UWI Calendar of Events, October to December 2019

October 20 | The UWI SPEC

One Day Left to Register!

UWI SPEC International Half-Marathon
The 16th Annual UWI SPEC International Half-Marathon is almost here. This is your last chance to register online individually or as a relay team. There will be no registration on race day. Proceeds will support sport scholarships. On your marks, get set...

For more details, please visit: https://sta.uwi.edu/spec/marathon/

October 24-26 | The UWI SPEC

The UWI St Augustine 2019 Graduation Ceremonies

Celebrate the Graduating Class of 2019 at this year’s Graduation Ceremonies which take place as follows:

Thursday, October 24

• 10am – Strictly for the Faculties of Science and Technology and Food and Agriculture. The honorary graduand will be Professor Harold Ramkissoon, who will receive a Doctor of Science (DSc).
• 4pm – Strictly for the Faculties of Engineering and Law

Friday, October 25

• 10am – Strictly for the Faculty of Social Sciences surnames A-L undergraduate graduands and all Arthur Lok Jack Global School of Business (ALGSB) graduands.
• 4pm – Strictly for the Faculty of Social Sciences surnames M-Z undergraduate graduands and all postgraduate graduands from the Faculty of Social Sciences, Institute for Gender and Development Studies, Institute of International Relations, and the Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies. The honorary graduand will be Mr Ewart Williams, who will receive a Doctor of Laws (LLD).

Saturday, October 26

• 10am – Strictly for Faculty of Humanities and Education. The honorary graduand will be Mr Pelham Goddard, who will receive a Doctor of Letters (DLitt).
• 4pm – Strictly for the Faculty of Medical Sciences

For more information and updates on all of The UWI’s 2019 Graduation Ceremonies, please visit https://sta.uwi.edu/graduation/.

October 30 | UWI St. Augustine

Ryan Recalls – Selwyn Ryan: His Memoirs Book Launch

The Alma Jordan Library (AJL) hosts the book launch of Ryan Recalls – Selwyn Ryan: His Memoirs by Professor Emeritus Selwyn Ryan and celebrates the donation of his collection to the University of the West Indies.

The collection contains manuscripts, correspondence and scrapbooks highlighting his career. Among the manuscripts are: The First Citizens Bank Story; Dr. Eric Williams: The Making of a Prime Minister; From Colonial to Republic: A History of Barclays Bank in TT from 1837-1981; and Conversations with Gerard Montano, former Cabinet Minister.

The launch takes place from 2pm at the School of Education Auditorium.

RSVP by calling, 662-2002 ext 82134 or email elsa.hamilton@sta.uwi.edu by October 21.

October 31 | UWI St. Augustine

Celebrate International Creole Month!

The Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics (DMLL), in conjunction with the Department of Creative and Festival Arts (DCFA), hosts Mwa Kwéyòl Entenasyonnal – International Creole Month – in celebration of the 150th anniversary of John Jacob Thomas’ The Theory and Practice of Creole Grammar.

Look out for presentations, discussions, film screenings and more from 10am to 4pm at the Centre for Language Learning (CLL) Auditorium.

For more information, please visit the campus Notices and Announcements page at https://sta.uwi.edu/news/notices/.

November 7 | UWI St. Augustine

Cash is King – Entrepreneurship Unit Workshop

The Entrepreneurship Unit of the Department of Management Studies in the Faculty of Social Sciences invites potential entrepreneurs and innovators to participate in its upcoming workshop, “Cash is King”.

This one-day workshop will be held from 9am to 3pm at the Institute of Critical Thinking.

The workshop will focus on how to source and manage cash for your small business. The registration fee is $200 and can be paid at the Bursary Cashier, Main Admin Building, account number 5CIE, or via Linx at the Department of Management Studies.

For more information, please visit the Campus Notices and Announcements page at https://sta.uwi.edu/news/notices/ or email Hazel.Adiah@sta.uwi.edu.

November 11-14 | UWI St. Augustine

The Art of Corporate and Diplomatic Communications

The Diplomatic Academy of the Caribbean (DAOC) hosts a four-day training module on “The Art of Corporate and Diplomatic Communications” with facilitator Ms Sharon Welch, Communications Consultant and Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University.

These sessions will cover adapting to cross-cultural audiences; speaking with competence, credibility, and control; serving as a corporate or diplomatic representative; and more.

Register for the training happening from 9am to 4pm at the DAOC. Registration costs US$800. There will be special rates for staff and students.

For more information, please visit the DAOC page at https://sta.uwi.edu/daoc/upcoming-modules or email diplomaticacademy@sta.uwi.edu.

December 4-6 | Johannesburg, South Africa

Addressing Student Mental Health and Wellness

Higher Education is facing an increasing crisis in student mental health: one in four students are affected by depression and anxiety, student dropouts have trebled, and student suicide rates have reached record highs. South African company AlintaCorp hosts the Student Mental Health and Wellness Conference to address these issues and more.

Find out how you can recognise concerning behaviours, increase your mental health literacy and more at the conference happening at the Protea Hotel Midrand in Johannesburg, South Africa.

This conference is open to higher education professionals, health professionals, diversity and inclusion officers, school security, students and other interested persons.

To register, please visit: https://www.alintacorp.com/.