Past Events

Creating Connections: Harnessing the power of mentorship Join us for a celebration with mentors and mentees of the Graduate Mentorship Program. The program is a space for Black, Indigenous and racialized graduate students and faculty to network, build community and support students in achieving personal, professional and academic goals.

Student mental wellness is an on-going concern for the post-secondary sector, and there's a need for innovative solutions Join us as we showcase two innovative student support programs on campus: Learning to Bounce and Thriving in Action. Our expert panelists include accessibility advisors, a learning specialist, and a wellness educator. You will not only hear about these great programs, the panelists will also share their thoughts on how instructors can support student resilience and wellness through their courses.

Since the Taliban's return to power in Afghanistan in August 2021, female judges throughout the country have lost their jobs, had their lives threatened, and have been forced to evacuate or go into hiding.

Policy changes in contentious policy areas tend spark fierce debates that touch on essential aspects of democratic legitimacy and citizenship. This panel explores the relationship between recent changes in the regulation of sex work and assisted dying and debates over democratic governance in Canada.

Hear from our guest speaker on Indigenous cultural resurgence and how it is coinciding with generative AI emergence.  Join Dr. Todd J.B. Blayone to explore the intersection of emerging digital technologies and Indigenous socio-cultural development. With focusing on the everyday uses of AI at home, school and work, Todd uncovers the opportunities this technology affords and its inherent contradictions. 

Come experience the power of dialogue and help shape meaningful change across the university Last spring, the College of Social and Applied Human Sciences (CSAHS) hosted a Dean's Dialogue with student groups from across campus and CSAHS Dean Uwa Idemudia. We found this conversation so enriching that we are excited to extend it campus-wide, inviting all students and the Deans from CBS, COA, OVC, OAC, CEPS, LANG and CSAHS to participate.

Hear from our guest speaker to explore the denial of settler colonialism and its impact on mainstream political discourses. Dr. Adam Barker speaks to how the term "colonialism" seems to cause intractable conflict when applied to Canada. To some, Canada left colonialism behind along with the British Empire. To others, especially Indigenous people and their allies, colonialism is very much ongoing, and settler colonialism is very specific at the core of this.

Click here to join the meeting Or copy and paste this link: https://zoom.us/j/96105925496?pwd=SHVYZ0szYmhwSlZEejlYdWdHNnRJdz09 #InspireInclusion This International Women’s Day panel brings together scholars and practitioners involved in revealing and responding to the politics of environmental (in)justice.

Join Commissioner Anne Kelly as she reflects on the Canadian criminal justice system. From her unique vantage of a 40 year career in corrections, Anne Kelly became the ninth commissioner in 2018, and the second woman commissioner in Canada.

What is ‘local government’, and how can it be understood? Join our guest speaker who takes a theoretical lens to question, study and challenge our underlying assumptions about good or bad local government within different contexts.