Social Insurance Number Clinics for International Students

Looking for seasonal work this semester? Preparing for your Co-op work term? Getting an early start on looking for summer employment? If so, you will need to get a Social Insurance Number (SIN). This is requirement of employment by the Government of Canada. Service Canada will be on campus hosting drop-in sessions to help international students apply for a SIN card on Jan. 20, 2023 and Jan. 27, 2023.

SSHRC Storytellers Contest is Now Open to Apply!

The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Storytellers 2023 contest is on! The deadline to submit is Jan. 30, 2023. Details, including rules, eligibility criteria, and prize descriptions, are available here. 

FGPA is offering one-on-one consultations to grad students who would like more information or feedback on their submission ideas. To request a consultation, email: karim.abuawad@carleton.ca

Virtual Winter Career Fair - January 25

The Virtual Winter Career Fair will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023.

This event will give you the opportunity to chat with recruiters and professionals. Meetings will take place as speed-networking-style conversations (about 10 minutes). Explore full-time, part-time, summer, and co-op opportunities and browse current job openings.

Brightspace Update: Support for the Winter

As the winter term gets underway, visit the Brightspace Student Support website. This resource is available directly within your course under the Help menu in the Brightspace navbar. On the site, you can find instructions for basic course tasks such as changing notification settings, using the Brightspace Pulse app, submitting assignments and viewing grades. The site is a great starting point for technical questions.

Check out the Brightspace Student Channel in Mediaspace and reach out for support. D2L provides on-demand technical support 24/7 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year via email, chat and phone. For assistance with email, network or login issues, please contact the ITS Service Desk.

Mental Health Supports

We have many services and resources in place to help you understand, manage and improve your mental health and wellness while at university. The best place to start is to check out our Wellness Services Navigator. This anonymous site is designed to help find you available mental health and wellness resources.

Magda Georgescu is a counsellor with Carleton’s Health and Counselling Services who is focused on helping graduate students. To make an appointment with Magda, please call the office at 613-520-6674. Once you call, you will speak with a Patient Care Coordinator who will send you an intake and consent form that needs to be completed before speaking with an Intake Counsellor. This intake session can also take place in person at the clinic, if that is your preference, and then you will be able to meet with Magda.

Another good tool to check out is our Resource Guide. This guide is meant to be flexible and offer support and guidance in tandem with the resources mentioned above.

Dates & Deadlines:

Jan. 20, 2023
Last day for registration and course changes (including auditing) in full winter and late winter courses. 

Last day to withdraw from early winter courses with a full fee adjustment. Withdrawals after this date will result in a permanent notation of WDN on the official transcript.

Graduate students who have not electronically submitted their final thesis copy to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs will not be eligible to graduate in winter 2023 and must register for the winter 2023 term.

Jan. 20-22, 27-29, 2023
Full fall and late fall term deferred examinations will be held.

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.

TA Central Hub

Winter 2023 Pedagogical Training Sessions

All sessions are virtual. To register and see descriptions: Carleton Central>TA Management>TA Training Registration. Next session on Jan. 25, 2023 is a panel discussion on maintaining a work-life balance as a TA from 10:30 a.m. to noon.

Certificate in Teaching Skills

Consider enrolling if you want to further your teaching skills. Details can be found here and for any questions, email: TASupport@cunet.carleton.ca

Contributing to TA Blog

Want to share your teaching experience/tips with the Carleton community? Write for our TA Blog! 

Outstanding TA Award Nominations

Nominations for the 2022-2023 Outstanding TA Award are now open!

Songwriting and Poetry Competition

What is this? A call for students to submit original poems and songs to encourage artistic engagement in the Carleton community.

Who can participate? Any student in any program registered at Carleton University in the 2023 Winter term. There is no fee to participate.

Are there prizes? Yes!

• $300 first prizes, $200 second prizes in each category. There may be additional prizes given.
• Possible publication in an anthology of poems and song lyrics.
• Performance and/or recording of selected winning songs.
• The joy of creating and participating!

Submit your work by March 10, 2023.

Navigating the Canadian Workplace

Navigating the Canadian Workplace is a virtual workshop series by Career Services, designed to support international students, and students who are newcomers to Canada. This is a self-directed workshop series, meaning you can complete the individual workshops at your own pace. Topics include: Beginning Your Job Search and Building Your Resume, Canadian Workplace Culture, Introduction to the Canadian Hiring Process, and more. Registration is open now and the workshops will be available from Jan. 23, 2023 to March 20, 2023 for the Winter term.