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Congratulations to Stavros Stavroulias! Stavros will be Valedictorian for the Faculty of Arts convocation this coming spring. This is a well deserved accolade for our Medieval Studies & Speech Communication double major. Stavros, as you all know, is involved in a myriad of clubs, activities, and studies. To name but a few roles Stavros has taken on: Consul of the Classical & Medieval Students Society, student representative on the Arts Endowment Fund, VP Academic representative for the Arts Student Union, pop up art show participant, and the list goes on.

St. Jerome's University and the University of Waterloo are proud to announce a lecture by Prof. Dana Polanichka on Thursday October 4 from 4:30-6 at St Jerome's, SJ2 2002.  The lecture is titled, Mother Knows Best:  What Dhuoda Can Teach Us about Gender, Book Culture, and Politics in the Carolingian World.  The reception starts at 4:30 and the lecture follows the reception.  Please see poster for more details.  

Please join the Medieval Studies Department as they host Dr. Marla Segol for a talk entitled "The Secret Beginnings of the Golem: Manuscript Diagrams, Magic, and History." The talk will be held on October 23rd, 2017 in EV3 4412 at 4:30 - 6:00pm.

The University of Waterloo and St. Jerome’s University are pleased to announce a workshop in our Medieval Lecture series. Come and enjoy cheese and pastries, relaxed conversation, and a discussion of water management in medieval Montpellier on Wednesday, 18 October 2017, from 4:30-6:00 at St. Jerome's University in SJ2-2007 with the Reception beginning at 4:30 followed by a lecture delviered by the brilliant Dr. Geneviève Dumas.

View the Workshop Poster (PDF).

University of Waterloo’s own Dr. David Porreca in collaboration with Dr. Frank Klaassen (University of Saskatchewan) are proud to present a new exhibit on the magical intersections between the medieval and modern worlds.

Karen Beck discusses the Harvard Law School Library’s robust digitization program, focusing on the early manuscript collection. She presents highlights from the collection and explains why the Library has made digitization a priority. Her lecture describes the steps and people involved, as well as the challenges, successes, and lessons learned through the process.

Karen Beck is Manager of Historical & Special Collections at Harvard Law School Library.

We are pleased to announce the winners of the second annual St. Jerome’s University HeForShe Gender Equity Essay Contest.

As previously reported, we established the St. Jerome's University #HeforShe Gender Equity Essay Contest in the 2015-2016 academic year, and we have continued this initiative into the 2016-2017 academic year. Please find the details here: https://www.sju.ca/news/st-jerome%E2%80%99s-heforshe-gender-equity-essay-contest

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