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UWI Seminar Examines Alternative Methods of Financing SMEs in Jamaica
UWI Seminar Examines Alternative Methods of Financing SMEs in Jamaica
“Alternative Methods of Financing for Small & Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Jamaica” is the title of public seminar being organized by the Department of Management Studies, UWI, Mona.
Professor Graham Hall, former Director of the Ph.D. programme at Manchester Business School and venture capitalist will deliver the keynote address. His address is entitled, "Long – Term Winners: Do They Exist? Can They be Spotted? The seminar takes place on Tuesday, April 5, 2011 at 10 am at the Council Room, UWI, Mona.
Japan Day 2011
The Japanese Club at UWI, Mona presents Japan Day under the theme “Jamaica to Japan” on Thursday, March 31, 2011 between 1-5 pm in the Humanities Courtyard. The Day’s activities will feature a cultural display of music, art, dance and food. There will also be calligraphy, Origami and t-shirt painting.
The proceeds from the event are in aid of the Japanese people who have experienced disasters.
All are invited to attend.
UWI, Mona Foreign Language Students Take the Stage
The Department of Modern Languages and Literaturesat UWI, Mona hosts the 12th annual Inter-Campus Modern Languages Theatre Festival on March 29-30 at 9 am at the Philip Sherlock Centre for the Creative Arts (PSCCA), UWI, Mona. The Festival will see Modern Languages students from the Cave Hill, Mona and St. Augustine campuses performing a range of plays in Spanish, French and Portugese. It also features Chinese and Japanese cultural items.
The Theatre Festival is hosted alternately by each of the three campuses of UWI on an annual basis. The event is designed to stimulate interest in foreign language and engage student foreign languages outside of the classroom and put into practice what they have learnt. The event also helps to foster a regional spirit.
UWI, Mona and NCB Foundation Partner to Host Leadership Series
The University of the West Indies, Mona partners with NCB Foundation to host the Michael Lee Chin’s Youth Leadership Series which begins on Thursday, March 24, 2011 at 4 pm at the Undercroft, UWI, Mona. The guest speaker will be Honourable Michael Lee Chin, Executive Chairman of AIC Limited (a Canadian mutual fund), and the National Commercial Bank of Jamaica. The event will also feature performances from Jah 9 & Protoje and Cecile Black & Randy McLaren.
Seminar Explores Badness in Jamaican Popular Music
The Department of Government, UWI, Mona hosts a seminar entitled, “Oh Rudie: Jamaican Popular Music and the Narrative of Urban Badness in the Making of Post-Colonial Society.” Dr. Clinton Hutton, Lecturer at UWI, Mona, painter and photographer will speak on this occasion. The seminar takes place on Thursday, March 24, 2011 at 2:30 pm at SR4 in the Faculty of Social Sciences, UWI, Mona.
The university community and the public are invited.
Irvine Hall Panel Discussion: A search for the positive Jamaican Role Model
"The Disappearing Act?: A search for the positive Jamaican Role Model" is the topic for discussion at the Irvine Hall panel discussion. The event takes place on Wednesday, March 23, 2011 at 7:30 pm at the BCD Quadrangle, Irvine Hall UWI, Mona. The panelists will include: Opposition Senator K.D. Knight, Betty-Ann Blaine, Chairperson of the New Nation Coalition, Dr. Orville Taylor , Sociologist and Lecturer, UWI, Mona and Clyde Williams , Attorney-at-Law.
The panel discussion is a part of the Irvine Hall Week of activities and is organized by Block B (Siberia). All are invited. Admission is free.
Inaugural Professorial Lecture-Professor Silvia Kouwenberg
Professor Silvia Kouwenberg, Professor of Linguistics will deliver her inaugural Professorial Lecture entitled, “The Future of Caribbean Linguistics”. The Lecture is schedule d to take place on Thursday, March 17, 2011 at 5:30 pm at the Neville Hall Lecture Theatre (N1), UWI, Mona.
This lecture contemplates the place of Caribbean-based research within the global discipline of linguistics. It examines the perspectives from which Caribbean linguistics is viewed. On this occasion Professor Kouwenberg will argue that the Caribbean linguistic research tradition, with its regional focus, can form the basis for meaningful dialogue with the global linguistic community and make a unique and important contribution to the field.
The university community is invited.
The Family Breakdown in Jamaica Seminar
“The Family Breakdown in Jamaica: Minimizing the Stress on Parents” is the title of the public seminar being staged by The Department of Sociology, Psychology and Social Work. The seminar takes place on Sunday, March 20, 2011 at 1 pm at GLT 3, Sir Alister McIntyre Building, UWI, Mona. The facilitators on this occasion are: Dr. Rose Johnson, Senior Lecturer, Department of Sociology, Psychology and Social Work and Clinical Psychologist and Dr. Barry Davidson, Family and Marriage Therapist.
The public is invited to attend. The event is free.
Public Forum: The Future of Social Work in the Caribbean
The University of the West Indies, Mona through the Social Work Unit in the Department of Sociology, Psychology and Social Work will host a public forum on Thursday, March 17, 2011 at 2 pm at the Undercroft, UWI, Mona. The Forum is a part of the Unit’s fiftieth (50th) anniversary celebrations. The event will focus on the future of Social Work in the Caribbean in the context of the global debate on the agenda for social work’s engagement in the 21st century.
Public Lecture: Democratic Political Culture in Hard Times
“Democratic Political Culture in Hard Times: Results from the 2010 Americas Barometer” is the title of the public lecture being held on Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at 6pm at Lecture Room 3, Faculty of Law, UWI, Mona. Professor Mitchell Seligson, Centennial Professor of Political Science and Professor of Sociology, Director, of the Latin American Public Opinion Project at Vanderbilt University, USA will deliver the lecture. The event is organized by the Centre for Leadership and Governance and the Department of Government at UWI, Mona.
The university community and the public are invited. Please RSVP 977-5935.