Above: PNWCSC Annual General Meeting Participants by Annie Banel, MPA Candidate, Evans School of Public Affairs; Canadian Studies Center Reporter Lively discussion flowed between engaging presentations at this year’s Annual General Meeting of the Pacific Northwest Canadian Studies Consortium. The Consulate General of Canada graciously hosted the meeting on January 31, 2014. The wide-ranging topics

Above: Thierry (second from left) with Denyse Delcourt (left), Hedwige Meyer & Alex Price, all with French & Italian Studies; and, Lucy Jarosz, Geography. by Annie Banel, Graduate Student, Evan’s School of Public Affairs, Student Assistant, Canadian Studies Center Giasson drew on his research background in political marketing, strategic communication by political parties, and framing

Thierry arrived in October and will be visiting the Canadian Studies Center for two months. He will dedicate the time to framing the study of online political behaviors in Québec and Canada. He will be working on two projects during his stay here at the University. The first project looks at how political parties in

Above: The Arctic Studies minor builds from the foundation laid by the Task Force on Arctic Affair. Michael Brown and Nicolas van Tulder in the 2013 Task Force in Québec City, Canada. The UW College of Arts and Sciences newsletter, Perspectives, just did a story on unique interdisciplinary minors at the UW. The Center’s proposed Arctic

The Canadian Studies Center is part of a university-wide initiative to advance teaching and research on the Arctic region. The Future of Ice Initiative was just announced by Dean Graumlich from College of the Environment. Read the letter here …

Above: From left, Consul General of Canada, Denis Stevens, and presenters Tony Penikett, Sari Graben, and Vincent Gallucci. by Melissa Croce, Intern, Jackson School of International Studies On May 30, scholars, students, and interested citizens gathered at the University Club, united by an interest in the increasingly complex topic of the Arctic. Organized by the

Above: Emily Yu, student curator, poses beside one of Pottle’s Foodland Security photographs. by Emily Yu, Student Curator, UW Undergrad Foodland Security, a photography exhibit by Inuk artist, Barry Pottle from Canada’s Nunatsiavut, was on display in the Allen Library through the month of May. The exhibit included 15 images or photographs including images of food

Above: Joe Yrechetta, UW Native Organization of Indigenous Scholars, Co-President. by Augustine McCaffery, Academic Affairs and Planning, The Graduate School and Advisor, Native Organization of Indigenous Scholars Alan Parker (Chippewa Cree Nation), Director, Northwest Indian Applied Research Institute at The Evergreen State College, was the keynote speaker. He established the first Master of Public Administration

by Todd Wildermuth, School of Law Drawing from The Environmental Rights Revolution, he discussed the sudden and widespread human rights phenomenon of constitutional provisions to a healthy environmental across the globe. As of 1972, there were no constitutions in the world that incorporated environmental rights. Dr. Boyd’s extensive research demonstrates that today three-quarters of the world’s