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The
University
Message
from the President (Maitland Evans, PhD)
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The
International University of the Caribbean (IUC) is a different
kind of University. While some of the qualities that make
us unique and different will be evident to you as you
peruse our list of offerings and begin to engage in the
programmes, I wish to highlight a number of those differences.
Firstly, the IUC has sought to give new meaning to the
concept of learning by doing. Accordingly all our programmes
carry a practicum component designed to enable the learner
to apply the theoretical tools in practical contexts throughout
the formal period of study.
Secondly,
at IUC we take an approach to learning that builds on
the learner’s experience and emphasizes the value
of life-long learning. Thus in all our courses students
are required to do assignments which provide them with
the opportunity to cohere their significant life experiences
with the essential features of the particular course and
thereby begin to define how the course will form part
of the platform for their ongoing journey of growth and
renewed perspectives.
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Thirdly
we believe in ensuring that students wrestle with a concern
that has specific context and strategic
dimensions. While the structure and content of the programmes
described in this brochure have
generalized and international appeal, they emphasize the need
for responsiveness to the particularities
and challenges of Caribbean society.
The IUC
is an initiative of the United Church in Jamaica and the Cayman
Islands and was founded in
2005. The IUC, however, draws upon over 200 years of engagement
in the delivery of quality secondary
education which evolved, naturally, into our foray into tertiary
education which began in 1989 with the
establishment of the Institute for Theological and Leadership
Development (ITLD). The ITLD is one of two
constituent colleges of the IUC and is a pioneer in its own
right, having earned the distinction of graduating
the largest number of Guidance Counsellors, when compared to
other institutions in Jamaica and the
Caribbean.
That ITLD has achieved this in its brief history is a testimony
to the perspicacity of its founders
and shapers in responding to the needs of the society.
The other constituent college of the IUC is Mel Nathan College
(MNC) which began as a community
training institute in Jamaica’s urban inner city and is
the founder of one of Jamaica’s leading preparatory
schools, Mel Nathan Prep.
The IUC
brings together then, the strong traditions of pioneering work,
responsiveness to social needs,
commitment to empowerment and a vision for national development.
The IUC has strong international
linkages and offers a number of programmes in partnership with
institutions in Canada and the
United Kingdom. Persons who register with us, therefore, will
register with ILTD / IUC for our homegrown
programmes or with IUC for programmes that have international
links.
I look forward
to welcoming you into one of our programmes, confident that
you will find meaning and
fulfillment in your growth journey
with us.
Warmly yours,
Maitland Evans, PhD
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