UTech, Ja Graduation 2020

“Azure a Bar wavy enhanced of one wave and depressed of one point Argent issuing therefrom a Sun in Splendour with four rays reversed throughout or in base with the head surmounting the Bar a Pair of Compass Dividers also or and for the Crest upon a Helm A Rim set with Pineapples three mani- fest or issuing therefrom between two trailing Branches of Lignum vitae flowered proper each terminating in a Seed or three Hibiscus Flowers also or slipped and leaved Azure hov- ering over and abutting that on the sinister a Long-Tail Doctor Bird proper.” In creating the Arms, the University sought to reflect its values and focus while maintaining a link with the former Institu- tion – the College of Arts, Science & Technology (CAST). The components, which are generally stylised, are interpreted below. The Doctor Bird and Pineapples , which are part of the Jamaican Coat of Arms, portray the uniqueness of the Institution as the first national university. The Hibiscus on which the Doctor Bird feeds, symbol- izes the University as the sustainer of mind, body and spirit. The Lignum vitae , a native Jamaican tree, is abundant on the Liguanea Plains, where the University is located, and symbolizes productivity and the capacity to withstand adversity. The Sun symbolizes life, light and energy; the Mountains – strength, majesty and beauty; the Open Boo k , on its side, following the contour of the mountains – the generation, accessibility and transfer of knowledge and the Pair of Dividers , which was also a component of the CAST logo – technology and the continuity between CAST and UTech, Jamaica. The Motto, in Latin, is “Magna per Artem Gesta” and translated into English is “Excellence Through Knowledge.” 6 The Arms (Registered with the College of Arms of London and granted to the University of Technology, Jamaica in November 1999)