The Canadian Studies Center offers educational programming throughout the year including public lectures, academic conferences/symposia, professional educational workshops for K-16 teachers, readings by Canadian authors, Canadian film screenings, and social events.
Upcoming Events
K-12 Educator Events
Past Events Listings
Business Discussion: Canada-US Exchange Rates, the Global Exchange Rate System and Foreign Currency Risk Solutions
Tuesday, 12 August 2008, 5:30-6:30 pm
Location: REI Seattle, South Meeting Room, 222 Yale Ave N
Professor Debra Glassman, Senior Lecturer at the UW's Foster School of Business and Thomas Davies of HSBC Global Markets will address the economic factors affecting the value of the Canadian and US currencies in the short run and the long run and how firms can manage their foreign exchange rate risk through the use of various banking products and hedging solutions. The series is part of a series of business discussions held in conjunction with the Canada-America Society, Seattle and HSBC.
Program Flyer
Registration: $15-$20 / free for UW faculty/students. Contact Lilly O’Brien at 425-398-9100.
Lecture Series: Critical Issues in Childrearing Practices and Adaptation in Immigrant and Refugee Families in Canada
Monday, 18 August 2008, 11 am-Noon
Location: Shoreline Community College, Room 1503, Shoreline, Washington
Brinda Jegatheesan, UW, College of Education and newest affiliated faculty member of the Center, will address the challenges immigrant and refugee families face in raising their children in a new society. Canada has a longstanding hospitable tradition of welcoming immigrants and refugees from all over the world. The changing demographics point to a critical need for understanding the newcomers ways of life including their challenges in adapting to a new society and raising their young ones, who will be the future generation of the country.
Sponsor(s): This lecture is part of weeklong series on International Relations sponsored by the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies as part of SummerCollege sponsored by Shoreline Community College.
Registration: Tickets are $65-$75. Contact Shoreline Community College to register.
Lecture Series: When the Boys Come Marching Home: The Inter-War Period in Canada
Monday-Friday, 18-22 August 2008, 11 am-Noon
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This lecture series, by Professor Emeritus, Douglas Jackson, will cover the period between World Wars I and II – a dynamic period in the nation making of Canada including developments, challenges, the creation of the Group of Seven. The series is part of SummerCollege sponsored by Shoreline Community College and the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies.
Registration: Tickets are $65-$75. Contact Shoreline Community College to register.
Symposium: Crossing Haro Strait: Scientific Collaboration in the Gulf and San Juan Islands
Saturday-Sunday, 13-14 September 2008, 9 am-6 pm Saturday (Sunday, exploration of Moran State Park)
Location: Camp Moran, Environmental Learning Center, Moran State Park, Orcas Island, WA
Kwiáht (Center for the Historical Ecology of the Salish Sea), with the support of the Canadian Studies Center, is offering a two-day symposium/discussions on improving knowledge of the Salish Sea island biogeography for scientists and land managers working in the Gulf and San Juan Islands. The goal of the symposium is to enhance cross-border policy making in the Pacific Northwest.
Program Flyer
Information/Registration: Russel Barsh
Lecture Series: The Canadian Push to the Pacific
Thursdays, 25 September to 16 October, 10 am-Noon
Location: Edmonds Community College, Maltby Building (at North Campus Complex), Room 108, 7020 196th St SW, Lynnwood, Washington
At mid-19th century, the availability of good farmland in eastern Canada had been exhausted and newcomers would certainly be directed into the US. Before settlement could be achieved, however, the fur trade would have to end and the aboriginal population settled. Would newcomers move westward a thousand miles or more from Montréal? How would law and order be maintained throughout a vast area? Would Canada achieve the ultimate promise of a dominion stretching from the Atlantic to the Pacific? Join us in this survey course that attempts to provide answers to many of the questions. Canadian born and educated, Douglas Jackson received further academic training in the US and established the Canadian Studies Center in the Jackson School.
Sponsor(s): Creative Retirement Institute, Edmonds Community College
Information/Registration: $40 for four sessions
Film Festival: Seattle International Film Festival
21 May-14 July 2009
Every year the Center works with the Seattle International Film Festival to promote and support films by Canadian and Québécois directors. Usually, over a dozen Canadian films are featured, many including a visit by the director. Please check back for a listing of Canadian films at the 35th Annual Seattle International Film Festival in May-June 2009.
Registration: Seattle International Film Festival