Grad Student Services – Current Grad Students https://gradstudents.carleton.ca Carleton University Fri, 27 Nov 2020 16:33:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.4.1 Sexual Assault Information https://gradstudents.carleton.ca/2020/sexual-assault-information/ Tue, 08 Sep 2020 18:10:46 +0000 https://gradstudents.carleton.ca/?p=42722 Carleton University is committed to maintaining a positive learning, working and living environment where sexual violence is not tolerated, and treated with the seriousness it deserves. Our Sexual Violence Policy states that any individual who discloses they’ve experienced sexual violence will be provided support services, and that they will be treated with dignity and respect at all times by the University and its representatives. A person who experiences sexual violence is not required to report the sexual violence under the formal complaint process of the Sexual Violence Policy in order to receive support, or to receive appropriate accommodations for their needs.

For more information about the supports and services available at the University, visit: carleton.ca/equity.

Sexual Violence Disclosure in an Emergency

In an emergency on campus (i.e., imminent threat of sexual violence or harm to a person or sexual violence actually occurring), a report can be made in the following ways:
– Call 911
– University Safety emergency number 613-520-4444

When a person discloses an incident of sexual violence to University Safety, University Safety must inform Equity Services for follow-up.

Sexual Violence Disclosure in a Non-Emergency

Equity and Inclusive Community’s Sexual Assault Support Centre is responsible for handling all disclosures of sexual violence involving a member of the University community in a non-emergency situation, whether the sexual violence has occurred on or off campus. The Sexual Assault Support Centre can provide information about available options and resources, provide supporting documentation for academic accommodation, and assist in safety planning.

For more information please call 613-520-5622 or email equity@carleton.ca

Filing a Formal Complaint of Sexual Violence

The Associate Vice-President of Student Affairs (or designate) is responsible for receiving (in writing) formal complaints of sexual violence related to students. The Director of Employee and Labour Relations (or designate) is responsible for receiving formal complaints related to all other groups. In the case where the Respondent is both a student and an employee, the complaint may be submitted to either of these two parties but will be jointly received.
Only a person who reports experiencing sexual violence can choose to file a formal complaint under the Sexual Violence Policy; there is no third party reporting option.

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Foot Patrol Service During COVID-19 https://gradstudents.carleton.ca/2020/foot-patrol-service-during-covid-19/ Wed, 10 Jun 2020 15:59:58 +0000 https://gradstudents.carleton.ca/?p=41894 The Carleton University Students’ Association’s (CUSA) Foot Patrol has modified their services to operate remotely due to COVID-19. Foot Patrol services are open remotely all seven days of the week, including holidays, from 6:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m.

Services that you can use are:

  • Walk and Talk: If you feel unsafe walking somewhere, or if you’re bored, lonely or feel isolated and want someone to talk to, you can call 613-520-4449.
  • Walk and Talk Texting: If you prefer to chat over text, you can send a message to 343-883-8169.
  • Borrow a First Aid Kit: You can borrow one or more of a variety of first aid kits for up to a month. Now offering no-contact kit delivery and retrieval in Ottawa. If you would like a first aid kit, you can email footpatrol@cusaonline.ca.

Please note that Foot Patrol is not a crisis line. If you are in distress, please call the Ottawa Distress Centre at 613-238-3311 or your regional distress/crisis line.

Lastly, Foot Patrol services are also working on adding additional no-contact services for September. For more information, you can follow their Instagram and Facebook pages to stay up to date.

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Mental Health Services https://gradstudents.carleton.ca/2019/mental-health-services/ Thu, 10 Oct 2019 13:59:33 +0000 https://gradstudents.carleton.ca/?p=39577 As a student, your mental health is such an important factor to consider when it comes to dealing with the stresses and responsibilities you face on a daily basis.

Fall break is quickly approaching and many students will likely be going home to spend that time with their families. Whether you’re away from campus or here in town, there are many mental health resources available to help Carleton students in need.

TAO Self-Help is an online mental health resource that offers many different therapeutic online activities. TAO provides self-directed modules and practice tools to help students learn positive skills for personal growth. Students are also able to conference with counselors over video through this resource.

Good2Talk is a free professional support and counselling service via the telephone that offers Ontario post-secondary students a safe place to share their stresses and concerns anonymously and receive treatment and comfort. It is available 24/7 and they can support students who are experiencing issues like academic stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, employment or financial challenges, substance use, abuse, panic or crisis and suicidal thoughts.

For the students who choose to remain in Ottawa during the fall break, all of Carleton’s on-campus mental health resources will remain open and available for drop-ins and appointments.

Health and Counselling Services (HCS) provides students with a counselling service where they are able to do drop-ins or book appointments. They offer short term individual counselling and same-day counselling. For students who live on-campus, HCS also has counselling services specifically for students in residence, Residence Counselling and Wellness Service.

  • Grad-focused Counselling Services
    Students can call to make an appointment with Alisa McClain, the grad-focused counsellor.  Alternatively, if the issue feels urgent, a student can go to health services at 10:45 a.m. or after Monday through Friday and request a same-day appointment.  Grad students can request to be placed with the grad counsellor, though they may be placed with a different counsellor depending on the available spots.
  • The Residence Counselling and Wellness Service is a satellite office of HCS. This office, located in 131 Renfrew Building, offers students counselling for any forms of distress they may be facing throughout their university careers, such as depression or anxiety. There are three licensed counselors available and residence students are able to visit drop-in hours or make appointments. This office is also home to the Wellness Space, a safe and respectful place, which offers students in residence the chance to relax and de-stress by providing many different activities, such as completing puzzles, light therapy, colouring and bracelet making.
  • The Centre for Indigenous Initiatives provides support services for indigenous students, such as First Nations, Inuit and Métis. Carleton has counselors that are indigenous and have specifically worked with different indigenous communities. Recently, Carleton welcomed a new indigenous counselor, Staci Loiselle, to help support and counsel indigenous students. The counselling services are free and can be done through drop-ins or booked appointments.

GSA Services
The Graduate Students’ Association offers the Graduate Peer Support and Mental Health program: This program, which offers 1-on-1 support and group-facilitated events) was created to build emotional support for graduate students who face personal or academic difficulties at Carleton. For more details, please contact Rukiya Mohamed, Peer Support Program Coordinator at psc@gsacarleton.ca

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Carleton Launches New Graduate Student Counselling Service https://gradstudents.carleton.ca/2018/carleton-to-launch-new-graduate-student-counselling-service/ https://gradstudents.carleton.ca/2018/carleton-to-launch-new-graduate-student-counselling-service/#comments Mon, 19 Nov 2018 16:07:03 +0000 https://gradstudents.carleton.ca/?p=37441 Carleton University is making its counselling program more accessible for graduate students. Alisa McClain is now available for walk-in counselling appointments on Thursday afternoons from 1 to 3:30 p.m. in 512 Tory, with booked appointments available in the same space on Tuesdays.

Graduate students are welcome to drop in on Thursdays through the end of the Winter term. They can also book an appointment with McClain by calling Health and Counselling Services at 613-520-6674.

Alisa McClainExplains McClain: “As this is a pilot project, we are open to shifting the timing based on the needs of the graduate students as we get a better sense of what works best.”

McClain graduated from the Bachelor of Social Work Program in 2012 and then worked as the HIV educator at Youth Services Bureau where she did community development, health promotion, crisis counselling and worked as the adult ally supporting youth-to-youth community education on LGBTQ+ issues before returning to Carleton to complete the Master of Social Work program in 2016. Wanting to deepen her direct clinical experience, McClain has since provided case management services for people with serious and persistent mental illness. Most recently, she worked as a system navigator at the Pinecrest Queensway Community Health Centre providing short-term support through resource referral, advocacy, and short-term coaching related to anxiety and stress management.

“I am deeply committed to anti-oppressive practice and social justice work,” shares McClain.  “I have particular interest in trauma recovery, self-care and community-care for caregivers, activists, and for those who simply have too much to do in too little time.”

McClain points out that many people need an empathetic and active listener who really understands where they’re coming from. “I’m excited to be back on the University campus working with grad students, learning about all their projects.”

She says that, in addition to the concerns that so many students and community members have, she thinks that graduate students will have increased concerns related to multiple demands on their time, the pressure of producing unique research, the precariousness of applying for grants to continue research, and the interpersonal challenges that sometimes arise in small communities that are over stressed.

Re. confidentiality, McClain says she never shares information with anyone outside of the health team without explicit written consent, “I absolutely respect that the university is where many graduate students work and they deserve to be in complete control of their own stories.”

Graduate students are also welcome to book appointments with Alisa over at Counselling Services (2600 Carleton Technology and Training Centre Building), or use their drop-in service offered Monday to Friday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. (last client at 3:15) Check details here:  https://carleton.ca/health/counselling-services/

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Foot Patrol & Safe Walk https://gradstudents.carleton.ca/2018/foot-patrol-safe-walk/ Tue, 02 Oct 2018 12:11:30 +0000 http://gradstudents.carleton.ca/?p=25336 Carleton's safety crest

Campus Safety Services offers a safe walk program that is available to anyone working or living on campus at any time. This service is available 24/7, 365 days of the year to make sure you feel safe travelling on campus. This program is available to all graduate and undergraduate students, in addition to other members of the Carleton community.

A Campus Safety Officer (CSO) or Student Safety Patroller (SSP) will be dispatched to your location to meet you. You will be asked to provide a piece of identification that has your name and Carleton University Identification on it. This is for their records only and will be kept confidential. The CSO or SSP will then walk with you to your destination on campus.

If you wish to use this service to enhance your personal safety, please contact University Safety at 613-520-3612.

Foot Patrol

The Carleton University Students’ Association also offers Foot Patrol, a student-operated, student-run, and volunteer- based service centre that offers Safe Walks, the Walk and Talk service, the Borrow a First Aid Kit service, and event safety support through their Foot Patrol event teams and their Guardian Program to the Carleton community.

Foot Patrol operates seven days a week from 6:00 PM to 2:00 AM, including holidays.

Foot Patrollers operate in pairs, and all volunteers are required to obtain a police record check in the vulnerable sector and complete a Foot Patrol training session prior to joining. Foot Patrol also patrols Carleton, promotes safety awareness, and conducts bi-annual safety audits of campus. All their services are free.

Safe Walk

Foot Patrol offers a safe-walk program, where two volunteers will walk you anywhere on campus, and up to an hour off campus (including public transit). This service is confidential (Foot Patrol does not ask for or record any identifying information), and Foot Patrol offers a plainclothes safe walk upon request.

To request a safe walk from Foot Patrol, please call their office at 613-520-4066 to request a team to meet you, drop by their office (426 H University Centre), or stop a team while on patrol. You can also book a recurring safe-walk by phoning their office or emailing footpatrol@cusaonline.ca.

Walk and Talk

Additionally, Foot Patrol offers the Walk and Talk service, where a volunteer will remain on the phone with you until you reach your destination. Please call (613) 520-4449 during their operational hours (6:00 PM-2:00 AM, seven days a week) to use this service.

Borrow a First Aid Kit

Foot Patrol also offers first aid kits to any Carleton University student or group seeking to borrow one for the duration of their event, activity, or outing. Please email footpatrol@cusaonline.ca for more details, or drop by their office during their operational hours to borrow a kit.

student holding a first aid kit

Foot Patrol Event Team

Foot Patrol is also available to assist event organizers for both on campus and off campus events. For small (usually on campus) events, a Foot Patrol team can attend or drop by at specific intervals during an event’s duration to offer safe walks, as requested by event organizers.

Foot Patrol Guardian Program
For larger, usually off-campus events, Foot Patrol uses their Guardian Program (which type of team attends is discussed with the event organizers beforehand, and Foot Patrol works to accommodate their needs as much as possible). Guardian teams provide planning and organizational advice to event organizers (they have plenty of experience attending events; they can provide insight as to what works/doesn’t), support and direction to attendees, and help ensure all individuals return home safely. Guardian teams possess a professional dress code, and are selected from Foot Patrol volunteers who have shown the greatest degree of commitment and responsibility.

A Foot Patrol or Guardian event team can be booked for free by organizers of any event involving Carleton students. The event does not need to occur within Foot Patrol’s operational hours. Foot Patrol requests that organizers contact them a week in advance if they wish to book an event team (they will do their best to accommodate requests on shorter notice, but cannot make any guarantees).

Safety Tips

University Safety offers the following tips to people working late on campus:

  • If you see someone acting suspiciously, call campus security directly at 613-520-4444 or use one of the yellow assistance phones located across campus.
  • Try to work with another person if you’re planning to stay past regular hours.
  • When working alone in an office, lock your door.
  • Report all broken locks, windows, lights and doors to the Maintenance Control Centre at 520-3668.
  • If you’re travelling after 9 p.m. on OC Transpo, your driver can drop you off at a spot closer to your destination along the bus route. For more information, please read OC Transpo’s Transecure page.
  • Avoid walking in isolated areas at night. There are designated safe pathways throughout the campus that are well-lit for your safety.

To read about other services for grad students offered by University Safety, please go to this website:  http://carleton.ca/safety/

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Summer U-Pass & Opt-Out Information https://gradstudents.carleton.ca/2017/summer-u-pass/ Thu, 06 Apr 2017 12:07:01 +0000 http://gradstudents.carleton.ca/?p=26957 All full-time Carleton students are eligible for a summer U-PASS.

If you wish to opt out, you have until the 14th day of each term (for the Summer Term, the date is 4:30 p.m. on May 13th) to return it and complete an Opt-Out application to receive a 100% refund.  Every week after this date, that you have the U-Pass in your possession, your refund amount will be pro-rated.

You  can opt out of the Summer U-Pass as soon as you have registered and are designated “full-time” and your fees have been assigned to your student account.  To find out if you qualify for one of the nine opt-out categories, please visit the Opt-Out page. 

Depending on when you opt-out, please see the Summer U-Pass pro-rated schedule to calculate the fee you will be refunded. It will be updated the first week of May.

More information is available here: https://carleton.ca/upass/

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How to Keep Up-to-date With Campus News https://gradstudents.carleton.ca/2016/keep-date-campus-news/ Tue, 11 Oct 2016 14:00:50 +0000 http://gradstudents.carleton.ca/?p=21771 Grad students often want to know about things happening outside their own department. Here is a list of campus newsletters and other resources that can help keep you up-to-date. In some cases, you will need to read online.

African Studies Digest (Listserv)
To subscribe, email African_studies@carleton.ca

African Studies Newsletter
Distributed by the Institute of African Studies. Issues are available online at: http://www.carleton.ca/africanstudies/ias-newsletter/

CUNorth (email listserv)
This listserv is an informal northern research network at Carleton. It features information about funding, research and other relevant northern opportunities such as the annual Ottawa-Carleton Student Northern Research Symposium. For more information, and for instructions on joining this listserv, please visit: https://carleton.ca/northernresearch/cunorth/.

Carleton Events Calendar
You can access this calendar off the university home page or go directly to this web page.

EURUS Newsletter
They have a yearly newsletter that students can subscribe to online by clicking here. Past newsletters can be found by clicking here.

Explore Science@Carleton
Bi-weekly e-newsletter produced by the Faculty of Science. To subscribe, visit: http://science.carleton.ca/, or email valerie.pereboom@carleton.ca

FASS Newsletter
Bi-weekly newsletter produced by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Subscribe by emailing Nick.ward@carleton.ca. To view the latest copy of the newsletter: http://www.carleton.ca/fass/newsletter/

FPA Voices
This magazine-style publication comes out five times a year. This e-magazine is available on this web site. If you want to subscribe, please click here.

gLoeb Xpress
The Department of Geography & Environmental Studies publishes a newsletter that features several grad success stories. http://carletongeography.wordpress.com/

GRAD Bulletin
You can subscribe to the Grad Bulletin, produced by the Graduate Students’ Association. Sign-up is on the GSA’s website (scroll down to the right column under the search box): http://www.gsacarleton.ca/.

History News Sources
The Department of History’s news posts keep students up-to-date on the activities, teaching and research in History. See what graduate students are doing, and what alumni and faculty members are up to. Available at https://carleton.ca/history/news/history-news/  You can also follow the Department on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/cuhistorynews/) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/CU_History) to learn more about the latest news and events.

Housing Services
If you are a grad student in residence or thinking of applying to live in residence, we suggest that you visit our website. You may also want to check out our residence social media platforms:  Facebook   Twitter  Instagram  Blogs

International Students Newsletter
International Students Newsletter (published by the International Student Services Office on a regular basis). International and exchange students are automatically subscribed to this newsletter. If you would like to be added to the mailing list, instructions are available on the ISSO website.

Minwàdjimowin (Good News)
The Centre for Aboriginal Culture and Education (CACE) distributes a weekly e-newsletter that showcases the latest events and updates related to the Aboriginal community at Carleton.  Subscribe by clicking here. Latest issue is available here.

READ Initiative
You can find both their newsletter and a subscription form on this website: http://www.carleton.ca/read/read-newsletter/

Research Works
Digital publication of research stories produced by the Office of the Vice-President (Research and International). http://research.carleton.ca/research-works/ (The sign up button is at the bottom of the page)

School of Journalism & Communication
For up-to-date news in the School of Journalism and Communication, please go to this web page on a regular basis: http://carleton.ca/sjc/

State of the Raven
Weekly newsletter for Carleton undergraduate students prepared by the Office of the Vice-President (Students and Enrolment). Grad students can read the latest newsletter by going to: http://students.carleton.ca/weeklyupdate/

TA Blog (for Teaching Assistants)
Updated on an ongoing basis, this blog features short articles on teaching written by Carleton University’s Teaching Assistants. It can be found on this website:  http://www.carleton.ca/tasupport/blog/

Twitter
And of course, there are many Twitter accounts that you can follow. Many of these are listed in Carleton’s social media directory. You can follow FGPA @CUGradStudies. If you want your departmental account added, please send your request to mike.reynolds@carleton.ca.

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MacOdrum Library – A Wealth of Services https://gradstudents.carleton.ca/2016/macodrum-library-wealth-services/ Wed, 31 Aug 2016 18:27:02 +0000 http://gradstudents.carleton.ca/?p=28179 Graduate Students are welcome throughout the library; however, there are study carrels, study rooms, and lockers available only for graduate student use on the 5th floor. Students must fill out an application form to reserve one. Spaces are assigned on a first come, first served basis. More details and the application form are available by clicking here.

The Library offers a series of workshops on Citation Management, NVIVO and publishing your research. Check our Grad Navigate (professional development) website for details.

For more personalized research assistance, Contact a subject specialist, to find yours, go to: https://library.carleton.ca/services/research-help.

Book loans are 120 days (one renewal). Please note that books can be recalled after 28 days by another user, you will be notified by email about recalls. Can’t find what you need at MacOdrum, you can get books and articles from other libraries through interlibrary loans (ILL).

The Library is a sponsor of the Graduate Student Open Access Award, co-sponsored by the Graduate Students’ Association and the Office of the Vice President (Research & International), to support Carleton University graduate students in publishing research in open access journals. Up to five awards of $1000 will be distributed.

Finally, if you are being prevented from studying effectively anywhere in the Library due to noise, just text or email quiet@library.carleton.ca, and someone will respond.  Read more about the Quiet, Please! Service Please note that, this fall, you may experience some noise due to the construction.

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Why Grad Students Need Social Media https://gradstudents.carleton.ca/2013/grad-students-need-social-media/ Sun, 24 Nov 2013 15:06:46 +0000 http://gradstudents.carleton.ca/?p=18073 Leah DeVellis, FGPA’s coordinator of graduate services & professional development, wrote an article for University Affairs explaining why grad students need social media. You can read her article on UA’s PhD to Life blog.

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Carleton to Open New Aboriginal Centre This Fall https://gradstudents.carleton.ca/2013/carleton-to-open-new-aboriginal-centre/ Fri, 23 Aug 2013 16:15:16 +0000 http://www5.carleton.ca/fgpa/?p=16027 aboriginal centreThis fall, a new Aboriginal Centre will open on campus.

“The new Centre will be significantly larger than the existing Aboriginal Lounge and will include an expanded lounge space and computer lab,” says Mallory Whiteduck, an Aboriginal Cultural Liaison Officer at Carleton. “New additions that students can expect are a kitchen, an Elder’s room, a group study room and an office.”

Adds Whiteduck:  ““Many Aboriginal students come from close-knit communities, where you can’t drive to the gas station without seeing someone you know. Coming to a university with tens of thousands of students can be overwhelming. The Aboriginal Centre is a piece of campus where students can come and feel at home. We also encourage non-Aboriginal students to use the Centre and participate in the fun and educational events organized here.”

Until the new Centre opens, Aboriginal students are welcome to visit the existing Centre located in T27 (tunnel entrance) of the Tory Building.

There are also a number of groups on campus that assist both graduate and undergraduate First Nations, Inuit and Métis students.

The Centre for Aboriginal Culture and Education (CACE) employs three Aboriginal Cultural Liaison Officers who work collaboratively with various communities, on and off campus, and academic units to provide all kinds of programs, services and cultural events.

All of CACE’s services, including the Indigenous Human Library, Pow Wows and the Visiting Elder program, are open to all students, grad or undergrad, Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal.

“We make an effort to include graduate students in events, such as the “Cultivating Connections” event last fall, where their knowledge and research areas could advance Aboriginal initiatives at Carleton,” says Whiteduck.

At fall Orientation, CACE will again sponsor a Welcome Lunch on Sept. 18 from 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. in 228 Paterson Hall  for all new and returning Aboriginal students and will host a Welcome Pow Wow on campus on Sept. 21 in the Norm Fenn Gym.  More info. is available on the CACE website.

The CACE website includes useful information such as what master’s programs allow grad students to specialize in Aboriginal Studies, a list of faculty members who research in this area, and specific bursaries that are available to Aboriginal graduate students.

You can follow CACE on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube at “CUAboriginal” for up-to-date information on what is happening in the Aboriginal community on campus. You can also sign up for CACE’s weekly e-newsletter, Minwàdjimowin (Good News), which has become a primary source of news and community events for both Carleton students and the wider Ottawa community.

There is also the Aboriginal Student Service Centre (316A University Centre) on campus that invites grad students to drop in. The Centre advocates Aboriginal issues on campus and provides peer support for Aboriginal students. And there is a group of students that receives funds from the Carleton University Student Association to organize special relevant events on campus called the First Peoples Council.

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