Campus Briefs – January 27th

    Breakfast with NB Lieutenant Governor
    Campus ministry invites students to “Inter-Faith Breakfast With Lieutenant Governor Graydon Nicholas at Brian Mulroney Hall room 324, on Jan. 30 from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
    Lieutenant Governor Graydon Nicholas will share his reflections on the importance of respect, consideration, solidarity and understanding between people of diverse spiritualities.
    To RSVP, contact [email protected].

    Managing debt session
    A ‘Lunch N’ Learn’ session will be held on Jan. 30 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. titled “Avoiding your personal Fiscal Cliff! Managing your financial resources, debt, loans, and financial planning.” Investor’s Group investment advisor, Doug Forbes, will present basics on how to manage your finances, where and where not to borrow money, how to reduce your financial risk, and setting a path to financial security. Free pizza will be offered to the first 24 people at the session.

    Blood Donor Clinic
    If you are interested in donating blood, on Jan. 31 between 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. there will be a Blood Donor Clinic at the JB O’Keefe Fitness Centre.

    Learning and Teaching session
    On Feb. 1 there will be a “Learning and Teaching Development: Dialogue Session: Productive, Professional and Inclusive Conversations in the Classroom,” at Edmund Casey Hall room 201 (faculty lounge) between 2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. The discussion will center around ensuring that no student is left out of the classroom dialogue, to make sure that students are heard and respected, focusing on conversational moves. It will be part discussion, part presentation.
    The discussion will be facilitated by Roxanne Reeves. Refreshments will be available.

    Examining the ‘breast cancer social movement.
    The sociology department invites students to “Gender, beliefs, and health care decision-making: Examining the breast cancer social movement,” Feb. 1 at 11:30 a.m. to 12:50 p.m. in Edmund Casey Hall, room 103.