Notice Board

The Philosophy Department Colloquium Series presents:

Trump, Snakes, and Fables
Guest Speaker:  Prof. Katharina Stevens (new hire, Department of Philosophy, University of Lethbridge)
Day/Date:  Friday, September 15, 2017
Time:  4:00 p.m.
Location:  B-660

The Religious Studies Department and the Religious Studies Interfaith Fund will present:

How Antisemitism has Shaped the Lives of Jewish Canadians
Guest Speaker:  Prof. Ira Robinson (Professor, Religions and Cultures; Chair & Director of the Concordia Institute for Canadian Jewish Studies - Concordia University)
Day/Date:  Wednesday, September 13, 2017
Time:  7:00 p.m.
Location:  TH-201 (Turcotte Hall)

The School of Liberal Education would like to invite you to join us for the "Social Justice Symposium" taking place on Friday, September 22, 2017 in Markin Hall (atrium) from 12:00 noon - 5:00 p.m. The symposium ends with a wine and cheese reception and toonie bar. Please see attached poster for details. To RSVP:  http://teachingcentre.anyvite.com/vveqbzngm8. 

This event is sponsored by Volunteer Lethbridge, the office of the Provost, U of L Library, AGILITY and the School of Liberal Education.

An Insider’s View: Why Research Matters and What You Should Do About It
Speaker: Dr. Claudia Malacrida, Associate Vice-President, Research

Location: Markin Hall Atrium

The project will host the Nikkei Memory History Centre, including a Memory Capture Booth run by the student research team where visitors can share memories and stories.  This is a very special year of celebration that provides an invaluable research opportunity to collect data for the project.  The Golden Anniversary of the Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden not only celebrates the establishment of this venerable cultural heritage site, it illuminates a moment at the centre of Nikkei, southern Albertan, Canadian, and trans-Pacific postwar history.  Through the cultural and historical awareness that

Guests will enjoy a set menu (Koko Japanese Restaurant) followed by a panel discussion with local experts who will share their ideas, stories and memories about how food/sports contributed to the postwar histories of Japanese Canadians in southern Alberta.  Guests include Ken Nakagama (Nakagama Shoten), Totsy Nishimura (Raymond Buddhist Church Kobai), Pat Sassa (Buddhist Temple of Southern Alberta), Hisae Price (small farming), Wayne Kwan (Hiroba - U of L), Taka Kinjo (karate), Hollis Pickrell (curling), Greg Senda (judo), and Mas Shigehiro (golf).

Department of Religious Studies Research Presentation

"Clothes-stealing, scarf-dragging, and slipper-changing: dress and the early Christian martyr"
Dr. Erin Vearncombe (Princeton University)
Tuesday, April 4, 2017
1:40 p.m.
M-1035 (Markin Hall, University of Lethbridge)

See attached poster for details.

The Department of Religious Studies Interfaith Fund presents:

"An Unraveling Braid: The Complex History of Religions in Nigeria"
Guest Speaker:  Prof. Oludamini Ogunnaike (Department of RELS, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA)
Day/Date:  Friday, March 31, 2017
Tiime:  6:30 p.m.
Location:  AH116 (Anderson Hall)

See attached poster for details.

Join us for Career Fair 2017 on September 20, 2017!