What we've been up to.

On Friday, January 18th the Junior Research Fellows hosted the Official Launch of the Germany Symposium 2012.  In all honesty, we were a little worried about the possibility of a miniscule turn-out. Since it was a Friday evening, we knew there was always the possibility that people would rather rush home to relax for the weekend. However, much to our pleasure, the event was a success. Following speeches made by Principal Kenneth McRoberts and our supervisors, Prof. Dagmar Soennecken and Prof. Ulrich Best, we introduced ourselves and the scope of our project to a room full of fellow students, professors, family, and guests from the German community. Other notable guests included Consul General Sabine Sparwasser, Dr. Lorna Wright (Associate Vice-President International), Prof. Stanislav Kirschbaum (Chair of the International Studies Department), and Prof. Sabine Dreher. We would like to thank you all for your generous support and contributions to our project!

All in all, we were happy with the outcome of the event. We were able to raise a considerable amount of funds through our raffle and silent auction, the food was tasty, and we had the opportunity to mingle and network with fellow students, faculty, and members of the Germany community here in Toronto.

 Here are a few snapshots for those of you who missed the event.

The Symposium Team

Guests enjoying tasty appetizers.

Prof. Stanislav Kirschbaum, Principal Kenneth McRoberts, Consul General Sabine Sparwasser

Prof. Ulrich Best, Prof and Dagmar Soennecken - our wonderful supervisors

During the month of January we also held a bake sale in the York Hall breezeway. It was quite a success! Thank you fellow Glendon students for your support!

Our Funding Coordinator, Sue Vivanco, selling the goods.

With all that said, we still have much work ahead of us as we are now less than two months away from the conference!