http://www.stfx.ca/rss/news/ StFX News en This public seminar is presented on Friday, March 11th, 2011 from 8:30am-1:00pm in the Council Chambers of Bloomfield Centre, StFX. AGENDA: 9:00: Welcome: Richard Nemesvari, Dean of Arts, St. Francis Xavier University 9:15: David Flint, Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology, Dalhousie University Why some immigrants come to rural Nova Scotia and why some of them stay there. 10:00: John Phyne and Lynda Harling-Stalker, Department of Sociology, St. Francis Xavier University ‘Good to be Alberta Bound’: The Impact of Out-Migration on the Strait Region of Nova Scotia, 2001-2006. 10:40: Refreshment Break. 11:00: A Panel on Out-Migration and In-Migration Invited guests will speak on these issues. Simultaneous translation into French will be provided. http://www.stfx.ca/news/view/3689/ Sociology Mon, 16 May 2011 07:46:10 http://www.stfx.ca/news/view/3689/ NO The St. Francis Xavier University Department of Sociology and McGill-Queen's University Press cordially invite you to join Dr. Lynda Harling-Stalker and Dr. Stephen Marmura for the launch of "Surveillance, Privacy, and the Globalization of Personal Information: International Comparisons" on Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at 7pm in the StFX Art Gallery, 1st floor Bloomfield Centre. http://www.stfx.ca/news/view/3688/ Sociology Mon, 16 May 2011 07:41:43 http://www.stfx.ca/news/view/3688/ NO Dr. Meinhard Doelle, Associate Professor Dalhousie Law School and Associate Director of the Marine and Environmental Law Institute, will deliver a public lecture on "Law and Policy Options for Climate Change Mitigation" on Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011 from 2:00-3:30pm in the Coady International Institute, Room 342. http://www.stfx.ca/news/view/3687/ Sociology Mon, 16 May 2011 07:37:21 http://www.stfx.ca/news/view/3687/ NO GUEST SPEAKER: Dr. Anthony Stewart, Department of English, Dalhousie University, to deliver a talk on "Choosing Between Order and Justice: How We Might Think About Privilege." Date: January 31, 2011. Place: Schwartz School of Business Auditorium. Time: 7:00pm. Reception to follow upstairs in the Schwartz Gallery. http://www.stfx.ca/news/view/3686/ Sociology Mon, 16 May 2011 07:33:48 http://www.stfx.ca/news/view/3686/ NO GUEST SPEAKERS: Catherine (Katie) M. Aubrecht 2005 Sociology Honours Graduate/Mifflen Award Recipient, St. Francis Xavier University SSHRC Canada Graduate Scholarship Doctoral Award Winner 2007-2010 PhD Candidate (ABD), Sociology and Equity Studies in Education, University of Toronto Project Coordinator, Faculty of Health Professions, Dalhousie University. Jennifer Steylen 2006 Sociology Honours Graduate, St. Francis Xavier University Primary Worker, Nova Institution for Women (Truro). Date: Monday, November 8, 2010 Place: Conference Room A, KMC Time: 7:00pm Refreshments/pizza to be provided. Cash bar. Bring a friend! http://www.stfx.ca/news/view/3685/ Sociology Mon, 16 May 2011 07:28:45 http://www.stfx.ca/news/view/3685/ NO