Interested in going to graduate school in linguistics? Come Monday for Academia Day, including a Graduate School Info session. Thinking of going into speech-language pathology? There’s a presentation from an SLP on Thursday. Just need some extra advising or advice on anything linguistics-related, career or degree-planning? We’ve got an Advising Day on Tuesday where you can make an appointment with the undergraduate advisor or drop by the ling lounge to talk to some upper-year students. Take a look at the schedule and choose which activities are for you!

MONDAY, MARCH 26TH: ACADEMIA DAY
Talks: 2:30-4
Reception: 4-6
If you’re interested in going to graduate school for linguistics, this day is all for you! Professor Goad will be holding a graduate school info session, and there will also be presentations from Professor Coon and a graduate student. They will all be available to answer all of your questions, and then you can grab a bite with them at the reception which will follow in the lounge.

TUESDAY, MARCH 27th: ADVISING DAY
Professor Junko Shimoyama advising, by appointment: 1-3
Peer advising: drop-in, in the linguistics lounge 11:30-4
Need advice on anything and everything linguistics-related? Make an appointment with Professor Junko, or just stop on by to ask an upper-year student about classes, advice, or anything at all. For an appointment with Professor Junko Shimoyama, e-mail hannah.pinsky@mail.mcgill.ca to get a 20 minute appointment and get all of your questions answered! To talk to an upper-year student, just stop on by the ling lounge. We will also holding elections during this time, so you can come get your questions answered and cast your vote for next year’s exec.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28th: FUTUREWEEK B&P
When: exact time TBD
Come socialize with your fellow linguistics students, meet the nominees for next year’s exec, and cast your vote! We’ll be hosting a beer and pizza at Gerts with the Russian Undergraduate Students’ Society.

THURSDAY, MARCH 29th: SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST PRESENTATION
Presentation by Dr. Rosalee Shenker: 2:30, followed by reception
Interested in a career in SLP? Come see a presentation from Dr. Rosalee Shenker, Executive Director of the Montreal Fluency Centre and long-time speech-language pathologist. She will have all sorts of helpful info for anyone interested in SLP, and she will be there to answer all of your questions! Then come relax in the lounge for a reception with refreshments right afterwards.

Hope to see you all there!

It’s that time of year! Elections for SLUM Exec 2012-2013 are here.

If you think you are familiar with SLUM and have enough initiative to take on an exec position, you
should run! It’s a fantastic way to get involved in the department. (Of course, it’s just as easy to be
a part of SLUM without being on the SLUM Exec.)

Position descriptions can be found in the nomination form, but here is the list of exec
positions:

1. President
2. VP Finance
3. VP Communications
4. VP External
5. VP Academic
6. VP Events

Please send completed nominations to slum.linguistics@mail.mcgill.ca by Friday, March 23 at 5pm.
For more information about the positions and opportunities available, feel free to email Maddie, the current President (madeleine.revill@mail.mcgill.ca). Happy nominating!

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Take a look at the attached order form. They are due back Wed. Feb. 17th. You can hand them in with exact change to Connie in rm. 111 of the Linguistics Building (1085 Dr. Penfield).

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C’est lancé enfin! Les vêtements SLUM sont finalement disponibles. Nous avons les créations merveilleuses cette année. Parmi eux, celui de «This is a wug» pour laquelle il y avait beaucoup de demande. Nous offrons 5 concepts en TROIS couleurs! Voulez-vous un pull? Nous l’avons. Voulez-vous un t-shirt? Nous l’avons. Voulez-vous un t-shirt très chic American Apparel? Nous l’avons. Voulez-vous économiser? Nous avons même un t-shirt à rabais pour la première fois! Merci à tous qui nous ont envoyé un courriel pour dire qu’ils voulaient un t-shirt ou pull Linguistique et Psychologie. C’est grâce à vous que nous l’offrons cette année!

Jetez un coup d’œil au formulaire ci-joint. La date finale pour commander est Mec. Le 17 fév. Veuillez rendre les formulaires avec argent exact à Connie dans la salle 111 du pavillon linguistique (1085 Dr. Penfield).

SLUMwear order form

So mark your calendars folks, and hope to see many happy, smiling, linguistic-loving faces this year!

Lizzie Smith (Co-Coordinator McCCLU 2010)

Friday Oct. 16
Slum Lounge
5pm