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July 2016
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UWI Calendar July 2016 - October 2016Quest for Public Health The UWI St. Augustine Campus, Department of History, Faculty of Humanities and Education presents a Conference on Public Health and Society in Latin America and the Caribbean and The UWI Chancellor and former Director for the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO), Sir George Alleyne will be the keynote speaker at the Opening Ceremony. The Opening Ceremony is open to the public and Sir George Alleyne will be speaking on The Quest for Public Health on July 6 from 6pm at the Teaching and Learning Complex, Lecture Theatre E. All are invited. The Conference takes place from July 6 to 9 and will address themes such as The impact of Ethnicity and ‘Class’ on public health; New Technologies and Procedures and their impact on the society ; Mental health and more. For more information, please visit the website: https://publichealthandsociety2016.wordpress.com/ The Crux of Learning The Guardian Group Limited and The UWI St. Augustine present a Premium Teaching Awards about the topic, Student/Teacher Partnerships: The Crux of Learning with feature speaker Dan Butin, Professor and Founding Dean, School of Education and Social Policy, Merrimack College. The lecture takes place at 5pm at Daaga Auditorium. To RSVP, please call 662-2002 ext. 82611 or email cetl@sta.uwi.edu. Updates will be posted on the Campus Events Calendar at www.sta.uwi.edu/news/ecalendar. UWI SPEC International Half-Marathon Save the date for the 13th UWI SPEC International Half-Marathon kicks off at 5.30am at The UWI Sport and Physical Education Centre (SPEC). Registration and further details to follow. For updates, please visit www.sta.uwi.edu/spec/marathon. Graduation 2016 Mark your calendars! The 2016 Graduation Ceremonies are scheduled to take place from October 20 to 22 at The UWI Sport and Physical Education Centre (SPEC). Updates to follow. For more information, please visit The UWI St. Augustine Campus’ graduation website, closer to graduation dates at https://sta.uwi.edu/graduation/ Inclusive Education – Call for Proposals The University of the West Indies Schools of Education in collaboration with the State University of New York at Potsdam invite submissions for the first international Inclusive Education Conference at the Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL). The deadline for Abstract proposals is July 6. Abstract proposals should be submitted to Ms. Nadia Laptiste Francis, Conference Secretary at ieconference@sta.uwi.edu. Early Bird Registration for the conference runs from August 18 to November 30 so register now. For more information about the conference, please visit: http://sta.uwi.edu/conferences/17/ie/. |
