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UWI TODAY
– SUNDAY 8 APRIL, 2018
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UWI Calendar of Events
APRIL – JULY 2018
CARMINA BURANA TODAY
6.30pm
Lord Kitchener Auditorium
National Academy of the Performing Arts
Port of Spain
Love music? Art? Theatre? The Department of Creative and
Festival Arts (DCFA) has something for everyone with their
Season of the Arts. Check out upcoming productions in April:
• Visual Arts Degree Programme Exhibition – Opening
Ceremony: April 4 | Exhibition: April 5 to 20 | Artist Talk:
April 13 at the National Museum and Art Gallery
• The Annual Student Production: Arthur Miller’s The
Crucible – April 6 to 8 and April 13 to 15, 8pmnightly (6pm
on Sundays) at the Learning Resource Centre (LRC)
• The UWI Arts Chorale, UWI Steel and Percussion present
Carmina Burana – April 8 at 6.30pm at the Lord Kitchener
Auditorium, NAPA
For more information, please visit DCFA’s Facebook Page:
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Healthcare Quality in T&T Symposium
8am to 4pm
April 21
University Inn and Conference Centre
UWI St. Augustine
What will it take to accomplish quality healthcare in T&T? The
Faculty of Medical Sciences (FMS) invites health professionals
to attend the Healthcare quality in Trinidad and Tobago: Models
for Best Practice Symposium. The symposium features Dr.
Joshua Tepper, Chief Executive Officer, Health Quality Ontario.
Registration costs $500 (inclusive of refreshments and lunch).
For more information, please visit the Campus Events Calendar at
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BridgingWor(l)ds
9am to 4pm
April 26
Centre for Language Learning Auditorium
UWI St. Augustine
The Departments of Modern Languages and Linguistics (MLL)
and Literary, Cultural and Communication Studies (LCCS)
present the second edition of the Bridging Wor(l)ds Conference
which features the research of MA, MPhil and PhD students
within both Departments.
For more information, please visit the Campus Events Calendar at
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Connecting the Dots: Work.Life.Balance.Ageing
April 26 to 27
Teaching and Learning Complex
UWI St. Augustine
The Research and Development Impact (RDI) Fund and
other stakeholders present the Work/Life Balance and Ageing
Conference under the theme, Connecting the Dots: Work.Life.
Balance.Ageing where they will showcase the project’s findings as
well as provide recommendations for our national ageing policy.
Pre-registration is open until April 20.
For more information, please visit:
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Engineering the Future
9am to 11.30am
May 23
UWI St. Augustine
The Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
presents their Annual Conference and Exhibition under the
theme, Engineering the Future. It will showcase the Department’s
Capstone projects and selected MSc and MPhil/PHD research
projects and presentations. The Conference takes place from
9am to 11.30am at the Max Richards Building (Engineering
Block 13) and the exhibition takes place at JFK Auditorium from
9am to 5pm.
For more information, please visit the Campus Events Calendar at
Rainforest to Reef
8am to 6pm
July 25 to 27
Teaching and Learning Complex
UWI St. Augustine
The Latin America and Caribbean Section (LACA) of the
Society for Conservation Biology in collaboration withThe UWI
hosts the inaugural Latin America and Caribbean Congress
for Conservation Biology (LACCCB 2018) under the theme,
Rainforest to Reef: Strengthening Connections between the
Caribbean and the Americas.
For conference rates and registration information visit
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Diplomatic Academy of the CaribbeanWorkshops
June
UWI St. Augustine
The Diplomatic Academy of the Caribbean (DAOC) presents the
following workshops:
• Summer Executive Programme for Young Professionals:
Protocol, Diplomacy and Business Etiquette 101 with
facilitator Gail Guy, Retired Diplomat and Protocol
Consultant | Session 1: June 4 and 5 or Session 2: June 7
and 8 | 9am to 4pm | Cost: US$300
• The Art of Corporate and Diplomatic Communication with
facilitator SharonWelsh, Communications Consultant and
Adjunct Professor at GeorgetownUniversity | June 26 to 29 |
9am to 4pm | Cost: US $800 (10%discount for eachmember
of groups 3 or more)
For more information, please email
or call 662-2002
ext. 85362; 85360; 85359 or visit
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Beyond the Game – Sports LawWorkshop
9am
April 12
Century Ballroom, Queen’s Park Oval
Port of Spain
The Faculty of Law presents its inaugural Sports Law workshop
under the theme Lex Sportiva: Beyond the Game. The workshop
features Professor Ian Blackshaw, International Sports Lawyer.
Registration cost is TT$650. To register visit
law/events/registration.php.
For more information, please visit the Campus Events Calendar
at
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Make Chinese Dumplings
April 14
Bishop’s Anstey High School
Port of Spain
The Confucius Institute present the following Chinese Cooking
Workshops:
• Workshop 1 – Chinese Dumplings | April 14 | 10am to noon
| Cost: General Public/UWI Staff: TT$200; UWI Students:
TT$100 | Registration Deadline: April 11.
• Workshop 2 – Kung Pao Chicken | April 28 | 10am to noon|
Cost: public/UWI staff: TT$200; UWI Students: TT$100 |
Registration Deadline: April 18.
For more information, please visit the
Confucius Institute’s Facebook Page:
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Notes of a Native Daughter
6pm
April 19
School of Education Auditorium
UWI St. Augustine
The Open Lectures Committee invites you to attend the
Professorial Inaugural Lecture by Elizabeth Walcott-Hackshaw,
Professor of French Literature and Creative Writing on the topic;
Cracks in the Edifice: Notes of a Native Daughter. To indicate
your attendance email
or call 662-
2002 ext. 83635.
For more information, please visit the Campus Events Calendar at
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