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UWI Calendar June - October 2017

Bridging Wor(l)ds
June 21
Centre for Language Learning
UWI St. Augustine

The Departments of Modern Languages and Linguistics (MLL) and Literary, Cultural and Communication Studies (LCCS) present the Bridging Wor(l)ds Conference.

It features the research of MA, MPhil and PhD students within both departments and takes place from 9am to 4pm at the Centre for Language Learning (CLL) Auditorium.

For more information, please visit the Campus Events Calendar at www.sta.uwi.edu/news/ecalendar.

U, We and Refugees
June 21-26
UWI St. Augustine

The Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics (DMLL) in the Faculty of Humanities and Education hosts U, We and Refugees – a joint Service-Learning Project in the TESOL teacher training programme with the Living Waters Community and Humanitarian Association of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.

They will host a series of public events:

  • June 21 | 2 to 4pm | A Cross-Faculty Panel Discussion which includes representatives from United Nations High Commission for Refugees at Noor Hassanali Auditorium, Faculty of Law.

  • June 23 | 6 to 7.30pm | Film screening of Warehoused at CLL Auditorium.

  • June 27 | 6 to 7.30pm | In commemoration of the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture there will be a Film screening of Beneath the Blindfold at CLL Auditorium.

For more information, please visit the Campus Events Calendar at www.sta.uwi.edu/news/ecalendar.

The Art of Corporate and Diplomatic Communication
June 27 to 30
UWI St. Augustine

The Diplomatic Academy of the Caribbean (DAOC) presents the Art of Corporate and Diplomatic Communication.

This training module takes place June 27 to 30 at the DAOC with facilitator, Sharon Welsh, US-based Communications Consultant and Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University. The cost is US$1,000. Early bird registration – US$800.

For more information, please visit the Campus Events Calendar at www.sta.uwi.edu/news/ecalendar.

IGDS Short Courses
June 28 to 30
July 11 to 18
UWI St. Augustine

There’s still time to register for the Institute for Gender and Development Studies’ (IGDS), Summer short courses:

  • Data Collection and Research for Development Practice: Considering Gender and Making People Visible with Ramon Gregorio of Lucent Research | June 28 to 30

  • Women, Gender and Health with Dr. Oscar Noel Ocho – Director, The UWI School of Nursing (UWISoN) | July 11 to 18

For full details on registration and more, please visit www.sta.uwi.edu/news/ecalendar.

World Cocoa and Chocolate Day
October 6 to 7
UWI St. Augustine

The UWI Cocoa Research Centre hosts their sixth annual World Cocoa and Chocolate Day – a two-day public expo celebrating the spectrum of cocoa and chocolate. On hand will be farmers, chocolatiers, chocolate and soap cosmetics makers.

For more information, please visit the Campus Events Calendar at www.sta.uwi.edu/news/ecalendar.