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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

The University of the West Indies

Cave Hill Mona St Augustine Open Campus

Academic Diary 2012/2013

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Graduation Dates

Saturday October 13, 2012 Open Campus (to be held in St. Kitts & Nevis)

Saturday October 20, 2012 Cave Hill

Thursday October 25–Saturday 27, 2012 St. Augustine

Friday November 2–Saturday 3, 2012 Mona

Semester I Dates 2012/2013

Semester I begins Sunday August 26, 2012

Teaching begins Monday September 3, 2012

Teaching ends Friday November 30, 2012

Examinations Wednesday December 5 – Friday December 21, 2012

Semester I ends Friday December 21, 2012

Semester II Dates 2012/2013

Semester II begins Sunday January 20, 2013

Teaching begins Monday January 21, 2013

Teaching ends Friday April 19, 2013

Semester break Monday April 22 – Friday 26, 2013

Examinations Monday April 29 – Friday May 17, 2013

Semester II ends Friday May 17, 2013

University Meetings

Cross Campus Meetings at St Augustine – October 01–04, 2012

University Finance and General Purposes Committee at Mona – October 29, 2012

Cross Campus Meetings at Mona – January 21–25, 2013

Cross Campus Meetings at Cave Hill – May 27–31, 2013

Annual Business Meeting of Council at the Regional HQ Building – Friday April 26, 2013

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Academic Diary 2012/2013 AUGUST 2012 Wednesday 1

Thursday 2

Friday 3

Saturday 4

Sunday 5

Monday 6

Public Holiday in Barbados, Jamaica, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & The Grenadines, and Trinidad & Tobago – Emancipation Day

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Public Holiday in Antigua & Barbuda – Carnival Monday

Public Holiday in Barbados – Kadooment Day

Public Holiday in the British Virgin Islands – Festival Monday

Public Holiday in Jamaica – Independence Day

Public Holiday in The Bahamas & Grenada – Emancipation Day


AUGUST 2012 Monday 6 (cont’d)

Tuesday 7

Wednesday 8

Thursday 9

Friday 10

Saturday 11

Sunday 12

Monday 13

Tuesday 14

Public Holiday in The Commonwealth of Dominica and St. Kitts & Nevis – August Monday

Public Holiday in Montserrat – August Holiday

Public Holiday in Anguilla – Carnival Celebrations

Public Holiday in the British Virgin Islands – Festival Tuesday

Public Holiday in Antigua & Barbuda – Carnival Tuesday

Public Holiday in the British Virgin Islands – Festival Wednesday

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Faculty of Social Sciences, Mona, Standing Committee Meeting, 10:00 a.m.

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Public Holiday in Grenada – Carnival Monday

Instructional Development Unit (IDU), Mona 20th Anniversary Celebrations: Teaching & Learning Summer Institute, (begins), 9:00 a.m.

Public Holiday in Grenada – Carnival Tuesday


AUGUST 2012 Wednesday 15

Thursday 16

Friday 17 Saturday 18

Sunday 19 Monday 20

Tuesday 21

Wednesday 22

Campus Committee on Examinations, Mona, 9:00 a.m.

Security Committee, Mona, 2:30 p.m.

Campus Examiners’ Meeting, Mona, 9:00 a.m.


Faculty Day, Faculty of Social Sciences, Mona, 9:00 a.m.


Public Holiday in Trinidad & Tobago – Eid-ul-Fitr


General Orientation, Mona Western Jamaica Campus, 8:30 a.m.


General Orientation, Mona, Western Jamaica Campus, 8:30 a.m.

Orientation (Regional and International Students), Mona, 8:30 a.m.


Orientation (Regional and International Students), Mona, 8:30 a.m.

Parents and Family Orientation, Mona

UWI Alumni Association (UWIAA) Mona, 6:30 p.m.


AUGUST 2012 Thursday 23

Friday 24

Saturday 25

Sunday 26

Monday 27

Tuesday 28

Orientation of Undergraduate Students, Mona, 8:30 a.m.

IDU, Mona 20th Anniversary Celebrations: Teaching & Learning Summer Institute (ends,) 9:00 a.m.

Orientation of New Academic & Senior Administrative Staff, Mona (ends)

Campus Appointments Committee, Mona, 9:30 a.m.

Board, Faculty of Food and Agriculture, St. Augustine, 1:30 p.m.

Board, Faculty of Social Sciences, St. Augustine, 1:30 p.m.

Orientation of Undergraduate Students, Mona, 8:30 a.m.

Orientation of Undergraduate Students, Cave Hill


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IDU, Mona 20th Anniversary Celebrations: New Faculty Orientation Teaching Programme, (begins) 9:00 a.m.

Orientation to University Teaching at St. Augustine, (begins), 9:00 a.m.


AUGUST 2012 Wednesday 29

Thursday 30

Friday 31

IDU, Mona 20th Anniversary Celebrations: New Faculty Orientation Teaching Programme, (ends), 9:00 a.m.

Orientation to University Teaching at St. Augustine (continues)

Orientation of New Graduate Students, Mona, (begins) 8:30 a.m.

Orientation to University Teaching at St. Augustine (ends)

Academic Quality Assurance Committee, Open Campus, 10.00 a.m. (EC time)

Public Holiday in Trinidad & Tobago – Independence Day

Orientation of New Graduate Students, Mona (ends)

Matriculation Ceremony, Cave Hill, 5:00 p.m.


SEPTEMBER 2012 Saturday 1

Sunday 2

Monday 3 Tuesday 4

Wednesday 5

Thursday 6 Friday 7

Saturday 8

Sunday 9

Monday 10

Tuesday 11

Wednesday 12

Trinidad & Tobago – Emancipation Day

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Teaching begins

Campus Committee on Examinations, Cave Hill

Academic Board Sub-Committee on Co-curricular Credits, St. Augustine, 1:30 p.m.

Academic Quality Assurance Committee, Mona, 10:00 a.m.

Board, Faculty of Engineering, St. Augustine, 1:30 p.m.

Matriculation and Welcome Ceremony, Mona, 4:00 p.m.

Campus Audit Committee, Mona, 9:00 a.m.

Campus Quality Assurance Committee, Cave Hill, 10:00 a.m.

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Welcome Service, Mona, 9:00 a.m.

Academic Quality Assurance Committee (AQAC), St. Augustine, 1:30 p.m.

Campus Committee for Graduate Studies & Research, Mona, 9:30 a.m.

Academic Board Sub-Committee on Student Matters, Mona, 8:30 a.m.

Academic Board, Open Campus, 10:00 a.m. (EC)


SEPTEMBER 2012 Wednesday 12

Thursday 13 Friday 14

Saturday 15

Sunday 16

Monday 17

Tuesday 18 Wednesday 19

Board, Faculty of Social Sciences, Cave Hill, 2:00 p.m.

Campus Appointments Committee, St. Augustine, 10:00 a.m.

Academic Board, St. Augustine, 1:30 p.m.

Board, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Cave Hill, 2:00 p.m.

Campus Committee on Graduate Studies & Research, Cave Hill, 2:00 p.m.

Matriculation Ceremony, St. Augustine, 5:00 p.m.


Board, Faculty of Science & Technology, Cave Hill, 2:00 p.m.

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Board of Studies, Institute for Gender & Development Studies, Cave Hill, 2:00 p.m.

Public Holiday in St. Kitts & Nevis – Independence Day

Campus Finance & General Purposes Committee, Cave Hill, 2:00 p.m.

Housing Committee, Mona, 2:30 p.m.



SEPTEMBER 2012 Thursday 20

Friday 21

Saturday 22

Monday 24

Tuesday 25

Wednesday 26 Thursday 27

Campus Appointments Committee, Open Campus, 10:00 a.m. (EC time)

Board, Faculty of Medical Sciences, St. Augustine, 1:30 p.m.

Academic Board, Mona, 2:30 p.m.

Public Holiday in Belize – Independence Day

Board of Studies, Institute for Gender & Development Studies, Mona, 10:00 a.m.

Campus Finance & General Purposes Committee, St. Augustine, 1:30 p.m.

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Public Holiday in Trinidad & Tobago – Republic Day

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Steering Committee of Academic Board, Cave Hill, 2:00 p.m.

Campus Finance and General Purposes Committee, Mona, 2:30 p.m.

UWI Alumni Association (UWIAA), Mona, 6:30 p.m.

Campus Appointments Committee, Cave Hill, 9:30 a.m.


Board, Faculty of Food & Agriculture, St. Augustine, 1:30 p.m.


SEPTEMBER 2012 Thursday 27 (cont’d)

Friday 28

Saturday 29

Sunday 30

Board, Faculty of Science & Technology, 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.


Academic Board, Cave Hill, 2:00 p.m.

UWI/GL “Premium” Open Lecture at St. Augustine

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IDU, Mona 20th Anniversary Celebrations – Thanksgiving Service


OCTOBER 2012 Monday 1

Tuesday 2


Friday 5

Saturday 6

Sunday 7

Monday 8

Tuesday 9


Committee of Deans at St. Augustine, 9:00 a.m.

Grounds Buildings & Premises, Mona, 2:30 p.m.

Board for Undergraduate Studies at St. Augustine, 9:00 a.m.

University Appointments Committee at St. Augustine, 9:00 a.m.


Board for Graduate Studies & Research at St. Augustine, 9:00 a.m.

Board, Faculty of Social Sciences, Mona, 2:30 p.m.

Board, UWI Press at St. Augustine, 4:00 p.m.

Board, Faculty of Humanities and Education, Cave Hill, 2:00 p.m.

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Campus Committee on Curricular Credits, Cave Hill, 2:00 p.m.

Board, Faculty of Humanities & Education, St. Augustine, 1:30 p.m.


OCTOBER 2012 Thursday 11 (cont’d)

Friday 12

Saturday 13

Sunday 14

Monday 15

Board, Faculty of Food & Agriculture, St. Augustine at 1:30 p.m.

Board, Faculty of Science & Technology, St. Augustine 1:30 p.m.

IDU, Mona 20th Anniversary Celebrations, UWI/Guardian Life Teaching Award Ceremony, 6:00 p.m.

Board, Faculty of Law, Mona, 2:30 p.m.

Board, Faculty of Science & Technology, Mona, 2:30 p.m.

Faculty of Medical Sciences, Mona, Student Awards Ceremony, 6:00 p.m.

Board, Faculty of Law, Cave Hill, 9:00 a.m.


IDU, Mona 20th Anniversary Celebrations, Special 20th Anniversary Workshop, 9:00 a.m.



Graduation Ceremony at the Open Campus (to be held in St. Kitts & Nevis) –

Public Holiday in Jamaica – National Heroes’ Day


OCTOBER 2012 Tuesday 16

Wednesday 17

Thursday 18

Friday 19

Saturday 20

Sunday 21

Monday 22

Tuesday 23


Campus Research & Publications and Graduate Awards Committee, Mona, 9:30 a.m.





Joint Board of Teacher Education, Mona, 10:00 a.m.

Principal’s Dinner for Honorary Graduands, Cave Hill

Graduation Ceremony at Cave Hill, 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

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Public Holidays in Grenada – Labour Day



OCTOBER 2012 Thursday 25 (cont’d)

Friday 26

Saturday 27

Sunday 28

Monday 29 Tuesday 30

Wednesday 31

Graduation Ceremony at St. Augustine, 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.





Public Holiday in St. Vincent & The Grenadines – Independence Day


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Finance and General Purposes Committee at Mona, 9:00 a.m.

Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Excellence Ceremony at Mona, 6:00 p.m.


Campus Audit Committee, Mona, 2:00 p.m.


NOVEMBER 2012 Thursday 1

Friday 2

Saturday 3

Sunday 4

Monday 5

Tuesday 6


Public Holiday in Antigua & Barbuda – Independence Day




Board, Faculty of Humanities and Education, Cave Hill, 2.00 p.m.

Graduation Ceremony at Mona, 10:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.

Public Holiday in Dominica – Independence Day

Graduation Ceremony at Mona, 10:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.

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Faculty of Medical Sciences, Faculty Research Day, Mona





NOVEMBER 2012 Thursday 8 (cont’d)

Friday 9

Saturday 10

Sunday 11

Monday 12




Faculty of Humanities & Education, Student Awards Ceremony, Mona, 2:00 p.m.



Faculty of Medical Sciences, Faculty Research Day, Mona (continues)


Faculty of Medical Sciences, Faculty Research Day, Mona (ends)


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Public Holiday in Trinidad & Tobago – Divali

Annual Evaluation & Promotion Exercise, Mona



NOVEMBER 2012 Thursday 15

Friday 16

Saturday 17

Sunday 18

Monday 19

Tuesday 20

Wednesday 21





Board of Studies, Institute for Gender & Development Studies, Mona, 10:00 a.m.


17 Caribbean Women: Catalysts for Change Lecture at Cave Hill, Joint Board of Teacher Education for the Eastern Caribbean, Cave Hill

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NOVEMBER 2012 Wednesday 21(cont’d)

Thursday 22

Friday 23

Saturday 24

Sunday 25

Monday 26

Tuesday 27


Friday 30

UWI Development and Endowment Fund (Mona) Annual Donor Recognition and Scholarship Awards Dinner 2012, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, 6:00 p.m.





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Teaching ends


DECEMBER 2012 Saturday 1

Sunday 2

Monday 3

Tuesday 4


Friday 7

Saturday 8

Sunday 9

Monday 10

Tuesday 11

Long Service Awards Ceremony, Cave Hill

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Grounds Buildings & Premises Committee, Mona, 2:30 p.m.

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Carol Service, Mona, 7:00 p.m.

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DECEMBER 2012 Wednesday 12


Saturday 15

Sunday 16

Monday 17

Tuesday 18




Board, Faculty of Food & Agriculture, 1:30 p.m.



Long Service & Staff Awards Ceremony, Mona, 5:00 p.m.



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DECEMBER 2012 Friday 21

Saturday 22

Sunday 23

Monday 24

Tuesday 25

Wednesday 26

Thursday 27

Friday 28

Saturday 29

Sunday 30

Monday 31

Semester I Examinations end

Semester I ends

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CHRISTMAS DAY

BOXING DAY

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JANUARY 2013 Tuesday 1

Wednesday 2

Thursday 3

Friday 4

Saturday 5

Sunday 6

Monday 7

Tuesday 8


NEW YEAR’S DAY

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Academic Quality Assurance Committee, Open Campus, 10:00 a.m. (EC)


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Board, Faculty of Engineering, St. Augustine 1:30 p.m.




JANUARY 2013 Friday 11

Saturday 12

Sunday 13


Wednesday 16

Thursday 17




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IDU, Mona 20th Anniversary Celebrations, Teaching Skills Workshop & Pre-Semester Post-graduate Certificate in University Teaching & Learning (begins), 9:00 a.m.








JANUARY 2013 Thursday 17 (cont’d)

Friday 18

Saturday 19

Sunday 20

Monday 21


Campus Appointments Committee, Open Campus, 9:00 a.m.



Faculty of Social Sciences, Mona, Students’ Awards Ceremony, 5:30 p.m.

IDU, Mona 20th Anniversary Celebrations, Teaching Skills Workshop & Pre-Semester Post-graduate Certificate in University Teaching & Learning, 9:00 a.m.





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Teaching begins

Committee of Deans at Mona, 9:00 a.m.

University Archives & Records Management Committee at Mona, 2:30 p.m.


JANUARY 2013 Tuesday 22


Friday 25

Saturday 26

Sunday 27

Monday 28

Tuesday 29

Wednesday 30

Thursday 31

Board for Undergraduate Studies at Mona, 9:00 a.m.

University Appointments Committee at Mona, 9:00 a.m.



Board for Graduate Studies & Research at Mona, 9:00 a.m.





Finance and General Purposes Committee at Mona, 9:00 a.m.



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FEBRUARY 2013 Friday 1

Saturday 2

Sunday 3

Monday 4


Thursday 7

Campus Committee on Examinations, Cave Hill,

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Grounds Buildings & Premises Committee, Mona, 2:30 p.m.



Public Holiday in Grenada – Independence Day

Research Day, Mona (begins)

IDU, Mona 20th Anniversary Celebrations: Combined meeting of the IDUs at St. Augustine, (begins), 9:00 a.m.








FEBRUARY 2013 Friday 8

Saturday 9

Sunday 10

Monday 11

Tuesday 12

Wednesday 13


Saturday 16

Sunday 17

Monday 18

Research Day, Mona (ends)

IDU, Mona 20th Anniversary Celebrations: Combined Meetings of the IDUs at St. Augustine (ends), 9:00 a.m.



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Carnival Monday in Trinidad & Tobago

Carnival Tuesday in Trinidad & Tobago

Public Holiday in The Cayman Islands and Jamaica – Ash Wednesday

Commemoration Celebrations, Mona, (begins)



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Commemoration Service, Mona, 9:00 a.m.

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FEBRUARY 2013 Tuesday 19

Wednesday 20

Thursday 21


Sunday 24

Monday 25

Tuesday 26







Public Holiday in St. Lucia – Independence Day


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MARCH 2013 Friday 1

Saturday 2

Sunday 3

Monday 4

Tuesday 5


Friday 8

Saturday 9

Campus Council, Mona, 9:00 a.m.


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Campus Council, Cave Hill, 9:30 a.m.


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MARCH 2013 Sunday 10

Monday 11

Tuesday 12

Wednesday 13


Saturday 16

Sunday 17

Monday 18

Tuesday 19

Wednesday 20

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Campus Council, Open Campus, 10:00 a.m. (EC time)


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MARCH 2013 Thursday 21

Friday 22

Saturday 23

Sunday 24

Monday 25

Tuesday 26


Friday 29

Saturday 30 Sunday 31



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Campus Council, St. Augustine, 10:00 a.m.





Faculty of Science & Technology, Mona, Student Awards Ceremony, 5:00 p.m.

GOOD FRIDAY

Public Holiday in Trinidad & Tobago – Spiritual Baptist Liberation Day

EASTER SUNDAY


APRIL 2013 Monday 1

Tuesday 2

Wednesday 3

Thursday 4 Friday 5

Saturday 6

Sunday 7

Monday 8

Tuesday 9


EASTER MONDAY

Student Awards Ceremony, Cave Hill, 6:00 p.m.




Board, Faculty of Science & Technology, St. Augustine 1:30 p.m.




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Valedictory Service, Mona, 9:00 a.m.







APRIL 2013 Thursday 11(cont’d)

Friday 12

Saturday 13

Sunday 14

Monday 15


Thursday 18

Friday 19




Board, Faculty of Science & Technology, Cave Hill, 2.00 p.m.

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Academic Quality Assurance Committee, Open Campus, 10:00 a.m. (EC)

Teaching ends



Academic Staff Appraisal, Mona (Academic Staff to commence process of completing appraisal forms)


APRIL 2013 Saturday 20

Sunday 21

Monday 22


Thursday 25

Friday 26

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UWI Alumni Association (UWIAA) Mona 6:30 p.m.




Annual Business Meeting of Council at the Regional Headquarters Bldg., Mona, 9:00 a.m.


Annual Staff Appraisal, Mona (Heads of Departments to commence appraisal interviews)

Senior Administrative Staff & Professional Staff Appraisal (Process of completing self-appraisal forms [HR301] begins)

SEMESTER II BREAK ENDS


APRIL 2013 Saturday 27

Sunday 28

Monday 29

Tuesday 30

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Semester II Examinations begin



MAY 2013 Wednesday 1

Thursday 2

Friday 3

Saturday 4

Sunday 5

Monday 6

Tuesday 7

Wednesday 8

Public Holiday in Barbados – May Day

Public Holiday in Grenada – Labour Day



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MAY 2013 Thursday 9

Friday 10

Saturday 11

Sunday 12

Monday 13

Tuesday 14









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Campus Appointments Committee, Open Campus, 10:00 a.m. (EC time)




MAY 2013 Friday 17

Saturday 18

Sunday 19



Friday 24

Saturday 25

Sunday 26

Monday 27

Semester II Examinations end

Semester II ends


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Public Holiday in Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, The Bahamas & Barbados, Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & The Grenadines and The British Virgin Islands – Whit Monday

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Public Holiday in Jamaica – Labour Day


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Committee of Deans at Cave Hill, 9:00 a.m.


MAY 2013 Tuesday 28

Wednesday 29


Board for Undergraduate Studies at Cave Hill, 9:00 a.m.

University Appointments Committee at Cave Hill, 9:00 a.m.

Public Holiday in Trinidad & Tobago – Indian Arrival Day

Public Holiday in Trinidad & Tobago – Corpus Christi

Board for Graduate Studies & Research at Cave Hill, 9:00 a.m.




University Finance & General Purposes Committee at Cave Hill, 9:00 a.m.


JUNE 2013 Saturday 1

Sunday 2

Monday 3 Tuesday 4

Wednesday 5

Thursday 6

Friday 7

Saturday 8

Sunday 9

Monday 10

Tuesday 11

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Campus Committee on Examinations, Cave Hill,







JUNE 2013 Wednesday 12

Thursday 13

Friday 14

Saturday 15

Sunday 16

Monday 17

Tuesday 18

Wednesday 19




Board, Faculty of Engineering, St. Augustine 1:30 p.m.


Board, Faculty of Science & Agriculture, St. Augustine 1:30 p.m.





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Public Holiday in Trinidad & Tobago – Labour Day


JUNE 2013 Thursday 20

Friday 21

Saturday 22

Sunday 23

Monday 24

Tuesday 25


Friday 28

Saturday 29

Sunday 30



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JULY 2013 Monday 1

Tuesday 2

Wednesday 3

Thursday 4

Friday 5

Saturday 6

Sunday 7

Monday 8

Tuesday 9

Wednesday 10

Thursday 11


Sunday 14

Monday 15

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JULY 2013 Tuesday 16


Thursday 19

Saturday 20

Sunday 21

Monday 22

Tuesday 23

Wednesday 24

Thursday 25

Friday 26

Saturday 27

Sunday 28

Monday 29

Tuesday 30

Wednesday 31

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