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Sell us your books and you can be entered to win a....
1 - iPad Mini
1 - $200 bookstore gift cards
2 - $100 bookstore gift cards
Book Buyback will be located in RCW Lobby from:
April 15 - 18, 10 am - 4 pm
April 19, 10 am - 3 pm
April 22 - 25, 10 am - 4 pm
April 26 - 10 am - 3 pm
More details can be found on our Facebook page or
follow us on twitter @stedmantechshop
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 519-756-0834
The Career Centre will continue our drop in hours
during exams, up to April 25. Drop in hours will be
Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday from 10:00 - noon.
The Career Centre will be open throughout the sum-
mer. To book appointments or to view the summer
drop in schedule, please log in to Laurier Navigator:
https://navigator.wlu.ca/login.htm
SC Johnson Building, 2nd Floor
519.756.8228 x 5726
www.wlu.ca/career
This will be the final issue of the Weekly News for the 2012/13 school year. Keep an eye out for us again in
September. Best of luck on exams!
Downtown Brantford Research Survey: A survey is being conducted by a student in CT403 Community Internship
for Downtown Brantford Business Improvement Area (BIA). This study will collect information that will assist in the
enhancement of post-secondary student engagement in the downtown area of Brantford (DTB). The desire is to
help remove or mitigate barriers of students in engaging in activities in downtown Brantford. The responses to the
survey will be kept confidential and has been approved by the Laurier Research Ethics Board. The survey will be
open until April 10, 2013. If you would like to participate, please follow the link. If you have any questions or
concerns, please contact Jessica Lau at [email protected].
Night Hawks would like to thank all the students who have come out to our
many events over the year! Whether you rang in the new school year, came
in costume, got hypnotized, got leid or practiced for St.Pat's we thank you!
Without you coming to our events we could not continue to throw them!
Keep an eye on our Facebook page and Twitter to continue to party with us
next year!
Any questions, or wondering how you can get involved next year? contact
[email protected] Best of luck with finals and have a safe & fun summer!
xo NHL (Night Hawks Ladies)
Game On! is a new club for video game enthusiasts all over campus! We play a variety of games and meet
regularly Tuesday evenings, but we're flexible to try new times! Contact [email protected] or visit our
Facebook Page, Game On! Laurier Brantford if you're interested!
Attention Ladies, Laurier Brantford would finally like to introduce a girls extramural basketball team to this campus.
For now there is no skill level required. We encourage anyone who is interested to come out and play! We hope to
have a competitive team by next year. If interested, please contact [email protected]
As part of the Tshepo Institute for the Study of Contemporary Africa's Student Development Program, the Institute
has established two student awards, namely:
1) The Nelson Mandela Academic Excellence Award for Social Justice and Development
2) The Harriet Tubman Academic Excellence Award for Human Rights and Leadership
The awards will be given out annually at the Tshepo Institute's Annual General Meeting.
The deadline for this year’s applications is May 30, 2013.
Further details on the awards may be found here.
Contact: Dr. Robert Ame, Director, Tshepo
E-mail: [email protected] Phone: (519) 756 - 8228 ext. 5848
1) HR305 FUNDRAISING 0.5: Fundraising is an important skill upon which many organizations advancing human
rights and other causes rely. For some people fundraising forms part of their job; for others it is the focus of their
career. This course introduces students key concepts and methods of fundraising. Topics addressed may include
annual giving, special events, foundation relations, corporate relations, capital campaigns, endowed giving, and the
ethics of fundraising. Prerequisite: SENIOR STUDENT STATUS Winter 2014: W 7:00 to 9:50. This course IS PENDING
SENATE APPROVAL. If approved it will appear in LORIS later in June.
2) HR365 Immigrant & Ethno-Racial Youth 0.5: This course applies an interdisciplinary approach to the study of
immigrant and ethno-racial youth in Canada and, to a lesser extent, the United States. The course will cover such
topics as: challenges faced by immigrant youth and how they differ from second- and third-generation immigrant
youth; marginality, racism, and exclusion; and the critical role played by the educational experience on the outcomes
of ethno-racial youth. Prerequisite: Senior student status and HR100 or HR260/CT260 or YC100. This is course is in
the process of being added to the list of approved electives for the YOUTH AND CHILDREN’S STUDIES Honours pro-
grams.
3) HR300 Professionalization Seminar 0.5: Human Rights & Human Diversity students to prepare for internships,
postgraduate careers, and graduate study. Students will be introduced to and practice such transferrable skills as
resume and cover letter writing, presentation making, teamwork, grant applications, précis-writing, report writing,
and media monitoring. Students will also explore career options and opportunities for graduate study as well as plan
how to prepare for these opportunities. Prerequisite: HR100, HR260, HR261 and Registration in Honours Human
Rights & Human Diversity
HRHD Honours students are strongly encouraged to enroll in this course.
Canada—Ghana Section of HR/CO320 CHILDREN'S RIGHTS BR1
Section BR1 is offered jointly by Laurier and Ashesi University in Ghana via video conferencing technology. The
course is capped at 20 students. Students do an assignment with a Ghanaian student. The course will be filled by
application. The application information is accessible from the HRHD Homepage .
The Laurier Students’ Union hosted
their annual year-end Volunteer
Appreciation on April 5.
A big thank you goes out to the
organizers of the event and the
hundreds of volunteers this year!
OSAP students in the Journalism, Leadership or Human Rights and Human Diversity Program
If you are a year 2 student and are planning to attend Conestoga College full time in year 3, please contact Lisa
Neziol at [email protected] before you fill out your 2013-2014 OSAP application.
Are you a graduating student with OSAP loans? Did you receive OSAP funding this year for the first time and want to
learn more about the student loans program? If you fit either of these two categories or if you are somewhere in
between, chances are you have questions concerning your student loans. Don DiMaulo, the Ontario Representative
for the National Student Loans Centre will be presenting an information session on OSAP loan repayments and other
tips. Please join Don and the Student Awards Office for a practical look at what your responsibilities are for keeping
your OSAP loans interest free or starting the repayment process.
When: Wednesday April 10 at 1:00 pm
Location: Grand River Hall, Room 207
Cost: Free! Please contact Lisa Neziol at [email protected] to reserve a seat!
The 2013/2014 Laurier Brantford Undergraduate and Graduate timetables are now available online at
wlu.ca/brantford/timetable
Please Note: The course timetables are subject to change, please check back for updates regularly
Attention All Returning Students:
The following website contains critical Registration Information for the upcoming 2013/2014 school year:
www.wlu.ca/page.php?grp_id=1351&p=21300
The application to graduate in the Spring 2013 ceremony can be found online here. The deadline to apply to
graduate is April 15, 2013. A charge of $80.65 will be applied to your Laurier account ($22.70 Convocation Fee +
$57.95 late fee).
Contact Information:
Phone: 519-756-8228 X5885
E-mail: [email protected]
Exams can be a stressful time. We encourage you to keep our services in mind during the remainder of your
school year. Appointments can be made by contacting [email protected] or [email protected]
Are you a student who is planning on working on campus, taking summer courses or is in need of a place to stay
in Brantford for the 2013 summer? Brantford Residence Life is currently taking requests from any student interested
in renting a room or full apartment in residence between May 3rd and August 23rd, 2013. If this is something you
are interested in, check out our website for more information or to complete the Summer Residence
Accommodation Request Form. If you have any additional questions, please email [email protected] for
more information.
Facilitated Study Groups will continue to run during the week of April 8 – 12 The schedule of the FSG’s we offer is:
CO244/Math drop-in: Wednesday 3-5 pm in GRH105 and Friday 10-11 am in MP115
AR101: Monday 3-3:50 pm in MP115
MB217: Monday5:30-6:30 pm in MP115
PS102: Tuesday 2-3 pm in MP115
Monday, April 8 will be the last day that the Learning Services Centre will hold regular appointments and drop in
hours for the winter term. The online appointment booking system will no longer be available after this date. During
the exam period appointments can be made by emailing [email protected].
For the most recent issue of the Nip News, please click here.
Please take note that as of Saturday April 6th, the Multipurpose Room, in the basement of the Student Centre, will
be 24 hour dedicated quiet study space.
