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THURSDAY FEBRUARY 18 |
12:00PM - 12:45PM |
LIBRARY TOURS |
Tour highlights key spaces, services
Guided Tour of the Main Library
Overview: Tour highlights key spaces, services and resources in the Main Library
Meeting point: The Catalogue Hall, Main Library, UWI Mona
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UWI Mona Main Library |
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THURSDAY FEBRUARY 18 |
12:00PM – 2:00PM |
FACULTY TOURS |
MonaLaw's Visitors will be taken on a guided tour
Title: Faculty Tours
Overview: MonaLaw's Visitors will be taken on a guided tour of the Faculty's facilities.
Meeting Point: Faculty Foyer
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Faculty of Law Building |
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THURSDAY FEBRUARY 18 |
12:00PM - 12:20PM |
PLAY READING |
Department of Modern Languages and Literatures
Department of Modern Languages and Literatures
Title: Spanish Play titled “Diatriba de amor a un hombre sentado” ( Diatribe of love to a sitting man) by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (adaptation)
Overview: Main character Graciela is the wife of a wealthy man and they will celebrate their silver anniversary (25 years married).The character develops a discourse/monologue about satisfactions and intimate pain making a parallel between the social climbing and the decline of love. To her nothing is as close to hell as a happy marriage. Graciela is attempting to talk to her husband but he is just a puppet, merely reflecting the disappointment of her life full of loses.
Presenter: Danielle Jones
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Faculty Courtyard |
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THURSDAY FEBRUARY 18 |
12:30PM - 1:30PM |
INTERACTIVE SESSION |
Graduate Student and Supervisor Relationships
OGSR Graduate Lounge
Activity: Graduate Student and Supervisor Relationships
Overview: An exploration of relationships between students and supervisors (best practices, challenges, solutions)
Speaker: Professor Denise Eldemire-Shearer/Professor Dale Webber
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Lawn adjacent to the Office of Graduate Studies and Research |
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THURSDAY FEBRUARY 18 |
1:00PM - 2:00PM |
DEPARTMENT COURTYARD EXHIBIT |
Writing for Stage and Screen
Department of Literatures in English
Title: Writing for Stage and Screen
Overview: Staged readings of some of the best scripts from Amba Chevannes’ “Writing For the Stage & Screen” creative writing class.
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Faculty Courtyard |
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THURSDAY FEBRUARY 18 |
1:00 PM - 6:30 PM |
SEMINAR |
The SPSW Derek Gordon Research Seminar
URD 2016 SIGNATURE EVENT
Department of Sociology, Psychology and Social Work
The SPSW Derek Gordon Research Seminar - "Re-thinking
Caribbean Futures: Perspectives from the Social Sciences"
Overview: This seminar will feature a keynote presentation, art exhibition, and 3 panels exploring issues in regional development, research challenges, and the work of social scientists with people and communities.
Guest Speaker: Dr Honor Ford-Smith, Assistant Professor, Community Arts Practice, Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University, Toronto, Canada.
Guest Speaker's Presentation: Haunting Acts and Future Possibilities: Performing Caribbean Radical Imagination in the Present ”
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UWI Regional Headquarters |
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THURSDAY FEBRUARY 18 |
1:00pm-2:30pm |
WORKSHOP |
Plagiarism & EndNote
The UWI Library Workshop Series
Topic: Plagiarism & EndNote
Overview: Workshop on Plagiarism & EndNote for graduate students
Presenter: Mrs. Karlene Nelson, Librarian, Loan & Reference
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UWI Mona Science Branch Library PGLC Computer Lab |
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THURSDAY FEBRUARY 18 |
1:00PM - 3:00PM |
LECTURE PRESENTATION |
The lecture will focus on the barriers to gender
URD 2016 SIGNATURE EVENT
Title: “Gender Equity in ICT”
Overview: The lecture will focus on the barriers to gender equality for women, youths, unattached males and persons with disabilities and the identification of strategies to increase opportunities and access to education, training, and employment in the ICT industry
Presenter: Miss Ayanna Samuels, Independent ICT for Development Consultant/Entrepreneur and Technology Policy Consultant.
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Multi-functional Room, UWI Main Library |
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THURSDAY FEBRUARY 18 |
1:00PM - 2:00PM |
WORKSHOP |
A practical workshop that introduces participants to another dimension of animation, Motion Graphics. Using existing images and text, each participant will discover the process of creating basic motion graphics for advertising and broadcasting.
CARIMAC
Title: Motion Graphics Workshop
Overview: A practical workshop that introduces participants to another dimension of animation, Motion Graphics.
Using existing images and text, each participant will discover the process of creating basic motion graphics for advertising and broadcasting.
Presenter: Desmond Young
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Animation Lab, CARIMAC Annex 2 |
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THURSDAY FEBRUARY 18 |
1:00PM - 3:00PM |
LECTURE PRESENTATION |
“Gender Equity in ICT”
URD 2016 SIGNATURE EVENT
Title: “Gender Equity in ICT”
Overview: The lecture will focus on the barriers to gender equality for women, youths, unattached males and persons with disabilities and the identification of strategies to increase opportunities and access to education, training, and employment in the ICT industry
Presenter: Miss Ayanna Samuels, Independent ICT for Development Consultant/Entrepreneur and Technology Policy Consultant.
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Multi-functional Room, UWI Main Library |
