We won Best Departmental Exec!

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  1. Final GeoSpectives Talk
  2. The McTavish Street Redesign Project
  3. Vote on the Sustainability Projects Fund
  4. Campus Swaps
  5. Talk Given by Inuit Speakers
  6. Social Science Research Symposium

Hey Geographers! The school year, rather than winding down, is spinning out of control. Projects, finals, essays, and presentations are all coming at full force, and people that you have never seen in your life are crowding out your favourite places at the library. But at the same time, some of the best parties are being thrown. I don't understand it, either.

At the AUS Awards tonight, Geography won Best Departmental Exec! Next time you see a MUGS member, be sure to congratulate them and tell them to keep up with the good work. We're all very proud.

Final GeoSpectives Talk

The final GeoSpectives of the year will be tomorrow (Tuesday) at 4 PM in Burnside 308. Hope to see you all there!

Access to destinations: The use of GIS in visualizing accessibility impacts of transportation infrastructure projects

Prof. Ahmed M. El-Geneidy , School of Urban Planning, McGill University

Transportation systems are built with the aim of providing accessibility to people to participate in activities distributed over space and time. Accessibility is a measure of potential opportunities for interaction (Hansen, 1959). It shows the collective performance of land use and transportation systems. In this presentation I will show how accessibility can be used as a key performance indicator in evaluating infrastructure projects in two transportation plans, Montreal Transportation Plan and The Big Move from Toronto. My presentation will concentrate on the use of GIS as a visualization tool to highlight changes in accessibility levels associated with these new projects.


The McTavish Street Redesign Project

The SSMU Sustainability Case Competition is proud to present this year's Exposition, the McTavish Street Redesign Project!

HAVE A SAY IN THE FUTURE OF McTAVISH STREET!

The SSMU Sustainability Case Competition challenges students to come up with a redesigned plan for McTavish Street on the McGill University downtown campus, bearing in mind principles of environmental, social, and economic sustainability.

Come and see what this year's competitors have been working on and vote for your favourite McTavish Street redesign proposal! Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/157954317702147/

Refreshments will be served.


Vote on the Sustainability Projects Fund

In the fall of 2009, undergrads (as well as grad students) came out in record numbers to vote in favour of the Sustainability Projects Fund. The energy on campus was incredible; this was the first and largest fund of its kind in North America. The administration committed to match every dollar raised by students, and with students giving 50 cents per credit that represents a total of nearly $3M raised in the past three in a half years. The results speak for themselves, with over 90 incredible student, faculty and staff led projects that have literally changed the way McGill operates. The initial 3-year trial is up. The admin has committed to support this again. MCSS said yes, now it's our turn. We either get up to $4.2 million for sustainability over the next 5 years, or $0.

Vote YES to RENEW the SPF! Voting is open from April 5 to April 13.

 www.ssmu.simplyvoting.com

 

Campus Swaps

Graduating?  Moving out?  Trying to figure out what to do with all your extra STUFF?  

Call or email Campus Swaps (cswapsmcgill@gmail.com438-878-5774) and we'll pick it up for FREE!  Please make sure all donations are clean and in good condition.  We do not take furniture, sorry!

Pickups will be on April 26, 27, 30 and May 1. 

For more information, check out our facebook event at http://on.fb.me/10mzZed 


Talk Given by Inuit Speakers

The Climate Change Adaptation Research Group is excited to be hosting Jordan and Curtis Konek of Konek Productions all the way from Arviat, Nunavut who will be giving a short talk and sharing some of their films over pizza on Wednesday April 17th between 12:00 - 12:45pm in Burnside rm 308. Their talk is titled Social Media & Culture and will discuss how they use social media today to maintain their Inuit culture as well as share it with others.

Jordan and Curtis Konek are two Inuit youth filmmakers who have become well-known across the Canadian North for their filming. Konek Productions grew out of the Nanisiniq: Arviat History Project, a community-based, participatory research project in which they were part of a group of Inuit youth who interviewed Elders in Arviat to learn about the history of their community. In 2011 they went to Durban, South Africa to share this work at the United Nations Climate Change conference. Since then, they have presented this research at academic conferences around the world, most recently in Washington, DC at the Inuit Studies conference. Universities and organizations across Canada including Nunavut Arctic College, University of British Columbia, Mount Allison University, Born to Explore ABC crew, and Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada have brought on Jordan and Curtis to provide filming and editing expertise for various projects. They are partnering with the Climate Change Adaptation Research Group, the Inuit Traditional Knowledge for Adapting to the Health Effects of Climate Change (IK-ADAPT) project, and the Inuit Mental Health Adaptation to Climate Change (IMHACC) project on research exploring the use of participatory video in climate change adaptation work with Inuit youth in Rigolet, Nunatsiavut.

To check out some of their videos go to: http://www.youtube.com/skooltech

For more information please email Joanna.petrasekmacdonald@mail.mcgill.ca


https://mail.google.com/mail/ca/u/1/images/cleardot.gifSocial Science Research Symposium

The Social Science Research Symposium (SSRS) is a new initiative at McGill that will provide undergraduate students with the opportunity to present their research in the area of the social sciences. Presentations are 20-30 minutes long, followed by questions, and presented to an audience of peers. Research can be completed either independently or with a professor, and may still be in progress at the time it is presented. If you are interested in learning more, please email ssrs.exec@gmail.com

The presentations would start in the fall, but we wanted to get the information out for people doing research over the summer. If you have any questions you may emailssrs.exec@gmail.com as well. 

Cool Thing of the Week

You may know my love of abandoned places by now, so it comes as no surprise that when I found this, I had to share it with you!

www.nature-pictures.info/the-33-most-beautiful-abandoned-places-in-the-world/

And here's another alternative energy link!

www.treehugger.com/wind-technology/enessere-wind-turbine-sleek-works-any-direction.html/

 

Good luck with exams everyone! And remember, it's just school.

 


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Election Results!

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MUGS Election Results
 
Following a 21% Undergraduate Geography student turn-out, here are your voting and election resutls:
 
Co-Presidents: Sam Pivnick and Anna Luz
AUS Rep: Alyssa Krantzberg
Prof of the Year: Thom Meredith
Photo of the Year: Photo #12 by Jennifer Walls
 
Introducing your MUGS Exec 2013-2014
 
Co-Presidents: Sam Pivnick and Anna Luz
VP Finance: Sierra Clark
VP Communication: Julia Schertzer
AUS Rep: Alyssa Krantzberg
SUS Rep: Caitlin Watt
U3 Reps: James Glasspool and Andrew Pollock
U2 Rep: Johanna Brenner
U1 Rep(s): TBD - September
Sustainability Officer(s): TBD - September
 
Field Notes Editor-in-Chief Position
 
We're still looking for an Editor-in-Chief for the Geography Undergraduate Journal 'Field Notes'!  This is a great way to get involved with MUGS, get to know the department and grad students, learn more about the journal and editing process, gain leadership experience AND it looks great on a resume!  Send us an email at mcgillgeography@gmail.com if you're interested or have any questions!

Congratulations to all the candidates!
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Par-tay and don't forget to vote!

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  1. Geography end of year party
  2. Voting
  3. Undergrad Consultation, April 4
  4. Greening McGill Social Event APRIL 3rd 2013
  5. Organic Campus Evening Event
  6. Social Science Research Symposium
  7. Reboot McGill – Dispose of your electronics responsibly!

Hey geographers! The school year seems to be winding down. Everyone is working on their final projects, assignments, and starting to get down on their finals review (or I highly recommend that you do start! No procrastinating!). Spring is in the air, people are starting to whip out the demin shorts (wishful thinking, girls), and everyone is wondering  

Geography end of year party

Oh my gosh! If you haven't been to a single MUGS event the whole year, then go to this one! Just a party with some good friends. Bring your own booze and be respectful of everyone's space. This Friday, April 5th at 8pm! Check out the facebook event for the address and more information.

https://www.facebook.com/events/582152995129774/?notif_t=plan_user_invited

Voting

Voting Starts today! What/who are you voting for? Professors! Photographs! And most importantly, your new MUGS Exec!

MUGS 2013-2014 Co-President and AUS Rep Elections

Your candidates are:

Co-President: Anna Luz, Dara Shefska and Samuel Pivnick

AUS Rep: Jane Stringham and Alyssa Krantzberg

Voting will be from Tuesday April 2nd at 10AM to Friday April 5th at noon.  Any geography major or minor can vote by emailing mugselections@gmail.com with their mail.mcgill email!  Good luck to all the candidates!!

Photo Contest

All the photos are in! To vote on what you think should be photo of the year, follow the flickr link below and browse the photos. Each photo description has a number. You will send the number of the photo you think deserves to win to mugselections@gmail.com.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/61330998@N06/sets/72157633034574053/

Prof of the Year 

The nominees are (in alphabetical order by last name):

  • Pablo Arroyo
  • Lea Berrang-Ford
  • Thomas Meredith
  • Sarah Turner

To vote on who you think outshines them all; send your vote of approval to mugselections@gmail.com

Undergrad Consultation, April 4

How do you think the department of geography could be improved? Are there things that you would change about class structure, mandatory courses, etc.? MUGS will be joining our faculty to speak about improving the department, and we want to generate questions! Come discuss with us this Thursday in the lounge on April 4th at 5:30pm.

Greening McGill Social Event APRIL 3rd 2013 - Zero Waste Week 2013: Planning Ahead!

Come join Greening McGill for an evening of brainstorming, fun, food and drink! Come help us start planning Zero Waste Week 2013, and be a part of the change. Take a 20/30 minute-break from school and chill with us. All ideas are welcome - we want to make Zero Waste Week 2013 bigger, better and even more wasteless! Let's get zero wasted!!

Date: Wednesday April 3rd 2013

Time: 5:30 - 7:00pm (drop by whenever!)

Location: SSMU Room 302. Food and drinks will be served. https://www.facebook.com/events/155537944611639/

Organic Campus Evening Event

End of semester got you down? Come de-stress and unwind with Organic Campus for an evening of yoga and traditional Ethiopian food.

When: Wednesday, April 3rd

5-6PM: Yoga (Max capacity is 45 people)

6-7PM: Community Dinner

Where: Room 302, 3rd Floor of SSMU (3480 rue McTavish)

Pay what you can: 5-10$ donation suggested*

*All of our proceeds will go towards our farmer Berhanu W from True Ecostere Farms as a thank you for a great season!

Please register at our stand (Tuesdays to Thursdays 12:00-5:30PM, Lobby of SSMU, in the Green Corner), or send us an email at organiccampus@gmail.com. Please feel free to contact us for any questions.

Social Science Research Symposium

The Social Science Research Symposium (SSRS) is a new initiative at McGill that will provide undergraduate students with the opportunity to present their research in the area of the social sciences. Presentations are 20-30 minutes long, followed by questions, and presented to an audience of peers. Research can be completed either independently or with a professor, and may still be in progress at the time it is presented. If you are interested in learning more, please email ssrs.exec@gmail.com

 

The presentations would start in the fall, but we wanted to get the information out for people doing research over the summer. If you have any questions you may email ssrs.exec@gmail.com as well. 

 

Reboot McGill – Dispose of your electronics responsibly!

Reboot McGill is proud to host their second annual E-Waste Collection event at McGill taking place this week, Thursday April 4th and Friday April 5th from 9 am to 4 pm at the Roddick Gates.

Additional information is available on the McGill's Sustainability site and the Facebook event page.


http://www.mcgill.ca/sustainability/channels/event/second-annual-mcgill-e-waste-collection-event-hosted-reboot-mcgill-225615

https://www.facebook.com/events/465993100138051

 



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