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Film of the Month- 'Life of Buddha'
The Confucius Institute at UWI, Mona will show the film, 'Life of Buddha' as this month’s Film of the Month. The showing takes place on Friday, February 25, 2011 at 6:30 p.m. at the Confucius Institute.
The film captures the life of Buddha using a traditional documentary style. It is produced by Wallapa Phimtong.
The public is invited.
UWI, Mona Stages Popular Music Symposium
The Institute of Caribbean Studies at the University of the West Indies, Mona will host a Symposium on the Social Impact of Jamaican Popular Music on Saturday, February 26 at 10 am in the Social Sciences Lecture Theatre (SSLT), UWI, Mona. The presenters at the Symposium will include academics from UWI Dr. Donna Hope Marquis, Senior Lecturer, Institute of Caribbean Studies and Dr. Fredrick Hickling, Professor of Psychiatry. Other panelists are Dr. Marcia Forbes, Director Phase 3 and Mr. Cordel Green, Executive Director of the Broadcasting Commission. Talk-show host and folk philosopher, Robin “Bongo Jerry” Small, and entertainment consultant Clyde McKenzie will lead a discussion on the presentations
27th Elsa Goveia Lecture: The Modernized Caribbean and its Implications for Heritage Tourism
“ The Modernized Caribbean and its Implications for Heritage Tourism: The Barbados Experience” is the title of the 27th annual Elsa Goveia Lecture being organized by the Department of History and Archaeology, UWI, Mona. The lecture will be delivered by Dr. Karl Watson, retired Senior Lecturer, Department of History and Philosophy at UWI, Cave Hill Campus. The event is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, March 22, 2011 at 5:30 pm at the Philip Sherlock Centre for the Creative Arts (PSCCA).
The university community and the public are invited. For more information interested persons may telephone 927-1922.
Film Screening: One Love
The Department of Sociology, Psychology and Social Work at UWI, Mona presents the screening o the movie, One Love, on Friday, February 18, 2011 at 6:30 pm at the Neville Hall Lecture Theatre 1 (N1), UWI, Mona. Cherine Anderson, one of the major actors in the film will share on this occasion about the issues explored in the movie and her perspective of the Reggae Industry as a female artiste.
One Love is a Jamaican film starring Ky-Mani Marley and Cherine Anderson. The film features a young Rasta musician who falls in love with the gospel-singing daughter of a Pentecostal preacher. As well as overcoming the preacher's disapproval, they battle a corrupt record producer.
Career Expo at UWI, Mona Focuses on Entrepreneurial Possibilities
The twentieth staging of the annual Career Expo being held at UWI, Mona on February 24-25, 2011 will focus on the theme, “Entrepreneurship: Roadmap to Personal Success and National Transformation.” The Expo will commence with an Opening Ceremony on February 24 at 9:30 am at the Undercroft. The guest speaker will be Samuel Coates, President, Young Entrepreneurship Association (YEA).
The official opening of the booth displays which will feature a range of organizations including young entrepreneurs stationed in the Assembly Hall following the Opening Ceremony.
UWI, Mona Western Jamaica Campus Stages Flavour of the Caribbean
Final year students at the UWI, Mona-Western Jamaica Campus pursing a major in Public Relations will stage a multicultural event dubbed “Flavours of the Caribbean” on Thursday, February 17 at 2 pm. The event will highlight the regional diversity of the University through a cultural display of food, music, dance, drama and booth displays. The showcase will include cultural presentations from Jamaica, Barbados, British Virgin Islands, Trinidad and Tobago, St Vincent and the Grenadines and Venezuela. The occasion will also feature novelty events and a Caribbean Ambassador competition.
Descendant of Confucius Delivers Anniversary Lecture at UWI, Mona
Professor Kung Hsiang-te, descendant of Confucius, great scholar, teacher, philosopher and social thinker in China, will deliver the second anniversary lecture of the Confucius Institute at UWI, Mona. The Lecture takes place under the theme, “The Emerging China from a Geographic Perspective” on Friday, February 18, 2011 at 6:30 p.m.at the Inter-Faculty Lecture Theatre, UWI, Mona. He is also Professor of Earth Sciences at Memphis University.
UWI, Mona Hosts Conference on CARICOM and the Commonwealth
“CARICOM and the Commonwealth: Collective Responsibility in the 21st Century” is the theme of the Conference being hosted by The University of the West Indies and the Commonwealth Secretariat. The Conference takes place on February 16 - 18, 2011 starting 9 am daily at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge and Conference Centre, UWI, Mona.
UWI Mona Homecoming Set for February 10-13
The UWI Mona Campus hosts its grand Homecoming Celebrations from February 10-13, 2011. The celebrations begin with a Parade and Flag Raising Ceremony on Thursday, February 10, 2011. The Parade begins at 3 pm at Students’ Union and ends at the Assembly Hall to kick off the Flag Raising Ceremony scheduled for 5 pm. The Parade will include student representatives, staff and alumni.
UWI, Mona Hosts Annual Bob Marley Lecture on February 11
"Bob Marley and the Wailers Live! Performance and Politics in the Touring History of the Wailers" is the title of this year’s Bob Marley Lecture. Dr. Matthew Smith, Senior Lecturer in the Department of History and Archaeology, UWI, Mona will deliver the Lecture on Friday, February 11, 2011 at 6 pm at the Neville Hall Lecture Theatre (N1), UWI, Mona. It is organized by the Institute of Caribbean Studies, UWI, Mona as part of the celebration to mark February as Reggae Month.