UTech Annual Report 2019-20

University of Technology, Jamaica 102 5.Professor Shermaine Barrett, Dean, Faculty of Education and Liberal Studies 6.Ms. Sophia McIntosh, Coordinator, Western Campus The University Appointments and Promotions Committee also approved a number of re-appointments which were ratified by Council and these included: 1.Dr. Kamilah Hylton, Dean, Faculty of Science and Sport 2.Dr. Garfield Young, Dean, Faculty of the Built Environment 3.Dr. Sean Thorpe, Head of School, School of Computing and Information Technology, Faculty of Engineering and Computing Additionally, the University Appointments and Promotions Committee approved a number of promotions which were ratified by the University Council. Training and Development The table 1 below shows that a total of 144 staff members attended Conferences, Seminars and or Workshops both locally and internationally at a cost of approximately $23,418,940.50 for the period April 2019 – March 2020. Table 1: Conferences Table 2 on page 103 shows that 323 members of staff participated in HR facilitated workshops for the period. Division of Human Resource and Administration Cont’d. NAME PROMOTED RANK COLLEGE/FACULTY Dr. Carol Archer Professor Faculty of The Built Environment Dr. Shermaine Barrett Professor Faculty of Education and Liberal Studies Dr. Girjanauth Boodraj Professor College of Business & Management Dr. Cynthia Onyefulu Professor Faculty of Education and Liberal Studies Dr. Debbie Devonish Associate Professor Faculty of Science and Sport Dr. Harold McDermott Associate Professor Faculty of Education and Liberal Studies Dr. Marcia Thelwell-Reid Associate Professor Joint Colleges of Medicine, Oral Health and Veterinary Sciences Mr. Balford Lewis Associate Professor Faculty of Education and Liberal Studies Details No. of staff Att. Conf. Total Cost J$ (Per Diem, Registration, Airfare & other incidentals) Foreign Travel 74 $ 19,148,115.40 Local Conference 54 $4,270,825.10 Total Foreign Conf. 128 J$23,418,940.50

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