| Date | Time | Type | Details | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday February 6 | 1:00PM - 2:00PM | CONSULTATION |
Document Preservation Consultation SessionsOverview: Introduces participants to:
Facilitators: Mr. Dunstan Newman, Conservation & Preservation Librarian; Mr. Dave Brown, Chief Binder, Main Library; Mr. Robert Murray Senior Binder, Main Library Venue Description: Library Booth Mona Research Village |
Mona Research Village |
| Wednesday February 6 | 1:00PM - 2:30PM | FORUM AND LAUNCH |
Building a Caribbean Professional Learning Community in English Language TeachingOverview: The School of Education’s Scholarship of English Language Teaching and Learning (SoELTL) Caribbean Commons seeks to provide an avenue for mentoring, fostering and advancing teaching and learning and the researching of these everyday classroom activities by teachers/lecturers and their students as scholarly work. The event will unveil the ambitious programme and will also mark the launch of SOETRAIL a Peer-reviewed Best Practice Magazine that publishes research on Teaching, Research, Assessment, Innovation and Leadership in Education. Keynote Speaker: Dr Maurice Smith. International Educational Consultant Collaborating Organizations: Jamaica Association of Principals of Secondary Schools (JAPSS); Association of Principals and Vice Principals (APVP); English Language Teaching Faculty, Teachers’ Colleges and Departments of English, Secondary Schools |
The Undercroft, Senate Building |
| Wednesday February 6 | 5:00PM - 7:00PM | PANEL DISCUSSION |
Transitioning out of Enhanced Security Measures: Sustaining Security GainsOverview: Persons attending this panel discussion will hear from experts (researchers and practitioners) about key strategies for sustaining violence reduction in Jamaica (and which may be applicable elsewhere in the Caribbean). Attendees will hear about current innovations, evidence-based practices in violence reduction and crime control policy. Panellists: Professor Anthony Harriott, Director, Institute of Criminal Justice and security, UWI; Mr. Damian Hutchinson, Executive Director, Peace Management Initiative; Mr. Mark Shields, Former Deputy Commissioner of Police – Jamaica Constabulary Force. |
Council Room, UWI Regional Headquarters |
| Wednesday February 6 | 5:00PM - 7:00PM | PROFESSORIAL LECTURE |
Inaugural Professorial Lecture: Strengthening Health Care Systems through Capacity Building for Research and Policy Development among Nurses and MidwivesOverview: Nurses and midwives are the primary point of contact within health care systems with potential for great health care innovations to improve the quality of care. This can be achieved by providing a platform for developing research and leadership capacity among nurses and midwives, fostering dynamic and sustained engagement of researchers, research users and decision makers in the policy development process and supporting the scale up of innovative programs and practices. Presenter: Professor Eulalia Kahwa, The UWI School of Nursing |
Lecture Theatre 3 Faculty of Medical Sciences, Teaching & Research Complex |
| Date | Time | Type | Details | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday February 7 | 10:00AM - 11:30AM | BOOK LAUNCH |
Climate Change and Crop Production: Foundations for Agroecosystem ResilienceOverview: 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 - 11:00AM | TOURS |
Guided Tour of the Medical Branch LibraryOverview: Tour highlights key spaces, services and resources of the Medical Branch Library Facilitator: Ms. Ruth Roomes, Clerical Assistant, Medical Branch Library |
Medical Branch Library |
| Thursday February 7 | 10:00AM - 11:00AM | WORKSHOP |
Online Legal Resources Discovery WorkshopOverview: How to find and access legal resources in Lexis Database Facilitator: Mr. Adrian Duncan, Law Librarian, Law Branch Library Venue Description: Library Booth, Mona Research Village |
Mona Research Village |
| 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
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