Last issue until the Fall Term begins
TheGraduate@Carleton
June 25, 2026 Edition
Graduate Student News
Diploma Pickup
Graduates who have not yet received their diplomas are welcome to collect them from our office on the fifth floor of the Tory Building (512) between the hours of 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday until July 10. Unclaimed diplomas will be mailed to the mailing address listed on Carleton Central. Please review your address on Carleton Central via Carleton360 to ensure it is correct. For more after-convocation information, click here.
Canada Day - University is Closed
Carleton University is officially closed on July 1 for Canada Day. Some facilities continue to operate throughout the holiday, with reduced hours in some cases. More information can be found here.
Fall/Winter Term Registration Info
The Fall 2026/Winter 2027 course schedule is open in Carleton Central, as is your individual registration time ticket. New and returning graduate students will be able to start registering on July 10.
Changes Coming to the Brightspace Login Page
Starting Monday, June 29, your journey into Brightspace will look a bit different. Don't worry, courses haven’t moved, but there will be a new dual login screen that requires one extra click to get to your dashboard. To log in, simply click the "MyCarletonOne (MC1)" button. This will take you to the familiar, secure institutional login page where you can enter your MC1 credentials. Learn more about this change.
MacOdrum Library Newsletter Now Available
The latest issue of the Archives and Special Collections at the MacOdrum Library newsletter, Pages & Provenance, is now available. Published twice a year, the newsletter contains information about activities and booking course support as well as highlights archives, rare books and special collections.
Graduate Student Governors Approved for One-Year Term
Nadine Simpson and Declan Ramsaran will be the graduate representatives for 2026-2027 on Carleton's Board of Governors.
Carleton Dining Options During Summer
For the most up-to-date dining options throughout the summer on campus, please visit this webpage.
TheGraduate@Carleton Newsletter Summer Hiatus
This is the last issue of our grad student newsletter until the Fall Term begins.
If you have questions, please email: thegraduate@carleton.ca.
Missed a newsletter? Read previous editions of TheGraduate@Carleton here.
Upcoming Deadlines
For the complete list of dates and deadlines, please bookmark and refer to the Academic Year page.
June 25
- Deadline for course outlines to be made available to students registered in late summer courses.
- Final summer term payment deadline.
July 1
- Last day for receipt of applications for the University of Ottawa Exchange (Late Summer Courses)
- Statutory holiday. University closed.
July 2
Late summer courses begin. Full summer courses resume.
July 10
Carleton Central opens for registration for new and returning graduate students. Be sure to visit Step 1 of Registration in Carleton Central to view your registration start time.
August 25
Fall payment deadline.
Sept. 3
Residence move in weekend.
Sept. 7
Statutory holiday. University closed.
Sept. 8
- Academic orientation for graduate students
- Orientation for Teaching Assistants
Sept. 9
Fall term begins.
History PhD Student Testifies at House of Commons Standing Committee on Balkan Security and NATO
In early June, History PhD student Krenare Recaj testified before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development on Balkan security and NATO. A transcript of the testimony can be read here or watch her House of Commons testimony here.
Read more about Krenare's research and journey in this feature article.
Global Opportunities & International Student Services OfficeVolunteer with the GO-ISSO Next Year! Post-Graduation Work Permit Sessions |
PhD Student Wins Clough Scholarship for Females in FisheriesBiology PhD student Raegan Davis has been awarded the 2026 Noreen Clough Memorial Scholarship for Females in Fisheries by the Black Bass Conservation Committee of the Southern Division, American Fisheries Society. See the scholarship announcement here.
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Fighting Fire with Engineering
Residential development across Canada is encroaching on the wildland-urban interface, a landscape where houses and infrastructure brush up against forests and other vegetation. Global warming is making summers hotter and drier.
This dangerous combination, coupled with the use of new construction materials, is changing our susceptibility to fires. From St. John’s to Vancouver Island, hundreds of communities from coast to coast have experienced destructive blazes in recent years.
These mounting risks, and the need to develop more sustainable and resilient buildings, are the key drivers of Mohamed Beshir’s research in fire safety engineering. A Civil and Environmental Engineering professor at Carleton University. Beshir leads the Ember Fire Group, which focuses on understanding and mitigating fire risk in the built environment.
In their lab on the ground floor of Carleton’s Minto Building, Beshir and PhD students Ahmed Abdelnabi and Mohamed Tawfik demonstrate the intricacy of their work.
At the core of the lab is a cone calorimeter, an instrument used to characterize how materials respond to fire. Samples of wood and composite materials are exposed to high heat fluxes, producing combustible gases that are captured and analyzed in real time.
These measurements provide detailed insight into ignition, heat release rate, mass loss and the combustion byproducts of different types of building materials—fundamental properties that govern how fires develop and spread.
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