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UWI TODAY
– SUNDAY 4TH SEPTEMBER, 2016
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UWI CALENDAR
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EVENTS
SEPTEMBER – OCTOBER 2016
CELEBRATE THE SOUL OF BRAZIL
September 7
Central Bank Auditorium, Port-of-Spain
The Portuguese and Brazilian Studies Section of the
Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics
in collaboration with the Department of Creative
and Festival Arts invite you to A Alma Brasileira-
The Brazilian Soul, a musical celebration of the
Independence of Brazil and 100 years of samba. The
event serves as a fundraiser for the students of the
Section. It starts at 6.30 pm and features Trinidadian
artistes performing samba classic alongside dancers
and a rhythm section including Anthony Woodroffe
Jr, Heather Macintosh andmany others. Contribution:
$250.
For more information, please visit the Campus Events
Calendar at
THE CRUX OF LEARNING
September 23
The UWI, St. Augustine
The UWI St. Augustine and Guardian Group Limited
present the Premium Teaching Awards 2016 which
celebrates the work of exemplary teachers on the St.
Augustine Campus. The ceremony takes place at 5pm
at Daaga Auditoriumand the theme is Student/Teacher
Partnerships: The Crux of Learning and will feature
a special presentation by Dan Butin, Professor and
Founding Dean, School of Education and Social Policy,
Merrimack College. To RSVP, please call 662-2002 ext.
82611 or email
.
Updates will be posted on the Campus Events Calendar
at
.
GRADUATION CEREMONIES
October 20 to 22
The UWI, St. Augustine
Celebrate the graduating Class of 2016!
This year’s
Graduation Ceremonies are scheduled to take place at
The UWI Sport and Physical Education Centre (SPEC)
• October 20:
(AM) Faculties of Science &
Technology and Food & Agriculture; Honorary
Graduand and guest speaker
Prof K E
Bingsheng
; (PM) Faculties of Engineering and
Law.
•
October 21:
(AM) Faculty of Social Sciences
(Surnames A to L) & ALL ALJGSB graduands;
(PM) Faculty of Social Sciences (Surnames M
to Z); Honorary Graduand and guest speaker
Rev Daniel Teelucksingh
.
•
October 22:
(AM) Faculty of Humanities &
Education; Honorary Graduand and guest
speaker
Anthony Williams
; (PM) Faculty of
Medical Sciences.
For more information and updates,
please visit
MATRICULATION
September 15
The UWI, St. Augustine
The incoming students will be welcomed as new
members of the St. Augustine Campus academic
community. A number of university officials will be at
the Ceremony to meet and welcome the new students,
including the Vice-Chancellor, the Campus Principal,
the Deputy Principal, Faculty Deans, the Director of
Student Services and the Guild President.
For more information
visit
WORLD COCOA & CHOCOLATE DAY
September 30 and October 1
JFK Auditorium
The general public is invited to experience all things
chocolate at this exhibition and culinary extravaganza.
Products made from chocolate including truffles,
soaps, lotions and much more will be on display and
available for sale.
For more information, please visit the
Cocoa Research Centre Page on Facebook.
UWI SPEC INTERNATIONAL HALF-MARATHON
October 23
Sport and Physical Education Centre,
St. Augustine Campus
Register now for the 13th UWI SPEC International
Half-Marathon kicks off at 5.30am at The UWI Sport
and Physical Education Centre (SPEC). 1,300 local,
regional and international athletes are invited to
compete for prizes worth over TT$150,000 in a range
of categories. Registration is currently open online
until October 7. In-person registration is also available
at First Citizen Bank branches at these locations:
Scarborough, West Court, Independence Square,
Arima, Chaguanas and San Fernando.
For more details,
please visit
NOBEL LAUREATE LECTURE
September 22
The UWI, St. Augustine
CARISCIENCE presents the Nobel Laureate Lecture
Series.This series will host past Nobel Laureate winners
who will give public lectures at The UWI. The first
installment of this yearly series is a Public Lecture by
Professor Ei-ichi Negishi, 2010 Nobel Laureate for
Chemistry on Pursuit of Many Lofty Dreams with
Eternal Optimism for over Half-a-Century.The lecture
takes place at 5pm at the Learning Resource Centre
(LRC) Auditorium.
For more information,
please contact
CONFUCIUS INSTITUTE DAY
October 1
Chinese Association of Trinidad and Tobago
The Confucius Institute at The University of the
West Indies St. Augustine joins in the international
celebration of Confucius InstituteDay commemorating
their role as one of over 400 of these unique non-profit
public institutions established by the Office of Chinese
Language Council International (HANBAN) for the
promotion of Chinese language and culture. Enjoy a
day filled with activities starting from 10am to 3pm
such as calligraphy, Costume corner, Tai Chi, lion
dance and more. The event takes place at the Chinese
Association of Trinidad and Tobago, 7 St. Ann’s Road.
For more information, please visit the Campus Events
Calendar at
