TheGraduate@Carleton

Nov. 28, 2024 Edition

Graduate Student News

Indigenous Winter Market Today!
The Centre for Indigenous Support and Community Engagement is hosting its Sixth Annual Indigenous Winter Market on Nov. 28 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Atrium located in Nideyinàn. The market will feature the diverse and amazing work of Métis, Inuit and First Nations makers. Come and enjoy the fun!

Join the Call for the Prevention and Elimination of Violence Against Women and Girls
The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence is an annual international campaign that is currently running until Dec. 10. As a community, Carleton is committed to maintaining a positive learning, working and living environment where violence of any kind, including gender-based violence, is not tolerated. Find out how you can join in the call for the prevention and elimination of violence against women and girls.

Attention PhD Students! Preparing to Teach Certificate
The Preparing to Teach (PTT) certificate is a 10-week program specifically designed to help PhD candidates prepare for teaching in a university environment. It is a weekly in-person course in which participants will learn about and gain hands-on experience with a range of teaching and assessment methods. Participants will explore approaches to managing large and small classes to address teaching and learning issues particular to their disciplines. Registration for the Winter 2025 cohort is open until Dec. 6. For more information, visit the website and register here for the 2025 cohort.

Fall Convocation: Diploma Pickup
If you were unable to attend Fall Convocation, your diploma is available for pickup at Graduate Studies located at 512 Tory Building.

Attention TAs! Nov. 29 is the Last Day to Complete Pedagogical Training for Fall Term
Nov. 29 is the last day for TAs to complete any pedagogical training for the Fall 2024 semester. Note that pedagogical training is voluntary, and all TAs are eligible for up to 5 hours of paid training per academic year.

Tory Quad Stairs Now Open
Facilities Management and Planning (FMP) is pleased to inform the campus community that the Tory quad stairs, on the south-east side, is open following an extensive replacement project. In addition, the stairs in the tunnel at the same location have also reopened. FMP appreciates the co-operation and patience from the community as these important upgrades to our campus were completed.

Colonel By Classic this Saturday!
The most thrilling hockey event of the season is on Nov. 30! The Colonel By Classic women’s game kicks off at 1 p.m., followed by the men’s game at 4 p.m. Click here for more information and to get tickets and cheer on your Ravens!

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Thank Your Favourite Professor!

Nominations are now open for our annual Faculty Graduate Mentoring Awards! We love to hear about how a professor has impacted your experience at Carleton and tell others how valuable mentors can be! For more information and how to submit a nomination click here. Nominations are open until Jan. 8, 2025.

SOAR Leadership Conference 2025

The Student Experience Office is excited to announce Waneek Horn-Miller will be the keynote speaker for the SOAR Leadership Conference 2025! A Carleton alumni and Mohawk Olympian, you may recognize Waneek from her most recent experience as a CBC Prime Time Host for the Paris Olympics. Register and purchase your tickets on the conference webpage to engage with Waneek on Feb. 1, 2025.

SSHRC Storytellers Challenge has Launched!

SSHRC's annual Storytellers Challenge asks postsecondary students to show Canadians, in up to three minutes or 300 words, how social sciences and humanities research is affecting our lives, our world and our future for the better. The Challenge is open to all graduate students enrolled at a Canadian postsecondary institution to tell the story of a SSHRC-funded research project—their own or that of a researcher at their institution. A jury will then select 20 finalists. These Top 20 submissions will each be awarded $3,000 and additional training in research communications will be offered. In June 2025, the Top 20 will compete for a chance to place among the Final Five winners and receive an additional $1,000.

For more details on this year’s Storytellers Challenge, please click here.

Graduate Studies Hosting SSHRC Storytellers Challenge Information Session on Dec. 4

The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) will be taking submissions until Jan. 21, 2025 at 5 p.m. (ET) for its next Storytellers Challenge.

If you are interested in submitting, Graduate Studies will be hosting an information session on the contest on Dec. 4 from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Awards and Funding Updates

Applications are still open for several external funding competitions. For full details on all scholarship and funding opportunities, please visit our site.

Canada Graduate Scholarships – Master’s Program (CGS M) – Deadline to apply is Dec. 1, 2024 before 8 p.m. EST

Upcoming Fall Term Deadlines

For the complete list of dates and deadlines, please bookmark and refer to the Registrar's Office website.

Nov. 29:

Last day for graduate students to submit their supervisor-approved thesis in examinable form to the department.

Last day for summative tests or examinations or formative tests or examinations totaling more than 15% of the final grade in the late fall before the official December examination period.

Nov. 30: Last day for receipt of applications from potential February graduates.

Dec. 6:

Fall term ends.
Last day of full fall and late fall term classes.
Classes follow a Monday schedule.
Last day for take home examinations to be assigned.
Last day to pay any remaining fall tuition fees to avoid a hold on access to marks through Carleton Central and the release of transcripts and other official documents.

Dec. 7-8: No classes or examinations take place.

TA CENTRAL HUB

Reminder
The last day for TAs to complete any pedagogical training for the Fall 2024 semester is Nov. 29. Note that pedagogical training is voluntary, and all TAs are eligible for up to 5 hours of paid training per academic year.

TA Training
Check out Compliance vs. Pedagogical TA Training on the home page for more details on TA Training.

Live virtual workshops will continue to be offered in the Winter 2025 term.

There are other ways to obtain training hours aside from attending live workshops. We have added various recordings of live workshops along with quick quizzes to take in order to get your attendance tracked.

These recordings & quizzes can be found in our Resources section under the section: Recorded Workshops (Pedagogical Training).

Note: It takes up to a few weeks for the recorded sessions to show up on your TA Training Transcripts.

To register for upcoming workshops, go to Carleton Central>TA Management>TA Training Registration.

Provide Feedback on a New Human Rights Policy

Carleton invites all faculty, staff and students to comment on a new proposed Human Rights Policy that reflects the Ministry of Colleges and Universities issued ‘Minister’s Anti-Racism/Anti-Hate Directives’ under Bill 166.

Share your feedback via the Human Rights Policy Consultation webpage or by emailing equity@carleton.ca.

The submission deadline is Dec. 13.