Greetings my fellow commuters, To better enable you in holding me accountable as your representative, here is the presentation that I made at the Annual Guild Retreat in June 2015. Herein the document you will find my proposal of initiatives, the new logo design and our action plan for this academic year. Please peruse at your leisure and if you see anything that sparks your interest, please let me know! you can reach me at monacommuters.chairman@gmail.com. Thank you Sincerely, Germaine Bryan Commuting Students' Representative 2015/2016

1. Prepared by: Germaine
Bryan, Commuting Students
Representative

2. What are Commuting
Students??

3. What’s in Store??
 Public Relations
initiatives
 External Affairs
initiatives
 Advocacy pursuits

4.  Cultural and
Entertainment Affairs
 Sporting pursuits
 Finance and Fundraising pursuits

5. OUR VISION
But First….

6. Vision:
To see a University of the
West Indies where
RESIDING and
COMMUTING students will
be ONE RECOGNIZED,
UNIFIED BODY with a
centralized culture that
fully reflects the essence
of Pelican Pride.

7.  Our mission for 2015-2016 is to bridge the cultural
gap between the commuting students’ body and
the UWI Pelican Pride with initiatives that will foster
holistic integration and the creation a unified
force of commuters whom are proud to be UWI
Pelicans.

8. Underlying Objectives
 To Lay the foundation
for a new commuting
students identity to be
built on
 To Bridge the cultural
gap between
commuters and halls of
residence
 To create a unified
community of
commuting students
 To represent the
interests of commuting
students through
advocacy

9. Advocacy Pursuits
 Lobby for Policy reforms to include a student voice in the
governance of the commuting students’ lounge
 Maintain at least a 70%:10 complaints response rate to
complaints
 Rebrand the commuting students’ lounge which will be
characterised primarily with an original commuting students’
sign
 Get official approval to claim the identity as the Commuting
Pelicans

10. LOGO DESIGN

11. Public Relations Initiatives
 Introduction of a YouTube
channel: “Commuters
Chronicles”
 Creation of a Commuters
Blog:
www.commutersconnect.com
 Implementing weekly
“Commuter Walks”
 Staging Monthly Commuters
“Coffee Breaks”
 Revamping of the “Know
Your Reps” Campaign
 Introduction of a “Famous
Commuters” Campaign
 Distribution of “Commuters
Packs” (Orientation days)

12. External Affairs Initiatives
 Mentorship program
with the Jamaica
Christian Boys’ Home
 Staging a CSEC/CAPE
Book Drive
 “Adopt” a school for
the year
 Stage benefit play to
raise funds for
renovation project at
our adopted school
 Execute a leadership
seminar for teachers-in-
training
 stage a “1000” tin can
drive

13. Cultural and Entertainment
Affairs (mandated)
 Commuters Day:
1. Venue: UWI Students
Union
2. Time: 12:00 pm -4:00 pm
3. UWI Museum showcase
4. Tents for all 8 Halls, 1 for
Clubs/societies, 1 for the
commuting students
committee, 1 for OSSD
and other relevant
departments
5. Live performances by
special guest artistes
6. Finals of the Commuters
Talent competition
 Commuters Week:
1. Food Village
2. Videogame-a-thon
3. Panel Discussion
Miniature High School
Champs
4. Paintball shooting exhibit
5. Interfaculty DJ
competition
6. The Commuters
Challenge
7. Outreach project
8. Chalk-Up competition

14. Cultural and Entertainment
Affairs (new initiatives)
 Staging a Future Young
Professionals Symposium
and Business Mixer
 Staging a Social Media
Lyme
 Hosting a Pelican Drive
exhibition
 Organizing a Christmas
Hike and Bonfire
 Hosting a year long
“Healthy Pelican”
Campaign

15. Sporting Pursuits
 Staging the first ever
Commuters “Super
League”
 Creating opportunities
for commuters to
participate in the
Fresher’s games as
commuters
 Procurement of our own
sporting equipment to
enhance our training
capacity
 Executing the Commuters
Challenge
 Ensuring commuters have
full participation in:
Football (m), Basketball
(m&f), Netball, Volleyball
(m&f), Tennis, Badminton,
Ring road cross country
run

16. Finance and Fundraising
pursuits
 Sale of personalized
commuters t-shirts and
accessories
 Sale of personalized
commuters Jerseys
 Yearlong Corporate
Partnerships
 Monthly Fundraising
Schedules

18. Thank you for Listening.
The End