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: January 16 Enroll with permission: Jan 31 Reading Week: Feb 20 - 24 Feb. 10: drop date for full-year courses March 9: 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 –Patrick Monahan (VP York) - January 24 Achieving social change through law (010 Vanier, 12:30) –Richard Phidd (public policy) - January 26 (140 MC, noon) –Wallace Katz (American Politics: failed response to a crisis) – January 30 (010 Vanier, 12:30) –John McErlean (Napoleon) - February 2 (140 MC, noon) –Paul Brienza (international criminal court), Feb 7 (140 MC, noon) –Jennifer Dalton (Aboriginal voting) February 8 (140 MC, noon) –Tammy Gordon (turning setbacks into success: motivational speaker) – Feb 8 (010 Vanier, 12:30) –Franklin McDonald (environment policy in Jamaica) - March 6 (140 MC, noon)

4. Other Events Robbie Burns Night: Wednesday 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 Saturday January 28: The Prison Complex in Canada. The Underground, 11 am – 4 pm. William Mullins-Johnson (spent 12 years in prison for a crime he did not commit), criminology, psychology & social work professors

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