In this newsletter you will find...
Events
- The Holocaust as History and Warning
- Explore Your Options in Law
- Is Grad School Right for Me?
- Confederation and Indigenous Treaty-Making in Canada
- Moving Together: Toward a Theory of Crip Spacetime
Jobs and Other Opportunities
- Peace Camp Day-Camp Director Job Opportunity
- Sexuality, Marriage and Family Studies (SMF) Symposium
- Action Against Hunger - Internship Opportunity
Notes
- Scholarships Info
Disclaimer: Events and opportunities above are not all endorsed by the PACS department; this bulletin includes opportunities that we think PACS students may be interested in but are not sponsored by PACS. Please use your own discretion to determine if an opportunity is right for you.
Events
The Holocaust as History and Warning: Public Lecture
Date: Monday, February 6th
Time: 7:00PM - 9:00PM
Location: Modern Languages Theatre
As Snyder will explain, we cannot afford to confine the Holocaust to museums and memory. If we do not understand the lessons of the Holocaust, an unprecedented crime could become a precedent for the future.
Explore Your Options in Law
Date: Tuesday, February 7th
Time: 6:00PM - 8:00PM
Location: Arts Lecture Hall, RM 208
Are you unsure what you want to do when you graduate? Are you interested in the legal field? Are you curious what it is like to be in the shoes of a lawyer, police officer, caseworker, etc.? If yes, then this speed-networking event, open to all students at the University of Waterloo, is perfect for you. This event will allow you to sit and speak to professionals within the legal field, in a round-table style event.
Is Grad School Right for Me?
Date: Friday, February 10th
Time: 1:00PM - 4:30PM
Location: Tatham Centre 2218
This interactive session will guide you to identify if graduate school is your next step. Current grad students will offer insights, perspectives, and answer your questions.
Confederation and Indigenous Treaty Making in Canada
Date: Saturday, Feb 11th
Time: 7:00PM
Location: St. Jerome's, SJ2 RM 1004
In this keynote address, eminent historian J.R. Miller — an Officer of the Order of Canada (2014) and recipient of the 2014 Killam Prize in the Humanities and the 2010 SSHRC Gold Medal for Achievement in Research — will discuss the historical foundation for relations between Indigenous peoples and governments in Canada.
Disability and Access in the Academy : Moving Together Towards a Theory of Crip Spacetime
Date: Monday, February 13th
Time: 3:00PM - 4:30PM
Location: Renison room 2106
Speaker Margaret Price will present findings from interviews with disabled faculty to illustrate ways that precarity manifests for disabled faculty, but also ways that we can work toward greater justice, not only for disabled individuals, but also within the discipline of disability studies itself. She draws attention to information and strategies that are applicable to all members of the University community.
Jobs and Other Opportunities
Peace Camp Day-Camp Director Job Opportunity
Application Deadline: February 6th
Peace Camp is a summer day camp for youth aged 11-14 who want to learn how to make a difference. As Peace Camp Day-Camp Director, your job will be to develop, promote, and implement a peace-focused day-camp.
Sexuality, Marriage, and Family Studies (SMF) Symposium: Call for Proposals
Location: University of Waterloo
Application Deadline: February 21st
The SMF Research Symposium Committee invites proposals for presentations addressing topics in the study of sexuality, relationships, and/or families.Presentations will be 20 minutes in length, followed by a 10 minute discussion. The Committee encourages research that approaches the conference topics from diverse disciplinary approaches; interdisciplinary and critical perspectives are particularly welcome.
Proposals are encouraged to reflect critically on any number of integrated topics, perspectives, and contexts.
Action Against Hunger - Internship Opportunity
Action Against Hunger is a global humanitarian organization that takes decisive action against the causes and effects of hunger.
There are currently three internships of a 3 month duration available in New York, and one available in Washington DC.
Notes
PACS Scholarships
The Peace and Conflict Studies Department has a number of scholarships available for students. Keep an eye out for the application form coming soon!
For any questions or comments please e-mail the PACS Communications Assistant Erin Huston at pacsasst@uwaterloo.ca