Events

Joel Thiessen, Professor of Sociology, Ambrose University and Director of the Flourishing Congregations will speak on the topic "Planting Seeds: The Catholic Parish in the Religious Transmission Ecosystem" as part of the our 2025-2026 Lectures in Catholic Experience series. 

Dr. Malhotra explores the possibilities of a Castoriadan reading of crip time for reinterpreting the duty to accommodate disabled workers. While there is a growing literature on crip time, or how disabled people experience time, much of this literature is not grounded in a materialist understanding of the oppression of disabled people. Building on the work of scholars such as Mike Oliver, Colin Barnes, and Marta Russell, Dr. Malhotra suggests that a Castoriadan reading has profound implications for developing what he calls a crip time from below. This holds out promise to develop a duty to accommodate that can more robustly facilitate the inclusion and empowerment of disabled workers.    

The Joint Legal Studies Seminar Series features biannual seminars showcasing a range of legal studies scholarship. The series is hosted by the Departments of Sociology and Legal Studies at the University of Waterloo and St. Jerome’s University.  

Vinh Nguyen is a writer and educator based at Renison University College. He is the author of the speculative memoir The Migrant Rain Falls in Reverse, a finalist for the Governor General's Literary Award for Nonfiction, the Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Nonfiction Prize, and the Toronto Book Award. His academic monograph Lived Refuge: Gratitude, Resentment, Resilience won Outstanding Achievement in Literary Studies from the Association for Asian American Studies and the American Studies Association's Shelly Fisher Fishkin Prize for International Scholarship in Transnational American Studies. He is working on a novel.

Damian Tarnopolsky's most recent book is a collection of linked short stories, Every Night I Dream I'm a Monk, Every Night I Dream I'm a Monster. He is also the author of a previous book of short fiction, a historical novel, a play that takes place at a doctoral exam and, most recently, a chapbook called "A Friend to Words." His work has been recognized by nominations for several awards, including the Journey Prize, the Amazon First Novel Award, and the Commnowealth Writers' Prize, and Every Night... was awarded the Alberta Book Publishing Awards Book Design of the Year Prize. He teaches at the Narrative-Based Medicine Lab at the University of Toronto. 

St. Jerome's University students are invited to learn about the McCall MacBain Scholarships at McGill!

During this one-hour event, we’ll give a brief overview of the scholarship program, eligibility criteria, and the application process, followed by a live Q&A with a scholarship representative and a current finalist.

Anne of Austria's Surgeon: François Gendron, the 17th-century Jesuit Mission to the Wendat, and the History of Medicine

Micah True, Professor of French and Folklore, and Associate Dean of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies at the University of Alberta.

Please join us for the latest event in George Elliott Clarke’s 5 Poets Breaking into Song.

The mightiest songs? Poetry put to music and sung! Throughout this series, George Elliott Clarke, former Poet Laureate of Canada, has commissioned 8 composers to transform 90+ Canadian poems into art-songs of all genres.

Come and hear live performances of 12 songs by 7 composers, with introductory readings by some of the poets.

Relay for life events strike a beautiful balance of creating space to share our real encounters with cancer in an atmosphere of community care that is also rooted in a spirit of hope which embraces the healing power of fun and laughter. At the event, teams will walk a track as a symbol of the fight against cancer and engage in meaningful ceremonies that honour our loved ones as well as entertainment and fun team challenges. 

Come and join us at our March Open House where you can chat with professors about programs of interest, connect with current students, and explore campus through guided tours of academic spaces and residence.

• Student Ambassadors will be running tours of our academic and residence spaces throughout the day.
• Professors and current students from each of the 10 majors offered at St. Jerome's will be available to answer questions about our academic programming, course offerings, co-op, study abroad options and research opportunities.
• The Student Affairs Team will be on-site to provide information about our student supports and to answer questions about the unique student experience at St. Jerome's.

Open house guests are encouraged to utilize our free parking at St. Jerome’s for the day – our gates will open at 9:00 a.m.