The Graduate@Carleton newsletter is typically distributed every Thursday morning. The next newsletter will be sent to you on Thursday, March 17.  If you have any questions, please email us at: fgpa_newsletter@carleton.ca.

Challenge yourself by acquiring new skills that can help you boost your employability. To learn more, visit the Graduate Professional Development Events web page. More events may be added in the coming weeks.

Coming up the next week:

Today, March 10 at 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. Preparing for an Interview
March 14 at 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. NVivo Introduction and Getting Started
March 15 at 12:00 to 1:30 p.m. Enhance Your Employability
March 16 at 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Introduction to Data Cleaning and Restructuring using SPSS

Graduate Studies continues to offer one-on-one writing consultations to assist you with writing-related challenges, or to discuss the effectiveness of your research and writing strategies. To request a consultation, fill out and submit this web form.

You might also be interested in these workshops, hosted by Career Services. Please note that the hours spent in these sessions cannot be counted towards TA training hours.To register and find out more information, please click here.

Today, March 10, 4 to 5:30 p.m. LinkedIn Profile Building Workshop.
Wednesday, March 23, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Virtual Spring Career Fair

There’s still time to enter the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) and GRADflix competitions, sponsored by the Graduate Studies. Why not enter and tell your research story? The 3MT is now scheduled for April 6. If you are interested in competing in either contest, please click here

Women continue to experience discrimination based on their gender and intersecting identities, which is exacerbated for racialized women, women with disabilities, trans women and those with marginalized gender identities. On International Women’s Day (March 8), Carleton celebrated the many achievements and contributions of women in the Carleton community. Visit this website to read about some Carleton women who are making a difference and read this story about Carleton students who are having a positive impact on the world.

The Sprott Tax Students’ Association (STSA) is here to help with their annual tax clinic. To file your taxes with the tax clinic, you must first fill out the tax clinic’s client intake form. STSA’s tax clinic team will review it to determine whether it is within the scope of the tax clinic. You will receive an email indicating whether your tax return is simple enough to be filed with the tax clinic and you will then be given a link to book an appointment. Note: all appointments at the tax clinic will be held between March 21 and April 1, 2022. For more information, please visit the tax clinic’s webpage. All tax returns are filed at no cost. The tax clinic is run as a free community service.

Graduate students will be informed of their scholarship status by the following approximate dates:

• OGS:  End of March
• NSERC PhD:  End of April
• SSHRC PhD:  End of April
• CIHR PhD:  End of April
• CGS Master’s (all):  April 1 through the portal

The TLS Outstanding TA Award is a university-wide award open to all faculties, and is designed to celebrate the support TAs give to the undergraduate programs in their disciplines, their roles in establishing a positive learning environment, and their work in implementing innovative teaching practices. In addition to a certificate and formal recognition on a special plaque, up to five awards valued at $250 will be given out each year. For more information on the nomination process as well as the form to fill out and submit, please click here. Deadline for nominations is March 28.

There are several health and counselling resources that graduate students can access. Please click here to see these resources. There are lots of other resources available to you.

The Psychology Wellness Centre is a virtual centre staffed by psychology graduate students who are trained peer wellness coaches. If you are looking for non-urgent assistance with goal-setting, time-management, support to improve wellness goals, and information on other available wellness services at Carleton please complete this request form to meet with a peer wellness coach.

MeWeRTH is continuing its Lived Experience Luncheon series in March, where we invite members in our community to present on their lived experience, highlighting any challenges they encountered and their resiliency in facing these challenges. The presentations will be virtual and open to the Carleton community as well as the public. Please join us from noon to 1 p.m. on March 23 and March 30. Registration and more information on each presentation is available online.

You are invited to attend a workshop for grad students today, Thursday, March 10 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. You will be able to share your experiences as a grad student, as well as discuss gaps in terms of support for wellness (including resources and workshops) particularly when it comes to the Office of Student Affairs programming. This is also an opportunity to meet other graduate students. You can register at this link. If you are unable to attend at that time, you will be able to provide your reflections using this form.

We are continuing to accept feedback from all members of the Carleton community on the draft Student Mental Health Framework until Friday, March 18, 2022. Feedback and comments can be submitted either on the consultation website, or by email at SMHFramework@carleton.ca.

As we continue the review process for Carleton’s Sexual Violence Policy and after carefully reviewing the feedback provided, we have published a draft version of the revised policy with tracked changes. Additionally, and as part of our commitment to providing a transparent process, we have posted a report outlining the feedback we received throughout the listening phase. Both documents are available on the consultation website. Students are encouraged to review the revised draft of the policy and provide additional feedback and comments by attending an information and feedback session on Monday, March 21, 2022 or by submitting feedback through the consultation website or by email at svpolicy@carleton.ca. Feedback on the revised draft of the policy will continue to be collected until Friday, April 8, 2022.

Founders Award: The Board of Governors has issued its 2022 Call for Nominations for the Founders Award, Carleton’s highest non-academic honour. Do you know someone deserving? Nominate them today and help pay tribute to those whose significant contributions have led to the advancement of Carleton University. Nominations are being accepted until March 25. Learn more

Board of Governors Award for Outstanding Community Achievement: The Board of Governors’ Award recognizes the substantial community contribution and volunteerism of a Carleton student graduating in 2022. In line with the Board’s belief in creating civically engaged citizens through higher education, the award recipient will also receive a $2,000 grant. Nominations are welcome from all community members. The deadline to apply is March 25, 2022. Learn more.

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.

Check out these sessions:

March 15 at 1:00 p.m. Ottawa Housing Search 101
March 31 at 11:00 a.m. Permanent Resident (PR) Pathways

Apply now for the International House Award ($700), which is awarded to a student who is in their graduating year attending Carleton University on a student visa. Application deadline is March 11. Additional requirements here.

The ISSO can also answer questions about study permits, travel and quarantine plans, or health insurance, and more. isso@carleton.ca

• Events
• Quarantine Planning Support
• FAQs
• News
• Immigration Support
• University Health Insurance Plan (UHIP) Information
• ISSO Mailbox Videos

Students in the process of completing their Carleton Graduate applications can book a 1:1 recruitment session with a representative from Graduate Studies to help answer questions about the application process. Appointments are available on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. Click here for details.

Join us on Friday March 18 from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. for the annual Underhill Colloquium. The Underhill 2022 theme, (Re)thinking History, is meant to showcase work going beyond the traditional bounds of academia including the sources being studied, the way we work, how we approach archives, how we share our work, the themes we consider and the communities involved. For more information and to register, please click here.

You’re invited to attend the eighth annual Data Day conference on March 29. Researchers from across the university will be participating in panel discussions throughout the day and several students will be participating in the virtual poster competition and/or the industry networking portion of the event. Click here to register and find our more.

Nine projects have been awarded funding through the second round of the 2021-22 Carleton University Experiential Learning Fund (CUELF) to create and enhance experiential learning opportunities for Carleton students. In total, $100,000 in funding was distributed to create and enhance 20 course and program level projects.

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As a critical race scholar and activist whose work centres around the lived experience of Canada’s racialized and Indigenous girls and women, Carleton University Prof. Manjeet Birk is looking for new ways to make the world more just and systems more equitable.

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An internship program developed at the University of Alberta to support and encourage Black youth in a career in science, technology, engineering and math is expanding. The Experiential Learning in Innovation, Technology and Entrepreneurship (ELITE) Program for Black Youth will be offered through a partnership with Carleton University’s Faculty of Engineering and Design in Ottawa this summer.

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Shawn Graham, a digital archaeologist and historian at Carleton, is working with the International Space Station Archaeological Project to record and analyze the rich material culture onboard the International Space Station. “We are documenting this not only to preserve the past, but also to understand what it means to be human,” says Graham.

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Anyone coming on campus must still complete the COVID-19 screening self-assessment every day through cuScreen. You will also need to use a QR code when you enter buildings. And you need to complete and submit the vaccination attestation form which you can find in cuScreen after you have logged in.

To access FAQs about how Carleton is coping with the COVID-19 pandemic, click here. For questions concerning current graduate students, click here. To view FAQs for prospective graduate students, click here. There have been no updates this past week to the FAQs for current or prospective grad students.

April 1
Students who are graduating in Spring 2022 are required to complete the Graduation Application available in Carleton Central (via Carleton360) before the deadline of April 1, 2022.

April 12

• Last day to pay any remaining balance on your Student Account to avoid a hold on access to marks through Carleton Central and the release of transcripts and other official documents. An account balance may delay summer 2022 course selection.
• Winter term ends.
• Last day of winter term and fall/winter classes.
• Last day for academic withdrawal from winter term and fall/winter 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.