Milner Hall is the largest and oldest Hall of Residence at the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus. Our Hall’s long history began in 1927, originally constructed as the official hall of residence for the Imperial College of Tropical Agriculture. The hall was named after, Lord Viscount Milner, the British colonial administrator who pioneered the construction of the college. After starting off with only one block, West Block, the hall now consists of four others. These are North Block, South Block, I Block and the Post Grad Flats.
over 80 years old and deeply rooted in culture and tradition. Milner hall is not simply a place that one comes to rest their head after a day of class, it is indeed a home away from home.
However, living here on Milner isn’t always an easygoing environment. Over the course of the academic year, Milner hosts various events in both semesters. Most recently, Milner has held our annual Hall Concert; the theme, “Euphoria”, which was decided upon by the residents. This event requires a month of organizing (with even more planning) and practice order for the night After these many decades, Milner Hall has to come off without a hitch. But, after all the long continued to adapt and thrive as a part of the weeks of hardship, late nights and tired bones, the university, continuing to foster the development night of the show is worth all that went into it. It and production of multi-talented intellectuals into consists of showcasing the talents of the residents our society. Our Hall Chairperson for 2011/2012, of Milner Hall, in the areas of Dance, Modeling, Dwayne Murray, has emphasized the nurturing of a Theatre, Musicianship and Spoken Word. There family atmosphere on the hall with all is also the added bonus of Milner’s Concert being our residents. All Milnerites an undoubtedly sold out show, year after year, (as we call ourselves) regardless of the venue. It is this that encourages are part of a fraternity our Milnerites to work assiduously every year to bring to the campus community a show that raises the bar for both us and the other places of residence on the St. Augustine Campus. This semester, we have a few other events that are in the works. There is the Sweet Hand Man Barbeque, organized by North Block. This features barbeque dishes for sale prepared by the North Blockites. After which we will be hosting I Cook. This is highly anticipated amalgamation of ideas, giving the true definition of what can only be called a “cultural melting pot” of the various nationalities that make up this co-ed block. Next semester contains some of Milner’s more widely known events, namely, South Block’s Next