| Date | Time | Type | Details | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 - 2:00PM | TOURS |
Department of Anatomy ToursOverview: The department will be offering interesting tours for students and campus visitors daily. Come explore our world |
Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Teaching & Research Complex |
| 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 - 12:00PM | FORUM |
Discussion ForumOverview: Unlocking Potential for Optimizing Student Research Output Panellists: Professor Marcia Roye, Associate Dean (Graduate Studies), Faculty of Science and Technology Dr. Saran Stewart, Senior Lecturer, School of Education Dr. Julian McKoy-Davis, PhD Social Policy Dr. Ricardo Anderson, PhD Computer Science Moderator: Professor Minerva Thame, Deputy Dean (Graduate Studies), Faculty of Medical Sciences |
The Assembly Hall |
| Friday February 8 | 10:00AM - 3:00PM | COURTYARD EXHIBIT |
LIBRARY AND INFORMATION STUDIES DEPARTMENT COURTYARD EXHIBITOverview: 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 |
| Friday February 8 | 10:00AM - 3:00PM | PARTICIPATORY EXPERIMENTS |
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY Ice cream making and other scientific experimentsOverview: 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 |
| Friday February 8 | 10:00AM - 3:00PM | COURTYARD EXHIBIT |
CARIMAC DEPARTMENT COURTYARD EXHIBITOverview: Visit our table top display in the courtyard! |
Faculty of Humanities and Education Courtyard |
| Friday February 8 | 10:00AM - 3:00PM | MATH GAMES |
DEPARTMENT OF MATH: A Selection of Math gamesOverview: A Selection of Math games AUDIENCE: UWI Students, High School Students, General Public |
The Spine, Faculty of Science and Technology |
| Friday February 8 | 10:00AM - 11:00AM | TOURS |
Guided Tour of the Law Branch LibraryOverview: Tour highlights key spaces, services and resources of the Law Branch Library Facilitator: Mr. Paul McFarlane, Library Assistant, Law Branch Library Venue: Description: Law Branch Library (Faculty of Law) |
Law Branch Library |
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