Volume 7 | Issue 47 | June 29, 2020
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Start Thinking About Fall Courses
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Year 4 students will be able to register for courses starting on
July 6. Start planning your year now!
Check your Western email for your specific enrollment appointment time.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
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King's Hours of Operation
Although King's Campus is largely closed, most of
our services continue to operate online.
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Be Featured
If you have any upcoming announcements, please email
Communications
to be featured in Things@King's. Deadline for submission is Wednesday at noon for the following week's edition.
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King's-Brescia Anti-Racism Working Group
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Dr. David Malloy, King's Principal, announces King's will work together with our colleagues at Brescia University College on a joint Anti-Racism Working Group.
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Applications for the 'Fall Western Accelerator' are open. Accepted founders will receive mentorship, training, virtual coworking space and up to $12,000 in funding.
Applications close July 5, 2020 at 11:59 p.m.
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Changes to Western's Library
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Materials can be requested for digital delivery or no-contact pickup directly from Western's library search tool. They will process your request within seven days and you will receive an email when your item(s) are available.
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French Courses for this Fall
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FR 3541F: Culture and Literature in Society: The Middle Ages in France (Topic: Marie de France: Lais). Knights, damsels in distress, and a werewolf who can’t turn back into a man.
FR 3570F: Culture and Literature in Society: France in the 17th Century. Gossip, intrigue, Cartesian logic, and much, much more.
FR 3571G: Culture and Literature in Society: France in the 17th Century (Topic: Masques, Bals, Et Carnavals). Plague doctors, the Man in the Iron Mask, games, secrets, and lots of fun.
FR 3700F: Making Sense of Literature: Approaches to Literary Reading. Find out what Freud, photography, fashion, and a jealous husband have in common.
FR 3720G: Culture and Literature in Society: Quebec and French Canada. Discover the fascinating world of our very own French literature and culture.
FR 3730G: Culture and Literature in Society: Francophone Women’s Literature. Amazing writing from women all over the word.
FR 4110G: Senior Seminar (Topic: La Métamorphose).
Werewolves, vampires, and other shape-shifters: How do they do it?
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English Courses for this Fall
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English 1027F: The Storyteller's Art I: Introduction to Narrative. Taught by Dr. Dowdell, who is a multiple-nominee for the King's Award of Excellence in Teaching.
Storytelling defines who we are and our relation to the community, the nation, and the world. This course explores the rich and diverse traditions of storytelling: such as, oral tales, short stories, classic fiction, and graphic novels. Instruction by lecture and tutorials; emphasis on developing strong analytical and writing skills.
English 2100F: Crime Writing Since the Eighteenth Century. Taught by Dr. Patton, who is a recent winner of the King's Award of Excellence in Teaching.
Literary representations of crime both reflect and influence changing notions of criminality, policing and justice. This course will trace developments in crime writing in English from the 18th century to the present. Among the sub-genres to be considered are criminal biographies, Newgate novels, detective fiction, true-crime novels, and serial-killer narratives. This course has no prerequisites.
English 3261F: Psychology and Literature. Taught by Dr. Dowdell, who is a multiple-nominee for the King's Award of Teaching Excellence. Students who don't have the prerequisites can take by permission.
This course investigates the connections between literary storytelling and psychological storytelling, between stories that authors tell about characters and the stories that we tell about ourselves. Examining key psychoanalytical literary texts, this course considers the extent to which psychoanalytic theory employs literary to explain the workings of the unconscious.
English 3328E: Renaissance Literature. Taught by Dr. Patton, who is a recent winner of the King's Award of Excellence in Teaching. Students who don't have the prerequisites can take by permission.
Poetry and prose from the renaissance/early modern period, covering a range of male and female authors, such as More, Sidney, Spenser, Marlowe, Shakespeare, Lanyer, Donne, Jonson, Wroth, Herbert, Herrick, Marvell, and Milton; examination of their individual achievements will be combined with studies of form and genre, and the surrounding historical context.
English 3776F: Canadian Drama. Taught by Dr. Rae. Students who don't have the prerequisites can take by permission.
What does it mean to "perform" being Canadian? How does the stage help us to evolve a definition of this nation? Should it? This course examines Canada's comparatively young dramatic tradition, its present, its future, and our role in its making, with a strong emphasis on in-class, group-based performance work.
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School of Management, Economics, and Mathematics Courses for this Fall
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MOS2298B: Introduction to Data Analytics. The goal of MOS 2298 is to provide you with an introductory, but scientific, approach to modeling and analyzing common organizational decision-making situations with the use of spreadsheet programs. We will explore both the strategic and more tactical problems with descriptive, predictive and prescriptive analytics tools.
Economics 2175G: Topics in Economic History. The world used to be equally poor. It no longer is. Some nations grew rich fast. Others grew rich at a much slower pace. What explains this divergence? In this course, we study the application of economics to historical questions such as this one (among others).
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Department of Sociology Response to COVID-19 Survey
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This survey will be used to help the Department of Sociology plan its academic response to the COVID-19 pandemic and better understand how it can support students and their post-secondary studies during the 2020/21 academic year. Sociology is doing everything they can to provide a high-quality, engaging, and safe learning environment and they want to hear about your expectations, needs, and preferences for the 2020/21 academic year.
There is also a chance to win one of two $50 gift cards of your choosing.
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Student Parking Passes Will Soon be Available
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Parking passes will be available to purchase online on
July 1. More details to follow.
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Application for the Student Emergency Fund has Opened
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As a result of the generosity by Faculty, Staff, PAOA, Alumni and other community members as well as organizations, we are happy to announce that additional funds have been made available. The application to the Student Emergency Fund is now open.
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Creating a Successful Transition to Your First Semester of Virtual Post-Secondary Learning
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Students will have the opportunity to join the Youth Mental Health Promotion team during a learning webinar. Students will come away with some additional knowledge on:
• the importance of engaging in Student Services support – navigating resources that students have access to
• supporting their mental health when stress is the reality
• how to begin thinking of what an action plan would look like in the first few steps before the fall semester begins
July 22 from 1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Location: Via online using the MS Teams app.
Facilitators: Stephen Sutherland, Taylor Demetrioff, and Baily Hendry.
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The Write Place Summer Course Help
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The KUCSC has organized a physical distancing donation drop-off to collect non-perishable food items and hygienic products to donate to local charities in the London community. Project King’s Cares will be an ongoing initiative until September. The next drop-off dates are
July 24-26. More details to follow.
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Frame your King’s Degree – On Sale Now!
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Get 10% off King’s degree and portrait frames purchased by
July 31. Frames are available for pick up at King’s on select dates, or for shipment within Canada. For more information, visit the
Degree Frames website or contact
alumni@kings.uwo.ca.
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Mature/Transfer Student Transition to University Workshop
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Join us as we explore topics that will assist your transition to University life. Topics include:
Expectations in the classroom
- OWL
- Accessing you textbook list and course syllabus
- Campus resources
- Tips for success
August 5 at 6 p.m.
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Alumni at Home is your chance to connect with other King's grads at a time when most of us are practicing social distancing, and may be feeling a little bit disconnected.
Send your Alumni at Home messages for the King's community to
alumni@kings.uwo.ca. Submissions from anyone in the King's community are welcome!
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See how the Employment and Student Support Resource can help students manage their job search.
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Student Affairs is operating remotely and is here to support you:
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In-person Mass is resuming Sundays at the new times of 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. We will also offer Mass on Wednesdays at 7 p.m. All take place in The Chapel at Windermere on the Mount. You must register to attend Mass in order to help us comply with the 30% capacity.
We continue to offer pastoral counselling through virtual appointments at this time. Contact Jim Panchaud at
jim.panchaud@kings.uwo.ca or call 519-963-1477 to set up an appointment.
This year's London Interfaith Peace Camp is going virtual and will take place in mid-July. Details coming soon. Email
londonpeacecamp@gmail.com for more information.
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