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One-day course on Park government

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Announcement
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The President and Governors of the University of West Terrier are pleased to host a one-day course on Park government on Saturday, 12 January 2019.

The course, entitled, “Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Park Government,” is designed to teach everything any new Archon would need to know about zoocracy, sortition, and the duties of Archonship. The course will be taught in modules of one hour by historians Pieter Paard, Beatrice Zilonis, and Clark Cascanueces, and by political philosopher Magnus Marmoset. Special guests Noreen, adjunct professor of Human Studies, and technology expert Inari Marakatti, will lead a discussion.

The course is open to all Park residents and is offered free of charge.

The course will run from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m., including a one-hour break and discussion.

Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. 12 January 2019.

Raymond H. Mink, Former Chief Archon and Park’s Chief Officer of Peace, to speak at annual Open House January 29

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The President and Governors of the University of West Terrier are pleased to announce that Raymond H. Mink, The Park’s Chief Officer of Peace, will speak at the University’s annual Open House on January 29, 2019.

Mink will talk about the importance of education and the rôle that higher education plays in the maintenance of peace, order, and interspecial harmony. We look forward to welcoming Mink and we invite all Park residents to attend the talk and to discover the world of the University of West Terrier.

Annual Open House • 29 January 2019

Snacks, beverages, and brochures will be available from 12:00 until 20:30

University announces new faculty appointment

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The President and Governors of the University of West Terrier are pleased to announce the appointment of Valentina Abeja as assistant professor of economics at the Livingstone School of Economics and Social Science.

Before serving as budget chief and head of the Park Finance Office, Valentina Abeja worked as an analyst at The Park’s All Species Credit and Commercial Bank (ASCCB). She has also been a frequent financial contributor to Toro Talk Radio and TMD Radio and has served as a guest commentator at The Park’s annual Groundhog Day celebrations.

Although financial matters have been her life’s work, Abeja has described pollination as her “ultimate passion,” and she has strongly encouraged her compatriots to “pollinate for the good of The Park and its residents.”

Abeja’s experience in fiscal management, her passion for justice and equality, and her respect for all Park species will enrich the educational experience of our students and broaden their knowledge beyond financial matters.

University to host joint conference on the effect of technology on Animal employment outside The Park

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The President and Governors of the University of West Terrier are pleased to announce that the university will host a conference on the effect of technology on Animal employment outside The Park. This conference is the first of its kind in The Park.

Members of the university’s Torgeir School of Information Technology and the Livingstone School of Economics and Social Science will meet to discuss recently-published data regarding technology and Animal employment outside The Park, focusing their attention on the effects of new technologies on the employment and compensation of Animals in the Human service industry.

The university is honoured to welcome as keynote speaker technology expert Inari Marakatti, author of the groundbreaking book, “I’ve Seen the Future and It Has a Joystick.”

The conference will take place on July 26 and 27, 2018.

University announces 2018 commencement speaker

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The President and Governors of the University of West Terrier are pleased to announce that Dewi Merpatee Rhinoceros will deliver the 2018 UWT Commencement Address.

Dewi Rhinoceros has served The Park and the cause of interspecial harmony throughout her long and distinguished career. As Chief Archon in 2013, Rhinoceros was at the forefront of the establishment of June’s Enforced Domestication Awareness Month (EDAM) as well as the weekly gatherings known as “Stereotype Sundays.” Following her year-long term as Chief Archon, Rhinoceros fulfilled her dream and opened the Centre for Interspecial Harmony (CIH) and she continues to serve as Chair of the CIH Board of Directors. Never resting from her lifelong goal of fostering harmony among all species in The Park, Rhinoceros has taught classes at the University of West Terrier, Leonardo Language and Culture Institute, and the Hani Gaja School of Art, and has travelled extensively to gather information and inspiration from outside The Park.