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Celebrations are underway for the MSW 10 year anniversary!
Friday, February 3, 2023

Celebrations are underway for the MSW 10 year anniversary!

Did you know that the first cohort of MSW students started at Renison over 10 years ago? 

To mark this milestone, the School of Social Work is planning a series of events with inspiring ongoing critical reflection about the next 10 years for Social Work, education, and wellbeing. They have invited a series of speakers and workshop facilitators to support virtual community conversations: 

SSW Speaker Series - Elder Myeengun Henry: Environmental Justice
Friday, February 3, 2023

SSW Speaker Series - Elder Myeengun Henry: Environmental Justice

Elder Henry is an Indigenous Knowledge Keeper at the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Waterloo. He has held the position of Elected Chief and the Director of Employment Services for the Chippewas of the Thames First Nation. Elder Henry is an elected band councilor, Indigenous Ceremony conductor (e.g., weddings, funerals, healing, naming), traditional
medicine practitioner, environmental protectionist, Indigenous counsellor, Pow Wow coordinator, and OPP Indigenous advisor.

Belair Centre Speaker Series: Beyond Reconciliation, Towards Decolonization: A Settler Appreciation of the Past and Present
Friday, February 3, 2023

Belair Centre Speaker Series: Beyond Reconciliation, Towards Decolonization: A Settler Appreciation of the Past and Present

When: Wednesday, February 8, 2023 | 6:30pm - 7:50 pm ET
Hybrid - online via Zoom, and in person at REN 1918

Featuring: John Price, Professor Emeritus of History, University of Victoria

Sponsored by the Eurasia Foundation and with support from the Keiko and Charles Belair Centre for East Asian Studies

Learn more and register here.

Yan-Li's Latest Publication Focuses on Bishop Ronald Owen Hall
Friday, January 13, 2023

Yan-Li's Latest Publication Focuses on Bishop Ronald Owen Hall

Prof. Yan-Li's most recent publication centres on the "Red Bishop" Ronald Owen Hall, who was Bishop of Hong Kong from 1932-1966. Bishop Hall was an important figure in the history of women's life and leadership in the Anglican Communion. The 6,000 word prose appears in the prestigious Beijing periodical Yanhuang Chunqiu, which is a poetic expression of "History of China."

Belair Centre Speaker Series: Where are we now? Reconciliation in Canada, Churches, and Universities
Friday, January 13, 2023

Belair Centre Speaker Series: Where are we now? Reconciliation in Canada, Churches, and Universities

The Belair Centre Speaker Series, with EASIA 291R: Special Topics in East Asian Studies - Reconciliation and Symbiosis from Comparative Perspectives, is proud to present Where are we now? Reconciliation in Canada, Churches, and Universities (Development and Challenges), featuring Dr. Wendy Fletcher, President and Vice-Chancellor of Renison University College.

Canadian poets
Friday, October 21, 2022

Live Poetry Event on Wednesday, November 16th - Open to all!

You are invited to attend an upcoming live poetry event at Renison University College. This live poetry event will feature two notable Canadian poets from different generations, bill bisset (described by Jack Kerouac as "one of the greatest poets") and MLA Chernoff.

Please join us on Wednesday, November 16th from 2:30-4:00pm in the Chapel of St. Bede at Renison University College.

This event is offered in conjunction with our very own Dr. Daniel Bratton's two sections of ARTS 130, titled "Refuse: Canadian Literature in Ruins" and is open to anyone.