MISCellaneous #13 – Week of December 4-10, 2017

  1. MISC’s Winter Soiree
  2. Opposition to the University Mandated Leave of Absence Policy
  3. iJournal Fall Launch Party
  4. SLA Joint Holiday Social
  5. FiLM CLuB screening: This Saturday
  1. Semaphore Studio307 is Hiring!
  2. Art & Mindfulness Exhibition Fundraising
  3. The 2018 Book History and Print Culture Graduate Student Colloquium – Call for Proposals
  4. Introduction to User Experience for Students
  5. Want to add your Ad? Details Here!


  1. 1. MISC’s Winter Soiree

Event Date: Friday December 8, 7PM

Location: Tranzac Club, 292 Brunswick Avenue, near Bathurst station

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1620782167980433/

Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/ischools-end-of-term-winter-soiree-tickets-39821100985

iSchool’s End of Term Winter Soirée

www.eventbrite.ca

The end of the fall semester is drawing near, and 2017 is almost over! Can you believe how fast time has flown? To celebrate our time together at the iSchool, your student council is throwing a Winter Soiree! All MI students are invited, and if you have a guest you’d like to bring, please do so! The more, the merrier when it comes to celebrating the holidays and end of 2017 together. Join your peers on Friday December 8th at the Tranzac Club, located within walking distance from the iSchool, just off of Bloor, between Spadina Avenue and Bathurst Street. Make sure to RSVP through the Eventbrite page to confirm your attendance. If you are bringing a guest, please note that guest tickets are limited – so RSVP soon! The doors will open at 7:00 pm. Snacks and refreshments will be served. Please notify us of any dietary restrictions; feel free to direct any questions to misc@utoronto.ca.Best of luck with the remainder of your semester. MISC is looking forward to celebrating with you in December!

The end of the fall semester is drawing near, and 2017 is almost over! Can you believe how fast time has flown? To celebrate our time together at the iSchool, your student council is throwing a Winter Soiree on Friday December 8th at the Tranzac Club. Located within walking distance from the iSchool, the Tranzac is just off of Bloor, between Spadina Avenue and Bathurst Street. All MI students are welcome, as well as any guests with whom you’d like to celebrate. RSVP through the Eventbrite page, as space is limited! Doors open at 7:00 pm.

 

  1. Opposition to the University Mandated Leave of Absence Policy

Deadline: December 8, 2017

Contact: misc.ischool@gmail.com
Link: https://goo.gl/forms/5f0pHimp2570jGIq2

 

Regarding the GSU’s opposition to this University Mandated Policy, MUSSA and MISC would like to know your thoughts!

 

If you would like our Faculty to support or not support the Policy, please let us know by filling out the Google Form,
located here: https://goo.gl/forms/5f0pHimp2570jGIq2

 

  1. iJournal Fall Launch Party

Date: Thursday December 7, 4-6pm
Location: BL 728

 

Join the iJournal team for the launch of the iJournal’s Fall 2017 issue! All are welcome to learn about student work across the iSchool while celebrating with the editorial board and authors.

 

  1. SLA Joint Holiday Social

Date: Thursday December 14, 6-9pm
Location: Arts and Letters Club, 14 Elm Street, Toronto

Link: http://toronto.sla.org/events/

 

SLA Toronto Chapter, the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Information Alumni Association (FIAA), Toronto Health Libraries Association (THLA) and Ontario Library Association Special Libraries Committee (OLA-SLC) cordially invite you to this year’s Joint Holiday Social at The Arts and Letters Club. Sign up for the Buddy Program when you register and we’ll pair you with a seasoned professional who will be happy to get you oriented and introduce you to the community!

 

FiLM CLuB screening: This Saturday

Event date: Saturday December 9th, 7-9PM

Location: Student Lounge (BL 705)

Facebook Link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/FILMCLUBoverhere/

WordPress Link: https://filmcluboverhere.wordpress.com/

 

XMaS SCReeNinG: CENTuRY of the SeLF ft. Twitch City
BBC doc on democracy and consumerism in America, artfully examined through archival footage and interviews.
And Canadian sitcom centering on unemployed 20-something, Curtis, wholly addicted to TV and tasked with a revolving door of roommates.

 

sEee you there !

 

  1. Semaphore Studio307 is Hiring!

Location: BL307

Link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JXLCVndAe-I3KDOhez51BT9RtkgoFL4utBsKzed7hGk/edit?usp=sharing

Deadline: Friday December 8, 5pm

 

Studio307 is hiring! Are you an energetic, friendly, and technically skilled student with experience in community facilitation? Are you excited about crafting, thrilled to use a 3D printer, or all about Arduino? Join the Studio307 team as a makerspace operator!

 

Tech Fund has 1 casual contract available for qualified University of Toronto students for the winter semester. All student applications will be considered, but priority will be given to first-year MI/MMST students registered at the Faculty of Information, University of Toronto.  In addition to staffing open hours at Studio307, a fabrication lab located in Bissell, this position will be primarily responsible for curriculum development and exhibition opportunities within the space.  Our ideal candidates will have experience as an educator and experience developing and mounting exhibitions  and/or programs.

 

The selected candidate will work 10 hours per week depending on their availability. Pay is $15/hr.

 

  1. Art & Mindfulness Exhibition Fundraising

Event date: Monday-Friday December 4-8 (excl. Wed the 6th)

Location: Bissell Lobby

Link: https://www.artandmindfulness.tumblr.com

Contact: artandminfulness@gmail.com

 

Need a unique, mindful stocking stuffer? Or want to send your best Holiday wishes to a loved one the old-fashioned way? Stop by the Bissell Building’s Lobby to pick up a bookmark and/or postcard with inspirational and mindful designs that can be coloured in (it’s basically two gifts in one)!

 

Bookmarks: $3
Postcards: $5

*Personalized calligraphy available upon request for an additional charge.

 

When: 

Monday, December 4, 9 am-6 pm
Tuesday, December 5, 12-4 pm
Thursday, December 7, 3-6 pm
Friday, December 8, 12-4 pm

 

Proceeds will go towards supporting the Art & Mindfulness exhibition that will be on display in the Bissell Building starting April 2018 and will explore the relationship between art, student experiences and positive mental health.

 

  1. The 2018 Book History and Print Culture Graduate Student Colloquium – Call for Proposals

Event Date: March 10th, 2018

Location: Massey College, University of Toronto

Linkhttp://bhpccolloquium2018.wordpress.com

Deadline: December 14th, 2017

Contactbhpccolloquium@gmail.com

 

The 2018 Book History and Print Culture Graduate Student Colloquium has announced its theme of “Books Beyond Reading: Uses, Reuses, and Abuses of Textual Objects.” The organizing committee invites interdisciplinary approaches to producing, consuming, or understanding books (etc.) in ways that challenge conventional narratives about inscribed objects as surfaces for passive consumption. The conference seeks to explore the following questions: What do we do with books and documents in addition to reading them? Under what conditions have people used textual objects for non-reading purposes, and for whose benefit? How does the study of these uses influence the politics of knowledge production today?

 

For a complete list of possible topics and for more information on the event, please follow the link listed above, or contact the organizing committee at the listed email address.  We look forward to your submissions!

 

  1. Introduction to User Experience for Students

Event Date: Wednesday December 6, 1-3pm

Register: http://libcal.library.utoronto.ca/event/3438862
Location: Robarts Library

Contact: serina.shi@mail.utoronto.ca

 

The Introduction to UX workshop introduces key concepts in UX and usability testing, how UX can be used to improve digital services and space in organizations, and popular UX research tools.

 

After the workshop, participants have the option of touring the new UX Lab.

 

  1. 10. Want to add your Ad? Details Here!

Deadline: Weekly, Submit by Sunday at 11:59PM

Contact: misc@utoronto.ca or amber.shortell@mail.utoronto.ca

 

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