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The 75th anniversary year will feature initiatives and events purposely designed and aligned to reflect on our past, confront our present, and articulate plans for our future under the theme: UWI at 75. Rooted. Ready. Rising.

Jubilee Week•July 16-23,2023•

Year-round Activities

Cave Hill

Sargassum beach clean-up

Mona

Voice of the People – Quarterly Vox Pops

New Science Competitions - Two competitions hosted by the Faculty of Science and Technology

Faculty of Science and Technology Lecture Series and FST Awards, and Events to include App Development, Billboards, Murals, Magazine and Evolution of Campus

Open Campus

Creative cooking showcase (monthly presentations)

Continuing and Professional Education (CPE) Scholarships to be given throughout the year

UWI

Mini-Quizzes across The UWI

75 at 75 – recognition of 75 members of the UWI Community

Buy-a-Tile Fundraiser

UWI Stories – Somebody needs your story

Anniversary Highlights

3-5

UWI
Release of Teaser Videos for Media Launch

6

UWI
Media Launch – Regional Headquarters

7

UWI
UWI Day (UWI Wide event)

8

UWI
Inter-Faith Service and Commemoration Service (at Mona)

8

STA
Student Parade (to be confirmed)

24

CH
SALISES Exhibition on Sir Arthur Lewis

3

UWI
Inaugural Rex Nettleford Distinguished Lecture “The Past That Has Not Passed: The Heritage of Slavery and Genocide in Jamaica." (Confirmed) 3:00 p.m. JA

7/21

Mona
Mona Social Services Lecture Series on Transformation Through Black Empowerment (February 7 – Kingston, February 21- Montego Bay)

8

CH
The 7th Institute for Gender and Development Studies: Nita Barrow Unit Distinguished International Women's Day Lecture

8

Mona
“Remembering Rex”- National Dance Theatre Company (NDTC) Performance with University Singers 7:00 p.m. JA @ The Little Theatre (Confirmed)

9

Mona
Fit For Purpose – Dance Aerobics event

16

Mona
UWI Grand Gala – Exhibition of Student Legacy
Mona Social Services Community Tours

24

CH
CLR James Beyond A Boundary Symposium

13

Mona
Science Fair - ends on April 1

27

UWI
We Rise - UWI Talent Show (Registration and virtual auditions)

27

Mona
75th Anniversary Song Competition (first quarter of year)
75th Anniversary Auction and Time Capsule
Mona Social Services Community Tours

27

OC
Games Night

5

CH
Academy of Sport - 20/20 Cricket showcase

14

UWI
We Rise - UWI Talent Show (Registration and virtual auditions) will end.

20

UWI
AFUWI Gala (New York)

22

OC
Tree planting across OC sites

22

FI
Care Project

29

UWI
Toronto Benefit Awards (Canada)

27/28

CH
Academy of Sport - Track and Field Meet

27/28

Mona
75th Anniversary Research Days (May and June)

27/28

UWI
Anniversary Games (May or June)

26

UWI
Global UWI Alumni Day (Virtual)

18-19

Mona
Medical Alumni Conference

18

Mona
Smoker 7:00 p.m. @ PSCCA

19

Mona
Dinner 7:00 p.m. @ Pegasus (Confirmed)

20

UWI/Jubilee
Academic Round table (blended) 9:00 a.m. JA with coffee break
University Singers Concert-PSCCA

22

UWI/Jubilee
“Back-in-Time” Kaiso Day Fête

23

UWI/Jubilee
Vice-Chancellor’s Cricket match
Documentary Film
Sip and Paint

23

STA
Academic Conference and Faculty Research Day (to be confirmed)

28

CH
The 15th cycle of the Caribbean Institute in Gender and Development (CIGAD) Programme Keynote Address

28

OC
Country Conferences/Workshops/Seminars

31

Mona
UWI Ischri: Dis A Fi Wi Ischri (UWI History: This is Our History)

1

CH
Emancipation Bus Tour

1

Mona
Principal’s Legacy Documentary: The Untold Legacy

1

UWI
75 Scholarships
UWI Baton Design competition

1

UWI
UWI Baton send-off (Mona)

11

CH
Elsa Goveia Memorial Lecture

11

OC
Run/Walk/Cycle 5K

11

UWI
UWI 5K Activities (Mona, Open Campus, St Augustine)
Return of UWI Baton (RHQ) (to mark the start of the Mona UWI 5K)

12

STA
Alumni Gathering Weekend (to be confirmed)
Alumni Hook and Cook
Celebrity Cricket
Jazz on the Green
Auction
Concert and Art exhibition

23

Mona
UWI Library Exhibition: Celebrating 75 years of scholarship and Publishing

31

FI
75th Anniversary Mega Fête

18

UWI
We Rise – UWI Talent show Finals (Via hybrid modality physically at STA)

25

Mona
UWI Faculty of Medical Sciences 75th Anniversary Gala

25

OC
“Take over” community service event (staff choose a school and teach classes)
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