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November 19 - Food Bank Lecture: Upcoming Events Father Knows Best? The Representation of Dads in Popular Culture Dr. Lynn Wells Noon Hour Forum Series Regina and District Food Bank, 12:00 – 1:00 pm Seniors Education Centre 445 Winnipeg Street Gallery Building, Room 106 Lunch provided to all participants at no cost 12:00 pm – 1:15 pm Call 585-585-5870 for further information Call 585-5816 for further information Oct 9 Brain Gym November 20 –Gerontology Institute 2008: The Aging Brain Oct 16 The Night That I Met Howie & Friends Call 585-5816 for further information Oct 23 Speaking of Bones Oct 30 Climate Change and Sustainable November 22 - Canadian Test of English for Scholars and Trainees Development in Chile (CanTest) Candidates must register at least seven days before the Nov 6 There and Back Again test date (photo I.D. required) Nov 13 You and Your Television Ph: (306) 585-4585 October 16 - Heritage Lecture Week of November 24 - Continuing Education Program Guide Available The Chinese in Early Saskatchewan November 28 - The Great Debate Dr. Ken Leyton-Brown English as a Second Language students debate topical issues Room 106, College Building Call 585-4585 for further information Vol II • October 2008 College Avenue and Scarth Street Call 585-5870 for further information November 28 to November 30 - Spanish Intensive Course 9:00 am to 4:30 PM each day with a socio-cultural evening on October 18 - University of Regina Fall Convocation Saturday, November 29, that includes an authentic Mexican meal October 20 - Canadian Association for University For information and registration, call 585-5853 Continuing Education (CAUCE) Western Deans and December 5 - English as a Second Language Fall Graduation Directors Conference, University of Alberta U of R partnership with high schools celebrated December 5 - International Volunteer Day October 23-24 - Western Administrators and Promotion & Christmas Celebration Specialists in University Continuing Education Gallery Building, Room 106, 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. (WAPSUCE) Annual Conference, Winnipeg, Manitoba Call 585-5816 for further information October 30 - Lecture: Stephen King – Master of the Macabre Professor Nicholas Ruddick 2009 Regina Public Library, Humanities Research Institute, Centre for Continuing Education January 6 - First day of Business and Professional Room 210, College Building, 7:00 – 8:15 pm Development courses Saudi Students at U of R Call 585-5870 for further details January 7 - First day of classes at the University November 4 - Registration begins for University of Regina January 7 - Commencement of English as a Second Language Winter 2009 credit courses (Students are eligible to Winter academic program register at specific date and times based upon credit January 21 - The Emperor’s New Threads hours earned) The Conservatory of Performing Arts Theatre for Young People November 13 – 14 - Project Retreat Call 585- 5830 for further information Saskatchewan Institute for Health Leadership (SIHL) Theatre For Young People The Aging Brain – how to slow the aging process Seniors Education Centre 7th Gerontology Institute Thursday, November 20, 2008-08-27 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Regina Inn, 1975 Broad Street, Regina SK For information and registration: Ph: (306) 585-5816 Web: www.uregina.ca/cca/seniors More inside.... Throughout the past Saudi Students at Conservatory Theatre For Young People ESL Instructor summer, theatre that entertains and educates Continuing and Students Education University of Regina Theatre for Young People, a unique program for Regina, will be launched by the on College contribute to Conservatory of Performing Arts, in 2009. Gerry Folk, Head of the Conservatory, Avenue has Mustafa Khudhar, from Qatif, Saudi Arabia, times each year. I didn’t have clothes for this.” Missing Women been a busy graduated from the top level of the ESL noted “The Theatre will serve the youth of Regina and southern Saskatchewan place with program in the summer and is pursuing his Mustafa’s best experiences here in Regina through the presentation of professional theatre that entertains and educates. Conference 219 youth, Bachelor of Medical Imaging in the Faculty have been “making friends from other The goal is to engage and educate young people through the presentation of ages 3 – 15, of Science. A qualified x-ray technician in countries and many Canadian friends. I got professional theatre that provides a foundation of knowledge that will stimulate From August 14th to August 17th, attending his country, Mustafa was attracted to the to take a tour of the General Hospital. They empathy, debate and critical thinking. ” academics, family members of missing day camps University of Regina as it on one of only told me to call them if I have any problems.” women and activists came from From the Director From for the performing arts. two universities in Canada whose medical He added, “One thing that I learned here is The Emperors’ New Threads, a witty adaptation of the Hans Christian Mexico to the University of Regina The Creative Drama Studio, imaging degree is accepted in Saudi Arabia. to compromise. Here we have a lot of group to meet with their counterparts in Guitar Camp and the Improv Andersen classic fable, will be offered to school children on January 21, 2009. work. This is very different from my country. Canada along with social workers, Workshop were just some of Mustafa has found life easy here. “Monica [ESL Comprehensive study guides will be provided to all participating schools It’s good.” law enforcement officers and other the opportunities for young Housing Coordinator] met me at the airport allowing teachers to plan to incorporate the production into their curriculum interested people. All attended performers to explore the and found me a homestay family to live with. Mustafa was one of fifty seven Saudi Arabian for the year. the conference “Missing Women: arts. Our English as a Second Then Bertrand [ESL Head] helped me find students who came to the University Language (ESL) program, an apartment and got my wife registered in of Regina this summer. Followed by Decolonization, Third Wave Feminisms, “Productions will be linked to the school curriculum providing opportunities to located on the main campus, school.” He notes that his greatest challenge approximately 60 more students in the and Indigenous People of Canada was bustling with a total of has been weather, “I came to Regina in fall through a unique partnership with the gain insight into community and global issues as well as the issues that young and Mexico” which examined the 165 Canadian Francophone January, 2008 and had to take 2 buses to get government of Saudi Arabia. people face. The Conservatory will also work with the community schools in consistent and alarming rise of missing and international students to the University. The coldest weather in my our city to share a number of free tickets to ensure the greatest access to the Indigenous women throughout both for the two four-week Explore country is -18 C and that is just one or two Scholarship programs provided by His Royal program,” Folk advised. countries. For more information programs that combine Highness King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz and about the conference, visit www. formal lessons, language ministries of the Saudi government allow Winnipeg, Calgary, Saskatoon, missingwomenregina.com. workshops and cultural student to study in any English speaking activities. Additionally, we Edmonton and Vancouver country. However, Gordon Trueblood, Senior Because of the international nature offered Summer University an Academic Advisor at the Royal Embassy have professional theatre of the conference, translations initiative that allows students of Saudi Arabia in Ottawa advises that “a companies dedicated to the were needed for signage and for to accelerate or adjust Canadian education is highly regarded in presentation and production their academic programs, presentations. This is where the ESL Saudi Arabia and often leads to very good of theatre for children and continued our partnership employment opportunities…it is not unusual Program came in. ESL instructor young people but the with the Humanities Research for scholarship students who were destined Simone Hengen was coordinator of Institute to provide a public for one of the other He further noted Conservatory’s Theatre for translators. Simone recruited Summer lecture highlighting Arts that the University of Regina was chosen, Young People will be the first intensive program students from Action, and planned for the upcoming “because of the uniqueness of some of the of its kind in Regina. Panamericana University in Mexico to academic year. programs offered…because it is a welcoming take care of the Spanish signs. Former university.” ESL students joined a group doing We look forward to an equally lively www.uregina.ca/cce/conservatory simultaneous translations of English fall semester that includes Weekend www.uregina.ca/esl into Spanish for Mexican guests. University, Campus Saskatchewan activities in our Distance Learning Simone advised, “The contribution For information on any of the programs and courses mentioned in cce connections: Continuing Education is pleased to welcome new people who have come to the Centre of our students was important for Division, record ESL enrolments, the in recent months: 2008 Gerontology Institute and the Web: www.uregina.ca/est our guests…it meant that they could Project Retreat for the 5th annual Ph: (306) 585-5801 Kathy Buitenhuis, formerlyChanges of the Crown Investments Corporation, joinedat Continuing Education understand and share more fully.” as Assistant Director of the Centre for Continuing Education in August. Saskatchewan Institute of Health E-mail: [email protected] Leadership. Angelique Elliott took on a dual role working with the Seniors Education Centre and the tasks of cce connections is published by the Centre for Continuing Education, University of Regina the Facilities Assistant. three times per year. It can be found in PDF format on the web www.