TheGraduate@Carleton

February 8, 2024 Edition

Graduate Student News

Conduct Research Abroad with Mitacs GRA
Looking to enhance your education with an international experience? The Mitacs GRA awards $6,000 in travel funding for a 12-24 week research visit to any of the eligible countries outside of Canada. Whether it’s for your thesis or a faculty-led project, this is an incredible opportunity to work on your professional development, gain critical intercultural skills, and elevate your career prospects. There are only 15 spots available so act fast! Please contact the International Projects Coordinator as soon as you intend to apply.
Application deadline: March 31.

Workshop: Maximizing Your Time in Graduate School
The Paul Menton Centre is hosting a "Where Does the Time Go?" Maximizing Your Time in Graduate School workshop on Feb. 9 at 11 a.m. to learn how to budget your time wisely and effectively. For details and to register, click here.

Celebrating Black History Month
February is Black History Month. Members of the Carleton community mark this month annually in a variety of ways. Stories and event information can be found here.

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Dates & Deadlines!

Feb. 16, 2024

Last day of early winter classes.
April examination schedule available online.

Feb. 19, 2024

Statutory holiday. University closed.
Deadline for course outlines to be made available to students registered in late winter term courses.

Feb. 19-23, 2024
Winter Break. No classes.

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. Deadline to apply is March 1 at 12:00AM midnight (i.e., you must submit prior to February 29 at 11:59PM). Click here for details.

International Student Services Office (ISSO)

Upcoming Events

Winterlude! Rideau Canal Skateway: Feb. 13 at 1:30 p.m.

Ask an Advisor Immigration Q&A: Feb. 20 at 11 a.m.

Ottawa Food Tour: Feb. 27 at 1:30 p.m.

UHIP and Your Dependents
University Health Insurance Plan (UHIP) is mandatory for international student and their dependents (spouse and/or children) who are inside Canada with them. If you or your spouse has since acquired OHIP or RAMQ (Quebec provincial insurance), then UHIP may not be required. Scan proof of insurance and email to uhip@carleton.ca to have your UHIP status assessed for potential termination with your student account being credited the unused balance.

The UHIP Administrator is hosting a virtual information session on Feb. 12 at 11 a.m. Join us and get answers to your questions directly. Click here for more information.

Institute of Political Economy Event

IPE is hosting a lecture on Feb. 13 at 2:30 p.m. on: Guaranteeing Banker Profits and Student Debts: The Public Policies behind the US Student Loan Crisis.

Location: Dunton Tower 1524

Elizabeth Tandy Shermer is the 2023-2024 Fulbright Canada Distinguished Chair in Public Affairs in North America at Carleton University who will be presenting the lecture. She is a professor of history focusing on the 20th and 21st century US.

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 Feb. 14 will review passive vs. active voice in academic writing. Sessions are available hybrid: in person at 402 MacOdrum Library and on MS Teams.

For questions, email: csas@carleton.ca

Compete at this year's
Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition!

The 3MT at Carleton is a 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. 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!

GRADflix 2024: AI Unleashed Edition

The GRADflix competition is back! GRADflix 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 and submissions must be made by April 5, 2024.

Prizes! First place: $750, Second place: $500, Third place: $250, Honourable Mention: $250, People's Choice: $250.

Find out more here.

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
Info for New TAs
Accepting Your TA Assignment
Payroll Information

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.

Reading Week TA Grading Drop Ins
Come by with any questions or concerns you have about your grading, or just to learn some tips! Register for the sessions below and be sure you are signed into Zoom with your Carleton account before registering:

Wednesday, Feb. 21 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Register here.
Friday, Feb. 23 from 11 a.m. to noon. Register here.

Winter 2024 Virtual Pedagogical Training Workshops
To register: Carleton Central>TA Management>TA Training Registration*All of these count towards paid pedagogical training hours.

Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Training: Feb. 13 from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Developing a Framework for Teaching (for TAs): Feb. 15 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Providing Helpful Feedback on Written Assignments (FASS & FPA TAs): Feb. 15 from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Supporting Students in Distress: Feb. 16 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Have a question/issue?
|Ask us in our Q&A Forum or send us an e-mail at TASupport@cunet.carleton.ca

PhD in Architecture Recent Graduates Lectures
The Azrieli School of Architecture & Urbanism will host a school-wide lecture to celebrate the recent PhD graduations of Brynne Campbell, Maryam Mirsepassi, and Miquel Reina Ortiz on Feb. 14 from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Pit.
Click here for details.

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