Dr. Herbert Gayle, lecturer, Department of Sociology, Psychology and Social Work will deliver the annual AFJ/ Sue Cobb Lecture titled, “The Potholed Road Ahead: Examining Solutions to Reduce the Murder Rate in Jamaica.” It takes place on Thursday, January 29, 2009 at 5:30 pm at the Undercroft, UWI, Mona. The Lecture is being organized by the University of the West Indies, Mona, American Friends of Jamaica and the Jamaica Fulbright - Humphrey Alumni Association. 

The Honourable Bruce Golding, Prime Minister of Jamaica will be the guest speaker at the Opening Ceremony of Research Day 2009. The Ceremony takes place on Thursday, January 29, 2009 at 9 am at the Undercroft. Research Day 2009 is being staged on January 29-30 under the theme, “Information Communication Technologies (ICT) on the Cutting Edge of Research.” The annual Research Day is intended to highlight the research areas of the university and to expose the public to the relevance of the research work done by the Institution. It also provides an environment for knowledge sharing.

The Department of Modern Languages, UWI, Mona is offering short, non-credit courses in Spanish and French between February 2 and April 5, 2009. Spanish is taught on Mondays and Wednesdays from 5:30 pm -7:30 pm while French is taught on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5:30 pm-7:30 pm.

The cost is J$8,500 per course and the registration fee is J$300.

For further information please contact the Language Laboratory at 927-2743.

These courses are available to the university community and the general public.

January 11-17, has been designated National Earthquake Awareness Week, this year’s theme is “Earthquakes have no season, do your part, be earthquake smart.” In keeping with this, the UWI, Mona Campus through the Safety and Emergency Management Unit has organized several events to sensitize and prepare the campus community for earthquakes.