MISCellaneous – Week of November 6-10

  1. iSchool Reading Week Pub Night – Thursday November 9 @ The Artful Dodger
  2. Feeling Stressed Out?Join the Sports Team at the iSchool!
  3. Fall Clothing Swap – Tuesday November 21 with MUSSA!
  4. Speed Networking with SLA Toronto
  5. iSchool French Club
  6. Studio307 During November Reading Week
  7. iSchool Book Club Meeting #10: Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher
  8. E-Commerce Industry Night – Wednesday November 15, 4-6PM
  9. 2017 Ontario College and University Library Association (OCULA) Fall Online Conference – Overcoming Fears
    10. Studies Calling for iSchool Participants
  10. Want to add your Ad? Details Here!


  1. iSchool Reading Week Pub Night – Thursday November 9 @ The Artful Dodger

Event date: Thursday November 9, 7-11PM

Location: The Artful Dodger Pub, 10 Isabella St, Toronto

Link: Eventbrite

 

It’s reading week, so let’s take a break from our assignments to have some fun and drink. Come join in at any time during the night, and feel free to bring your friends. The night doesn’t end at 11, but some of the council members may start heading home around then.

 

The Artful Dodger has a solid menu and some great craft brews and ciders. We’ll be upstairs in the back room on the right, where there is also a pool table.

 

  1. Feeling Stressed Out?Join the Sports Team at the iSchool!

Deadline: Open

Link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1704412586550286/

Contact: jude.park@mail.utoronto.ca

 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states that physical activity improves your mental health and mood.

 

Deadlines and assignments got you down? Are you so stressed that you’re seeing ghosts? It’s that time of the year. But don’t worry! Join iSports – iSchool Recreational Sports Team, the only sports team at the Faculty of Information that promotes the well-being of students through recreational sports and physical activity.

 

We play Volleyball at the UTGSU league throughout the year! Join our facebook group for updates. We want to hear from you! What sports do YOU want to play?

 

  1. 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.

 

  1. 4Speed 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!

 

  1. iSchool French Club

Deadline: Open

Link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ischool.frenchclub/

Contact: frenchclub.ischool@gmail.com

 

Interested in learning and practicing your French while engaging in fun activities?

 

Become part of our first-ever French club! Students of all levels are welcome. Those who are already fluent in French will be able to maintain and strengthen their skills, and others who are interested in improving their language will find inspiration and support in the group.

 

The iSchool French Club will offer an opportunity for students to practice their French skills in the speaking club settings, as well as to explore French-language events in the city.

 

  1. Studio307 During November Reading Week

Deadline: Reading Week

Link: http://studio307.github.io/equipment.html

Contact: semaphorestudio307@gmail.com

Studio307 will be open by request during November reading week, so if you would like to use any of the equipment or book the space for projects, please email to coordinate a time.

 

You can see a list of available equipment on our website if you’re curious about what is here for you to use!

 

  1. iSchool Book Club Meeting #10: Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher

Event date: Tuesday November 14, 2017 4:00 PM

Location: Student Lounge (BL 705)
Sitehttps://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!

 

  1. 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)

 

  1. 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”

  1. Studies Calling for iSchool Participants:

 

        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
         Note: New link, if you could use the contact e-mail or re-do it, that would be great

        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

 

  1. 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