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Important information to help you along your graduate journey. 

 

LinkedIn: Getting Started

April 29, 1 to 4 p.m.

Did you know that LinkedIn is the world’s most popular online professional networking tool? Join Career & Employment Services (CES)  for an interactive presentation to learn more about what LinkedIn is, how you can use it to make connections to grow your network, and tips & tools to make your LinkedIn use more successful. More

Enrolment Key: LinkedInApril2015

 

Thesis Writing Boot Camp

May 6 to 8, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Thesis Writing Boot Camp is back! This is a three-day integrated workshop designed to assist with the writing process and make valuable progress on your writing task.

Are you writing a paper for a course, your thesis proposal, or your thesis document? Do you want to learn more about an integrated approach to graduate level writing? Are you looking for insights on effective writing strategies to finish your writing? Register today – space is limited! More

Enrollment Key: TWBMAY2015

 

Endnote Instruction 

May 12 and 14, 9:30 to 11 a.m. 

Endnote is a "bibliographic citation management software" used to manage and organize your research literature. It integrates with Microsoft Word (and selected other word processing software) so that you can "cite-while-you-write" using any of a number of built in citation styles. More

You must take Part 1 (May 12) in order to register for Part 2 (May 14).

 
 

Register Now

Register now for the Summer and Fall 2015 semesters online via the Bridge.

See the Registration Guide for detailed information about how to register.

 

Instructional Skills Workshop

May 4 to 7
Facilitated by Leanne Elias & Wayne Lippa

All Graduate Assistants should plan to attend this four day/28 hour boot camp workshop.

The workshop takes place in a confidential, supportive environment. First developed in British Columbia in the late 1970s, the ISW is now used at universities and colleges across Canada as an important component of their faculty development programs.More

 

Controlling Sexuality & Reproduction: Past & Present Int'l Conference

Registration now open

Register now for the upcoming Controlling Sexuality & Reproduction: Past & Present International Conference, which will be held at the University in August. Learn more about the conference, and about how to register, on the Notice Board.

 

Mitacs Accelerate PhD Fellowship

  • Three-year fellowship valued at $30,000 per year
  • Fellows and faculty apply their expertise to new challenges
  • Long-term research project with a non-academic partner
  • Application deadline: May 6, 2015, at 1 p.m. PDT
  • Results announced: July 2015
  • More
 
 

Graduate Student Success

uLethbridge MA Education candidate Corey Makoloski will present Advocating Inclusion: teaching, learning, and performing mixed ability dance in a post-secondary Fine Arts program this June in Athens, Greece along with Lisa Doolittle (Drama), visiting artist Pamela Boyd, and graduate student Callista Chasse.

The presentation, which will be part of Cut & Paste: Dance Advocacy in the Age of Austerity, an international dance conference, will analyze research from a drama course at the U of L, and the recent production of Unlimited

 

Spark

2015 Teaching Symposium

RSVP now for the Teaching Symposium on April 30 and May 1, hosted by the Teaching Centre.

All faculty members, graduate teaching assistants, sessional instructors and anyone involved with teaching in higher education on campus are invited to submit a proposal for presentation. More

 

Light on Teaching Magazine

Call for Submissions

The theme for this year's magazine is "Embracing Liberal Education: Teaching the Next Generation of Thinkers". 

Learn more about this year's topic and how to submit your articles, ideas and questions on the Notice Board.

 
 

Travel Awards

Conference season is nearly upon us! Be sure to check out the following award opportunities:

 

Advantage Award

A reminder to students who are currently receiving this award (started their program of study in or prior to September 2013) and are still eligible, to submit their complete Advantage Award application for renewal as soon as possible. Late submissions will not be paid retro-actively. More

 

Mapping the Landscapes of Childhood Conference

The Mapping the Landscapes of Childhood Conference will take place at the University May 8 to 9

Proposals for papers are welcomed, and attendance registration is open - please visit the Notice Board for more information.

 

Reminder: Summer 2015 Fee Deadline

The Summer 2015 fee deadline is June 1. View your fees on the Bridge and see methods of payment on the Financial Services website.

 

Western Canadian 3MT Competition

Thompson Rivers University, April 30 at 3 p.m.

Remember to support our 2015 uLethbridge Three Minute Thesis winner Cameron Bye (third from left, above), MSc Candidate (Neuroscience), in the Western Canadian 3MT competition on Thursday, April 30

You can support Cameron by watching the live streaming of the event and by casting your vote for him as People's Choice Award winner. 

Congratulations and good luck, Cameron!

 

Convocation Ceremonies

1st Choice Savings Centre for Sport and Wellness

You are invided to join the Univerisity of Lethbridge in recognizing the accomplishments of our students and honorary degree recipients at the Spring 2015 Convocation celebrations.

Thursday, May 28
Ceremony I  |  9:30 a.m.
Ceremony II  |  2:30 p.m.

Friday, May 29
Ceremony III  |  9:30 a.m.
Ceremony IV  |  2:30 p.m.

Please RSVP your attendance by May 24, 2015.

 
 

Coming Up in the SGS

April 29
Getting Started with LinkedIn Workshop

April 30
Western Canadian 3MT at TRU 

May 4 to 7
Instructional Skills Workshop

May 6 to 8
Thesis Writing Boot Camp

May 28 to 29
Spring 2015 Convocation

June 18
Connect with NSERC: Community Engagement Visit

 
 

Final Thesis Examinations

April 27
Ye Wang: MSc Computer Science

April 28
Maxine Grace Trimboli: MSc Physics

April 30
Stephanie Reimer: MSc Biological Sciences

May 1
Ricardo Avelar: MEd

May 20
Farhad Faghihi: PhD Earth, Space, and Physical Science

May 21
Brett Himmler: PhD Neuroscience

May 25
Sara Sasani: MSc Mathematics

 

Congratulations to SGS alum Joe Porter (BMus ’11, MMus ’13) and Joel Goodfellow (BMus candidate) who are releasing their new CD, Detours, June 21!

 
 

Scholarships and Awards

Canada's International Development Research Centre Fellowship
Eligibility: International
Agency Deadline: April 30

Archaeological Society of Alberta
Eligibility:
Canadian, PR
Value: $500
Deadline: May 1

LaValley Graduate Award
Eligibility: Canadian, PR
Value: $1,500
Deadline: May 1

Celiac Association Research Award
Eligibility: PhD, MSc
Value: $5000
Internal Deadline: May 12

Canadian Blood Services
Eligibility: PhD
Internal Deadline: May 13

Paul Stothart Memorial Scholarship 
Eligibility: MA, MSc (Mgt)
Value: $3,500
Deadline: May 15

Keith Gilmore Prize for Beef Cattle Innovation
Eligibility: Canadian 
Value: $10,000
Internal Deadline: May 28

Robert Bertram Doctoral Research Award
Eligibility:
PhD in 3/4th years
Value: up to $15,000
Deadline: June 1

Rotary Foundation & UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education
Eligibility: International, MSc
Agency Deadline: June 15

 
 

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