WUSC’s SWB at Trent University’s Work/Study Abroad Fair
September 30, 2009 by TrentWUSC-IT · Leave a Comment
Are you interested in going beyond Canada to study and simultaneously apply the skills you learn in a real work environment? If you are, then perhaps the Students Without Borders™ programme within WUSC is what you need to get started. By participating in the SWB you will gain valuable skills by working with people in communities and change the world through education!
On Monday, 5th October, 2009, Trent University will be hosting their Study/Work Abroad Fair in the Great Hall of Champlain College (West Bank) from 11:00am to 3:00pm. Many departments, clubs and groups that offer Study/Work Abroad opportunities for students will be present. Members from WUSC at Trent University will definitely be there! So if you are interested in finding out more about Students Without Borders™, drop by and get some useful information. While you are there, ask about the upcoming International Seminar to be held in Nepal in 2010 and how you can get involved.
Next general meeting on Friday 19-Sept-2008
September 11, 2008 by TrentWUSC-IT · Leave a Comment
You’ve been waiting for it and it’s here! The first general meeting for the new term will be held on Friday, 19th September, 2008 at 4:00pm 5:00pm in the Morton Reading Room of Champlain College, Trent University. All members and interested persons are urged to attend.
General meetings are intended for executive, committee and general members. If you are a new student at Trent University or are just interested in joining the organization, please feel free to drop in.
The Morton Reading Room is located adjacent to the TIP Office in Champlain College (West Bank).
Welcome back to a new school year!
September 10, 2008 by TrentWUSC-IT · Leave a Comment
Classes for the new 2008-2009 academic year at Trent University have started and you are probably busy getting readings done, purchasing your books and adjusting/readjusting to university life. WUSC would like to welcome you back to school and hope that you have a successful year at Trent University!
Look out for upcoming WUSC general and executive meetings. If you are a new student or just interested in being part of the organization, please attend a general meeting where you will receive more information about what we have planned for this year. Details on the time and venue of the meeting will follow shortly, so keep checking our website or subscribe to our RSS feed in order to stay updated. Again, welcome and we look forward to seeing you within WUSC!
Goodbye to our WUSC members
May 6, 2008 by TrentWUSC-IT · Leave a Comment
Quite a few members from our Local Committee will be leaving us for a while as they take part in exchange programs as part of their university studies. These persons include Bianca, Xochilt, Michelle, Erin, Elizabeth, Dan, Chiara, Andrea, Emma, Sharla and Jessica. Additionally, Nusrat will be graduating since this was her last year with us. If you encounter any of them, make sure you convey your best wishes! They will always be members and, most of all, friends of WUSC at Trent University! You all have been great supporters and contributors to this campus organization.
To that end, we would like to encourage current and future Trent University students to join and get involved with WUSC so you too can share in the great things we are doing!
Darfur discussion a great success!
March 16, 2007 by TrentWUSC-IT · Leave a Comment
On Monday, March 5th 2007 WUSC – Trent Local Committee hosted a special lecture in the Wenjack Theatre on the current genocide in the Darfur region in Sudan, Africa. Although the turn-out was small it nevertheless provided the most intimate setting for such an informative and tremendously awakening event.
First on the agenda was a presentation given by two WUSC representatives Kayembe Tshikele and Rocky Katunda. These presentations were immensely indulging and offered the audience an insight into the hardships and struggles of a refugee. Next was a talk given by Professor Tim Stapleton, one of Trent’s own professors from the History Department who highlighted the history of the Darfur from as early as the eighteenth century. To conclude, Professor Ismael Montana also of the Trent History Department, elaborated on the current war and genocide in Darfur, the source of the problem and he went as far as to offer some solutions.
One aspect that is sure to linger in the minds of the addressees is that it is not enough to make formal peace treaties but the major effort lies in making certain that these treaties are subsequently enforced.
All in all, the discussion was highly enlightening. The audience walked away with a widened scope of this ghastly issue.
- Nakita Ashanta Haynes