TheGraduate@Carleton
Sept. 5, 2024 Edition
Graduate Student News
Welcome and Welcome Back!
Wishing you every success in your Carleton journey.
This is the first edition of our graduate student newsletter for the fall term. Check your inbox on Thursdays for our weekly news update.
New Graduate Student Orientation Course on Brightspace
Graduate Studies has created an orientation guide to help new graduate students start your journey with us. The guide is available as a course on Brightspace, and you can access it directly through this link, or alternatively click on “Discover” within Brightspace and search for “Introduction to Graduate Studies at Carleton.” Please enrol in the course to access the information!
Dates and Deadlines
A reminder to use the Academic Year Calendar for all important dates and deadlines for academic activities.
Deadlines to Note
*Last chance for class registration! Registration ends Sept. 10, 2024 for early fall courses and Sept. 17, 2024 for full fall, late fall, and fall/winter courses. If you have not yet registered for your classes, please do so through Carleton Central before the deadline.
*Graduate students who have not electronically submitted their final thesis copy to Graduate Studies by Sept. 17, 2024 will not be eligible to graduate in fall 2024 and must register for the fall 2024 term.
Wellness Resources
You have access to free, confidential support. Click on this link for full details. Carleton University's Mental Health and Wellness website also offers resources for mental
health, substance use, health, spirituality.
2024 CU-PSAC Postdoctoral Fellow Research Award Competition
This event aims to showcase and recognize outstanding research achievements by Postdoctoral Fellows at Carleton. The selected five winners will receive $1,350.00 each. For eligibility and application details, click here. Deadline to apply is 11:59 p.m. EST on Sept. 29, 2024.
Campus Map and Tunnel System
Familiarize yourself with our campus map and underground tunnel system to navigate campus easily.
If you have any questions, please email: thegraduate@carleton.ca.
To view previous editions of TheGraduate@Carleton, click here.
NEW! U-Pass and Campus Card Combined for Fall 2024This fall, the U-Pass transit pass and your Carleton student Campus Card are combined. If your Campus Card was issued before Monday, July 1, 2024, you will add the new transit application to your card at the Campus Card Office in 407 Nideyinàn during office hours. You will be enrolled in the program and your U-Pass will be activated as soon as you meet the eligibility requirements. This process replaces the blue U-Pass card and reloading method. If you received your Campus Card after Monday, July 1, 2024, the transit application is already on your card. Your U-Pass will be activated automatically. Visit the U-Pass website for more information.
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Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) Self Enrolment and Authenticating Without a Network ConnectionTo enhance the security of the Carleton University community, students, faculty and staff are being enrolled in Microsoft Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA). During the Fall 2024 semester, graduate students will automatically begin seeing prompts to set up MFA when they attempt to log into Microsoft 365 services using their MyCarletonOne password. However, students who wish to self-enrol in Microsoft MFA before they begin seeing prompts can do so by visiting this page and clicking the Self-Enrol Now button. Additionally, the Microsoft Authenticator app now works to authenticate you even when you are not connected to Wi-Fi, or if you don’t have active cell service. Learn how to authenticate without a network connection.
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Graduate Students' Association
The Graduate Students' Association (GSA) is now hosting Welcome Week events. Please see their website for the full schedule here!
Upcoming Events to note (see the full list of events here):
- Sept. 6: Games Night from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. More info here.
- Sept. 9: Therapy Dogs from noon to 1 p.m. More info here.
- Sept. 9: Movie Night from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. More info here.
- Sept. 13: Makatew Workshop (Indigenous Medicine Bag Workshop). Register here!
- Sept. 13: Bougie Birch (Indigenous Dreamcatcher Workshop). Register here!
NEW! Graduate Students Group - CounsellingHealth and Counselling Services will be offering a Graduate Students Group, starting Sept. 19. Grad students have a unique set of circumstances and challenges that they juggle. Join group counsellor, Theresa Willoughby, M. Ed, RP and Graduate Student Counsellor, Magda Georgescu, MSW, RSW to explore and cope with these challenges. This group provides a confidential and supportive space. In this group you will:
When: Thursday afternoons on a biweekly basis starting Sept. 19 from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. in-person at the Carleton Technology and Training Centre. Registration is required. Students may register for these groups through Carleton University Health and Counselling Services - Input Health, or Carleton 360.
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Awards and Funding UpdatesApplications are now open for a number of internal and external funding competitions. For full details on all scholarship and funding opportunities, please visit our site.
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NSERC Info SessionsNSERC is hosting the following question and answer sessions for their doctoral scholarships and postdoctoral fellowships programs: Sept. 6 (in English): 10 a.m. to noon (EST). Link to Join Sept. 12 (in English): 10 a.m. to noon (EST). Link to Join Sept. 13 (in English): 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. (EST). Link to Join These sessions will be hosted as live Q&A MS Teams events. They are supported by a series of informational videos available on the NSERC YouTube channel. These videos are intended to completely replace the presentation portion of the NSERC sessions, allowing NSERC and applicants to engage in a more in-depth and detailed Q&A session. Participants should watch the videos in advance and come to the Q&A session with specific questions in mind. Please attend any of the sessions that best suits your schedule. Registration is not required. |
TA CENTRAL HUBThe new TA (Teaching Assistant) Central Hub: training and resources, in Brightspace, 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 enroll in the Hub, please contact Sam Shortt. Download our current TA Toolkit so you have a quick way to find all our resources and offerings: TLS TA TOOL KIT 2024-2025.
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TEACHING ASSISTANTS (TA) OFFICIAL WEBSITEUpdate Your TA Profile As long as you are an active TA, you can easily update your profile through Carleton Central. *Please note that you must be a registered full-time student to be a TA.
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Pathy Foundation Fellowship
The Pathy Foundation Fellowship is an intensive, immersive 12-month experiential learning opportunity in youth leadership and community engagement. Applications for the 2025-2026 cohort are now open. For more information and application support, please click here.
International Student Employment Program - NEW!
Career Services is excited to announce the launch of the International Student Employment Program (ISEP), which is designed to connect Carleton’s talented international students with paid work opportunities, as well as support navigating the Canadian job market.
Benefits of participating:
- Find paid, part-time placements and gain work experience in Canada;
- Engage in career development opportunities and boost your confidence in navigating the Canadian job market;
- Build your professional networks locally.
Register for the ISEP program today to ensure success in your Canadian job search and to apply for job opportunities reserved for international students in this program! Get the full details here (including eligibility criteria).
Grammar Foundations
The Centre for Student Academic Support (CSAS) is offering Grammar Foundations, a program designed to review key grammar points and provide tips and strategies for effective grammar use in academic writing contexts.
The curated lessons focus on:
- Reviewing select grammar structures commonly used in academic writing
- Identifying strategies to develop variation
- Exploring vocabulary development in academic contexts (Ex. AWL)
- Practically applying grammar in writing with interactive exercises
Participants will be expected to use the information provided in the sessions in accordance with the writing style of their own academic disciplines.
Grammar Foundations resources are available on our online writing support resources Brightspace page.
Virtual sessions via MS Teams will be held on Fridays from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Upcoming Session
Friday, Sept. 6: Foundational Structure and Organization of Academic Writing
Register for a session through MySuccess!
I-Start International Orientation
I-Start Orientation is a free, online mini-course designed for new international students studying at Carleton University. Through this course, you will learn the information needed to help you transition to student life at Carleton and in Canada. This orientation has been designed to meet the needs of all international students, including graduate students.
Topics include: ISSO services, the University Health Insurance Plan (UHIP), immigration advising, student life in Canada, navigating Ottawa, and much more!
Engineering a New Future: From Zimbabwe to Carleton’s Engineering Practice Program
Last fall, Carleton University officially launched its one-of-a-kind Master of Engineering – Engineering Practice (EP) Program, tailored towards internationally trained engineers who received their undergraduate degrees outside the Canadian Accreditation System. Open to students from all engineering backgrounds, the EP Program offers a distinctive blend of advanced technical training and career-oriented soft skills development, equipping students with the expertise and proficiency needed to successfully transition into Canada’s engineering job market upon graduation.
As the program approaches its first anniversary, Perseverance Hakutyiwi Japhet Jana, a student from the inaugural Fall 2023 cohort, reflects upon his experiences with the EP Program, his transition to life in Canada, and why he decided to pursue his Master of Engineering at Carleton.
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