The Launch Ceremony for the Bachelor of Science in Management Studies (Entrepreneurship) scheduled for August 28, 2008 at 6 pm at the Undercroft, UWI, Mona has been POSTPONED.

Owing to the threat posed by Tropical Storm Gustav, all activities at the Mona Campus of The University of the West Indies will be suspended at 10:00 a.m. today, Thursday, August 28, 2008 and the Campus will remain closed tomorrow in the event that Gustav hits Jamaica.

Members of staff should ensure that their departments are secured. Essential services and Emergency operations will remain open.

Special arrangements are being made for students who are resident on campus to remain in hall.

Make exercise part of a routine – schedule the time for it. For many of us this is a real challenge so here are some tips:
- remember that if you do exercises you enjoy, you will be more likely to do them
- exercising with company will help you to keep going on those days when you feel like giving up your routine
- choose the time of day that works best for you
- if for some reason you stop, make it temporary; don’t get upset with yourself for stopping, just restart your routine as soon as possible.

A new edition of the Marcus Garvey Movement newspaper called the Pan-African Reporter is now hot off the press. The cost is J$20 Jamaican dollars. To get a copy of the Pan African Reporter email mgm_uwi@yahoo.com and movementmarcusgarvey@yahoo.com.

The fifteenth meeting of States Parties to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) was convened at the United Nations Headquarters in New York recently to elect new members to serve on the CEDAW Committee.

The Department of Medicine at the University of the West Indies, Mona hosts the Professor Rolf Richards Memorial Lecture on Friday September 12, 2008 at 5 pm at the Main Lecture Theatre located at the University Hospital of the West Indies. Professor Edward Horton, Director of the Joslin Diabetes Center, Boston will deliver the lecture.

The university community is invited.

“The Role of Tertiary Institutions in the Development of Innovation and Enterprise” is the title of the address being given by Hon. Karl Samuda, Minister of Industry and Commerce at the Launch of the Bachelor of Science in Management Studies (Entrepreneurship) degree at The University of the West Indies, Mona. The Launch Ceremony takes place on Thursday, August 28, 2008 at 6:00 pm at the Undercroft, The University of the West Indies, Mona.

The Faculty of Social Sciences will observe Tuesday, August 19, as Faculty Day 2008. As a result, all the administrative offices in the Faculty will be closed to the public for the day. Normal activities will resume on Wednesday, August 20, 2007.

Please note that queries and concerns may be directed to the Faculty Office at 927-2592 / 977-0640 or the departmental offices between the hours of 8:30 am and 4:30 pm.

The twelfth July-at-the-UWI programme for children ages 12 to 18 years was successfully delivered recently. The focus of this year’s programme was The Environment, and as usual, the science was enriched with aspects of the history and culture of countries which contribute to the UWI. Module 1 was based at the UWI, Mona campus and involved courtesy calls, interviews, field visits and recreational trips in Kingston, St. Andrew and St. Ann. Module II was delivered in Barbados and St. Lucia.

The Department of Library and Information Studies at the University of the West Indies wishes to advise students pursing this degree option that special Orientaion and Registartion sessions have been organized. The session for undergraduate students take place on Thursday, August 28, 2008 between 2 pm and 4 pm at the Main Library, Multifunctional Room, UWI, Mona and the session for postgraduate students on Friday, August 29, 2008 between 2 pm and 4 pm in the Department of Library and Information Studies Seminar Room.