C A V E H I L L • M O N A • S T A U G U S T I N E • O P E N C A M P U S
ACADEMIC DIARY2015/2016
Academic Diary 2015/2016
The University of the West Indies
Open CampusCave Hill Mona St Augustine
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Dates for Academic Diary 2015/2016
Graduation Dates
Saturday October 10, 2015 Open Campus to be held inAntigua and Barbuda
Saturday October 17, 2015 Cave Hill
Thursday October 22–Saturday 24, 2015 St Augustine
Friday October 30 –Saturday 31, 2015 Mona
Semester I Dates 2015/2016
Semester I begins Sunday August 23, 2015
Teaching begins Monday August 31, 2015
Teaching ends Friday November 27, 2015
Examinations Wednesday December 02–Friday December 18, 2015
Semester I ends Friday December 18, 2015
Semester II Dates 2015/2016
Semester II begins Sunday January 17, 2016
Teaching begins Monday January 18, 2016
Teaching ends Friday April 15, 2016
Semester Break Sunday April 17–Sunday April, 24, 2016
Examinations Monday April 25–Friday May 13, 2016
Semester II ends Friday May 13, 2016
University Meetings
Cross Campus Meetings at St Augustine – September 21–September 24, 2015
University Finance and General Purposes Committee, Wednesday October 28, 2015
Cross Campus Meetings at Mona – February 01–05, 2016
Cross Campus Meetings at Cave Hill – May 23–27, 2016
Annual Business Meeting of Council at Cave Hill – Friday April 29, 2016
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Saturday 1 Public Holiday in the Bahamas, Barbados, Jamaica, St Vincent & TheGrenadines and Trinidad & Tobago – Emancipation Day
Sunday 2 Public Holiday in Anguilla – Carnival Celebrations
Public Holiday in Antigua and Barbuda – Carnival Sunday
Public Holiday in The Commonwealth of Dominica and Montserrat –August Sunday
Monday 3 Public Holiday in Antigua and Barbuda – Carnival Monday
Public Holiday in Barbados – Kadooment Day
Public Holiday in The British Virgin Islands – Festival Monday
Public Holiday in Grenada – Emancipation Day
Tuesday 4 –
Wednesday 5 Public Holiday in Anguilla – Carnival Celebrations
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Academic Diary 2015/2016
AUGUST 2015
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Wednesday 5 (cont’d) Academic Quality Assurance Committee (AQAC), Mona
Thursday 6 Public Holiday in Anguilla – Constitution Day
Public Holiday in Jamaica – Independence Day
Friday 7 –
Saturday 8 –
Sunday 9 –
Monday 10 Centre for Excellence in Teaching & Learning (CETL), Mona: SummerTraining Institute – Assessment in Higher Education Workshop
Tuesday 11 –
CETL, Mona: Summer Training Institute – Assessment in HigherEducation Workshop
Wednesday 12 Academic Board Sub-Committee on Student Matters, Mona
CETL, Mona: Summer Training Institute – Assessment in HigherEducation Workshop
Thursday 13 CETL, Mona: Summer Training Institute – Assessment in HigherEducation Workshop
Friday 14 CETL, Mona: Summer Training Institute – Assessment in HigherEducation Workshop
AUGUST 2015
Saturday 15 CETL, Mona: Summer Training Institute
Sunday 16 CETL, Mona: Summer Training Institute
Monday 17 Campus Examiners’ Meeting, Mona
CETL, Mona: Summer Training Institute – Theory to Practice Workshop
Orientation to University Teaching, St Augustine
Tuesday 18 Campus Examiners’ Meeting, Mona
CETL, Mona: Summer Training Institute – Theory to Practice Workshop
Faculty Day, Faculty of Social Sciences (Mona)
Orientation to University Teaching, St Augustine
Wednesday 19 Campus Examiners’ Meeting, Mona
CETL, Mona: Summer Training Institute – Theory to Practice Workshop
Security Committee, Mona, 2:30 p.m.
Orientation to University Teaching, St Augustine
Orientation for Parents, Mona
Academic Board Sub-Committee on Student Matters, Open Campus
Thursday 20 Campus Examiners’ Meeting, Mona
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AUGUST 2015
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Thursday 20 (cont’d) Board, Faculty of Food & Agriculture (St Augustine), 1:30 p.m.
CETL, Mona: Summer Training Institute – Theory to Practice Workshop
CETL, Mona: Summer Training Institute – Course Design SummerWorkshop
Orientation for Undergraduate Students, Mona
Orientation to University Teaching, St Augustine
Friday 21 Orientation for Undergraduate Students, Cave Hill
Campus Examiners’ Meeting, Mona
CETL, Mona: Summer Training Institute – Theory to Practice Workshop
Orientation for Undergraduate Students, Mona
Orientation to University Teaching, St Augustine
Saturday 22 CETL, Mona: Summer Training Institute
Sunday 23 Semester I begins
CETL, Mona: Summer Training Institute
Monday 24 CETL, Mona: Summer Training Institute
Orientation for Undergraduate Students, Western Jamaica Campus,Mona
AUGUST 2015
Tuesday 25 Orientation for Graduate Students, Cave Hill
CETL, Mona: Summer Training Institute – Teaching with 21st CenturyTechnologies Workshop
Orientation for Undergraduate Students, Western Jamaica Campus,Mona
Wednesday 26 CETL, Mona: Summer Training Institute – Teaching with 21st CenturyTechnologies Workshop
Academic Quality Assurance Committee (AQAC), Open Campus
Thursday 27 Campus Appointments Committee Mona, 9:30 a.m.
Campus Audit Committee, Mona
CETL, Mona: Annual New Faculty Orientation to Teaching at the UWIExercise
Orientation for Graduate Students, Mona
Friday 28 Matriculation Ceremony, Cave Hill
CETL, Mona: Annual New Faculty Orientation to Teaching at the UWIExercise
Campus Committee on Examination, Mona
Orientation for Graduate Students, Mona
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AUGUST 2015
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Saturday 29 –
Sunday 30 Orientation for New Academic & Senior Administrative Staff, Mona
Monday 31 Public Holiday in Trinidad & Tobago – Independence Day
Teaching begins
Orientation for New Academic & Senior Administrative Staff, Mona
AUGUST 2015
Tuesday 1 Campus Committee on Examinations, Cave Hill
Orientation for New Academic & Senior Administrative Staff, Mona
Wednesday 2 Academic Quality Assurance Committee (AQAC), Mona
Orientation for New Academic & Senior Administrative Staff, Mona
Teaching begins, Open Campus
Thursday 3 Matriculation and Welcome Ceremony, Mona
Orientation for New Academic & Senior Administrative Staff, MonaBoard, Faculty of Engineering, St Augustine, 1:30 p.m.
Friday 4 Orientation for New Academic & Senior Administrative Staff, Mona
Board, Faculty of Law (Cave Hill), 9:00 a.m.
Saturday 5 –
Sunday 6 Welcome Service, Mona
Monday 7 Grounds, Buildings and Premises Committee, Mona, 2:30 p.m.
Tuesday 8 Academic Quality Assurance Committee (AQAC), St Augustine, 1:30 p.m.
Campus Evaluation and Promotions Committee for Senior Administrativeand Professional Staff, Mona
Campus Committee for Graduate Studies & Research, Mona, 9:30 a.m.
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SEPTEMBER 2015
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Wednesday 9 Academic Board Sub-Committee on Student Matters, Mona
Academic Board, Open Campus
Thursday 10 Campus Appointments Committee, St Augustine, 10:00 a.m.
Board, Faculty of Medical Sciences (St Augustine), 1:30 p.m.
Board, Faculty of Law (St Augustine), 1:30 p.m.
Board, Faculty of Medical Sciences (Cave Hill), 2:00 p.m.
Campus Research Awards Fund Committee, Cave Hill
Friday 11 Information & Communications Technology Committee, OpenCampus, 10:00 a.m.
Board, Faculty of Science & Technology (Cave Hill), 2:00 p.m.
Board, Faculty of Social Sciences (Cave Hill), 2:00 p.m.
Saturday 12 –
Sunday 13 –
Monday 14 Campus Committee on Graduate Studies & Research, Cave Hill
Tuesday 15 Campus Committee on Graduate Studies and Research, Open Campus
Academic Quality Assurance Committee (AQAC), Cave Hill, 10:00 a.m.
SEPTEMBER 2015
Wednesday 16 Steering Committee of Academic Board, Cave Hill, 2:00 p.m.
Housing Committee, Mona, 2:30 p.m.
Security Committee, Mona, 2:30 p.m.
Thursday 17 Board of Studies, Institute for Gender & Development Studies, Cave Hill
Academic Board, St Augustine, 1:30 p.m.
Academic Board, Mona, 2:30 p.m.
Campus Appointments Committee, Open Campus
Friday 18 Academic Board, Cave Hill, 2:00 p.m.
Academic Quality Assurance Committee, Cave Hill, 10:00 a.m.
Saturday 19 –
Sunday 20 –
Monday 21 Committee of Deans at St Augustine, 9:00 a.m.
Tuesday 22 Board for Undergraduate Studies at St Augustine, 9:00 a.m.
Wednesday 23 University Appointments Committee at St Augustine, 9:00 a.m.
Campus Finance & General Purposes Committee, Cave Hill, 2:00 p.m.
Campus Finance & General Purposes Committee, Mona, 2:30 p.m.
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SEPTEMBER 2015
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Thursday 24 Public Holiday in Trinidad & Tobago – Republic Day
Board for Graduate Studies & Research at St Augustine, 9:00 a.m.
Board, UWI Press at St Augustine, 4:00 p.m.
Campus Appointments Committee, Cave Hill, 9:30 a.m.
Campus Appointments Committee, Mona, 9:30 a.m.
Board, Faculty of Humanities & Education (Mona), 2:30 p.m.
Board, Faculty of Medical Sciences (Mona), 2:30 p.m.
Friday 25 Campus Finance & General Purposes Committee, St Augustine, 1:30 p.m.
Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning: UWI / Guardian Group“Premium” Open Lecture, St Augustine
Saturday 26 –Sunday 27 –Monday 28 –
Tuesday 29 Campus Audit Committee, Mona
Wednesday 30 –
SEPTEMBER 2015
Thursday 1 Board, Faculty of Social Sciences (St Augustine), 1:30 p.m.
Board, Faculty of Social Sciences (Mona), 2:30 p.m.
Friday 2 Board, Faculty of Humanities & Education (Cave Hill), 2:00 p.m.
Submission deadline for Mona’s Departmental Reports
Saturday 3 –Sunday 4 –
Monday 5 Grounds, Buildings and Premises Committee, Mona, 2:30 p.m.
Tuesday 6 –
Wednesday 7 Academic Quality Assurance Committee (AQAC), Mona
Thursday 8 UWI Management Audit Meeting at Cave Hill Board, Faculty of Food & Agriculture (St Augustine), 1:30 p.m.Board, Faculty of Humanities & Education (St Augustine), 1:30 p.m.Board, Faculty of Science & Technology (St Augustine), 1:30 p.m.Board, Faculty of Law (Mona), 2:30 p.m.
Board, Faculty of Science & Technology (Mona), 2:30 p.m.
CETL, Mona: The UWI Guardian Group Premium Teaching Lecture
Friday 9 Board of Studies, Institute for Gender & Development Studies, Mona,10:00 a.m.
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OCTOBER 2015
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Friday 9 (Cont’d) Board, Faculty of Science & Technology (Cave Hill), 2:00 p.m.CETL, Mona The UWI Guardian Group Premium Teaching Workshop
Saturday 10 Graduation Ceremony, Open Campus to be held in Antigua andBarbuda
Sunday 11 –Monday 12 Faculty of Medical Sciences (Mona), Student Awards CeremonyTuesday 13 Academic Board Sub-Committee on Co-Curricular Credits,
St Augustine, 1:30 p.m.Wednesday 14 Academic Board Sub-Committee on Student Matters, MonaThursday 15 Campus Appointments Committee, St Augustine, 10:00 a.m.
Academic Board, Mona, 2:30 p.m.Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Excellence Ceremony in LT1 of the RoyMarshall Teaching Complex at Cave Hill at 5:00 p.m.
Friday 16 Board, Faculty of Social Sciences (Cave Hill), 2:00 p.m. Joint Board of Teacher Education, MonaPrincipal’s Dinner for Honorary Graduands, Cave Hill
Saturday 17 Graduation Ceremony at Cave Hill, 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
Sunday 18 –Monday 19 Public Holiday in Jamaica – National Heroes’ Day
OCTOBER 2015
Tuesday 20 Campus Research & Publications and Graduate Awards Committee,Mona, 9:30 a.m.
Wednesday 21 Security Committee, Mona, 2:30 p.m.
Thursday 22 Graduation Ceremony at St Augustine, 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
Annual Evaluation and Promotion Exercise, MonaBoard, Faculty of Humanities & Education (Mona), 2:30 p.m.Board, Faculty of Medical Sciences (Mona), 2:30 p.m.
Friday 23 Graduation Ceremony at St Augustine, 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
Annual Evaluation and Promotion Exercise, Mona
Saturday 24 Graduation Ceremony at St Augustine, 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
Sunday 25 – Monday 26 –
Tuesday 27 Academic Quality Assurance Committee (AQAC), St Augustine, 1:30 p.m.
Wednesday 28 Finance and General Purposes Committee at Mona, 9:00 a.m.
Thursday 29 –
Friday 30 Graduation Ceremony at Mona, 10:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
Saturday 31 Graduation Ceremony at Mona, 10:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
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OCTOBER 2015
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Sunday 1 –
Monday 2 Grounds, Buildings and Premises Committee, Mona, 2:30 p.m.
Tuesday 3 –
Wednesday 4 Academic Quality Assurance Committee (AQAC), Mona
Meeting of the Administrative, Technical & Service Staff, Open Campus,10:00 a.m.
Thursday 5 Academic Board, St Augustine, 1:30 p.m.
Board, Faculty of Social Sciences (Mona), 2:30 p.m.
Faculty of Humanities & Education (Mona), Student Awards Ceremony
Friday 6 Board, Faculty of Humanities & Education (Cave Hill), 2:00 p.m.
Saturday 7 –Sunday 8 –
Monday 9 Annual Evaluation and Promotion Exercise, Mona
Tuesday 10 –
Wednesday 11 Public Holiday in Trinidad & Tobago – Divali
Research Day, Faculty of Medical Sciences (Mona)
Academic Board Sub-Committee on Student Matters, Mona
NOVEMBER 2015
Thursday 12 Research Day, Faculty of Medical Sciences (Mona)
Board, Faculty of Medical Sciences (Cave Hill), 2:00 p.m.
Board, Faculty of Humanities & Education (St Augustine), 1:30 p.m.
Board, Faculty of Law (St Augustine), 1:30 p.m.
Board, Faculty of Law (Mona), 2:30 p.m.
Board, Faculty of Science & Technology (Mona), 2:30 p.m.
Friday 13 Information & Communications Technology Committee, Open Campus,10:00 a.m.
Board, Faculty of Science & Technology (Cave Hill), 2:00 p.m.
Campus Committee on Curricular Credits, Cave Hill, 2:00 p.m.
21st Catalysts for Change Lecture, Cave Hill
Annual Evaluation and Promotion Exercise, Mona
Research Day, Faculty of Medical Sciences (Mona)
Campus Finance & General Purposes Committee, St Augustine, 1:30 p.m.
Saturday 14 –
Sunday 15 CB Group/UWI (Mona), 5K Run/Walk
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NOVEMBER 2015
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Monday 16 –
Tuesday 17 –
Wednesday 18 Housing Committee, Mona, 2:30 p.m.
Security Committee, Mona, 2:30 p.m.
Thursday 19 Board of Studies, Institute for Gender & Development Studies, Cave Hill
Board, Faculty of Engineering (St Augustine), 1:30 p.m.
Board, Faculty of Food & Agriculture (St Augustine), 1:30 p.m.
Board, Faculty of Medical Sciences (St Augustine), 1:30 p.m.
Board, Faculty of Science & Technology (St Augustine), 1:30 p.m.
Academic Board, Mona, 2:30 p.m.
Friday 20 Board, Faculty of Social Sciences (Cave Hill), 2:00 p.m.
Campus Library Committee, Cave Hill, 2:00 p.m.
Saturday 21 –
Sunday 22 –
Monday 23 Academic Quality Assurance Committee (AQAC), Cave Hill, 10:00 a.m.
Tuesday 24 –
NOVEMBER 2015
Wednesday 25 Steering Committee of Academic Board, Cave Hill, 2:00 p.m.
Campus Finance & General Purposes Committee, Mona, 2:30 p.m.
Faculty of Social Sciences, Mona, Graduate Students Awards
Academic Board Sub-Committee on Student Matters, Open Campus
Thursday 26 Campus Appointments Committee, Mona, 9:30 a.m.
Campus Appointments Committee, St Augustine, 10:00 a.m.
Board, Faculty of Humanities & Education (Mona), 2:30 p.m.
Board, Faculty of Medical Sciences (Mona), 2:30 p.m.
Friday 27 Academic Board, Cave Hill, 2:00 p.m.
Teaching ends
Saturday 28 –
Sunday 29 –
Monday 30 Public Holiday in Barbados – Independence Day
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NOVEMBER 2015
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Tuesday 1 CETL, St Augustine: Celebrating University Teaching WeekWednesday 2 Semester I Examinations begin
Academic Quality Assurance Committee (AQAC), MonaCETL, St Augustine: Celebrating University Teaching Week
Thursday 3 Campus Appointments Committee, Cave Hill, 9:30 a.m.Board, Faculty of Humanities & Education (St Augustine), 1:30 p.m.Board, Faculty of Social Sciences (St Augustine), 1:30 p.m.Campus Finance & General Purposes Committee, Cave Hill, 2:00 p.m.Board, Faculty of Social Sciences (Mona), 2:30 p.m.CETL, St Augustine: Celebrating University Teaching Week
Friday 4 CETL, St Augustine: Celebrating University Teaching Week
Saturday 5 –Sunday 6 Nine Lessons and Carols, Cave Hill
Carol Service, Mona, Western Jamaica CampusMonday 7 Grounds, Buildings and Premises Committee, Mona, 2:30 p.m.Tuesday 8 Campus Committee for Graduate Studies & Research, Mona, 9:30 a.m.
Academic Quality Assurance Committee (AQAC), St Augustine, 1:30 p.m.Campus Committee for Graduate Studies and Research, Open Campus
DECEMBER 2015
Wednesday 9 Academic Board Sub-Committee on Student Matters, Mona
Thursday 10 Board, Faculty of Law (Mona), 2:30 p.m.
Board, Faculty of Science & Technology (Mona), 2:30 p.m.
Long Service & Staff Awards Ceremony, Mona
Friday 11 Long Service Awards, Cave Hill
Board of Studies, Institute for Gender & Development Studies, Mona10:00 a.m.
Board, Faculty of Social Sciences (Cave Hill), 2:00 p.m.
Saturday 12 –
Sunday 13 Carol Service, Mona
Monday 14 –
Tuesday 15 Campus Committee on Graduate Studies & Research, Cave Hill
Wednesday 16 Security Committee, Mona, 2:30 p.m.
Thursday 17 Campus Research Awards Fund Committee, Cave Hill
Board, Faculty of Law (St Augustine), 1:30 p.m.
Academic Board, Mona, 2:30 p.m.
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DECEMBER 2015
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Friday 18 Academic Quality Assurance Committee (AQAC), Open Campus
Semester I Examinations end
Semester I ends
Saturday 19 –
Sunday 20 –
Monday 21 –
Tuesday 22 –
Wednesday 23 –
Thursday 24 –
Friday 25 CHRISTMAS DAY
Saturday 26 BOXING DAY
Sunday 27 –
Monday 28 –
Tuesday 29 –
Wednesday 30 –
Thursday 31 –
DECEMBER 2015
Friday 1 NEW YEAR’S DAY
Saturday 2 –
Sunday 3 –
Monday 4 –
Tuesday 5 –
Wednesday 6 Academic Quality Assurance Committee (AQAC), Mona
Academic Quality Assurance Committee (AQAC), Open Campus
Thursday 7 Board, Faculty of Engineering (St Augustine), 1:30 p.m.
Friday 8 Informations & Communications Technology Committee, Open Campus, 10:00 a.m.
Saturday 9 –
Sunday 10 –
Monday 11 Board of Examiners’ Meeting, Cave Hill
Campus Examiners’ Meeting, Mona
CETL, Mona: Annual Teaching with 21st Century TechnologiesWorkshop
Board, Faculty of Medical Sciences (Cave Hill), 2:00 p.m.
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JANUARY 2016
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Tuesday 12 Board of Examiners’ Meeting, Cave Hill
Campus Examiners’ Meeting, Mona
CETL, Mona: Annual Teaching with 21st Century TechnologiesWorkshop
Wednesday 13 Board of Examiners’ Meeting, Cave HillAcademic Board Sub-Committee on Student Matters, MonaCampus Examiners’ Meeting, MonaCETL, Mona: Annual Teaching with 21st Century TechnologiesWorkshopMeeting of the Administrative, Technical & Service Staff, Open Campus10:00 a.m.
Thursday 14 Board of Examiners’ Meeting, Cave HillBoard, Faculty of Medical Sciences (Cave Hill), 2:00 p.m.Campus Examiners’ Meeting, Mona
Campus Appointments Committee, St Augustine, 10:00 a.m.
CETL, Mona: Annual Teaching with 21st Century TechnologiesWorkshop
Faculty of Social Sciences (Mona), Undergraduate Students’ AwardsCeremony
JANUARY 2016
Friday 15 Academic Quality Assurance Committee (AQAC), Cave Hill, 10:00 a.m.
Board of Examiners’ Meeting, Cave Hill
Board, Faculty of Law (Cave Hill), 9:00 a.m.
Campus Examiners’ Meeting, Mona
CETL, Mona: Annual Teaching with 21st Century TechnologiesWorkshop
Joint Board of Teacher Education, Mona
Board, Faculty of Social Sciences (Cave Hill), 2:00 p.m.
Saturday 16 –
Sunday 17 Semester II begins
Monday 18 Teaching begins
Tuesday 19 Campus Committee on Examinations, Cave Hill
Wednesday 20 Steering Committee of Academic Board, Cave Hill, 2:00 p.m.
Housing Committee, Mona, 2:30 p.m.
Security Committee, Mona, 2:30 p.m.
Academic Board, Open Campus
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Thursday 21 Public Holiday in Barbados – Errol Barrow Day
Campus Appointments Committee, Mona, 9:30 a.m.
Academic Board, St Augustine, 1:30 p.m.
Academic Board, Mona, 2:30 p.m.
Campus Audit Committee, Mona
Campus Appointments Committee, Open Campus
Friday 22 Campus Finance & General Purposes Committee, St Augustine, 1:30 p.m.
Academic Board, Cave Hill, 2:00 p.m.
Saturday 23 –
Sunday 24 –
Monday 25 –
Tuesday 26 –
Wednesday 27 Campus Finance & General Purposes Committee, Mona, 2:30 p.m.
Thursday 28 Campus Appointments Committee, Cave Hill, 9:30 a.m.
Board, Faculty of Law (St Augustine), 1:30 p.m.
JANUARY 2016
Thursday 28 (cont’d) Board, Faculty of Medical Sciences (St Augustine), 1:30 p.m.
Board, Faculty of Humanities & Education (Mona), 2:30 p.m.
Board, Faculty of Medical Sciences (Mona), 2:30 p.m.
Friday 29 –
Saturday 30 –
Sunday 31 –
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Monday 1 Committee of Deans at Mona, 9:00 a.m.
Grounds, Buildings and Premises Committee, Mona, 2:30 p.m.
Tuesday 2 Board for Undergraduate Studies at Mona, 9:00 a.m.
UWI Management Audit Meeting at Cave Hill
Academic Board Sub-Committee on Co-Curricular Credits, St Augustine, 1:30 p.m.
Wednesday 3 University Appointments Committee at Mona, 9:00 a.m.
Academic Quality Assurance Committee (AQAC), Mona
Thursday 4 Board for Graduate Studies & Research at Mona, 9:00 a.m.
Board, Faculty of Science & Technology (St Augustine), 1:30 p.m.
Board, Faculty of Social Sciences (Mona), 2:30 p.m..
Friday 5 Finance and General Purposes Committee at Mona, 9:00 a.m.
Joint Committee of the Council and Senate on the Award of HonoraryDegrees (immediately following F&GPC)
Board, Faculty of Humanities & Education (Cave Hill), 2:00 p.m.
Saturday 6 –
Sunday 7 Commemoration Service, Mona
FEBRUARY 2016
Monday 8 Commemoration Celebrations, Mona
Carnival Monday in Trinidad and Tobago
Tuesday 9 Commemoration Celebrations, Mona
Carnival Tuesday in Trinidad and Tobago
Wednesday 10 Public Holiday in Jamaica – Ash Wednesday
Thursday 11 Commemoration Celebrations, Mona
Board, Faculty of Humanities & Education (St Augustine), 1:30 p.m.
Board, Faculty of Food & Agriculture (St Augustine), 1:30 p.m.
Board, Faculty of Social Sciences (St Augustine), 1:30 p.m.
Board, Faculty of Law (Mona), 2:30 p.m.
Board, Faculty of Science & Technology (Mona), 2:30 p.m.
Friday 12 Commemoration Celebrations, Mona
Board of Studies, Institute for Gender & Development Studies, Mona,10:00 a.m.
Board, Faculty of Science & Technology (Cave Hill), 2:00 p.m.
Campus Committee on Examinations, Mona
Saturday 13 –
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Sunday 14 –Monday 15 –
Tuesday 16 Campus Research & Publications and Graduate Awards Committee,Mona, 9:30 a.m.
Academic Quality Assurance Committee (AQAC), St Augustine, 1:30 p.m.
Wednesday 17 Research Day, Mona begins
Campus Finance & General Purposes Committee, Cave Hill, 2:00 p.m.
Academic Board Sub-Committee on Student Matters, Mona
Security Committee, Mona, 2:30 p.m.
Academic Board Sub-Committee on Student Matters, Open Campus
Thursday 18 Research Day, Mona
Campus Appointments Committee, St Augustine, 10:00 a.m.
Academic Board, Mona, 2:30 p.m.
Board of Studies, Institute for Gender & Development Studies, Cave Hill
Friday 19 Research Day, Mona ends
Board, Faculty of Social Sciences (Cave Hill), 2:00 p.m.
FEBRUARY 2016
Saturday 20 –
Sunday 21 –
Monday 22 –
Tuesday 23 –
Wednesday 24 Campus Finance & General Purposes Committee, Mona, 2:30 p.m.
TORONTO GALA
Thursday 25 Campus Appointments Committee, Mona, 9:30 a.m.
Academic Board, St Augustine, 1:30 p.m.
Board, Faculty of Humanities & Education (Mona), 2:30 p.m.
Board, Faculty of Medical Sciences (Mona), 2:30 p.m.
Friday 26 –
Saturday 27 –
Sunday 28 –
Monday 29 –
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FEBRUARY 2016
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Tuesday 1 –
Wednesday 2 Academic Quality Assurance Committee (AQAC), Mona
Thursday 3 Board, Faculty of Engineering (St Augustine), 1:30 p.m.
Board, Faculty of Social Sciences (Mona), 2:30 p.m.
Sports Day, Mona
Friday 4 Campus Council (Mona), 9:00 a.m.
Board, Faculty of Humanities & Education (Cave Hill), 2:00 p.m.
Campus Finance & General Purposes Committee (St Augustine), 1:30 p.m.
Saturday 5 –Sunday 6 –
Monday 7 Grounds, Buildings and Premises Committee, Mona, 2:30 p.m.
Tuesday 8 –
Wednesday 9 Academic Board Sub-Committee on Student Matters, Mona
Thursday 10 Board, Faculty of Humanities & Education (St Augustine), 1:30 p.m.
Board, Faculty of Medical Sciences (Cave Hill), 2:00 p.m.
Board, Faculty of Law (Mona), 2:30 p.m.
MARCH 2016
Friday 11 Campus Council, Cave Hill, 9:30 a.m.
Information and Communications Technology Committee, OpenCampus, 10:00 a.m.
Board, Faculty of Science & Technology (Mona), 2:30 p.m.
Saturday 12 –
Sunday 13 –
Monday 14 –
Tuesday 15 –
Wednesday 16 Meeting of the Administrative, Technical & Service Staff, Open Campus,10:00 a.m.
Housing Committee, Mona, 2:30 p.m.
Security Committee, Mona, 2:30 p.m.
Thursday 17 Campus Appointments Committee, St Augustine, 10:00 a.m.
Board, Faculty of Law (St Augustine), 1:30 p.m.
Academic Board, Mona, 2:30 p.m.
Faculty of Science & Technology (Mona), Student Awards Ceremony,4:00 p.m.
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Friday 18 Campus Council, Open Campus
Academic Quality Assurance Committee (AQAC), Cave Hill, 10:00 a.m.
Board, Faculty of Social Sciences (Cave Hill), 2:00 p.m.
Saturday 19 –
Sunday 20 –
Monday 21 –
Tuesday 22 Campus Council, St Augustine, 10:00 a.m.
Wednesday 23 Campus Finance & General Purposes Committee, Mona, 2:30 p.m.
Thursday 24 Campus Appointments Committee, Mona, 9:30 a.m.
Board, Faculty of Medical Sciences (St Augustine), 1:30 p.m.
Board, Faculty of Humanities & Education (Mona), 2:30 p.m.
Board, Faculty of Medical Sciences (Mona), 2:30 p.m.
Friday 25 GOOD FRIDAY
Saturday 26 –
Sunday 27 EASTER SUNDAY
Monday 28 EASTER MONDAY
MARCH 2016
Tuesday 29 –
Wednesday 30 Public Holiday in Trinidad & Tobago – Spiritual Baptist Liberation Day
Thursday 31 –
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Friday 1 Board, Faculty of Humanities & Education (Cave Hill), 2:00 p.m.
Saturday 2 –
Sunday 3 –
Monday 4 Grounds, Buildings and Premises Committee, Mona, 2:30 p.m.
Tuesday 5 Student Awards Ceremony, Cave Hill
Academic Board Sub-Committee on Co-Curricular Credits, St Augustine, 1:30 p.m.
Wednesday 6 Academic Quality Assurance Committee (AQAC), Mona
Academic Quality Assurance Committee (AQAC), Open Campus
Thursday 7 Board, Faculty of Humanities & Education (St Augustine), 1:30 p.m.
Board, Faculty of Science & Technology (St Augustine), 1:30 p.m.
Board, Faculty of Social Sciences (St Augustine), 1:30 p.m.
Board, Faculty of Social Sciences (Mona), 2:30 p.m.
Board of Studies, Institute for Gender & Development Studies, Cave Hill
Friday 8 Board, Faculty of Science & Technology (Cave Hill), 2:00 p.m.
Board, Faculty of Humanities & Education (Cave Hill) 2:00 p.m.
APRIL 2016
Saturday 9 UWI, Mona Annual Student Awards Ceremony
Sunday 10 –
Monday 11 CETL, Mona: Teaching with 21st Century Technologies MiniConference/Showcase
Tuesday 12 Campus Committee for Graduate Studies & Research, Mona, 9:30 a.m.
Academic Quality Assurance Committee (AQAC), St Augustine, 1:30 p.m.
CETL, Mona: Teaching with 21st Century Technologies MiniConference/Showcase
Campus Committee for Graduate Studies & Research, Open Campus
Wednesday 13 Academic Board Sub-Committee on Student Matters, Mona
CETL, Mona: Teaching with 21st Century Technologies MiniConference/Showcase
Thursday 14 Campus Appointments Committee, St Augustine, 10:00 a.m.
Board, Faculty of Food & Agriculture (St Augustine), 1:30 p.m.
Board, Faculty of Law (Mona), 2:30 p.m.
Board, Faculty of Science & Technology (Mona), 2:30 p.m.
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Friday 15 Teaching ends
Board, Faculty of Law (Cave Hill), 9:00 a.m.
Board, Faculty of Social Sciences (Cave Hill), 2:00 p.m.
Joint Board of Teacher Education, Mona
Saturday 16 –
Sunday 17 Semester Break begins
Valedictory Service, Mona
Monday 18 –
Tuesday 19 Academic Quality Assurance Committee (AQAC), Cave Hill, 10:00 a.m.
Wednesday 20 Steering Committee of Academic Board, Cave Hill, 2:00 p.m.
Security Committee, Mona, 2:30 p.m.Academic Board, Open Campus
Thursday 21 Academic Board, St Augustine, 1:30 p.m.Academic Board, Mona, 2:30 p.m.
Friday 22 Academic Board, Cave Hill, 2:00 p.m.
Saturday 23 –
Sunday 24 Semester Break ends
APRIL 2016
Monday 25 Semester II Examinations begins
Tuesday 26 –
Wednesday 27 Campus Finance & General Purposes Committee, Mona, 2:30 p.m.
Thursday 28 Public Holiday in Barbados – Heroes’ Day
Campus Appointments Committee, Mona, 9:30 a.m.
Board, Faculty of Humanities & Education (Mona), 2:30 p.m.
Board, Faculty of Medical Sciences (Mona), 2:30 p.m.
Friday 29 Annual Business Meeting of Council at the Regional Headquarters,Mona, 9:00 a.m.
Saturday 30 –
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Sunday 1 –
Monday 2 Public Holiday in Barbados – May Day
Grounds, Buildings and Premises Committee, Mona, 2:30 p.m.
Tuesday 3 Campus Research Awards Fund Committee, Cave Hill
Wednesday 4 Campus Finance & General Purposes Committee, Cave Hill, 2:00 p.m.
Academic Quality Assurance Committee (AQAC), Mona
Thursday 5 Board, Faculty of Engineering (St Augustine), 1:30 p.m.
Board, Faculty of Humanities & Education (St Augustine), 1:30 p.m.
Board, Faculty of Science & Technology (St Augustine), 1:30 p.m.
Campus Library Committee, Cave Hill, 2:00 p.m.
Board, Faculty of Social Sciences (Mona), 2:30 p.m.
Friday 6 Campus Finance & General Purposes Committee, St Augustine, 1:30 p.m.
Saturday 7 –Sunday 8 –Monday 9 –
Tuesday 10 Campus Committee on Graduate Studies & Research, Cave Hill
MAY 2016
Wednesday 11 Meeting of the Administrative, Technical & Service Staff, Open Campus,10:00 a.m.
Academic Board Sub-Committee on Student Matters, Mona
Thursday 12 Board, Faculty of Medical Sciences (Cave Hill), 2:00 p.m.
Campus Appointments Committee, St Augustine, 10:00 a.m.
Board, Faculty of Law (Mona), 2:30 p.m.
Board, Faculty of Science & Technology (Mona), 2:30 p.m.
Campus Audit Committee, Mona
Campus Appointments Committee, Open Campus
Friday 13 Campus Appointments Committee (Cave Hill), 9:00 a.m.
Board of Studies, Institute for Gender & Development Studies, Mona,10:00 a.m.
Information and Communications Technology Committee, Open Campus, 10:00 a.m.
Semester II Examinations end
Semester II ends
Saturday 14 –
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Sunday 15 –
Monday 16 Public Holiday in Barbados – Whit Monday
Tuesday 17 Campus Research & Publications and Graduate Awards Committee,Mona, 9:30 a.m.
Wednesday 18 Housing Committee, Mona, 2:30 p.m.
Security Committee, Mona, 2:30 p.m.
Thursday 19 Board, Faculty of Medical Sciences (St Augustine), 1:30 p.m.
Board, Faculty of Social Sciences (St Augustine), 1:30 p.m.
Academic Board, Mona, 2:30 p.m.
Friday 20 Campus Committee on Curricular Credits, Cave Hill, 2:00 p.m.
Saturday 21 –
Sunday 22 –
Monday 23 Public Holiday in Jamaica – Labour Day
Committee of Deans at Cave Hill, 9:00 a.m.
Tuesday 24 Board for Undergraduate Studies at Cave Hill, 9:00 a.m.
University Archives and Records Management Committee at Cave Hill,3:00 p.m.
MAY 2016
Wednesday 25 University Appointments Committee at Cave Hill, 9:00 a.m.
Campus Finance & General Purposes Committee, Mona, 2:30 p.m.
Academic Board Sub-Committee on Student Matters, Open Campus
Thursday 26 Public Holiday in Trinidad and Tobago – Corpus ChristiBoard for Graduate Studies & Research at Cave Hill, 9:00 a.m.
Campus Appointments Committee, Mona, 9:30 a.m.Board, Faculty of Food & Agriculture (St Augustine), 1:30 p.m.Board, Faculty of Humanities & Education (Mona), 2:30 p.m.Board, Faculty of Medical Sciences (Mona), 2:30 p.m.
Friday 27 Finance and General Purposes Committee at Cave Hill, 9:00 a.m.
University Selection Committee for Vice-Chancellor’s Award forExcellence at Cave Hill (immediately following F&GPC))
Campus Committee on Examinations, Cave Hill
Saturday 28 –
Sunday 29 –
Monday 30 Public Holiday in Trinidad and Tobago – Indian Arrival Day
Tuesday 31 Regional Planning and Strategy Committee of the Institute for Gender &Development Studies at St Augustine
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Wednesday 1 Academic Quality Assurance Committee (AQAC), Mona
Regional Planning and Strategy Committee of the Institute for Gender &Development Studies at St Augustine
Academic Staff Appraisal, Mona begins
Thursday 2 UWI Management Audit Meeting at Cave Hill
Friday 3 Board of Examiners’ Meeting, Cave Hill
Campus Examiners’ Meeting, Mona
Saturday 4 Board of Examiners’ Meeting, Cave Hill
Campus Examiners’ Meeting, Mona
Sunday 5 Board of Examiners’ Meeting, Cave HillCampus Examiners’ Meeting, Mona
Monday 6 Board of Examiners’ Meeting, Cave Hill
Campus Examiners’ Meeting, MonaGrounds, Buildings and Premises Committee, Mona, 2:30 p.m.
Tuesday 7 Board of Examiners’ Meeting, Cave HillCampus Examiners’ Meeting, Mona
Academic Quality Assurance Committee (AQAC), St Augustine, 1:30 p.m.
JUNE 2016
Wednesday 8 Board of Examiners’ Meeting, Cave Hill
Academic Board Sub-Committee on Student Matters, Mona
Campus Examiners’ Meeting, Mona
Thursday 9 Board of Examiners’ Meeting, Cave Hill
Campus Examiners’ Meeting, Mona
Campus Appointments Committee, St Augustine, 10:00 a.m.
Board, Faculty of Law (St Augustine), 1:30 p.m.
Friday 10 Board of Examiners’ Meeting, Cave Hill
Campus Examiners’ Meeting, Mona
Saturday 11 –
Sunday 12 –
Monday 13 UWI Management Audit Meeting at Cave Hill
Tuesday 14 –
Wednesday 15 Security Committee, Mona, 2:30 p.m.
Thursday 16 Academic Board, St Augustine, 1:30 p.m.
Academic Board, Mona, 2:30 p.m.
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Friday 17 –
Saturday 18 –
Sunday 19 Public Holiday in Trinidad and Tobago – Labour Day (to be observed onMonday June 20, 2016)
Monday 20 Board of Examiners’ Meeting, Cave Hill
Public Holiday in Trinidad and Tobago – Labour Day observance
Tuesday 21 Board of Examiners’ Meeting, Cave Hill
Wednesday 22 Board of Examiners’ Meeting, Cave Hill
Campus Finance & General Purposes Committee, Mona, 2:30 p.m.
Thursday 23 Board of Examiners’ Meeting, Cave Hill
Campus Appointments Committee, Mona, 9:30 a.m.
Board, Faculty of Medical Sciences (Mona), 2:30 p.m.
Friday 24 Board of Examiners’ Meeting, Cave Hill
Campus Finance & General Purposes Committee, St Augustine, 1:30 p.m.
Saturday 25 Board of Examiners’ Meeting, Cave Hill
Sunday 26 –
JUNE 2016
Monday 27 –
Tuesday 28 –
Wednesday 29 –
Thursday 30 Academic Staff Appraisal, Mona ends
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Friday 1 Campus Committee on Examinations, Mona
Saturday 2 –
Sunday 3 –
Monday 4 –
Tuesday 5 Public Holiday in Trinidad and Tobago – Eid-ul-Fitr
Wednesday 6 Academic Quality Assurance Committee (AQAC), Mona
Thursday 7 –
Friday 8 Joint Board of Teacher Education, Mona
Information and Communications Technology Committee, OpenCampus, 10:00 a.m.
Saturday 9 –
Sunday 10 –
Monday 11 –
Tuesday 12 –
Wednesday 13 Academic Board Sub-Committee on Student Matters, Mona
Meeting of the Administrative, Technical & Service Staff, Open Campus,10:00 a.m.
JULY 2016
Thursday 14 –
Friday 15 –
Saturday 16 –
Sunday 17 –
Monday 18 –
Tuesday 19 –
Wednesday 20 Housing Committee, Mona, 2:30 p.m.
Security Committee, Mona, 2:30 p.m.
Thursday 21 –
Friday 22 –
Saturday 23 –
Sunday 24 –
Monday 25 –
Tuesday 26 –
Wednesday 27 –
Thursday 28 Campus Appointments Committee, Mona, 9:30 a.m.
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Friday 29 –
Saturday 30 –
Sunday 31 –
JULY 2016