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In a move to ensure
that graduates of the University of the West Indies
(UWI) continue to have easy access to the Internet,
the Guild of Graduates of the Mona Campus has entered
a "strategic alliance" with InfoChannel, the
Caribbean's leading Internet Service Provider (ISP),
which now makes it possible for members of the Guild
to benefit from "volume discounts on Internet usage".
According to Mrs.
Celia Davidson Francis, Executive Director for Alumni
Affairs at the UWI, the agreement with InfoChannel that
was signed recently, comes under the "Guild Plus"
programme which actively pursues avenues through which
members of the guild can "get preferential rates
and other benefits from leading companies."
"We are very
pleased to be partnering with InfoChannel and welcome
their initiative to work with us to encourage our alumni
to strengthen their ties with the University, even as
they access goods and services that are useful in both
their personal and professional lives", Mrs. Davidson
Francis said.
Commenting on the
arrangements with the UWI, Chief Marketing Officer of
InfoChannel, Mr. Herman McDonald who signed the agreement
on behalf of his company, said the alliance will not
only assist graduates to continue to use the Internet
at affordable rates but also help the UWI to improve
communication with past students. "Through the
programme which aims to reach both existing and new
members of the guild, InfoChannel is offering assistance
to initiate a
Graduate Recognition
membership drive by providing graduates residing in
Jamaica with an Unlimited Access Internet account",
Mr. Mc Donald explained.
"We recognize
that students do not have unlimited budgets and that
new graduates need a helping hand as they make the transition
to the world of work. The programme is designed with
special packages and reduced rates to assist them to
make that change," Mr. McDonald said.
Upon sitting
their final exams, all students who become members of
the Alumni Association will be eligible to hold a UWI
Alumni InfoChannel Internet account. Graduates wishing
to benefit from this programme are asked to contact
the Guild Docuspot office at the UWI Mona main library
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