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Learn about healthy eating, sleep, quitting smoking, stress management, mental health and more.
Learn the benefits of using generative AI and enhance your academic writing while upholding academic integrity. Engage with case studies and discover strategies for the proper integration of these amazing and powerful tools.
Find out how to make your document compatible with screen readers and text-to-speech software. In this presentation you will learn how to make your Word and power point documents accessible and how to export them to PDF. Topics covered will include: headings, contrast, color, links, images, and tables. In a few simple steps you will ensure that everyone can access your documents.
Projects - both academic and professional - need a structure to succeed. But what does that structure look like?
Learn about recruitment opportunities
Ground and centre yourself through a lunchtime mindfulness practice.
More than 120,000 Armenian civilians in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh are facing a dire situation, with some warning of an impeding genocide.
Come and get started with Arduino, a user-friendly microcontroller platform that will allow you to build anything from a weather station to a wearable electronics device.
For Grad Students only. In this hands-on workshop you will learn how to use Zotero, a desktop and web-based tool that you can use to organize the references you find in library catalogues and databases, insert citations in your papers, and prepare bibliographies or reference lists quickly and effectively, in a wide variety of citation styles (e.g. APA, MLA, Chicago, et cetera). We will look at how to integrate Zotero with Microsoft Word, LibreOffice, and Google Docs. We will also cover how to share folders and citations (e.g., for collaborative projects or to disseminate reading lists). No experience with Zotero is necessary. Please ensure that you set up Zotero in advance of the workshop. You can find instructions on how to set up Zotero on the Library website: https://library.concordia.ca/help/workshops/zotero-prerequisites.pdf In this workshop, participants will learn how to: 1. Use Zotero to manage citations and automate the creation of bibliographies 2. Integrate Zotero with Microsoft Word and Google Docs when writing papers 3. Share Zotero folders for collaborative projects or to disseminate course reading lists
Evangelical Christianity's influence has permeated all aspects of society, with prominent figures like Donald Trump and Jair Bolsonaro taking leadership roles. From the Cold War to the present day, we will discuss a new documentary series entitled "Evangelicals: From Faith to Power" with one of its co-producers, Dr. Philippe Gonzalez. After screening Part 1 of the documentary, we will examine the movement's impressive rise on a global level, showcasing its growing impact in religious, social, and political spheres. Dr. Philippe Gonzalez is a distinguished Senior Lecturer and Researcher specializing in the Sociology of Communication and Culture at the University of Lausanne. His research is centered around the involvement of Evangelical Protestantism in the public sphere. In 2014, he authored Que ton règne vienne: des évangéliques tentés par le pouvoir absolu (Labor et Fides), a seminal work that sheds light on the theological-political claims of evangelicals in today's world. Taking place in the John Molson School of Business, Room MB 2.130
Ongoing events
The Graduate Students’ Association is thrilled to introduce its first-ever Buddy Program, tailor-made for both our new international students and our wonderful local residents.
In this session we will engage in open dialogue with the intention of deepening skills to manage relationships specifically with faculty colleagues. We will identify behaviors in the academic context, interpersonal and systemic, that are damaging to collegial spaces as well as some ways forward
The Concordia Farmers' Market is back on campus! The return means local produce and products will be available right where you study, work and gather.
The Concordia Farmers' Market is back on campus! The return means local produce and products will be available right where you study, work and gather.
This is the registration form for the Anti-Racism Workshop Series, a two-part training program. The first session is theory based and designed to encourage reflection upon contemporary concepts and issues around race as well as racism history. We also pay particular attention to the manifestations and maintenance of racism in the workplace. The second part involves an applied approach, designed to promote, and implement anti-racism best practices through scenarios.
This workshop offers an open and interactive space for student to explore what it means to foster a culture of inclusivity in a variety of educational settings and more broadly, within our communities.
SAY LESS is a monthly co-working space to meet and connect with one another while getting work done! Bring your laptop and drop in any time between 1-5pm on the dates mentioned. Snacks, tea, and coffee will be provided. Please register below.
As part of the University’s commitment to accessibility and inclusion, the Equity Office will be offering a series of workshops on accessibility this semester. These workshops will support staff and faculty in their shared responsibility to creating an accessible campus community.
Are you looking for a free on-campus spaces to relax, socialize, and explore your creativity?
Are you looking for a free on-campus spaces to relax, socialize, and explore your creativity?
The Contemplative Pedagogy initiative, offered by the Centre for Teaching and Learning, includes a variety of workshops, activities, and resources on contemplative pedagogy for Concordians in order to re-energize our teaching and learning community during this time of constant change.
Dans le cadre du programme « Le français, au cœur de nos ambitions 2021-2024 » de l’Office québécois de la langue française, l’Université de Montréal organise le concours d’éloquence « Délie ta langue! ».
Upcoming events
Automated Analysis of Ground Penetrating Radar Outputs for Bridge Condition Assessment
Interested in Applied Linguistics, Child Studies, Educational Technology, Instructional Technology, or Educational Studies?
Get valuable tips on how to build and optimize your LinkedIn profile to attract recruiters and learn about essential LinkedIn etiquette to make a good impression.
Join Concordia Psychologist and yoga teacher Dr. Jade-Isis Lefebvre for an online movement-based class where you can tune into your body, calm your mind, feel strong and empowered while building inner compassion.
This session offers an open and interactive space for student-facing professionals to explore what it means to foster a culture of inclusivity in a variety of educational settings and service delivery contexts. Join us as we explore ways to build equity into our daily work and practice.
The purpose of this interest group is to support faculty in applying or improving their application of contemplative practices in their classroom to promote well-being and a compassionate classroom, to further course goals, and to support learning. We will be meeting regularly for discussion, exploration and guided practice to get first-hand experience with different practices; experimenting to receive peer feedback; inviting members to lead thematic sessions; and potentially co-creating resources to support our practices.
Are you a Booking Officer for your student association/group? Join our training to learn the process to reserve space on campus, as well as specific discussions on how to support subsidiary groups and clubs with their event bookings.
Join us for a special screening event in honor of Orange Shirt Day, presented by the Faculty of Fine Arts at Concordia University's Sir George Williams Campus.
The Student Advocacy Office is a support service designed for students to learn about their rights and receive support related to academic and non-academic related issues. Advocates typically help students navigate matters pertaining to the Academic Code of Conduct and the Code of Rights and Responsibilities. Attend the session to find out more about the Student Advocacy Office.
Find release in this high energy & rhythmic class! Discover a fusion of Afrobeat & Azonto foundations and steps from West Africa and more specifically, Ghana. All levels welcome.
As part of the FOFA Gallery's ongoing sustainability programming, this panel brings together creative practitioners Suzanne Carte, Arrien Weeks, and Merlin Heintzman Hope who all work around themes of sustainability and the arts, with a focus on repurposing, salvaging, and reusing existing materials.
In this interactive workshop, we will practice using stories to refine the habit of being a concise communicator.
Guided tour of Concordia University's public art collection: Nature and urban life
A worthy heir to the Black Writers Congress held in Montreal in October 1968, and to the Sir George Williams University protest which culminated in February 1969, Uhuru, a newspaper launched in June 1969, both channeled and stimulated Black radicalism in Quebec's largest city at the turn of the 1970s.
Visite guidée de la collection d'art public de l'Université Concordia : Nature et vie urbaine
This is an introductory workshop for students in all disciplines who wish to better understand and include Indigenous perspectives in their research. The workshop will briefly situate the university library within settler colonialism in Canada, provide context to current research on Indigenous topics and include discussions around the limits of terminology and subject classification. The instructors will guide students to recommended resources for Indigenous topics and provide an overview of research ethics guidelines. Learning Objectives: Gain an understanding of the colonial context of libraries. Understand the limits and challenges of terminology. Discover current resources relevant to Indigenous topics across disciplines Identify different ethical guidelines regarding Indigenous research in Canada.
This session offers an open and interactive space for student-facing professionals to explore what it means to foster a culture of inclusivity in a variety of educational settings and service delivery contexts. Join us as we explore ways to build equity into our daily work and practice.
Three Essays in Mutual Funds Performance and Political Connections
For the final workshop of our series on sustainable signage, we will focus on techniques for creating and pasting longer texts on gallery walls.
Visit Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom for a service as Sukkot starts, and a dessert reception afterward. One of MFSC's Sacred Site Visits.
Grow microgreens with Co-op CultivAction in the Concordia Greenhouse!
This workshop aims to equip faculty with the knowledge and skills needed to leverage generative AI prompt-engineering techniques to stimulate active learning in university classrooms. Attendees will explore how intentionally crafted prompts can enhance student engagement, critical thinking, and creativity when working with generative AI. Through discussions and brief activities, faculty members will learn how to design prompts that encourage active learning and promote deep exploration of topics of personal importance to their students.
Whether you’re dealing with multiple choice, essay, closed or open book exams, learn how to prepare strategically and progress systematically through the exam to optimize your success.
This workshop focuses on the numerous art-related search tools and resources in the library and how to use them in conjunction with Google Scholar and other web tools. You will discover strategies for tracking down hard-to-find materials as well as learn about library services that give you access to an expansive network of resources in Concordia Library and beyond. Learning Objectives: During this workshop, participants will learn to: 1. Identify and select relevant resources for your research. 2. Access materials at other libraries worldwide 3. Follow emerging information in your research areas. 4. Save and organize results of your searching.
Whether you are a racialized or non-racialized person, this workshop will allow you to better understand how and why we coined the term self-care. In recognition of Truth and Reconciliation Day, we will also honor current issues within Indigenous communities, as well as Indigenous knowledge and sacred ways of practicing radical self-care to maintain community, connection and solidarity.
Join our 4-part workshop to look at spiritual roots of North American environmentalism, and take time to reflect on our care for the planet.
Innovation is almost always described as key to success in entrepreneurship and business. But what does it actually mean to be innovative? It all starts with cultivating a creative mindset!
The mind.heart.mouth. collective garden aims to promote food security on campus by providing free local organic food to any member of the Concordia community who wishes to volunteer in the garden and to the Hive Coop, which provides free lunches for all. No experience needed to volunteer!
A two-part workshop to help you start building Virtual Reality (VR) experiences quickly and easily. This workshop makes use of the A-frame JavaScript library. Prior knowledge of JavaScript or HTML is NOT required (but it doesn't hurt). The second session is for sharing VR creations, troubleshooting, and demonstrating more advanced features. Learning Objectives: This workshop will help participants understand what Virtual Reality (VR) is and the various compotent involved in building various VR experiences. It will also provide a practical walkthrough of setting up and customizing a VR environment. Based on participant interests, different features will be explored in more depth. Ressources for deepening your knowledge after the workshop will be provided. Image: Screenshot from aframe.io
This event is designed to brief female JMSB students about career opportunities in capital markets and the application process for the Van Berkom Investment Management Program.
Join the Climate Fresk workshop to take part in a collaborative, scientific, and creative game to better understand the issues of climate change and its effect on our biodiversity.
Join Cinema Politica Concordia for the Montreal premiere of SOMEONE LIVES HERE followed by a Q&A with director Zack Russell and protagonist Khaleel Seivwright!
SHIFT's monthly Lunch & Learn events are opportunities to engage more with social transformation and all of the amazing work connected through the SHIFT community. Bring your own lunch or come and snack on what we have!
This Guided Hands on Learning Experience is a an opportunity for community members to learn and practice fundamental urban agriculture skills. We will hold semi-structured training sessions and provide immediate opportunities for people to participate in the day-to-day tasks of an urban farm.
In this session we will engage in open dialogue with the intention of deepening skills to manage relationships specifically with faculty colleagues. We will identify behaviors in the academic context, interpersonal and systemic, that are damaging to collegial spaces as well as some ways forward
Le but de cette présentation est de sensibiliser les gens à l'impact de nos pratiques, de nos politiques, de nos attitudes et de nos propos sur des personnes en situation de handicap. Nous examinerons la différence entre l'accessibilité et les aménagements, nous ferons la distinction entre les modèles médicaux et sociaux du handicap et nous aborderons les questions d'équité.
As part of Campus Sustainability Month this October, we would like to invite you to our Sustainability Fair. This event will be an opportunity for Concordia students to learn about and engage with many different sustainability actors on campus.
Generation and storage of gas from waste decomposition in municipal solid waste landfills
Accompanying her voice with singing bowls, a hand pan, ocean drum, flutes and other gentle instruments, Irene Feher will perform gentle soothing sounds that will bring you into a restful calm state.
In this two-part workshop, you will learn about the nature and types of procrastination and the connection between procrastination and difficulty in emotional regulation. You will also learn some evidence-based strategies to overcome procrastination, including self-regulation and emotion regulation techniques.
Find out how you can push the boundaries of business research
SHIFT's monthly Lunch & Learn events are opportunities to engage more with social transformation and all of the amazing work connected through the SHIFT community. Bring your own lunch or come and snack on what we have!
Take the first step towards your career path
The perennial herb garden at Loyola Farm is the main teaching and demonstration site of the City Herbal Apprenticeship Program, and is the oldest garden plot at the site. Volunteers will have the opportunity to get their hands dirty, and will work on a variety of garden tasks including bed and path maintenance, weeding, transplanting, and general garden upkeep.
Drop by our Spirituali-tea for some snacks, coffee and tea! Meet our team and make new friends. Enjoy some fresh tea from harvested herbs this week from the Grey Nuns Garden.
Established in 2014, the Concordia Farmers’ Market is the main provider of fresh local, direct-to-market products for the 40 000+ daily eaters on campus.
This workshop, presented by Robin Long and Laz Kalipolidis, is aimed at providing a basic overview of the Quebec education system, from the perspective of those who have studied in it.
Join us for our first Grey Nun's Community Garden Harvest Party!
Ground and centre yourself through a lunchtime mindfulness practice.
Introduction to the Non-Buddhist religious and ritual practices of Tibet by Professor Charles Ramble.
This webinar will explore strategies and questions around navigating challenging moments that can emerge in the classroom. Often referred to as H-O-T moments (heated, offensive or tense), these can range from controversial topics to disruptive behaviours. This session is designed to help instructors feel more prepared when these arise in classroom, and will cover: 1. How to notice tension, conflict, and charged discussions 2. Examples of H-O-T moments 3. Understanding the impact of these moments on students and learning Strategies to address these moments
This workshop is open to all. Graduate students: please register through GradProSkills. Everyone else can register on this page. Would you like to be able to keep a permanent copy of something that's online? Whether it's your thesis project website, source material for your research, or your favourite cat video, online content is at high risk of disappearing. This workshop will show you how to preserve web content using free and open-source tools. This is an introductory-level workshop and no prior knowledge or technical skills are needed. Learning Objectives: You will have the opportunity to learn how to - capture different types of web content using free and open-source tools - replay and share your web archive - identify potential ethical issues in making your web archive available
Plagiarism at the undergraduate level is a serious academic offense! The university and your professors do not take it lightly even if you plagiarize inadvertently.
Pop into our online Student Service Station via Zoom every Wednesday from 11:30-12:30: a one-stop shop to ask questions!
Join us for a mid-week energy boost at the MFSC!
In this interactive workshop, we will review how to recognize symptoms of anxiety and identify how anxiety can influence our thoughts, feelings, and behaviours.
Debunking myths & exploring opportunities
Oct. 4: Cervical cancer is easily detectable with regular pap tests. It is also highly preventable with vaccination.
Interested in learning more about local pollinators?
De-stress and unwind through community art sessions.
The entrepreneurial skill of interviews – both formal and informal – is key to many aspects of both start-up and professional life. By learning how to ask questions and truly listen for answers, you will learn how to extract powerful insights that can propel your ideas forward and bring them to life.
Math Beyond the Numbers: An EDI Panel Discussion aims to showcase the significance of equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) in STEM fields, with a particular focus on mathematics and statistics. Join this free event featuring performances, important discussions, art, and door prizes!
The mind.heart.mouth. collective garden aims to promote food security on campus by providing free local organic food to any member of the Concordia community who wishes to volunteer in the garden and to the Hive Coop, which provides free lunches for all. No experience needed to volunteer!
Established in 2014, the Concordia Farmers Market is the main provider of fresh local, direct-to-market products for the 40 000+ daily eaters on campus.
The powerful combination of nature and art-making is at the heart of building a sustainable community.
Every year, almost 100,000 Canadian couples experience a perinatal death, whether early (first 20 weeks of pregnancy) or late (between 21 weeks of pregnancy and the baby's first six weeks of life).
Le'u priests are lay ritualists who perform rites such as for prosperity, exorcism, healing, and the propitiation of local spirits, Professor Daniel Berounsky (Charles University, Prague) will introduce his research derived for extensive fieldwork and study of ritual performance in Eastern Tibetan areas.
Endogenous tagging using CRISPR/Cas9 to study protein localization across human cell types
This workshop offers an open and interactive space for student participants to explore what it means to foster a culture of inclusivity in a variety of educational settings and more broadly, within our communities.
Learn about healthy eating, sleep, quitting smoking, stress management, mental health and more.
This short workshop will help you to balance and prioritize your time and get organized for the midterm mania!
Concordia is committed to the inclusion and participation of students with disabilities.
The community garden is the People's Potato's main summer project.
For grad students only. This workshop aims to ensure that participants do not miss out on the little-known research tools and tricks which can be indispensable for effective graduate level research at Concordia in all subject areas. We will cover essentials such as: 1. Pinpointing the best spots on the library web site for graduate students 2. Discovering services, resources and perks reserved for grad students only 3. Knowing when and how to seek in-depth assistance from Concordia subject specialists 4. Using specialized and subject-specific resources 5. Optimizing access to Concordia resources from on and off campus 6. Efficiently accessing material within and beyond Concordia Participant questions and input will be invited throughout the session. Learning objectives By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to: 1. Fully grasp the breadth and depth of resources and services available for graduate research at Concordia 2. Understand when and how to access material outside of Concordia 3. Understand how to make use of Concordia Library privileges from on and off campus
You will work on many different projects throughout your studies and career, and it is important to learn project management basics to get organized and work as a team.
Do you set excessively high standards for yourself? Are you overly critical of your performance and abilities? Are you very afraid of failure or of making mistakes? Do you measure your self-worth in terms of your achievements?
Ground and centre yourself through a lunchtime mindfulness practice.
Learn how to create an impactful résumé and compelling cover letter in this comprehensive workshop and find out how to strategically showcase your skills, achievements, and experience to stand out.
Grow microgreens with Co-op CultivAction in the Concordia Greenhouse!
So you want to model things in 3D, but you’re unfamiliar with how to do it or the software you’re using doesn’t give you the fine control you need? Come to our workshop. For this session, we are going to focus on building practical structures for lab environments. OpenSCAD is free, open-source software for detailed, programmatically defined, primitive based rendering software. If that sounds complicated, you will be pleasantly surprised at how easy and intuitive the software is once you get started. No programming experience required (although it doesn't hurt). Computer and software are provided, but to walk away even better prepared, feel free to bring your own laptop and have OpenSCAD installed on your computer before the session. This workshop is open to all.
Sankofa Farming Cooperative is calling on Africans/Afro-descendant/Black-Indigenous peoples to reclaim and seek the wisdom of their roots through teach-ins, workshops, media projects, Black-Indigenous farming/gardening, storytelling and rituals!
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