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Inaugural Lecture
Dr. Omkar Parshad, Professor of Endocrinology in the Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medical Sciences will deliver his Inaugural Address on Friday, September 26. The Lecture, which will take place in the Main Medical Lecture Theatre, University Hospital at 5:00 p.m. is entitled “Know your Thyroid”. The public is invited.
Matriculation and Welcome Ceremony
The 2003/4 Matriculation and Welcome Ceremony for new students at the Mona Campus will be held on Thursday, September 18 in the Assembly Hall beginning at 4:00 p.m. The President of the Guild of Students will greet the new students, there will be a welcome address by the Principal of the Campus, Professor Kenneth Hall and remarks by the Vice Chancellor, Professor Rex Nettleford. At this ceremony, one of the new students will on behalf of the new students sign the Matriculation Register and the University Singers will perform.
New E-mail Addresses
As a part of the drive to provide more robust and reliable information technology solutions to the UWI Mona Campus, Mona Information Technology Services (MITS) will be formally rolling out the Campus’s Portal (provided through Campus Pipeline) on Sunday, September 21. As of this date, users will not be able to read mail sent to their old email addresses directly from within their legacy accounts. However, this mail will not be lost rather, all mail will be automatically forwarded to the users new email address.
Office of Student Services
Application forms for the 2003/2004 UWI Quality Leadership and Mentorship Programmes are now available at the Office of Student Services and may be collected during office hours 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Online Survey
The Quality Assurance Unit in the Office of the Board of Undergraduate Studies at UWI Mona is conducting an online survey among UWI Mona students. All students who are registering for the new academic year are asked to complete the questionnaire, which is on the UWI Mona website. The questionnaire focuses on the provisions made at UWI with respect to admissions, registration and orientation. By completing this questionnaire students will help administrators, faculty members, student leaders and others to improve the conditions that contribute to their learning and development.
Paediatric and Perinatal HIV/AIDS
The Faculty of Medical Sciences at UWI Mona will host a mini-symposium titled “Paediatric and Perinatal HIV/AIDS in Jamaica” on Monday, September 1 from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. The venue is the Main Lecture Theatre, Faculty of Medical Sciences. Presenters will include Dr. Maggie Feeney of Harvard University and Dr. Philip Goulder Oxford, University along with local faculty from UWI and the Jamaican Ministry of Health. The mini-symposium is part of an outcomes-based research programme funded in part by the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, the Ministry of Health and the UWI.
Registration Week
The official registration period for new and returning students of UWI Mona will run from Monday, September 1 to Friday, September 5. During this period students may use the online registration facility to register from any computer anywhere in Jamaica and the world. Students may go online after seeking academic counseling, choose their courses and submit these electronically to the Deans of the Faculties in which they are registering for approval. Approval will be given online.
UWI Distinguished Lecture
Dr. Aloo Asotsi Mojola, lecturer in Linguistics at the University of Kenya and Africa Inter-Regional Translation Coordinator of the United Bible Societies will deliver a Distinguished Lecture on “Translation of the Bible into African Languages”. The Lecture will take place on Tuesday, September 16 beginning at 5:00 p.m. at the Philip Sherlock Centre for the Creative Arts.
Book Launch
The Sir Arthur Lewis Institute for Social and Economic Studies, SALISES will launch two books this week on the Mona Campus. The books are Independent Thought and Caribbean Freedom: Essays in Honour of Lloyd Best edited by Professor Selwyn Ryan of SALISES, St. Augustine Campus; and Deadlock: Ethnicity and Electoral Competition in Trinidad and Tobago 1995- 2002, authored by Professor Ryan. The launch will take place on August 27 starting at 5.30 p.m. in the Multi-functional Room, at the Main Library, UWI, Mona Campus.
Lady Lewis
The University of the West Indies has learned with regret of the death of Lady Lewis at the age of 95, in Castries, St. Lucia. Lady Lewis was the widow of Sir Allen Lewis who served the UWI as Chancellor from 1975 to 1989. The funeral service for Lady Lewis was held on Saturday, August 23 at the Anglican Church, Central Castries, St. Lucia. The UWI extends condolences to the family and friends of Lady Lewis.