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HOLIDAY SALE presented by Material Art & Design

Wednesday, December 6, 2017 - 11:00am to Friday, December 8, 2017 - 5:00pm

Material Art & Design Program presents their annual Holiday Sale in the Main Lobby of 100 McCaul Street. Drop by between 11:00 am and 5:00 pm on December 6, 7 and 8. Please come and support our Handmade Arts & Crafts!

Venue & Address: 
100 McCaul Street Main Lobby
MAAD holiday sale
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MRP/Thesis Writing Intensive

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Monday, December 18, 2017 - 10:00am to Thursday, December 21, 2017 - 4:00pm

Working on your Masters Thesis or MRP? Deadlines are coming and the Writing & Learning Centre wants to help you get it done! This four-day writing "bootcamp" will help you work through your tough spots, flesh out your ideas and access individual consultations in a supportive group environment and with a minimum of distraction. We'll set daily goals, work on practical tools and strategies to maximize productivity, benefit from peer feedback and fire up your writing engines. Let's commit and sit - together.

For information, or if you are interested but the fee is prohibitive, contact Jessica Wyman, Graduate Writing & Learning Consultant at jwyman@faculty.ocadu.ca

December 18th to December 21st, 2017
10:00 am to 4:00 pm

$120 fee, including coffee, snacks, and lunch
Enrollment space is limited

To fill out an application, please click here.

Applications are due by 5 pm, December 1st

Some comments from past participants:

  • "The clear designation of time and space to write were the most important aspects. That, and the provided snacks/lunch!" (December 2016)
  • "The Intensive is exactly what I needed to do the work that I have needed to do. The Intensive provided the structure, environment and access to professionals who expertise in thesis/MRP writing. It was a catalyst in getting the writing well underway and have a plan to finish the project." (December 2016)
  • "The environment was conducive to getting the work done." (December 2016)
Venue & Address: 
205 Richmond St. W.
Website: 
http://bit.ly/2iXUai3
Cost: 
$120, including coffee, snacks, and lunch

Hult Prize 2018: Quarter Final Campus Competition at OCAD University

Hult Prize Challenge: Harnessing the Power of Energy
Saturday, December 9, 2017 - 9:00am to 3:00pm

We are proud to announce the annual Hult Prize Quarterfinals Campus Competition at OCAD University: 

In partnership with the United Nations, the Hult Prize Foundation has created the world’s largest student movement and crowdsourcing platform dedicated to solving the most pressing social challenges on the planet. The 2018 Global Finals awards a winning team with 1 million USD in start-up capital and world renowned business-design mentorship. A quarterfinal round of the Hult Prize competition showcases diverse teams of brilliant minds with big ideas from across OCAD University. The winning team gets to by pass 20,000 plus applicants and fast track to regionals! 

Come compete with your team or simply join us on Saturday December 9th 2017 to watch the next wave of social entrepreneurs! 

Free admission

Register your team here: http://hultprizeat.com/ocad

Application deadline: Wednesday, December 6th 

Venue: Auditorum Rm. 190, 100 McCaul

Snacks and socializing! 

#hp18ocadu #PowerforGood

#Socent #HultPrizeEffect 

Venue & Address: 
OCAD University Rm. 190 100 McCaul Street
Website: 
http://hultprizeat.com/ocad
https://www.facebook.com/HultPrizeatOCADU/
Email: 
ocaducampusdirector@gmail.com
Cost: 
Free
Hult Prize Challenge: Harnessing the Power of Energy

Dr. Peter Jones, chapter publications

Monday, November 13, 2017 - 11:15am

 

Jones, P.H. (2017). Social Ecologies of Flourishing: Designing Conditions that Sustain Culture. In A. Skjerven & J.B. Reitan, (Eds.) Design for a Sustainable Culture: Perspectives, Practices and Education. London: Routledge.

 

Jones, P.H. (2017). Soft Service Design outside the Envelope of Healthcare. In E. Tsekleves & R. Cooper, (Eds.), Design for Health. London: Routledge.

 

An  important fact: it is rare that a design-only artilce is in a medical journal. Peter Jones with co-authors S. Shakdher & P. Singh (OCAD U students).

Jones, P.H., Shakdher, S. & Singh, P. (2017). Synthesis maps: visual knowledge translation for the CanIMPACT clinical system and patient cancer journeys. Current Oncology, 24 (2).

 

Entrepreneurial Feminist Forum 2017

Saturday, November 11, 2017 - 9:00am to 6:00pm

You are invited to attend the Entrepreneurial Feminist Forum

Sat, Nov 11, 2017, 9am – 6pm at OCAD University

Join us as we share best practices & new ideas, connect a growing community of people with passion for advancing gender equity through the power of enterprise, and those who simply want to connect feminist values to how they run their business.

This will be a unique learning opportunity for entrepreneurs, startup professionals, business coaches (and feminists of all genders) that should not be missed! 

Register HERE

Venue & Address: 
OCAD University, 100 McCaul Street
Website: 
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2017-entrepreneurial-feminist-forum-tickets-37532803626
https://www.facebook.com/events/1960928167452702/
Cost: 
$99 - $125
Entrepreneurial Feminist Forum 2017

Toronto Arts Council Grant Writing Workshop

Wednesday, January 24, 2018 - 10:00am to 11:30am

Are you curious about or planning to apply for a grant from the Toronto Arts Council? In this workshop, Peter Kingstone (Visual/Media Arts Officer, Toronto Arts Council), will review what grants are available, discuss the application process, provide tips on how to write a successful grant, and answer any questions you may have.

For more information about Toronto Arts Council Grant Programs, please see their website here.

Peter Kingstone is a Toronto-based visual artist and curator, working primarily in video and photography. As an independent artist, Peter’s installation pieces have been shown across Canada and internationally, and he was awarded the Untitled Artist Award in 2005 for his installation The Strange Case of peter K. (1974-2004). Peter holds a degree in Philosophy/Cultural Studies from Trent University in Peterborough and a Masters of Fine Art focussing on video and new media from York University in Toronto. Peter has presented at many conferences on the ideas around storytelling and social engagement. 

Venue & Address: 
Room 115, G Floor, 205 Richmond St. W.
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ARTIST TALK: Siwa Mgoboza: "Once Upon A Time In Africadia" Nov. 9

Thursday, November 9, 2017 - 6:30pm

Multidisciplinary artist Siwa Mgoboza, known for his signature bold textile and photographic works, joins us from South Africa to talk about his solo exhibition at the Matter Gallery, "Once Upon A Time In Africadia," which runs November 8- January 7th at Matter Gallery 344 Westmoreland Ave N, Toronto.

More about the exhibition: https://www.facebook.com/events/873863476123808/

OCAD U Talk: Thursday, November 9th 6:30PM @ Room 2301 100 McCaul St.

Mgoboza was a finalist in Sasol New Signatures (2015), Barclay’s L’Atelier top 100 (2016), and SA Taxi Awards top 30 finalist at Lizamore & Associates Gallery. He was featured at the PGH Photo Fair at the Carnegie Museum in Pittsburgh, USA and his work was included in the !Kauru Contemporary African Art Project: Being and Becoming, at the UNISA Art Gallery in Pretoria, South Africa.

Siwa Mgoboza holds a BA Fine Art from Michaelis School of Fine Art, University of Cape Town, where he graduated with a distinction and dean’s list in 2015. He was awarded the Eduard Louis Laden Art Bursary at The Michaelis School of Fine Art and the Cecil Skotnes Award for most promising artist from the school (both 2015). He was named the 2015 Young + African Visual Artist of the Year by Creative Nestlings.

Mgoboza exhibited his first solo project at WHATIFTHWORLD Gallery (Cape Town) in June 2016 and first international solo at Semaphore Gallery in Switzerland. He has exhibited in Istanbul with NoLab Gallery, Lagos Photo Festival in Lagos, Nigeria; the first edition of AKAA (Also Known As Africa) in Paris, France; Nanjing International Arts Festival in Nanking, China in the 2016, the Iziko National Gallery in Cape Town and the first edition of Art Africa Fair 2017.

 

Venue & Address: 
Room 230 @ 100 McCaul St.
Cost: 
Free
Siwa Mgoboza Talk

Scholarly Writing Panel

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Tuesday, November 28, 2017 - 9:30am to 11:30am

Moderated by Dr. Michael Prokopow, the Interim Dean of Graduate Studies, a panel of Graduate Faculty Members will discuss scholarly writing at the graduate level. The panel will address questions such as:

  • What is "graduate-level" work?
  • How can we define scholarly work and scholarly writing?
  • What are the differences between scholarly writing in the context of coursework assignments and the thesis/MRP?
  • What does scholarly writing look like in the art and design context?
Venue & Address: 
Room 510, 205 Richmond St. W.
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SFI Alumni Network Launch

OCAD U SFI Alumni Network
Saturday, November 4, 2017 - 9:30am to 5:00pm

We’re excited to invite you to the first-ever alumni network event!

This is an opportunity for our talented, diverse and amazing SFI community members to:

  • Promote work and skills: MRPs, research and ongoing projects welcome -- tell us what you’re up to and where SFI has taken your career

  • Learn from one another’s expertise and experiences: Run a workshop or info session to teach a skill or method relevant to our field

  • Co-create and co-define the purpose of the network: Help inform the network’s purpose and vision, and tell us how this community will best serve your needs today and in the future

  • Meet other people in the community: Professional networking opportunities, and an optional after-party to talk shop or make new connections.

Why now?

In the last few months many of you responded to a survey about what is important to you! Your feedback combined with many informal conversations with current students and grads and many meetings of the network organizing team is what led to the creation of this event.

Our goal is for this to be the launchpad for more consistently valuable and uniquely “SFI” events - of which this will be the first!

Come for the interesting points of view, connection with other SFIers, and one more “presentation day." Stay to contribute your efforts and ideas to the "SFI-ing" of the future of the alumni network.

When:

Saturday, November 4th, 2017

Where:

RCA 510 and 514

Time:

10am to 5pm (doors open at 9:30am), followed by an optional after-party at a local bar (venue TBC)

Cost:

$25

Tickets available through Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sfi-alumni-network-official-launch-tickets-...

A Final Thought For You to Build On:

In February of this year, the first email mentioning the intention of building this version of the alumni network was sent. It contained this sentiment:

  • What better tool to organize for impact, perhaps a new kind of impact, in the face of these now pressing global changes than through this network? We’re trained in the tools for change and innovation, we’re multidisciplinary and future-oriented with growing tolerances for ambiguity, and we’re practicing across a diverse representation of competencies and verticals. Not to mention there's a pretty solid percentage of us that like each other. ;)

The intention of the event resonates with this idea and we're looking forward to cultivating it with you further on the 4th!

 

Venue & Address: 
OCAD University, RHA 510 and 514, 205 Richmond Street West, Toronto
Website: 
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sfi-alumni-network-official-launch-tickets-38774021141
Cost: 
$25

Thesis/MRP Writing Intensive Info Session

Thursday, November 2, 2017 - 3:00pm to 3:30pm

Come learn about the WLC's annual Thesis/MRP Writing Intensive! Offered in the week of December 18, this bootcamp-type program is designed to help graduate students make significant progress on their Masters projects as they move toward completion.

This four-day Intensive will include writing and organization strategies, as-needed support from trained WLC staff, a structure for daily productivity, and coffee, snacks and lunch.

Applications will be taken up until December 1.  A fee applies.

For further information, contact Jessica Wyman, Graduate Writing & Learning Consultant, jwyman@faculty.ocadu.ca

Venue & Address: 
Room 301, 205 Richmond St. W.
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