully embrace technological advancements.

Graduates Performance at the Norman Manley Law School

(NMLS)

The second cohort of graduates from the Faculty of

Law graduated from the NMLS in September 2014. It

is noteworthy that this group of graduates consisted

of forty (40) students who were successful in gaining

admission to the Law School in 2012.

Of this number, nine (9) UTech, Jamaica, Jamaica

graduates were placed on the Principal’s Honour Roll

from a group of twenty-one (21) that were accorded

this distinction. This underlines the positive impact of

UTech, Jamaica Jamaica’s Faculty of Law.

Accreditation

Both the Application and Self Study documents

have been submitted to the Office of Curriculum

Development and Evaluation for review, as a precursor

to perfecting and completing the documents for

submission to the University Council of Jamaica for

accreditation.

Book Donations

The Jamaican Bar Association (JAMBAR) donated

books valued at approximately $400,000.00 to the

Faculty of Law. The books were handed over to the

Faculty by JAMBAR President, Mr Donovan Walker, on

February 11, 2015.

From left, Ms. Sherry-Ann McGreggor, Vice-President, Jamaica Bar

Association, Mr. Alfred McPherson, Dean, Faculty of Law, UTech, Mr.

Arthur Compass, Faculty of Law student representative and Mr. Donovan

Walker, President, Jamaica Bar Association pose with a collection of books

donated by the Association to the Faculty on Wednesday, February 11, 2015

during a special handing over ceremony held at UTech, Ja.’s Papine campus.

Mr. Alfred McPherson

Dean