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UTech Opens 60th Anniversary Exhibition

By: Chad Bryan, March 5, 2019

The Key Point:

The University of Technology (UTech) officially opened its 60th anniversary exhibition on March 4, to highlight aspects of the institution’s history and its contribution to national development.
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UTech Opens 60th Anniversary Exhibition
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Senior Advisor to the State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Howard Chamberlain (second right), cuts the ribbon to officially open the University of Technology (UTech) 60th anniversary exhibition on March 4. Sharing the moment (from left) are: UTech President, Professor Stephen Vasciannie; Deputy President, Colin Gyles, and Campus Registrar, Mercedes Deane.

The Facts

  • President of UTech, Professor Stephen Vasciannie, explained that the special anniversary exhibition is part of the institution’s year-long activity celebrations, which began last year March.
  • He said the exhibition also forms a part of the legacy of the institution as a national university, and features a number of proud moments and milestones that helped to define UTech as a premier university.

The Full Story

The University of Technology (UTech) officially opened its 60th anniversary exhibition on March 4, to highlight aspects of the institution’s history and its contribution to national development.

President of UTech, Professor Stephen Vasciannie, explained that the special anniversary exhibition is part of the institution’s year-long activity celebrations, which began last year March.

He said the exhibition also forms a part of the legacy of the institution as a national university, and features a number of proud moments and milestones that helped to define UTech as a premier university.

“Staff, students, alumni and visitors alike will be able to connect with the rich legacy and impact of the institution over the last 60 years,” Professor Vasciannie said at the ceremony. 

The exhibition, which opens daily from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., has on show memorabilia, publications, trophies, awards and archived photographs, among other tangible and intangible artefacts.

Curator for the exhibition, Dr. Winston Campbell, said the exhibition is designed to hint at the university’s excellence, its ability to transform lives, the nation and the rest of the world.

Senior Advisor to the State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Howard Chamberlain (right), observes as Dean for the Faculty of the Built Environment, Dr. Garfield Young (second left), adjusts a theodolite (surveyor’s tool), at the official opening of the University of Technology (UTech) 60th anniversary exhibition on March 4. At left is President of UTech, Professor Stephen Vasciannie and Curator of the exhibition, Dr. Winston Campbell.

 

“The best way to see the exhibition is as a collection of highlights and as a collection of a few reminders of who we are and what we are about,” he explained.

Dr. Campbell advised that the exhibition will take the visitor through a number of stages from the days of the College of Arts, Science and Technology (CAST) to its emergence as a university and its contribution in the areas of science, medicine and technology.

“We will (also) be showing off our impact in the areas of sports as well as the arts. The exhibition will represent all areas,” he pointed out.

President of the University of Technology (UTech), Professor Stephen Vasciannie (centre) and Campus Registrar, Mercedes Deane (left), show Senior Advisor to the State Minister for Education, Youth and Information, Howard Chamberlain, a photograph at the official opening of the institution’s 60th anniversary exhibition, on March 4.

 

The Curator expressed gratitude to those who worked behind the scenes to bring the exhibition to fruition.

Last Updated: March 5, 2019