MUGS: Field Notes deadline pushed back, Community Engagement Day and my next vacation destination!

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Hey Geographers!

Once again I find it's Thursday night and I forgot to prepare the listserv earlier in the week. AGAIN. I don't even have my birthday as an excuse this time.

Fall is in the air and that means that there are lots of cool events being planned by your tireless MUGS council! Stay tuned in the coming weeks for more info. For now just continue the countdown until Thanksgiving.

Field Notes Call for Submission

Don't forget that the Geography journal, Field Notes, is still looking for submissions! They have even pushed back the deadline to October 5^th, so you really have no excuse.

Please send your submissions in a Word document to journal.fieldnotes@gmail.com

Lockers

Oh my goodness I will be so happy when I can write a listserv without mentioning these stupid lockers! Locker rental is now closed. If you did not renew your locker and your lock got cut, please come pick up your stuff in Burnside 305, AKA the MUGS lounge.

National Geographic Workshop

This weekend the National Geographic Society is holding a workshop at McGill to recruit applicants for their "Young Explorers Grant" (up to $5000, age 18-25). There will be a free daytime workshop to learn about the application procedure and hear from past Young Explorer recipients and a free evening lecture by National Geographic Explorers Kenny Broad and Conrad Anker.

Daytime Workshop -- limited space, sign up early
Sat Sept 29
9:45 am - 3 pm (includes breakfast and lunch!)
McGill University, Leacock Building, Rm 132

Free Evening Lecture
Sat Sept 29
7 pm
McGill University, Leacock Building, Rm 132

For more information check out the website: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/explorers/grants-programs/young-explorers/

Conservation Research Opportunities Presentation

A representative from the prestigious academic network Operation Wallacea, Dr. Justin Hines, will be visiting McGill University this Monday, Oct 1 at 1:30pm in Brown Building 5001 (Downtown campus) and at 4:30pm in the Faculty Lounge MS2-022 (Macdonald campus) as part of the network's Across-Canada tour. This is an opportunity to learn how Operation Wallacea can provide all those things geography students love; students can join the program to strengthen their CV or resume, gain course credit, or collect data for a dissertation or thesis. Academics benefit from funding for high quality fieldwork enabling them to publish papers in peer reviewed journals.

Community Engagement Day

Register now for McGill's first-ever Community Engagement Day, this Friday, October 5^th!

Community Engagement Day is a new project from the SEDE Office, SSMU, the SPF and many other partners that aims to celebrate and promote existing initiatives that connect McGill with the Montreal community, while building new relationships.

Watch the video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpKCURUEAIw&feature=g-upl

On Friday October 5th, about 20 group activities will take place on campus and around the city to give McGill students, staff, faculty and alumni the opportunity to contribute their time and learn about the social issues that community organizations address. Activities include public discussions, community walking tours, urban gardening, youth mentorship, and more. (Registration closes October 3rd.)

Some of the activities include:
- a tour of Edible Campus and Santropol Roulant
- urban forest inventory with Soverdi and the Conservationists
- harvest party at the St Monica School Garden
- historical walking tour of Milton-Parc, and of the Gay Village
- youth mentorship in Little Burgundy and Verdun

Click this link to register for an activity: http://www.cedmcgill.com/getinvolved.php

For more information, please see their website (www.CEDMcGill.com<http://www.CEDMcGill.com>), where you can read about and register for activities, watch fun and informative videos, and find links to other community engagement-related resources.

Cool Thing of The Week

Where would we be without my cool find of the week, eh?

http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/nemo.html

Point Nemo is the farthest point from land. Sounds like my next vacation destination!

Have a great week everyone,

Julia

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Welcome new MUGS members, Vision 2020 fair TODAY, and a really cool thing!

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New MUGS members

Vision 2020 Sustainability Fair

National Geographic Workshop

Lockers

Department of Geography Facebook page – "Like" it!

A REALLY COOL THING I FOUND ON STUMBLEUPON

 

Hey Geographers! Sorry for the late update. It was my birthday yesterday and I think I got too caught up in the festivities to send an email. My bad.

NEW MUGS MEMBERS

First of all a big shout-out to our new U1 Representatives, Brendan Buchanan Dee and Alyssa Krantzberg, and our new Sustainability Officers, Rebecca Rosenthal, Alex Shiri and Peter Sinnott! Woohoo! We're so happy to have such a big team this year. It's going to mean lots of FANTASTIC events coming up so keep checking your listservs.

VISION 2020 SUSTAINABILITY FAIR – TODAY

Today on Lower Field there will be a sustainability fair headlined by Vision 2020. The fair itself will be a country-style event –Including a cow!—and therefore should not be missed. It will be from 1-4pm

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC WORKSHOP

Don't forget that on Saturday Sept. 29, the National Geographic Society is holding a workshop at McGill to recruit applicants for their "Young Explorers Grant" (up to $5000, age 18-25). There will be a free daytime workshop to learn about the application procedure and hear from past Young Explorer recipients and a free evening lecture by National Geographic Explorers Kenny Broad and Conrad Anker.

Daytime Workshop -- limited space, sign up early
Sat Sept 29
9:45 am - 3 pm (includes breakfast and lunch!)
McGill University, Leacock Building, Rm 132

Free Evening Lecture
Sat Sept 29
7 pm
McGill University, Leacock Building, Rm 132

See attachments or visit http://www.nationalgeographic.com/explorers/grants-programs/young-explorers/ for more details!

LOCKERS

Today is the last day to get lockers. Come to room 305 in Burnside to get one from 1:00-2:30.

DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY FACEBOOK PAGE

Please "like" the Department of Geography facebook page! There are 1 to 2 posts each week on it about articles written from the dept, upcoming events, geography trivia and more.

http://www.facebook.com/DepartmentOfGeographyMcGillUniversity

A REALLY COOL THING – ACTUALLY GEOGRAPHY RELATED THIS TIME

I found a map which has beautiful photos from all around the world! It's not perfect – there's a picture of the London Eye in the China link, though maybe the uploader had an IP address in China or something, but some of these photos are stunning.

http://www.earthalbum.com/

 

Have a great weekend everyone! 

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Weekly MUGS Update

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MUGS Orientation, Job opportunities, lockers and more!

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Hey geographers!

My name is Julia, and this is my very first listserv of the new school year. How exciting!

As well as a new council, we have many new students entering the department. Therefore, we are having our Geography Orientation TOMORROW Friday, September 7^th at 2pm. All new geographers (U1s, urbaners, SSS, transfers, either majors or minors) are invited to attend. There you'll get a chance to meet other new geographers and the MUGS exec, learn about geography field courses, and the stream options available to you in Geography. Immediately following the orientation join in an epic round of geocaching and get a secret prize. Snacks will be provided!

U1 REP AND SUSTAINABILITY OFFICER POSITIONS – 

Are you interested in getting involved in MUGS this year? We're looking for 1 – 2 U1 reps (only U1s may run for this position) and 1 – 2 sustainability officers (open to geog undergrad!) to sit on MUGS council for the year. Position info and application forms are attached, and must be submitted by Friday September 14th, 2012.

LOCKERS

Many people have been emailing and coming into the Geography lounge asking to rent lockers in Burnside. Locker rentals will begin this Monday, September 10^th and not before.

In other news…

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GEOSPECTIVES SEMINAR SERIES

The Department of Geography is happy to announce that we are kicking off the fall semester with an exciting series of talks as part of this year's GeoSpectives Seminar Series, a ~bi-weekly lecture series hosted by the Department of Geography. 

This semester GeoSpectives talks will take place on Friday afternoons from 3:00-4:30pm in Burnside Hall room 426. Attached is the schedule. We will be sending out reminders for upcoming talks throughout the semester. 

Our first GeoSpectives will take place next Friday Sept 14th @ 3pm in Burnside Hall rm 426 by Dr. Ashlee Cunsolo Willox on:
 

Climate Change and Inuit Mental Health: Local Voices, Global Implications

 

 

Anthropogenic climate change has become an increasing international concern, as peoples globally are already experiencing dramatic shifts in weather, climate, and environment. These changes are adversely impacting human health, with some scholars identifying climate change as the most significant threat to global health of the 21^st Century. Emerging research indicates that climate change, and the resulting environmental alterations, also pose serious challenges for mental health and well-being, particularly among resource-dependent regions, those living in rural, remote, or ecologically-sensitive areas, and Indigenous populations. Drawing on data from community-led research conducted in the Inuit community of Rigolet, Nunatsiavut, Labrador, this presentation will describe the pathways through which residents reported that climate change was negatively impacting mental health and health systems in the region, and highlight the need to work collaboratively with communities and regions to define research priorities, develop locally-appropriate mental health services, and design culturally-relevant adaptation strategies.

 

Hope to see you all there!

 

Ben & Sylvia

 

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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Hi everyone, 

 

Let's Talk Science (McGill Chapter) is currently recruiting volunteers for the 2012-2013 school year!  Let's Talk Science is a national, non-profit organization dedicated to providing hands-on opportunities to engage youth in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.  Here at McGill, we have a dynamic group of volunteers who work with school-age children and teens throughout the Montreal area, and beyond!  We give classroom presentations, conduct laboratory tours, mentor science fair participants, judge regional science fairs, tutor at-risk youth, do outreach in remote aboriginal communities, and much more.  

 

Participating in LTS-McGill is a great way to get involved in your community, putting your science and technology knowledge to work in a fun, hands-on way!  

 

Ready to get involved?  Visit our website and fill out a volunteer registration form on our website to get on our mailing list:http://www.medicine.mcgill.ca/EXPMED/LTSM/Volunteers/

 

Keep up-to-date on events and connect with other volunteers by "liking" our Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/LetsTalkScienceMcGill

 

Any other questions?  We're always available by email!  lts.mcgill@gmail.com

 

We look forward to hearing from you!

 

McGill LTS Team
Let's Talk Science at McGill University
Website: http://www.letstalkscience.ca/mcgill
E-mail: lts.mcgill@gmail.com or mcgill@letstalkscience.ca

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JOB OPPORTUNITIES

The GIC is looking for several students to fill some positions in the library! Now that the space is run by the geography department, things are a-changing. Think you got the GIS skills, geographic knowledge, and feel you need to spend even mooooooore time in Burnside? This may be the job for you! The job posting/info is an attachment in this email.

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FUN FACT OF THE WEEK

The Caspian Sea is the world's largest lake!

 

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