History of the The University of the Southern Caribbean Alumni Association, North America

The University of the Southern Caribbean Alumni Association, North America, Incorporated began to take shape as an organization on May 8, 1982 in Hyattsville Maryland when members and officers of three alumni chapters, representing alumni groups in New York City, Michigan and Washington, D.C. voted at a specially called joint meeting to consider new ways of strengthening ties to alma mater

Among the early objectives of the umbrella organization were (1) Stream lining communications between the chapters and alma mater; (2) Increasing systematic donations for student scholarships and various projects at alma mater; (3) Increasing the number of established alumni chapters; (4) Obtaining permission to have an alumni based Representative serve on the institution’s Board of Trustees and (5) Conducting Joint Alumni Conferences for members across North America and the Caribbean.

Since the mid 1950’s,  friends, former students and teachers as well as alumni of U.S.C. living in the U.S. and Canada began to consistently send money and gifts to alma mater especially to assist deserving students. Before long, increasing numbers of actively involved alumni living in Brooklyn, New York in the late 1950’s organized the first CUC Alumni chapter and in the mid-1960’s the Washington D.C chapter was established and incorporated. Among these chapters main objectives were to maintain formal contact with alma mater and assist annually in supporting and awarding student scholarships.

Beginning in the late 1970’s additional regional chapters were organized in Los Angeles, California; as well as the New England chapter; in Toronto, Canada,; in Orlando, Florida; at The Oranges, New Jersey; in Atlanta, Georgia and the South Florida chapter conducting their own programs and projects as well as supporting the vision and activities of alma mater and the North American alumni organization.

For over thirty-five years the USCAA,NA Inc., has remained extremely dedicated in supporting many of the critical needs of alma mater as it transitioned from a Senior College to becoming the only privately operated University in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, serving both the Seventh-day Adventist communities and the wider communities across the eastern Caribbean.

THE PRESIDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTHERN CARIBBEAN ALUMNI ASSOCIATION, NORTH AMERICA, Inc; 1981- 2017

1. Dr. Glenn O. Phillips
2. Dr. Timothy S. Greaves
3. Dr. Walter B.T. Douglas
4. Mr. Cardinal O. Welch
5. Mrs. Claire A. Hosten
6. Mrs. Shirley C. Baptiste
7. Dr. Fitzroy Maitland
8. Dr. Leon Wilson
9. Dr. Curtis Fox
10. Dr. Slimen Saliba

The following CONFERENCES were held by CARIBBEAN ALUMNI ASSOCIATION, NORTH AMERICA

1. The First Conference held on the campus of Andrews University, Michigan, October 1983.
2. The Second Conference held at the Stevensville Country Club, Swan Lake in up state New York , October 1984
3. The Third Conference held in Northern Ontario, Canada, October,1985
4. The Fourth Conference held on the campus of Caribbean Union College, Maracas Valley, Trinidad, July 1987.
5. The Fifth Conference held in Los Angeles, California, 1989
6. The Sixth Conference held at St. Peter, Barbados, September 1991
7. The Seventh Conference held in Orlando, Florida, June 1993
8. The Eighth Conference held in London, England, June 1995
9. The Ninth Conference held on the campus of Caribbean Union College, July 1997
10. The Tenth Conference held in St. Croix, USVI, August 1999
11. The Eleventh Conference held in Toronto, Canada, July 2000
12. The Twelfth Conference held on campus of Caribbean Union College, July 2002
13. The Thirteenth Conference held in Atlanta Georgia in conjunction with the GC
14. The Fourteenth Conference held on the 80th anniversary celebration of the founding of Caribbean Union College held on the campus in July, 2007
15. The Fifteenth Conference (held on the 85 th anniversary of the founding of Caribbean Union College at the University of the Southern Caribbean, Maracas Valley, Trinidad)
16. The Sixteenth Conference held on the 90 th anniversary celebration at USC in Trinidad, July 2017.