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Date: THURSDAY FEBRUARY 2
Date	Time	Type	Details	Venue
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 2	11:00AM - 12:00PM	WORKSHOP	WORKSHOP - LANGUAGE, LINGUISTICS AND PHILOSOPHY LANGUAGE, LINGUISTICS AND PHILOSOPHY TOPIC: Critical Thinking Workshop OVERVIEW: Pre-Selected groups of sixth form high school students test and improve their critical thinking skills in an engaging interactive workshop PRESENTER: Dr. Carmeneta Jones	The Writing Centre, Faculty of Humanities and Education
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 2	12:00PM - 1:30PM	MUSEUM TOUR	MUSEUM TOUR DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES Department Museum Tour OVERVIEW: Life Sciences Museum Tour	Life Sciences Museum, Faculty of Science and Technology
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 2	12:00PM - 12:30PM	COURTYARD INTEERACTIVE GAME	COURTYARD INTEERACTIVE GAME MODERN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES Pinata Game OVERVIEW: An Explosion of sweets! Volunteers are blindfolded as they break decorated figure and retrieve sweets.. COORDINATORS: Spanish Students	FHE Courtyard
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 2	12:00PM - 1:00PM	COURTYARD PUBLIC SPEAKING SESSION	COURTYARD PUBLIC SPEAKING SESSION LANGUAGE, LINGUISTICS AND PHILOSOPHY TOPIC: Speaker's Corner OVERVIEW: What does it take to make a speech like a pro? Listen to and critique UWI students trained in public speaking. Identify elements of an effective speech and try your hand at extemporaneous speaking. PRESENTERS: Public Speaking Lecturers	FHE Courtyard
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 2	12:00PM - 1:30PM	HERBARIUM TOUR	HERBARIUM TOUR DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES Department Museum Tour OVERVIEW: Herbarium Tour and Introduction to Virtual Herbarium.	Herbarium, Faculty of Science and Technology
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 2	12:00PM – 4:00PM	DEPT EXHIBIT DEMOS AND EXPERIMENTS	DEPT EXHIBIT DEMOS AND EXPERIMENTS CHEMISTRY DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY Department Exhibit and Demonstration OVERVIEW: Various interactive demonstrations will be set up to excite and inspire sixth form students.	The Spine, Faculty of Science and Technology
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 2	12:00PM – 4:00PM	DEPT EXHIBIT AND QUIZZES	DEPT EXHIBIT AND QUIZZES MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS Various Activities OVERVIEW: Poster Display featuring the work of the Department and Math Quizzes.	The Spine, Faculty of Science and Technology
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 2	12:30PM - 1:15PM	MAIN CONCERT	MAIN CONCERT - FHE LUNCH HOUR CONCERT FHE LUNCH HOUR CONCERT THEME: Many Voices One Song OVERVIEW: The Faculty of Humanities and Education & its Departments present their contribution to the conversation on equality in diversity. PERFORMERS: Students and Faculty	The Undercroft, Senate Building
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 2	12:30PM - 1:30PM	MICRO TEACHING	MICRO TEACHING MODERN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES TOPIC: Languages Micro Teaching session OVERVIEW: A taste of three languages. A few minutes of each language (Chinese, Japanese and French) will be taught to participating audiences. PRESENTERS: Lecturers of Foreign Languages at UWI Mona	FHE Lecture Theatre N1
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 2	12:30PM - 2:00PM	JOINT PRESENTATION AND JOURNAL LAUNCH	JOINT PRESENTATION AND JOURNAL LAUNCH MONA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT PRESENTATION TOPIC: Towards an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem for Attracting Caribbean Diaspora Business: Case Study of Jamaica. PRESENTATION OVERVIEW: The presentation highlights characteristics of entrepreneurial ecosystems for Diaspora investments, and the measures and policies necessary for their efficient functioning. Researchers: Indianna D. Minto-Coy & Maria Elo LAUNCH OVERVIEW: Unveiling of Special Issue of the Journal of Social & Economic Studies "Breaking the Barriers: Entrepreneurship, Enterprise, Competitiveness and Growth in the Caribbean: Editors: Indianna D. Minto-Coy, Noel M. Cowell and Michelle McLeod, MAIN SPEAKER: Indianna D. Minto-Coy SPECIAL INTRODUCTION: Ambassador the Honourable Dr. Richard L. Bernal, O.J., Pro Vice-Chancellor for Global Affairs, University of the West Indies.	The Council Room, Senate Building

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