Originally posted: March 2015 The Pacific Northwest NRC on Canada hosted a resource exhibit at the 2015 WSCSS Leadership Retreat in Lake Chelan, WA (March 6-8) which used “The Power of Stories: From Native Washington to Global Movements” as its theme. The NRC also sponsored two sessions relating to Canada at the conference:  “Beat Nation:

Originally posted: March 2015 In January this year Ian Lee, Earth and Space Sciences, had the opportunity to travel to frigid Tromsø, Norway to participate in the Arctic Frontiers conference held at the University of Tromsø as the U.S. representative for the inaugural group of University of the Arctic (UArctic) Student Ambassadors, comprised of students

Originally posted March 2015 Two Arctic Studies Minor students, Nirupam Nigam, Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, and Drake Russell, Pre-Sciences, were invited by the Russian Geographical Society to attend the International Youth Forum with Center director, Vincent Gallucci. Early this January, I was selected to attend an event called the International Youth Forum, Arctic Expedition, at

Originally posted: January 2015 Tina Storer, Education and Curriculum Specialist at Western Washington University’s Center for Canadian-American Studies, represented the Pacific Northwest National Resource Center (NRC) on Canada by joining with Northeast NRC on Canada representatives Betsy Arntzen (U Maine) and Amy Sotherden (SUNY Plattsburgh) as hosts of a display booth in “International Alley” of

Originally posted: January 2015 Ever since I attended a presentation several years ago entitled “Who Owns the Arctic?” by Nadine Fabbi, Canadian Studies Center, I have wanted to collaborate with Nadine to increase awareness of the Arctic region. This past year the perfect opportunity presented itself when I was assigned to a second and third

I was originally exposed to the Pacific Northwest Economic Region (PNWER) through previous research but received additional exposure in the ARCTIC 200 course through the Jackson School of International Studies. This introductory class has proved to be incredibly useful in securing an internship and exposing me to opportunities outside the university. It provided me with

Ian is currently a junior in the Department of Earth and Space Sciences majoring in Geophysics. Due to his keen interest in glaciers and ice, he has plans to pursue graduate studies in glaciology. While more inclined towards the scientific aspects of glaciology, Ian regardless understands the importance of the other aspects of glaciology such

I was funded through the International Council for Canadian Studies Graduate Student Scholarship to conduct research in Montréal in the summer of 2014. My aim in Montréal was to study the West African music community. This was part of a comparative study that looked at West African music scenes in Montréal compared those in Paris,

The experience I had with Canadian Studies was back in early 2013 when I signed up for the JSIS 495 Task Force on Arctic Securities. I worked with Nadine Fabbi, Canadian Studies, and Joël Plouffe, Visiting Québec Professor, and was introduced to a whole host of information about a region I knew essentially nothing about. This

I began my Arctic studies with simple curiosity. While registering for Fall 2013 classes, I found a course on the Jackson School International Studies (JSIS) class listings: Inuktitut, the language of the Inuit. My father worked in the Alaskan Arctic for two decades, and I grew up with a strong (if second-hand) fascination and interest