Volume 7 | Issue 51 | July 27, 2020
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Academic Counselling Helpline
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The student-run academic counselling helpline is available to students who need help planning their school year. New evening hours are now available to help students more.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
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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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Principal's Weekly COVID-19 Update - Residence
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King's Principal Dr. David Malloy gives his weekly COVID-19 update. This week's update focuses on residence.
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King's Alumni Continues Professional Volleyball Career
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Kelsey Veltman BA ‘19, former King’s student-athlete, continues her international professional volleyball career in Germany.
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Join King’s International on their
Instagram (@kings_intl) every Wednesday where we will answer your questions on a new related topic each week! Ask us your questions about our events, visa requirements, study permits, etc. Join in all day.
If you are a new international student to King’s, we encourage you to sign up for both our bridging week and for a peer guide. Get involved virtually or in person! Please visit the
International page for more information.
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Waitlist Now Available for MEM and Sociology Students
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A course waitlist has been created for MEM and Sociology students.
In the meantime, if you need further information, please consult these important links:
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Learn everything you need to know about online and blended learning.
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Psychology 4694 - Psychology for The Common Good
Psychology students: Looking for an opportunity to apply your knowledge and skills NOW to make a difference in the community and solve real-world problems that you care about? Take Psychology 4694 - Psychology for The Common Good.
Psychology for The Common Good is an experiential-leaning course where students partner with community groups to create research-based solutions.
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English at King’s has a course for everyone
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The following English courses have no prerequisites:
- Understanding Literature Today (1020E)
- Forms of Fiction (1024E)
- The Storyteller’s Art I: Introduction to Narrative (1027F)
- The Storyteller’s Art II (1028G)
- Children’s Literature (2033E)
- Science Fiction (2071F)
- Fantasy Literature (2072G)
- Crime Writing (2100F).
- Poetics (2202F)
- Narrative Theory (2203G)
- Critical Practice (2299F)
- British Literature (2301E)
- Global Literatures (2601E)
- Psychology and Literature (3261F)
- Renaissance Literature (3328E)
- Resistance and Resilience: Black Young Women in African American Novels (3499G)
- Canadian Drama (3776F)
- Creative Writing (3999G)
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Social Justice and Peace Studies Courses to Consider this Fall
SJPS 2290 - Eco-Spirituality: Eco-Spirituality focuses on traditional and emerging spiritual responses to our physical environment, climate change and modern development. We will strongly emphasize Indigenous practices and explore how human communities interact, respect and find meaning in the natural environment, and also examine the consequences of not doing so.
SJPS 3382 - Ecological Justice: Scientists are largely in agreement that we are living in the age of the Anthropocene. This course focuses on the ways in which human engagement and with exploitation of the environment has contributed to inequality, health impacts and future concerns for our ongoing activities on the planet.
SJPS 3365 - Advanced Dispute Resolution: Advanced Dispute Resolution: Our communities are rising up and demanding change in policing, housing and labour equity. How do we begin to solve the problem of engaging with groups who fundamentally disagree with how these issues should be solved? Our dispute resolution courses focus on building trust and communication between diverse social groups. This is a highly interactive course, rooted in simulations to give students real time experience in building strategies to resolve conflict at the community level.
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New Special Topics Course
RS 2291G (270) – Special topics: Ecology, Spirituality and Justice: How are ecology, spirituality, and justice interconnected? This new cross-listed course with SJPS examines the climate and ecological crisis through the lens of the emerging field of ecology and religion, including Indigenous spiritualities, Asian cosmologies, and Jewish-Christian eco-theologies, and relating ecological issues to race, gender, and poverty.
This is a blended course.
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Human Rights 2800E
This course explores such questions as:
- What are human rights?
- Where do they come from?
- What obstacles limit the universal enjoyment of human rights?
- Why do human rights remain so contested?
This team taught course features lectures and applied workshops by guest activists and practitioners discussing practical applications of human rights in today’s world. The course will serve as a core requirement of the new Human Rights Studies program.
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The Write Place Summer Course Help
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As a result of the generosity by Faculty, Staff, Professional Officers, 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 open.
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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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Are you:
- A full-time undergraduate student
- In your final year of study
- Currently enrolled at King’s
Any student enrolled at King’s who meets the CFA Exam registration requirements is eligible and can apply for a scholarship, regardless of whether they are enrolled in BMOS, or even the School of MEM.
An important detail for our 4th year students: when applying for the CFA scholarship, make sure you choose "King's University College at Western." It is on the drop-down list below "King's College" which is a different institution in UK. If in doubt, send us the request for confirmation that we have your application. Please email
Dr. Grigori Erenburg.
Deadline to apply is
August 8.
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International Fees Deadline Extended
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International students! The deadline to pay your fees has been extended to
August 15.
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King's Connection Online Shop Opens
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The King's Connection, operated by the KUCSC, is now open.
The King's Connection is the only place to purchase high quality King's branded hoodies, quarter zip sweatshirts, crew neck sweatshirts, water bottles, mugs and other accessories. All proceeds go directly back into student programming at King's.
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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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Mass Has Resumed
In-person Mass is now being offered on Sundays at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. and Wednesdays at 7 p.m. in The Chapel at Windermere on the Mount.
You must register to attend Mass, in order to help us comply with the 30% capacity.
Change to "Daily Prayer Live" Schedule
Change to Children and Family Programs
During the summer, we will hold special virtual events while regular virtual meetings of children's program and youth group will take a break.
Email Maija Wilson at
maija.wilson@kings.uwo.ca
to register.
Peace Camp Going Virtual
This year's London Interfaith Peace Camp is going virtual and will take place July 20 to August 21. Details coming soon. Email
londonpeacecamp@gmail.com
for more information.
Continuing Offerings
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.
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