September 2014


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UWI Calendar September - October 2014

Matriculation and Welcome Ceremony
September 18, 2014
JFK Quadrangle
St. Augustine Campus

At the beginning of each academic year, The UWI hosts a Matriculation Ceremony for its new students. It is an important annual academic ritual, its significance being that it is the platform on which new students are officially initiated into and recognised as members of the University's academic community.

For more information, please visit www.sta.uwi.edu/matriculation/

Premium Teaching Awards
September 26, 2014
Teaching and Learning Complex
St. Augustine Campus

The UWI/Guardian Group Premium Teaching Awards is a collaborative effort that began in 2000, and is hosted every other year to honour teaching excellence at the UWI, St Augustine.

For further information, please contact cetl@sta.uwi.edu

UWI SPEC International Half-Marathon
October 26, 2014
Sport and Physical Education Centre
St. Augustine Campus

The 11th UWI SPEC International Half-Marathon kicks off at 5.30am at the UWI Sport and Physical Education Centre (SPEC). Registration is open, and will close on October 10 or once the limit of 1,100 entries has been received. Online registration is available for local, as well as foreign participants, together with registration at First Citizens branches.

For further information, please visit www.sta.uwi.edu/spec/marathon

Conference on the Economy 2014
October 9-10, 2014
Learning Resource Centre Auditorium
St. Augustine Campus

The UWI St. Augustine’s Department of Economics hosts its annual Conference on the Economy (COTE) at the Learning Resource Centre (LRC) Auditorium. This year’s conference posthumously honours previous Head of Department, Professor Dennis Pantin, and will examine the theme “Addressing Contemporary Local and Regional Challenges for Sustainable Development.”

For further information, please contact the Department of Economics at 662-2002 ext. 83231.

Post-Budget Forum
September 9, 2014
7pm-9pm
UWI Teaching and Learning Complex,
Lecture Theatre A1/A2
St. Augustine Campus

Right on the heels of the 2014 Budget presentation by the Minister of Finance, the discussions begin at this forum hosted by the Fundraising & Alumni Affairs Unit of the UWI Alumni Association of T&T (UWIAATT) and the T&T Group of Professional Associations. Speakers: Senator the Honourable Larry Howai (Minister of Finance), Ms. Nicole Joseph (TTGPA), Dr. Roger Hosein (Senior Lecturer) and Dr. Ronald Ramkissoon (moderator).

For further information, please call Ms Crispin Gomez at 662-2002 ext. 82682.

In celebration of the tenth anniversary of Confucius Institutes worldwide, this expo which is open to all, features a host of activities: a taster class, for a 15-minute sip of the language; calligraphy; a message wall; time travel; martial arts, lion and dragon dances, and food, of course!

For further information, please contact the Confucius Institute at 662-2002, ext 83213