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August 2010
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UWI Calendar of Events : September - October 2010UWI Life UWI is opening its gates for the incoming class of 2010! UWI Life 2010 is the “official welcome event” designed to make incoming students more confident in taking on this new adventure of life at The UWI, St. Augustine. All incoming students are invited to come out and greet your new colleagues while taking part in forums, games, giveaways and musical performances. UWI Life will include four main events, as follows: UWI Life Support UWI Life Extension UWI Life Student UWI Life Postgrad For further information, please call 662-2002 Ext. 2097, or visit the UWI Life website at www.sta.uwi.edu/uwilife. Religion in the Caribbean There has been considerable published research on religion internationally but insufficient work has been conducted in the Caribbean and Latin America. This conference, Religion in the Caribbean: Addressing the Challenges of Development and Globalism, hosted by the Department of Behavioural Sciences, UWI, seeks to fill that gap by bringing together scholars who have been doing research in this area. For further information, please visit the conference website at http://sta.uwi.edu/conferences/10/religion/, or contact Rachel D’Arceuil, Faculty of Social Sciences, UWI, at 663-4968, or via email at Rachel.DArceuil@sta.uwi.edu. Reflections, Relevance and Continuity This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Black Power Movement in Trinidad and Tobago and this provides an opportunity to re-examine this period in our history and place it in a global context. The Department of History at The UWI, St. Augustine Campus, in collaboration with SALISES, CENLAC, local organszations and trade unions, will host this international academic conference, “Reflections, Relevance and Continuity.” For further information, please contact Jerome Teelucksingh, Department of History, UWI, St. Augustine, at jerome.teelucksingh@sta.uwi.edu. Art, Design and Architecture in our Space The Department of the Creative and Festival Arts (DCFA), Faculty of Humanities and Education, UWI, St. Augustine, will host a special one day symposium, entitled Art, Design and Architecture in our Space: New Perspectives on Art and Design Practice in the Caribbean. This symposium aims to initiate a dialogue on issues that affect the practice of art, design and architecture in Trinidad & Tobago and the wider Caribbean. For further information please contact Keith Cadette at keith.cadette@sta.uwi.edu, or Lesley-Ann Noel at lesley-ann.noel@sta.uwi.edu, or contact the DCFA office at 663-2141 or 662-2002 ext 3622. COTE 2010 The St Augustine Campus of The UWI is preparing to host its annual Conference on the Economy (COTE 2010) in October. COTE aims to highlight, developmental issues facing the country and the wider Caribbean. Organized by the Department of Economics, Faculty of Social Sciences, COTE 2010 is open to decision makers, policy makers, technocrats, private sector representatives, academics, students and the general public. For further information, please visit the official website at http://sta.uwi.edu/fss/economics, or please contact Joel Jordan, COTE 10 Secretariat Office at joel.jordan@sta.uwi.edu or (868) 662 2002, Ext. 3231, or contact Roger Mc Lean, Chair, COTE 10 Committee at Roger.McLean@sta.uwi.edu, or (868) 662 2002 Ext. 3055, or (Fax) 662 6555. Changing Times, Changing Markets, Changing Priorities The Association of Commonwealth Universities' (ACU) will host its 3rd PR, Marketing and Communications Network Conference. The conference is themed 'Changing Times, Changing Markets, Changing Priorities,' and features Stephen Holmes, Managing Partner of the Knowledge Partnership, as a key note speaker. Registration closes on August 31st, 2010, so register now. For further information, please visit the ACU conference website at http://www.2010acuconference.info/. |
