Date | Time | Type | Details | Venue |
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Friday February 8 | 10:00AM - 11:00AM | WORKSHOP |
APA Referencing WorkshopOverview: Guide to proper referencing of sources using the American Psychological Association (APA) style. Facilitator: Mrs. Jacqueline Howell Nash Librarian, Postgraduate Learning Commons (PGLC), Main Library Venue Description: Library Booth, Mona Research Village |
Mona Research Village |
Friday February 8 | 10:00AM - 3:00PM | COURTYARD EXHIBIT |
INSTITUTE OF CARIBBEAN STUDIES DEPARTMENT COURTYARD EXHIBITOverview: Visit our table top display in the courtyard! |
Faculty of Humanities and Education Courtyard |
Friday February 8 | 10:00AM - 3:00PM | TOURS |
THE BIOTECHNOLOGY CENTREOverview: Come learn about the science and application of DNA Extractions and take a tour of the Centre. |
The Biotechnology Centre |
Friday February 8 | 10:00AM - 3:00PM | EXHIBITION |
THE BIOTECHNOLOGY CENTREOverview: Visit the Biotechnology Information desk and learn more about our research work and our various programmes. |
The Spine, Faculty of Science and Technology |
Friday February 8 | 10:00AM | MuSEUMS AND BOTANY GARDENS TOURS |
FACULTY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY TOURSOverview: Campus visitors will have the opportunity to explore or research facilities and museums, by participating in the following tours:
Audience: UWI Students, High School Students, General Public Venue Description: URD Students and Tours Centre, adjacent The Assembly Hall |
URD Tours Centre |
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 - 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 |
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 | 11:00AM-12:00PM | 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 | 11:00AM | PARTICIPATORY EXPERIMENTS |
CSI Fire GameOverview: Fire! Delve into the world of Crime Scene Investigations (CSI). Participants will learn basic information about burn patterns and accelerants. Using a series of physical clues and deduction, determine the cause of a fire and solve the case. Target Audience: High school students Capacity: 15 students per group |
Material Science Fire laboratory |