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October 2013
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UWI Calendar November - December 2013 HALF-MARATHON DAY! This year, as part of the special commemoration of this tenth year of the UWI SPEC INTERNATIONAL HALF-MARATHON, the focus is on giving; giving to charitable organisations, and 10 people were invited to champion 10 charities and to encourage the public, as well as staff and students to contribute $10 towards one of these people and the money would go towards their chosen charity. For further information on how you can donate, please contact Ms Renata Sankar, Marketing and Communications Office, UWI, St Augustine at Tel: 662-2002, ext 84245, or email at Renata.sankar-jaimungal@sta.uwi.edu UWIAA Distinguished Alumni Awards 25 special UWI Alumni Awards will be presented on November 24, 2013, to celebrate The University of the West Indies Alumni Association’s 25th anniversary year. All alumni of The UWI (degrees, diplomas, certificates) graduating between the 1960s and the present are eligible, EXCEPT current or retired full-time members of staff, and members of the current executive of the Alumni Association Chapter. Posthumous awards will not be made. For more information, please contact: UWI Alumni Association, Trinidad & Tobago Chapter trinidad.tobago@alumni.uwi.edu Gender Transformations Under the auspices of the Institute for Gender and Development Studies (IGDS), Regional Coordinating Unit, Mona, the St Augustine Campus hosts the 20th Anniversary Conference on Gender Transformations in the Caribbean. The aim of the three-day regional conference is to map the legacy of interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary discourses in the areas of Caribbean and diasporic research on gender. For more information contact: IGDS at 662 2002 ext. 83573/83577, or igdssau2013@sta.uwi.edu How Nations Succeed The Open Lectures Committee of The UWI St Augustine, in collaboration with CARISCIENCE, the University of the Southern Caribbean (USC) and the University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT) hosts a Distinguished Open Lecture featuring Professor Calestous Juma of Harvard University, titled How Nations Succeed: Higher Education, Research and Technological Leapfrogging in Emerging Economies. UWI Family Development Centre Official Opening Universal Children’s Day, November 20, 2013, is the date for the official opening of The UWI’s newly constructed Family Development Centre on St. John’s Road, St. Augustine. The opening of the Centre will be commemorated by a week-long programme of events. For more information please contact: fdp.uwi@sta.uwi.edu or Ms. Kalifia Constantine @ kalifia.constantine@sta.uwi.edu or by telephone, Tel/Fax: (868).662.2002 ext.84512 or Ms. Radha Dass @ radha.dass@sta.uwi.edu Tel/Fax: (868).662.2002 ext.84515 Seismic Research Centre Open House Last Chance! Final Date: November 21 The UWI Seismic Research Centre is celebrating 60 years and has been inviting the public to a free Open House on the last Thursday of every month at the Centre on Gordon Street, St Augustine. Each 90-minute session includes a tour of the Centre, demonstrations on earthquake and volcano monitoring techniques, safety and preparedness tips and information material. Time slots: 2pm, 3pm and 4.30 pm. 13 years and over. Space is limited. For reservations and details call 662-4659 or email info@uwiseismic.com The Greatest Profession The UWI partners yet again with Guardian Group (Guardian Life of the Caribbean), to host their biennial Premium Open Lecture. This year, the guest speaker is Dr Todd Zakrajsek of the Department of Family Medicine at University of North Carolina. Dr Zakrajsek will be presenting on the topic “TEACHING: Joys and Challenges of the Greatest Profession.” For more information, please contact: Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning at 662-2002 ext. 83591 or Marketing and Communications Office at ext. 83635. |
