Archived Calgary Events

These Calgary events have been archived based on an expiry date set by the originator. Please note that these events are only presented for interest – to give volunteers, nonprofit organizations, and site visitors an opportunity to see the types of events occurring in Calgary, Alberta.
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Lise Meitner and her discovery of Fission and dramatic escape from Nazi Germany (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: April 9, 2015 - April 9, 2015

Anthea Coster, a principal research scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Haystack Observatory, will share her personal and professional connection to Lise Meitner, a pioneer of nuclear physics who co-discovered fission in the early 1900's. Albert Einstein once called Meitner “the most significant woman scientist of the 20th century”. Join us as Coster weaves together history, science, and family stories to bring Meitner’s amazing story of resiliency to life in her inspiring lecture. Open to students, faculty, Alumni and the General public. To register go to ucalgary.ca/thelisemeitnerstory Presented by the University of Calgary, in partnership with the faculties of Arts, Science and the Schulich School of Engineering.

Location:

Lobby - Energy Environment Experiential Learning building

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/lise-meitner-and-her-discovery-fission-and-dramatic-escape-nazi-germany

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Film Series: COLOMBIA (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: April 9, 2015 - April 9, 2015

The Latin American Research Centre and the Consulate of Colombia in Calgary will be hosting a screening of the award-winning Colombian film Sofía y el terco (Sofía and the Stubborn One, 2012) by Andrés Burgo. Sofía dreams of seeing the ocean and takes matters into her own hands after her best friend and co-conspirator Mercedes dies. She ventures out on her own, leaving her husband to take care of those tasks he took for granted. FREE and OPEN to the public. Spanish with English subtitles. 84 mins. Info: larc@ucalgary.ca

Location:

Social Sciences 203

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/film-series-colombia

Calgary Peace Prize (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: April 9, 2015 - April 9, 2015

The Calgary Centre for Global Community presents the 2015 Calgary Peace Prize to the Honourable Lieutenant-General (Ret'd), Romeo Dallaire. Join us on April 9, 2015 to celebrate General Dallaire's numerous contributions to human rights, the prevention of genocide, mental health and ending the use of child soldiers in warfare. This event is sponsored by the University of Calgary, Faculty of Social Work, among many other community partners. For tickets or more information go to http://www.calgarycgc.org/ticket--event-information.html

Location:

The Magnolia Banquet Hall - 5075 Falconridge Boulevard NE Calgary AB T3J 4L8

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/calgary-peace-prize

Ready at a Moment's Notice: The Logistics of Emergency Preparedness Conference (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: April 9, 2015 - April 10, 2015

Ready at a Moment's Notice: The Logistics of Emergency Preparedness Conference Preparing for emergencies, whether natural or man made, are critical to every successful business plan and community in the country. Learn from experts in this field, celebrate the successes, and participate in a tabletop exercise. Register! View the program Sponsorship opportunities are available

Location:

Mac Hall A & B

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/ready-moments-notice-logistics-emergency-preparedness-conference

UNFLATTENING: A Dissertation in Comics Form Reimagines Scholarship (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: April 9, 2015 - April 9, 2015

Nick Sousanis will discuss Unflattening, his first of its kind dissertation, which he wrote and drew entirely in comics – its very form embodying its central argument for the value of visual thinking in teaching and learning. For the presentation, he will share extensive visuals from Unflattening, now a book from Harvard University Press, to illuminate a discussion on the work’s themes, the unique ways comics represent thought, his experience and the challenges of making comics as scholarship, and the broader implications that this and other alternative forms of scholarship raise for academia. Nick earned his doctorate in education at Teachers College, Columbia University in 2014, and is currently an Eyes High Postdoctoral Fellow in Comics Studies at the University of Calgary. Learn more about Unflattening at Harvard University Press, excerpts and other comics www.spinweaveandcut.com. This event is free and open to the public. Everyone is welcome.

Location:

Social Sciences 1114

Speaker:

Nick Sousanis, Post-doctoral Fellow, Department of English, University of Calgary

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/unflattening-dissertation-comics-form-reimagines-scholarship

Capstone Design Fair (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: April 8, 2015 - April 8, 2015

The 2015 Schulich School of Engineering Capstone Design Fair is an event that showcases and celebrates design projects by final-year engineering students. Over 95 innovative and creative engineering projects prepared by more than 450 students will be on display. Capstone is a team-based design course in which students apply the knowledge and skills acquired in earlier courses while refining their skills in teamwork and project management. Students work towards innovative, entrepreneurial solutions to industry-sponsored design projects, and engage in individual critical reflection on their course activities, team performance, and on their growth as an engineering designer within their undergraduate program. The teams' design projects are then judged by volunteer professional engineers from industry. The event is open to the public from 10:00 am - 1:00 pm (12:40 p.m. awards) in MacEwan Hall A & B.

Location:

MacEwan Hall A & B

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/capstone-design-fair

THAT IS TO SAY … Knowing Where to Start and When to Stop (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: April 8, 2015 - April 8, 2015

How to write for an audience that doesn’t know a tenure track from a turnip truck. Have you ever thought of writing for a non-academic audience? Your memoirs, perhaps? Come and learn from Sydney's wealth of experience. This event is organized by the University of Calgary Emeritus Association and is sponsored by the Vice-President (University Relations). It is open to the community at no charge.

Location:

Senate Room - 7th Floor (room 721) - Hotel Alma

Speaker:

Ms. Sydney Sharpe, Calgary author, columnist and former academic

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/say-knowing-where-start-and-when-stop

When Worlds Collide: Using Form to Solve Story in Comics and Text (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: April 8, 2015 - April 8, 2015

Join comics maker Nick Sousanis and writer Ian Williams for a public dialogue on representation and collaboration in the arts. Nick Sousanis is the author of Unflattening (Harvard UP, 2015), an experiment in scholarly visual thinking, written and drawn entirely as comics. He is currently a postdoctoral fellow in Comics Studies at the University of Calgary. Visit www.spinweaveandcut.com. Ian Williams is the author of You Know Who You Are, Not Anyone's Anything, and Personals, which was shortlisted for the Griffin Prize. He is Canadian Writer-in-Residence at the University of Calgary. Visit http://www.ianwilliams.ca/ Light refreshments will be served. All are welcome! This event is sponsored by the Postcolonial Studies Research Group. The Postcolonial Studies Research Group gratefully acknowledges the support of the Department of English and the Faculty of Arts.

Location:

Social Sciences 1015

Speaker:

Nick Sousanis, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of English, University of Calgary. Ian Williams, 2014-2015 Canadian Writer-in-Residence, University of Calgary.

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/when-worlds-collide-using-form-solve-story-comics-and-text

Dance at Night (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: April 8, 2015 - April 8, 2015

Dance at Night celebrates the final presentations of senior students in the Dance program’s choreography and performance concentration. Tickets available at the door. Adults $15, Students/Seniors $10

Location:

University Theatre

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/dance-night

"Cruel and Unusual: Trans Women in Priosn" Screening (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: April 7, 2015 - April 7, 2015

Please join the Women's Resource Centre and the Q Centre for a film screening of "Cruel and Unusual", a documentary about the experiences of trans women in prison. There will be a bake sale fundraiser for Jessica Marie Barbosa, a trans woman of colour, who is soon to be released from prison in Texas in the next few months. The fundraiser is to give her enough money to get back on her feet so she doesn't have to go from one unsafe place (men's prison) to another (a men's shelter). The screening is free, but you can donate to the cause by purchasing baked goods that will be for sale. What: Bake Sale Fundraiser When: Tuesday, Apr. 7, 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Where: Table in the foyer of the Earth Sciences building * Goods left from the earlier Bake Sale will be sold at the screening For more information: https://www.facebook.com/events/864281463628420/

Location:

The Loft (MacEwan Student Centre 487)

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/cruel-and-unusual-trans-women-priosn-screening

“The Mask You Live In” Screening & Discussion (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: April 6, 2015 - April 6, 2015

Join us for the University of Calgary screening of “The Mask You Live In” created by Jennifer Siebel Newsom, the “Miss Representation” documentary filmmaker! The event is free for students, staff, faculty and the community. No registration is required. Event Schedule: 4:30 – 5:00 pm: Light refreshments, Who Needs Feminism Campaign Photo Booth 5:00 – 6:30 pm: Screening 6:30 – 7:00 pm: Panel Discussion Where: Alberta Room, Dining Centre Parking & Map: http://www.ucalgary.ca/mse/files/mse/diningcentre2.pdf The Mask You Live In follows boys and young men as they struggle to stay true to them-selves while negotiating America’s narrow definition of masculinity. Written, produced and directed by Jennifer Siebel Newsom, the film premiered at Sundance Film Festival in 2015. The documentary present the personal narratives of young boys and men and features experts in neuroscience, psychology, sociology, sports, education, and media, further exploring how gender stereotypes are interconnected with race, class, and circumstance. The Mask You Live In ultimately illustrates how we, as a society, can raise a healthier generation of boys and young men. “Just as our culture has harmed women and girls, so too are we harming our boys, which has led to a ‘boy crisis’ in America,” said Jennifer Siebel Newsom. “Our intention is that this film sparks a national conversation around masculinity and helps our boys overcome limiting stereotypes, encouraging them to stay true to themselves.” Newsom’s first film Miss Representation premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, and exposed the ways in which mainstream media contributes to the underrepresentation of women in positions of power and influence. In response to overwhelming public demand for ongoing education and social action in support of the film’s message, Newsom founded the organization that has become The Representation Project a few months later. The presentation of this film is a collaboration between UCalgaryStrong, the SU Wellness Centre and the Women's Resource Centre.

Location:

Alberta Room - Dining Centre

Speaker:

Panel Discussion: Sarah Pousette (Moderator), Jay Wang, Dr. William Bridel (Kinesiology), and Joseph McGuire (Calgary Communities Against Sexual Abuse)

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/mask-you-live-screening-discussion

Health Checks - Main Campus (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: April 2, 2015 - April 2, 2015

Do You Know Where You Are on the Health Continuum? Students, faculty and staff are invited to drop in & participate in a free, confidential health check-up. No registration needed! Simple screening tests, lifestyle questionnaire & wellness stations! Stop by for a quick health check or stay longer and visit all stations. Results will be provided to the participants. https://www.ucalgary.ca/wellnesscentre/events-programs/wellness-programs/healthchecks

Location:

Olympic Oval 2nd floor Main Campus

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/health-checks-main-campus

Active Living Easter Egg Hunt (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: April 2, 2015 - April 2, 2015

#eggsercise Find one of the 500 eggs "hidden" across campus and bring the message inside to Kinesiology A between 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. for treats and prizes!

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/active-living-easter-egg-hunt

Passion Week Tenebrae Service -- a service of shadows (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: April 1, 2015 - April 1, 2015

All are welcome to join Paul Verhoef, one of the Christian chaplains together with a small student team, for a Tenebrae service. If you are unfamiliar with the Tenebrae service, in it we will read through some of the stories of Christ's passion as lights dim along the way, until there is darkness at the death of Christ. It's a solemn, reflective, experiential service as we remember the death of Jesus on the way to Easter's celebration. Led by the Christian Reformed Chaplaincy in partnership with the Faith & Spirituality Centre.

Location:

TFDL 340E Preview Room

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/passion-week-tenebrae-service-service-shadows

Health Checks - Foothills Campus (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: March 31, 2015 - March 31, 2015

Location:

HRIC Atrium Foothills Campus

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/health-checks-foothills-campus

FEDERAL REGULATIONS ON EMBRYO RESEARCH: A VIEW FROM THE CLINICS (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: March 31, 2015 - March 31, 2015

As part of the Political Science speaker's series, Dr. Dave Snow will be speaking on Federal Regulations on Embryo Research: A View from the Clinics. Drawing from 2013 qualitative interviews with fertility patients and a 2014 survey of fertility clinics, this presentation examines how Canadian law and policy surrounding the creation and use of human embryos has affected clinical practice. Although there exist federal prohibitions and regulations on the use of embryos, much of the day-to-day implementation and enforcement of these laws is done by medical professionals at fertility clinics, many of which do not seem to be acting in accordance with the letter of the law. Moreover, patients donating embryos to scientific research are often uncertain about the legal distinctions contained in consent forms, which suggests that Canadian law has not achieved its intended effect. For more information, please visit http://poli.ucalgary.ca

Location:

Social Sciences 729

Speaker:

Dr. Dave Snow completed a BA in political science at St. Thomas University, and an MA and PhD in political science at the University of Calgary. He is currently a Killam Postdoctoral Fellow in the Faculty of Medicine at Dalhousie University, specializing in assisted reproductive technology policy and Canadian constitutional law. Beginning in July, he will be an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Guelph.

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/federal-regulations-embryo-research-view-clinics

Women Leaders Speaker Series featurning Valerie Fortney (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: March 31, 2015 - March 31, 2015

The Women’s Resource Centre is excited to welcome author and Calgary Herald columnist Valerie Fortney for the Women Leaders Speaker Series (WLSS). Valerie writes on a variety of topical issues, bringing her unique, informative and entertaining take on the stories of the day. She has been nominated for numerous news awards and was the recipient of the Daniel Pearl award for print journalism and National Newspaper Award. Join us as we hear about Valerie's story on "Leadership in Journalism". For more info on WLSS visit http://www.ucalgary.ca/women/WomenLeaders

Location:

Women's Resource Centre (MacEwan Student Centre 482)

Speaker:

Valerie Fortney joined the Herald in 1998 as lifestyle editor. Prior to writing her column, Fortney, an alumnus of the University of Calgary, was the associate editor of the Herald's Arts & Style section.Valerie was part of the Herald team that won a National Newspaper Award in 2014 for the coverage of the 2013 Alberta flood.Starting her writing and editing career in the early 1990s, Valerie was the founding editor of Calgary's Avenue magazine, as well as a writer for such publications as Chatelaine, Readers Digest and the Los Angeles Times.In addition to her newspaper and magazine work, Valerie has been a frequent commentator in radio and on television since the 1990s. She is also the author of Sunray: the Death and Life of Captain Nichola Goddard, the first female combat-cerfitied soldier to die on the battlefield. The book, released in 2010, was long listed for the British Columbia National Award for Canadian Non-Fiction.A native of Winnipeg, Valerie is proud to call Calgary home for the past 37 years.

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/women-leaders-speaker-series-featurning-valerie-fortney

Women in Leadership Club - Year End Fundraiser Night (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: March 31, 2015 - March 31, 2015

The Women In Leadership Club In collaboration with the Faculty of Arts Students' Association (FASA) will be hosting a fundraiser on March 31st at the University of Calgary Faculty of Arts Lounge! Check out our FB page to keep up to date for the event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1625123981050647/ DOORS OPEN: 5:00 p.m. The theme of this night is Women's Empowerment. We will be having performers share their pieces. Come join us as we enjoy spoken word, music, rap, dance and MORE! Tickets will be $10. REGISTRATION/DONATION LINK NOW LIVE: http://www.wilucalgary.ca/#!year-end-fundraiser/cu5h WIL has scored some pretty awesome items for a silent auction! See below for details: - A three-month coffee subscription sponsored by Rosso Coffee Roasters, est. value of $114! PS. Rosso will also be providing coffee at our eventhttp://www.rossocoffeeroasters.com/ - GOOD Company is providing $300 in graphic design, working with clients like ACAD and Beakerhead. This is a great opportunity to design your own business card, brochure, and brand, among other options they offer. Check out their work here: http://good-company.ca/ Stay tuned as we release who will be performing! Hope to see many familiar faces for an awesome night! All are welcomed to attend!

Location:

The Arts Lounge - Social Science building - SS room 103

Speaker:

Nyabuoy Gatbel. Pauline Anunciacion. Donna Ng. Naela Farage. Brina Slager. Arielle Sie-Mah. Rebecca Mvundura. AND MORE!

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/women-leadership-club-year-end-fundraiser-night

Queer Uof C: Panel and Discussion (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: March 30, 2015 - March 30, 2015

Friends and colleagues -- we hope that you will join us on March 30 for a thought-provoking panel and brainstorming discussion on contemporary concerns for queer communities at the University of Calgary. Over lunch, we hope to work together with a group of interested students, faculty, and staff to talk about the "ABCs" of being (and supporting those who are) LGBTQ at the U of C. It is our hope to host a series of panel discussions next year, and we would very much value your input in establishing the topics of most interest to our campus community. Hot lunch buffet provided. Panel: Dr. Dawn Johnston (Faculty of Arts) Leah Schmidt and Katie O'Brien (Q Centre) Jason Morgan (Student's Union) Troy Brooks (Bystander Intervention Program) This panel is generously supported by the Office of Diversity, Equity and Protected Disclosure - University of Calgary and the Student's Union Q Centre for Sexual and Gender Diversity. Please register through the attached Eventbrite link and please message the Q Centre if you have any further questions! https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/queer-uofc-panel-and-discussion-tickets-16159177535?ref=enivtefor001&invite=NzY3MjA3My9xY2VudHJlQHVjYWxnYXJ5LmNhLzA%3D&utm_source=eb_email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=inviteformal001&utm_term=eventpage

Location:

Escalus Room MacEwan Conference Centre

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/queer-uof-c-panel-and-discussion

Alberta Epigenetics Network Annual Summit (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: March 30, 2015 - March 31, 2015

The Alberta Epigenetics Network is holding its Annual Summit on March 30th and 31st at the Banff Centre. The Annual Summit is Alberta’s Epigenetics showcase. Epigenetic knowledge creators and mobilizers from across Alberta and beyond will be assembled to: facilitate knowledge exchange, promote the formation of collaborations and partnerships, and work towards building epigenetics research capacity. The Alberta Epigenetics Annual Summit will be held on March 30th and 31st, 2015 at the Banff Centre. http://epigeneticsnetwork.ca/programs/annual-summit/ http://epigeneticsnetwork.ca/events/aen-annual-summit-2015-agenda/

Location:

Banff Centre

Speaker:

Jacques Cote, Steve Jones, Martin Hirst, Richard Wintle, Gwyn Bebb, Gordon Chan, Walter Dixon, Carolyn Fitzsimmons, Don Fujita, Roy Golsteyn, Aaron Goodarzi, Daniel Graf, Leluo Guan, Benedikt Hallgrimsson, Michael Hendzel, Tom Hobman, Randal Johnston, Bryan Kolb, Ute Kothe, Igor Kovalchuk, Olga Kovalchuk, Roman Krawetz, Kenneth Lukowiak, Gina Macintyre, Andrew Mason, Robert McDonald, Bruce McNaughton, Gerlinde Metz, David Olson, Lynne-Marie Postovit, Karl Riabowol, Tony Russell, Luis Schang, Michael Schultz, Carol Schuurmans, Robert Sutherland, Jacob Thundathil, Alan Underhill, Hans-Joachim Wieden, and Richard Wozniak.

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/alberta-epigenetics-network-annual-summit

Michael Philip Mossman (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: March 30, 2015 - March 30, 2015

Trumpeter Michael Philip Mossman has earned a reputation as one of New York’s most versatile musicians through his work as an instrumentalist and arranger in the bands of Latin giants. His recent activity includes a Grammy nomination in 2013 for Best Instrumental Arrangement of his Afro-Latin Suite for Ellington recorded on Bobby Sanabria’s Multiverse album. His work with Academy Award winning director Fernando Trueba includes scoring music for the Academy Award nominated film Chico and Rita. Michael Philip Mossman is currently the director of jazz studies at the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College. Event Link: http://scpa.ucalgary.ca/events/michael-philip-mossman

Location:

University Theatre

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/michael-philip-mossman

Spoken Word Workshop: Choosing Our Words (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: March 28, 2015 - March 28, 2015

As people who experience forms of gender oppression and gender violence, we are well practiced at choosing our words in any given situation. We bite our tongue. Push our anger down. Smile and grit our teeth. We know how to be polite when saying 'no'. In hopes of being left alone. Being safe. Being ourselves. Choosing Our Words offers a space to share our truths through spoken word. This 3-hour workshop will focus on the importance of our voices and the challenges we face in speaking up and speaking out. To register: http://ucalgary.ca/women/SpokenWords **This workshop is open to woman-identified and non-binary individuals. **Space is limited. Registration priority goes to the University of Calgary students.

Location:

Women’s Resource Centre - MacEwan Student Centre 482

Speaker:

Kym Nacita is a spoken word artist, workshop facilitator, and emotional mess. She is a fat femme of colour, from the Philippines by way of Toronto, who experiences the world at multiple intersections of oppression and privilege. She is also a Scorpio, with all the beauty and doom the stars will allow.

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/spoken-word-workshop-choosing-our-words

National Japanese Speech Contest (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: March 28, 2015 - March 28, 2015

NJSC Information Date: Saturday March 28, 2015 Venue: University of Calgary, Alberta Program: TBA Contact: Barbara Carter * This year we were unable to stream the contest live, but you can watch the full video of the event here! The first prize winners of the Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced categories in the regional speech contests are eligible to participate in the National Japanese Speech Contest. Transportation (airfare for participants outside of Alberta and bus or airfare for participants inside of Alberta) and accommodations are provided for all National Speech Contest participants thanks to our generous sponsors. This year, the NJSC will be taking place March 28, 2015 at the University of Calgary in Alberta. Participants are expected to arrive in Calgary on Friday, March 27 and depart on Sunday, March 29, and will be staying at a hotel TBD in the area. Winners of the regional contests should complete the NJSC application form Submit completed applications to Barbara Carter at no later than 3 days after the finale of the regional contest in which you competed. Participants will receive updates from the organizing committee regarding flights and accommodations after the completion of each Regional Japanese Speech Contest. Please note that while flight and hotel accommodations will be covered by the NJSC, ground transportation to and from the airport of departure is the responsibility of each participant. For information about the up-coming regional contests and eligibility criteria, visit the Regional Japanese Speech Contest page and National Speech Contest Guidelines. For more information, please visit: http://www.cajle.info/programs/speech-contest/njsc/

Location:

Gallery Hall - TFDL

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/national-japanese-speech-contest

Summit: What does a pluralistic campus look like? (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: March 28, 2015 - March 28, 2015

The day will begin with a panel from key stakeholders sharing their perspective on what a pluralistic campus may look like. We will then have lunch together and then begin the afternoon with a series of activities and working groups. At the end of the day, we hope to have ideas, stories, feedback and input from students, staff and faculty to create a report to give to key campus leadership for action. The day will be facilitated by Danny Richmond, Manager, National Campus Network with Inspirit Foundation, a national grant-making organization that supports young people (aged 18 to 30) in building a more inclusive and pluralistic Canada. The whole campus community is encouraged to attend. Register for the summit here: https://www.ucalgary.ca/fsc/pluralism-week/summit Schedule 10:00am - 10:30am - Registration 10:30am - 12:00pm - Panel 12:00 - 1:00pm - Lunch 1:00 - 4:30pm - Activities/Working Groups Activity: Putting it into practice: How to have difficult conversations Activity: Indicators of a pluralistic campus mapping *This event is part of Pluralism & Religious Diversity Week, March 23 - 28. To learn more about this week and to view a full list of events on campus, please visit: https://www.ucalgary.ca/fsc/pluralism-week

Location:

Senate Room Hotel Alma

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/summit-what-does-pluralistic-campus-look

Chinmaya Mission Calgary presents Kathak & Vaishali Panwar (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: March 28, 2015 - March 28, 2015

Kathak Dance & Ghazal evening: a treat for all the senses. First half dance followed by instrumental & vocal - tabla, keyboard.

Location:

University Theatre - Craigie Hall G

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/chinmaya-mission-calgary-presents-kathak-vaishali-panwar

Art as Social Practice: Nap-Ins and Collective Dreaming for Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: March 27, 2015 - March 27, 2015

Women's Resource Centre This presentation will be hands on and theoretical as it explores the socially engaged artworkings of the feminist art of the “Gestare Art Collective” and their on-going art practice they call Nap-Ins. Socially engaged art has roots in the late 60s, in the Happenings of Alan Kaprow, and feminist art practices. It has been developed by the performance and pedagogy of Charles Garoian and the work of feminist artist Suzanne Lacy and numerous others who have begun to articulate its place in the world of art and the community, as art, arts based research and education (Helguera, 2011). The Nap-Ins have co-emerged and evolved into an intertextual curricular space that includes the conscious and the unconscious, the known and the unknown, the past and the future, within a restorative and aesthetic experience. The ground of in-betweeness of the Nap-In, and the co-created Dream Scroll provides alternative sites of learning, where complicated conversations can be encountered and negotiated, verbally or non-verbally, through an arts-based aesthetic experience. A Dream Scroll for Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies was started in the fall of 2013 at Southern Illinois University and will be added to during this presentation. This lunch hour will include an introduction to the social art practice of Nap Ins and the opportunity to contribute to a growing WGSS Dream Scroll. Sewing supplies and fabrics will be provided. Attendees are welcome to bring their own scrap fabric. Bio: Barbara Bickel, Ph.D is an artist, researcher, and educator. An Associate Professor in Art Education and Director of Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies at Southern Illinois University, she teaches art as an inquiry and meaning making process. Her research interests include arts-based inquiry methods, collaboration, socially-engaged art, connective aesthetics, feminist art and pedagogy, adult learning, and restorative & transformative learning. She is currently conducting a study on the presence of art in Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies programs in North America. She holds a BFA from U of Calgary. To view her art portfolio and arts-based research on-line visit http://www.barbarabickel.com or http://www.gestareartcollective.com

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/art-social-practice-nap-ins-and-collective-dreaming-women-gender-sexuality-studies

Put Racism, Islamophobia & Discrimination to an End (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: March 27, 2015 - March 27, 2015

Incidents of Islamophobia are on the rise worldwide. Join panelists and experts in the community to learn how to respond to incidents of discrimination, how to help yourself and others and learn what resources are available. Presented in partnership with OWNIT and Pluralism & Religious Diversity Week. This event is part of Pluralism & Religious Diversity Week, March 23 - 28. To learn more about this week and to view a full list of events on campus, please visit: https://www.ucalgary.ca/fsc/pluralism-week

Location:

Science A 106

Speaker:

* Susan Barker: Vice-Provost (Student Experience), University of Calgary * Jim Foster: Acting Senior Legal Counsel to the Director Alberta Human Rights Commission - South * Sabrina Afroz: Events and Education/Male Allies Co-Team Lead, Women's Resource Centre * Constable Jerry Shannon, Calgary Police Services * Madhi Qasqas, PhD Candidate in the Faculty of Social Work and Founder of 3OWN Muslim Youth and Family Services

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/put-racism-islamophobia-discrimination-end

Sustaining Vibrant Communities: Addressing Hate Crimes with Sgt. Levesque, Hate Crimes Coordinator, Calgary Police Services (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: March 27, 2015 - March 27, 2015

The presentation defines hate crimes and how they differ from hate incidents; provides a basic understanding of Canadian law in relation to hate crimes; and discusses the reasons why hate crimes are dealt with differently by the justice system – primarily because of the impacts on individuals and communities. Presented in partnership with the Alberta Hate Crimes Committee and Pluralism & Religious Diversity Week. *This event is part of Pluralism & Religious Diversity Week, March 23 - 28. To learn more about this week and to view a full list of events on campus, please visit: https://www.ucalgary.ca/fsc/pluralism-week

Location:

Science A 145

Speaker:

Sgt. Levesque, Hate Crimes Coordinator, Calgary Police Services

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/sustaining-vibrant-communities-addressing-hate-crimes-sgt-levesque-hate-crimes-coordinator

Markin Lecture - Physical Literacy: Just for the Health of It! (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: March 26, 2015 - March 26, 2015

The ability to move, to move confidently and to have the motivation to continue moving for health and happiness throughout your life span is what this is all about. What is ‘this’? This, is - Physical Literacy: Just for the Health of it! The Markin Undergraduate Student Research Program in Health & Wellness at the University of Calgary is inviting everyone to attend this timely and exciting lecture. Light refreshments will be provided.

Location:

Alberta Room - Dining Centre.

Speaker:

Dr. Paul Veugelers, a professor at the School of Public Health at the University of Alberta and creator of the Apple School Program for children, will share his professional views and ideas on promoting active living, improving quality of life and preventing chronic diseases.Dr. Amanda Stanec, a St. Louis based motivational specialist in physical literacy, physical education, sports and wellness issues will share expert advice on physical literacy and the knowledge to move from encouragement to establishment for individuals of any age.

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/markin-lecture-physical-literacy-just-health-it

Speaker Series: Argentina and Literature (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: March 26, 2015 - March 26, 2015

The Latin American Research Centre and the Language Research Centre welcome Sonia Thon, Professor of Hispanic Studies, Dept. of Languages and Literatures at Acadia University. This presentation, titled “The Struggle for an Argentinian Linguistic Identity: Jorge Luis Borges and Manuel Puig” will discuss the close relationship between language, ideology and socio-historical context with reference to the work of these two Argentinian authors. This event is FREE and OPEN to the public. Refreshments will be served. Info: larc@ucalgary.ca. 2pm on Thursday March 26, 2015, in the Gallery Hall, TFDL.

Location:

Gallery Hall - Taylor Family Digital Library

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/speaker-series-argentina-and-literature

Cutting edge research on religion and radicalization: a teach-in with Dr. Ryan Williams (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: March 26, 2015 - March 26, 2015

Radicalization is considered the greatest source of national and international insecurity today, with the tragedy in Paris being the latest in a string of terrorist attacks since 9/11. This teach-in takes a broad look at the problem of radicalization. What is radicalization? What relationship, if any, does it have to religion? How can we understand radicalization “scientifically”? Moreover, what is the best way to respond to the threat of radicalization? The consequences are felt more widely than in the tragedy of specific acts of terrorism as new legislation and security practices are reshaping the societies in which we live in subtle ways. Drawing on the instructor’s research with religious communities and his research in UK maximum-security prisons, this teach-in explores current theoretical and practical problems related to radicalization, aiming to challenge and inform current views on radicalization. *This event is part of Pluralism & Religious Diversity Week, March 23 - 28. To learn more about this week and to view a full list of events on campus, please visit: https://www.ucalgary.ca/fsc/pluralism-week

Location:

Science A 245

Speaker:

Dr. Ryan Williams

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/cutting-edge-research-religion-and-radicalization-teach-dr-ryan-williams

ISPIA Distinguished Lecture - "Elements of Trust in Named-Data Networking" (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: March 26, 2015 - March 26, 2015

In the last 4-5 years, several major research efforts have sprung up aiming to design a set of potential next-generation Internet architectures. Named Data Networking (NDN) is one such effort. NDN avoids IP's host-based, point-to-point networking approach in order to better accommodate new and emerging patterns of communication. NDN treats data as a first class object, explicitly naming it, instead of its location. Unlike the current Internet which secures the communication "pipe" between hosts, NDN secures data -- a design choice that decouples trust in data from trust in hosts, thus enabling scalable communication mechanisms, such as data caching in routers to optimize bandwidth. NDN poses many interesting security and privacy challenges, including: trust management, DoS resilience as well as content protection and privacy. This talk will start with a brief overview of NDN and a summary of various security and privacy issues. The focus will be on network-layer trust management. Motivated by the need to mitigate so-called "content poisoning" attacks, we explore the design of a trust management architecture for NDN. For further information and to view event poster, please visit http://www.ispia.ucalgary.ca/node/182 Lectures are free / General public are welcome / Refreshments will be provided.

Location:

Biological Science Building Rm 587

Speaker:

Gene Tsudik, Chancellor's Professor of Computer Science at the UC Irvine Speaker Bio: Gene Tsudik is a Chancellor's Professor of Computer Science at the UC Irvine (UCI). He obtained his PhD in Computer Science from USC in 1991. Before coming to UCI in 2000, he was at IBM Zurich Research Laboratory (1991-1996) and USC/ISI (1996-2000). Over the years, his research interests included numerous topics in security, privacy and applied cryptography. Since 2009, he serves as the Editor-in-Chief of ACM Transactions on Information and Systems Security (TISSEC). He's a former Fulbright Scholar and and a Fellow of the IEEE and the ACM.

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/ispia-distinguished-lecture-elements-trust-named-data-networking

Animating Epics: An evening with Nina Paley (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: March 26, 2015 - March 26, 2015

Nina Paley gained notoriety for her 2009 feature film Sita Sings the Blues, an animated musical based on the Hindu epic Ramayana. Today she turns to Abrahamic religion for her feature-in-progress, Seder-Masochism. Nina will show clips and discuss interpreting religious texts, her solo animation process, and whether culture/religion can be owned. To Register for this event, please visit: https://www.ucalgary.ca/fsc/pluralism-week/paley Nina Paley is the creator of the animated musical feature film Sita Sings the Blues. More recently she made This Land Is Mine, a short about Israel/Palestine/Canaan/the Levant intended for a larger project, Seder-Masochism. Her adventures in our broken copyright system led her to join QuestionCopyright.org as Artist-in-Residence in 2008. Prior to becoming an animator Nina was a syndicated cartoonist. A 2006 Guggenheim Fellow, she also produced a series of animated shorts about intellectual freedom called Minute Memes. As half of PaleGray Labs, she is developing techniques to combine animation with her other passions of quilting and embroidery. *This event is part of Pluralism & Religious Diversity Week, March 23 - 28. To learn more about this week and to view a full list of events on campus, please visit: https://www.ucalgary.ca/fsc/pluralism-week

Location:

Senate Room Hotel Alma

Speaker:

Nina Paley

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/animating-epics-evening-nina-paley

Lenten Reconciliation Service (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: March 25, 2015 - March 25, 2015

Fr. Minh Doan, O.P., Catholic Chaplain, is available for walk-in confession from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm in McEwan Student Center MSC 373 A [above the Food Court and across from the Native Center]. You can contact him at 403 220 3898 (office)/ 403 889 5862 (cell) / mbdoan@ucalgary.ca

Location:

McEwan Student Center - MSC 373 A

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/lenten-reconciliation-service

IS A FIRST NATIONS' INSURGENCY INEVITABLE? (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: March 25, 2015 - March 25, 2015

As part of the Political Science speakers’ series Dr. Douglas Bland will be speaking in the CMSS boardroom on the question: “Is a First Nations Insurgency Inevitable?”

Location:

Social Science 846

Speaker:

Dr. Douglas Bland is emeritus Professor and former Chair of the Defence Management Studies Program in the School of Policy Studies, Queen’s University. Dr. Bland retired from the Canadian Armed Forces as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1990 after more than 30 years of service. His research has been concentrated in the fields of defence policy, including civil-military relations. He has published books, articles, and reports and lectured in these fields in Canada, the United States, Europe, and South Africa. He is a frequent commentator on defence issues and writes editorial and Op Ed articles for major Canadian newspapers. In 2009, he wrote a novel, Uprising, about a first Nations’ rebellion; last year he provided the footnotes to it in Time Bomb: Canada and the First Nations.

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/first-nations-insurgency-inevitable

About Social Entrepreneurship with Liam Black (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: March 25, 2015 - March 25, 2015

Being young and being a social entrepreneur: insight from Liam Black, a leading social entrepreneurship innovator. Please join us for an exciting opportunity to dialogue with corporate leader and social business guru Liam Black about Finding meaning and value in special entrepreneurship and developing your social entrepreneurship career. Come and find out more about how you can become a social entrepreneur. Ken Porter, VP Licensing for Innovate Calgary will join the conversation and you can ask questions and dialogue with the presenters. Register for this free event. Event open to students, faculty, staff and public. Paid visitor parking available on campus. Light refreshments will be served. See campus map. Check out event poster and Liam Black’s bio.

Location:

Rosza Centre - Husky Oil Great Hall

Speaker:

Liam Black is a UK based entrepreneur, impact investor and writer who has helped organizations become more social since the nineties. Top companies such as Rolls Royce, BBC, Dyson, Lego, and IKEA, as well as social businesses such as Grameen and Aravind are among his clients, members or partners.He is a co-founder and the Chief Encouragement Officer of Wavelength, a company with a mission of changing the world for the better through business.

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/about-social-entrepreneurship-liam-black

Judgment, imperialism, and competition: aren't religious people supposed to LOVE their neighbors? (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: March 25, 2015 - March 25, 2015

Come join in a fairly wide-ranging conversation about interfaith relationships -- why they're difficult and why they're tremendously important to religious health. We'll talk about religion and politics (going all the way back to Emperor Constantine), our own faith stories, and what religion is in the first place. Do we really have to choose between loving God and loving our neighbors (of other faiths)? I sure don't think so! (Rev. Dr.) Dave Holmes is a minister in the United Church of Canada, and active in the Inter-faith Council here in Calgary. He has a doctoral degree in Gospel and Culture from Columbia Theological Seminary in Atlanta, and counts various Muslims, Jews, Buddhists and atheists among his key teachers. *This event is part of Pluralism & Religious Diversity Week, March 23 - 28. To learn more about this week and to view a full list of events on campus, please visit: https://www.ucalgary.ca/fsc/pluralism-week

Location:

Science A 245

Speaker:

Rev. Dr. Dave Holmes

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/judgment-imperialism-and-competition-arent-religious-people-supposed-love-their-neighbors

Colonial Violence in the Canadian Context (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: March 25, 2015 - March 25, 2015

This paper explores the Canadian legal response to First Nations participants in the 1885 North-West Rebellion. It interrogates the issue of violence as inflicted by the Canadian state through legal forms. This included the obvious and demonstrable infliction of terror through the public hangings. It also involved more subtle legal modes which deployed rituals of majesty and mercy and settings as diverse as the courtroom or the prison cell. The paper suggests that late nineteenth-century legal forms allowed colonial violence to unfold in ways that are unexpected, yet have larger connections to the experience of marginalized people throughout Canadian history. Light refreshments will be served. All are welcome! This event is co-sponsored by the Department of Sociology and the Postcolonial Studies Research Group

Location:

Social Sciences 921

Speaker:

Presenter: Dr. Ted McCoy, Law and Society Program Coordinator, Department of Sociology, University of Calgary. Commentary by Dr. Clara A. B. Joseph, Department of English, University of Calgary.

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/colonial-violence-canadian-context

Friesen International Prize Lecture: Lap-Chee Tsui (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: March 25, 2015 - March 25, 2015

Lap-Chee Tsui, past President and Vice-Chancellor of The University of Hong Kong "Windows of Opportunity: Working in the Frontiers of Biomedical Research" Reception to follow in HRIC Atrium. The Prize, established by Friends of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (FCIHR), in collaboration with the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences recognizes leaders of exceptional achievement in science and health policy of international stature. President Lap-Chee Tsui will receive the Prize and deliver a Public Forum Lecture on September 17th, 2014 in Ottawa. In 2015, he will undertake one or more Institutional visits to Canadian universities and health science centres. Dr. Tsui has had a distinguished academic career with major discoveries in Genetics and Genomics. He identified the Cystic Fibrosis gene in the late 1980s and in further studies of the human genome, characterized chromosome 7. He contributed significantly to fighting the SARS coronavirus in 2003 and led the Hong Kong consortium in the international effort in completing the first comprehensive catalogue of the human genetic evaluations. Dr. Aubie Angel, President of Friends of CIHR, notes that “Dr. Tsui has brought international recognition to Canadian strength in Human Genetics”. He has trained a cadre of scientific investigators who are part of the next wave of Canadian scientific leadership. He maintains close ties with the Canadian genomics community as Emeritus University Professor, University of Toronto, and Adjunct Scientist, Hospital for Sick Children, Research Institute. Dr. Tsui has made significant policy and government contributions early on with the Medical Research Council of Canada and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). He was instrumental in the establishment of Genome Canada in its earlier phase and served as Co-Chair of the interim Board. Noteworthy is his leadership in organizations such as the Human Genome Project (HUGO) and his presidency in the University of Hong Kong, a position he took up in 2002. Here he led efforts to open scientific linkages to China through active collaborations with mainland institutions. Born in Shanghai and raised in Hong Kong, Professor Tsui received his Bachelors degrees from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and his PhD from the University of Pittsburgh in 1979. He joined the Department of Genetics at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto in 1983, where his work led to the identification of the defective gene that causes Cystic Fibrosis. He has 300 peer-reviewed scientific publications and 65 invited book chapters. Dr. Tsui is the recipient of many national and international prizes, is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, Foreign Associate of the National Academy of Sciences USA and a Laureate of the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame. He received the Order of Canada and the Order of Ontario.

Location:

Libin Lecture Theatre - HSC Foothills Campus

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/friesen-international-prize-lecture-lap-chee-tsui

Women Leaders Speaker Series with Tanda Khadijah Chmilovska (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: March 24, 2015 - March 24, 2015

The Women Leaders Speaker Series presents local women leaders who share the challenges they have faced in their careers, how they overcame them and how they defined their own paths. This may involve stories about social pressures to assume traditional female roles, struggles in attaining higher positions in male-dominated work environment, impact of media stereotypes, difficulties balancing family and career life and other challenges unique to women. For more info visit https://ucalgary.ca/women/WomenLeaders

Location:

Women's Resource Centre (MacEwan Student Centre 482)

Speaker:

Tanda is the former Muslim Chaplain at UCalgary and is currently a co-organizer for the Calgary Alberta Unity Mosque. She is a student of Sufism and passionate about working with people of all faiths who wish to create safe and open spaces for dialogues surrounding faith, sexuality and gender empowerment.

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/women-leaders-speaker-series-tanda-khadijah-chmilovska

Strategies in Studying the Homa: Ritual Studies, History, Syntax (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: March 24, 2015 - March 24, 2015

The Numata Chair in Buddhist Studies at the University of Calgary presents: Dr. Richard K. Payne Institute of Buddhist Studies Berkeley, CA Strategies in Studying the Homa: Ritual Studies, History, Syntax With roots in the ritual culture of Indo-European religion, the homa (fire-ritual) is also found throughout the world of Buddhist tantric practice in the present. It therefore provides a focal point for a variety of different kinds of inquiries into Buddhist history as such and religious history more generally. Although Buddhist studies has a well-developed philological methodology, it has yet to develop an equally sophisticated methodology for the study of Buddhist practices. The homa provides opportunities for developing methods appropriate to balancing the study of Buddhist doctrine with the study of Buddhist practice.

Location:

Social Science 113

Speaker:

Richard K. Payne, Dean of the Institute of Buddhist Studies, received his PhD (History and Phenomenology of Religion, 1985) at the Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, California. He began teaching at IBS after graduating, and was appointed Dean in 1994. Among other editorial and leadership roles, Dr. Payne is Chair of the editorial committee of Pacific World: Journal of the Institute of Buddhist Studies. He has also edited and contributed to a number of important works in the field, including the Japanese section of Esoteric Buddhism and the Tantras in East Asia (2011, Brill); How Much is Enough? Buddhism, Consumerism, and the Human Environment (2010, Wisdom); Path of No Path: Contemporary Studies in Pure Land Buddhism Honoring Roger Corless (2009, Hawai’i); Tantric Buddhism in East Asia (2005, Wisdom), and others. His papers, published in a variety of venues, demonstrate the range of his research interests: ritual, cognitive science, psychology, the environment, meditation, Japanese religion, and Tantra.

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/strategies-studying-homa-ritual-studies-history-syntax

Should a secular campus have multi-faith prayer spaces? (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: March 24, 2015 - March 24, 2015

As secular campuses explore pluralism and issues of religion in the public sphere, should secular campuses have multi-faith prayer spaces? Join us for a discussion where we will hear from religious, community, legal and secular-humanist perspectives. This event is part of Pluralism & Religious Diversity Week, March 23 - 28. To learn more about this week and to view a full list of events on campus, please visit: https://www.ucalgary.ca/fsc/pluralism-week

Location:

Science A 245

Speaker:

Linda McKay-Panos, Director, Alberta Civil Liberties Research CentreImam Fayaz Tilly, Muslim Chaplain at the Faith & Spirituality CentreChristine Shellska, Calgary Centre for Inquiry Adam Kinney, BA Religious Studies & History (UBC), MEDes (UCalgary)

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/should-secular-campus-have-multi-faith-prayer-spaces

Public Pedagogy and Popular Culture in the Classroom (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: March 24, 2015 - March 24, 2015

Pop culture is all around us. Its influence on children's learning is well known, but is there a place for it in higher education? If so, how can post-secondary educators use it in their teaching? Even if cultural texts are not brought into the classroom, how do they influence students' learning, especially about "difficult" or "sensitive" issues? These questions will be considered in an upcoming half-day session open to University of Calgary faculty members, sessional instructors, and postdoctoral scholars. The session will be hosted by the Werklund School of Education's Kaela Jubas and Dawn Johnston from the Faculty of Arts, and emerges from their SSHRC-funded study on the role of an American medical drama on Canadians' learning about health care. These questions will be considered in an upcoming half-day session open to University of Calgary faculty members, sessional instructors, and postdoctoral scholars. The session will be hosted by the Werklund School of Education's Kaela Jubas and Dawn Johnston from the Faculty of Arts, and emerges from their SSHRC-funded study on the role of an American medical drama on Canadians' learning about health care. Joining us will be two prominent adult education scholars working in this area: Christine Jarvis, Professor and Dean of the School of Education and Professional Development, University of Huddersfield, UK, and Jennnifer Sandlin, Associate Professor at the School of Social Transformation, Arizona State University. Their presentations will be followed by small table discussions, and will round out what promises to be an important pedagogical dialogue.Joining us will be two prominent adult education scholars working in this area: Christine Jarvis, Professor and Dean of the School of Education and Professional Development, University of Huddersfield, UK, and Jennnifer Sandlin, Associate Professor at the School of Social Transformation, Arizona State University. Their presentations will be followed by small table discussions, and will round out what promises to be an important pedagogical dialogue. Breakfast and sign-in at 8:30 a.m. Program begins at 9:00 a.m. Taylor Institute of Teaching and Learning 540 Biological Sciences Building RSVP at EventBrite

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/public-pedagogy-and-popular-culture-classroom

Bridging Communities through Religious Literacy: A Presentation of the Lil Faider Interfaith Scholar-in-Residence Program (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: March 23, 2015 - March 23, 2015

Through the generosity of Lil Faider, a tireless Calgarian advocate for interfaith understanding and cooperation, Calgary’s Beth Tzedec Congregation offers a unique opportunity to explore the fundamental values, teachings, and observances of one major religious tradition each year over a five year period. A scholar from the selected religion will present a program of learning and experiences that will allow for a deeper appreciation of that faith and will encourage relationships and activities of mutual interest to be built between that religious community and the Jewish community. Dr. Harjot K. Singh, the inaugural Lil Faider Interfaith Scholar-in-Residence for 2014, and Maxine Fischbein, president of Beth Tzedec Congregation, invite you to join them as they discuss their views on the importance of religious literacy and the impact the Lil Faider Scholar-in-Residence Program has had on their communities. Lil Faider will also be present to answer any questions about the program. This discussion is a part of Pluralism & Religious Diversity Week. To learn more, please visit: https://www.ucalgary.ca/fsc/pluralism-week

Location:

Science A 245

Speaker:

Dr. Harjot K. Singh, Maxine Fischbein, Lil Faider

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/bridging-communities-through-religious-literacy-presentation-lil-faider-interfaith-scholar

The Leslie S. Kawamura Memorial Lecture (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: March 23, 2015 - March 23, 2015

The Leslie S. Kawamura Memorial Lecture with Dr. Richard K. Payne Institute of Buddhist Studies Berkeley, CA The Study of Buddhist Tantra: State of the Art For over a century tantric Buddhism was despised as a religious tradition, and dismissed as an area of scholarly inquiry. Significant changes to these views began early in the second half of the twentieth century. This lecture will discuss the cultural assumptions that impeded the study of Buddhist tantra, assumptions that in many cases still inform scholarly inquiry. The key historical events and changes to the intellectual assumptions guiding Buddhist studies that have expanded the field will be introduced. The current issues in the study of Buddhist tantra that give direction for future research will be suggested.

Location:

Taylor Family Digital Library Gallery Hall

Speaker:

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/leslie-s-kawamura-memorial-lecture

Chiniki Lecture in First Nations History (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: March 21, 2015 - March 21, 2015

The University of Calgary History Graduate Students’ Union, Stoney Tribal Administration, and the Banff Centre are pleased to present the 8th Annual Chiniki Lecture in First Nations History. For eight years the Chiniki Lecture has fostered a dialogue on First Nations History, bringing together academics, First Nations communities, and the general public. This year’s lecture will feature historians Maureen Lux and Frits Pannekoek. Maureen Lux (Brock University) is the author of Medicine that Walks: Disease, Medicine, and Canadian Plains Native People, 1880-1940 (University of Toronto Press: 2001) and will be presenting material from a new book project in her talk, “‘Neither law nor treaty’: Indian Hospitals and the construction of National Health.” Frits Pannekoek edited Behind the man: John Laurie, Ruth Gorman, and the Indian vote in Canada (University of Calgary: 2007) and will be addressing the struggle for First Nations’ political rights. His talk is entitled, “The Indian Association of Alberta, Ruth Gorman and John Laurie - The Vote for Treaty People.” The 2015 lecture will be held on March 21st from 2-4pm with commentary and questions to follow. It will be in the Banff Centre’s Margaret Greenham Theatre (107 Tunnel Mountain Drive). For more information contact: Will Pratt at ranke@ucalgary.ca or see https://hist.ucalgary.ca/hgsu/node/27

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/chiniki-lecture-first-nations-history

Gregory Allen, piano (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: March 21, 2015 - March 21, 2015

Gregory Allen won the grand prize of the 1980 Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Competition in Tel Aviv. He has appeared with the New York, Los Angeles and Israel Philharmonics. Gregory is currently Professor of Piano at the University of Texas in Austin. Event Link: http://scpa.ucalgary.ca/events/gregory-allen-piano

Location:

Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall in the Rozsa Centre

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/gregory-allen-piano

Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair lecture (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: March 20, 2015 - March 20, 2015

Super Savages and Sovereign Traces A public lecture about indigenous graphic novels and comics, as part of a two-day visit to University of Calgary and Mount Royal University, in which Dr. Sinclair will be discussing indigenization of the university, his research on indigenous popular genres, and launching the book The Winter We Danced. For more information about all events, go to www.tiahouse.ca. TFDL Gallery Hall 1.30-3.30pm Launch and public talk, The Winter We Danced Loft 112, 535 8 Ave SE in Calgary's East Village, 7pm-9pm Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair is Anishinaabe (St. Peter's/Little Peguis) and an Associate Professor in the Department of Native Studies at the University of Manitoba. He is a regular commentator on Indigenous issues nationally on CTV, CBC, and APTN and internationally in The Guardian and Al-Jazeera America. His written work can be found in the pages of The Exile Edition of Native Canadian Fiction and Drama, newspapers like The Globe and Mail and The Winnipeg Free Press, and online with CBC Books: Canada Writes. Niigaan is the co-editor of the award-winning Manitowapow: Aboriginal Writings from the Land of Water (Highwater Press, 2011) Centering Anishinaabeg Studies: Understanding the World Through Stories (Michigan State University Press, 2013) and The Winter We Danced: The Past, the Future, and the Idle No More Movement (Arbeiter Ring, 2014). He is also the Editorial Director of The Debwe Series with Portage and Main Press.

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/niigaanwewidam-james-sinclair-lecture

Art - Visiting Artist: Daniel J Kirk (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: March 20, 2015 - March 20, 2015

Daniel J. Kirk creates multi-dimensional work that focuses on the by-products of urbanization. Upon graduating from the University of Calgary in 2007 with a BFA, Daniel has focused on studying visual communication, creative process, social atavisms and the role of art in societal change and social justice. He creates and questions and travels the world, investigating psyche while attempting to discover true connection to self, the other and a sense of place.

Location:

Gallery Hall - Taylor Family Digital Library

Speaker:

Daniel J. Kirk (BFA '07)

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/art-visiting-artist-daniel-j-kirk

Social Determinants of Health (University of Calgary)

Category: Other Event
Dates: March 20, 2015 - March 20, 2015

Course Overview: Despite frequent references to the importance of addressing the social determinants of health in Canadian governmental and institutional documents and reports, actual activity that does so lags far behind in Canada as compared to other nations. There are various reasons why this is the case and these include the contested notion of the social determinants of health concept, prevailing understandings as to the nature of health held by Canadians, and unique Canadian economic and political structures and processes. This workshop will identify various means of addressing the social determinants of health and how these barriers to action can be overcome. Learning Objectives: By the completion of the workshop, participants will be able to: Communicate the relevant evidence of how the social determinants of health are the primary predictors of health outcomes across the life-span. Identify how differing ways of thinking about the social determinants of health shape the actions taken by governing authorities, public health and social service agencies. Apply various models of community action and public policy change to take action on the social determinants of health. Respond to the various barriers to taking action on the social determinants that exist at the micro- meso- and macro-level. This is part of the Professional Development Program at the Faculty of Social Work. For more information: http://ucalgary.ca/pd

Location:

MacEwan Student Centre

Speaker:

Dennis Raphael, PhD, is a Professor of Health Policy and Management at York University in Toronto. Dr. Raphael is editor of Social Determinants of Health: Canadian Perspectives, co-editor of Staying Alive: Critical Perspectives on Health, Illness, and Health Care and author of Poverty in Canada: Implications for Health and Quality of Life, all published by Canadian Scholars' Press. Health Promotion and Quality of Life in Canada: Essential Readings, an edited collection was released in January 2010 and About Canada: Health and Illness is published by Fernwood Publishers. His latest book Tackling Health Inequalities: Lessons from International Experiences was published in 2012.

More information at http://www.ucalgary.ca/events/calendar/social-determinants-health

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I interviewed my dad on video in his final weeks. When I asked about his work and finding meaning through helping others, he responded, “I don’t think you can be focused on, ‘Oh gee, I want to make a difference.’ It has to be spontaneous. If it’s not…there’s some kind of egotistical thing going on. That’s a red flag. You hope you impact people on the deepest level you are capable of at the time. Sometimes you hit it, sometimes you don’t. You’re trying.

Lisa Shannon, A Thousand Sisters: My Journey into the Worst Place on Earth to Be a Woman