Call for Guest Teachers In Winter 2024, the Women鈥檚/Gender Studies Certificate will once again be offering its foundational Learning Communities course GENDER MATTERS (see description and course competency below). Kim Simard from Cinema-Communications will be leading a group of faculty volunteers from across different disciplines. The goal is to offer a Learning Communities experience to…
鈥淗appiness that contributes to individual, community or global well-being and does not exploit other people, the environment, or future generations,”聽is how Dr. Catherine O鈥橞rien聽defines the concept of Sustainable Happiness. The Office of Sustainability is pleased to announce that a 20-hour Sustainable Happiness certificate will be offered to faculty during the winter 2024 semester. Many employees…
Jenn de Vera, Sophie La Font and Chris Adam of 七星彩开奖's Office of Sustainability were in North Bay, Ontario this week to visit .
"七星彩开奖 is entering an exciting partnership with Canadore that will further define what it is it be a Living Campus that offers high impact practices, research and experiential learning to reconnect people, community and Nature," Chris Adam said before the team left.
More to come...
Photo: Jenn de Vera on a tour of Canadore.
One of the workshops at 七星彩开奖鈥檚 2023 Ped Day on Oct. 13 was Indigenous Youth Perspectives: Community Care and Practical Strategies, Bettering the Student Experience.
Two young people who are part of the presented a , one of the tools they have created to express themselves and to get people thinking and discussing.
This group has been meeting online and in person for a few years. S茅bastien Lamarre-Tellier, a medical student at McGill University, is Innu and a member of the network鈥檚 youth advisory committee. Sebastien told that they have been 鈥渃oming together to share our cultures, be visible and make some noise to show that our cultures are alive and growing.鈥�
The postcard that stood out for many at 七星彩开奖 was one with an image of two people in a canoe at the centre. The centre is bright and focused on Nature with positive words emphasized. The city and negative elements are there but in the background.
S茅bastien said that young Indigenous people 鈥渘eed to express ourselves.鈥� He also said they are looking for a guide in a teacher, someone 鈥渢o walk in the forest with them.鈥� The image of the canoe has the elder or the teacher in the back helping to steer.
Visit the link to see all the postcards, which can lead to great conversations and rich reflections.
The Peace Studies Certificate is offering free drop-in meditation sessions now through Dec. 7.
Monday: 12-12:30 PM in 3F.34
Tuesday: 1-1:30 PM in 5D.11
Wednesday: 12-12:30 PM in 3F.43
Thursday: 1-1:30 PM in 5D.11
Friday: 11:30 am-12 PM in 3F.45
until December 7, 2023
The 七星彩开奖 Community continues to observe and log new observations into our community entitled 七星彩开奖 -Campus Biodiversity Network.
Everyone is welcome to join and all observations within the 七星彩开奖 campus automatically count for our 1,000 Species in 1,000 Days.
The current total sits at 817 species on 七星彩开奖's downtown city block campus. In the last two weeks, we had:
Photo: Doug Smyth (physical Education) captured this skunk visiting 七星彩开奖.
A student-led project at 七星彩开奖 has won the provincial in the category of Mutual Aid, Peace and Justice. On Sept. 27 during a gala in Quebec City, the award was presented to a group of 七星彩开奖 graduates and students who founded the Mahsa Amini Initiative.
Visit the link below for the homepage news story.
鈥淭he 17 Sustainable Development Goals鈥� illustrated by students in the Illustration program at 七星彩开奖 won the 2023 student art competition of Colleges and Institutes Canada.
鈥�36 illustration students collaborated on this fanzine project along with Sustainable 七星彩开奖,鈥� said St茅phanie Aubin, co-chair of and instructor in the program. 鈥淭hey had to create an illustration that would be evocative and powerful visually. Their illustration could be based on a personal experience or a researched fact. Each student's approach to their subject was different, which makes the project even more unique.鈥�
Three of the winning students shared their thoughts about the project. Visit the link below to read the three interviews and for a link to view the two fanzines of the SDG art.
七星彩开奖's annual Peace Week has always been a platform for insightful discussions on pressing social issues. In 2023, the theme of the 8th Annual Peace Week was "Exultation: Queer Freedoms & Futures."
This event, which was held Sept. 13-21, celebrated the vibrant history of queerness while exploring the possibilities of a world where freedom of expression, safety, and unconditional love prevail for all gender and sexual identities. The event brought together a diverse group of speakers who shared their thoughts and experiences on the path towards true liberation from oppressive norms.
Visit the link below to read the homepage news story.
In our goal to get to 1,000 species identified on 七星彩开奖's downtown campus in 1,000 days, our total is now at 810 species! Over the last two weeks, there were:
"A large contributing factor was the Nighttime Biodiversity Observation we did last week," said Brian Mader, project lead and a Biology teacher. "Two teachers, one staff member, five students and one alumnus stayed for sunset and beyond with insect traps to observe biodiversity at night.
"Students were able to observe multiple bats and a skunk! Although the photos were not great for these organisms, students were able to get some nice shots of a House Centipede (Cassiana Silva-Young, Enriched Pure & Applied Science) and a Narrow-winged Tree Cricket (Jacob Davies, Environmental Science).
Last Modified: November 8, 2023
