The Canadian Studies Center's motivation is derived from the university's land-grant ethic.  Areas of study include anthropology, American studies, business, economics, English, fisheries and wildlife, food science, geography, history, labor and industrial relations, law and international government, marketing and supply chain management, parks, recreation and tourism,  resource development, romance languages, social sciences as well as teacher education.  The Canadian Studies Center is among the study programs directed by Jeffrey R. Riedinger, Dean of International Studies and Programs.

CELEBRATE CANADA DAY

Wednesday, July 1st is Canada Day! You probably knew that!

MSU’s Canadian Studies Center will mark the day with an open house between 8:30 and 9:45 a.m. on Wednesday.  We will be meeting in 303 International Center on campus, across the hall from the Center. We hope you can join us for Tim Horton’s coffee and donuts to kick off a day of celebrating Canada’s joining of four provinces to become one country, and one friendly neighbor to the U.S. A few notes of history are posted below. 

For now, plan to stop in and tell us how you plan to celebrate the day.  Wearing red and white? Making a dinner recipe with maple syrup? Flying the flag? Catching up with a good Canadian author or musician?  If any of these apply, the Center may have some door prizes to help you along!   If you are unable to stop in, you might want to check our new website for postings of future activity.

Oh Canada!

About Canada Day, Canada’s National Holiday

Canada’s national day celebrates the enactment of the British North America Act of 1867. Signed on July 1st of that year, the Act united Canada as one nation with four provinces. Canada day is celebrated internationally. In fact, Detroit, Michigan and Windsor, Ontario recognize Canada Day and the U.S. Independence Day with the International Freedom Festival held on the Detroit River. Fireworks fill the sky for thousands of onlookers who have picnicked and attended concerts and ballgames along the river earlier in the day.

Why Tim Horton’s?

Founded in 1964 in Hamilton, Ontario by a professional hockey player by the same name, Tim Horton’s is operating over 400 stores in the U.S. and 2,800 across Canada. Its hazelnut coffee, the Apple Fritter and the Dutchie Doughnut has made Tim Horton’s one of the favorite Canada-U.S. donut shops since it opened its doors.