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Share Your Talents, Share Your Culture
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The Students’ Union is hosting several events in the winter semester and we are looking for undergraduate students to participate!

Opportunity #1: Celebrating Black History Month – A Visual Journey

The SU will be holding an arts showcase on February 4, 2025, to celebrate Black artists (current undergraduate UCalgary students). Artists may submit any of the following for consideration to be displayed at this event: painting, sculpture, pottery, pop art, sketch, photography or short form poetry. You must submit a picture of your art piece for review. Please note this arts showcase is rated for 14 and under, as it will be held in an open, public location. Space is limited.
If accepted into the event, you will be notified by January 17, 2025. Your piece will then need to be dropped off to the SU office by 4 pm on January 30, 2025.The SU will carefully set up the arts show and your item will be on display on February 4. You will receive instructions on how to retrieve your piece after the event is complete.

Opportunity #2: Promotion of an SU Club Event, focusing on Black History Month

Is your SU Club holding a Black History Month event in February 2025? We want to highlight your event! Before applying for this promotion opportunity, please ensure your club has received proper event approval on ClubHub and your event must be open to non-members. We will require the name of the event, date and time, location and a short description. If your event is approved to appear on our special BHM calendar, we will contact you by email by January 17, 2025.You will be required to re-confirm the details of your event at that time.

Opportunity #3: Culture in Motion – Fashion Show

The SU will be holding a cultural celebration event on March 12, 2025. There will be one hour set aside for a fashion show, where students will have the chance to showcase cultural attire and we will share the unique stories or history behind the clothing. To participate in this event, you must be:
– Available to attend a pre-show review, with your outfit of choice, on either January 28 (between 9 am and 12 pm) or January 31 (between 10 am and 12 pm).
– Available to attend a rehearsal on March 3 from 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm.
– Available March 12 from 11:30 am to 1:15 pm for the show.

Opportunity #4: Culture in Motion – Performance

At our event on March 12, 2025, we will be highlighting performing/fine arts from various cultures. If you, your friends or club would like to perform, we want to hear from you! Performances will include: dancing, singing, spoken word, demonstrations, etc. that are between 3 and 10 minutes long. To participate in this event, you must be:
– Available to attend a pre-show review of your performance, with your group members on either January 28 (between 9 am and 12 pm) or January 31 (between 10 am and 12 pm).
– Available to attend a rehearsal on March 3 (1:30 pm to 3 pm).
– Available on March 12 (12 pm to 3 pm) for the show.

Sign up for any of these opportunities through our registration form at: Share Your Talents, Share Your Culture

For questions regarding these opportunities, please email us at: pea@su.ucalgary.ca.

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2024 Students’ Union Teaching Excellence Awards Winners
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The Students’ Union (SU) announced yesterday the professors, instructors, and teaching assistants being honoured through the SU’s annual Teaching Excellence Awards (TEA). Awards and honourable mentions were given to 34 exceptional members of the university community to highlight their commitment to student success over the past academic year.

The annual TEA is the SU’s campus-wide recognition program giving undergraduate students the chance to honour and thank those instructors, professors, and teaching assistants who have supported and made a lasting and positive impression on their students. Students solely determine all nominees and winners.

Not only did the educators being honoured navigate the challenges of the year with grace, but they also committed to going above and beyond to support and prioritize students. The impact that this year’s winners have made in student lives does not go unnoticed and it is a privilege to be able to recognize their hard work with this year’s teaching excellence awards.

Dr. Fabiola Aparicio-Ting was one of two recipients of the Cumming School of Medicine Award

Jayar Espejo was one of five Teaching Assistant Award recipients

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The SU received at total of 1,022 nominations and shortlisted 75 educators. Award winners received an Apple Award and a framed certificate. The SU will also donate $5,000 to the Taylor Centre for Teaching & Learning in recognition of the contributions made by the award winners.

The SU has been honouring teaching excellence at UCalgary since 1975, with the current format of TEA beginning in 1984. These funds are used to offer further training and workshops to UCalgary instructors and facilitate an environment where high quality of teaching becomes a standard for all students. From the start, the awards were intended to give undergraduate students the opportunity to provide feedback on the quality of the university instruction they receive.

For more information about the SU TEA program, please visit www.su.ucalgary.ca/TEA.

The SU wishes its sincerest congratulations to all of the winners and honourable mentions. The complete list of award winners and honourable mentions is available below.

Inquiries may be directed to:

Nathan Ross
Manager, Communications and Government Relations
nathan.ross@ucalgary.ca
Cell: 403-835-1836

Photo Credit: Gene Baines

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Sex Week: Feb. 8 – 12
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This week is UCalgary’s annual Sex Week. It’s a great opportunity to have all your questions answered about sex, love, relationships and so much more. Check out the schedule of events and other resources here.

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