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UWI TODAY
– SUNDAY 1ST FEBRUARY, 2015
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UWI Calendar
of
Events
February – March 2015
Pakeezah Screening
February 2, 2015
UWI St. Augustine
The “T&T-Indian Cine-Club”, a collaboration
between the Film Programme at The University of
the West Indies, The High Commission of India,
andThe Mahatma Gandhi Institute for Cultural Co-
operation, will be screening ‘Pakeezah’ (“The Pure
One,” Kamal Amrohi, (1972) at 6.30pm at the Film
Programme Building Studio, #12Carmody Road.The
films will be introduced by film experts, including
faculty from the UWI Film Programme.
To see the full schedule of the film series,
please visit the Campus Events Calendar at
Old Yard 2015
February 8, 2015
Department of Creative and Festival Arts
Before there was pretty mas there was ole mas and
the UWI’s Department of Creative and Festival Arts
invites you to the annual carnival showcase, “The
Old Yard” at noon. Witness portrayals of our very
own traditional Carnival characters including Bats,
Minstrels and Burrokeets, Midnight Robber, Dame
Lorraine among others. Tickets for the Old Yard
priced at $50 for adults and $30 for children. There is
also a “Lagniappe” package for $100, which includes
the entrance fee, a mini meal, and a mas making
corner among other things.
For more info contact:
663-2222, 662-2002 ext. 82510/ 83792 or
email
or call
645-1955 or email joseph.drayton@sta.uwi.edu
For more information,
please visit the Campus Events Calendar
at
The Caribbean Man
February 22, 2015
Hyatt Regency Hotel
The Caribbean Man – A Tribute to Black Stalin is a
benefit concert being held to raise funds for the ailing
bard, as well as to showcase the range, versatility
and talents of Mr. Roy Cape, former recipient of
an honorary doctorate of letters (DLitt) from the
University of theWest Indies as well as the Roy Cape
All Stars, and their many talented friends including
The Roy Cape All Stars and many more. Tickets cost
TT$1000.
For further inquiries contact The Fundraising
Committee of the UWI Alumni Association at 224-
3740/3739 or 702-8783.
Calypso & Ole Mas
February 6, 2015
UWI St. Augustine
The Social &Cultural Committee of the UWI Credit
Union will be hosting its 25th Annual Calypso &Ole
Mas Competition from 6pm to midnight at the Car
Park of the Dudley Huggins Building in the Faculty
of Food & Agriculture.
For more information,
please visit the Campus Events Calendar at
Advanced Genomics
February 19 and 20, 2015
Faculty of Science & Technology,
The UWI St. Augustine
The JCVI Genome Center for Infectious Diseases
(GCID) and the National Institute of Allergy and
Infectious Diseases (NIAID) present “Workshop
on Advanced Genomics, Metagenomics and
Bioinformatics” from 8am - 6pm. Interactive
online participation is also available. Deadline for
submission of applications is Thursday February
5, 2015.
For more information,
please visit the Campus Events Calendar at
World of Work 2015
February 5 and 7, 2015
UWI Sports & Physical Education Centre (SPEC)
The Office of Student Advisory Services hosts
the “Interview Preparation/Networking Theory
Workshop” and Seminar on the 5th and 7th
respectively. These form part of the World of
Work (WOW) schedule of events for 2015 for final
year students. The University of the West Indies
(UWI) and Republic Bank World of Work (WOW)
programme is an initiative geared primarily toward
equipping final year UWI students with the necessary
tools for succeeding in today’s work environment.
For more information,
please visit
Model OAS General Assembly
March 24-26, 2015
St. Kitts & Nevis
The 33rd Model OAS General Assembly (MOAS) for
Universities of the Hemisphere will be held in Saint
Kitts and Nevis, from March 24 to 26 2015, and is
co-organized by the Office of the Assistant Secretary
General of the OAS and the Ministry of Youth
Empowerment, Sports, Information Technology,
Telecommunications and Posts of Saint Kitts and
Nevis. This is the first MOAS held in an English-
speaking Caribbean country. The purpose of this
MOAS is to promote democratic values among the
youth of the Caribbean and of the Hemisphere, and
to disseminate the mission and role of the OAS.
Deadline for registration is February 9, 2015.
For more information,
please visit the MOAS website at
