| Date | Time | Type | Details | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday February 7 | 5:30PM - 7:30PM | PANEL DISCUSSION |
Strengthening Governance in Public Sector Companies: Beyond Petrojam"Overview: Scandals in public sector companies test faith in public governance and can reverberate in the economy. MonaLaw experts and researchers in economic law, financial crimes and corporate governance, and others, will discuss the way forward to strengthen good governance and acccountability in public sector companies. Panellists: Suzanne Ffolkes Goldson, Senior Lecturer, MonaLaw; Dr Christopher Malcolm, Senior Lecturer, MonaLaw; Dr David McBean, Executive Director, Mona School of Business and Management Moderator: Dr Shazeeda Ali, Senior Lectrer, Dean (Actg.), MonaLaw |
Law Lecture Theatre 2, Faculty of Law |
| Thursday February 7 | 6:00PM - 7:30PM | BOOK LAUNCH |
Developing Sustainable Balance of Payment in Small Countries: Lessons from Macroeconomic Deadlock in JamaicaOverview: The book analyses Jamaica’s ability to satisfy its short and long run foreign currency obligations in light of recurrent balance of payment support from international lending agencies. The book further delves into Jamaica’s continued indebtedness, continued successive arrangements with the International Monetary Fund, its depreciating currency continues to drive up debt servicing requirements, and provides policy recommendations to bolster the Jamaican economy into solvency and suggests strategies for supporting local economic objectives within global geopolitical constraints Author: Kelli-ann Dixon Hamilton |
Regional Headquarters UWI, Mona |
| Thursday February 7 | 6:00PM JA TIME 7:00PM EC TIME | ONLINE YOUTH FORUM |
2019 Climate Change Youth Forum Climate Change Impacts to the Caribbean and the Attainment of SDGs: The Importance of Involving Youth Calling all Youth 18-35Chair: Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, UWI Vice Chancellor Moderator: Dr. David A. Smith Director , Center for Environmental Management; Discussants: Prof. Michael Taylor, Prof. John Agard, Una May Gordon, Laleta Davis Mattis, June Barbour, Thalia Balkaran; Contributors: Tehilla Maloney, Asha Gaye Cowell Forum Link: https://ca.bbcollab.com/guest/4da70e05ba6b4c1ab8690262d452ca54 |
Online |
| Thursday February 7 | 6:00PM - 7:30PM | FORUM |
Mission Accomplished the TMRI storyOverview: The TMRU was established in 1956 with the goal to deliver high quality research and service that eventually addressed regional and global issues related to malnutrition. The TMRU is one of the Units under the Caribbean Institute of Health Research (CAIHR) formerly known as the Topical Medicine Research Institute (TMRI). The TMRU has revolutionised the management and care of malnutrition and was the first to develop a practical manual for the World Health Organization (WHO) on the management of malnutrition. The work of this Unit has influenced policy and practice globally. During the lecture Professor Jackson who played a seminal role in the TMRU’s accomplishments, will take us on a historical journey of the Unit and its mission. Keynote Speaker: Prof Allan Jackson, Former Director, Tropical Metabolism Research Unit (TMRU) Participants include: Prof Dale Webber, Pro Vice-Chancellor and Principal, The UWI, Mona; Prof Marvin Reid, Director, CAIHR |
The Assembly Hall |
| Date | Time | Type | Details | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday February 8 | 10:00AM - 3:00PM | COURTYARD EXHIBIT |
HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY DEPARTMENT COURTYARD EXHIBITOverview: The DHA will feature a display demonstrating the link between history, archaeology and heritage and how these reflect the FHE's theme "Powering the Lifestyle and Economic Genius of a Caribbean People". Among other things, they will have dress and food showcasing aspects of our heritage that not only contribute to the development of a sense of who we are as a people, but also to how we can earn a living using these. |
Faculty of Humanities and Education Courtyard |
| Friday February 8 | 10:00AM - 3:00PM | PARTICIPATORY EXPERIENCE |
GENIUS TIMEOverview: Each Department will be represented by one (1) genius (15-20 minutes per hour) who will give a dramatization of a science concept – e.g. equation solving and proofs, Newtonian forces, etc. The audience will be engaged to participate. AUDIENCE: High School students & their teachers |
The Spine, Faculty of Science and Technology |
| Friday February 8 | 10:00AM - 11:00AM | LECTURE |
Water-supply/Metissage/Global-warming and Fanon: South/South dialogical engagement between Cuba and JamaicaOverview: Twenty six years on, Pswarayi laments that from a full complement of one hundred and twenty states, only twelve made the attendance of the Venezuelan summit. At the heart of the attrition in attendance and waning interest is the notion of colonialism being outdated and a relic of a bygone era. This presentation argues, in the vogue of Fanonian thinkers like Sylvia Wynter that the current dereliction of the non-aligned movement is rooted – like the failure of the black power movement of the 1960’s – in the confusion and displacement of transcendental phenomenology with phenomenological psychology and the resulting – constricting - hegemonic dialectic of developed versus developing world. This water-as-metissage tropic analysis will be carried out in the context of the postcolonial experiences of Jamaica and Cuba Presenter: Dr Horace Williams, Lecturer, Jamaica Theological Seminary |
The Undercroft, Senate Building |
| Friday February 8 | 10:00AM - 2:00PM | PARTICIPATORY EXPERIENCE |
Alternative energy using the bicycleOverview: Participants will ride a bicycle and attempt to light up a series of light bulbs based on speed AUDIENCE: High school students, FST students |
The Spine, Faculty of Science and Technology |
| Friday February 8 | 10:00AM-10:45AM | WORKSHOP |
Critical Thinking and Fun with LanguagesOverview: Three members of staff, Department of Language, Linguistics and Philosophy will guide the scheduled workshops. There will be two daily scheduled daily. Target Audience: Specially invited High School students and visiting school groups. |
The Writing Centre, Faculty of Humanities and Education |
| Friday February 8 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM | HIV TESTING SERVICES |
UWI HARP | UWI HIV/AIDS RESPONSE PROGRAMMEOverview: Free HIV Testing by UWI HARP and Bashy Bus. Free HIV testing for all persons! Come out and get tested! Venue Description: Graduation Lawn, Adjacent Mona Research Village |
The Graduation Lawn |
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