As the 2009-2010 school year gets underway, look out for the following UTSA events:
- Clubs Fair Booth
- Welcome Event & Barbecue
- First Meeting
- Michael Shermer: Why People Believe Weird Things
Clubs Fair Booth
The UTSA will have a booth set up at the UTSU clubs fair. Come out and look for our booth, and sign up for our mailing list to be entered into a raffle to win a to-be-decided (but cool) prize at the upcoming Welcome Event & Barbecue.
The clubs fair will take place this Friday, September 4 from 12pm to 4pm around Kings College Circle and Hart House Circle. Executive members will be there if you have any questions about the club, our planned events and executive positions.
Welcome Event & Barbecue
On Friday, September 11, the Centre For Inquiry will be hosting a Welcome Event & Barbecue for the secular student groups from UofT, York and Ryerson. Food and beverages will be available.
This is an excellent opportunity to meet campus group leaders from across the Greater Toronto Area, as well as the Centre for Inquiry staff and volunteers.
More information can be found here. (Facebook Event)
First Meeting
On Thursday, September 17, we will hold our first meeting of the school year. The meeting will take place from 7pm to 8pm in the Meeting Room at Hart House (on the second floor — ask the porter if you need help finding it). We will be introducing the club’s executive members and outlining our plan for the year. Everybody is welcome and encouraged to attend. There will also be a social event afterward at a location to-be-decided.
Michael Shermer: Why People Believe Weird Things
The UTSA is collaborating with the Centre for Inquiry to bring you the following event:
Ever wonder why people believe in UFO abductions, mind-reading, reincarnation, urban legends, not to mention “scientific creationism” and the pernicious myth that the Holocaust never happened? Dr. Michael Shermer, the Founding Publisher of Skeptic magazine, is a genuine ghost-buster, a relentless crusader against superstition and pseudoscience. Based on his bestselling book, Why People Believe Weird Things, Dr Shermer’s lecture will debunk junk science, bad science, voodoo science, pathological science, pseudoscience, and plain old nonsense. The event will be filled with humour, insight, and personal anecdotes – a highly entertaining wake-up call that has proved a hit on college campuses.
Dr. Michael Shermer is the Founding Publisher of Skeptic magazine, the Executive Director of the Skeptics Society, a monthly columnist for Scientific American, the host of the Skeptics Distinguished Science Lecture Series at Caltech, and Adjunct Professor of Economics at Claremont Graduate University.
ADMISSION/TICKETS ON SALE NOW:
$8 general, $5 students and CFI members.
A reception will be held with Dr. Shermer after the event exclusively for CFI members.
This event is FREE to NEW and RENEWING CFI members and one guest. Join/renew at www.cficanada.ca/support. After joining, email jtrottier@centerforinquiry.net to request 1 or 2 tickets. Provide full contact information. With Blasphemy Day, our major upcoming conference and our regular events, now is the ideal time to join!
Get full info on the event and buy your tickets now at http://tinyurl.com/ntssw7
You may alternatively pay in person at CFI at 216 Beverley St. (call ahead 416-971-5676 to confirm someone is in the Centre) or mail a cheque to 216 Beverley St., Toronto ON M5T 1Z3. You must place the cheque in the mail at least 1 week prior to the event.
You can also check out this event on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=129639171804