Message from the President

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I would like to share five key goals that with your help I believe we can achieve over the next two years. These goals and objectives will make our association stronger and more productive as we continue to make a meaningful impact both within our community and on the broader UWI network. These goals are:

1. Recruiting and Engaging New Members: UWIAA FL Chapter will be stronger and more productive when we increase its membership and make it more diverse in terms of when and where our members completed their studies. There will be more links to all our program sites and more interest in what we are doing as an association. Let us reach out to fellow UWI alumni who are not yet part of our association, spread the word about our amazing UWI Florida Alumni community, and encourage them to join the association.

2. Increasing Our Scholarship Funds And Awards: Over the years, UWIAA FL Chapter has prioritized the awarding of scholarships to current students at the University of the West Indies. Let’s try to make a bigger impact in this area by increasing our scholarship fund by at least 25% as this will increase the Chapter’s ability to give more awards.

3. Community Outreach and Service Initiatives: Based on our “non-profit” charter, giving back to our local communities is an important mission of the UWIAA FL Chapter. We will be focusing on expanding the opportunities for us to participate in volunteer initiatives that address key issues in our local community.

4. Boosting Alumni Engagement: We had some wonderful times in the past when we met in person. Our award ceremonies have been fun, helped to reignite the bonds of friendship, and created new relationships. We have a large UWI community in Florida and we should work toward creating even more opportunities to connect with each other. This is certainly one opportunity to increase membership, and I will be working with the other members of the executive team on this important goal of increasing alumni engagement.

5. Increasing Visibility and Recognition of UWI Alumni: If we “hide our candle under a bushel” no one will see its bright light. The local community must know about the exceptional contributions of the UWIAA FL Chapter. We need to get our newsletter going out into the community again, but this time let us make it a “committee affair” with more support and input for example, highlight the successes of our members. We should become more involved in public forums, the media, and networking events.​

I humbly ask for your involvement, whether through volunteering your time, offering resources, or simply participating in our meetings and events as together, we can make great strides in advancing the mission of the UWIAA FL Chapter to produce positive changes in our UWI and local communities.

 

Warmest regards,
Cheralee Morgan, PhD (President, UWIAA FL Chapter)

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