TheGraduate@Carleton

January 25, 2024 Edition

Graduate Student News

Compete at this year's Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition!
The Three Minute Thesis (3MT) at Carleton is a university-wide competition for graduate students in which participants present their research and its wider impact in 3 minutes or less to a panel of non-specialist judges. The challenge is to present complex research in an accessible and compelling way, with the assistance of only one static slide. Competition will be held on March 28, 2024. Participants will compete for prizes: First place: $1,000, Second place: $500, Third place: $250
“People’s Choice” prize: $150. Check out last year's competition here!

Announcing GRADflix 2024: AI Unleashed Edition
The GRADflix competition is back! GRADflix, which originated at the University of Waterloo, is a research video competition for graduate students in which each contestant submits a one-minute video about their research. This year, you are free to use any AI tools you like. Find out more here.

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Graduate Students' Association Frost Week Events
Today and Tomorrow! Jan. 25 & 26

See details on the images below:

Dates & Deadlines!

Jan. 26 to Feb. 4, 2024
Full fall and late fall term deferred examinations will be held.

Jan. 31, 2024
Last day to withdraw from full winter and the winter portion of fall/winter courses with a full fee adjustment (financial withdrawal).

Feb. 1, 2024

Last day for academic withdrawal from early winter courses.
Last day to request Formal Examination Accommodation Forms for Feb/Mar final examinations to the Paul Menton Centre for Students with Disabilities.

For a complete list of all official academic and financial dates and deadlines, please go to the Registrar’s website. For all financial matters, go to Student Accounts.

Awards and Funding Info

Full details on all scholarship and funding opportunities are available on FGPA's grad student site.

Funding Opportunities for Indigenous Graduate Students
We are now accepting Winter 2024 applications for the Media Style - Work for Good Bursary and New Sun Graduate Bursaries. Click here for details.

Carleton's Free Tax Clinic is Open for Students!

Worried about filing your taxes this year? Don't be! The Sprott Tax Students' Association (STSA) is here to help with their annual tax clinic.

To file your taxes with the tax clinic, you must first fill out the tax clinic's client intake form. Once you fill out this form, STSAs’ tax clinic team will review it to determine the complexity of your tax return and whether it is within the scope of the tax clinic. You will receive an email indicating whether your tax return is simple enough to be filed with the tax clinic and you will then be given a link to book an appointment.

Note: all appointments at the tax clinic will be held between March 25 and April 2, 2024. For more information, please visit the tax clinic's webpage.

All tax returns are filed at no cost. The tax clinic is run as a free community service. For any questions, please reach out to director.custsa@gmail.com

Psychology Department 70th Anniversary Celebration

The Psychology Department invites you to join us in celebrating our 70th anniversary on Feb. 15, 2024 in the Richcraft Hall Atrium. This event will feature a graduate student poster session, talks by some of our own faculty members (Cassandra Morrison, Kevin Nunes, Andrea Howard, Monique Sénéchal) and an external speaker (Gordon Pennycook, Cornell University)!

International Student Services Office (ISSO)

Upcoming Events

Winterlude at Sparks Street: Feb. 2, 2024 from 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Ask an Advisor: Immigration Q & A: Feb. 5, 2024 from 11 a.m. to noon.

All About Post-Graduation Work Permits: Feb. 5, 2024 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

University Health Insurance Plan (UHIP) for Dependents
If you have dependents with you in Canada (spouse and/or children) it is mandatory that they be enrolled in the UHIP medical health insurance plan. More details and the online UHIP enrolment form at https://carleton.ca/isso/uhip/uhip-for-students/

CAGS Workshop Series for Graduate Students and Postdocs

The Canadian Association for Graduate Studies is holding an Anti-Racism Response Training (ART) workshop on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024 from noon to 3 p.m. (ET) over Zoom. Ticket Price is $50.00 (no tax) and presented in English.

This workshop is designed to build awareness around issues of race and racism in Canadian higher education. This workshop will introduce attendees to the concepts of active versus passive witnessing, and help to instil a better understanding of the impacts of racist encounters on both victims and bystanders.

Writing Support by CSAS

Join the Centre for Student Academic Support (CSAS) this Winter Term 2024 for their Academic Writing for English Language Learners sessions on Wednesdays from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Pick and choose the session that works for you or join all of them!

Next session on Jan. 31, 2024 will review common sentence errors. Sessions are available hybrid: in person at 402 MacOdrum Library and on MS Teams.

For questions, email: csas@carleton.ca

Teaching Assistants Official Info Site

Please visit the official Teaching Assistants site by the Office of the Deputy Provost to keep informed of duties and processes. Highlights include:

Updating Your TA Profile in Carleton Central
Extending Priority Terms for Priority Teaching Assistant
Pedagogical Training
Accepting Your TA Assignment

Official Site for Teaching Assistants

TA Central Hub - Teaching and Learning Services

The TA Central Hub is a portal for TAs to watch pre-recorded training videos, access resource materials and share resources related to teaching. If you are a TA and would like to enrol in the Hub, please contact Sam Shortt.

Winter 2024 Pedagogical Training Sessions
A few upcoming sessions, please see full list and how to register: Carleton Central>TA Management>TA Training Registration.

Jan. 29, 10 a.m. to 11:30 am: Brightspace for TAs: Quizzes, Assignments, and Discussions
Jan. 31, 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.: Effective Tutorial/Lab Management
Feb. 1, 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.: Navigating Challenging Classroom Dialogue Training

We are now on Instagram!
We will be sharing training information, upcoming events, graduate research, resources, tips and calls for presentations. Follow us @carletonutas!

One-on-One TA Consultations
We offer support with any issues/questions/concerns you may have. Please fill out this form and we will then get in touch to set up a virtual meeting.

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|Ask us in our Q&A Forum or send us an e-mail at TASupport@cunet.carleton.ca