Office of Academic Affairs and Accreditation
The Office of Academic Affairs and Accreditation serves faculty, students and academic administrators in all aspects of teaching and learning, research, oversees the development, administration and accreditation of all academic programmes in accordance with the mandate of the Academic Board and the University. The division:
- Provides support for student learning experiences by fostering cross-disciplinary connections, provides students with opportunities to acquire hands-on training and to engage in problem-based learning to enrich their skill-set for the world of work.
- Encourages and facilitates professional development of faculty and staff
- Develops, implements and revises policies and procedures to improve the overall academic operations in accordance with changing needs of the industries served and the educational landscape
- Provides leadership on academic related areas and fosters collaborations with local and international partners and stakeholders
Departments
The following Units fall under the purview of Academic Affairs & Accreditation
Curriculum Development Unit
Accreditation Unit
School of Graduate Studies & Research
Faculty of Engineering & Applied Technology (FEAT):
- Department of Applied Science
- Department of Engineering
- Festo FACT Centre/Centre for Digital Innovation and Advanced Manufacturing (CDIAM)
Faculty of Marine & Nautical Studies (FMNS):
- Department of Professional Training & Certification (formerly Maritime Training known as the Centre)
- Department of Marine Transportation
- Department of Marine Engineering
Faculty of Shipping & Logistics (FSL):
- Department of General Studies
- Department of Security Counter Terrorism & Non-Proliferation
- Department of Border Operations and Management
- Department of Logistics and Supply Chain Management
- Department of International Shipping
Western Campus
Management Team
Leadership of Academic Affairs and Accreditation
Faculty of Shipping and Logistics
- Professor Delroy Chevers - Dean
- Mr. Owen Ellington Deputy Dean
- Mr. Assan Thompson - HOD Security, Counter-Terrorism, and Non-Proliferation
- Ms. Florence Howe - HOD, Border Operations and Management [formerly Customs Processes Freight Forwarding and Immigration]
- Mrs. Kelleen Johnson-Davis - HOD, General Studies
- Mr. Grantley Harrow - HOD, Logistics and Supply Chain Management
- Mrs. Myrna Ellis-Medina - HOD, International Shipping
Faculty of Engineering and Applied Technology
- Dr. Kahuina Miller - Dean
- Dr. Racquel Wright - Deputy Dean
- Dr. Keaton Logan - HOD, Applied Science
- Mr. Lowell Thomas - HOD, Engineering
- Mr. Maurice McGlashan-Powell
Faculty of Marine and Nautical Studies
- Captain Devron Newman - Dean
- Mr. Kyle Shaw HOD, Professional Training and Certification
- Ms. Kimone Clair HOD, Marine Transportation
General email contact information
- Faculty of Shipping & Logistics - fsl@cmu.edu.jm
- Faculty of Engineering & Applied Technology – feat@cmu.edu.jm
- Faculty of Marine & Nautical Studies – fmns@cmu.edu.jm
- School of Graduate Studies & Research – tgriffiths@cmu.edu.jm
- Western Campus – mbroomfield@cmu.edu.jm & cfoster@cmu.edu.jm
- Department of Professional Training & Certification – askmtc@cmu.edu.jm
- Festo FACT/CDIAM Centre – mmcglashan@cmu.edu.jm