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September 2009
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UWI Calendar October 2009 - November 2009Conference on the Economy The Department of Economics of The UWI, St. Augustine is hosting its third annual conference, which will take the form of a series of sessions, each covering a specific theme around three key headings: Situational Assessment, Response Framework and The Way Forward. Speakers at COTE ’09 include Professor Dennis Pantin, Professor Patrick Watson, Dr Lester Henry, Dr Roger Hosein, Dr Marlene Attzs, Mr Gregory Mc Guire and Mr Kelvin Sergeant. For more information on COTE ’09, kindly contact the Secretariat at: Tel: 662 2002, Ext 3852, 3055. Fax: 662 6555, Email: cote_2009@sta.uwi.edu or Department of Economics, UWI,St Augustine. Anniversary Celebrations The Faculty of Medical Sciences will celebrate its 20th anniversary during the first two weeks of October. Celebrations include a series of lunchtime concerts, cultural displays, faculty student clubs’ displays and other entertainment. Also honouring the pioneers of that first graduating class (Class of 1994), both staff and students. Medical alumni are invited to participate. For further information, please contact 645-2640 Ext 5021 Community School of Arts The Department of Creative and Festival Arts opens registration for their Community School of Arts for children of ages 4-12, to be held from September 12th to November 21st. Registration information is available at DCFA Agostini/Gordon Street, St. Augustine. UWI SPEC International Half Marathon 2009 The UWI’s St Augustine Campus will host its signature UWI SPEC International Half Marathon 2009 starting at the UWI SPEC from 6 a.m. with the 13.1 mile route remaining unchanged. The race will continue along the traffic-free Priority Bus Route (PBR) to the La Resource Junction in D’Abadie, before doubling back to the UWI SPEC. Registration takes place from September 10th to October 23rd, 2009. There will be no registration on race day. Presentation of Graduates 2009 Annual ceremonies for the Presentation of Graduates 2009 will be held over a two-day period at The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus. Friday October 30, 2009
Saturday October 31, 2009
The UWI/Guardian Life ‘Premium’ Open Lecture 2009 Feature Speaker at the Open Lecture is Dr Stephen D. Brookfield, Distinguished Professor of the University of St Thomas, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Dr Brookfield will speak on “Reflective Practice—The Core of Quality Teaching.” For further information, please contact the Instructional Development Unit, Tel: 663-9236; 662-2002 ext 2611, or email: idu@sta.uwi.edu Brazilian Film Week The Centre for Language Learning (CLL), UWI St Augustine will host a Brazilian Film Week, which is open to the general public. Following is the schedule of the Festival: 1ST OCTOBER 2nd OCTOBER 3rd OCTOBER 4TH OCTOBER For more information, please contact: Vanessa Williams, Centre for Language Learning at Vanessa.Williams@sta.uwi.edu; Ext. 3896; Tel/fax 662-0758. |
