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August 2015
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UWI Calendar August - November 2015Law, Negotiation & the Mediation Process The Faculty of Social Sciences Department of Behavioural Sciences will be hosting a workshop on Law, Negotiation and the Mediation Process at the Faculty of Social Sciences Lounge. Learn about how businesses have become more aware of the litigation and mediation processes and how to avoid major pitfalls in business especially involving legal disputes. For further information visit www.sta.uwi.edu. UWI Life 2015 New students get to experience UWI first hand at the holistic orientation programme entitled First Year Experience. The campus kicks off its official 2015 orientation programme by providing information about the ins and outs of all things UWI-related from the faculty, halls, library, guild and more. Administrators will be on hand to ensure a smooth transition for incoming students and their accompanying parents during this exciting juncture in their lives. For further information visit www.sta.uwi.edu/fye. Student Engagement – Beyond the Tech Hype The Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) in conjunction with Guardian Group Ltd. Present the premium open lecture 2015 by Dr. Elizabeth F. Barkley of Foothill College, Lost Altos, California on the topic, Student Engagement: Back to Basics and Beyond the Tech Hype. This event takes place at 5.30pm at Daaga Auditorium. To RSVP, please call 662-2002 ext. 82611 or 224-3736 or email cetl@sta.uwi.edu. For more information, please visit the Campus Events Calendar at www.sta.uwi.edu/news/ecalendar. Human Communication Studies Conference The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine presents the Human Communication Studies Conference with the theme Identity, Context and Interdisciplinarity in Human communication Studies in the Caribbean and beyond. Listen to panelists discuss subthemes such as communication studies education; communication, culture and gender; communication, culture and conflict; health communication; popular culture and critical theory and many other areas. For further information, visit http://sta.uwi.edu/conferences/15/humancommunication/registration.asp. COTE 2015 The UWI St. Augustine’s Department of Economics’ Annual Conference on the Economy (COTE 2015) under the theme Managing Development in Caribbean Economies: The Key Role of Health, Public Policy and Social Security is scheduled for 8 – 9 October 2015 at the Learning Resource Centre (LRC) Auditorium. Learn about sub-themes addressing Caribbean development like Health and Sustainable Development, Public Policy: Resource Challenges in Health, Social Security Challenges & Opportunities and many more. For further information, visit: http://sta.uwi.edu/conferences/15/cote/index.asp. The History of Investment in the Caribbean The Caribbean Economic History Association (Asociación de Historia Económica del Caribe, AHEC) and the University of the West Indies present the 3rd Annual Conference of the AHEC with the theme The History of Investment in the Caribbean. Listen to panelists discuss the evolution of investment in the Caribbean from the 15th century to the present; the movement of capital flows into and out of the greater region and the incorporation of the Caribbean into global economies and markets over the past centuries. The Conference will also address the flow of investments, its sources and destinations and the impact of these flows on the region’s economy and society, in micro and macro terms. For more information, please visit the Campus Events Calendar at www.sta.uwi.edu/news/ecalendar. |
