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FRIDAY FEBRUARY 19 |
1:00PM- 2:30PM |
BOOK LAUNCH |
Telling Stories and Storytelling African Maternal Pedagogies
Institute for Gender and Development Studies
Book Launch
Book Title: Anansesem: Telling Stories and Storytelling African Maternal Pedagogies
Author: Adwoa N. Onuora
Overview: The author tells a composite story of resistance and survival. Through Anansi storytelling, creative non-fiction and illustrations, the book celebrates African descended women as important cultural bearers for their community.
Speakers: Mr. Owen (Blakka) Ellis (Programme Chair), Actor/Director/Comedian; Ms. Taitu Heron, Gender and Development Specialist/Mama Queen Performance Poet,
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Multi-functional Room, UWI Main Libnrary |
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FRIDAY FEBRUARY 19 |
1:00PM - 1:30PM |
INTERACTIVE SESSION |
Gaming at the Lounge
OGSR Graduate Lounge
Activity: Gaming at the Lounge
Overview: An interactive Gaming Session with the OGSR Team. Karaoke, Dominos, Quizzes
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Lawn adjacent to the Office of Graduate Studies and Research |
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FRIDAY FEBRUARY 19 |
1:00PM - 2:30PM |
WORKSHOP |
: Students will be pre-invited to participate in a Self Esteem Building workshop.
Department of Child and Adolescent Health
Title: Building Self Esteem Overview: Students will be pre-invited to participate
in a Self Esteem Building workshop.
Presenter: Dr. A. Pottinger & Miss N. Passard
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FMS Teaching & Research Complex Seminar Room 0 Ground Floor |
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FRIDAY FEBRUARY 19 |
1:00 PM - 6:30 PM |
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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SEMINAR |
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FRIDAY FEBRUARY 19 |
1:00PM – 2:30PM |
WORKSHOP |
Use of Community of Science (COS) Website for Funding Opportunities
The UWI Library Workshop Series
Title: COS/PIVOT Funding Database
Overview: Use of Community of Science (COS) Website for Funding Opportunities
Presenter: Mrs. Karlene Robinson, Head, Loan & Reference Section, Main Library, UWI Mona
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UWI Mona Science Branch Library Conference Room |
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FRIDAY FEBRUARY 19 |
1:00pm-2:30pm |
WORKSHOP |
Use of Community of Science (COS) Website for Funding Opportunities
The UWI Library Workshop Series
Title: COS/PIVOT Funding Database
Overview: Use of Community of Science (COS) Website for Funding Opportunities
Presenter: Mrs. Karlene Robinson, Head, Loan & Reference Section, Main Library, UWI Mona
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UWI Mona Science Branch Library Conference Room |
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FRIDAY FEBRUARY 19 |
1:00PM - 2:00PM |
PANEL DISCUSSION |
Preparing for the Export Market
Mona School of Business and Management
Panel Discussion:
Title: Preparing for the Export Market
Overview: A panel discussion on preparation required by Jamaican businesses to export goods and services.
Main Presenters: Dr Andre Gordon, Technological Solutions Limited; Mrs. Sandra Glasgow, Jamaica Exporters Association; Professor Lou Anne Barclay. MSBM; Dr Tolulope Bewaji MSBM.
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The Assembly Hall |
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FRIDAY FEBRUARY 19 |
1:30PM – 2:30PM |
LECTURE PRESENTATION |
The Role of Science in the Red Stripe Business.
Department of Chemistry
FST URD LECTURE SERIES
Lecture Title: The Role of Science in the Red Stripe Business.
Overview: The application of scientific know-how in the production of Red Stripe from raw materials through to the finished product is discussed.
Presenter: Mr. Winston Cousins, Brewing Manager, Red Stripe
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Science Lecture Theatre 1 (S1) |
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FRIDAY FEBRUARY 19 |
1:30PM - 3:00PM |
BOOK LAUNCH |
Mapping Exercise of the HIV & AIDS response among faith-based organizations (FBOs) in Jamaica Author: Mapping Exercise Steering Committee of the Jamaica Council of Churches.
United Theological College of the West Indies
Book Launch
Book Title: Mapping Exercise of the HIV & AIDS response among faith-based organizations (FBOs) in Jamaica
Author: Mapping Exercise Steering Committee of the Jamaica Council of Churches.
Researcher: Althea Bailey- commissioned by the Steering Committee facilitated by the Jamaica Council of Churches (JCC) and the World Council of Churches (WCC)
Overview: The result of a mapping exercise on the response of the religious community to HIV & AIDS in Jamaica that would enable
religious groups to effectively deliver programmes and activities in HIV and AIDS.
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Faculty Lecture Theatre LT1 |
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FRIDAY FEBRUARY 19 |
1:30PM - 3:00PM |
BOOK LAUNCH |
Mapping Exercise of the HIV & AIDS response
United Theological College of the West Indies Book
Launch Book Title: Mapping Exercise of the HIV & AIDS response among faith-based organizations (FBOs) in Jamaica
Author: Mapping Exercise Steering Committee of the Jamaica Council of Churches.
Researcher: Althea Bailey- commissioned by the Steering Committee facilitated by the Jamaica Council of Churches (JCC) and the World Council of Churches (WCC)
Overview: The result of a mapping exercise on the response of the religious community to HIV & AIDS in Jamaica that would enable religious groups to effectively deliver programmes and activities in HIV and AIDS.
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Faculty Lecture Theatre LT1 |
