DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY AND GEOLOGY
EVENT: MAPATHON
OVERVIEW: The event presents a fun and educational opportunity for students to create maps and simulate reducing disaster risks and addressing public health crises. The activities will introduce and provide hands on experience for students in GIS Technology, Cartology and Geography and will expose them to career options in the Geosciences.
PARTICIPANT CAPACITY: 25 Persons per session

DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES
TITLE: Port Royal Marine Lab (PRML) Open Day
ACTIVITY: Facility and Boat Tours
OVERVIEW: Visit to the PRML Facility and Biodiversity Centre to learn about our many Research projects, see lab demonstrations and view our alternative system that powers our entire operation to minimize the use of fossil fuels. Take a Boat Tour through the mangrove ecosystem and learn more about the importance of protecting our environment.
TOUR CAPACITY: Limited spaces available. Bookings recommended,
DEPARTURE TIME FROM MONA CAMPUS: 9:00AM

URD2017 MONA RESEARCH VILLAGE
Opens to the Public and Campus Community
The UWI Mona's flagship exhibition, showcasing in various formats, the diversity of current research from across faculties, is opened to the Public, visiting students and the campus community for exploration and engagement.

URD SIGNATURE EVENT
URD PUBLIC LECTURE

WESTERN JAMAICA CAMPUS
BOOK: Economic Transformation of Jamaica: Policies, Competitiveness and Technology Innovations
EDITORS: Ricardo Anderson, Luz Longworth
OVERVIEW: This book focuses on examining the centrality of policies coupled with innovation in the thrust for economic transformation of Jamaica as espoused by the Vision 2030 national development plan.
GUEST SPEAKER: Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, Vice Chancellor, The University of the West Indies

URD SIGNATURE EVENT
URD INAUGURAL RESEARCH TO POLICY FORUM

URD SIGNATURE EVENT
DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT
BOOK TITLE: Developmental Local Governance: A Critical Discourse in 'Alternative' Development
AUTHORS: Eris Schoburgh, John Martin, Sonia Gatchair
OVERVIEW: The primary purpose of this book is to evaluate critically the relationship between local government and national economic development.
GUEST SPEAKER: Mr. Errol Greene, CEO, St Thomas Municipal Council

URD2017 MONA RESEARCH VILLAGE
Opens to the Public and Campus Community
The UWI Mona's flagship exhibition, showcasing in various formats, the diversity of current research from across faculties, is opened to the Public, visiting students and the campus community for exploration and engagement.

URD LUNCH HOUR CONCERT
PERFORMERS: Panoridim Steel Orchestra, Tiffany, UWI Pop Society

URD CAMPUS AND HERITAGE TOURS
Scheduled bus tours offered throughout the day for all campus visitors to explore Heritage and other points of interest on the Mona Campus.