Below are upcoming events as well as announcements that may be of interest. (A bulletin will be sent out each week with upcoming events and announcements.) Departmental events are also posted on our website.
Events
January 25, 2018
Join the EDC for a cuLearn gradebook session
Explore the power and flexibility of the cuLearn gradebook. Join us at the EDC on Thursday, Jan. 25 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. for an interactive session where you will setup your gradebook and explore gradebook options, including setting up categories, exporting/importing grades, setting default grades and communicating grades. Find out more about the session and register at: https://carleton.ca/edc/cu-events/culearn-gradebook-session-3/
2017–2018
History Department Brown Bag Occasions
The History Department invites you to a series of Brown Bag Occasions taking place in our History Lounge (433 Paterson), starting at 12:30. Bring your lunch and join us for any of the following talks:
- January 26: Kerry Abel: “Finding Mrs. Simcoe: The Historian’s Craft Revisited”
- February 9: Mary Margaret Johnston-Miller and James Miller: “How Extraordinary! Preserving the Psychiatric Art of Scotland.”
- March 23: Chinnaiah Jangam: Report on sabbatical research
January 26, 2018
Commemoration Service to Mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day
This Friday, January 26, between 12 and 2 pm, there will be a Commemoration Service to Mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The service takes place in Jean Pigott Place, Ottawa City Hall, 110 Laurier Ave W.
RSVP at : cija.ca/weremember
January 29, 2018
Introduction to cuLearn – The Basics
cuLearn is Carleton’s learning management system and is a great tool for extending your classroom to the online environment. Join the EDC Monday, Jan. 29 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. for an introductory session that will give you a hands-on tour of cuLearn. Learn how to navigate your way around your courses and how to set up your learning environment. Register here.
January 31, 2018
Career Night for History Majors: Plan for the Future, While Studying the Past
Are you tired of being asked what you can do with a History degree? Or have you asked yourself that same question? Or do you have concrete questions about work, volunteer or study abroad opportunities?
If so, you’ll want to join us at the Career Night for History Majors. We’re assembling some of our recent graduates and current students to show you what they are doing with their History degree.
Come learn about their experiences first-hand and gain practical advice about how to plan for the future. We’ll also have experts on hand from across campus to tell you about the sorts of programs you can take advantage of while pursuing your degree. Join us to learn:
- How you can pair your studies with on-the-job experience through the co-op education program and the History department’s practicum placements
- How you can enrich your studies by spending a semester abroad
- How campus and community volunteer opportunities as well as alternative spring breaks can help round out your educational experiences
- How Carleton’s career counselling services can help you prepare for life after your degree
And you’ll have lots of opportunities to meet our current students and to learn about their experiences. Come hear about how they’ve made the most of their undergraduate degrees.
Don’t miss out on the door prizes! Or the snacks!
When: January 31, 2018 6:00pm—8:30pm (doors open at 5:30 pm, presentations start at 6:00)
Where: Dunton Tower (DT) 2017, Carleton University
Let us know you’re coming. RSVP at history@carleton.ca
Questions? Contact Professor Michel Hogue (michel.hogue@carleton.ca)
February 5, 2018
EU Enlargement in the Western Balkans: The Rise of Stabilitocracy
On behalf of the Jean Monnet Chair in EU Relations with Russia and the Eastern Neighborhood, you are invited to attend a guest lecture and panel discussion, “EU Enlargement in the Western Balkans: The Rise of Stabilitocracy,” with Professor Florian Bieber, on Monday, February 5, 2018, from 3:00-5:00PM in the Senate Room, 608 Robertson Hall, Carleton campus. The lecture will be followed by a roundtable discussion. (campus map here) Dr. Bieber is Professor of Southeast European Studies and the Director of the Centre for Southeast European Studies at the University of Graz, Austria. This event is free and open to the public. No registration is required. View the attached poster or visit the website: https://carleton.ca/eureast/ .
February 9, 2018
Black History Month Event: Public Lecture, From Old to New African Diasporas
| Time: | 6:30 pm — 8:00 pm |
| Location: | Paterson Hall, 303, Humanities Lounge |
Public Lecture: “From Old to New African Diasporas: The multiple difficulties of untangling displacements and identities”, Professor Pablo Idahosa, York University
About the Event: The event will be hosted by Sarah Onyango Host/Producer, CHUO 89.1FM.
Wine & cheese reception to follow.
RSVP Required.
For more information see: https://carleton.ca/blackhistorymonth/
February 9, 2018
Clean Energy and Climate Policy: An Exchange of Experiences , Views and Visions for the Future
You are invited to attend the launch event of the Jean Monnet Network on EU-Canada Relations (www.carleton.ca/caneunet), “Clean Energy and Climate Policy: An Exchange of Experiences , Views and Visions for the Future” Policy Workshop, with international scholars, on Friday, February 9, 2018, from 9:30AM-5:30PM, in the Second Floor Conference Room, Richcraft Hall, Carleton campus. (second attached poster) Registration is required to attend (register here) and a light lunch will be available for registered attendees. To view the current agenda, please visit: https://carleton.ca/caneunet/cu-events/clean-energy-and-climate-policy-canada-and-europe-shared-learning/ .
February 16, 2018
The Evidence Room Looks at the Role Architecture Played in the Holocaust
The Azrieli School of Architecture and Urbanism is displaying The Evidence Room in its Lightbox Gallery on campus until February 16.
The Evidence Room is an ambitious and powerful reconstruction of key architectural elements of Auschwitz, and takes a look at the disturbing relationship between architecture and the horrors of the Holocaust.
https://carleton.ca/architecture/2018/evidence-room/
February 26, 2018
Liberal International Institutionalism on the Decline? Rethinking African Treaty Withdrawals
The Faculty of Public Affairs presents the 2018 FPA Research Excellence Award Symposium: Liberal International Institutionalism on the Decline? Rethinking African Treaty Withdrawals with Speaker Kamari Clarke.
February 26, 2018 at 1:00 PM to 5:30 PM
2nd floor conference rooms Richcraft Hall
Space is limited and advance registration is required.
March 15-17, 2018
Underhill Graduate Student Colloquium
The Underhill Graduate Student Colloquium is one of the longest running history graduate conferences in Canada. In March 2018, the Department of History, Carleton University, will be hosting the 24th Annual Colloquium. This year’s theme, “Storying Our Pasts: Historical Narrative and Representations” highlights historical output and means of storytelling. We hope to draw on different methodologies in a self-reflexive dialogue about how historians present and share their research.
See attached document for more details about the colloquium.
Announcements
Centralizing Indigenous-oriented research on campus
An important goal at CIRCLE is to help centralize Indigenous-oriented research taking place at Carleton. There is currently no central hub for researchers working on Indigenous topics, with Indigenous communities, or teaching courses related to Indigenous issues at Carleton. As such, many of us undertaking like-minded research and teaching remain isolated from one another within our disciplinary milieus, or within important, yet disconnected research groups. Further, prospective and new graduate students do not have centralized access to all of the exciting work going on at Carleton in relation to Indigenous topics. CIRCLE members feel that their research, teaching, and community connections are strengthened collectively with better awareness and collaboration across campus.
Through my work with CIRCLE this semester, I aim to create a centralized space through which to access all of the faculty research and teaching on Indigenous topics taking place at Carleton, including an inventory online of courses currently being taught across campus with accompanying faculty profiles. This space will be invaluable for faculty and students looking to collaborate or engage with colleagues across the university and for those outside the university seeking to get a sense of what is happening at Carleton related to Indigenous topics.
If you would like to have your research and/or teaching included in this space, please send me an email (shaun.stevenson@carleton.ca) with a brief description of your research and/or courses that are related (in any way) to Indigenous topics. You can also simply provide me with a link to this information if it is easily accessible on your faculty website. We are in an early stage of information gathering and appreciate any details you can provide. Please do not hesitate to be in touch with any questions.
11th Annual Undergraduate Research Conference
Registration is now open for Nipissing University’s 11th Annual Undergraduate Research Conference to be held March 23-24, 2018. The UGRC is a great opportunity for undergraduate students from a wide variety of disciplines to showcase their original research in a poster, research paper, or fine art installation.
Any interested students can go to www.nipissingu.ca/ugrc for more information
Noah Richler will deliver this year’s keynote address, “Narrating Canada Today.” He is the author of The Candidate: Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail.
Anyone interested in the conference can send queries to ugrc@nipissingu.ca
ALHFAM Fellowships for 2018
We would like to make you and your students aware of fellowship opportunities to attend the annual meeting and conference of the Association for Living History, Farm and Agricultural Museums, held June 1-5, 2018 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma hosted by the Oklahoma Historical Society and the Cherokee Nation.
The application along with a cover letter and resume needs to be submitted by March 15, 2018.
Smithsonian Gardens Internship Opportunities
Smithsonian Gardens provides an exceptionally well-rounded array of experiences in its intern program thanks to the wide diversity of services it offers to the Smithsonian, the world’s largest museum complex. We accept current and recently graduated undergraduate and graduate students studying horticulture, landscape architecture, museum studies, or other related fields. Selection is based on both an evaluation of the applicant’s application and available positions.
ALL SUMMER APPLICATIONS are due on February 1.
Internship Opportunities include:
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- Education and Outreach Internship
- Archives of American Gardens’ Internship
- Landscape Architecture Internship
- Orchid Collection Internship
- Greenhouse Production Internship
- Horticulturist Internship (available in summer and fall)
More information about the internship opportunities and how to apply can be found on our website at http://www.gardens.si.edu/get-involved/internships.html