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December 6
The last day of fall classes is December 6.
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December 7-8
Study days are December 7 and December 8, 2024.
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December 9-22
Exams will take place from December 9 to December 22.
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December 2-6
We are commemorating the 35th anniversary of the Montreal Massacre. This will include a week of events leading up to the Memorial. View the list of events.
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January 6, 2025
First day of Winter/Spring classes is on January 6, 2025.
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Holiday Hours of Operations
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King's administrative offices will be closed from December 21, 2024 - January 1, 2025 (inclusive) for the holiday break. Our offices will reopen on January 2, 2025.
- King's will reopen on January 6, 2025.
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Classes will resume on Monday, January 6, 2025.
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Exam Supports and Resources
Explore our Exam Season Resources page for details on using the King Student Life Centre, Library hours, food services hours of operation, shuttle buses schedule, and study rooms this exam season. Good luck on your exams and final assignments. You got this!
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Additional Study Spaces During Exams
To help you find extra study space during exams, we've booked DL012, FB110, and W022 from December 9 to 21. These rooms are open Monday to Saturday, from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.—no booking required!
The Student Life Centre (SLC) is also open from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m., with rooms available for two-hour bookings. Take advantage of these additional spaces to ensure you have a quiet place to prepare for your exams. For SLC room bookings, visit King's Room Booking.
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Exam Shuttles
Planning to use the King’s/Western shuttles for your exams? A special exam shuttle schedule runs seven days a week from December 7 to 22. Check out the details.
Exam Taxi Chits
Studying late on campus during exams? Taxi transportation (up to $11) is available from December 6 to 21, between 10:30 p.m. and 8:00 a.m., to get you from King’s to Western. Check out the details.
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Be a Storyteller: SSHRC's 2025 Challenge!
The SSHRC Storytellers Challenge is your chance to shine! Share how social sciences and humanities research impacts our lives in up to three minutes or 300 words. Top 20 finalists win $3,000 each and a chance to compete for an additional $1,000 as a Final 5 winner.
Submit a song, poem, infographic, short essay, video, or audio clip by January 21, 2025.
For more details, visit the SSHRC Storytellers Challenge page.
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Events: Mark your calendars | |
Stay in the loop! Check out the KUCSC Events Calendar to stay up-to-date on student-led events and activities at King’s. |
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Sociology 4485: Committing Sociology Symposium December 3, 2024
1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Vitali Lounge, Wemple Hall
Fourth-year honours Sociology students will present their research in a poster symposium. Topics range from social issues like screen-time use among children to advocating for policy changes in London and Ontario. The event is an open house format with snacks and refreshments. Drop in anytime between 1 and 3 p.m.! View the poster
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Fully Accessible? Imagining Accessible Futures in a Post-AODA Ontario
December 3, 2024
2:30 - 5:30 p.m.
Joanne and Peter Kenny Theatre, King Student Life Centre
or via Zoom
Celebrate International Day for Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) with local and provincial thought leaders discussing vital questions. Facilitated by Dr. Jeffrey Preston, Associate Professor and Chair of Disability Studies.
Register for the in-person panel discussion.
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Research Seminar Series
December 4, 2024
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Zoom or Dante Lenardon Room 112
Rosemary Vito, Associate Professor, School of Social Work, and Laura Brunskill, MSW and Research Assistant, School of Social Work, present Student-Faculty Collaboration on Leadership/Supervisory Training and Evaluation in Community Mental Health Settings. This presentation will describe a series of successful student-faculty collaborations in field research and the impact of this research on student learning and development.
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Montreal Massacre Memorial and Vigil
December 5, 2024
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Spriet Lounge, King Student Life Centre
To commemorate the 35th anniversary of the Montreal Massacre, a memorial will be held with speakers addressing the topic of Gender-Based Sexual Violence (GBSV). A King's student, a King's faculty member, and an advocate from Anova will be speaking.
A week of events will be held leading up to the Memorial, including:
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a student art exhibit in Labatt Hall the week of December 2, 2024.
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a poster exhibit on December 5, 2024, in the SLC of those killed in the Massacre.
The memorial will be held on December 5, as December 6 is the last day of classes.
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Meet Mai Al Hourani
During Fall Reading Week, Mai Al Hourani, a fourth-year BMOS Finance student, job shadowed a fourth-grade teacher at Old North Public School. This experience gave her valuable insights into teaching responsibilities and career paths, while also helping her build connections in the field. She encourages students interested in education to explore job shadowing opportunities, as it’s an excellent way to clarify career goals and make valuable connections for the future!
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Food Services Hours of Operation
Buildings and food services are still open for this week as exams come to an end. There is special hours of operation for the Thames Market, Café 54 and Subway. See the full list of hours.
Regular hours of operation for King's Food Services will resume Monday, January 6, 2025.
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King's Shuttle Route Changes
Starting Monday, December 2, the University Gate and Alumni House shuttle stops will be unavailable due to construction at Western. The closest eastbound stop will now be Elgin Hall, and the closest westbound stops will be Talbot College or Epworth Ave.
Changes to the King’s/Western Shuttle
Planning to use the King’s/Western shuttles for your classes in January? Be sure to check out the revised schedule here. As the weather gets colder, don’t forget to check out the live GPS shuttle tracking feature on the King’s student portal!
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Accessibility, counselling & student development
King’s ACSD Department is available for free to all King’s University College students, offering support services to help you achieve your academic and personal goals. All services are available by scheduled appointment; walk-in appointments for Accessibility Services and Personal Counselling are also offered.
Schedule and learn more
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Togetherall
This season can feel lonely, but you don’t have to go through it alone. Togetherall offers a safe, supportive, anonymous community—free and available 24/7. There’s also a range of other helpful resources.
Follow these quick steps to unlock access to our supportive community:
- Visit togetherall.com
- Select "Join for Free"
- Enter your uwo email address
- Click "Submit details"
Find connection whenever you need it this holiday season at Togetherall.
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Save the Date for Career Events
Devant - How to Build Your Network Workshop
December 11, 2024
7 p.m.
Free workshop, hosted by Devant
Perhaps you've already heard about the "hidden job market" in Canada but you're still unsure how to access it... In this workshop, Devant will be discussing how to access the hidden job market through referrals as well as tactics to build meaningful professional connections. Topics covered: - Different ways to successfully network - How to make a good first impression - Strategies to maintain and nurture existing relationships and much more!
Zoom link
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Advent Days of Confession
During Advent, we will offer additional times to celebrate God's love and mercy through the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Here is the schedule:
Wednesday, December 4, 2024
Chapel at Windermere on the Mount:
8:30 a.m. - 10 a.m. (Father Peter Amszej)
10 a.m. - 7 p.m. (Father Paul Baillargeon)
McDougall Lounge, Wemple at King's:
10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. & 7 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. (Father Peter Amszej)
University Community Centre, Room 38B: 1:30 p.m - 5 p.m. (Father Peter Amszej)
Note: Confessions will still be offered on Tuesdays before Mass and by appointment, as usual, throughout Advent.
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Christmas Liturgies
On Christmas Eve, we will celebrate Eucharist at 7 p.m. On Christmas Day, we will celebrate Eucharist at 10 a.m.
Liturgies
Please note that December 15, 2024, marks the last Sunday 5 p.m. Mass and community meal for the first term. We will continue to have Sunday 10 a.m. Mass. 5 p.m. will resume on January 12, 2025. Our daily masses will resume until January 16, 2025, (with the exception of 7 p.m. Mass on January 7, 2025).
Note: All liturgies during the Christmas Break take place at the Chapel at Windermere on the Mount.
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St. Joe’s Café
King’s volunteer ministry at St. Joe’s Café (soup kitchen) continues on Saturdays from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. New dates have just dropped from December - May.
Sign up here.
Questions? Ask Annette.
Christmas Care Bags
Donations of new items (toiletries, chocolates, waterproof gloves, hats, etc.) are being accepted from the King’s community until December 8, 2024, to add to packages that will be distributed at St. Joe’s Café on December 14, 2024.
Donation boxes are available outside the Chapel on the first floor of the Wemple building and by the Security Office in the Student Life Centre. Thank you for your support! Learn more here.
Christmas Care Bag Packing Party
December 11, 2024
7-9 p.m.
Vitali Lounge
Cookies and hot chocolate will be available,
All are welcome!
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Prayer with the Songs of Taizé
Christ the King Chapel (Wemple)
Join us for a time of contemplative Christian prayer, accompanied by a simple chant. The full schedule can be found here.
| Campus Ministry Programming and Mass schedule can be found on the Campus Ministry website. For regular updates, follow @kingscampusmin on X and Instagram, and KUC.Campus.Ministry on Facebook. | | |
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