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UWI TODAY
– SUNDAY 7 APRIL 2019
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Chemical Science, Technology and Industry
May 22 to 24
The UWI St Augustine
The Department of Chemistry, FST hosts their Biennial Regional Conference and Expo
on Chemical Science, Technology and Industry –“Chemistry and Chemical Technology
for a Sustainable Development of the Caribbean”. Local, regional and international
technologists, researchers, chemical/biomedical engineers, technocrats, policy
makers and students are invited to the latest research, innovation and applications of
the chemical-related sciences being conducted regionally within the global context.
For more information, please visit the
Conference’s website:
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Learn to Sign
May 27 to August 12
The UWI St Augustine
The School of Education’s Continuing Professional
Development and Outreach Unit invites you
to register for its upcoming Introductory Sign
Language Course. The course takes place on
Mondays from5 to 7pmat our campus. The course
costs $1,700 and payment is due on May 3.
For more information, visit the
Campus Notices and Announcements
page at
/
IGDS Short Courses
May to July
The UWI St Augustine
The Institute for Gender and Development Studies (IGDS) hosts a series of informal
and engaging short courses. Sign up now for the following:
• Master Course on “Judith Butler”
May 1 and 2 | 10am to 2pm and 10am to noon | Cost: $500.
• Gender, Feminism, Religion and Contemporary Questions
May 8 and 9 | 10am to 2pm and 10am to noon | Cost: $500
• Women, Gender and Law
June 3, 6, 8, 10, 13 and 15 | 3 hours | Cost: $2,400
• Human Resources Management and Gender Equity in the Workplace
July 3 and 4 (two-day course) | Cost: $4,400.
For more information, please visit the IGDS short course pag
at
Deepening the Domestic
Violence Dialogue
April 11
The UWI St Augustine
The Faculty of Social Sciences
(FSS) presents the “Deepening
the Dialogue: Strengthening
Domestic Violence Policy
and Charting a Way Forward”
symposium. The symposium
will take place on April 11 from
9am to 3.30pm at the Learning
Resource Centre (LRC).
For more information,
visit the Campus Notices
and Announcements
page at
/
news/notices/
DCFA launches Season of the Arts
April to May
The UWI St Augustine
Love music, art and theatre? The Department of Creative and Festival Arts (DCFA)
has it all at their Season of the Arts. Check out productions in April:
• Carnival Studies Mas’ Colloquium – April 9
• UWI Arts Guitar Ensemble – April 13
• Theatre Arts Production “Baddesse” – April 12 to 14
• Music of the Diaspora – April 27
• More than Just Jazz – April 26
• Sole to Sole Dance Concert – April 26 and 28
For more information, please visit DCFA’s Facebook page:
/ or email
Science in Communities
May 20 to 24
The UWI St Augustine
The Faculty of Science and Technology (FST) hosts its FST Week Conference – A week
highlighting work done in Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) under the theme,
“Science in Communities”. Look out for presentations on sub-themes including: Climate
Change; Data Application; Energy, Fuels andGreenTech; andHealth, Safety andMedicine
among others.
For more information, please call Laura Rambaran-Seepersad
at 662-2002 ext. 84508 or email
UWI
Calendar of Events
APRIL – AUGUST 2019
