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UWI TODAY
– SUNDAY 4TH OCTOBER, 2015
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EVENTS
OCTOBER 2015–JANUARY 2016
COTE 2015
October 8 and 9
Learning Resource Centre
UWI St. Augustine
TheUWI St. Augustine’sDepartment 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:
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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
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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
or visit
UWI SPEC INTERNATIONAL HALF-MARATHON
October 25
Sport and Physical Education Centre
UWI St. Augustine
The 12thUWI 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
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 JackGraduate 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
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