PASSING ON THE BATON: From Lisa to Antonio
Lisa Theodore
PASSING ON THE BATON: From Lisa to Antonio
With Nura Ali
Lisa Theodore
President 2011-2012
What |
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form a law society? |
In 2010, it would have marked the expansion of the LLB program at UWI St. Augustine with the highest numbers of students ever admitted to the law faculty. With this in mind we felt that there was no better time to dramatically change the perception of law. Like many of my colleagues, we questioned the reason for staying at the St. Augustine campus when Barbados has been the mecca for law for second and third year. One can also take into consideration the plans for a campus at Debe which we would not directly experience and other
30 factors. However, we recognized our part to play in pioneering this expanded faculty which doesn’ t solely depend on the University or lecturers but us as students.
What were some of the challenges encountered within this period?
As with change and anything new, we have encountered a number of challenges. This has been