St. John’s Public Lectures in Philosophy — 8th series
Memorial University of Newfoundland - October 21, 2005
The St. John’s Public Lectures in Philosophy series continues on Tuesday, Oct. 25, with a lecture by Dr. Mike O’Brien, Department of History, Memorial University of Newfoundland, who will speak on Imperialism and Modern Mythology....[continue]
Subcategory: Lectures
Visiting lecturer to look at ancient Greek comedies
Memorial University of Newfoundland - October 21, 2005
The Department of Classics at Memorial University is pleased to welcome Dr. Ian Storey, Trent University, for a lecture titled Dionysos’ Identity Crisis: Lost Comedies and Kratinos. Dr. Storey’s lecture will examine the evidence for significant comedy beyond the well-known 5th century B.C. comedic author Aristophanes....[continue]
Subcategory: Lectures
Fall Winds concert blows into town, Oct. 30
Mount Allison University - October 21, 2005
Mount Allison’s department of music will present a Fall Winds concert on Sunday, October 30 at 3 p.m. in Brunton Auditorium. Fall Winds is a chamber music group that was organized 12 years ago and is comprised of professional musicians from all three maritime provinces....[continue]
Gwynne Dyer to Speak at U of G
University of Guelph - October 21, 2005
A world-renowned Canadian journalist, historian and military analyst will speak at the University of Guelph Oct. 30 at 2 p.m. at War Memorial Hall....[continue]
Subcategory: Lectures
TAMAS DOBOZY TO READ AT UNB
University of New Brunswick - Saint John - October 21, 2005
Tamas Dobozy will read from his latest collection of short stories entitled Last Notes and Other Stories....[continue]
Subcategory: Lectures
Multiple nominations in CFHSS book prizes for uOttawa faculty and the University of Ottawa Press
University of Ottawa - October 21, 2005
The University of Ottawa and the University of Ottawa Press were singularly prominent in the list of nominees for the best scholarly books in the humanities, as chosen by the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences....[continue]
CPRC Press, faculty members nominated for book awards
University of Regina - October 21, 2005
University of Regina and First Nations University of Canada faculty received five nominations, while the U of R’s Canadian Plains Research Center (CPRC) Press received seven for the 13th annual Saskatchewan Book Awards....[continue]
Subcategory: Awards
October Crisis filmmaker at York U
York University - October 21, 2005
Thirty-five years after The October Crisis, York University will mark the anniversary with a screening of Michel Brault’s powerful film about the period, Les Ordres, and a panel discussion featuring the filmmaker....[continue]
The Crucible opens at Malaspina Theatre October 27
Malaspina University College - October 20, 2005
A powerful play that reveals how mass hysteria can overcome a society when social, political or religious foundations are challenged opens at Malaspina University-College Theatre on October 27 and runs until November 5....[continue]
Song recital scheduled for October 29
Mount Allison University - October 20, 2005
On Saturday, October 29 at 8 p.m. in Brunton Auditorium, the department of music will present a collaborative recital featuring soprano Monette Gould and pianist Edmund Dawe....[continue]
U of G Hosts Master Classes for Choral Conductors
University of Guelph - October 20, 2005
The University of Guelph’s School of Fine Art and Music will host its first annual choral conductors’ master classes Oct. 25 to 30....[continue]
Security Measures, Civil Liberties Topics of UNBF Law Lecture
University of New Brunswick - Saint John - October 20, 2005
The controversial relationship between security measures and civil liberties will be the keynote address of the 27th annual Viscount Bennett Lecture at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton....[continue]
Local artist contrasts organic and human-made forms in subseco
Wilfrid Laurier University - October 20, 2005
The Robert Langen Art Gallery will host an opening reception for an exhibition of stoneware, entitled subseco...[continue]
Subcategory: Lectures
Kent Nagano and Ruth Goldbloom set to receive honorary degrees from McGill
McGill University - October 19, 2005
Famed music director and groundbreaking fundraiser will receive honorary doctorates at fall convocation...[continue]
Subcategory: Awards
Nipissing University brings world music fusion project to North Bay
Nipissing University - October 19, 2005
Nipissing University is hosting a series of concerts, lectures and workshops on October 24 and 25, featuring the music of Winnipeg based world music fusion band Paris to Kyiv....[continue]
Subcategory: Conferences
Anti-Nuclear Advocate to Give Public Lecture at U of G
University of Guelph - October 19, 2005
The Australian physician and activist named by the Smithsonian as one of the most influential women of the 20th century will give a free public lecture Oct. 27 at 7 p.m. at War Memorial Hall....[continue]
Subcategory: Lectures
Memorial University's fall convocation to take place on Friday, Oct. 21, 2005
Memorial University of Newfoundland - October 18, 2005
Memorial University's fall convocation will take place at the St. John's Arts and Culture Centre on Friday, Oct. 21, 2005....[continue]
UNBF Recognized for Second Language Excellence
University of New Brunswick - Saint John - October 18, 2005
The University of New Brunswick in Fredericton’s role in promoting the acquisition of French as a second language among anglophones was recognized with a visit from Dyane Adam....[continue]
"School guru" offers vision for Ontario's education system
University of Toronto - October 18, 2005
Professor Michael Fullan will discuss making large-scale reform of the Ontario education system a reality on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2005 at 7 p.m. at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the U of T, 252 Bloor St. W....[continue]
Subcategory: Lectures
West Indian scholar to lecture on Jamaican dancehall culture
York University - October 18, 2005
West Indian author and literary scholar Carolyn Cooper will give the 2005 Jagan Lecture on Oct. 22. Billed as a Caribbean dialogue, her lecture is titled "Sweet and Sour Sauce: Sexual Politics in Jamaican Dancehall Culture.'...[continue]
Subcategory: Lectures
Maori scholar to speak on Indigenous Peoples in New Zealand
Laurentian University of Sudbury - October 17, 2005
Ms. Taima Moeke-Pickering, a Maori of the Ngati Pukeko and Tuhoe Tribes in New Zealand, will be a guest of Laurentian University's Native Human Services Program until October 23....[continue]
Subcategory: Lectures
Alberto Manguel to give a public reading from A Reading Diary
Memorial University of Newfoundland - October 17, 2005
Internationally-acclaimed anthologist, translator, essayist, novelist and editor Alberto Manguel will give a reading from his book A Reading Diary on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2005...[continue]
Subcategory: Lectures
Retirement, what a trip!
Mount Allison University - October 17, 2005
Dr. Bill Godfrey, head of the history department at Mount Allison University, is kick-starting his retirement, all the way to Asia....[continue]
Music teacher and Canadian music delegate to present Tucker Lecture, Oct. 23
Mount Allison University - October 17, 2005
Much-acclaimed music teacher, Dr. Nancy Vogan, will present the 2005 Tucker Lecture on Sunday, October 23, at 8 p.m. in Brunton Auditorium, in the Marjorie Young Bell Conservatory of Music on the Mount Allison campus. Dr. Vogan’s topic will be "Teaching Music: Singing Schools and Tunebooks."...[continue]
Subcategory: Conferences
Winthrop Pickard Bell: New Publications and Virtual Exhibition
Mount Allison University - October 17, 2005
Mount Allison University is very pleased to announce two new publications: Guide to the Winthrop Pickard Bell fonds and the Hazel Deinstadt Bell fonds and Bell Family: Selected Biographical Sketches and Bibliographies....[continue]
Prestigious Academic Achievement for Trent Professor
Trent University - October 17, 2005
Dr. David Sheinin, a Trent University history professor, is the first ever Canadian to be voted an Académico Correspondiente (Corresponding Academic) of the Academia Nacional de la Historia de la República Argentina or the National Academy of History of the Argentine Republic....[continue]
Subcategory: Awards
UNB SAINT JOHN ASSISTANT PROFESSOR NAMED FINALIST FOR GOVERNOR GENERAL’S LITERARY AWARD
University of New Brunswick - Saint John - October 17, 2005
Dr. Anne Compton, a UNB Saint John Assistant Professor, has been named a finalist in the poetry category for the 2005 Governor General's Literary Awards for her collection Processional....[continue]
Subcategory: Awards
Carleton University Professor to Discuss the Making of a Musical Encyclopedia on October 26 in Halifax
Carleton University - October 14, 2005
Dr. John Shepherd, Chancellor’s Professor of Music and Sociology, and Associate Dean (Research) of Graduate Studies and Research at Carleton University will discuss "The Making of a Musical Encyclopedia."...[continue]
Subcategory: Lectures
Armand Garnet Ruffo to read from his work at Laurentian University
Laurentian University of Sudbury - October 14, 2005
On Sunday October 16, at 8 p.m., in room C-309 of the Classroom Building at Laurentian University, national award-winning poet, novelist, and playwright, Armand Garnet Ruffo will read from his works and participate in a question and answer session, as part of the Humanities MA 2005-2006 Colloquium Series on "Public and Private Memory."...[continue]
Subcategory: Lectures
Celebrate Memorial 2005
Memorial University of Newfoundland - October 14, 2005
From a truck pull to a kitchen party to random acts of music, this year’s Celebrate Memorial event runs the gamut of activities and Dr. Lilly Walker, Memorial’s Dean of Student Affairs and Services and co-chair of the organizing committee, couldn’t be happier....[continue]
Visiting lecturer takes a closer look at suicide bombers
Memorial University of Newfoundland - October 14, 2005
What motivates a suicide bomber? Why has the number of incidents of suicide bombing increased since the early 1980s? These are questions that Dr. Robert Brym, professor of sociology at the University of Toronto, will answer when he comes to Memorial to lecture on Suicide Bombing as Strategy and Interaction on Oct. 19, 2005....[continue]
Subcategory: Lectures
PSA: Books galore: Celebrating Memorial authors
Memorial University of Newfoundland - October 14, 2005
Readers, budding authors and poets will get a chance to hear first-hand how writers got their books published during Memorial writes…About Newfoundland and Labrador, a special book fair and exhibition taking place Thursday, Oct. 20 from 12-3:30 p.m.on the third floor of the University Centre on Memorial’s St. John’s campus...[continue]
Subcategory: Conferences
Help keep the spirit alive
St. Mary's University - October 14, 2005
A benefit concert for the Centre for Spirituality and the Workplace will take place on Thursday, October 27th, 2005 at Saint Mary’s University....[continue]
Subcategory: Conferences
Christianity, kitsch and clichés
Trinity Western University - October 14, 2005
"Kitsch" may be a new word for some people, but it has existed for many years. In the contemporary world it is evident in everything from "Jesus is my homeboy" T-shirts, to the commercializing of Christmas; the sentimentality of what was once sacred and meaningful replaced by cheap reproductions...[continue]
President’s installation highlights fall convocation
University of Regina - October 14, 2005
The installation of Robert Hawkins as the University of Regina’s fifth president and vice-chancellor will highlight the institution’s fall convocation Sat., Oct. 15, at the Saskatchewan Centre of the Arts....[continue]
Subcategory: Conferences
High-achieving students to be honoured
University of Regina - October 14, 2005
A physicist with an established international reputation in subatomic theory and a woman who began her pursuit of higher education after a 17-year absence from school are among the students who will receive special awards at the University of Regina’s 2005 fall convocation on Sat., Oct. 15 at the Saskatchewan Centre of the Arts....[continue]
UNBF Co-Hosting History Research Conference
University of New Brunswick - Saint John - October 13, 2005
The largest group of presenters in the seven year history of the University of New Brunswick/University of Maine International Graduate Student History Conference will showcase their research from Oct. 21 to 23....[continue]
Subcategory: Conferences
Journalism School Celebrates 25 Years
University of Regina - October 13, 2005
Graduates of the University of Regina School of Journalism will converge on Regina this weekend to celebrate the school’s 25th anniversary and reflect on the practice of journalism....[continue]
Subcategory: Conferences
Academic excellence recognized at Fall Convocation
Brock University - October 12, 2005
Dayle Schultz, a student in the Faculty of Humanities, will be awarded the Governor General's Silver Medal at Brock University's Fall Convocation ceremony on Saturday, Oct. 15....[continue]
Subcategory: Awards
Carleton University Professor Awarded $88,000 To Research Scientific Debates About the Impact of Holocaust on French Jews
Carleton University - October 12, 2005
Carleton University Professor Michael Dorland has been awarded a $88,000 grant by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) to examine scientific debates about the physical and psychological effects of the Holocaust on the 3,500 French Jews who survived incarceration in Nazi concentration camps....[continue]
Carleton University Professor to Discuss the Revival of Spiritual Life in Contemporary Canada
Carleton University - October 12, 2005
Dr. Peter Emberley, Professor of Political Science and Philosophy, at Carleton University in Ottawa will be in Montreal to discuss the revival of spiritual life in contemporary Canada....[continue]
Subcategory: Lectures
Toward a New Global Order - 2005 Killam Lectures on Tap
Dalhousie University - October 12, 2005
After a brief period following the close of the Cold War when the ‘end of history’ was predicted, war and civil conflict, economic disparity and environmental insecurity present daunting challenges to the world of the 21st century....[continue]
Leading Native dramatist to present next Gkendasswin Trail lecture
Laurentian University of Sudbury - October 12, 2005
On Wednesday, October 19, from 7 to 8:30 p.m., Drew Hayden Taylor, one of Canada's leading Native dramatist will present a public lecture on the Laurentian University campus as part of the Gkendasswin Trail (Trail of the Learned and Wise) series which is organized by Laurentian University's Native Programs and Services....[continue]
Subcategory: Lectures
Windsor Theatre to present musical revue, Oct. 14-15
Mount Allison University - October 12, 2005
On Friday, October 14th, at 8 p.m. and again at both 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Saturday , October 15th, Windsor Theatre will be presenting A Little Night Music — a musical revue....[continue]
Subcategory: Conferences
Lecture-recital will capture the feature, style, and soul of Messiaen, October 14
Mount Allison University - October 12, 2005
Pianist David Rogosin will be presenting a lecture-recital on Olivier Messiaen’s hypnotic and electrifying masterwork, Vingt Regards sur l’Enfant-Jésus, in Brunton Auditorium on Friday, October 14th at 8 p.m. The concert is free and open to the public....[continue]
Subcategory: Conferences
Trent Students Respond to Earthquake in South Asia
Trent University - October 12, 2005
Trent University students have responded to the earthquake disaster in South Asia with calls for fundraising, both immediate and long term. Red Cross donation boxes have been set-up in the Bata Library, Trent International Program (TIP) Office, and college offices where cash donations can be made directly to the South Asia Earthquake Relief Fund....[continue]
Subcategory: Fundraising
TWU Drama Presents: As It Is In Heaven, by Arlene Hutton
Trinity Western University - October 12, 2005
When newcomer Fanny claims to see angels in the meadow, life in the peaceful Shaker settlement of Pleasant Hill is turned upside-down. Such is the backdrop for Arlene Hutton's musical drama, As It Is In Heaven, which opens the fall theatre season at Trinity Western University....[continue]
A Special Theatre Experience
University College of Cape Breton - October 12, 2005
A special theatre experience is coming to Whitney Pier, Cape Breton on October 28 and 29, with the staging of two-award winning one-act plays by a father and son on the same night. The plays take place at St. Alban’s Hall....[continue]
University of Alberta degrees becoming available at Grande Prairie Regional College
University of Alberta - October 12, 2005
In an effort to create enhanced programming for their students, the University of Alberta and Grande Prairie Regional College today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore degree completion opportunities in the areas of arts, education and commerce....[continue]
Fine Arts receives "watershed" gift of $1.2 million: Donation will fund scholarships,professorship, studio space, special projects
University of Calgary - October 12, 2005
When John Lefebvre was a law student at the University of Calgary in the late ’70s, he used to find a welcome escape from torts and contracts in the Faculty of Fine Arts....[continue]
Documentaries Highlight U of G Film Series
University of Guelph - October 12, 2005
A free film series showcasing a variety of topical and controversial documentaries begins tonight. Hosted by the McLaughlin Library and the Central Student Association, "Docurama" opens with screenings of The Take at 7 and 9 p.m. in Room 1307 of the Thornbrough Building....[continue]
Subcategory: Lectures
Creating Space for Art
Concordia University - October 11, 2005
Catherine Wild, Dean of Concordia’s Faculty of Fine Arts and Don McLean, Dean of the Schulich School of Music of McGill University will host a special symposium Creating Space for Art, an exciting addition to arts education and research in Canada...[continue]
Subcategory: Lectures
- Paul Mathieu: Making China in China Lecture - PDF file
Emily Carr Institute of Art + Design - October 11, 2005
Subcategory: Lectures
Space Tourism Innovator to Speak at U of G
University of Guelph - October 11, 2005
The creator of the da Vinci Project, considered to be one of the leading global competitors in the emerging market of space tourism, will give a free lecture at the University of Guelph's Arboretum Centre Oct. 17 at 2:30 p.m....[continue]
Subcategory: Lectures
Women’s unpaid labour subsidizes food prices
University of Regina - October 11, 2005
Women are working for nothing to feed our nation, according to University of Regina professor Wendee Kubik....[continue]
Subcategory: Lectures
PhD student boosts Laurier's doctoral scholarship success rate far above national average
Wilfrid Laurier University - October 11, 2005
Doctoral student Julie Mueller carries a calendar among her papers on which she has jotted the family's meals for the week....[continue]
Dr. Donald Dennie, Dean of Social Sciences and Humanities at Laurentian University, to be admitted into Thorneloe Fellowship
Laurentian University of Sudbury - October 7, 2005
On Friday, October 14, 2005 , Dr. Donald Dennie, Dean of Social Sciences and Humanities at Laurentian University, will become an Honorary Fellow of Thorneloe College....[continue]
Subcategory: Awards
Womens History Week to feature education historian
Laurentian University of Sudbury - October 7, 2005
On October 17 and 18, Laurentian University will celebrate its 12 th Annual Women's History Week....[continue]
Subcategory: Lectures
Nipissing Nursing Professor to Speak at Fall Lecture Series
Nipissing University - October 7, 2005
Nipissing University's Dr Aroha Page has been invited to speak at the upcoming Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW) Bracebridge Fall Lecture Series on Wednesday, October 12th....[continue]
Subcategory: Lectures
Objects of Bright Pride: Haida watercolour featured at auction
Simon Fraser University - October 7, 2005
Haida artist Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas is known for creating what he calls Haida manga, a unique way of making First Nations oral culture contemporary....[continue]
Objects of Bright Pride: Spirit Smoke to be an auction highlight
Simon Fraser University - October 7, 2005
A panel pipe carved out of a single piece of argillite inset with abalone shell, by Haida artist Lionel Samuels, is one of more than 100 artworks to be featured at an auction called Objects of Bright Pride, featuring Northwest Coast art, on Thursday, Oct. 27, 6 p.m. at the Pan Pacific Hotel. Called Spirit Smoke, the stunning work is expected to be an event highlight....[continue]
New facility will foster the arts at UTSC
University of Toronto - October 7, 2005
Painting, sculpture, dance, drama, music and performance art have a new venue with the official opening of the Arts and Administration Building at the University of Toronto at Scarborough (UTSC) today. Funding for the $20-million facility was provided by the U of T Enrolment Growth Fund and the Ontario government....[continue]
Higgins lecture airs on TVOs Big Ideas Oct. 15
University of Waterloo - October 7, 2005
The TVOntario program Big Ideas has announced the broadcast dates for its Best Lecturer Competition, with Michael W. Higgins, President of St. Jerome's University, slated as the second lecturer on Oct. 15....[continue]
Subcategory: Lectures
Social Justice advocate to be honoured as Womens Studies Distinguished Visitor
University of Windsor - October 7, 2005
The University of Windsor’s Distinguished Visitor in Women’s Studies program will welcome this year’s Distinguished Visitor, feminist activist Akua Benjamin with a series of public events designed to allow students, faculty and community members to exchange ideas and experiences with high profile Canadian women...[continue]
Women in crisis have a new voice
Wilfrid Laurier University - October 7, 2005
An animal lover with a long history of helping families in crisis is the new executive director of Women's Crisis Services of Waterloo Region....[continue]
How far should we go?--The application of Islamic legal norms in Europe
Brock University - October 6, 2005
Professor Mathias Rohe, Judge of the Court of Appeal of Nuremberg and Professor Natasha Bakht, from the University of Ottawa will be speaking about "The application of Islamic legal norms in Europe: Where? How far? Who far should we go?" at Carleton University on Wednesday, October 19, at 4:00 p.m., when they deliver the Canada-Europe Lecture....[continue]
Subcategory: Lectures
President of the Public Service Commission to speak at CarletonDr.Barrados to discuss Human Resource Restructuring in the Government of Canada
Brock University - October 6, 2005
Dr. Maria Barrados, President of the Public Service Commission of Canada, will be speaking about "Human Resource Restructuring in the Government of Canada" at Carleton University on Thursday, October 20, at 4:00 p.m., when she delivers a special lecture for the School of Public Policy and Administration....[continue]
Subcategory: Lectures
Best-Selling Novelist to speak at Carleton-- Elizabeth Hay to speak as part of Creative Women speakers series --
Carleton University - October 6, 2005
Elizabeth Hay, best-selling novelist, will give a talk and reading about her work as part of the "Creative Women" Speaking Series hosted by the Pauline Jewett Institute of Women’s Studies at Carleton University on Thursday, October 13, at 2:30 p.m....[continue]
Subcategory: Lectures
Internationally-recognized poet, typographer and cultural historian to deliver Pratt Lecture at Memorial
Memorial University of Newfoundland - October 6, 2005
The 2005 Pratt Lecture will feature Robert Bringhurst, internationally-recognized poet, typographer, cultural historian, linguist and true Renaissance man with a lecture titled The Silence That Is Not Poetry and the Silence That Is....[continue]
Subcategory: Lectures
Internationally-recognized poet, typographer and cultural historian to deliver Pratt Lecture at Memorial
Memorial University of Newfoundland - October 6, 2005
The 2005 Pratt Lecture will feature Robert Bringhurst, internationally-recognized poet, typographer, cultural historian, linguist and true Renaissance man with a lecture titled The Silence That Is Not Poetry and the Silence That Is....[continue]
Subcategory: Lectures
The Mysteries of Mine Howe: Iron Age Religion and Metalworking in Orkney, Scotland
St. Mary's University - October 6, 2005
Special Lecture by Dr. Jane Downes, Head of Department of Archaeology, Orkney College, UHI Millennium Institute, Scotland....[continue]
Subcategory: Lectures
Self-help groups creating a ‘silent revolution’ in India
University of Calgary - October 6, 2005
Women enact change through the creation of half a million self-help groups...[continue]
Award-Winning Poet and Essayist Is Newest Writer-in-Residence
University of Guelph - October 6, 2005
Roo Borson, a Governor General Award-winning poet and essayist, has been named writer-in-residence for fall 2005 at the University of Guelph. Borson, who is also a member of the collaborative performance group "Pain Not Bread," will give a reading from her most recent book Short Journey Upriver Toward Oishida Oct. 17 in the George Luscombe Theatre at 4 p.m. The event is free and open to the public....[continue]
INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED AUTHOR TO READ AT UNB SAINT JOHN
University of New Brunswick - Saint John - October 6, 2005
Internationally acclaimed author Alberto Manguel – novelist, essayist, editor, translator, and anthologist - will read from A Reading Diary: A Year of Favourite Books on Monday, Oct. 17 at 7 pm at the Ganong Hall Lecture Theatre. This is the third event in the Lorenzo Reading Series at the University of New Brunswick Saint John....[continue]
Roch Carrier to speak at the 2005 uOttawa Charles R. Bronfman Lecture in Canadian Studies
University of Ottawa - October 6, 2005
This year the University of Ottawa will welcome Roch Carrier as he delivers a speech entitled: "Je vous parlerai de culture. S'il vous plaît, ne vous sauvez pas tous…" Carrier will talk about the role of culture in Canadian society....[continue]
Subcategory: Lectures
Jane Doe to Deliver Annual Florence Bird Lecture-- The story of Jane Doe: the politics of rape --
Carleton University - October 5, 2005
Notable writer, teacher and activist, "Jane Doe", will give a first person account of "The story of Jane Doe: the politics of rape" at Carleton University on Thursday, October 27, at 3:30 p.m., when she delivers the annual Florence Bird Lecture....[continue]
Subcategory: Lectures
Experts in Experiential Education Named Editors of Professional Journal
Lakehead University - October 5, 2005
Four Lakehead University faculty members have been named editors of the Journal of Experiential Education by the Association for Experiential Education (AEE)....[continue]
UNB SPONSORING INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE WORKSHOP IN ALBERTA
University of New Brunswick - Saint John - October 5, 2005
The Second Language Education Centre (SLEC) at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton is co-hosting a national language workshop....[continue]
Carleton B.I.T. Student Eric Chan Wins Macromedia Innovation Award
Carleton University - October 4, 2005
Eric Chan remembers the first time he scanned one of his drawings onto the computer and coloured it in using Photoshop 3.0. "I remember thinking to myself ‘that’s banana's!" he says....[continue]
Carleton University to host debate on political hot potato-- Would Proportional Representation be Good for Canada? --
Carleton University - October 4, 2005
Steven Davis, Director of Carleton’s Centre for Values and Ethics, will be hosting a public debate entitled "Would proportional representation be good for Canada?" on Thursday, October 27, 2005 at 7:00 p.m. in the Alumni Theatre in Southam Hall....[continue]
Subcategory: Lectures
Cinderella lives happily ever after in Ballet Jörgen Performance, Oct. 16
Mount Allison University - October 4, 2005
The Mount Allison Performing Arts Series welcomes everyone to Convocation Hall on Sunday, October 16 at 7:30 p.m. for a magical performance of Cinderella presented by Ballet Jörgen Canada, a Toronto-based company recognized internationally for its choreographic originality and artistic excellence....[continue]
Gacaca: Living Together Again in Rwanda?
Concordia University - October 3, 2005
On Thursday, October 6, Concordia’s Peace and Conflict Resolution lecture series will present the film, Gacaca: Living Together Again in Rwanda?, directed by Anne Aghion....[continue]
Subcategory: Lectures
Sociology Professor Wins Canadian Law and Society Association Award
Lakehead University - October 3, 2005
A Sociology professor has won an award for a research paper written on memory and the legal system....[continue]
New generation learning how to talk Bach
University of Toronto - October 3, 2005
With the overwhelming popularity of hip hop, rap and electronic music on the airwaves these days, it would be easy to think the music of Johannes Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) would be like a foreign language for many university students....[continue]
CIRMMT: Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Music Media and Technology
McGill University - September 30, 2005
If the Internet and the iPod forever changed the way people obtain their music, expect the next wave of innovations in sound to come from the Schulich School of Music of McGill University....[continue]
New Music Building: Star attractions and features
McGill University - September 30, 2005
A new address in musical performance, teaching, technology and research opened at McGill University today....[continue]
ATLIS to host third undergraduate conference in Nov. — early registration deadline is Oct. 3
Mount Allison University - September 30, 2005
Between Friday, November 18 and Sunday, November 20, Mount Allison University will be hosting the third annual Atlantic International Studies (ATLIS) Conference entitled "Why We Fight: War, Peace, and Resolution."...[continue]
Subcategory: Conferences
UN Reform: "In Larger Freedom"
St. Mary's University - September 30, 2005
The Department of Political Science, International Development Studies (IDS), and the Dean of Arts at Saint Mary's University are pleased to announce that Dr. Walden Bello will be on campus next month to give a talk, which is entitled, "UN Reform: "In Larger Freedom."...[continue]
Subcategory: Lectures
He's got hope
St. Mary's University - September 30, 2005
A student enrolled in the PhD Program in Industrial Organizational Psychology at Saint Mary's University has received a major award from the Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation (NSHRF) that will allow him to research the topic of hope after retirement....[continue]
Subcategory: Awards
President's Installation attracts dignitaries from around the world
University of Alberta - September 30, 2005
Presidents and dignitaries from major universities in Canada and around the world, including Germany, Japan, Mexico, and Thailand, are among the 2,400 people attending the installation of the University of Alberta's 12th president, Indira Samarasekera (SAM-er-ah-SAKE-ah-rah), Sunday, September 25th at 3pm in the Jubilee Auditorium....[continue]
Subcategory: Awards
Lecture to Discuss Canada's Response, Challenges of 2004 Tsunami
University of Guelph - September 30, 2005
Canada's response to the 2004 Southeast Asian tsunami and the country's commitment to rehabilitation and reconstruction efforts is the topic of an Oct. 6 public lecture at the University of Guelph....[continue]
Subcategory: Lectures
New Orleans scholar to discuss aftermath of Hurricane Katrina
University of Toronto - September 30, 2005
Professor Lawrence Powell, a leading authority on the history of the southern United States, will give a free public lecture entitled New Orleans: An American Pompeii? at U of T's Munk Centre for International Studies Thursday, Oct. 6 from
4 p.m. to 6 p.m....[continue]
Subcategory: Lectures
Provinces Cleared to Sue Tobacco Giants
University of Western Ontario - September 30, 2005
The Department of Communications & Public Affairs at The University of Western Ontario is providing the following contact to assist those covering the recent decision of the Supreme Court of Canada which allows the provinces to sue tobacco companies to recover tobacco-related health costs....[continue]
Carleton University Student and Former Miss Canada Wins Award Before Heading Off to Africa
Carleton University - September 29, 2005
Cristina Remond may have once competed at Miss Universe, but don't stereotype her for an instant. In the space of a few short weeks, this Carleton University student has won a prestigious award in Feminist Anthropology, and is off to West Africa for six months of human rights advocacy....[continue]
Subcategory: Awards
Harris Centre to host Public forum on social innovation
Memorial University of Newfoundland - September 29, 2005
Memorial University's Leslie Harris Centre of Regional Policy and Development will host a public forum, A Dialogue on Social Innovation: Regional Approaches to Governance in Health, Education, Municipal Government and Economic Development on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2005, at 8 p.m.in the Inco Innovation Centre Lecture Theatre (IIC-2001), off Irwin's Road St. John's campus....[continue]
Subcategory: Lectures
Research Institute Hosts Tourism Presentation
University of British Columbia - September 29, 2005
The Community Development Institute at UNBC is hosting a presentation on local tourism development in its fall Speakers Series....[continue]
Subcategory: Lectures
Medieval studies colloquium at Laurier
Wilfrid Laurier University - September 29, 2005
Laurier's Medieval studies program is now three year old and it is celebrating with a colloquium....[continue]
PSA: Visiting lecturer to examine gender in English grammar
Memorial University of Newfoundland - September 28, 2005
The Department of Linguistics at Memorial will host a lecture with Dr. Susanne Wagner, Freiburg University, Germany, on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2005....[continue]
Subcategory: Lectures
Study proves fatherhood can't be underrated
Trinity Western University - September 28, 2005
A study by Trinity Western University graduate student Michael Dadson is redeeming a contemporary paternal stigma....[continue]
7th Annual J.B. McLachlan Memorial Lecture
University College of Cape Breton - September 28, 2005
7th Annual J.B. McLachlan Memorial Lecture...[continue]
Subcategory: Lectures
PSA: Unprecedented gathering at U of C showcases Alberta's literature
University of Calgary - September 28, 2005
From October 19 - 23, 2005, the University of Calgary hosts Wild Words: 2005 Alberta Centennial Literary Celebration, the premiere centennial event celebrating Alberta's rich literary culture....[continue]
Subcategory: Conferences
Art exhibition highlights human interconnection with nature
Wilfrid Laurier University - September 28, 2005
The Robert Langen Art Gallery will host an opening reception for an exhibition of watercolours and acrylics, entitled Protection, from 4 to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, October 5....[continue]
Nomination call for Arts Teaching Scholar Award
Wilfrid Laurier University - September 28, 2005
The annual Faculty of Arts 'Teaching Scholar Award' recognizes the teaching excellence of our Arts faculty members and affirms the importance of teaching in the Faculty's distinctive mission....[continue]
"Girl in the picture" Kim Phuc to speak at York on 30th anniversary of Vietnam War
York University - September 28, 2005
Legendary "girl in the picture" and York honorary doctorate Kim Phuc will speak at a forthcoming conference at York U commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Vietnam War.
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Subcategory: Lectures
Experts to review Ontario 's French Language Services Act and the issue of language and constitutional rights of Franco-Ontarians
Laurentian University of Sudbury - September 27, 2005
From Thursday, September 29, to Saturday, October 1, researchers, students and Franco-Ontarian community leaders will converge on the Laurentian University campus to take part in a symposium entitled La Loi 8, la charte et l'avenir : l'épanouissement de la communauté franco-ontarienne ( The French Language Services Act , the Charter and its Future: The Development of the Franco-Ontarian Community.)...[continue]
Free public reading by celebrated Canadian novelist and playwright Tomson Highway
Malaspina University College - September 27, 2005
The public is invited to a free presentation and reading by critically acclaimed novelist and playwright Tomson Highway at Malaspina University-College's Nanaimo campus on Monday, October 3....[continue]
Subcategory: Lectures
Ralph Gustafson Poetry Chair 2005: Don Domanski visits Malaspina
Malaspina University College - September 27, 2005
Canadian poet Don Domanski, Malaspina University-College's distinguished Ralph Gustafson Poet for 2005, will present a free public lecture and poetry reading titled "The Poetry of the Sacred" at Malaspina's Nanaimo campus on Thursday, October 20 at 7:30 pm....[continue]
Subcategory: Lectures
Celtic Impressions CD to be launched Oct. 2
Mount Allison University - September 27, 2005
Mount Allison University music professor Gayle h Martin will launch her new CD Celtic Impressions on Sunday, October 2 at 4 p.m. in the University Chapel....[continue]
P.J. Perry Trio opens Jazz at the Theatre 2005-06
University of Calgary - September 27, 2005
University of Calgary Jazz at the Theatre opens its 2005-06 season with saxophonist P.J. Perry on Monday, October 3, 2005 at 8 pm in the University Theatre....[continue]
Leading Native playwright to present Gkendasswin Trail lecture
Laurentian University of Sudbury - September 26, 2005
On Wednesday, September 28, from 8 to 9:30 p.m., the acclaimed playwright Tomson Highway will present a public lecture on the Laurentian University campus as part of the Gkendasswin Trail (Trail of the Learned and Wise) series which is organized by Laurentian University's Native Programs and Services....[continue]
Subcategory: Lectures
Pianist Maureen Volk takes the stage, Sept. 29
Mount Allison University - September 26, 2005
The music department of Mount Allison University is pleased to present a guest recital by pianist Maureen Volk...[continue]
Nipissing and Canadore commemorate 100th anniversary of Treaty No. 9
Nipissing University - September 26, 2005
Nipissing University's Aboriginal Services and Canadore College's Aboriginal Learning Unit are hosting a special event to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Treaty Number Nine (also known as the James Bay Treaty) on Monday September 26, 2005, from 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. in the Nipissing University Theatre (F213)....[continue]
Cape Breton University Friends of the Library
University College of Cape Breton - September 26, 2005
Literary Tea Party Set for October 5...[continue]
U of C Department of Drama presents two Alberta plays for Alberta's Centennial
University of Calgary - September 26, 2005
The University of Calgary Department of Drama kicks off its Mainstage Season by celebrating Alberta's Centennial....[continue]
U of G Hosts Films of Controversy and Courage
University of Guelph - September 26, 2005
The University of Guelph hosts its third annual international film series, "Beyond Hollywood," with the first of six films to be shown Oct. 2 at 7 p.m. in the Florence Partridge Room (Group Viewing Room) on the third floor of the McLaughlin Library....[continue]
Sunter, Stewart to Be Remembered at Colloquium
University of Guelph - September 26, 2005
The University of Guelph will host its semi-annual Scottish Studies colloquium Oct. 1 in Room 102 of Rozanski Hall. Members of the public, the media and the academic community are invited to attend....[continue]
Daybook: U.S. expert gives lecture on Asian and Western thinking
University of Toronto - September 26, 2005
How Asians and Westerners differ in their thinking is the topic of a special public lecture at the University of Waterloo today....[continue]
Subcategory: Lectures
Genocide Generation: Remembrance and Reconciliation…or Repetition?
University of Lethbridge - September 24, 2005
National and international speakers will come together at the U of L to address the subject of genocide at a unique conference and symposium that takes place October 27 to 29....[continue]
Subcategory: Conferences
St. John’s Public Lectures in Philosophy series continues
Memorial University of Newfoundland - September 23, 2005
The St. John’s Public Lectures in Philosophy series continues on Tuesday, Sept. 27, with a lecture by Dr. Danine Farquharson, Department of English, Memorial University of Newfoundland, who will speak on God and the Gun: Violence, Religion Ireland....[continue]
Subcategory: Lectures
‘Moments of Truth’: Women Becoming Historians in Canada — lecture to be held Sept. 27
Mount Allison University - September 23, 2005
One of Canada’s most distinguished historians and a true pioneer in her field, Dr. Alison Prentice, Professor Emeritus, University of Toronto, will give the Canadian Studies Visiting Scholar Public Lecture at the Owens Art Gallery, Mount Allison University campus on September 27 at 7 p.m....[continue]
Subcategory: Lectures
StFX establishes Virtual Health Research Network to aid community based projects
St. Francis Xavier University - September 23, 2005
Saint Francis Xavier University announces the establishment of a Virtual Health Research Network as part of the just released Barriers to Wellness Report....[continue]
Subcategory: Conferences
Renowned arts reporter Eleanor Wachtel to speak at Laurentian University
Laurentian University of Sudbury - September 22, 2005
Arts journalist Eleanor Wachtel will deliver a lecture entitled “The Lives of Writers, or Original Minds and me” on Monday, September 26, at 7 p.m., in Laurentian University's Alphonse Raymond amphitheatre. Ms. Wachtel is host of both “Writers and Company” and “The Arts Today” on CBC radio....[continue]
Subcategory: Lectures
Diversity Campaign launched at the University of Waterloo
University of Waterloo - September 22, 2005
The University of Waterloo is about to launch a Diversity Campaign to promote a campus environment where differences are openly explored, celebrated and understood....[continue]
Architect Brigitte Shim to present 2005 Pratt Lecture, Sept. 26
Mount Allison University - September 21, 2005
Mount Allison University’s annual Pratt Visiting Artists Lecture will be held on Monday, September 26 at 7:30 p.m. in the Brunton Auditorium, in the Marjorie Young Bell Music Conservatory and will feature Shim-Sutcliffe architect Brigitte Shim....[continue]
Subcategory: Lectures
The Father of Canadian Literature — Events planned to celebrate Sir Charles G.D. Roberts, Sept. 25
Mount Allison University - September 21, 2005
Sir Charles G.D. Roberts, widely known as the “Father of Canadian Literature” and Canada’s first man of letters will be celebrated in a series of special events to be held in the Tantramar area on Sunday, September 25....[continue]
Questions raised over new labour rules and youth protection
Simon Fraser University - September 21, 2005
A study by Simon Fraser University political science professor Stephen McBride raises questions about the effectiveness of new employment regulations in protecting youth in the workplace....[continue]
Poetry Train On Track
University of Northern British Columbia - September 21, 2005
The second annual UNBC Poetry Train left Prince George this morning for a series of writing workshops and public readings in various communities around northwestern BC....[continue]
Subcategory: Conferences
‘Bawdy’ and ‘strange’ hallmarks commonly found in early Welsh entertainment
University of Toronto - September 21, 2005
Despite many plays performed during the 15th and 16th centuries, only five survived...[continue]
Public is welcome at UW's 'SUNDANCe Pow Wow'
University of Waterloo - September 21, 2005
The University of Waterloo's second annual SUNDANCe Pow Wow, featuring drummers, singers and dancers, will be held on Saturday (Sept. 24)....[continue]
Canadians - Just like Americans, eh? - Media Advisory
University of Western Ontario - September 21, 2005
U.S. Consul General Jessica Lecroy will discuss and debate Canadian-American value differences with tomorrow's leaders....[continue]
Subcategory: Conferences
Arts and Economics meet at Conference
Mount Allison University - September 20, 2005
Mount Allison University is lending expertise and financial support to a regional arts conference to be held in Saint John N.B. from September 30 to October 2....[continue]
Subcategory: Conferences
Faculties create peace studies consortium
University of Calgary - September 20, 2005
Academics from the faculties of Communication and Culture, Education, EVDS, Fine Arts, Humanities, Medicine, Nursing, Social Sciences, and Social Work, along with members of the community, have established the Consortium for Peace Studies at the University of Calgary....[continue]
AUTHOR LAUREN B. DAVIS TO READ AT UNB SAINT JOHN
university of new Brunswick - saint John - September 20, 2005
Author Lauren B. Davis will read from her novel, entitled The Radiant City, on Monday, Oct. 3 at 7 pm at the Faculty-Staff Club, Ward Chipman Library Building....[continue]
Subcategory: Lectures
Donation to Humanities Supports Scottish Studies
University of Victoria - September 20, 2005
It’s been said that the Scots invented the modern world, and that many of our values—cultural, political and social—stem from an enlightened Scottish world view....[continue]
Cohabitation not rehearsal for marriage, York prof says
York University - September 20, 2005
Cohabitation and marriage are not equal – especially for young women – and living together before marriage actually increases the risk of divorce, an analysis by York University professor Anne-Marie Ambert has found....[continue]
Atlantic Arts Trio to perform at Mount A, Sept. 23
Mount Allison University - September 19, 2005
On Friday, September 23, at 8 p.m., in Brunton Auditorium, Mount Allison’s department of music will feature a performance by the Atlantic Arts Trio, a dynamic ensemble that has toured in Canada, the United States, England, and Asia....[continue]
Socialist figure's grandson launches book at Woodsworth event
Simon Fraser University - September 19, 2005
He never met his famous grandfather, but Glenn Woodsworth says his own thoughts about social problems were profoundly influenced by the man who helped shape BC's labour politics early in the last century....[continue]
Students to earn course credit from community partnership program
University of Alberta - September 19, 2005
Students in the Faculty of Arts will now be able to earn a course credit by becoming involved in local community issues and initiatives through an innovative program called the Community Service Learning (CSL) program....[continue]
Simon Fraser launches new urban studies graduate program
Simon Fraser University - September 16, 2005
What makes a good city? The students in Simon Fraser University's new graduate program in urban studies will be looking for, and finding, answers....[continue]
Diakite Sends Out an SOS
St. Mary's University - September 16, 2005
Mamadou Mana Diakite, the Regional Director of the UCS Seeds of Survival (SOS) West Africa, will be on campus later this month to give a talk, entitled, “Food Security Through Agricultural Biodiversity: The Experience of Seeds of Survival in Mali.”...[continue]
Subcategory: Lectures
University Set To Host Asian Studies Conference
St. Mary's University - September 16, 2005
Saint Mary's University will be hosting a one-day conference on September 24, 2005 that will underscore the importance of Asian Studies in the Maritimes....[continue]
Subcategory: Lectures
Trents School of Education Taking the Lead on Literacy
Trent University - September 16, 2005
(Peterborough) Students at Trent University's School of Education and Professional Learning rounded out their orientation week with unique literacy-based reading conferences specially designed for teacher candidates from all subject areas....[continue]
Subcategory: Orientation
TLC Key to Successful Sunflower Project for Mi’kmaq
University College of Cape Breton - September 16, 2005
TLC Key to Successful Sunflower Project for Mi’kmaq ChildrenFunding from The Mounted Police Foundation To Support Project....[continue]
A Meeting of the Minds over Two Eyed Seeing
University College of Cape Breton - September 16, 2005
The first Native American to walk in space heads up a diverse list of speakers on an unusual theme for a scientific conference to be held in Sydney, Nova Scotia from September 22nd through the 24th....[continue]
Subcategory: Conferences
Public Meeting on Shakespeare Festival to be Held
University of Guelph - September 16, 2005
The University of Guelph, Stratford Festival, Guelph Arts Council and City of Guelph are teaming up to host a major region-wide Shakespeare festival in 2007....[continue]
Dame Judi Dench supports university project
University of Toronto - September 16, 2005
Oscar winning actor Dame Judi Dench has endorsed one of U of T’s most renowned humanities projects, the Records of Early English Drama (REED).. REED’s mission is to provide the scholarly world with uniform, accurate and complete editions of all surviving evidence of drama, secular music and community celebrations in Great Britain before 1642....[continue]
UW historian's expertise includes East German Stasi
University of Waterloo - September 16, 2005
University of Waterloo History Prof. Gary Bruce is keenly interested in the Stasi, the huge Communist secret service organization that existed in East Germany during the post-Second World War years....[continue]
Distinguished ethnomusicologist to visit Memorial
Memorial University of Newfoundland - September 15, 2005
Memorial University welcomes one of the founding fathers of the discipline of Ethnomusicology to its campus on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2005. Dr. Bruno Nettl, University of Illinois, will present a lecture titled Cheetahs and Lions: Ethnomusicology Among the Disciplines, at 7:30 p.m.in the Petro-Canada Hall, School of Music, on Memorial’s St. John’s campus. All lectures in the Music, Media and Culture series are free and open to the public....[continue]
Subcategory: Lectures
Owens Art Gallery announces 2005-06 Intern
Mount Allison University - September 14, 2005
The Owens Art Gallery is pleased to announce that Siobhan Wiggans is their new intern for 2005-2006. Wiggans, a former resident of Harvey Station, New Brunswick, is a recent Art History graduate from Mount Allison University....[continue]
Changes needed for aboriginal self government, political scientist says
Queen's University - September 14, 2005
Canada must reinvent the state to deal with the concept of Aboriginal self-government and bring Aboriginal people fully into the nation, political scientist Alan Cairns says in a new book just released by Queen’s University’s Institute of Intergovernmental Relations....[continue]
J.S. Woodsworth's legacy rekindles debate on labour in BC
Simon Fraser University - September 14, 2005
Legal, social and political change in BC will be at the forefront of debate at a conference celebrating the life and legacy of J.S. Woodsworth, a major figure in the evolution of labour in Canada....[continue]
Subcategory: Conferences
Bad art or genuine expression? New book explores kitsch art
Trinity Western University - September 14, 2005
Join the launch of Betty Spackman's new book, “A Profound Weakness: Christians and Kitsch on Thursday, September 15, at 8:00 p.m. in Alumni Hall....[continue]
Subcategory: Lectures
PSA: Markin-Flanagan Distinguished Visiting Writer Rudy Wiebe gives free public reading
University of Calgary - September 14, 2005
The U of C ’s Markin-Flanagan Distinguished Writers Programme presents a free public reading by Alberta writer Ruby Wiebe....[continue]
Subcategory: Lectures
Humanities Week to focus on contribution of the arts
University of Windsor - September 14, 2005
The University of Windsor’s Humanities Research Group will open its doors to the public in celebration of Humanities Week, September 19 to the 23....[continue]
Subcategory: Lectures
PSA: Cognitive Science Lecture Series starts this week at Memorial
Memorial University of Newfoundland - September 13, 2005
The lectures will be held in the Arts and Administration Building Annex in room AA-1045 starting at 12 p.m.Members of the general public are invited to attend....[continue]
Subcategory: Lectures
Windsor Theatre stages a Celebration of Tintamarre, Sept. 17
Mount Allison University - September 13, 2005
A Celebration of Tintamarre will be presented in the Windsor Theatre, on the Mount Allison University campus, on Saturday, September 17 at 8 p.m. This special evening will celebrate the activities of Tintamarre, Mount Allison’s bilingual theatre troupe founded and directed by professor Alex Fancy....[continue]
Shepherding biblical history: Dead Sea Scrolls editor-in-chief speaks at TWU
Trinity Western University - September 13, 2005
The public is invited to hear Emanuel Tov, Ph.D., Editor-in-Chief of the International Dead Sea Scrolls publication project, discuss the process of “Publishing the Dead Sea Scrolls.”...[continue]
CHARLES FORAN KICKS OFF 2005-2006 READING SERIES AT UNB SAINT JOHN
University of New Brunswick - Saint John - September 13, 2005
Novelist Charles Foran will kick off the 2005-2006 Lorenzo Society Reading Series at the University of New Brunswick Saint John on September 22 when he reads from his captivating new novel, Carolan’s Farewell....[continue]
Subcategory: Lectures
Tongue-in-cheek album collection reflects contemporary cultural trends
University of Toronto - September 13, 2005
Ever wonder what an album cover for the chicken dance looked like in the 1970s? Here’s your chance to find out. Some 175 album covers capturing dance moves from the 1940s to the 1980s will be on display at Robarts Library....[continue]
Deborah Margo’s Castings opens at the Owens, Sept. 16
Mount Allison University - September 12, 2005
The Owens Art Gallery is pleased to announce the opening of Castings, an exhibition of new and recent works by artist Deborah Margo of Ottawa....[continue]
U of C announces first appointee to Chair in Business Ethics
University of Calgary - September 12, 2005
The University of Calgary’s Faculty of Humanities, in collaboration with the Department of Philosophy and Haskayne School of Business, is pleased to announce Dr. Gregory A. Daneke as the first appointee to the Chair in Business Ethics....[continue]
Profile: Professor Elizabeth Miller, vampire queen
University of Toronto - September 12, 2005
It isn't every day that a student asks a professor's advice on becoming a vampire but it’s a relatively common question for Elizabeth Miller, who is teaching The Literary Vampire at the School of Continuing Studies this fall....[continue]
First-ever Jack Kent Cooke Graduate Scholar to attend U of T
University of Toronto - September 12, 2005
Kyle Wyatt, a graduate of the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, has become the first recipient of the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate Scholarship — among the most generous scholarship programs in the U.S. — to pick a Canadian university to further his studies...[continue]
Subcategory: Awards
WHY DANCE? U of C Program of Dance explores what’s behind the passion to move!
University of Calgary - September 11, 2005
Why Dance?, presented as part of the 2005 Professional Series by the University of Calgary Program of Dance, is an exploration of what motivates a dancer....[continue]
Weekbook, Sept. 12 to 18, 2005
University of Waterloo - September 9, 2005
Upcoming events on campus...[continue]
Subcategory: Lectures
LOCATION CHANGED: Brandon University welcomes Di Brandt as Canada Research Chair in Creative Writing with inaugural reading
Brandon University - September 8, 2005
This year, Brandon University welcomes award-winning poet Di Brandt to our faculty as Canada Research Chair in Creative Writing and Literature....[continue]
U of S economists say SK population growth will be limited
University of Saskatchewan - September 8, 2005
U of S economists contend that large population growth in Saskatchewan is unrealistic and should not form the basis for public policy....[continue]
Enhancing the Success of Aboriginal Students
University of Victoria - September 8, 2005
The Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation and the University of Victoria today announced the details of a new pilot project that will measure ways of improving the success rates of Aboriginal students in post-secondary education....[continue]
Van Gogh the subject of inaugural Cummings Lecture at St. Jerome's
University of Waterloo - September 8, 2005
A tormented artist, disdained by his peers only to become a celebrated icon of the 20th century, is the subject of the inaugural Laurence A. Cummings Lecture in Cultural History at St. Jerome's University....[continue]
Subcategory: Lectures
- Jimmie Briggs and Otunnu join the Quest: - Goodwill Ambassador and UN Special Envoy for children and armed conflict at - Uwinnipegs war-affected children conference - PDF file
University of Winnipeg - September 6, 2005
Subcategory: Conferences
Acadia University announces first fellowship in engaged learning
Acadia University - September 2, 2005
Dr. Gail Dinter-Gottlieb, President and Vice-Chancellor of Acadia University, today announced that Dr. Cynthia Alexander will receive the first Presidential Fellowship in Engaged Learning....[continue]
School of Music Upcoming Events: September and October 2005
Brandon University - September 2, 2005
BU School of Music pro series....[continue]
Brandon University Faculty of Arts presents its free Fall 2005 Liberal Arts Speakers Series
Brandon University - September 2, 2005
The Brandon University Faculty of Arts is pleased to announce its Fall 2005 Liberal Arts Speaker Series line-up, featuring Dr. Gwynne Dyer, Dr. Alan F. Segal, Dr. Sterling Evans, and Dr. William Shaffir....[continue]
Subcategory: Lectures
BCIT Awarded First Confucius Institute in Canada
British Columbia Institute of Technology - September 2, 2005
BCIT has been awarded the first - and so far the only - Confucius Institute in Canada....[continue]
Action needs to be taken to help immigrant women
Memorial University of Newfoundland - September 1, 2005
An action group should be established to improve conditions for immigrant women in the province, based on the research and suggestions in the report Recent Immigrant Women in Newfoundland and Labrador: Problems and Perspectives....[continue]
