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UWI TODAY
– SUNDAY 3RD APRIL, 2016
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UWI CALENDAR
of
EVENTS
APRIL–JULY 2016
HOW TO DIVERSIFY T&T
6-8.30pm
April 6, 2016
Daaga Auditorium
UWI St. Augustine
The Trade and Economic Development Unit (TEDU) in
collaboration with Guardian Media Limited and the Sir
Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies
(SALISES) invites all to a panel discussion on How to
Diversify Trinidad and Tobago. Panelists include: Senior
Lecturer and TEDU Coordinator, Dr. Roger Hosein;
SALISES Director, Professor Patrick Watson; Guardian
Media’s Business Editor; Mr. Anthony Wilson; former
Minister of Trade, Mr. Mariano Browne and former
Minister of Planning and Development, Dr. Bhoe Tewarie.
For more information, please visit the
Campus Events Calendar at
DCFA’S RASHOMON – WHAT IS TRUTH?
April 3 and April 8 to 10, 2016
UWI, St. Augustine
The Department of Creative and Festival Arts (DCFA)
Theatre Arts Unit presents their annual student theatre
production, Rashomon based on Akira Kurosawa’s
masterful film. Witness a courtroom mystery unfold in
ancient Japan, as directed by head of DCFA, Dr. Danielle
Lyndersay. Shows take place from8pmonweekdays and on
6pm on Sunday at DCFA Agostini Street. Tickets are also
available at that location. General Tickets: $100; Tertiary
students with ID: $75; Secondary students: $50.
For information about the DCFA Season of the Arts,
please visit the Campus News section of the
Media Centre at
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COOLER CRUISE
April 30, 2016
UWI St. Augustine
The After School Care Centre (ASCC) present their We
Cruisin’ Cooler Cruise fundraising event. Set sail aboard
Point Loma at 7pm, sailing at 8pm and the boat returns
at 11pm. The boat will be leaving from Peake Marine
Ltd., Western Main Road, Chaguaramas. Parking will be
available at that location.
Tickets cost $200.
For more info, please email
or visit the Campus Events Calendar
at
SPORT AND HIGHER ED
May 18-20, 2016
UWI St. Augustine
Save the new date
for the 2ndBiennial
Con fe renc e on
S p o r t S t u d i e s
a n d H i g h e r
Edu c at i on : An
Interdisciplinary Approach under the theme, Physical
Literacy: Gender, Science, and Sport for Development.
They conference will feature panels addressing sub-themes
including but not limited to topics such as The Role of
the State; Sexuality and Gender Identities in Sport, Anti-
Doping Policy and more.
For further information, please email
or visit
PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIETY CONFERENCE
July 6 to 9, 2016
UWI St. Augustine
The Department of History, Faculty of Humanities and
Education presents a three-day Conference on Public
Health and Society in Latin America and the Caribbean.
The conference is hosted by The UWI St. Augustine in
collaboration with the University of York and Casa de
Oswaldo Cruz/Fiocruz, Brazil. Interested persons can
look forward to presentations on topics such as, but not
limited to: Imperialism, Decolonisation and the role of
public health; New Technologies and Procedures and their
impact on the society; The impact of Ethnicity and ‘Class’
on public health and several others.
For more information, please continue checking
the Campus Events Calendar
at
LUSOFESTA 2016
April 11 to 15, 2016
UWI, St. Augustine
The Portuguese and Brazilian Studies Section of the
Department ofModern Languages and Linguistics (DMLL)
present LusoFesta 2016 – a week of events showcasing the
many characteristics of Brazilian and Portuguese culture
through song, dance, play, food and film.
Updates will be posted on the Campus Events Calendar
at
RIGHTS AND ACTIVISM
April 23, 2016
UWI, St. Augustine
The UWI Network and Outreach for Disability Education
and Sensitisation (NODES) presents their one-day
symposiumon the theme, Rights and Activism in the wake
of the Ratification of the United Convention on the Rights
of Persons with Disabilities. The Symposium takes place at
the Noor Hassanali Auditorium.
For further information, please contact Dr. Jean Antoine-
Dunne at
or visit the website:
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LIFE SCIENCES RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM
April 7 to 8, 2016
UWI St. Augustine
The Department of Life Sciences presents their 6th
Annual Research Symposiumwith the theme, Sustainable
Development. Both days will showcase the research being
carried out by the Departments MSc, MPhil and PhD
students with poster, oral and video presentations at the
Chemistry Lecture Room 1 (C1) and Natural Sciences
Conference Room.
Updates will be posted on the
Campus Events Calendar at
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IIR – BLACK TIE
DINNER
April 8, 2016
UWI St. Augustine
The Institute of
I n t e r n a t i o n a l
Re l at i ons ( I I R )
presents their 50th
Anniversary Black-
Tie Dinner from
7 to 11pm at the
University Inn and Conference Centre, Circular Road, St.
Augustine. Tickets cost $1000 and all proceeds will be used
to facilitate IIR Student Development.
For more information, please contact
662-2002 exts. 83235 or 82011
or email
