Edna Manley College Visual and Performing Arts

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  • 1 Arthur Wint Drive, Kgn. 5.

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Student Services

Welcome

The Student Services Department is responsible for general student welfare. This department includes a number of offices, for which the responsibilities vary— from alumni and career advice to health and social activities.

ACADEMIC/DISCIPLINARY MATTERS
Student complaints and/or queries regarding academic and disciplinary matters should be first directed to the Director of the School and forwarded to the Registrar if not resolved.

FINANCIAL MATTERS
Student complaints and/or queries regarding financial matters should be directed to the Director of Finance and Accounts.

The following offices and services are also handled by the Student Services Department:
  • Admissions and Orientation
  • Alumni Association
  • Sports / Athletics
  • Health Services and Counselling
  • Clubs and Societies
  • Hall of Residence– Scarlet Hall

A NOTE TO OUR STUDENTS
For more information on any of the above offices or services offered by the Student Services Department, please email the director at horace.prince@emc.edu.jm or call ext. 2201.
Admissions and Orientation

The Registry is the first point of entry for all new and returning EDNA students. Admissions information is available all year round in the Department. 

Contact our Registry Department at ext. 2171, or by email registry@emc.edu.jm for the most current admissions information.

Orientation is mandatory for all new/incoming students and is usually held in the week before the commencement of the Academic Year. 

It is a week-long event, which includes new parent orientation, general assembly, freshman’s breakfast, campus tour, sessions on financial, spiritual, mental, and physical wellness, ice-breaker activities, and a welcome ceremony. 

The graduates of the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts have excelled locally and internationally as arts educators and practitioners. Our graduates are teachers in primary, secondary, and tertiary institutions, particularly at the secondary level, where they support the CXC and ROSE syllabi—Dance, Music, Drama, Visual Arts, and Stage Craft. 

EDNA graduates have formed popular bands, including Roots Underground and Di Blueprint Band, Raging Fyah, C-Sharp, and have also supported internationally acclaimed musicians. The EMCVPA Alumni Association invites graduates of the College to join in the effective networking of our graduates by supporting all our activities to enhance the quality of education and welfare of the College.

The Sports department is managed by a Sports Director, who is responsible for both inter-collegiate and inter-campus sports programming. Generally, there are four inter-collegiate sports teams: football, netball, track, and basketball. The EMCVPA football team is the proud champion of the Inter-Collegiate Football League (2007) and the Inter-Collegiate Knock-Out Competition (2006).

Our Sports Day is held every year, usually in the second semester, and provides students an opportunity for wide-spread participation in sporting competitions between houses. Other inter-campus competitions (such as cricket, basketball, etc.) are planned throughout the school year. 

Students are encouraged to participate in the variety of sports programming offered.

The Guidance Counsellor assists students with any challenges brought on by their adjustments to College life. We encourage students who are experiencing personal difficulties to seek assistance at the earliest possible time so that they have a better chance to regain balance in their lives.

Our Guidance Counsellor provides psychological counselling for a variety of issues, including depression, stress, interpersonal conflict, bereavement, and crisis management. Individual consultations are also offered, and preferably done by appointment.

The Counselling Unit also coordinates select programmes designed to assist students with financial needs, such as work and travel. There is also the Jamaica Values and Attitudes (JAMVAT) programme, coordinated by the Ministry of Education, and the National Youth Service, coordinated by the Ministry of Youth, is one such, where students conduct 200 hours of community service in exchange for 30% of their tuition. The Ministry of Education’s needy student fund is another; however, it is open to a limited number of very needy students.

Information about JAMVAT and application forms for some work and travel programmes may be obtained at the Counselling Unit.

For further assistance, students may call 876-619-3362 (EDNA), ext. 2207, or visit the Guidance Counsellor’s Office, located on the Registry building beside the Human Resources Department (to the left).

All services are confidential.

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