Pictured above is SIMSA’s wonderful Co-Chair, Courtney! Courtney is a second year MI student and a Reference Intern at the W. K. Kellogg Health Sciences Library at Dalhousie. When Courtney isn’t helping students and faculty with scoping reviews and working on her own projects, she is devoting her time to putting on SIMSA events, like Waffle Wednesday!
Students and faculty gathered on September 14th for the first Waffle Wednesday of the school year. This month’s flavour was apple cinnamon! New connections were made and old friendships reunited over homemade waffles and hot coffee. SIMSA is hoping to choose a new time to hold this event so that first years have more time to join us around their Wednesday class- stay tuned for updates!
Waffle Wednesday is the brainchild of Maddie Hare, SIMSA’s EDIA & Special Projects Chair. It first began in the 2022 winter term and Maddie is hoping to cook up waffles on a consistent basis this school year. Waffle Wednesdays usually features “Food for Thought”, an engagement activity that encourages critical reflection on issues of EDIA in our institutions and in Information Management. A reworked version of “Food for Thought” will be launched in October which hopes to provoke greater participation and consideration from all attendees.
Look forward to October for spooky-themed waffles and “Food for Thought”!