The UWI Mona Campus' Annual Departmental Reports 2022_2023

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DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY AND GEOLOGY

■ @ Word in Black Press (a collaborative of 10 US media outlets across the USA), Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023 ■ Advocates Believe Education System Should Factor Cultural Differences Between African and African American Students – Word In Black ■ @ Seattle Medium News, Wednesday, January 4, 2023 ( This article is one of a series of articles produced by Word in Black through support provided by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. Word In Black is a collaborative of 10 Black-owned media outlets across the country) : ■ Advocates Believe Education System Should Factor Cultural Differences Between African And African American Students – The Seattle Medium ■ @ Sacramento Observer News, Tuesday, January 10, 2023 ■ Advocates Believe Education System Should Factor Cultural Differences Between African and African American Students (sacobserver.com) ■ @ Intercultural Press News Source, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023 ■ https://theintercultural.press/a-religion-primarily-based-schooling-sys- tem-must-embrace-cultural-variations-between-african-and-african-amer- ican-college-students Sarah F. Buckland ■ Survey Consultation for Belmont Forum Project: Management of Disaster Risk and Societal Resilience Team. Other members of the team included – Michael Jacobson, Penn State University, USA; Adelaide Nardocci, Uni- versity of Sao Paulo, Brazil; Nazmiye Ozkan, School of Water, Energy and Environment, Cranfield University, UK; Abdullah Konak, Penn State Uni- versity, USA. (January 2023) ■ Warriors, Influencers and Nurturers: Lessons from the Dahlia Flower. Stu- dents for Life Jamaica Presentation in collaboration with the Love March Movement and Chosen to GLOW Ministries (January 7, 2023, Devon House, Jamaica). • Dr Taneisha Edwards had a group discussion with undergraduates in the stu- dent’s UWI Geographical Society entitled: Strategic career planning for geol- ogists and geoscientists in training. March 2, 2023, 2:00–3:00 pm • The UWI Geological Society and the UWI Geographical Society jointly hosted a World Water Day Symposium on March 23, 2023, “Accelerating Change” Speakers included. ■ Mr. Geoffrey Marshall, The Deputy Managing Director of the WRA, Dr. Arpita Mandal, Ms. Melissa Curtis and 2 final-year students – Ms. Kelysia Williams and Ms. Kemala Alexander. The programme was moderated by

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