On April 20th, Dr. Amir Al-Azraki, performing with the Maqamat International Orchestra, showcased Iraqi traditional music in a concert at the Conrad Centre for the Performing Arts in Kitchener.
Last week, Dr. Amir Al-Azraki (CLS) published an article in The Conversation that discusses how anti-Black racism in the Arab world is sustained, in part, by white fragility.
After several years of limited travel, eight University of Waterloo students were able to participate in the Kakehashi Project, a week-long exchange program through Japan’s Friendship Ties Programs, overseen by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. The students spent their Reading week, February 17-25, 2024 in Japan, exploring the cities of Tokyo and Aichi. Their trip was followed by a special exchange day at Waterloo when Renison hosted six Japanese students in early March. The project is designed to build mutual understanding and friendship between Canadian and Japanese students with engaging, and often transformative, intercultural experiences.
On March 2nd, Aaryn Xie, a Global Business and Digital Arts student, who is currently taking JAPAN 201R after completing both JAPAN 101R and JAPAN 102R, won a Special Prize at the 42nd Annual Ontario Japanese Speech Contest.
On Wednesday, February 7th, English Language Studies hosted a guest speaker who spoke about communication in the construction industry. EMLS 105R students, students from other engineering courses, and guests from other departments gathered to hear a presentation from Brad Conrad, a project manager with PCL Construction who described his experiences in the architectural and construction industries and how he tailors his communication for different audiences, contexts, and purposes. The most notable take away from the presentation was Brad’s insight into how creating our own ‘communication signatures’ and making personal connections through small talk can greatly enhance our business relationships and aid us in times when we must communicate potentially difficult information.
Dr. Young Gon Kim was presented the Renison Faculty Teaching Award for 2022-2023 at the Culture and Language Studies (CLS) Department meeting on September 20, 2023.
Together with his colleagues in the Korean Language and Culture Studies division, we extend our congratulations to Dr. Kim for his outstanding work in the field of teaching Korean as a foreign and additional language.
This week, CLS professor Jeff Wilson was featured in the Daily Bulletin talking about his experience with a STEM colleague in the Cheriton School of Computer Science.
The Renison Board of Governors invites nominations for vacancies among the elected members of the Board effective January 1, 2024 for a three year term. To be eligible for nomination, the nominee must be at least 18 years of age and be committed to acting in the best interests of Renison as a whole community. This opportunity is open to members of the community (non-employees).
We wish Michael and Daniel all the best.
Stefan Rehm, who retired from Renison's Culture and Language Studies (CLS) department recently, is performing as Lieutenant Brannigan in the musical Guys and Dolls put on by KW Musical Productions.