THE UWI Open Campus Saint Lucia, will on Thursday 17th October, 2019 host The 5th Annual Lady Marilyn Floissac Memorial Lecture at its Morne Fortune campus.
This year The UWI is honoured to have as its distinguished guest speaker, Yuri Clement (PhD.), Professor of Pharmacology in the Faculty of Medical Sciences, The UWI St Augustine Campus. Professor Clement will be speaking on the controversial topic: “Herbal Remedies, Functional Foods and Dietary Supplements in the Treatment of Cancer: Do They Work?” The lecture will begin promptly at 7:00 p.m.
Lady Marilyn Consuela Theresa Floissac (nee Bristol) joined the ranks of a line of distinguished Resident Tutors of the former School of Continuing Studies of The University of the West Indies, Saint Lucia (1982) which she headed until her retirement in 1993. During her distinguished tenure, Lady Floissac worked assiduously to ensure the provision of academic and administrative support for students following The UWI’s ‘Challenge Examination Programme’, via its then pioneering teleconferencing system.
The inauguration of an annual Memorial Lecture was conceived therefore, as a fitting way to honour Lady Floissac’s memory and her sterling contribution to The UWI and the people of Saint Lucia. Established in 2015, The Memorial Lecture celebrates her life and work, and has become a much anticipated fixture on The Open Campus Saint Lucia’s annual calendar of events.
The public is invited to attend what is sure to be a most enlightening presentation followed by the usual lively post lecture discussion for which the Open Campus is well known.
All are welcome to attend this free public lecture.