| Date | Time | Type | Details | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday February 7 | 10:00AM - 3:00PM | COURTYARD EXHIBIT |
INSTITUTE OF CARIBBEAN STUDIES DEPARTMENT COURTYARD EXHIBITOverview: Visit our table top display in the courtyard! |
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 - 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 | 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 | 11:00AM -12:OOPM | 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 | 11:00AM - 12:00PM | WORKSHOP |
Thesis Preparation WorkshopOverview: Guide to structuring and organizing your thesis / research paper Facilitator: Ms. Jessica Lewis, Head: West Indies & Special Collections Venue Description: Library Booth, Mona Research Village |
Mona Research Village |
| Thursday February 7 | 11:00AM - 12:00PM | TALK |
The Status of Insecticide Resistance in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in JamaicaOverview: The emergence of novel diseases spread by the Aedes aegypti mosquito in Jamaica and the Caribbean has prompted studies on insecticide resistance towards effective management of the vector. Recent research has led to the conclusion that the mosquitoes could possibly be developing resistance. The talk will explore the research results and the importance of monitoring resistance in vector control. Presenter: Dr. Sheena Francis |
Science Lecture Theatre 3, Faculty of Science and Technology |
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