EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Originally, University College of the West Indies. Three primary campuses:

• Mona, Jamaica
• St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago
• Cave Hill in Barbados

Location:
Mona, Jamaica

Founding Date:
1948

Motto:
Oriens Ex Occidente Lux

Enrollment:
36,000

Official Website:
http://www.uwi.edu/

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Owen Arthur	Head of State	17-Oct-1949		Prime Minister of Barbados
Keith Mitchell	Head of State	12-Nov-1946		Prime Minister of Grenada
Franklyn G. Prendergast	Doctor	7-Mar-1945		Mayo Clinic
Erskine Sandiford	Head of State	24-Mar-1937		Prime Minister of Barbados, 1987-94
Derek Walcott	Poet	23-Jan-1930		In a Green Night

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Arthur Lewis	Economist	23-Jan-1915	15-Jun-1991	Economics of developing nations

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Arthur Lewis	Economist	23-Jan-1915	15-Jun-1991	Economics of developing nations

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