September 2019


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UWI Calendar September - November 2019

Increase your statistical know-how with a short course
September 14 to October 19
UWI St Augustine

The Faculty of Social Sciences (FSS) Computer Laboratory invites you to register for the Introduction to R for Statistical Analysis course, where you can learn about R – an open source software package that can be used for statistical computing and graphics.

The course takes place from September 14 to October 19 from 9am to noon (six Saturdays, 18 contact hours) at the FSS Computer Lab and costs $2,000.

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

Share your thoughts at IConETech-2020
Submission Deadline: September 15

Submit your papers for the International Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering and Technology (IConETech-2020).

The Faculty of Engineering has issued a call for papers on themes such as: Advancing the Chemical, Food and Petroleum Sectors; and Sustainable Built Environment among others.

The deadline for submission of abstracts is September 15. The conference takes place from March 13 to 15, 2020 at The UWI St Augustine.

For more information, please visit:http://conferences.sta.uwi.edu/iconetech2020/index.php.

Matriculation and Welcome Ceremony 2019
September 18
UWI St Augustine

All first-year students are invited to attend their Matriculation and Welcome Ceremony – the ceremony that formally recognises them as members of the academic community and the University.

RSVP for yourself and your special guest for the event happening on Wednesday, September 18 at 5pm at The UWI Sport and Physical Education Centre (SPEC).

For more information visit https://sta.uwi.edu/matriculation/.

Confucius Institute Day
September 27
UWI St Augustine

Look out for special activities that will be featured during the Confucius Institute’s Confucius Institute Day under the theme, China Kaleidoscope 3, including paper cutting, calligraphy, a tea ceremony and more.

You will want to save the date, September 27 from 9am to 2pm at JFK Auditorium, to experience it in person. To RSVP, please email Janine.Lutchman@sta.uwi.edu.

For more information, please visit the Confucius Institute’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Confucius.UWI/.

There has been a call for papers for the Latin American and Caribbean Chapter of the Academy of International Business’ (AIB-LAC) 10th Annual Conference under the theme, “Diversification in the Era of Non-Normal”. The deadline has been extended to October 10.

The conference is hosted by the Department of Management Studies and takes place from March 11 to 14, 2020 at The UWI St Augustine

For more information, please visit the Campus Notices and Announcements page or https://lac.aib.world/2019/07/11/aib-lac-2020-trinidad-tobago/.

The UWI SPEC International Half-Marathon
October 20
The UWI SPEC

Registration is open for the 16th Annual UWI SPEC International Half-Marathon.

This year’s marathon will highlight and support sport scholarships. The race begins from The UWI Sport and Physical Education Centre (SPEC) at 5am. Individual and relay teams are invited to participate.

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

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

Thursday, October 24:

• 10am – Faculties of Science and Technology and Food and Agriculture.
• 4pm – Faculties of Engineering and Law

Friday, October 25:

• 10am – Faculty of Social Sciences surnames A-L undergraduate graduands only and Arthur Lok Jack Global School of Business (ALGSB) graduands.

• 4pm – Faculty of Social Sciences surnames M-Z undergraduate graduands only and 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.

Saturday, October 26:

• 10am – Faculty of Humanities and Education
• 4pm – 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/.

The Faculty of Medical Science’s Caribbean Centre for Health Systems Research and Development (CCHSRD) in collaboration with other national stakeholders, hosts the 2020 National Health Research Conference under the theme, Advancing Health Research in Trinidad and Tobago.

They have issued a call for papers with the deadline for submission of abstracts on November 15, 2019.

The conference will take place from March 25 to 27, 2020.

For more information, please visit:https://sta.uwi.edu/cchsrd/2020-national-health-research-conference.

Call for Abstracts – Books edited by Professor Ann Marie Bissessar
Submission Deadline: November 30

Book 1: Historicising the Culture of Violence against Women – A Global Perspective, Eds. Prof Ann Marie Bissessar and Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Education, Dr Heather Cateau.

Book 2: People Outside the Grid – Where Policy Fails. Editor, Prof Ann Marie Bissessar.

For more information, please visit the Campus Notices and Announcements page at https://sta.uwi.edu/news/notices/, email Annmarie.Bissessar@sta.uwi.edu or call 669-0286.