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UWI TODAY
– SUNDAY 2ND AUGUST, 2015
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UWI Calendar
of
Events
AUGUST–NOVEMBER 2015
Law, Negotiation
& the Mediation Process
13 – 14 August
8.15am to 4pm
The UWI St. Augustine
The Faculty of Social Sciences Department of
Behavioural Sciences will be hosting a workshop on
Law, Negotiation and the Mediation Process at the
Faculty of Social Sciences Lounge. Learn about how
businesses have become more aware of the litigation
and mediation processes and how to avoid major
pitfalls in business especially involving legal disputes.
For further information visit
.
The History of Investment
in the Caribbean
4 – 8 November
The UWI St. Augustine
The Caribbean Economic History Association
(Asociación de Historia Económica del Caribe,
AHEC) and the University of theWest 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
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Student Engagement
– Beyond the Tech Hype
25 September
The UWI St. Augustine
The Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
(CETL) in conjunction with Guardian Group Ltd.
Present the premium open lecture 2015 by Dr.
Elizabeth F. Barkley of Foothill College, Lost Altos,
California on the topic, Student Engagement: Back to
Basics and Beyond the Tech Hype. This event takes
place at 5.30pm at Daaga Auditorium. To RSVP,
please call 662-2002 ext. 82611 or 224-3736 or email
For more information, please visit the Campus Events
Calendar at
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COTE 2015
8 – 9 October
The UWI St. Augustine
The UWI St. Augustine’s Department of Economics’
Annual Conference on the Economy (COTE
2015) under the theme Managing Development
in Caribbean Economies: The Key Role of Health,
Public Policy and Social Security is scheduled
for 8 – 9 October 2015 at the Learning Resource
Centre (LRC) Auditorium. 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:
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Human Communication Studies
Conference
24 – 25 September
The UWI St. Augustine
The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine
presents the Human Communication Studies
Conference with the theme Identity, Context and
Interdisciplinarity in Human communication
Studies in the Caribbean and beyond. Listen to
panelists discuss subthemes such as communication
studies education; communication, culture and
gender; communication, culture and conflict; health
communication; popular culture and critical theory
and many other areas.
For further information,
visit
/
humancommunication/registration.asp.
UWI Life 2015
27 – 29 August
The UWI St. Augustine
New students get to experience UWI first hand
at the holistic orientation programme entitled
First Year Experience. The campus kicks off its
official 2015 orientation programme by providing
information about the ins and outs of all things
UWI-related from the faculty, halls, library, guild
and more. Administrators will be on hand to ensure
a smooth transition for incoming students and their
accompanying parents during this exciting juncture
in their lives.
For further information visit
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