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July 2015
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UWI Calendar July - August 2015ACHEA: Re-visioning, Re-assessing, Re-Committing The Association of Caribbean Higher Education Administrators (ACHEA) presents their 14th Annual Conference from July 9 to 11, 2015 at the Teaching and Learning Complex under the theme Re-visioning, Re-assessing and Re-Committing for Success in Higher Education. Pre-register for sessions such as: A Librarian’s Forum, Technology-Driven Software Engineering Curriculum Development Workshop and The Work Integrated Education (WIE) Forum. For further information, visit http://sta.uwi.edu/achea/conference2015.htm Breadfruit Exhibition & Festival The Faculty of Food and Agriculture (FFA) will host the 2015 International Breadfruit Conference under the theme Commercialising breadfruit for food and nutrition security; and as part of the conference, will host a Breadfruit Exhibition & Festival. This free event takes place at the JFK Auditorium and Quadrangle and is open to the public. Look out for interactive displays on food; breadfruit and breadnut (chataigne) products; processing equipment; educational material and breadfruit-themed arts and crafts. Experience breadfruit like you never before in unique dishes like breadfruit pizza, pastelle even ice-cream. For more information, please visit the Campus Events Calendar at www.sta.uwi.edu/news/ecalendar Law, Negotiation & the Mediation Process The Faculty of Social Sciences Department of Behavioural Sciences will be hosting a workshop on Law, Negotiation and the Mediation Process at the Faculty of Social Sciences Lounge. Learn about how businesses have become more aware of the litigation and mediation processes and how to avoid major pitfalls in business especially involving legal disputes. For further information visit www.sta.uwi.edu. IGDS Short Courses Register early to reserve a spot in any of the exciting courses being offered in July and August by Gender Studies on topics such as Critical Sexuality Studies, Looking in: Looking Out, Gender in the News and The Law and Women. Final deadlines for registration and payment of all short courses are three working days prior to the start of the course so register now. For further information, visit: http://sta.uwi.edu/igds/shortcourses.asp Improving learning for special needs children The Faculty of Humanities and Education - Family Development Centre (FDC) hosts its 2nd Interactive Learning Event Part of their Enhancing Professionalism Series with the topic Teaching students with special needs: Improving learning and work performance in the classroom. This event takes place The UWI, FDC 1st Floor, Conference Room and will feature guest speakers: Occupational Therapists, Christopher Ristic and Tara Riley. The cost is TT$600. For further information, please email fdpuwi@sta.uwi.edu. VEME The 20th International Bioinformatics Workshop on Virus Evolution and Molecular Epidemiology (VEME) will open at the Teaching and Learning Complex, St. Augustine Road on 10 August. The keynote speaker is Professor Edward Holmes an internationally renowned research scientist studying the mechanisms by which pathogens cross species boundaries to emerge in humans. For further information, please email veme2015@sta.uwi.edu |
