THURSDAY FEBRUARY 18 |
1:00PM - 2:00PM |
DEPARTMENT COURTYARD EXHIBIT |
Writing for Stage and Screen
Department of Literatures in English Title: Writing for Stage and Screen Overview: Staged readings of some of the best scripts from Amba Chevannes’ “Writing For the Stage & Screen” creative writing class.
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Faculty Courtyard |
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 18 |
1:00PM - 2:00PM |
BOOK LAUNCH |
Colour for Colour Skin for Skin:
Department of Government Department Book Launch Book Title: Colour for Colour Skin for Skin: Marching with the Ancestral Spirits into War Oh at Morant Bay. Author: Dr. Clinton Hutton Overview: This book examines the social, economic, spiritual and ideological bases of the Morant Bay Uprising.
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The Assembly Hall |
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 18 |
1:00 PM - 6:30 PM |
SEMINAR |
The SPSW Derek Gordon Research Seminar - "Re-thinking Caribbean Futures: Perspectives from the Social Sciences"
URD 2016 SIGNATURE EVENT Department of Sociology, Psychology and Social Work The SPSW Derek Gordon Research Seminar - "Re-thinking Caribbean Futures: Perspectives from the Social Sciences" Overview: This seminar will feature a keynote presentation, art exhibition, and 3 panels exploring issues in regional development, research challenges, and the work of social scientists with people and communities. Guest Speaker: Dr Honor Ford-Smith, Assistant Professor, Community Arts Practice, Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University, Toronto, Canada. Guest Speaker's Presentation: Haunting Acts and Future Possibilities: Performing Caribbean Radical Imagination in the Present ”
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UWI Regional Headquarters |
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 18 |
1:00PM - 2:00PM |
DEPARTMENT COURTYARD EXHIBIT |
Writing for Stage and Screen
Department of Literatures in English Title: Writing for Stage and Screen Overview: Staged readings of some of the best scripts from Amba Chevannes’ “Writing For the Stage & Screen” creative writing class.
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Faculty Courtyard |
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 18 |
1:00 PM - 6:30 PM |
SEMINAR |
The SPSW Derek Gordon Research Seminar
URD 2016 SIGNATURE EVENT Department of Sociology, Psychology and Social Work The SPSW Derek Gordon Research Seminar - "Re-thinking Caribbean Futures: Perspectives from the Social Sciences" Overview: This seminar will feature a keynote presentation, art exhibition, and 3 panels exploring issues in regional development, research challenges, and the work of social scientists with people and communities. Guest Speaker: Dr Honor Ford-Smith, Assistant Professor, Community Arts Practice, Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University, Toronto, Canada. Guest Speaker's Presentation: Haunting Acts and Future Possibilities: Performing Caribbean Radical Imagination in the Present ”
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UWI Regional Headquarters |
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 18 |
1:30PM - 3:00PM |
RAP SESSION |
Rap Session with Deputy Deans for Graduate Studies
OGSR Graduate Lounge Activity: Rap Session with Deputy Deans for Graduate Studies – Faculties of Medical Sciences and Science and Technology Overview: Graduate Students in the FMS and FST rap directly with their respective Deputy Deans. Speakers: Professor Minerva Thame and Dr. Marcia Roye
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Lawn adjacent to the Office of Graduate Studies and Research |
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 18 |
2:00PM - 3:00 PM |
LECTURE PRESENTATION |
The Business of Personal Care Products
URD 2016 SIGNATURE EVENT Department of Chemistry FST URD LECTURE SERIES Title: The Business of Personal Care Products Overview: The efforts to develop a profitable business venture in the personal care sector will be discussed. Presenter: Ms Racquell Brown, CEO of Irie Rock Ltd
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The Undercroft Senate Building |
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 18 |
2:00PM - 3:00PM |
INTERACTIVE SESSION |
All will be moving with the Xbox Kinect filled with popular music.
School of Physical Therapy Title: Dance Exercise! Overview: All will be moving with the Xbox Kinect filled with popular music. Meeting Point: Outside Lobby
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FMS Teaching & Research Complex Exhibition Room |
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 18 |
2:00PM |
POETRY CLASH |
Competition featuring performance of original poetry by visiting poets and the wider UWI Community with cash prizes.
URD 2016 SIGNATURE EVENT Department of Literatures in English Title: Poetry Clash 2016 Overview: Competition featuring performance of original poetry by visiting poets and the wider UWI Community with cash prizes.
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Faculty Courtyard |
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 18 |
2:00PM - 3:00PM |
FACULTY TOURS |
Laboratory Tours
Department of Chemistry Laboratory Tours Overview: Potential clients/ investors will be given an opportunity to visit the labs which are capable of contract research / commercial testing.
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Pesticide Research Lab, NMR & Central Analytical Lab |