Message-ID: <Pine.SGI.3.91.960502090148.14154A-100000@dewey.ed.BrockU.CA> Date: Thu, 2 May 1996 09:17:21 -0400 From: Gouranga Saha <mailto:gsaha@DEWEY.ED.BROCKU.CA> Subject: Re: WUSC's Participation in the CASID/ACEDI Conference To: Multiple recipients of list DEVEL-L <mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU>
Hi WUSC as a whole,My volunteer participation in WUSC Brock unit in different occasions has earned me some positive experience how we as humanbeing can involve ourselves in humanitarian activities, can make ourselves available to the cause of humans taking earth as our common habitat. I found something in this organization's policy may be imposed by the Govt. that where I need some explications. In many participations in international forum, international students are categorically barred from being nominated. I appreciate the undergraduate contributions to WUSC program. Is there any such opportunity in WUSC program where graduate students too can actively participate? And nevertheless can WUSC Brock attract gradauate students to their activities as well?
Thanks.
Gouranga Saha
On Wed, 1 May 1996, Martin Sieg wrote:
>
> Welcome !
>
> The following should be of interest to everyone who is concerned
> with the effect of student participation in International Development Issues.
>
> On Wed, 1 May 1996, Prabasi, Sarina wrote:
>
> > Thank you for sending the schedule of events of the CASID conference.
> > The topics look very interesting.
> > Where is this conference being held? Do you have any contact
> > numbers for further information?
> > Thanks, Sarina
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
> The CASID/ACEDI conference is being held at Brock University, in St.
> Catharines, Ontario, from May 31 to June 2.
>
> It is part of the annually Learneds conference, at which several thousand
> academics from across Canada will be attending.
>
> For the CASID/ACEDI conference the main contact person is John Middleton,
> who is the coordinator of the three day event.
>
> by E-mail, send to mailto:jmiddlet@spartan.ac.brocku.ca
>
> by telephone, call 688-5550 press 0 for the switchboard and ask for
> Professor Middleton's office.
> _______________________________________________________________________
>
> ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
>
> The WUSC student committee at Brock is hosting a panel discussion at the
> CASID conference.
>
> "Undergraduate participation in International Development"
>
> Sunday June 2 from 10:45 to 12:15 in room TH257
>
>
> Our panel members will be:
>
> Innocent Kabenga, President of Brock's WUSC student committee and
> former WUSC refugee student
>
> John Kaethler, Director of International Services at Brock University,
> coordinator of Brock's Dev-Ed network
>
> Shantelle Marcoux, former President of Brock's WUSC student committee and
> Participant in WUSC's 1995 Seminar in Vietnam
>
> Heather Phaneuf, coordinator of Development and Education for WUSC (Ottawa)
>
> And possible one additional member.
>
>
> Our topic is: "Undergraduate participation in International
> Development, at Brock University: A Case Study"
>
> *******
>
> WE INVITE EVERYONE TO COME AND SUPPORT WUSC AT THIS EVENT !
>
> *******
>
> The abstract we submitted to John Middleton, the coordinator, reads
> as follows:
> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
> Connecting students to information resources and hands-on,
> grass-roots level development efforts will significantly effect the
> relationship of higher education to the rapidly developing world.
> This panel discussion, on the impact of international development,
> in Canadian universities at the undergraduate level, will focus
> on the process of bringing world issues onto university campuses.
> The panel will include members of the head administration
> of the World University Services of Canada, faculty of Brock University,
> and both Canadian and former refugee students of Brock University.
> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
>
> The Topics Our Panel Members Will be Focusing on are:
>
> Innocent Kabenga - the student-refugee experience, from arrival
> to presidency of Brock's WUSC committee
> - focusing mainly on the value of sharing experiences
>
> John Kaethler - cooperation among student organizations and Brock's
> faculties, specifically through the DevEd network
> which he was instrumental in establishing.
>
> Shantelle Marcoux - The Canadian student experience, from the
> limited world of home to the understanding
> gained from participation in the Vietnam seminar.
> - The effects of WUSC's efforts on the students
> it tries to educate.
>
> Heather Phaneuf - The interaction of WUSC with the academic world.
> The connections that can be made between
> organizations at various levels.
> A focus on WUSC's cooperative dealings with
> other organizations, like CASID, and especially at
> the student level.
>
>
> The intent of this panel discussion is to generate as much discussion,
> leading to mutual understanding, between the various organizations and
> individuals which/who should come into contact with International
> Development issues, and reality.
>
>
> :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)
>
> Martin Sieg
>
> Secretary for the World University Services of Canada Student Committee
> at Brock University, Ontario, Canada.
>
> Until end April http://www.brocku.ca/international/
> E-mail: mailto:ms94dk@badger.ac.BrockU.ca
> phone: (905) 688-8950
> addr: 4 Marwood Circle, St. Catharines, ON L2T 1Z5 CANADA
>
> May 1 to July
> E-mail: mailto:psieg@icis.on.ca (father's)
> phone: (519) 264-1070
> addr: RR.4, Mt. Brydges, ON N0L 1W0 CANADA
> :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)
>