FST Rewind 2020-2022

FST REWIND

2020 - 2022

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1 .......2020/2021 FST Rep: Michael Joseph
3 .......Entrepreneurship Catalogue
4 .......Christmas Hamper Drive
5 .......Life Sciences Day 2021
7 .......Regional Interclubbing
9 .......Friday Night Live
11 .......Positivity Campaign
13.......Halloween Costume Competition
15.......FST STA Women In Science
17.......Thank You 2020-2021 Council

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23......2021-2022 FST Rep: Jeremiah Mathura
25......Introducing the Gender Representative
27......Upgrading The Council
29......Vaccination Campaign
31......FST Festival: The Prequel
32......Friday Night Lives: Season 2
33......Weekly Science Fact
35......FST Games Night
37......Regional Interclubbing 2.0
39......Chemistry Day 2021
41......CNN Call to Earth Day
43......FST Town Hall
45......Men In STEM 2022
46......Women In STEM 2022
47......FST Postgraduate Preparation
49......Physics Day 2022
51......Life Sciences Day 2022
53......Behind The Scenes
55......Thank You 2021-2022 Council

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As Former FST Rep and student,
What Does FST Mean to You?

"FST is a great faculty. Its greatness comes from
its diversity, not only with students but also with

lecturers from all walks of life. From different
parts of the world to different religions, all

willing to come together. It is also great in the
calibre of lecturers we have; those who are

willing to donate their time out of the classroom
to help and even just talk with students. As a

student, I built lifelong friendships with people I
can call for professional help in projects or to

lime with. That balance is what makes FST. I have
known friends from my time in the swimming
team who went on to become lecturers in FST. It
is hard, being the sciences after all, but that

balance and how the students and lecturers come
together working on projects allowing everyone
to learn academics and life lessons makes FST the

greatest. "

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Entrepreneurship
Catalogue

To support student entrepreneurship, the FSTSC
created a catalogue of students' business

endeavours and marketed it to students of the
faculty and, by extension, the university.

The businesses of FST students were given their
3 time to shine via this catalogue!

Christmas Hamper
Drive

To help students during the economic

hardship that COVID-19 has placed on the

world, the FSTSC sought to provide hampers.

Students who requested assistance were

given a lovely Christmas gift comprising of

groceries.

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Life Sciences Day
2021

Developing a Better Earth

The first ever Life Sciences day, Developing a
Better Earth, showed how all the fields, from
environmental science to plant sciences and
biochemistry, come together to develop our Earth
5 via innovation!

The first Life Sciences Day, Developing a Better
Earth, was in collaboration with the UWI
Biological Society!

Held in April 2021, this event highlighted many
favourites of the Department of Life Sciences as

well as demonstrators and tutors.

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Regional
Inter-clubbing

The first Regional Interclubbing event
in collaboration with UWI Mona, Cave Hill and

St. Augustine!

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Physics

The physics clubs showed off the
immense diversity of physics with its
applications, from the out-of-this-world

astronomy to the ever-mysterious
quantum physics and the ever-
dangerous nuclear physics!

Computing and IT

The Computing Societies worked
together to host their very own Hack-

a-thon; inviting everyone to
participate in coding challenges,
panel discussions and much more!

Chemistry

The chemistry clubs hosted The

Mentality of Chemistry which focused

on the importance of mental health

and self-care. Self-care advice with

useful study tips, generated a reaction

comprised of the ideal ways to take

care of one's self. 8

FST Friday Nights Live
2021-2022 Edition

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The Friday Nights Lives began as a way to give
students the chance to connect with the
members of the FSTSC by informal

conversations. Discussions such as "Life in a
Panoramic", "Vaccines" and even the more

informal "Which is easier, a degree or a
relationship?" The past FST Representative,
Micheal Joseph, hosted the talks accompanied

by special guests either from the Student
Council or from the Guild Council to join in

discussing the hot topic of the week!

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Positivity Campaign

As part of the Positivity Campaign, the
Weekly positivity quotes were posted every

Monday to give students a good and
uplifting start to the week.

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Mindfulness Mondays were also done to
remind students to take care of themselves
every week by giving them self care goals to

cross out on a bingo card. From enjoying
hobbies to exercise and doing something to

take one's mind off of schoolwork.

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Halloween Costume
Competition

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@asap_kimmy21

To celebrate Halloween, the FSTSC hosted their
first Halloween Competition. Showcasing
the talents of the FST in creating brilliantly
artistic spooky costumes. The winner
s were determined from scariest to
most realistic to
most popular costume!

@kimaya_d

@renmkp

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FST STA
Women In Science

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To commemorate the International Day of
Women and Girls in Science, the staff members
spoke on their experiences, stories and wisdom.



This panel generally included lecturers from all
faculties and gave a diverse range of experiences

from careers to academics and personal life
experiences that detailed the challenges in being a

woman in science.

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To the 2020/2021
FST Student Council!

For your unwavering
commitment and

demonstration of true
adaptability in moving us from

an in-person setting to an
online setting!



Thanks to Mr. Joseph and his
team of dedicated councillors,
the 2020/2021 academic year

was led successfully.

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FST Representative/
FSTSC President

Mr. Michael Joseph

FSTSC Vice President

Mr. David Prime

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Secretary

Ms. Astra DeSilva

Public Relations Officer
Mr. Denzel Lamont

Treasurer
Ms. Gabrielle James

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Club Liason
Mr. Darion Cupid

Co-Events Coordinator
Ms. Teneka Eudovique

Co-Events Coordinator
Ms. Raeanne Ramharrack

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DCIT Representative
Ms. Kristen Thomas

Life Sciences
Representative
Ms. Waynelle John

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Physics Representative
Mr. Gabriel Browne

Chemistry Representative
Ms. Safia Sealey

Evening and Part Time
Representative

Mr. Brandon Ogeer

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As Former FST Rep and Student,
What Does FST Mean to You?

"It has always been my esteemed pleasure to serve
you in my capacity as your Guild FST

Representative and FST Student Council President.
The past year has not been an easy one, but the
success of my administration has resonated
throughout this trying period.

Though my tenure is coming to an end, rest assured
that I have done my homework and attended to the
needs and welfare of all students within this great
faculty. You have spoken, I have listened, and I have
delivered on my mandate given by you, the students
of FST. Through this publication, we, the outgoing
council, seek to encapsulate all that has been done

by your council over the 2020-2022 period under
your past two ​FST Representatives, Mr. Michael

Joseph and myself."



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Introducing the First
GENDER REPRESENTATIVE

Mikella Hosein

The first Gender Representative, Mikella Hosein, made
her debut by introducing the difference between sex

and gender.



"Gender is a cross-cutting issue that we are
incorporating into the operations of the FST Student

Council. We thought it'd be handy for you to
understand it a little more!"

25 - Mikella Hosein

Gender:
The Agenda

Casual gender-friendly discussions, via Instagram

Live events, were hosted by our Gender

Representative, Mikella Hosein, with the President

of Pride UWI and the Faculty of Social Sciences

Representative as speakers.

This event and future instalments served to

approach the topics surrounding gender in a casual

setting, and discuss how they should be dealt with in

society. 26

Upgrading The Council

To represent the N1 Students and communicate
on any issues the department faced, Ms. Kelicia

McLean became our N1 Representative.

To aid our physics representative, Amaara
Beharry, Ms. Kaira Paul answered the call to
help keep the Physics department organised!

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In addition to his role as Club Coordinator, Mr.

Savann Phillip also took up the role as the

FSTSC's first Publications Officer! Here he helped

with various publications including this very

magazine!

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Vaccination Campaign

To help reduce the vaccine hesitancy within the
FST population, the FSTSC launched this campaign

answering various questions about vaccines to
show that it is safe. The FST Rep, along with

members of the Council, gave testimonials after
taking it, to demonstrate its efficacy.

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We also sought to answer questions about
vaccines:

Why are they important?
How did they get made so fast?

And More!

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FST Festival:
The Prequel

The prelude to the "FST Festival" gave a taste of
what was to come. With brief talks from clubs

and lecturers, it introduced what FST offers
regarding the academic experience as well as

clubs.

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FST Friday Night Lives
Season 2

Continuing from the previous

administration, Friday Night Lives Season 2

debuted with Jeremiah Mathura and the

Vice-President, Brandon Ogeer, starting the

semester off strong to get everyone ready

for the 2021/2022 academic year.




Just as before, they allowed for casual

conversations between students and the

FSTSC as we operated digitally. 32

Weekly Science Fact

Spearheaded by the Club Coordinator, Savann
Phillip, the Weekly Science Facts present short
interesting facts from all the scientific fields,

from environmental to quantum physics to
chemistry.

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Weekly Science Fact
Vol. II

In a reboot of the Weekly Science Fact in
Semester 1, there was a shift from random
science facts to current scientific updates. This
was comprised of advancements in computing,
new discoveries in genetics and more amazing

leaps in science to raise the curiosity of
students of FST.

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FST Games Night

To start the academic year, the FST Games Night
was held on Discord for all of FST to enjoy.

Games such as Among Us, Codenames and Gartic
Phone were played by more than 50 players.
From chaotic scribbling in Scribbl to endless

accusations in Among Us, the semester started on
an energetic note.

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The second instalment of FST Games Night had
a spooky twist with some new games like Trivia
Murder Party. Among Us and Codenames were

also brought back, along with others.



This aided in reducing mid-semester stress, as it
was a great brain cooler, allowing students to
continue moving forward with their studies.

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Regional Interclubbing
2.0

Continuing from the previous year, Regional
Interclubbing 2.0 was an initiative involving
clubs from the St. Augustine, Mona and Cave Hill
campuses of The UWI. FST clubs were grouped
according to their similar departments and
given their day to showcase their presentations
and the advancements of their respective fields.

Chemistry

The group focused on highlighting
chemistry in many aspects of everyday
life by showing at-home experiments

that can be done anywhere once a
person is responsible.

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Computing and IT

The group focused on cybersecurity
and how to protect oneself from any
online attacks in light of the phishing
emails that were prominent in student

emails at the time.

Life Sciences

Each club gave presentations which
focused on the variety of life across the
region. From snakes and other reptiles

to different types of birds, each club
presented the importance of
biodiversity.

Physics

The group hosted presentations that
ranged from applications of physics in

different fields to the possibility of
bringing movie magic into reality.

Earth Sciences

The group was centred on the effect of
climate change on the fields of

meteorology, geology and geography.
A guest meteorologist gave deeper
insight into climate change and its
corresponding effect on Earth.

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Chemistry Day
2021

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The event was dedicated to highlighting
the importance of chemistry in Trinidad
and Tobago. Presentations from lecturers,
postgraduate students and UWI Chemists
in Action contributed to the excitement
and pride in chemistry, along with the
Honourable Minister of Education, Dr.
Nyan Gadsby Dolly, who gave a feature

address.



By bringing the dif
ferent aspects from
physical chemistry to organic chemistry

and drug discovery, the event was
successful in showcasing how inspiring the

field can be.

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CNN Call To Earth Day

In collaboration with the UWI STA Guild and CNN,
the Call To Earth Day campaign occurred in 3
parts. The parts served to raise awareness and
encourage everyone to do their part for the
environment.

Community Clean-up Campaigns encourage
everyone to go around their community to clean

up and post their effort on social media.
Cleaning up the world one piece at a time!

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Green Projects enable those who have
researched or are currently researching the
environment to showcase it with a short video.

Recycle Revolution got everyone to show off their
recycling work with a short video. From glass to

plastics, recycling of any form was promoted.

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FST Town Hall

FST Town Hall was hosted to address any
concerns or questions and update

everyone on the council's progress thus
far.

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With addresses from Departmental Reps, Gender
Rep, Club Coordinator and the FST Student Council
President/ Guild FST Representative, all questions

were answered and concerns addressed.



Questions answered ranged from:
Class Rep Issues

Registration and Fee Pay
In-Course Exams



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Men In STEM 2022

To celebrate International Men's Day, the event,
Men in STEM, was held. This included talks and

presentations from various lecturers and
postgraduate students about the issues presented

to men working in STEM fields. From societal
pressures to outdated norms, the talks highlighted

various issues that needed to be addressed in
today's world.

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Women In STEM 2022

To celebrate the International Day of Women

and Girls in Science, the FST Student Council

and Engineering Students' Society collaborated

on the Women In STEM event.

It incorporated a focus on clubs and addressed

the large role women have played in having

clubs and societies in the UWI and gave insight

on the impact of women in all different STEM

fields. 46

FST Postgraduate
preparation event

As the academic year nears the end and final year
students set their sights on their graduation, the
FST Postgraduate Preparation Event sought to
educate the prospective students on their options
for continuing their studies for a postgraduate

degree.

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