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UWI, Mona Hosts “Rock Star” Summer Camp
The Geology Museum at the University of the West Indies, Mona has organized Rock Star Camp 2010 from July 19 to August 20. The Camp is designed for primary and high school age children. It will present an engaging and practical environment in which to explore select topics in Geography such as map reading, GIS, minerals and soil and the environment.
For more information interested persons may telephone 935-8246 or 927-2728. Pre-registration forms are available on the website at http://www.mona.uwi.edu/geoggeol/GeolMuseum/index.htm
Postponement of University Singers Concert Season
Due to the prevailing security and civil situation affecting the Corporate Area and sections of St. Catherine, along with the imposition of a Limited State of Emergency by the Government, the University Singers advises that its concert season scheduled to commence this Thursday May 27, 2010 has been postponed.
The concert season, “Ode to Prof”, has been rescheduled to commence on June 9, 2010 at the Philip Sherlock Centre for the Creative Arts, UWI Mona. This is contingent on an improvement in the security situation and a lifting of the State of Emergency. While the group would like to entertain and uplift the spirits at this time, the safety and security of its members and patrons is paramount.
Third Regional Midwifery Conference Takes Place on May 26-28 at UWI, Mona
The third Americas Regional Midwifery Conference takes place from May 26-28, 2010 under the theme, “Integrating Evidence-based Practice into Quality Health Care”. The Conference is organized by the UWI School of Nursing, the Jamaica Midwives Association and the International Confederation of Midwives. The event commences with an Opening and Welcome Reception on Wednesday, May 26, 2010 at 5:30 pm at the UWISON Courtyard. The Conference continues over two days at the new venue, UWISON.
“Ethiopia Speaks Jamaican Creole”
“Ethiopia Speaks Jamaican Creole: Voices From Shashamane” is the title of the public lecture being hosted by the Jamaica Language Unit in the Department of Language, Linguistics and Philosophy, UWI, Mona. Dr. Renato Tomei, Research Fellow in English Studies at the University for Foreigners in Perugia, Italy will deliver the Lecture which is scheduled for Wednesday, May 26, 2010 at 5 pm at the Neville Hall Lecture Theatre, UWI, Mona.
International Research Internship for Nurse Researchers in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Caribbean at UWISON
The UWI School of Nursing, Mona (UWISON) in collaboration with the University of Ottawa (Canada) and the Great Lakes University of Kisumu (Kenya) will host the 9th Research Internship for Nurses from May 24 to June 18, 2010 at UWISON. Twenty-three nursing research interns from Canada, Jamaica, Kenya, South Africa, and Uganda will participate in the 4 -week programme.
The internship aims to build the capacity of junior nurse researchers in the Caribbean and Sub-Saharan Africa to play a leadership role in building the evidence base for health policy and practice at national, regional and global levels. Local, regional and international experts will facilitate sessions to be held at UWISON’s Mona and Western Jamaica Campus sites as well as via teleconferencing.
Postponement of Select Public Events at UWI, Mona
The University of the West Indies, (UWI) Mona has taken note of the limited state of emergency which has been declared by the Government of Jamaica and the conditions which obtain as a result of this. Consequently, select activities scheduled at UWI, Mona have been postponed until further notice. These include:
• The public lecture entitled, “Global Crisis and Its Impact on the Caribbean” scheduled for Tuesday, May 25 at 5 pm at the Mona School of Business, UWI, Mona.
• The second symposium in the Micro, Small and Medium –sized Enterprise (MSME) Symposia Series planned for Wednesday, May 26.
• Hurricane Awareness Forum, “Nature’s Fury”, scheduled for Wednesday, May 26.
“Global Crisis and Its Impact on the Caribbean”
“Global Crisis and Its Impact on the Caribbean” is the title of the lecture organized by the Mona School of Business, UWI and the World Bank. Mr. Auguste Tano Kouame, the World Bank’s Lead Economist and Sector Leader, Poverty Reduction And Economic Management For Latin America And The Caribbean will deliver the lecture. The event is scheduled for Tuesday, May 25, 2010 at 6 pm at the Executive Lecture Theatre, Mona School of Business, UWI.
The university community and the public are invited to attend.
MSB Hosts Information Resources Management Conference
The Mona School of Business at UWI will be host the 2010 International Conference on Information Resources Management (Conf-IRM), an affiliated conference of the Association for Information Systems (AIS), from May 16 – 18 in Rosehall, Montego Bay. This is the first time that this conference will be held in the Latin America and Caribbean region. The Conference is being held under the theme "Collaboration and Community in a Global World."
Third Regional Midwifery Conference
The third Americas Regional Midwifery Conference takes place from May 26-28, 2010 under the theme, "Integrating Evidence-based Practice into Quality Health Care". The Conference is organized by the UWI School of Nursing, the Jamaica Midwives Association and the International Confederation of Midwives. The event commences with an Opening and Welcome Reception on Wednesday, May 26, 2010 at 5:30 pm at the UWISON Courtyard.
7th Caribbean Reasonings Conference Takes Place on June 3-5
The Centre for Caribbean Thought, UWI, Mona in association with Africana Studies, Brown University and the Institute of Caribbean Studies, University of Puerto Rico will host the 7th Caribbean Reasonings Conference on June 3-5, 2010 at UWI, Mona. The Conference is themed, “Freedom and Power in the Caribbean: the Work of Gordon K. Lewis”.