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Belair Centre Speaker Series: Trust and Empathy in the Asia-/Indo-Pacific Security

When: Wednesday, January 25, 2023 | 6:30pm - 7:50 pm ET
Online

Speaker: David A. Welch, University Research Chair and Professor of Political Science at the University of Waterloo and at the Balsillie School of International Affairs

Unjust Laughter: Representations of Equity-Deserving Groups in Contemporary Iraqi Comedy

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.

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.

Newly published research by Julia Williams, in collaboration with James Corcoran and Kris Johnston reports the results of a national survey of English for Academic Purposes (EAP) instructors (n = 481) to reveal program characteristics and instructor perceptions of a profession that is often occluded. Research questions for the survey were guided by information gaps made explicit during the last program review for English Language Studies which required a comparison to similar programs. The research was funded by a Renison Research Grant, as well as grants from SSHRC and York University. Many thanks to the EAP instructors in both English Language Studies and the English Language Institute who completed the survey to share their insights into their profession. The article can be found here.

On September 22, 2022, the Indigenous peoples of the University of Waterloo will ask Vivek Goel, President and vice-chancellor, for a full commitment to reconciliation, Indigenization, and decolonization at the institution. 

The ceremony will commence with a Sunrise Ceremony at 7:00 a.m. at the Ceremonial Fire Grounds at United College. A Cedar Circle is scheduled to start,, later that same day, at 10:30 a.m. at B.C. Matthews Hall (BMH) green, which will be immediately followed by a Pipe Ceremony and a traditional feast. The entire University community is welcome to attend and observe all of the ceremonies. 

*This story originally appeared in the Renison Newsletter.

September 30, 2022 marks the 2nd annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, and Waterloo's Office of Indigenous Relations has a number of events and learning opportunities available for the University of Waterloo campus community. Coming up:

*This story originally appeared in the Renison Newsletter.

Join us to celebrate the return of our annual One Sky Festival 2022 September 17, 11am-2pm at Renison. This FREE community event is perfect for families and will include live music, dance performances, local delicacies, and face painting!

*This story originally appeared in the Renison Newsletter.

Join us for the book launch of Doug Cowan’s most recent title, The Forbidden Body: Sex, Horror, and the Religious Imagination.

September 22, 2022
7:00pm, Renison Atrium

About the book: The Forbidden Body examines how horror culture treats bodies that are “out of place,” exploring the dark spaces where sex and the sexual body come together with religious belief and tales of terror. 

This event is FREE and will include pizza, pop, and popcorn! PLUS - costumes are encouraged, best costume wins a prize!