Pastor Michael H. Harvey, vice president of the Division of Spiritual Affairs at Northern Caribbean University (NCU) in sharing in the opening of NCU’s Research Week 2015 used St. John chapter 9 to illustrate his theme: Zoom lens. Harvey, the senior Pastor of the NCU’s church recalled his experience with using a camera for the first time.
Harvey Places Research Under a Lens
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Photographic Highlights of NCU's Current Trends Conference 2015
“In order to survive as universities in Jamaica, a revision of the curriculum must occur to ensure that students are as marketable as possible,” admonished Professor Anthony Clayton, Alcan Professor of Caribbean Sustainable Development with the Institute for Sustainable Development at the University of the West Indies...
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Be Hit By Music at NCU
What views do you have about music? Throughout the years, the perception of music has changed among individuals. Listening to music for relaxation is common among students to counter the effects of stress or anxiety while completing difficult academic tasks. Many students listen to music to alleviate the emotional effects of stress and anxiety when engaged in complex cognitive processing, such as studying for a test, completing homework assignments, or while reading and writing. But how about viewing music from inside the classroom.
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Photographic Highlights of NCU's Research Week 2015 Opening Ceremony
Produce, perform, but leave room for growth. See yourself as a university working synergistically together to carry out a function,” encouraged Professor Joseph A. Whittaker, Professor in Biology and Associate Director of the NASA GESTAR program at Morgan State University (MSU). Professor Whittaker was the keynote presenter for Northern Caribbean University's opening ceremony for Research Week which runs from March 9-12 at the institution's Mandeville campus.
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Commit to Produce and Perform... NASA Representative Tells NCU Researchers
“Produce, perform, but leave room for growth. See yourself as a university working synergistically to“Produce, perform, but leave room for growth. See yourself as a university working synergistically together to carry out a function,” encouraged Professor Joseph A. Whittaker, Professor in Biology and Associate Director of the NASA GESTAR program at Morgan State University (MSU). gether to carry out a function,” encouraged Professor Joseph A. Whittaker Professor in Biology and Associate Director of the NASA GESTAR program at Morgan State University (MSU). Professor Whittaker was sharing at the annual Northern Caribbean University’s (NCU) annual Research Week on the University’s Mandeville campus.
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Be a Change Agent
It first begins with me. How many of us can truly repeat those words and mean it? Only a few. Everyday our environment is changing. We can evidently see the effects of our actions through the weather patterns around the world. But did you know that it only takes one, small action to reduce the effects of global warming? What are some of the ways by which we can help to protect the environment?
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Less Human Jobs in the Future
“In order to survive as universities in Jamaica, a revision of the curriculum must occur to ensure that students are as marketable as possible,” admonished Professor Anthony Clayton, Alcan Professor of Caribbean Sustainable Development with the Institute for Sustainable Development at the University of the West Indies, at the 7th Annual Current Trends and Issues Business and Hospitality Management Virtual Conference, hosted at Northern Caribbean University on Monday March 9, 2015, during its annual Research Week activities (running March 9-12).
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Photographic Highlights of NCU's Research Week 2015 - Tuesday
March 9-12 marks the annual Research Week held at the Northern Caribbean University (NCU) main campus in Mandeville. Under the theme: “Wholestic Synergy: Transformational Solutions through Research”, the week-long event aims to showcase various research conducted by the university (regionally and internationally).
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NCU's DCS Shoots For the Stars
Do you have a passion for film, news writing or production? Around the world many educational institutions advertise their programmes offering in an effort to increase enrolment. But only a few truly caters to the overall well-being of their students. Here at Northern Caribbean University (NCU), one Department prides themselves in ensuring that their students are the most creative within the industry.
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Research and Grow in the Nursing Profession
“How have you used any of the evidence in how you practice?,” asked Dr. Eulalia Kahwa, lecturer and graduate program coordinator, University of the West Indies (UWI) School of Nursing during the Nursing Symposium Research Week 2015 at Northern Caribbean University (NCU) Solomon Harriot Lecture Theatre. Nursing practitioners, student nurses, educators and other caregivers saturated the lecture theatre as the value added component for new knowledge was examined on Wednesday March 11, 2015 during the annual event.
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Photographic Highlights of Nursing Symposium at NCU's Research Week 2015
“How have you used any of the evidence in how you practice?,” asked Dr. Eulalia Kahwa, lecturer and graduate program coordinator, University of the West Indies (UWI) School of Nursing during the Nursing Symposium Research Week 2015 at Northern Caribbean University (NCU) Solomon Harriott Lecture Theatre.
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Photographic Highlights of Crime and Security Expo at NCU's Research Week 2015
Assistant commissioner of Police (ACP) Norman Heywood in charge of the National Police College of Jamaica is calling on universities to create software to help the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) in the fight against crime and violence in Jamaica.
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NCU Software Engineers Challenged by the JCF to Join the Fight Against Crime
Assistant commissioner of Police (ACP) Norman Heywood in charge of the National Police College of Jamaica is calling on universities to create software to help the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) in the fight against crime and violence in Jamaica.
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University Students Urge to Diversify Areas of Study
ARGUING that as much as 47 per cent of the jobs now performed manually will be automated by 2020, Alcan professor of Caribbean Sustainable Development Anthony Clayton is urging university students to diversify their areas of study, and is calling on tertiary education institutions to do likewise by revising their curricula to adequately prepare students for the jobs of tomorrow.
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A School With No Classroom
“Technology can fix many things, but we must fix the underlying problem. We cannot just put a bandage over it,” posited Dr. Kenrie Hylton, chair of the Department of Computer and Information Sciences at Northern Caribbean University (NCU) during Research Week’s Education Symposium.
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Photographic Highlights of NCU's Education Symposium 2015
“Technology can fix many things, but we must fix the underlying problem. We cannot just put a bandage over it,” posited Dr. Kenrie Hylton, chair of the Department of Computer and Information Sciences at Northern Caribbean University (NCU) during Research Week’s Education Symposium.
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Photographic Highlights of KG Vaz Lecture Series 2015
The Jamaican Diaspora will benefit from more trained chaplains who will provide support at accident and death scenes, homicides and other serious crimes, as a result of a new addition to the degree programme offering at Northern Caribbean University (NCU).
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The Value of a Chaplain
Have you ever considered the life of a chaplain? A chaplain refers to a member of the clergy or layperson who has been commissioned by a faith group or an organization to provide pastoral services in an institution, organization or government entity.
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Pray With a Purpose
Theme of Family Focus for Monday, March 16, 2015 was in tandem with the Day of Prayer: Prayer of Protection. The office of Counseling and Psychology Services Centre shared the A.C.T.S. method of praying with the university family while the workforce converged on Jamaica Hall for the start of the Day of Prayer.
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NCU's DCS Communication Symposium Ready to Impact the Media Landscape
PRESS Association of Jamaica president Dionne Jackson-Miller will headline the list of accomplished journalists from Jamaica and overseas who will participate in the annual Communication Symposium hosted by the Department of Communication Studies at Northern Caribbean University (NCU) next week Wednesday, March 25.
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