Social Science Festival
In Fall 2000, Curriculum Coordinator Mark Prentice listened as Social Science teachers voiced concerns about their program’s visibility. They wanted students to take pride in Social Science and move beyond the “I’m in Social” shorthand. Mark had an idea: a Social Science Festival showcasing the field’s impact on society.
The idea took off. In Fall 2001, just weeks after 9/11, Vanier College hosted its first Social Science Festival. Gwyn Dyer’s keynote, The New War, packed the auditorium. Speakers like Chris Spence, Richard Pound, and local faculty addressed pressing global and personal issues.
The festival has since evolved into a week-long event, engaging students and faculty across programs. That buzz in the hallways? It’s the Social Science Festival—join in!
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Previous Symposiums
October 16, 2024Symposium
Vanier Social Science Festival will explore the idea that It’s Time for Change
November 23, 20232023 Social Science Festival: Speaking Truth to Power
October 13, 20232023 Social Science Festival: Speaking Truth to Power
- October 21, 2022
Voices is the theme for the 2022 Vanier College Social Science Festival
- October 22, 2021
2021 Social Science Festival explores “Identity”
- October 16, 2020
Social Science Festival 2020 goes virtual to explore “Community”
- October 18, 2019
Vanier Social Science Festival 2019: Resilience
- October 17, 2017
Vanier College 17th Annual Social Science Festival looks at Perspectives – October 16 to 20, 2017
- October 14, 2016
Vanier Social Science Festival 2016: Vanier and the City
- October 16, 2015
Social Science Festival 2015 – October 19-23, 2015: Complex Diversities – Diverse Complexities
- October 14, 2014
Wade Davis and Richard Pound to Speak at the 2014 Vanier College Social Science Festival
- October 17, 2013
Academic
Voices: 13th Annual Social Science Festival at Vanier College
- October 19, 2012
Justin Trudeau to speak at the 2012 Vanier College Social Science Festival Oct. 22-26, 2012
- October 11, 2011
Tech Cultures, Tech Selves - the 2011 Vanier College Social Science Festival explores technology in our lives