McGill Arab Student Network

01/26/2024

📣Interested in meeting and networking with professionals from various industries?👨🏻‍💼👩🏻‍⚕️👷🏻‍♂️👩🏻‍⚖️

ASN’s annual networking event is the perfect occasion for students to learn more about different fields of work, build connections, and inquire about summer internship opportunities!

📑👔 Bring your CVs and formal attire to join us on Thursday, February 8th from 6pm to 8pm at Sofitel (1155 Sherbrooke St W, 2nd floor)

We hope to see you all!

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📣 Aimeriez-vous rencontrer et réseauter avec des professionnels de divers secteurs ?👨🏻‍💼👩🏻‍⚕️👷🏻‍♂️👩🏻‍⚖️

L'événement annuel de réseautage de l'ASN est l'occasion idéale pour les étudiants d'en apprendre davantage sur différents domaines de travail, de créer des liens et de se renseigner sur les opportunités de stage!

📑👔 Rejoignez-nous en tenue formelle avec votre CV en main le jeudi 8 février de 18h à 20h à l’hôtel Sofitel (1155 rue Sherbrooke Ouest, 2ème étage).

Soyez nombreux!

05/04/2022

Thank you all for voting! The results are:
President (Khaled Skaik):
Yes - 100%
No - 0%
Abstain - 0%

We would like to congratulate Khaled Skaik, and wish him all the success next year!

05/01/2022

Meet your president candidate: Khaled Skaik

To vote for the next ASN president! Please use this form to vote for the candidates of the ASN President 2022-2023 elections. The voting form will remain open until 11:59 PM EST, May 5th. The results will be announced within two days after the voting closes.
https://forms.gle/sgXJ73PYjbwW4sPG8
Please note that you MUST be a McGill student to vote. All McGill IDs and emails may be verified to confirm - your vote will only be valid if your information is correct.
Email us at [email protected] or message us if you have any questions or concerns.

Applications are still open for VP positions!!

Hello, and thank you for participating in the ASN 2020 By-Elections! Please note that you MUST be a McGill student to vote. All McGill IDs and emails will be verified by the SSMU VP Student Life - your vote will only be valid if your information is correct and verified. **Disclaimer: Candidates on t...

04/28/2022

Join the McGill Arab Students' Network for the 2022-203 Executive Committee Elections!
There are 6 executive positions that are up for election.
Which are:
- President (must be an executive member for minimum of 2 semesters)
- Vice-President Academics
- Vice-President Operations & Internal Affairs
- Vice-President Finance
- Vice-President Events
- Vice-President Media and Communications
Any SSMU or PGSS student is eligible to run for the ASN Executive Team.
If you are interested in running for one of the above positions, please fill out this nomination form!
You will then move into the campaign period which will be announced soon. Stay tuned!
The polling period will take place after that!
https://forms.gle/K8mJTQZCqEWWCqRv8

03/02/2022

Our journal is proud to welcome submissions from everyone interested in sharing their lived experience through a variety of means. We publish opinion pieces, editorials, artistic compositions, and photographs among other submission types. We encourage all authors to submit their piece before the deadline; although submitting early does not improve or detriment your chances of acceptance, it allows for more thorough editing and review.

All submissions are reviewed by multiple, independent editors for clarity and purpose. Submissions will undergo thorough stylistic editing prior to publishing as well. We encourage all prospective authors to write engaging pieces that will provide value to our readers.

The three best submissions will be awarded:
1st. $250
2nd. $150
3rd. $50

Please check out our bio to submit your piece!!! The extended deadline for submission is at 11:59pm on the 16th of March, 2022.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfu5Z6SRXn7Hb4AyDhp_XpGd2PRtZvUEkWYaWGQ5gDxrxnAxg/viewform

01/25/2022

Mental Health Support for Students

keep.meSAFE provides McGill students with real-time and appointment-based confidential support, anytime of the day or night from anywhere in the world!
Get matched with a counsellor that speaks your language or is from your culture, for any school, health, or general life concern at no cost to you. Real-time support is available via telephone and chat. Appointment-based support is available over the phone, via video and in-person.
Through our free My SSP app, access a wide variety of multilingual self-help resources, including articles, videos and assessment tools.
There are a number of ways to learn more and connect.
Call or chat with a counsellor directly from the My SSP app, Call directly at 1.844.451.9700, or Visit www.keepemesafe.org

01/24/2022

Outreach assistant job with Youthful Cities

Youthful Cities is hiring 5 part-time Outreach Assistants representing different geographic regions in Canada. Outreach Assistants will work closely with the Project Coordinator to support project development, conducting outreach and communication, and will complete quantitative and qualitative data collection, validation, and analysis. Applicants with lived experience as refugees, current students studying at a Canadian post-secondary institution, and/or youth 18-30 years old are encouraged to apply.

The partnership between The Refugee Centre & Youthful Cities is to create a proof of concept for a refugee-centric data and technology tool that encourages refugees to settle in secondary cities, allowing them to achieve settlement faster. The project will develop informational resources and tools using urban development and data insights collected in collaboration with the team and community partners.



Learn more and apply, please visit the following link:

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01/23/2022

Want to support mental health on campus?
The Peer Support Centre is recruiting!

The PSC is currently recruiting members for:
- their executive team (application deadline: Feb 6)
- peer supporters (application deadline: Feb 27)
- promotion volunteers (application deadline: March 20th)
- program evaluation volunteers (application deadline: March 20th)

Link to Executive Team Application Guide: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lubPCSM9HJZi-7Rn3cqQGVhmywJ9-0PYAs0j4CvJMzo/edit
Link to Peer Supporter Application Guide:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1A9e0rno7UzJVu7FmIwureJ71msIQ4Xs2Ct5fcPU2ThA/edit
Link to Promotions & Outreach Team and Program Evaluation Team Application Guide: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1S_NDdANGGz3dpt504TpcZIZ2k8zsxh2frxEqsUshErE/edit

To learn more and to apply, visit www.psc.ssmu.ca

01/23/2022

📣📣📣 "LE JUMELAGE" is back!! 📣📣📣
bit.ly/jumelage2022 (registration form for students willing to improve their French)
Are you learning French? Would having a regular, francophone conversation partner help? If so, we have something for you!
➡➡ Meet up with your partner once a week for a chat. Speak half-an-hour in French, and the other half in your mother tongue (your partner is trying to learn your mother tongue).
💙💙 You will be paired according to common interests and personality traits.
🇨🇴🇪🇬🇲🇦All mother tongues welcome🇵🇰🇪🇸🇹🇳
🔔🔔🔔 If your mother tongue is SPANISH, KOREAN, JAPANESE, RUSSIAN, PORTUGUESE, ITALIAN, GREEK, GERMAN, ROMANIAN, ARABIC, many francophones are looking to practise your language. N'hésitez pas !
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Formulaire pour francophones souhaitant pratiquer une autre langue que le français (toutes les langues sont possibles) bit.ly/cefjumelage

01/23/2022

📣📣📣 THE BIG RETURN OF THE LANGUIST TWINING PROGRAM! 📣📣📣
bit.ly/cefjumelage (form for francophones)
Is the fact of having one. would a conversation partner help you? If yes, linguistic twinning is an opportunity to seize!
➡ ➡ Meet your partner, who learns French, once a week. Discuss 30 minutes in French, 30 minutes in the language you want to practice.
💙💙 You will be twinned. and. s by affinities and common interests!
🔔🔔🔔 Do not hesitate especially if you are looking to practice / perfect your English or your Mandarin (languages strongly requested by our students.e.s) !!
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Form for non-francophones wanting to practice French bit.ly/jumelage2022LOOKING FOR FRANCOPHONES WHO WISH TO PRACTICE ANOTHER LANGUAGE

Is one of your resolutions to improve your language skills? Would having a conversation partner help you?

Take advantage of the FLC’s language exchange program, where you will be paired with a native speaker of the language you want to practice. A range of languages are available (English, Spanish, Mandarin, Japanese, Korean, Turkish, Arabic, Italian, etc.). In exchange, you will help your partner practice French.

We will pair you up with someone who matches your interests and personality.

Link to register: www.bit.ly/cefjumelage