Dear Students,

I trust that you are all well and adhering to the COVID-19 protocols, which are meant to ensure your safety and that of your loved ones.

For Semester II, the College is planning to conduct classes fully online. There may be some adaptations later, depending on the COVID-19 environment. Your Heads of Divisions and Departments will keep you updated in relation to any specific plans for your programme or areas of study. We recognize that there are many courses with practical or clinical components and those areas will be addressed once it is safe to do so.

During the last semester, a number of you expressed a preference for face-to-face delivery and there is potency in that form of interaction, given the social nature of the human experience. However, our priority at this stage is your health and well-being. For those of you with underlying health conditions, who are fearful of navigating this environment, I want to assure you that we will remain flexible in accommodating your needs and ensuring a safe delivery of programmes.

In previous years, students were required to complete paper registration and remain in long queues in order to have the registration process facilitated. Though that issue has been addressed by having online registration this semester, some challenges have been encountered. I want to thank you for your feedback and your patience as the College continues to improve and make the registration process more seamless.

Across our world, many are finding the COVID-19 environment extremely challenging and sometimes individual responses are simply a reflection of personal stresses. Remember not to allow negative, ungracious responses to disempower you. I encourage all of you to continue to be compassionate, kind and respectful in your words and actions.

Let’s work together to make this a safe and successful semester.

Annette Alleyne

Principal