| Date | Time | Type | Details | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday February 7 | 10:00AM - 3:00PM | COURTYARD EXHIBIT |
LITERATURES IN ENGLISH DEPARTMENT COURTYARD EXHIBIOverview: The space will be used to introduce persons to the breadth of study that the Department offers. They will have current students speak as representatives for each of our various learning channels: prose fiction, poetry, drama, film, and liberal studies. The students will talk about and display their learned-skills. Student volunteers will demonstrate how to analyze a love scene presented in prose fiction, poetry, drama, film, and liberal studies (i.e., love of culture). |
Faculty of Humanities and Education Courtyard |
| Thursday February 7 | 10:00AM - 3:00PM | TOURS |
THE BIOTECHNOLOGY CENTREOverview: Come learn about the science and application of DNA Extractions and take a tour of the Centre. |
The Biotechnology Centre |
| Thursday February 7 | 10:00AM - 3:00PM | COURTYARD EXHIBIT |
HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY DEPARTMENT COURTYARD EXHIBITOverview: The DHA will feature a display demonstrating the link between history, archaeology and heritage and how these reflect the FHE's theme "Powering the Lifestyle and Economic Genius of a Caribbean People". Among other things, they will have dress and food showcasing aspects of our heritage that not only contribute to the development of a sense of who we are as a people, but also to how we can earn a living using these. |
Faculty of Humanities and Education Courtyard |
| Thursday February 7 | 10:00AM - 3:00PM | EXHIBITION |
THE BIOTECHNOLOGY CENTREOverview: Visit the Biotechnology Information desk and learn more about our research work and our various programmes. |
The Spine, Faculty of Science and Technology |
| Thursday February 7 | 10:00AM | MuSEUMS AND BOTANY GARDENS TOURS |
FACULTY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY TOURSOverview: Campus visitors will have the opportunity to explore or research facilities and museums, by participating in the following tours:
Audience: UWI Students, High School Students, General Public Venue Description: URD Students and Tours Centre, adjacent The Assembly Hall |
URD Tours Centre |
| Thursday February 7 | 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 |
| Thursday February 7 | 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM | 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 |
| Thursday February 7 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM | TOURS |
URD CAMPUS AND HERITAGE TOURSOverview: Explore Heritage and other points of interest on the Mona Campus. Exciting, bus and walking tours are scheduled and offered throughout the day, for all campus visitors. Venue Description: Tours Depart the URD Schools & Tours Centre adjacent the Assembly Hall |
URD Tours Centre |
| Thursday February 7 | 10:00AM - 3:00PM | PARTICIPATORY EXPERIENCE |
GENIUS TIMEOverview: Each Department will be represented by one (1) genius (15-20 minutes per hour) who will give a dramatization of a science concept – e.g. equation solving and proofs, Newtonian forces, etc. The audience will be engaged to participate. AUDIENCE: High School students & their teachers |
The Spine, Faculty of Science and Technology |
| Thursday February 7 | 10:00AM - 5:00PM | TEDx EVENT |
TED TalksDEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT will be hosting a TEDx (Ted Talk) on Wed Feb 6 as a Signature Event. This will be a massive undertaking led by the students with support from DGOV faculty. It is expected that JTB and/or Sandals will sponsor the event. |
Social Sciences Lecture Theatre (SSLT), Faculty of Social Sciences |
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