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Schedule 2019

Date: Wednesday February 6
Date Time Type Details Venue
Wednesday February 6 5:30PM - 7:00PM FORUM

URD 2019 DISTINGUISHED PUBLIC LECTURE

Overview: The Role of Academia in National Development: Making our Vision 2030 a Reality

Presenter: Dr Wayne Henry, Executive Director, Planning Institute of Jamaica

The Assembly Hall
Date: Thursday February 7
Date Time Type Details Venue
Thursday February 7 10:00AM - 3:00PM COURTYARD EXHIBIT

LIBRARY AND INFORMATION STUDIES DEPARTMENT COURTYARD EXHIBIT

Overview: The DLIS Booth will house flyers, posters and brochures promoting the department as well as its posters, event and other contributions for the UWI RDs 2019. The department will also seek to carry out a miniaturized knowledge based interactive in the form of a dart game aimed at showcasing the department's social and economic contribution to development in areas such as Knowledge Management, Archives and Records Management, Librarianship, Media and Information Literacy.

Faculty of Humanities and Education Courtyard
Thursday February 7 10:00AM - 11:30AM BOOK LAUNCH

Climate Change and Crop Production: Foundations for Agroecosystem Resilience

Overview: From the perspective of agroecology, this book provides a strong foundation for changing research and education programs so that they think and act beyond maximization of yields and instead build both the resistance and resilience that will be needed for the uncertain climate future ahead. Ultimately, these programs will help us move beyond the farm and reach all parts of the food system, creating the multiple elements of resilience we need for change to occur.

Guest Speaker: Prof. Michael Taylor, Dean, Faculty of Science and Technology

Author: Prof. Nourredine Benkeblia

The Undercroft, Senate Building
Thursday February 7 10:00AM - 3:00PM COURTYARD EXHIBIT

CARIMAC DEPARTMENT COURTYARD EXHIBIT

Overview: Visit our table top display in the courtyard!

Faculty of Humanities and Education Courtyard
Thursday February 7 10:00AM - 3:00PM PARTICIPATORY EXPERIMENTS

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY Ice cream making and other scientific experiments

Overview: Demonstrating basic scientific principles and interactive demonstrations to excite High School Students.

AUDIENCE: UWI Students, High School Students, General Public

The Spine, Faculty of Science and Technology
Thursday February 7 10:00AM - 12:00PM Seminar

Academic Research and Funding the Enterprise: A Look at Key Strategies for Success

Overview: The Seminar will provide effective tools for writing viable research proposals for funding; and present strategies for transferring research results into the marketplace

Speakers: Dr. Julie-Ann Grant, Grant Development Coordinator, Mona Office of Research and Innovation (MORI); Professor Daniel Coore, Chair, Mona Campus Entrepreneurial Committee

Moderator: Professor Donna Hope

The Assembly Hall
Thursday February 7 10:00AM - 3:00PM COURTYARD EXHIBIT

MODERN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES DEPARTMENT COURTYARD EXHIBIT

Overview: Visit our table top display in the courtyard!

Faculty of Humanities and Education Courtyard
Thursday February 7 10:00AM - 3:00PM MATH GAMES

DEPARTMENT OF MATH: A Selection of Math games

Overview: A Selection of Math games

AUDIENCE: UWI Students, High School Students, General Public

The Spine, Faculty of Science and Technology
Thursday February 7 10:00AM-12:00PM FORUM

Reaping Rewards: Fruitful Investments in Inner-City Youth and their contribution to Nation Building” and "Community Engagement: Developing communities towards the Vision 2030 Agenda

Overview: Participants will gain insight into look at Mona Social Service’s (MSS) contribution to development particularly through the UWI Township Scholarship and Entrepreneurship programmes. UWI Township graduates and high achievers will share their tertiary education journey and how they now contribute to social and economic development. Stakeholders from other tertiary institutions will also present how they engage with communities and the impact they have been making.

The Council Room, Senate Building
Thursday February 7 10:00AM - 3:00PM PARTICIPATORY DEMONSTRATION

DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY AND GEOLOGY: EARTHQUAKE WAVES

Overview: Demonstration of earthquake waves and tours of the unit to see the equipment involved in earthquake measurement and monitoring.

The Spine, Faculty of Science and Technology

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