Arts Lounge Reno's

Hello Faculty of Arts Students!


I would like to invite you to a town hall meeting for the Faculty of Arts.

The Faculty of Arts Course Unions have been hard at work for a while now, working to improve the Arts Lounge on the 3rd floor of the POD building. Finally we have managed to secure sufficient funding to make a real difference! Preliminary ideas and drafts have been created but we would like to get the opinion of those who would be using the space in the future.

Come out and have your say about what should happen to this space that is meant for you and your peers!

The meeting will be held on:

Wednesday February 8th @ 3:00pm

And

Thursday February 9th @ 1:00pm

Both will be held in the Arts Lounge (POD349) so that we can visualize the new space.

If you cannot attend either of these meetings but you want to know what is happening and have a say in the matter, Please send a proxy in your place! For more information please contact a member of your course union!

Hope to see you there.

Topics that will be discussed:

- Security (the installation of a security camera or card readers
- electronics (do we need to purchase TV's, projectors, etc)
- power (do we want more power outlets installed, if so, where?)
- furniture
- floors (do we want to replace the carpet with something cleaner?)
- windows
- asthetics
- white boards as opposed to chalk boards
- funding
- floorplans
- etc.

If you have any opinions on any of this, please come out and voice that opinion!

Here is the proposed floorplan for the new arts lounge.

Student Ambassador

Dear Arts Students,

Ryerson's Undergraduate Admissions and Recruitment department is looking for Student Ambassadors!

Being a Student Ambassador is a campus job that allows students to work as Tour Guides, at recruitment events such as Discover Ryerson and the annual Ontario University Fair.

As a 4th year ACS student, I have been a dedicated Student Ambassador since second year and have loved the experience since. Not only does the job pay well (starting at $12/hour), but I have met great staff, and made new friends from various programs who are also Ambassadors!

A Student Ambassador's role is to build relations with prospective students, secondary school guidance counsellors, teachers and parents at information events, on campus tours or even through our blog: http://whyryerson.ca/

If this sounds like your kind of job, and you are interested to be apart of an amazing team for next year, then please apply! The deadline is Friday, February 17, 2012 by 4 p.m. Get the application form at http://www.ryerson.ca/content/dam/undergraduate/admission/downloads/2012-2013%20SA%20Application%20and%20Job%20Description.pdf
Please forward any questions regarding your application to Katie, who can be reached at: kvanmass@gwemail.ryerson.ca

Good luck, and hope to see you on the team next year!

Francesca

SchoolBOX Fundraiser

SchoolBOX Ryerson is hosting a "School Build Fundraiser" on Thursday, February 9, 7-10 pm in Thomas Lounge (55 Gould St).


Toronto-area band "The Most Loyals" will be playing at the event, along with a presentation from SchoolBOX President Tom Affleck, a silent auction and more!

Tickets are $10 at the door and all proceeds go towards the construction of an 8-classroom school which Ryerson students will be working on this summer in Nicaragua.

Thanks for your support!

Cheers,
Sarah Kerr

Student Projects Grant

Dear Faculty of Arts Students,

Are you interested in leading a project or activity?


Want to travel to volunteer?


Have a great idea and need funds to make it happen?


Want to support your group project?


Will your activity or project provide you with experiential learning, learning outside of your classroom?


Will your project benefit the Faculty of Arts, the Ryerson community, and you?

Then…..

The Faculty of Arts wants to support you by providing grants of up to $1500 for your project or activity.

HOW?...

Carefully read through the Faculty of Arts Student Project Grant website at http://www.ryerson.ca/arts/projects/index.html for all the details including the eligibility requirements, application and selection process.

To learn more about what types of projects have been funded in the past please check out the Past Recipients section at http://www.ryerson.ca/arts/projects/pastrecipients/

Student Project Grants provide financial support for student-initiated extra-curricular projects and activities that promote experiential learning and benefit student engagement in the Faculty of Arts. (Some examples include: planning or attending a conference; community-building projects; cultural activities; travel for a specified educational purpose or activity; creative/performance art events and activities, etc.)

All else being equal, projects that benefit more students will be given priority over projects that benefit fewer students. Normally, priority will be given to students who have not previously received an award.

Also feel free to contact your Student Life Coordinator, Stephan Tang at stang@arts.ryerson.ca or call him at 416-979-5000 ext 2124 if you have any questions or concerns about the grant or application process.

Applications are due soon, no later than 4:00pm on Tuesday February 7th, 2012, so submit your application today.

Orientation Committee Recruiting

Hello Arts Students,


It’s amazing how time flies but it is that time again when the Arts Student Life Team needs to start thinking about Orientation!

We would like to put together an orientation committee and we’d like to ask YOU to be a part of it. This is an opportunity to mold the orientation experience for the future students of the Faculty of Arts. Your input will be used as a starting off point for the student life team in developing the upcoming orientation events.

This committee will not take up much of your time. All you would need to do is come to a few meetings throughout the semester, prepared with ideas and opinions about orientation and its events.

Please e-mail Stephan Tang at stang@arts.ryerson.ca  if you have any interest in being a part of this committee and helping to plan the first impressions of the faculty for the new incoming students.

We greatly appreciate your input and look forward to hearing back from you.

Sincerely,

The Student Life Team.

Arteries Extends its Deadline!

Hello Ryerson Undergraduate Students!


The deadline for submission to Arteries 2012 has been EXTENDED to January 26th, Thursday, at 11:59pm.

(If you have already submitted your essay and would like to re-submit, you may do so by sending an email indicating your intent to replace your first submission with the more recent one.)

Arteries:

The WHAT?

Arteries 2012 is Ryerson's Fifth Annual Undergraduate Research Conference, organized by students, and sponsored by the Faculty of Arts. This student-organized conference aims to promote excellent academic research at the undergraduate level by giving fellow students an opportunity to participate at an academic research conference that takes place at our very own university.

The WHY?

Take advantage of this unique opportunity to develop your public-speaking and presentation skills, promote your own research, and enhance your resume or CV for professional advancement!

If you wrote an excellent social sciences or humanities research essay and looking for an opportunity to present your work to a captive audience , read on!

Arteries 2012 welcomes essay submissions from all full-time undergraduate Ryerson students. We welcome essays that focus on topics related to the social sciences and the humanities.

The WHEN?

Important Dates:

- Final date and time to submit entries: EXTENDED TO Thursday, January 26th, 2012, 11:59pm.

- The fifth ARTeries conference takes place: Friday, March 30th, 2012 at the Oakham House

The HOW?

Submitting an Essay:

Essays should be a minimum of 5 pages, double-spaced, in length, and authors should be able to present their work in no more than 20 minutes. To ensure anonymous evaluation, submissions should not contain a title page or any indication of the author’s name or department, school, program or course. Students may only submit one essay, and should consider their submissions carefully.

Essays should be submitted electronically, as an attachment (.doc, .docx), to the following address: arteries@arts.ryerson.ca.

The body of your email must include the following: your full name, student number; program of study; year of study; email address; title of the essay, and a short summary of the essay (no more than 200 words).

In addition, please submit a 150 word biography and a photograph of yourself (no more than 250×250, in .jpg format). Please be advised that if selected to present at Arteries, this information will be used on the Ryerson website and the Arteries blog, as well as promotional material for the conference.

A blind panel of three senior students and three professors form the Faculty of Arts will review all submissions and proceed with the selection process.

Authors of essays selected for presentation will receive a certificate of merit, in addition to the personal and professional advancement that participation at an academic conference brings.

For further information, questions, and to find out how to get involved please visit: http://www.arteries2012.wordpress.com/ or contact arteries@arts.ryerson.ca

We look forward to hearing from you!


- Arteries 2012 Organizing Committee