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The College Welcomes New Students during New Student Orientation Day 2010
17 year old, freshman Gary Sands dreams of becoming a cardiovascular surgeon following the footsteps of his mom who is a Nurse and other family members into the medical profession. His journey towards becoming a doctor starts this Fall at The College of The Bahamas with his decision to pursue a Bachelor of Science degree with a minor in Chemistry.
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Fall 2010 Classes Resume for Northern Bahamas
Campus (NBC) at West Settler's Way: New campus weeks away from completion
The College of The Bahamas' New Student Orientation for the Fall 2010 semester began on Wednesday, August 18th at The West Settler's Way location with classes scheduled to start on Monday, August 23rd.
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Parents' Evening 2010
The Performing Arts Centre was packed with parents almost as excited as their children, as they gathered for Parents' Evening. The evening was hosted by Renbert Mortimer, Public Relations Assistant for the College of The Bahamas Union of Students (COBUS).
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College of The Bahamas Celebrates Staff during the
2010 Staff Day
Bahamian rhythms from the ever-popular Geno D and Ira Stor's hit song “Inagua is the best kept secret in The Bahamas” filled the Thompson Boulevard campus of The College of The Bahamas during its annual Staff Day 2010 on Tuesday, August 17th.
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Annual Faculty Day
To start the new academic year, faculty at The College of The Bahamas participated in the annual Faculty Day. Faculty were engaged in several seminars and they were addressed by President, Dr. Earla Carey-Baines, who reported on the focus for 2010-2011, the progress of The College's Capital Projects and introduced eleven new full-time faculty members.
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Dr. Linda Davis Accepts Appointment at Wheelock College
Former Vice President of Research, Graduate Programmes and International Relations, Dr. Linda Davis, has been appointed to an overseas position at Wheelock College in Boston, fresh on the heels of completing a transatlantic sabbatical over a ten month period in six countries spanning three continents.
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COB MBA Aims to Strengthen Bahamas' Competitive Advantage
Master of Business Administration [MBA] holders across the Caribbean devoted an entire conference to the issue last year. In The Bahamas, business leaders across a broad range of disciplines and economic sectors have identified it as a grave organizational demand.
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Budding Chefs on a Culinary Conquest
What do you get when you pair 14 young and eager aspiring chefs with mentors who are just as keen about sharing their best kept culinary secrets? A sumptuous spread of seafood chowder, stuffed chicken breasts, lamb stew and a cornucopia of mouth watering desserts.
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Summer Camp Drives Interest In Dynamic Maritime Sector
When 16-year-old Chantal Adderley completes her Bachelor of Science degree in Maritime Transportation from Maine Maritime Academy in another four years, she will be one of few qualified Bahamians making a professional beeline for a dynamic industry.
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Summer Sports Camp Hits The Mark
The first time 12-year-old Jessica Capron came to The College of The Bahamas Summer Sports Camp last year, it was at her mother's insistence. This year, an eager Jessica didn't need persuasion.
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COB Freshman Wins Michael Manley Essay Competition
In a highly celebrated first for a College of The Bahamas student, Christopher Worrell has won the Seventh Michael Manley Essay Competition for Undergraduate Students in Tertiary Institutions with a compelling essay on self reliance, equality and democracy as objectives for a just society.
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College Leadership Change
President Janyne Hodder and Executive Vice-President, Academic Affairs Dr. Rhonda Chipman-Johnson retire. Dr. Earla Carey-Baines appointed President.
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College Breaks Ground for $4 Million F. R. Wilson Graduate Business Centre
The College of The Bahamas broke ground on Thursday, June 10th for its proposed Graduate Business Centre that will bear the name of businessman and former College Council Chairman Franklyn R. Wilson, The College's largest individual donor. The centre's main lecture theatre, anticipated to be the academic hub of the building, will be named for RBC Royal Bank of Canada, The College's largest corporate donor.
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Outstanding Achievers Honoured During 2010 Awards Ceremony
A South Andros primary school teacher, a university bound English major and two practicing journalists were among the nearly 50 College of The Bahamas graduates who were recognized on Wednesday, May 26th for their exceptional academic performance, diligence and perseverance.
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Aspiring Teachers Pledge to Support Sustainable Education
Pledging to promote equity in education; maintain the integrity and honesty of the profession and contribute to sustainable education, more than 100 graduates of the School of Education formed the first group commissioned by the Minister of Education at the inaugural Teachers' Commissioning Ceremony.
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Learning Is a Journey That Must Not End, Hodder Tells 2010 Commencement Class
More than 400 graduates of The College of The Bahamas, from both the New Providence and the Grand Bahama campuses, have ended this phase of their academic odyssey with a charge to never stop learning and pursue their purpose with passion.
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Commonwealth Bank Supports Future Leaders with $500,000 Donation
Commonwealth Bank has pledged $500,000.00 to create the Commonwealth Bank Emerging Leaders Award Programme at The College of The Bahamas. This gift commitment will span a ten-year period and will be used to fund 40 student awards, valued at up to $12,000 each in total.
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Search for New College of The Bahamas President Begins
The College of The Bahamas Council has moved the executive search for a new College President into the recruitment phase, inviting nominations and expressions of interest for the leadership of the 35-year-old institution.
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COB Examinations Being Invigilated at Highest Standards
Examinations at The College of The Bahamas are being held as scheduled and are properly invigilated, College of The Bahamas President Janyne M. Hodder assured at a press conference on Tuesday, April 20, 2010, on day two of a faculty strike at The College.
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College of The Bahamas Statement Regarding UTEB Demands
The College of The Bahamas cannot agree to the financial demands of the Union of Tertiary Educators of The Bahamas (UTEB), demands which would amount to an average increase of $11,500 per faculty member.
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COB Students Remembered at Inaugural Memorial Service
In a memorial service that paid tribute to their energy; honoured treasured memories and celebrated their humanity, Brenton Smith; Lavette Smith and Keisha Thurston - all College of The Bahamas students who have died within the last year - were in the spotlight perhaps for a final time on Thursday, April 8th.
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Social Workers Urged to Help Solve Problems of Human Misery
Dr. Shane Brennen, Chair, School of Social Sciences at The College of The Bahamas, has issued a clarion call for social workers to help solve the problems of human misery and suffering.
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Student Research Thrives at The College of The Bahamas
One study surmised that the proper marketing of Junkanoo could reap huge economic benefits for The Bahamas. Another found that interactive television programming has vast implications for bolstering literacy levels among adults, while a third explored in intricate detail the dynamic link between job satisfaction in working Bahamian women and their psychological health.
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COB Responds to UTEB Strike Threat; Contingency Planning Committee Formed
College President Janyne M. Hodder has implored the Union of Tertiary Educators of The Bahamas [UTEB] to continue to work with The College in a collegial manner and negotiate all remaining contract clauses in the face of a threat from UTEB to strike as of April 19th if an industrial agreement is not reached by April 16th.
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Rotary Club of Nassau Sunrise Supports Hilda Bowen Library
In a tangible display of support for student learning and research, the Rotary Club of Nassau Sunrise recently made a generous donation of $55,000 worth of learning aids, textbooks and digital equipment to the College of The Bahamas Hilda Bowen Nursing and Health Sciences Library.
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Lady Pindling Presents COB President With Copy of New Book
Marguerite Lady Pindling, the widow of former Prime Minister the late Sir Lynden Pindling, widely regarded as the Father of the Nation, paid a courtesy call on College of The Bahamas President Janyne M. Hodder on Tuesday, March 16th and presented President Hodder with a copy of her new book entitled "Marguerite Pindling: A Biography".
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Festivities Mark Foreign Languages Day
Independence Park came alive with vibrant colour, a cornucopia of native dishes and festival of music for the 6th Annual Foreign Languages Day, a celebration of the diversity of French, Spanish and Creole cultures.
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Attorney General John Delaney Addresses Lunch and the Law 2010
Shortcomings in the Bahamian judicial system are eroding public confidence in the system of justice, Attorney General and Minister of the Justice, Senator the Hon. John Delaney admitted while addressing Lunch and the Law on Friday, February 26th.
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Sidney Poitier International Conference & Film Festival,
A First for The College of The Bahamas
Associate Professor of English at The College of The Bahamas Dr. Ian Strachan has urged a rediscovery of the relationship between celebrated actor, author and humanitarian Sir Sidney Poitier and The Bahamas, as The College prepares to host the Sidney Poitier International Conference and Film Festival, February 23-27.
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COB Students Hired to Survey Bus Passengers
Aiming to fulfil its mandate to reduce traffic congestion on the streets of New Providence, particularly Bay Street, the Road Traffic Department is conducting a Bus Passenger Origin/Destination Survey.
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Visiting Scholar Shares Model for Fostering Critical Thinking
Fostering critical thinking is a primary component and priority of education. Recently, a group of history teachers from public and private schools traded their classrooms for a boardroom at The College of The Bahamas and an opportunity to learn new techniques in encouraging critical thinking among students.
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Message to the UWI Community on the Death of Rex Nettleford
The College of The Bahamas extends to the Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor and entire community of the University of the West Indies heartfelt condolences on the passing of Vice-Chancellor Emeritus, Professor the Honourable Rex Nettleford, OM, FIJ, OCC, incomparable Caribbean scholar and creative genius. Like Caribbean peoples everywhere, we share in the sense of loss engendered by the death of this unique man whose impact upon our thought and imagination has been so profound.
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Strategic Partnerships Being Nurtured at Research Centre
As the morning sun peaks through the clouds, Captain Ken Ingraham and College of The Bahamas International Relations Liaison, Valdez Russell, cross the tarmac towards the charter plane bound for Andros. The brief eleven-minute flight lands smoothly on the largest island in the archipelago, spanning nearly 2,300 square miles.
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Advisory Committee Appointed for College President Search
The College Council has revealed an extensive and comprehensive seven step process by which a new College of The Bahamas President will be identified following the retirement of current president Janyne Hodder, effective June 30, 2010.
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President Hodder Shares Green Thumb Secrets With Oakes Field Primary Students
President of The College of The Bahamas, Janyne Hodder, enthusiastically shared with students of the Oakes Field Primary School her secrets to growing flavourful tomatoes recently while giving the school over two dozen tomato plants from her own garden.
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Great Tomato Plant Giveaway Raises Funds for COB Choir
When College of The Bahamas President Janyne Hodder isn't leading an academy of over 600 faculty and staff and more than 5,000 students, she channels her efforts into another passion that literally bears fruit.
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Education Minister Tours COB Campus
In his first official visit to The College of The Bahamas since the Minister of Education late last year, the Hon. Desmond Bannister was recently given a bird's eye view of the unprecedented changes at The College that have marked a defining transition.
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$100,000 Award for COB's Student Athlete Programme
Sixty-four student athletes at The College of The Bahamas are benefitting from a subsequent $100,000 grant contribution from the Ministry of Youth, Sports & Culture to fund the National Hall of Fame Student Athlete Award Programme.
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Jacques Named Tommy A. Robinson Scholarship Recipient
Outstanding track & field athlete and college freshman Jenny Jacques is the first recipient of the Tommy A. Robinson Scholarship, a four-year $10,000 scholarship at The College of The Bahamas made possible through the generosity of a group of Robinson's friends.
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Nassau Renaissance Singers Funds Music Scholarship at COB
The Nassau Renaissance Singers recently made a generous $10,000 donation to fund a four-year scholarship at The College of The Bahamas for a first year Music major.
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President Hodder Announces Retirement from The College
President of The College of The Bahamas Janyne M. Hodder today announced her retirement, effective June 30, 2010, more than three years after she was appointed to the position in July, 2006.
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COB Helps to Develop New Bahamahost Programme
The College of The Bahamas has helped to develop the new Bahamahost programme under which participants will be more heavily trained in delivering exceptional customer service as a necessary part of maintaining The Bahamas' competitive tourism advantage.
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