TheGraduate@Carleton
Sept. 19, 2024 Edition
Graduate Student News
Dates and Deadlines!
A reminder to use the Academic Year Calendar for all important dates and deadlines for academic activities.
Attention FASS Grad Students!
The Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences (FASS) will be hosting a Zoom workshop entitled, In Grad School? Considering Grad School? Funding Tips and More on Sept. 24 from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. The panel is designed to give FASS students valuable guidance on Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) and Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) funding opportunities and application processes. Click here to register!
Workshops for Indigenous Graduate Students
The Office of Indigenous Teaching, Learning and Research is excited to offer a series of workshops designed specifically for Indigenous graduate students. These workshops aim to strengthen and build the Indigenous graduate student community at Carleton. If you're interested in participating, please reach out to: kahente.hornmiller@carleton.ca.
Social Insurance Number (SIN) Clinic
Looking for seasonal work this semester or more information on Tax Returns and Benefits? Getting an early start on looking for summer employment? If so, you will need to get a Social Insurance Number (SIN). Join our SIN Clinic on Sept. 20 by registering here.
Sexual Violence Policy Review Consultation
This year we will be reviewing our Sexual Violence Policy, which was last approved in June 2022. Carleton is committed to being a safe and inclusive community, and it is our shared responsibility to always strive to enhance the education, prevention and response to sexual violence. Over the course of the year, we will be engaging the entire community in a collaborative review of the policy. As a first step, we have developed a draft plan outlining the proposed consultation and review process. Members of the Carleton community are encouraged to review this draft plan and to provide feedback through
our consultation website until Sept. 20.
Academic Integrity Policy
Please familiarize yourself with Carleton University's Academic Integrity Policy which governs student academic integrity. The integrity of a student's academic work is critical to enabling student success and ensuring fairness and reliability in the awarding of grades and degrees.
Calling all Graduate Engineering Students!
Did you know there are no clubs, associations or societies in FED specifically for engineering graduate students? Dr. Jenn Drake (Assistant Dean, Special Projects – Graduate Student Governance) is looking for students interested in getting involved and helping create a new graduate engineering student association. Please fill out this short survey.
New Carleton Graduate Student Orientation Course Available 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!
If you have any questions, please email: thegraduate@carleton.ca.
To view previous editions of TheGraduate@Carleton, click here.
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NEW! Graduate Students Group - Counselling
Health and Counselling Services is offering a Graduate Students Group!
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 have an opportunity to share your concerns and receive support from other grad students and from a therapist; share solutions and coping mechanisms to better manage the unique pressures you face; learn some strategies to manage your mental well-being; and experience the benefit of a community who understands exactly what you are going through.
When: Thursday afternoons on a biweekly basis starting today Sept. 19! Sessions will be held 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.
Grammar FoundationsThe 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:
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 |
Late Arrival International Student OrientationAre you arriving in Ottawa after classes begin? The International Student Services Office is hosting a session on Sept. 23 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. online on MS Teams to help you prepare for your life in Canada. Through this 60 minute session, you will:
Join this session on Microsoft Teams or register on Carleton 360 here. |
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Carleton Offers All Students Single Session Counselling this Year. Connect Quickly and Directly with Professional Counsellors.
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.
2024 CU-PSAC Postdoctoral Fellow Research Award Competition
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MeWeRTH’s Reading for Well-Being Community Book ClubEnjoy reading? Want to be part of a reading community? Join MeWeRTH's Reading for Well-being Community Book Club. Selected books will be evidence-based examining different dimensions of well-being. Don’t miss book giveaways and events! |
Graduate Students' Association
Welcome Week events continue until tomorrow, Sept. 20.
Upcoming Events:
Today! Sept. 19: Grad Info Fair from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Richcraft Atrium
Sept. 20: Arboretum Walking Tour from 10 a.m. to noon and UHIP Explained for International Students from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Opt In/Opt Out of Greenshield Health Plan by Oct. 7
If you are a Graduate student, your health plan is with Greenshield.
If you are a part-time student, co-op student, or wishing to opt in your spouse or dependents, you have until Oct. 7 to opt in! Click here.
There is a temporary inactive period of 1.5 to 2 months typical of student health plans in which your claims can be submitted retroactively. If you already have health insurance from a workplace, spouse, or family member you may be eligible to opt out. Your coverage must be greater or equal to The Greenshield plan. UHIP, OHIP and the TA benefits are less coverage and therefore cannot be used as proof of alternative insurance.
Make sure to opt out of the correct plan by Oct. 7. After the opt out deadline, Greenshield will contact you by email to upload your proof of alternative insurance. Successful opt outs will be processed to your Carleton Central account by the end of term.
If you have any question see our FAQ page, Opt in/Opt Out page or contact gsa@gsacarleton.ca.
Freshwater Bounty: The Hidden Richness of Habitat Close to Home
On a scorching mid-July afternoon, Carleton University Biology Prof. Dalal Hanna and master’s student Felix Chan roll up their pants and step into the shallow, clear flow of Shield’s Creek, a narrow tree-shrouded stream cutting through a park near the southern fringe of Ottawa.
Hanna reaches into the water and overturns a large rock, brushing mud of the bottom with her gloved hands. A few feet away, Chan lowers a kick net with a fine mesh into the creek, collecting some of the sediment that Hanna has released. She repeats the process, unearthing rocks, bricks and bottles from the substrate, until there’s a softball-sized clump of muck in the net.
Back on land, Chan empties the material he’s collected onto a tray atop a folding table that the research team has set up in the shade. Joined by Andrea Bresolin and Sebastian Blanchett, a master’s and PhD student respectively, he carefully roots through it with tweezers.
One by one, the students pick out insects—dragonfly larvae, isopods, caddisflies hidden inside intricate shelters constructed from sand, leaves and twigs—and place the bugs in the compartments of an ice cube tray. They take a closer look at some of the specimens under a microscope and take photographs, uploading the images to iNaturalist, an app that helps people identify animals and plants while generating data for science and conservation.
“We don’t think about places like this suburban stream as habitat,” says Hanna, an ecologist who leads Carleton’s Watershed Stewardship Research Collaborative. “But you flip over one rock and there are hundreds of insects, and they’re the primary indicators of an ecosystem’s health.”
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. |
Fall Career & Networking FairAll Carleton students are invited to attend the in-person Fall Career & Networking Fair on Oct. 9 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. This event will give you the opportunity to:
New this year: Many employers will encourage students to apply to employment opportunities through the mySuccess job board or their organizations’ job portals. At the Career & Networking Fair, you can drop by the Resume Review Station for a short on-the-spot resume check-up to make sure you’re submitting a strong application. It is encouraged to have a paper copy on hand for the review. If you have any questions about the Career & Networking Fair or require accommodations for a disability to attend this event, please email: careerfair@carleton.ca. For full details and to register, visit the mySuccess Co-op and Careers Workshops and Events Calendar. |
The Tap-Tap: Wearable Device Transforms Learning for Blind and Low-Vision Musicians
Imagine being surrounded by a symphony of sound, each instrument harmonizing to create a rich tapestry of music. The conductor stands at the podium, baton in hand, guiding the ensemble. Musicians, deeply focused, respond to these cues, their eyes darting between sheet music and the conductor. For most, this is the essence of playing in an orchestra—a seamless blend of visual and auditory stimuli.
However, for blind and low vision musicians, this experience is vastly different. Traditional methods of synchronization like following a conductor’s baton, reading sheet music or observing non-verbal cues, are not accessible. This lack of visual input creates a significant barrier, preventing full participation in not only musical ensembles and performances, but music learning in general.
Leon Lu, an Information Technology PhD student at Carleton, is transforming this reality through the development of wearable haptic devices. Coined the tap-tap project, these devices assist blind and low vision musicians by enabling teachers and music learners to send vibration signals in real-time to one another, replacing the need for visual cues.
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