1. McLaughlin College Home of Political Science, Sociology, Law & Society, Criminology, Public Policy & Administration, Global Political Studies, Social Science, and Work & Labour Studies

2. Terry Conlin, Academic Advisor, McLaughlin College 227 McLaughlin –tconlin@yorku.catconlin@yorku.ca –736-5128 Enroll without permission from prof: Term W: January 21 Enroll with permission: Feb 4 Reading Week: Feb 16 - 22 Feb. 15: drop date for full-year courses March 15: drop date for winter term 3 credit courses Look for summer lecture schedule beginning of February Counseling & Disability Centre: N110 Bennett Centre www.yorku.ca/cds Learning Skills Programme www.yorku.ca/cds/lss www.yorku.ca/cds/lss (Bennett Centre) The Writing Department S329 Ross 736-5134 http://www.yorku.ca/laps/writ Includes ESL Open Learning Centre

3. McLaughlin Events –Get a Certificate of participation for attending 6 talks: McLaughlin Senior Common Room 140 MC noon –Nathalia Abreu – Wed Jan 16 From Toronto to Cartagena (Columbia): York Student Makes a Difference at the Summit of the Americas Nathalia: McLaughlin Student who attended Summit of the Americas, sponsored by McLaughlin, and discussed policy issues with PM Harper –Prof. Wesley Cragg – Thursday Jan 17 Founder of Transparency International Canada Title of talk: “Ethics and the Academy:” Implications for York –Tanja Juric – Tues Jan 22 Informed and Engaged Secularism to support increasingly diverse societies –Noa Ashkenazi – Tues Jan 29 Sexual Harassment Prevention –Greg Vezina – Wed Jan 30 Making Democracy Work –Public Administration – Thurs Jan 31 for students interested in majoring or minoring in Public Administration to meet faculty –Future talks on www.yorku.ca/mcl & sent to you by emailwww.yorku.ca/mcl

4. Other Events Robbie Burns Night: Friday, January 25, 7 pm, McLaughlin Senior Common Room (140 MC): readings from poetry contest, piping in the haggis, tatties & neeps, Scottish Country Dancing, good Scotch. Submit your poems to bacchus@yorku.ca asap. You could win up to $100!!!bacchus@yorku.ca Saturday January 26: Alumni-student hockey game, 8 pm, Rink 5, Canlan Ice Gardens, followed by food and good times upstairs at the Thirsty Penguin after the game.

5. Student Clubs and Activities McLaughlin Student Council –Formal, end of March or early April –Other events throughout the term: Montreal & Ottawa trips –McLaughlin/Vanier Choir & Band Sports (intramural) Dynamacs (exercise gym $25) www.yorku.ca/mcl (McLaughlin College) http://www.mclaughlincollege.com/ (McLaughlin Student Council) http://www.yorku.ca/mc (Macmedia)http://www.yorku.ca/mc http://www.yorku.ca/mcc/macsport (McLaughlin Sports and Recreation)http://www.yorku.ca/mcc/macsport