The University of the West Indies Five Islands Campus is preparing to welcome student delegates from across the Caribbean region for the upcoming Inter-Campus Guild Council Meeting, scheduled to take place in Antigua over five consecutive days. This significant gathering will assemble student representatives from all five UWI campuses—Cave Hill, Mona, St. Augustine, Global Campus, and the host Five Islands campus—under the ambitious theme “Beyond the Council: A New Order of Leadership.
The event represents one of the most substantial regional student leadership initiatives of the academic year, designed to foster enhanced collaboration, shared governance structures, and progressive advocacy among the university’s student bodies. As the hosting institution, UWI Five Islands will spearhead comprehensive discussions, interactive workshops, and strategic planning sessions concentrating on leadership development, effective student representation, and policy proposals with system-wide implementation potential.
Kerron McKenzie, Guild President of the UWI Five Islands Campus, articulated the meeting’s profound significance, stating: “This transcends conventional formalities. We are building meaningful regional connections, fortifying inter-campus unity, and establishing foundational frameworks for sustainable initiatives that will advantage students throughout the entire UWI network.” McKenzie further emphasized the ICGC’s distinctive value as a platform for exchanging best practices, addressing common student concerns, and developing adaptable proposals that respect campus diversity while advancing a unified regional vision.
A central thematic focus of this year’s deliberations will be legacy-building within student governance frameworks. Participants will explore mechanisms to ensure contemporary decisions generate enduring value, maintain operational continuity, and preserve institutional memory within guild leadership structures.
The selection of Antigua as host venue underscores the growing influence of the UWI Five Islands Campus within regional student governance, positioning it as an emerging center for collaborative dialogue and innovative thinking within the broader UWI ecosystem. Campus organizers perceive this meeting as a definitive moment that reinforces purposeful leadership, regional solidarity, and the creation of lasting institutional legacies for future generations of UWI students.