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).
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.
During this event, Chizuru Nobe-Ghelani will discuss a renewed interest in nature as a site to foster physical and mental health well-being. Participants will have a glimpse of virtual forest therapy/shinrin-yoku walk, as a way to deepen their relationships with the natural environment.
In August, Cambridge University Press will release a new publication from Dr. Doug Cowan, The Christian Countercult Movement.
Africanism: Blacks in the Medieval Imaginary, written by Nader Kadhem, professor emeritus of cultural studies at the University of Bahrain, and translated by Dr. Amir Al-Azraki is now available from McGill-Queens University Press.
On May 25th, employees of Renison celebrating 5, 10, 15, 20 and 25(!) years of service at Renison gathered for a celebratory event, the first of the new Employee Service Recognition Program implemented by Human Resources.
At the 22nd Annual “Chinese Bridge” Chinese Language Proficiency Competition for University and College Students for Ontario and Manitoba held on Sunday, May 28th at Seneca College, Toronto, three Renison students demonstrated excellency and placed 1st, 2nd and 3rd. These students have studied Chinese for two years at Renison, starting with CHINA 101R and studying up to CHINA 202R.
Daniel Qi, a graduate student who took JAPAN courses at Renison, recently received a prestigious scholarship funded by the Japanese Government. This scholarship is offered by The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (English acronym: MEXT) to Canadian students wishing to pursue their studies at a Japanese university.
Amir Al-Azraki's play 'The Mug' is now featured as an audio play (with Arabic, English, French, and Spanish translations) as part of the "Today, Tomorrow" virtual exhibition. Like a two-way mirror, “Today, Tomorrow” invites Iraqi artists to reflect on personal and collective legacies while simultaneously providing a window into visions for the future.