For a description of Margaret McWilliams, a founding member of not only the University Women's Club of Winnipeg, but of the Canadian Federation of University Women, please see the profile of Margaret McWilliams in the history of the Club.
Margaret McWilliams College is located at Ralph Connor House, 54 West Gate, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3C 2E1.
Join us as four distinguished individuals with extensive experience throughout the world put the spotlight on issues that affect all of us.
Wed. Feb. 3 ‘Obama’s America and the Implications
for Canada’
Colin Robertson, Senior Fellow, Norman Paterson School of International
Affairs; Senior Research Fellow, Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute;
President, Canadian International Council National Capital Branch; retired
from the Canadian Foreign Service
Thurs. March 4 ‘The Resilience of Zimbabweans’
Tara Pratt, Masters of International Development; Manager of Economic Development
Programs, Canada-Manitoba Infrastructure Secretariat; frequent traveller
to Zimbabwe
Thurs. April 8 ‘The Business of Human Rights - the
Strategic Advantages of Investing in Human Security’
Dr. Marilou McPhedran, International Human Rights Lawyer; Principal of Global
College, University of Winnipeg
Thurs. May 6 ‘Agricultural Innovation Is the Key to
Development: Why are the What and the How Still So Controversial?’
Dr. Howard Elliott, Independent Consultant with over 37 years experience
in agricultural, university and research system development in developing
countries throughout the world
Time: 7 - 9 p.m.
Place: University Women’s Club, 54 West Gate
The Continuing Education Committee of the University Women’s Club is
pleased to present six more scholars who will present lectures on books
that have had an impact on our understanding of our world. They will discuss
what prompted the writing of the book, what the author had to say, its influence
at the time it was written and its continuing influence.
April 13, 2010 The Confessions of Saint Augustine
Dr. James Christie, Dean of Theology, University of Winnipeg
April 20, 2010 Marc Bloch, Strange Defeat: A Statement
of Evidence Written in 1940
(a classic in France and in historical debate)
Dr. Robert Young, History Department, U of Winnipeg
April 27, 2010 Crime and Punishment, Fyodor Dostoevsky
Dr. Myroslav Shkandrij, English Department, U of Manitoba
May 4, 2010 The Plays of William Shakespeare
Dr. Lloyd Siemens, English Department, U of Winnipeg (Retired)
May 11, 2010 The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald
Dr. Luke Tromly, English Department, U of Manitoba
May 18, 2010 Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen
Celine Kear, Past President of the Jane Austen Society of North America;
Founder of the Winnipeg Chapter of JASNA
Founding Members of CFUW, in Winnipeg, 1909. Margaret McWilliams was the first President of CFUW.