Concordia Philosophy Student Weekly Tabloid Vol. 22
As we begin the final month of the year, we only have one week left of classes, the end is soooo near! 🙈
Note that next week we have regular classes from Mon-Wed, then Thursday Dec 8th follows a Monday schedule. This means on Thursday we have Monday classes if your instructor has scheduled a class on that date.
Then, exam period begins on Dec 9th. Be sure to come out to our social event to destress before exams! 🥳🎉🍻
Oh, and before we get into the news itself, please see our SoPhiA Merch page for our shirts:
- SoPhiA sweater: 10$
- SoPhiA t-shirt: 8$
Get an affordable cozy new sweater for the Winter!
Here’s the 22nd Volume of the Concordia Philosophy Student Weekly Tabloid! Bringing you all the hottest and best events and relevant philosophy news.
This week, we disseminate news about:
- Update on the Philosophy building closure
- An upcoming Special General Assembly and social event!
- ASFA by-election results
- A call for editors!
- Last call for the Humanities+ skills development program
- Various Concordia events
Update on the Philosophy Department (S-annex) Closure
Due to a structural failure in the philosophy department, the building remains closed. We have no information if it will be open again before the Winter term.
We won’t hold regular office hours, but if you’d like to meet with us, we have a physical space available or can do so through Zoom.
If you need to reach us, see our executives page.
If you need to access the S-Annex for whatever reason, then contact security at 514-848-3717 or visit the security desk on the ground floor of the Hall Building.
The Environmental Health and Safety and other Concordia departments are working to make sure the building is safe before they allow anyone back in.
Special General Assembly and End-of-term Social Event
Coming up on December 8th is a Special General Assembly and our end-of-term social event!
As was mandated by our members in our Annual General Assembly, we will be hosting a Special General Assembly on the topic of crafting a set of student grievances to give to the Concordia administration. We will also be discussing the topic of sexual harassment in the department and the institution as a whole.
But that’s not all! Like our Annual General Assembly, we will be having our assembly and social event back-to-back. Come out with us to N sur Mackay after the assembly for drinks and socialization. We’ll walk over together!
Don’t miss our assembly, as we will serve food 🥙 during the meeting.
Come support our community and shake off that stress with your peers!
What: Special General Assembly and end-of-term social event.
When: Thursday December 8th, 5-6:30pm (assembly) and 7pm-onwards (social event). *Note that time has been changed
Where: Le Frigo Vert (assembly) and N sur Mackay (social event)
Member Association By-Elections: Results
The Arts and Science Federation of Association (ASFA) by-elections for Member Associations (Such as SoPhiA) have concluded! Below are the results.
New ASFA Executives:
- Student Life Coordinator: Lana Rashni Silva
- Finance Coordinator: Jude Victoria
Referendum questions:
- ENUF Concordia – Sustainability Curriculum: Passed
- ASFA Structure – Alteration of the Executive Coordinator position: Passed
- ASFA Structure – Dissolution of the Communications Coordinator position: Passed
Unfortunately, nobody ran for an open SoPhiA position.
See the ASFA elections results.
Call for Editors: The SoPhiA Review
Are you interested in taking part in a cool editing project? Want to be part of a fledging journal?
SoPhiA is hoping to bring back this year its annual undergraduate journal, The SoPhiA Review! And we need your help!
We’re looking for people with a good eye, a capacity to read different texts, the ability to work in a team, and solid editing skills. The candidates will be part of the editor team to read, edit, design, and publish student works in our annual journal!
The journal is usually published in the winter term, but the recruiting and planning of the journal occurs in the late fall.
Contact president dot sophia at asfa dot ca for more info.
Who: The SoPhiA Review
What: A call for editors
See some previous published works on our website.
Final Call: Humanities+ Skills Development and Internship Program
Feeling overwhelmed at the prospect of embarking on a career after graduation? Unsure of what direction to take, or how to present the value of your degree to employers? Concordia’s Humanities+ program might be for you!
Humanities+ is a free* skills development and internship program for students studying in Humanities-based programs at Concordia. Offered in partnership with FutureBound and Career and Planning Services (CAPS), it includes 53 hours of skills training workshops (Jan – May 2023) followed by the opportunity to engage in a paid, 200-hr internship in the summer.
Through H+, you will:
- Learn to articulate and translate skills from your undergrad to employers
- Identify your career interests and strengths
- Gain new tools and opportunities
- increase your self-awareness and confidence
Please see our website for details, and don’t hesitate to email humanitiesplus@concordia.ca if you have any questions!
Info Sessions: Nov 9th, Dec 2nd
Deadline to apply to H+ is December 4th, 2022.
* While no tuition fees are applied to the Humanities+ program, the Registration fee under point 4, Compulsory fees on the Concordia Fees webpage does apply.
What: Humanities+ skills development program
When: Winter semester, deadline to apply is Dec 4th
Various Concordia Events
There are several events in the next week that may be interesting to philosophy students. Here are a few:
- -scapes: engaging with the micro and macro entanglements of the Anthropocene: December 1, 1:30pm
- “–scapes: engaging with the micro and macro entanglements of the anthropocene creates a place for collective practitioner discourse on the invisible material-sites which we encounter (and encounter us) in our everyday. –scapes aims to subvert the socio-cultural narratives of power and structure in Montréal/Tiohtià:ke and beyond.”
- Indigenous Perspectives on the Ethical Conduct of Research: December 2, 10:30am
- “This workshop is designed to bring awareness to current and future researchers of the impact of research on Indigenous communities, collectives and organizations. Discussion topics include: access to communities; data management; Indigenous perspectives on and experiences with research; OCAP principles; intellectual property rights; and Indigenous research ethics and protocols.”
- Deniz Duruiz – “War, Racial Capitalism, and Kurdish Migrant Farmworkers in Turkey”: December 2, 2pm
- “Deniz Duruiz is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Concordia University (Montreal). Her research has focused on Kurdish migrant farmworkers and Syrian refugees in Turkey and in France. “
- Planetary Health and Collective Wisdom Webinar: December 5, 11am
- “This webinar builds on discussions during a panel session entitled “We Are All River People: Wisdom in the Tidal Wake of Planetary Health” held at the International Leadership Association Global Conference in October, 2022. Following on from this session, the webinar will feature exchanges between global experts around ensuring that the planetary health movement is founded in step with collective wisdom and Two-Eyed Seeing. ”
- Course Registration: How to use the system – Online: December 6, 10:30am
- “Having trouble navigating the course registration system? The Welcome Crew Mentors have you covered! This session will explain the basics of using the online Student Hub including My CU Account and the Student Centre. The Mentors will also show you how to add, drop and swap courses all while getting helpful tips on registration best practices. “
- Writing Help: December 6, 12pm
- “Get help with your writing assignments in English and French at any stage of your writing or research process. Drop by for help from a writing assistant and bring your assignment or rough draft, if you have one. No appointment necessary.”
See more of Concordia’s events
SoPhiA Book Library: Weekly Book Recommendation
This week’s highlighted book:
We do not have a highlighted book for you this week. Feel free to have a look at our online library!
If you didn’t know, SoPhiA has a library of over 650 books! We have books from different domains of philosophy and some outside philosophy (psychology, business, political science, and even novels). We even have textbooks for some of your courses! (e.g., PHIL-210, 235, 260, 266, and more)
You can borrow a book for an hour, or even the whole semester. Just drop by our office or send us an email.
You can see our complete library of books online on our Librarika virtual library.
What: Books!
Where: The SoPhiA library (in our office space)
Do you know of any cool philosophy-related events in Montreal or the Concordia Community? Please let us know and we will advertise them here!
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