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THURSDAY FEBRUARY 2 |
10:00AM - 12:00PM |
PUBLIC LECTURE |
URD SIGNATURE EVENT
INSTITUTE FOR GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
TOPIC: Social Justice Response to Human Trafficking in Negril, Jamaica
OVERVIEW: Public lecture on the initiatives and responses to Human Trafficking in Jamaica.
MAIN SPEAKER: Rev Dr Margaret Fowler, Executive Director, The Theodora Project, Westmoreland, Negril
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Multi-functional Room, UWI Main Library |
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THURSDAY FEBRUARY 2 |
10:00AM - 2:00PM |
DEPT TOURS |
DEPARTMENT OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY
ACTIVITY: Department Tours
OVERVIEW: Tour of the Fertility Unit, the Colposcopic Unit and Obstetric Ultrasound in the Colposcopy unit.
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Meeting Point: Main Entrance Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology |
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THURSDAY FEBRUARY 2 |
10:00AM - 4:00PM |
HERITAGE TOURS |
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.
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Tours Depart from the Assembly Hall |
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THURSDAY FEBRUARY 2 |
10:00AM - 4:00PM |
COURTYARD EXHIBIT |
LIBRARY AND INFORMATION STUDIES
Department Display
THEME: Using Libraries and Archives to stimulate Scholarship and Research.
OVERVIEW: The display will showcase research, our various programmes including our new Master of Arts in Archives and Records Management and career opportunities. Visitors can observe and ask questions about our demonstrations in book repair and preserving archival materials. Spot prizes for correct answers to an Information Literacy game.
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FHE Courtyard |
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THURSDAY FEBRUARY 2 |
10:00AM - 4:00PM |
COURTYARD EXHIBIT |
LITERATURES IN ENGLISH
Department Display
OVERVIEW: The department will showcase its programmes in a special courtyard display
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FHE Courtyard |
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THURSDAY FEBRUARY 2 |
10:00AM - 4:00PM |
COURTYARD EXHIBIT |
MODERN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES
Department Display
THEME: Languages: Gateway to the World
OVERVIEW: Cultural Items from various countries that speak the languages taught in the Department (e.g. Food, Posters, Published works from academic staff, etc.) will be on display.
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FHE Courtyard |
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THURSDAY FEBRUARY 2 |
10:00AM - 6:00PM |
MMAIN EXHIBITION |
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.
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The Graduation Lawn |
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THURSDAY FEBRUARY 2 |
10:00AM - 4:00PM |
DEPT DEMOS AND EXPERIMENTS |
BIOTECHNOLOGY CENTRE
Department Demonstrations and Experiments
OVERVIEW: Range of experiments including
- Extracting DNA at Home from fruits
- Potato Cloning demonstration
- Making paper from floral parts and Newspaper
- Demonstration-Wine making from local fruits
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Biotechnology Centre, Faculty of Science and Technology |
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THURSDAY FEBRUARY 2 |
10:00AM - 4:00PM |
DELIVERY DRONE DEMO |
DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTING
ACTIVITY: Autonomous Delivery Drone Demo
OVERVIEW: The display will demonstrate a delivery drone capable of accepting ‘orders’ from a website, retrieving the payload from a pick up point and navigating to the drop off point and back to its base. This project has applications in logistic services for retailers, service providers and government agencies. It is a collaboration between the Computing Society, Electronics Club, Alternative Energy Club and the UWI IEEE Student Branch.
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Lawns Opposite The Assembly Hall |
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THURSDAY FEBRUARY 2 |
TBA |
DEPT TOURS |
DEPARTMENT OF FORENSIC MEDICINE
Department Tours
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Meeting Point: TBA |
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THURSDAY FEBRUARY 2 |
10:00AM - 11:30AM |
TECH EVENT |
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
COORDINATORS: The Department of Geography and Geology and the National Spatial Data Management Division, Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation.
To reserve spaces please contact the Department:
CONTACT: Leonard Notice
TELEPHONE: 876 927 2129
EMAIL: leonard.notice@uwimona.edu.jm
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The Department of Geography and Geology GIS Lab |
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THURSDAY FEBRUARY 2 |
10:00AM - 4:00PM |
DEPT EXHIB AND DEMOS |
SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
Department Exhibit and Demonstration
OVERVIEW: Interactive displays and presentations by engineering students groups. The first-year Civil Engineering students will display a scaled model of the study area between JPS, Rockfort and Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA).
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The Spine, Faculty of Science and Technology |
