Updating GPA Calculations
8th May 2019 The Records/Registrar’s Office continues to address concerns regarding some instances where GPA re-calculations are necessary in the Banner system. Candidates for Spring 2019 graduation are assured that their graduating GPA is calculated using the courses required on their contract of study. Students with further questions or concerns should visit the Registrar’s/Records […]
Appointment of Executive Director Interim and Acting HOD – Culinary Arts
23rd April 2019 University of The Bahamas announces the appointment of Assistant Professor Chef Mario Adderley as Executive Director (Interim) of Culinary Arts and Tourism Studies (CATS) and Assistant Professor Ms. Donna Williams as the Acting Head of Department for Culinary Arts. As the Executive Director of CATS, Chef Adderley serves as chief academic administrator […]
New Tuition and Fee Structure, Fall 2019
Thursday, 4th April 2019, 10:00 a.m. University of The Bahamas President Dr. Rodney D. Smith Remarks I wish to begin by extending my thanks to members of the media for joining us here today. Your role is a vital one, particularly as the University continues to equip our citizens to move this country forward. Today’s […]
LENO Group of Companies Ltd. Signs $250,000 MOU for Endowed Scholarships at UB
13th March 2019 PRESS RELEASE Nassau, THE BAHAMAS – In an act of giving that signifies its belief in higher education, the LENO Group of Companies Ltd. has signed an agreement that will make scholarships available in perpetuity for full-time, undergraduate students at University of The Bahamas (UB). On Thursday, 7th March, officials of LENO and UB […]
BOIPB Scholars Encouraged To Strengthen Family Island Communities
26th February 2019 Nassau, THE BAHAMAS – The Bahama Out Islands Promotion Board (BOIPB) is urging University of The Bahamas (UB) students who are the beneficiaries of its endowed scholarships to envision their place in the distinct and dynamic economics of the Family Islands. The 11 students were the specially invited guests of the BOIPB […]
UB Theatre Company’s First Critically-Acclaimed Stage Play The Colored Museum
22nd February 2019 Nassau, THE BAHAMAS – The University of The Bahamas (UB) Theatre Company first theatrical production, The Colored Museum debuted on Tuesday, 26th February 2019. Written in the late 1980s by African American playwright George Costello Wolfe, the eleven vignettes that make up the play explore themes of racism, stereotypes, intra-community conflicts in black culture, and […]
Memorial Concert and Arts Endowment Honor: Cultural Icon Audrey Dean-Wright
4th February 2019 The late Audrey F. Dean-Wright had an almost infectious enthusiasm and excitement for the arts that was paralleled by her fierce commitment to educating and enlightening the youth who were drawn to her. As an educator, she shared her knowledge without reservation; as a choir director, she poured her passion into her young […]
UB Moves to Accept New Students Earlier Than BGCSE Results
30th January 2019 University of The Bahamas (UB) has added another pathway for prospective students to be eligible for admission into the institution earlier in the admission cycle, in fulfilment of the University’s mandate to expand access to tertiary education. The anticipated impact is an increased efficiency in advising applicants about their admission applications in […]