Graduate Student News

Upcoming Winter Term Deadlines

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

March 1: Last day for receipt of applications for admission from candidates who wish to be guaranteed consideration for financial assistance (including Carleton fellowships, scholarships and teaching assistantships) administered by Carleton University.

March 7: Last day to withdraw from late winter term courses with a full fee adjustment (financial withdrawal).

International Student Services Office

Understanding Ontario’s Personal Income Tax, Credits and Benefits
As the tax session is approaching, we would like to invite you to attend a free, one-and-a-half-hour webinar on March 4 designed to help international and domestic students understand personal income tax, credits, and benefits. Please register at the ISSO's event website.

5G Course Publication Wins Award

A recent publication from the Ericsson-Carleton partnership 5G course has won the Best Presentation Award at the 2024 IEEE 13th International Conference on Communications, Circuits and Systems.

This study introduces the MPPK/DSTK algorithm, a cutting-edge digital signature that offers superior security against attacks, marking a significant step toward safeguarding digital communications in the quantum era.

Congratulations to the authors: Tommy Zhou (MSc), Zhehan Wang (MSc), Atinderpal Singh Lakhan (MSc), Iyad Isleem (M.Eng), Mohammed Abuibaid (PhD), and Prof. Jun Steed Huang, with special thanks to Prof. Michael Barbeau.

Learn about more outcomes from the 5G course in the partnership's latest Impact Report.

Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre’s Historic Pipe Organ Turns 60

Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre is home to one of the largest pipe organs in Ottawa, and the Canadian-built organ turns 60 this year. Don’t miss the opportunity to hear the rare and awe-inspiring instrument with 5179 wind pipes in a beautiful Ottawa heritage theatre. This free ticketed event will be hosted on Sunday, Mar. 2 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. and is open to all.

Reserve tickets online.

Experience Sky Woman’s Story and Indigenous Beading at MacOdrum Library  

Register for Off the Page and Into Real Life: A Sky Woman Event, presented by the Library and the Office of the Associate Vice-President Indigenous Teaching, Learning and Research on March 7.

Enjoy a first-person retelling of Sky Woman’s story in the morning and an Indigenous beading workshop in the afternoon. Space is limited; registration is required for both sessions.

Paul Menton Centre: Graduate Student Writing Group

Are you a graduate student looking for a supportive virtual space to work on your thesis or other academic writing? Join the PMC Graduate Student Writing Group and connect with fellow students who understand the challenges of graduate work.

Facilitated by PMC Coordinators and Learning Strategists, the group meets twice per week on Mondays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to noon on MS Teams.

Feel free to join one or both sessions each week! This group is open to all Carleton graduate students. Please review our meeting guidelines before attending and view details here.

Carleton’s 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 our free annual tax clinic.

To file your taxes at the clinic this March, you must first fill out our client intake form. We will contact you shortly afterwards with the details of your appointment and what to bring. The tax clinic will be held on campus from March 24 to March 29.

If you have any questions, please send an email to president@custsa.com.

Institute of Political Economy Annual Graduate Conference:  Hyper-Politics and Anxious Identities

The Institute of Political Economy’s 25th annual student graduate conference will be held on March 21. This year’s theme is Hyper-Politics and Anxious Identities: Seeking Solidarity in Volatile Times.

Details can be found here.