All graduates are encouraged to become members of the Alumni Association, UTech, Ja. and to participate as members of the Executive to guide the development of programmes and services of benefit to fellow graduates and the University, as well as to support events and initiatives of the Association as regular members. Through membership in the Alumni Association, UTech, Ja graduates are afforded: • Opportunities for networking with other alumni to facilitate personal, professional and business development; • Rewarding mentor relationships with current UTech, Ja students ; • Use of the library and other facilities; • Opportunities to influence changes in UTech’s policies to improve the University experience; • Discounts at select stores Of special note, is the University’s Mentoring Programme, which is a collaboration between the Student Services Department and the Alumni Relations Office. Students are encouraged to contact the Student Services Department to be assigned a mentor and benefit from the valuable insights and guidance by our cadre of mentors who have vast professional qualifications. For more information on Alumni Relations services please contact Ms. Cheryll Messam, Alumni Relations Manager at email: utech.alumni@utech.edu.jm, phone: 876-9705468. Please visit our website: www.utechjamaica.edu.jm and our alumni blog: www.utechalumni.wordpress.com and our facebook fan page: www.facebook.com/ castutechalumni UTECH, JA CENTRE FOR THE ARTS The Centre for the Arts is situated in the heart of the campus. It is surrounded by the Caribbean Sculpture Park, the only open-air museum of its kind in the English-speaking Caribbean. The Centre was established in 1998, with a mandate to help individuals unleash their creative energy towards living as the highest and the best of who they are, through an exposure to the arts. It focuses on cultural training and professional development. The Centre supports the University’s cultural needs through the coordination of events and by providing performances for internal functions. VI S ION: The Centre for the Arts will be a nurturing and dynamic centre of excellence that becomes a hub that unearths and trains artistes in the production of academic, professional and artistic creation while fostering the evolving nature of arts and cultural heritage. MI SS ION: The mission of the Centre is to provide an arts platform where young people from all walks of life at the UTech, Jamaica as well as the wider TH E UN I V E R S I T Y OF TE CHNO LOGY, J AMA I C A – ST UD E NT HANDBOOK 2022–2023 SUP POR T SE R V I C E S FOR ST UD E NT S 72
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