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Are you a BA student who is wondering what kind of job you can get when you graduate?  Are you sick of people asking you what you're going to do with your BA and even more frustrated by not knowing how to answer?

The AUS in collaboration with CaPs and the Dean of Arts Development Fund brings you a series of workshops and panels titled "Work Your BA" to show you and everyone else what you can do with your degree. We'll be bringing in CEO's, entrepreneurs, politicians, authors, photographers, and many more varieties of professionals, all with BAs to talk about how they used their Bachelor of Arts to get where they are today.

For complete biographies of the panelists listed below, please click here.

MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 2010

Workshop: Job Search Strategies for BA Students
11:30 am - 1:00 pm, Brown 5001

Identify the transferable skills that your BA taught you, along with their implications for career choice and job search. You’ll learn to recognize patterns of interests and work related values that will help you target appropriate jobs and employers.

Panel:  Working in Finance, Banking & Business with a BA
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm, Brown 5001

Although you might not think of your BA as a ticket into the corporate world, you might be surprised to realize that a good percentage of CEOs and Sr. Vice-Presidents of important companies hold a BA. Come to this panel to find out how you can Work Your BA into the world of transactions.

PANELISTS:

• Michael Penner, CEO, Richelieu Legwear (BA History)
• John Paul Macdonald, SR VP HR + P A, Bombardier
• Genevieve Bich, Chief Talent Officer, Dynamite
• Brigitte Simard, Partner, Korn Ferry International (BA Psychology)

TUESDAY, JANUARY 26, 2010

Panel: Working in the Public Sector
11:30 am - 1:30 pm, Brown 5001

Public servants, MPs, even the delegation to Copenhagen (ahem) – these are the jobs you could have. Come to our discussion on the public sector to see where you can take your BA!

PANELISTS:

• Eleni Bakopanos, Senior Director of Government Relations, 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ (BA Polical Science & History)
• Eva Ludvig, Commissioner's Representative, Quebec Region
• Monika Adamowicz, HR Directorate, Justice Canada

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2010

Panel: Public Relations, Marketing & Communications with a BA
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm, Brown 3001

You know how to read, write, analyze, and see the big picture. These are the skills you need to work in the fast-paced world of PR, Marketing and Communications. Come talk with 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ grads working in this sector to discover how you can tailor your degree and your CV to break into this exciting career.

PANELISTS:

• Miriam Martz, Marketing Specialist, Evolving Web
• Daniel Goodfellow, Youth Employment Services Montreal (YES)
• Marie-Claude Savard, Development and Alumni Relations Associate, Old Chancellor Day

THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 2010

Panel: Entrepreneurship as an Arts Student
4:30 pm - 6:30 pm, Brown 5001

Think about your limits. Now use your BA like a jackhammer and break those limits. That’s right, Arts students are creative and make some of the best entrepreneurs in the world. Come to this panel to see what unique companies your fellow 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ BA grads have started and what you need to get started.

PANELISTS:

• Charles V. Bierbrier, Brewmaster, Bierbrier Brewery
• Alexander Hamilton Eberts, Akoha
• Melanie Notkin, Savvy Auntie
• Raymond Luk, Managing Director, Flow Ventures
• Robert Kerr, Owner and Founder of Kerr Financial

FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 2010

Panel: Creativity, Design & Technology
11:30 am - 1:30 pm, Brown 5001

Whoever said that technology and design was for engineers or computer scientists clearly did not know 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ BA grads too well. Website, graphic design, and technological solutions can also be the creative domain of BA students. Come to this panel to discover how to break into the ever growing field of creativity, design and technology.

PANELISTS:

• Wendy Kathryn Gold, Design Consultant
• David Ticoll, Chief Executive Director, Canadian Coalition for Tomorrow’s ICT Skills
• Daniel Mercier, Sales Director, SAS

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2010

Panel: Writing, Journalism & Editing
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm, Brown 5001

Have a knack for words? Does grammar get you all excited? If writing and editing is what tickles your fancy than you have no choice but to come to this panel to engage with writers, journalists and editors to find out what it takes to become the next Shakespeare.

PANELISTS:

• Gerald Wexler, Script Writer
• Alexander Herman, Writer/Author (BA Trinity College Dublin, LLB/BCL 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ)
• Elie Moser, Author & Editor (BA Honours)
• Peggy Curran, Reporter & Columnist, The Gazette
• Stephanie Whitaker, freelance journalist
• Mike Boone, Reporter & Columnist, The Gazette

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Panel: Community & Activist Work at Home and Abroad
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm, Brown 5001

There’s a reason why Bono is molto buono. In fact, I’m pretty sure that the work he does is pro bono. Unfortunately, he won’t be speaking tonight. But if this is the kind of work that you’re interested in, you should come to this work shop! Community and activist work at home and abroad!

PANELISTS:

• Shannon Ripley, Communications Assistant, Coop Coffees (BA Latin American Studies, 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ 2008)
• Bree Akesson, LMSW, MPH, former Public Health Volunteer, PhD candidate in Social Work (BA Sociology, Columbia)
• Nikki Bozinoff, Health and Social Policy advocate
• Sacha Jarvis, MA Nursing candidate, former CIDA intern in Tanzania (joint BA-BSc, Western)

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY4, 2010

Workshop: Next Steps:  Action Plan & Tools to Work Your BA
11:30 am - 1:00 pm, Brown 5001

Learn how to compose a more effective and tailored resume and define the essential components of a cover letter. Interview preparation will also be covered and we’ll even start you off on an action plan!

On the Road - Alumni Art Event
5:00 pm - 9:00 pm, Arts Lobby

On The Road - A student produced and curated art show that gives students a chance to meet 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Alumni working in the realm of Fine Arts.  The Fine Arts is a field that many know nothing about. Come meet artists, curators and other artsy professionals to find out the different things that you can do with your passion for art.

Registration is required for all events by loging into .  From your homepage, click on the "Events" tab followed by the "Workshops" tab and keyword search "Arts/BA".