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Date: THURSDAY FEBRUARY 18
Date Time Type Details Venue
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 18 6:00PM - 9:00PM VIST A FACULTY LECTURE

Department of Sociology, Psychology and Social Work
SPSW Visit a Lecture Series:
Title: The Theory and Practice of Industrial Relations and Conflict Resolution
Presenter: Dr. Orville Taylor

 Seminar Room, Hugh Shearer Trade Union Education Institute (opposite the UWI Health Centre)
Date: FRIDAY FEBRUARY 19
Date Time Type Details Venue
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 19 10:00AM-11:00AM REASONING

Mona Social Services
Title: The Community Elderly Jamaicans Want
Overview:  Panelists will discuss the topic, guided by a moderator and supported by Social Media engagement.
Moderator: Mr. Tarik Weekes

 Mona Social Services Booth
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 19 10:30AM - 12:00PM SEMINAR

Seminar Title: Supporting Development in Early Childhood and Adolescence
Overview: Presentations will share information on stimulation in the infant and teens with a chronic condition.
Presenters: Dr. Susan Chang-Lopez and Dr. Monica Asnani

 FMS Teaching & Research Complex Lecture Theatre 1
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 19 1:00PM - 2:00PM PANEL DISCUSSION

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.

 The Assembly Hall
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 19 1:00PM - 5:00PM OPEN FACULTY LECTURE

Department of Sociology, Psychology and Social Work
SPSW Visit a Lecture Series:
Title: Community Economic Development
Overview: Introduces the concepts, processes, and foundational ideas of local economic development (LED), community economic development (CED), and faith-based community economic development  
Presenter: Dr. Sandra Chadwick-Parkes

 Faculty Lecture Theatre SR 12,
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 19 1:30PM – 2:30PM LECTURE PRESENTATION

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

 Science Lecture Theatre 1 (S1)
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 19 3:30PM -4:30PM LECTURE PRESENTATION

Department of Engineering
FST URD LECTURE SERIES
Lecture Title:The mobile telephony industry and the pathway to becoming a telecommunications engineer.
Overview: Our Presenter, a graduate of the Mona School of Engineering and a practicing engineer in the telecommunication industry. will outline current technology used in the telecommunication industry, and the skills and tools needed for one to successfully transition from being a student to a successful engineer.
Presenter:  Mr. Jeremy Hall, Senior VAS Engineer, Digicel

 Science Lecture Theatre 1 (S1)
Date: THURSDAY FEBRUARY 2
Date Time Type Details Venue
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 2 3:00PM - 4:30PM SEMINAR

PLACEMENT AND CAREER SERVICES
TOPIC: Dressing Appropriately And Workplace Ethics
OVERVIEW: Seminar participants will learn more about appropriate dress and behaviour for an interview, the workplace and social occasions. The programme targeting students will include several presentations and a fashion show of dressing options for various occasion s
PRESENTER: Mr. Emileo Brown, Risk and Compliance Manager, Celebration Brands Limited
PRESENTER: Dr Grace Martin Hall, Adjunct senior Lecturer, UWI, Mona and CEO, GMH Consultants Ltd.

 The Assembly Hall
Date: FRIDAY FEBRUARY 9
Date Time Type Details Venue
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 9 10:00AM - 12:00pm SEMINAR

URD SIGNATURE EVENT

OFFICE OF GRADUATE STUDIES AND RESEARCH

Topic: Research for Development: The Ethics Factor and Ethical Dilemmas

Overview: To explore and explain the principles and practices of research ethics and provide tools for resolving ethical dilemmas.

Speaker: Dr Sharmella Roopchand-Martin, Head, Mona Academy of Sports

 

 The Assembly Hall
Date: Thursday February 7
Date Time Type Details Venue
Thursday February 7 2:00PM - 4:00PM PANEL DISCUSSION

Presenting Organizations: The SALISES Crime Prevention & Offender Management (CPOM) Research Cluster in collaboration with The Institute of Criminal Justice & Security (ICJS) and The Crime Security & Justice (CSJ) UWI Research Cluster

Panellists: The Honourable Peter Bunting, Opposition Spokesperson for National Security and Member of Parliament for Central Manchester; The Honourable Dr Horace Chang, Minister of National Security; Mr. Terrence Williams, Commissioner, Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM); Mr. Horace Levy, Former Executive Director of Jamaicans for Justice; Rear Admiral/Former Commissioner Hardley Lewin; Professor Anthony Harriott, Director, ICJS, UWI; Professor Anthony Clayton, Head, Institute of Sustainable Development; Dr Herbert Gayle, Anthropologist, Department of Sociology, Psychology and Social Work, UWI, Mona; Mr. Keith Gardener, Former Assistant Commissioner of Police, Attorney-at-law, Director of Security, UWI; Dr Dacia Leslie, Research Fellow, SALISES, Mona

 The Undercroft, Senate Building

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