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UWI Calendar October 2015 - January 2016

COTE 2015
October 8 and 9
Learning Resource Centre
UWI St. Augustine

The UWI St. Augustine’s Department of Economics’ Annual Conference on the Economy (COTE 2015) takes place under the theme Managing Development in Caribbean Economies: The Key Role of Health, Public Policy and Social Security.

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.

UWI SPEC International Half-Marathon
October 25
Sport and Physical Education Centre
UWI St. Augustine

The 12th UWI SPEC International Half-Marathon kicks off at 5.30am at the UWI Sport and Physical Education Centre (SPEC). Package collection for registered participants is from October 5 to 18 on weekdays from 9am to 5pm, and weekends from 9am to 1pm. Spectators are welcome.

For further information, please visit www.sta.uwi.edu/spec/marathon

Graduation 2015
October 22 to 24
UWI St. Augustine

2015 Graduation Ceremonies will take place as follows:

October 22:

  • (AM) Faculties of Science & Technology and Food & Agriculture; Honorary Graduand and Guest Speaker: Mr. Hollis Charles.
  • (PM) Faculties of Engineering and Law; Honorary Graduand and Guest Speaker: Justice Jean Angela Permanand.

October 23:

  • (AM) Faculty of Social Sciences (Group 1) & ALL Arthur Lok Jack Graduate School of Business graduands; Honorary Graduand and Guest Speaker: Mr. A. Norman Sabga.
  • (PM) Faculty of Social Sciences (Group 2); Honorary Graduand and Guest Speaker: Mr. Gerard Besson

October 24:

  • (AM) Faculty of Humanities & Education; Honorary Graduand and Guest Speaker: Dr. Marjorie Thorpe; Honorary Graduand and Guest Performer: Mr. David Rudder.
  • (PM) Faculty of Medical Sciences; Honorary Graduand and Guest Speaker: Justice Ralph Narine; Honorary Graduand: Mr. Rajkumar "Krishna" Persad.

For more information, please visit the UWI St. Augustine Campus’ graduation website, closer to graduation dates at https://sta.uwi.edu/graduation/.

The History of Investment in the Caribbean
November 4 to 8
UWI St. Augustine

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.

Sports and Higher Ed
January 13-15, 2016
UWI St. Augustine

Save the date for the 2nd Biennial Conference on Sport Studies and Higher Education: An Interdisciplinary Approach under the theme, Physical Literacy: Gender, Science, and Sport for Development.

This conference will contribute to the development of research and scholarship on sport which can support programmes of sport in tertiary and higher education institutions.

They have issued a call for papers – abstracts should be submitted by October 31, 2015 addressing sub-themes including but not limited to The Role of the State; Sexuality and Gender Identities in Spot, Anti-Doping Policy and more.

For further information, please email sportstudiesconference@sta.uwi.edu or visit www.sta.uwi.edu.HEC) present the 3rd Annual Conference of the AHEC.

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 further information, please visit www.sta.uwi.edu/news/ecalendar.