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International Women's Day Expo

Event Date: 
Mar 8 2014 - 10:00am - 4:00pm

The Women's Outreach and Resource centre Company Ltd. In association with The Bureau of Women's Affairs, The Institute for Gender and Development Studies And the United Nations Population Fund Present an International Women's Day Expo.

Download event flyer HERE

Theme: Celebrating Women & Girls.

Admission: Free

 

 

Venue: 
The Undercroft
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Staff
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Contact Information
Miss Dorothy Whyte
Tel: 
929-8873

Mary Seacole Hall hosts Elect Her annual event with Emmy Award Winning Journalist

Event Date: 
Mar 1 2014 - 9:00am - 4:30pm

Mary Seacole Hall hosts "Elect Her: Campus Women Win"The centerpiece program of the Elect Her initiative is a training program that encourages college women to run for student government on their college or university campuses. Research has shown that women who run for student body elections in college are more likely to run for office as adults.

Venue: 
Neville Hall Lecture Theatre
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Staff
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Nadeen Spence
Tel: 
927-2540/6

Literatures in English Month: Poetry Writing Workshop

Event Date: 
Mar 1 2014 - 10:00am - 1:00pm

The Department of Literatures in English will launch its annual celebration of Literatures in English Month with two major events, one of which is a poetry writing workshop to be led by St. Lucian poet and dramatist Kendel Hippolyte

The four-hour session is co-sponsored by Artistic Expressions Limited. There are limited spaces still available for interested persons who wish to participate.

The department will accept enquires for further details. Download event flyer HERE.

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Faculty of Humanities and Education
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Staff
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Students
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Doniq Salmon
Tel: 
927-2217

Conference in celebration of the 21st anniversary of the John Crow and Blue Mountains National Partk

Event Date: 
Feb 27 2014 - 9:00am - 5:00pm

The conference is staged by the Jamaica Conservation and Development Trust (JCDT) in association with the Department of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology . Download event flyer HERE.

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Staff
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Psychology Conference 2014

Event Date: 
Mar 6 2014 (Time To Be Announced) - Mar 7 2014 (Time To Be Announced)

The Department of Sociology, Psychology and Social Work presents Psychology Conference 2014 under the theme, 'Psychology Today: Healthy Mind, Body and Spirit'. The Conference will feature presentations, roundtable discussions, Workshops and Posters.

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Staff
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Department of Sociology, Psychology and Social Work

Annual Mock Interviews 2013-2014

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Feb 20 2014 (Time To Be Announced) - Feb 21 2014 (Time To Be Announced)

The Office of Placement and Career Services will host its Annual Mock Interviews during the Career Awareness Month on February 20 and 21, 2014. Final year and postgraduate students are encouraged to participate in this activity.

The Mock Interviews are organised to help students to develop skills and competencies in intervieweing, dressing appropriately as well as providing networking opportunities.

To register for the Mock Interviews, please follow the steps below:

1) Complete the resume template: Mock Interview Resume Template

2) Call or visit the Office of Placement and Career Services to set an appointment (date and time)

Target Audience: 
Students
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Office of Placement and Career Services
Tel: 
927-1650

Africa Unite Youth Symposium and the Institute of Caribbean Studies

Event Date: 
Feb 13 2014 - 8:30am - 12:45pm

The Bob Marley Foundation and the Rita Marley Foundation in collaboration with the Institute of Caribbean Studies at the UWI, Mona, present the Africa Unite Youth Symposium 2014.  Africa Unite is held annually as a part of the celebrations to commemorate the earth-day of the Hon. Robert Nesta Marley OM (Bob Marley).
 

Venue: 
Multifunctional Room - Main Library - University of the West Indies, Mona
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Staff
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Students
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General Public
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Rosemary Duncan
Tel: 
289-3479

Third International Tourism Conference

Event Date: 
Nov 9 2014 - 8:00am - Nov 11 2014 - 4:00pm

The University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica is pleased to invite you to the 3rd International Tourism Conference to be hosted by Mona School of Business and Management, the premier business school in the region. The conference will be held in Montego Bay, Jamaica’s premium tourist destination. Branded ‘the complete resort’, Montego Bay offers a wide array of tourism experiences. With the recognition, however, that the success of the tourism industry lies in our ability to gain a better understanding of the issues and challenges facing tourism, and to innovate to overcome these challenges, this conference presents an opportunity to address the issues under the theme: Tourism and Innovation: re-inventing, revolutionizing, transforming.
 

Venue: 
Iberostar Rose Hall Beach
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Staff
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Students
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International Masterclasses on Particle Physics for High School Teachers and Students

Event Date: 
Feb 11 2014 (Time To Be Announced)
Event Date: 
Mar 21 2014 (Time To Be Announced)
  •  Part1 – February 11, 2014;
  • Part 2 – March 21, 2014.
Venue: 
Physics Virtual Lab
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Staff
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Students
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Professor Michael Taylor, Department of Physics
Tel: 
927-2480/(876) 935-8735

Forum on Global Hegemony

Event Date: 
Feb 27 2014 - 9:00am - 5:00pm

The Remaking of Global Hegemony is an international forum on global Change hosted by the IDEAZ Journal, the IDEAZ In-stitute (Austria), The Center for Tourism and Policy Research and the Department of Government (UWI). Download event flyer HERE


This is the first forum conceived by the IDEAZ Journal and IDEAZ Institute focusing on global development issues.


Come and listen to local and international academics, present on:

 The Global Political Situation

Venue: 
UWI Regional Headquarters, Council Room
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Staff
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Students
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General Public
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Lori Henry, Centre for Tourism and Policy Research University of the West Indies
Tel: 
970-1467

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