MISCellaneous – April 1
1. ACA UofT Student Chapter – Tour of the TD Bank Archives Rescheduled
2. AMIA UofT Student Chapter – Elections
3. MISC – Election Voting Now Open
4. MISC – Outstanding Instructor Award Nominations are Open
5. Clothing & Home Goods Swap
6. ACA UofT Student Chapter – Dusting off your Resumé, Unlocking a Career in the Archives Profession
7. iStudents for Mental Health – Mental Health First Aid Scholarship Winners
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MISCellaneous is the Masters of Information student newsletter.
1. ACA UofT Student Chapter – Tour of the TD Bank Archives Rescheduled
***Due to unforeseen circumstances, this tour has been rescheduled for April 3***
Join your ACA UofT Student Chapter for a tour of the TD Bank Archives on April 3rd at 1pm! Interested in corporate archives? Then this is your opportunity! This unique tour will highlight the bank’s 163-year history and its extensive collections. Get a chance to talk to the archivist about their experience working in a corporate archive and don’t forget to ask about their fun TD memorabilia collection, like the TD lobster bib and the ‘Mega Mortgage Combo’ hot sauce bottle!
Please arrive 10 minutes before the scheduled time at the archives location so that we may convene together and find each other.
All Faculty of Information students, staff and faculty welcome. When registering for this event, please use your UofT email address.
Eventbrite link: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/tour-of-the-td-bank-archives-tickets-58376255953
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2. AMIA UofT Student Chapter – Elections
Come out to AMIA@UofT’s last meeting of the year as we elect our new executives onApril 8th in BL 520. There will be pizza!
Open positions include: President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, Social Media Coordinator, and ACA Liaison. This is a great chance to get involved, both within the iSchool and with the larger association!
If you can’t make it to the meeting, send us an email with a short statement about why you’re interested anytime before the 8th.
All execs are required to be members of AMIA but you can register after being elected: https://amianet.org/engage/join-amia/
For more details about the roles of each of these positions, feel free to send us an email atamiaatuoft@gmail.com!
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3.MISC – Student Council Election Nominations EXTENDED
Exercise your right to vote in the 2019-2020 MI Student Council! Voting is open from April 1-5 at https://voting.utoronto.ca/election/login.xhtml
Detailed descriptions of each position can be found on MISC’s website.
Please feel free to reach out to the CRO, Bronwyn, with any questions.
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4. MISC – Outstanding Instructor Award Nominations are Open
The Master of Information Student Council (MISC) recognises an instructor at each year’s convocation reception. If an iSchool instructor has positively impacted your education, consider nominating them through this Google Form. Voting will take place in April. If you have any questions about the Annual Instructor Award, please email MISC at misc@utoronto.ca.
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5. Clothing & Home Goods Swap
The end of the semester is the perfect time for spring cleaning, KonMari Method, or whatever you like to call it. Swap out your unwanted clothing and home goods and pick up something new! All items left over will be donated to charity.
Thursday April 11, 2-5 pm in the Student Lounge.
*Please only bring clothing, shoes, and small home items in good condition.
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6. ACA UofT Student Chapter – Dusting off your Resumé, Unlocking a Career in the Archives Profession
Are you graduating? On the lookout for a summer job? Join us for a panel event featuring archivists who are on the hiring committees of various archives in Toronto. We’ve turned the tables and they’ve agreed to be grilled on the ins and outs of getting a job in the archives/records management field. Come to hear their take on crafting the perfect CV, making a good impression at an interview, and more!
PLACE: University of Toronto, Bissell Bldg, Room BL728 (140 St George St)
DATE & TIME: April 12th (Friday) 6-7pm
PANELISTS:
- Lisa Daulby: Enterprise Records Management, Technology and Operations at the Royal Bank of Canada
- Paul Leatherdale: Archivist, Corporate Records & Archives at the Law Society of Ontario
- Loryl MacDonald: Associate Chief Librarian for Special Collections, Director of the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, and University Archivist at the University of Toronto
- Janice Orlando-Sottile: Director, Archives Management and Information Storage Branch, Information, Privacy and Archives Division at the Archives of Ontario
- Anna St. Onge: Director, Digital Scholarship Infrastructure at York University Libraries
- Nichole Vonk: General Council Archivist at the United Church of Canada
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7. iStudents for Mental Health – Mental Health First Aid Scholarship Winners
iStudents for Mental Health received many wonderful applications for the Mental Health First Aid Scholarship this year. Choosing just a few applicants to send for training is always hard. We would like to thank all of the applicants for their time and effort.
This year’s winners are:
Aiden Brydon
Bronwyn Graham
Lisa Tower
Linda Yang
To read more about the prize and the winners, as well as information about other mental health training opportunities, please follow the link below.
iStudents for Mental health would also like to thank the Faculty of Information, Dean Duff, and MISC for their support.
https://istudentsformentalhealth.com/mhfa-scholarship/2019-mhfa-scholarship-winners/
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