The Department of History and Archaeology hosts the 25th annual Elsa Goveia Lecture on Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at 5 pm at the Philip Sherlock Lecture. The Lecture is being delivered by Professor Brian Moore, Professor of History and Africana and Latin American Studies. It is entitled “The Struggle for the Cultural Soul of Jamaica after Morant Bay”.

The regular meeting of the Mona Campus Council will be held on Friday, March 6. The highpoint of the meeting will be a report from Professor Gordon Shirley, Pro Vice Chancellor and Principal, UWI, Mona on developments at the Institution over the last academic year. Campus Council will also receive reports on research and other activities being undertaken by the various departments as well as on the financial status of the Campus.

“Career Progression in a Global Recession” is the theme of this year’s annual Career Expo organized by the Office of Placement and Career Services in the Office of Student Services and Development, UWI, Mona. The Career Expo which is scheduled for March 5-6, 2009 concludes the Career Month activities.

The University of the West Indies Press was the youngest and newest publisher of the thirty publishers named in the group of prestigious Professional and Scholarly Excellence (PROSE) winners and finalists awarded for publishing excellence. B. W. Higman, Jamaican Food:  History, Biology, Culture was awarded Honorable Mention and Finalist status by the Association of American Publishers for PROSE Awards in the category of Archaeology and Anthropology.