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April 2015
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UWI Calendar April - May 2015The Caribbean Today The Department of Behavioural Science at The UWI hosts a postgraduate conference, “The Caribbean Today: Facing challenges and assessing opportunities through postgraduate research.” This two-day conference aims to highlight the wide range of research on contemporary issues facing Caribbean societies as well as possible solutions and recommendations as viewed through the lens of the next generation of Caribbean scholars – the postgraduate students in the Behavioural Sciences and also from the wider UWI community. For further information, email: dbsconference@sta.uwi.edu Salt The Department of Creative and Festival Arts (DCFA) presents the premiere of Earl Lovelace's award winning novel Salt. Scripted for the first time for theatre and directed by Louis Mc Williams, this piece will be performed by students in the BA in Theatre Arts programme. Show times are 8pm daily, and 6pm on Sundays. General admission tickets are currently available for $100. Tertiary students with student ID pay $75, and secondary students pay $50. Tickets may be purchased at the DCFA, Agostini Street, St. Augustine. For further information,call 662-2002 ext. 83792, 663-2222 or email dcfa@sta.uwi.edu Towards Social Integration The Network and Outreach for Disabilities Education and Sensitisation (NODES) and the Disability Studies Unit of The UWI will host the conference, “Towards Social Integration: Rights, Roles, Recognition of Persons with Disabilities” at the Learning Resource Centre. For further information please contact Dr Jean Antoine at jean.antoine@sta.uwi.edu or disability.conference@sta.uwi.edu or visit http://sta.uwi.edu/conferences/15/towardssocialintegration/ Poverty and Opportunity Conference The Faculty of Social Sciences, Sociology Unit presents the Sociology Unit’s Conference on Poverty and Opportunity. This event takes place at the Faculty of Social Sciences Lounge. Registration will take place on the day from 8-9am. Registration fees are as followed: General public and UWI staff – $60; UWI students (with ID) – $25; Secondary schools, 5 students free and additional students –$10. For more information, please visit the Campus Events Calendar at www.sta.uwi.edu/news/ecalendar Sir Frank Worrell Blood Drive It’s your turn to give! The UWI St. Augustine Campus invites you to participate in the Sir Frank Worrell Blood Drive. In less than one hour you can save lives through your generous donation. Save the date so you can donate! For more information, call Ms. Tessa Horne at 662-2002 ext. 83937. NGC Bocas Lit Fest The NGC Bocas Literary Festival is an annual event with a Caribbean focus and international scope, bringing together writers, readers, performers and publishers. For five full days there are a series of readings by some of Trinidad and Tobago’s and the Caribbean’s finest writers of fiction and poetry — from authors of books already considered contemporary classics to prizewinning newcomers.Each reading includes a book-signing session, and books are available from the participating booksellers. For more information, please visit http://www.bocaslitfest.com/ UWI Games The St. Augustine Campus will be hosting The UWI Games 2015 from the 21-29 May, 2015. It is the biennial competition among the St. Augustine, Mona, Cave Hill and Open campuses in ten sporting disciplines. Approximately 500 athletes from across the Caribbean will take part in Basketball, Football, Tennis, Swimming, Table Tennis, Track and Field, Volleyball, Cricket, Netball and Six-a-side Hockey. Competition in all sports will involve both male and female participants except for Cricket and Netball, which will be male only and female only respectively. Events that are not held at UWI SPEC or within UWI itself include Hockey, Swimming, and Track and Field. These will be held at the Tacarigua Hockey Centre, the Marlins Swimming Pool and the National Stadium respectively. For more information, please visit the Campus Events Calendar at www.sta.uwi.edu/news/ecalendar |
