- Fall Clothing Swap – Tuesday November 21 with MUSSA!
- Speed Networking with SLA Toronto
- 3. iSchool Book Club Meeting #10: Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher
- E-Commerce Industry Night – Wednesday November 15, 4-6PM
- 2017 Ontario College and University Library Association (OCULA) Fall Online Conference – Overcoming Fears
- Museum Talks: Community Collaborations Across Museums
7. Studies Calling for iSchool Participants - Want to add your Ad? Details Here!
- Fall Clothing Swap – Tuesday November 21 with MUSSA!
Event date: Tuesday November 21, 8:30am-6pm (approximate)
Location: BL705 – Student Lounge
Sick of your old clothes? Want to get them off your hands and get some new-to-you pieces?
Come check out the Fall Clothing Swap! We’ll be running out of the Student Lounge. Bring in your old clothes and take some new ones.
All leftover pieces will be sorted. Ripped and stained items will be taken to Value Village for recycling, items in good condition will go to the Yonge Street Mission’s store Double Take.
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- 2. Speed Networking with SLA Toronto
Event Date: Tuesday November 14, 6-7:30PM
Location: BL417
Link: http://toronto.sla.org/events/?ee=710
More Info: https://slatsgblog.wordpress.com/
Hello students! SLA Toronto’s First Five Years Team is hosting a speed networking event on Tuesday, November 14th. Join us for an opportunity to speak with a diverse group of information professionals. Check out the link to find out more information about the event!
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- iSchool Book Club Meeting #10: Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher
Event date: Tuesday November 14, 2017 4:00 PM
Location: Student Lounge (BL 705)
Site: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ischoolbookclub/
If you like reading and discussing books, come check out the iSchool Book Club! Our next meeting is on Tuesday November 14 at 4:00 PM in the student lounge (BL705). We will be discussing Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher.
As always, anyone is welcome to come! We begin each meeting by discussing books in general, exchanging recommendations, and catching up on what we’ve all been reading (or not reading), before moving on to our discussion of the official book for the month. We’re always happy to have new attendees!
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- E-Commerce Industry Night – November 15, 4-6PM
Location: Koffler Student Services Centre (University of Toronto Career Centre – Seminar Room), 214 College Street
Dress Code: Business Casual
Sign Up: https://cln.utoronto.ca/home.htm for “The Career In E-Commerce & Retail (Digital) Networking Night”
Industry Participants:
Unilever – Jennifer Vincent (New Business & Capabilities Manager)
Procter & Gamble – Alex Lee (Brand Manager)
Walmart – Reema Ghai (Recruitment Lead)
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- 2017 Ontario College and University Library Association (OCULA) Fall Online Conference – Overcoming Fears
Event date: Wednesday November 15, 9am-12pm
Cost: $20
Location: Virtual
Site: https://oculafall.wordpress.com/
Highlights include:
- Opening Keynote: Anita Boey, PhD Candidate (ABD), Human Resource Management, York University – “Sharing Experiences Of Failure & Learning From It”
- Lightning Talks: Sharing experiences of facing and overcoming fears in the workplace.
- Mini-Workshop – a hands-on activity for our online participants.
- Closing Keynote: Hamza Khan, multi-award winning marketer & entrepreneur – ““The Fear Factor: How to Harness the Impulse of the Human Spirit”
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- Museum Talks: Community Collaborations Across Museums
Event date: Thursday November 16, 4-5:30PM
Location: BL728
Discussant: Cara Krmpotich, Director & Associate Professor of Museum Studies
Panelists: Deanna Nebenionquit, Curator Alternate & Collections Manager of the Art Gallery of Sudbury and Christine Shaw, Director & Curator, Blackwood Gallery | Assistant Professor of Visual Studies, University of Toronto Mississauga
This panel explores different ways in which community collaborations develop in museums, through the experiences of two curators. Christine Shaw speaks about the Blackwood Gallery’s yearlong program, Take Care, which mobilizes more than 150 artists, activists, curators and researchers confronting the crisis of care. Deanna Nebenionquit discusses a recent collaboration between the Art Gallery of Sudbury, Galerie du Nouvel-Ontario, and Northern Lights Festival Boreal, and touches on: strategies for reaching larger audiences, promoting regional artists, and bringing communities together.
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- Studies Calling for iSchool Participants:
Course: KMD 1001: Research and Methods
Criteria: Current students who have applied to at-least one job online this year
Task: Complete a short survey (takes about 5 minutes)
Link: https://goo.gl/Df8tTb
Contact: sori.lee@mail.utoronto.ca
Course: KMD1001 Research and Methods
Topic: User exp. study of workspace needs of digital freelancers & post-secondary students
Help: You can help us by filling out our short survey for the study. We appreciate your support!
Link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/B3RHJ2J
Questions & further details: nadine.adelaar@mail.utoronto.ca
Course: KMD1001 Research and Methods
Topic: User exp. study of workspace needs of digital freelancers & post-secondary students
Looking for: Post-secondary students to participate in a short interview about their experiences using and finding workspaces on and off campus. We’d love to chat with interested iSchool students, and are very flexible when it comes to scheduling interviews.
Task: Interview (15-20 minutes)
Link: https://goo.gl/forms/tAQJnC5g1FyTxHa82
Contact: nadine.adelaar@mail.utoronto.ca
Course: KMD1001 Research and Methods
Topic: The Role of Faculty in Student Mental Health
Criteria: Current U of T students pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s, alumni of less than 12 months
Task: Short survey, 5-10 minutes
Disclaimer: No identifying information will be collected
Link: https://goo.gl/q8DFtw
Contact: deneille.walters@mail.utoronto.ca
Course: KMD 1001: Research and Methods
Criteria: Current grad students who have attempted to use or used the health &
wellness services offered by the university
Task: Interviews, approximately 30 minutes in length
Compensation: $10 gift card of your choice
Link: https://goo.gl/FSZHhE
Contact: uoftmentalhealth@gmail.com
Course: KMD 1001: Research and Methods
Criteria: Current grad students who have attempted to use or used the health & wellness services offered by the university
Task: Short survey, 5-10 minutes
Link: https://goo.gl/9RMSq7
Contact: uoftmentalhealth@gmail.com
Course: N/A
Topic: Research Participants for University of Toronto Library Webpage
Task: Tree test activity, 5 minutes duration
Link: https://3f707d2g.optimalworkshop.com/treejack/62k8v3ck
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- 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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