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July 2011
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UWI Calendar August 2011 - October 2011Social Insects The Bolivarian Section of the International Union for the Study of Social Insects (IUSSI) holds its eighth research conference, which is a forum for the discussion of research results and organizational questions relating to social insects in Latin America and the Caribbean. The languages of the conference will be English, Portuguese and Spanish. For further information, please contact Dr Christopher Starr at 662-2002 ext 3096. The conference’s site is at https://sites.google.com/site/iussibolivariana2011home/ Discovery Camp 2011 Arts-in-Action, the Applied Creative Arts Outreach Unit of the Department of Creative and Festival Arts (DCFA), hosts its annual Discovery Camp for children between the ages of five and 13. In keeping with the UN declaration of 2011 as the year for people of African descent, this year the theme will be “SARAKA!” The title itself marks a creative attempt at conceptualizing the idea of giving back/thanksgiving, while showcasing our local African heritage through the visual and performing arts. Campers will enjoy a camp experience inclusive of Mas making, storytelling, drama, folk-dancing, drumming and music workshops and performance. Weekly visits to the pool and field trips are included in the camp package. For further information, please contact Alicia Goddard, Camp Coordinator, at 663-0327 or 663-2002 ext. 2377, or via e-mail at email@artsinaction.org Reassembling the Fragments The Departments of Liberal Arts and History, at the Faculty of Humanities and Education, will host Reassembling the Fragments, a conference held in honour of three retired UWI professors – Prof Barbara Lalla, Prof Bridget Brereton and Prof Ian Robertson. This conference provides a forum for scholars and practitioners to interrogate the body of work compiled by these intellectual spade workers, examine the socio-cultural contexts which framed and informed their endeavours and evaluate the tangible out workings of their enquiries. Its theoretical objective is also to highlight broader interdisciplinary research during the period and new insights as the region and the institution enter the first decade of the 21st century. Registration begins at 8am. For further information, please contact the Department of Liberal Arts at 662-2002 exts. 2031 or 4235. 30th Annual West Indian Literature Conference The UWI Department of Liberal Arts hosts the 30th Annual West Indian Literature Conference, themed “I Dream to Change the World”: Literature and Social Transformation. This conference will take place from the 13th-15th October, 2011. For further information, please contact Dr. Geraldine Skeete at Geraldine.Skeete@sta.uwi.edu, or Dr. Giselle Rampaul at Giselle.Rampaul@sta.uwi.edu. COTE 2011 This year’s Conference of the Economy (COTE 2011) pays tribute to Dr. Eric St. Cyr, a former Lecturer and Head of the Department of Economics. It will focus on the challenges facing regional economies as these seek to establish a path to sustainable growth and development in the existing volatile economic environment. COTE 2011 will highlight the key economic, and related developmental issues facing the region in this context. For further information, please contact The Department of Economics at 662 2002 ext. 3231, 3582, or via e-mail at uwi.cote@gmail.com. UWI St. Augustine Graduation 2011
Friday 28th October, 2011:
Saturday 29th October, 2011:
For further information, please contact Examinations at 662-2002 ext 2155 or 3008. UWI LIFE Show your true colours! Be part of the UWI life orientation experience! Join us at UWI Sport & Physical Education Centre (SPEC) for:
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