The Master of Arts in Island Studies (MAIS) program invites you to three defenses this week. Everyone is welcome!

Posting Date(s)
DATE: Wednesday, April 22, 2015, 10 a.m. to noon TITLE: “The Relationship Between Humans and Urban Foxes on Prince Edward Island” by Kristine Martin SUPERVISOR: Marina Silva (Biology); COMMITTEE: Carolyn Peach Brown (Environmental Studies) and Michael Arfken (Psychology) EXTERNAL EXAMINER: Kate MacQuarrie (Director, Forests, Fish and Wildlife Division, Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Province of Prince Edward Island) LOCATION: AVC 286 B&C North DATE: Thursday, April 23, 2015: 10 a.m. to noon TITLE: “Renewable Energy in the Food, Energy, Water Nexus of the Bahamas” by Ross Beatty SUPERVISOR: Palanisamy Nagarajan (Sociology); COMMITTEE: Barry Bartmann (Political Studies) EXTERNAL EXAMINER: Tanya Chung Tiam Fook (Independent Research Consultant, Climate Change and Health Office, Health Canada; and World Health Organization) LOCATION: AVC 286 B&C North DATE: Friday, April 24, 2015: 10 a.m. to noon TITLE: “From Maine to Chiloé: The effects of social enterprises on marginalized experiences” by Abigail Vazquez SUPERVISOR: Irene Novaczek (Biologist, Fisheries and Oceans Canada); COMMITTEE: Mark Lapping (Distinguished University Professor, Muskie School of Public Service, University of Southern Maine), Lynda Harling-Stalker (Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, St. Francis Xavier University) EXTERNAL EXAMINER: Leslie Brown (Professor, Department of Anthropology, Mount Saint Vincent University) LOCATION: Dalton 409