July 14

Current Grad Students Newsletter

Graduate Student News

The Graduate@Carleton newsletter will be on hiatus until the end of August. Please refer to our sites at Graduate Admissions and Grad Students for detailed information. To read previous editions of TheGraduate@Carleton, please click here.

MyCarletonOne Service Update

Secure your student account: if you have not updated your security questions or MyCarletonOne password since Friday, July 1, 2022, you are required to do so at once. Please follow the instructions located on the ITS website.

Graduate Students with Disabilities: A Survey of Experiences at Carleton

The Paul Menton Centre (PMC) would like to learn about your experiences as a graduate student with a disability at Carleton University. Please tell us how the PMC can better support your needs by completing this survey by Friday, July 22 to be entered into a draw to win a $50 campus gift card.

If you have any concerns or questions about the survey, please contact Somei Tam at SomeiTam@cunet.carleton.ca

GSA Survey

The Graduate Students’ Association (GSA) is carrying out a survey to assess the experience of Graduate Students with regard to services offered at Carleton University. Based on feedback received from this survey, the GSA intends to help develop future programming and support for the Graduate Student community. They have asked that you kindly fill out the survey here.

Join a Senate Committee!

The Carleton University Senate is looking for two graduate students in good academic standing to serve on Senate for a one-year term from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023. Additional opportunities are also available on the Senate Executive Committee, the Senate Library Committee, the Honorary Degrees Committee and the Senate Review Committee. For details and how to apply, please email kathy.mckinley@carleton.ca.

PhD Students!

Want to try your hand at writing an article? On a regular basis, The Conversation puts out a list of possible story ideas for PhD students and faculty to write about. Click here to find out about the latest opportunities.

International Student Services Office

The International Student Services Office (ISSO) offers services and programs that contribute to positive international experiences for all Carleton students. They are dedicated to helping international and exchange students adjust to life in Canada and get the most out of their graduate programs with services such as:

I-Start Orientation

I-Start Orientation is a free, online mini-course designed for new international students studying at Carleton University. Through this course, graduate students will learn the information needed to help transition to student life at Carleton and in Canada.

Click here for more information →

Support Services

There are several health and counselling resources that you can access. Please click here to see these resources. Check out these other resources available to grad students.

The Paul Menton Centre (PMC) is continuing to offer weekly virtual writing support for graduate students with disabilities over the summer. The Graduate Student Writing Group meets every Tuesday, 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. until August 16. Please register here. Before attending, you need to review the PMC group meeting guidelines. Registration with PMC is not essential for participation in this group.

Congratulations to our Northern Scientific Training Program (NSTP) Special Award Winners!

Four Carleton NSTP-funded students have won special awards valued at $2500 each.

Click here to read who the PhD winners are →

Carleton Announces Student Results of the Historic Ottawa Development Inc. Award in Built Heritage Conservation

Azrieli School of Architecture Grad Student Danielle Myronyk received an honorable mention in the sixth annual Historic Ottawa Development Inc. competition for her thesis project titled, Saving Architectural Heritage MapleLawn Estate and Garden.

Postdoctoral Researcher Developed Digital Literacy Video Game for Tweens

Sana Maqsood, a postdoctoral researcher at Carleton’s Human Oriented Research in Usable Security lab in the School of Computer Science, developed a digital literacy video game that will be delivered in classrooms by MediaSmarts, a national not-for-profit organization that aims to make children and youth active and informed digital citizens.

Read More about Sana's research here →

Carleton's School of Journalism: Diversity in the Media

At Carleton University, home to the oldest journalism school in Canada, faculty are striving to reverse decades of systemic racism and make newsrooms more inclusive and diverse by teaching the next generation of journalists to share stories that capture the country’s broad spectrum of perspectives. A pair of new professors and the ground-breaking courses they teach are a big part of this transformation…

Read the article here →

Carleton Research Aims to Minimize the Threat of Invasive Insects in a Changing Climate

When a “derecho” storm pummelled the Ottawa area with winds reaching 190 km/h on May 21, trees falling onto power lines was the main reason 180,000 hydro customers lost electricity. Urban trees play many significant roles in the lives of city residents. But in an era of powerful storms driven by climate change, trees are also vulnerable and can pose a risk to critical infrastructure.

Read the article here →

Mission Critical Technology: Startup Aims to Make Spacecraft More Sustainable

Docking one spacecraft to another is a very challenging procedure, which is why a pair of Carleton University engineering graduates started Obruta Space Solutions, an Ottawa-based company whose goal is to simplify the process of servicing a spacecraft.

Read the article here →

Important Dates and Deadlines

July 22
Last day for a full fee adjustment when withdrawing from late summer courses (financial withdrawal).

July 22-24
Early summer term deferred final examinations to be held.

July 25
For those students who want to graduate this fall, we strongly encourage you to submit your supervisor-approved thesis, in examinable form, to your department by this date.

July 29
Last day to request Formal Examination Accommodation for August examinations to the Paul Menton Centre for Students with Disabilities. Note that it may not be possible to fulfill accommodation requests received after the specified deadlines.

Aug. 1
Civic holiday. University closed.

Aug. 9
Last day for summative tests or examinations, or formative tests or examinations totaling more than 15% of the final grade for late summer and full summer courses before the official examination period (see Examination Regulations in the Academic Regulations of the University section of the Undergraduate Calendar).

Aug. 16

Last day of late summer and full summer classes
Last day for academic withdrawal from late summer and full summer courses
Last day for handing in term assignments, subject to any earlier course deadline

Aug. 17-18
No classes or examinations take place.

Aug. 19-25
Final examinations in late summer and full summer courses may be held. Examinations are normally held all seven days of the week.

Aug. 25
All take home examinations are due on this day, with the exception of those conforming to the Examination regulations in the Academic Regulations of the University section of the Undergraduate Calendar/General Regulations of the Graduate Calendar.

Aug. 25
Fall payment deadline. Late charges may be applied to the student account any time after this date.

Aug. 31
Deadline for course outlines to be made available to students registered in full fall, early fall and fall/winter term courses.

Sept. 1
Last day for receipt of applications from potential fall (November) graduates.

Sept. 1-4
Residence Move in – students will be provided with a designated move in date in their information package emailed at the end of July. More information regarding move in can be found at the Housing and Residence Life Services website.

Sept. 5
Statutory holiday. University closed.

Sept. 6

Academic orientation (undergraduate and graduate)
Orientation for Teaching Assistants
Class and laboratory preparations, departmental introductions for students and other academic preparation activities will be held

Sept. 7

Fall term begins
Fall and fall/winter classes begin

Sept. 13
Last day for registration and course changes (including auditing) in early fall courses.

Sept. 14
OSAP deferral deadline. Late payment charges and late registration charges applied to the student account on or after this date for eligible OSAP students.

Sept. 20

Last day of registration for full fall, late fall term and fall/winter courses
Last day to withdraw from early fall courses with a full fee adjustment. Withdrawals after this date will result in a permanent notation of WDN on the official transcript
Last day to change courses or sections (including auditing) for fall term and fall/winter courses
Graduate students who have not electronically submitted their final thesis copy to the Graduate Studies will not be eligible to graduate in Fall 2022 and must register for the fall 2022 term

Sept. 23-25
Full and late summer deferred final examinations held.

Sept. 30

Last day to withdraw from full fall term and fall/winter courses with a full fee adjustment (financial withdrawal). Withdrawals after this date will create no financial change to fall term fees and will result in a permanent notation of WDN appearing on your official transcript
Last day to request Formal Examination Accommodation Forms for Oct/Nov final examinations to the Paul Menton Centre for Students with Disabilities. Note: it may not be possible to fulfil accommodation requests received after the specified deadlines.

Oct. 1
Last day for academic withdrawal from early fall courses.

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.