ALA accreditation update?

Hi,

I and a few others were just wondering if anyone has an update on the ALA accreditation progress. I don’t have a class with Roy so I haven’t really heard anything since last summer. If no one has heard anything recently I am wondering if maybe we (AESISSA) can ask Roy for an update.

Thanks,
Erin

April 22nd - Royal Oak MIS celebration!

Merci tout le monde de votre rétroaction!
We're estimated at just over 20 people now, so I think it is appropriate to say a majority have requested April 22nd or said that either date was good.

Je vous confirme donc tous la date, l'heure et le lieu de la célébration.
We will thus be celebrating Thursday, April 22nd, at 5:30pm
Location: Royal Oak at 221 Echo Dr.

If you would still like to RSVP, please send an e-mail to aesissa@gmail.com

If you would like to donate balloons or help decorate the Royal Oak just before 5:30pm that day, please reply on directly to this post!

On se revoit à la fête!

Céline & Melanie

U of T 'I Love the Library' Video Contest - Vote!

Here's the URL to some videos made from Uof T about Why they love the library -

http://resource.library.utoronto.ca/contest/submitVote.cfm

Description of the contest from the University of Toronto Libraray website:

Recently, we asked students to create 45 second videos telling us what they love about any University of Toronto Library on the St. George campus for a chance to win an iPod Touch. We received lots of creative and entertaining videos.

Thank you to all students who sent us a video for the contest!

A staff judging panel has selected seven finalists. Now it's your turn - scroll down to: (1) view the videos, and (2) vote!

However, people don't have a long time to vote, until tomorrow at 5 p.m.

France

Célébration de fin de session/ End of Year Party Survey

An English message will follow...

Venez célébrer la fin de la première année officielle du programme de maîtrise en sciences de l’information! Cette célébration aura lieu au Royal Oak, au 221, Promenade Echo (en bas de la rue du 200, avenue Lees). Nous prévoyons commencer la fête vers 17 h 30 pour accommoder ceux qui travaillent le jour. À ce temps, nous offrons deux dates possibles, et nous aimerions savoir quelle date convient à la majorité et combien y seront de la fête. Prière de répondre selon la formule au bas du message anglais. Merci et à bientôt!

Prière de répondre, veuillez commenter directement à ce message sur le blog ou envoyer un courriel à l'addresse aesissa@gmail.com.

Come celebrate the end of this first official year of the Master of Information Studies program! The party will take place at the Royal Oak, at 221 Echo Dr. (down the street from 200 Lees Ave.). The end-year celebration will start around 5:30pm to accommodate those who work during the day. At this time we’re polling for 2 possible dates to find out which date works for the majority and how many will be joining us for reservation purposes. Please reply using the choices below. Thanks and see you soon!

Please RSVP in the comments section or by emailing aesissa@gmail.com.

1. J’y serai, peu importe si l’activité tombe le vendredi 16 avril ou le jeudi 22 avril /

Yes, I’ll be coming whether this activity falls on Friday, April 16th or Thursday, April the 22^nd

2. Je peux seulement y être le vendredi 16 avril /

I can only make it Friday, April 16^th

3. Je peux seulement y être le jeudi 22 avril /

I can only make it Thursday, April 22^nd

4. Malheureusement, j’y ne serai pas du tout, peut-être l’année prochaine! /

Unfortunately I won’t make it this time, maybe next year!




Merci! Thanks!


Celine and Melanie

U-Pass vote results

Comme certains l'auront bien remarqué, le vote est fermé et compté.
The results are in, the UofO graduate community has voted on March 16, 17, 18, on the referendum question addressing whether or not they wanted a 145$ student U-Pass incorporated into their tuition fees.

Oui/Yes: 210
Non/No: 148

dîner mardi le 16 mars/lunch Tuesday, March 16

Dîner chez Cora (sur Rideau) mardi le 16 mars, après le cours de Philosophie vers 11h30. Bienvenue à tous!


Lunch at Cora's (on Rideau) Tuesday, March 16 @ 11:30 after Philosophy class. Come join us!

www.chezcora.com/a/05-ou-dejeuner-/198.htm

Use of "X" for "first round" of interviews

Bonjour tout le monde!

So we now have two postings up; although the second is a French posting.
Being francophone, this second posting raised a question: If I applied to this second posting, but it was not what I wanted at the end of the day, would I have no choice but to rank it 2 at the end of first interview round as I only have two interviews (let's say); or would I be able to use 1 "X" during our particular process? Did I have that option in our delayed exceptional process?

According to Danielle Délorme, the answer is yes. I was told today that we will have the opportunity to use one and only one X in our first round ranking (March 22nd). After that though, there will be no X.

Thought it was important to explicit.
Céline.

OC Transpo student bus pass REFERENDUM

I am certainly not the only one who has recently received an e-mail regarding upcoming GSAED elections in March, but I would like to take a moment to remind everyone that there will be an important referendum question during this upcoming GSAED election on the main campus.

While I find it hard to motivate myself to go to the main campus to vote, I think it will be important to speak out about how we feel about having imposed OCTranspo bus passes included in tuition fees. This motion has already been voted on and passed for undergrads at UOttawa and Careleton University. This will be particularly important to those doing a second full-time year in 2010-2011 (even coop students who still pay full-time fees for the 4 classes they will replace with coop)
http://ottawa.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20100213/OTT_bus_pass_100213/20100213/?hub=OttawaHome

As graduate students may reflect different needs and be at a different point in their life than undergraduate students, I think it is oh so much more controversial for us to address this.

Don't forget to vote on March 16th, 17th and 18th.

For those interested, GSAED will be holding a debate and information session on Monday March 8th at 4pm at the Terminus (2nd floor of the University Centre, behind Tim Horton's) where one can ask questions to the candidates and the campaign leaders for referendum questions as well.

Céline.