December 2015


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The Sociology Unit launched its School Outreach on October 28 at the Bishop Anstey Trinity College East (BATCE). This outreach is the newest addition to the activities of the Unit: yearly conferences, its weekly Open Forum and community outreach programme all aimed at taking the work of the University beyond its physical space and to carry intellectual thought beyond the academic community.

The outreach provided both staff and students of the Sociology Unit the opportunity to interact with Lower 6 and Upper 6 students of BATCE. Dr. Anand Rampersad, Instructor in the Sociology Unit, talked to them about careers and the skills they could develop through the study of Sociology. They were also informed of the degree structure and opportunities for further study at The UWI. Shanice Williams and Fareena Alladin, both post-graduate students and research/teaching assistants in the Unit, shared their research interests and experiences as students of Sociology. The students also had the opportunity to meet one of the first lecturers they may have as students of the Faculty of Social Sciences, Dr. Bennie Berkeley. Dr. Berkeley gave the students practical advice on their syllabus and encouraged the students to share their own research interests with the team. The students were then offered the space of the Unit’s Open Forum to present their projects to a wider audience.