2.2 Million UB and Aliv Partnership Boosts Educational and Athletic Endowments
31st October, 2017 Nassau, BAHAMAS – University of The Bahamas (UB) and Aliv on Monday inked a three-year, $2.2. million agreement which will broaden the nation’s top tertiary institution’s reach in some critical areas, including athletics and online education. It is an agreement that UB President Dr. Rodney D. Smith said proved that Aliv does […]
Dr. Christina Ramirez Smith Appointed Special Advisor at UB
19th October 2017 University of The Bahamas (UB) announces the appointment of Dr. Christina Ramirez Smith as Special Advisor, reporting to the UB Board of Trustees’ Deputy Chair Mr. Lowell Mortimer, OBE, who also serves as Chair of the Investments and Fundraising Committee of the Board. Dr. Ramirez Smith is providing strategic guidance and support […]
Dr. Sulayman Clark Appointed Consultant-in-Residence at UB
19th October 2017 University of The Bahamas (UB) announces the appointment of Dr. Sulayman Clark as Consultant-in-Residence who will help plan and execute various fundraising activities. Dr. Clark has over 25 years of experience as a senior level development officer with particular expertise in grant writing and major gift acquisitions. He comes to University of […]
UB and IDB Collaborate With Gov’t on Extensive Prison Research
6th October 2017 Researchers at University of The Bahamas (UB) have completed comprehensive research on inmates at the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services with findings that have implications for the rehabilitation and reintegration of offenders. With an overall focus on the Prisoner Psyche; Conditions at the Prison and the Legal System, the studies focused on […]
UBFIT Grand Bahama Focuses on Health as a National Imperative
11th October, 2017 NASSAU, Bahamas – University of The Bahamas (UB) is leading a community building and fundraising initiative focused on health as a national imperative. “Health is a national issue and we know that so many of the diseases we struggle with as a people are preventable and based on lifestyle; how we eat […]
Equal Rights Conference Highlights Concerns of Persons With Disabilities
9th October 2017 Equal Rights Conference Highlights Concerns of Persons With Disabilities UB’s Department of Law and the Law Society in conjunction with the Ministry of Social Services and Urban Development, the Ministry of Transport and the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities held a successful Equal Rights: Persons with Disabilities Conference at the Harry […]
Sobering Reflection on State of the Country at UB Academic Convocation
29th September 2017 In a thought-provoking address that reminded the University of The Bahamas (UB) community about the context and expectations for student scholarship while lamenting the social and moral decay that has marked the Bahamian society – particularly New Providence – writer and poet Mrs. Patricia Glinton-Meicholas delivered the keynote at UB’s Opening […]
UB Signs New BPSU Industrial Agreement
28th September 2017 University of The Bahamas has a new industrial agreement with the Bahamas Public Services Union. The agreement, signed on Wednesday, 27th September 2017, is effective 1st January 2015 to 31st December 2019. UB President Dr. Rodney D. Smith said, “I think this is the perfect example of staff, administrators and everyone coming […]