MUGS Listserv 10/23

Hey geographers! Does everybody have a costume for Halloween? If not I attached a few unique ideas to the end of this listserv... Here's the agenda this week: 

1. Fieldnotes Editor
2. Bob Ross Painting Event
3. Graduate & Professional Schools Fair
4. Apartment Crawl
5. Global Leader Experience Program 
6. GIC Workshops

Bob Ross Paint Night 
October 25th 4-7pm

Bob Ross once said that the secret to doing anything is believing that you can do it. Come test that theory and paint with us this Wednesday the 25th! FREE painting equipment, hot chocolate, and snacks will be provided. Just RSVP here. Halloween costumes are optional but encouraged.


12th Annual McGill Graduate & Professional Schools Fair
November 2nd 11am-3pm

SUS and CaPS are organizing the Graduate & Professional Schools Fair for students of all faculties. There will be 65 diverse programs from Canada and abroad, representatives from a litany of fields (Medicine, Law, Business, Engineering, Management, Pharmacy, Nursing, etc.), and FREE SAMOSAS. Booths will be set up in the SSMU Ballroom on the 3rd floor of the University Centre/Shatner Building and admission is free of charge.

BYOBiome Apartment Crawl
November 4th starting at 6:45pm

This year's apartment crawl is a MUGS survival adventure through four biomes around the world: tropical rainforest, bog, arctic tundra, and desert. Come with us- drink jungle juice in the tropical rainforest and get iced in the arctic tundra! Get ready for a worldwide adventure you'll (hopefully) never forget! Tickets are $10 for Geography students and $15 for non-Geography students. You can RSVP on Facebook here, and we will be tabling in the GIC: 
Monday 3:30-4:30
Tuesday 2:30-5:30
Wednesday 11:30-5:30
Friday 1:00-3:00
 

Global Leader Experience Program 
November 14th - 17th

This four-day programme is a unique opportunity to develop your leadership skills and Cultural Intelligence (the ability to cross divides and thrive in multiple cultures). Participants are given the opportunity to meet and network with leaders from the private, public, and non-profit sectors in Montréal. This event is free, but you have to apply. The theme for this year is "How do smart cities ensure they are inclusive?", you can learn more here. 

GIC WORKSHOPS
Every Friday until Christmas 
There will be 10 workshops starting this Friday in the GIC on topics ranging from ArcGIS, QGIS, R, Endnote and finding data. All workshops start at 2:30 on Fridays and are FREE only for Geography students, but you have to register beforehand here.