Carleton University will honour veterans on Remembrance Day at an in-person ceremony tomorrow, Nov. 11 from 10:45 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the flagpoles on Library Road near the Azrieli Theatre [map]. Members of the Carleton community are encouraged to attend and observe a two-minute moment of silence at 11 a.m. to honour Canadian soldiers who have served throughout our nation’s history, many paying the ultimate price. Please note that Library Road near the flagpoles will be closed to traffic from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., and will reopen when the service is completed.

Remembrance Day Memorial Service at Canadian War Memorial – ISSO Volunteers Will Take Students on Public Transportation as a Group: The Royal Canadian Legion organizes and conducts the National Remembrance Day service in Ottawa. Any students that would like to attend the ceremony will meet International Student Services Office (ISSO) volunteers at the ISSO 128 University Centre at 9 a.m. and take public transportation as a group to the Canadian War Memorial. Participants must bring their U-PASS for transit. For more information and to register, click here.

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Congratulations to all students who are receiving their graduate degrees! We are #CUProud of your great accomplishment!

There will be three ceremonies on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022 between 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. View the schedule here.

Once celebrations are underway, don’t forget to check out the convocation social media wall and use #CarletonGrads2022 to have your posts included.

At this year’s fall convocation, more than 1,200 Carleton students from the Class of 2022 are receiving degrees that recognize their hard work and commitment to education. Carleton awards numerous medals to honour the dedication of students who have performed exceptionally in their studies. 

Andrew Crosby, PhD Sociology, has won the Governor General’s Medal and University Medal for Outstanding Graduate Work (Doctoral Level) and Jordan Dugan, Master of Applied Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering has won the University Medal for Outstanding Graduate Work (Master’s Level). Congratulations to Andrew and Jordan!

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Zachary Chackowicz is the first Carleton University graduate student to complete a thesis in the only program of its kind in Canada.

The Master of Arts in Migration and Diaspora Studies (MDS) student will receive his degree along with a Senate Medal for his thesis at Fall Convocation on November 12, 2022.

Chackowicz’ medal-winning thesis is titled, Diaspora Nation: Ireland’s Diaspora and Asylum Policies, and the Attempt to Deterritorialise the Irish State. With a transnational approach, Chackowicz brings Irish policies of building ties with its mostly American diaspora into conversation with Ireland’s asylum policies and treatment of immigrants.

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Convocation is a commemoration of a student’s university journey—both academically and personally.

We’ve highlighted exceptional students who have made their mark on Carleton through ground-breaking research, academic performance, participation in extra-curriculars and their commitment to change. 

Click here to read more about the journey taken by graduate students Alida Burke, Kit Chokly and Robbie Venis.

The Master of Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership (MPNL) program and the Graduate Diploma in Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership (DPNL) program are hosting a virtual Open House on Nov. 17, 2022, from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. (EST). To register, click here.

Tri-agency Awards (NSERC/SSHRC/CIHR)
Canada’s three granting agencies—the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC)—acknowledge that the widespread disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic may hinder the ability of some institutions to provide applicants with official and up-to-date transcripts in advance of the deadline date, particularly at institutions which do not currently provide official electronic versions of these documents. Therefore, for the Fall 2022 scholarships and fellowships competitions, the agencies will continue to accept unofficial transcripts if official transcripts cannot be obtained. Submission of an application will continue to serve as a formal attestation that the applicant has provided true, complete, and accurate information in the application and its related documents. Students are expected to make every effort to provide official where possible. Tri-agencies may request official hard copies at a later date and students may be required to submit official hard copies to Graduate Studies if they are successful recipients of an award. Students will be contacted at a later date if needed.

OGS
Similar to tri-agency awards, we acknowledge that the pandemic may hinder students ability to access official and up-to-date transcripts. Unofficial transcripts will be accepted for Fall 2022. Submission of an application will continue to serve as a formal attestation that the applicant has provided true, complete, and accurate information in the application and its related documents. Students may be required to provide official transcripts if they are a recipient of an award.

The Ethics and Public Affairs (EPAF) program is pleased to announce its sixth annual multidisciplinary graduate conference. This will be a hybrid event from Nov. 17 to Nov. 19, 2022. The first and second days will take place in-person, featuring our keynote speaker, Amandine Catala (UQAM, Canada Research Chair on Epistemic Injustice and Agency) and social events, while the third day will be fully virtual. Join to discuss and rethink how we do and should organize our societies, institutions, and communities.

This year we have 20 panellists from across Canada and abroad! Check out the full program and abstracts here.

Register here.

Although the deadline has passed for receiving a financial adjustment when you withdraw from a course, you might decide to drop a course to avoid a failure or a poor grade showing up on your student record and affecting your CGPA. This is referred to as Academic Withdrawal.

Academic Withdrawals will create no financial change to fall term fees and will result in a grade of Withdrawn (WDN) appearing on your official transcript. WDN is a permanent notation that appears on your official transcript signifying no academic credit and will not impact your CGPA.

Please note that Nov. 15, 2022 is the last day to withdraw, with no academic penalty, from full fall and late fall courses.

After these dates, you will no longer be able to drop courses in good academic standing. The Academic Withdrawal deadline to drop a full session (fall/winter) course is March 15, 2023. After this date, you will no longer be able to drop full session courses in good academic standing.

Please join the Department of Philosophy in celebrating this year’s World Philosophy Day on Friday, Nov. 18, 2022 in room 2017 in Dunton Tower from 4 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.! This event is part of our Colloquium Series and a joint event with Ethics and Public Affairs. Our guest lecturer, Amandine Catala, will begin her talk, Epistemic Injustice, Democratic Deliberation, and Public Policy, at 4 p.m. and a reception with light refreshments will follow at 5:30 p.m.

For more information and to register, click here.

Join Carleton University and 16 leading industry and government partners at our Women in STEM Career Fair on Nov. 24, 2022 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. (EST)!

The event is for women students in STEM who want to establish and grow their professional network. Attendees will get to speak to representatives who work at leading engineering and IT organizations. *BONUS* Attend the event to enter to win one of three prizes – a pair of Air Pods, a Carleton sweater, or a food-related prize.

Register at: https://carleton.ca/engineering-design/career-fair-for-women-in-stem.

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) is hosting a number of question and answer sessions for the CGS M programs all in Eastern Standard Time:

• Thursday, Nov. 10 (in English): 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
• Tuesday, Nov. 15 (in French): 10 a.m. to noon
• Thursday, Nov. 17 (in English): 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

These sessions will be hosted as live Q&A WebEx events. They are supported by a series of informational videos available on the NSERC YouTube channel. These videos are intended to completely replace the presentation portion of the NSERC sessions, allowing NSERC staff and applicants to engage in a more in-depth and detailed Q&A session. Participants should watch the videos in advance and come to the Q&A session with specific questions in mind. Please attend any of the sessions that best suits your schedule. Registration is not required.

Nominations are now open for our annual Faculty Graduate Mentoring Awards! We love to hear about how a professor has impacted your experience at Carleton and tell others how valuable mentors can be!

For more information click here and nomination forms are found here. The Faculty Graduate Mentoring Awards will be held in winter 2023 and nominations are open until Dec. 7, 2022. Check out previous recipients here!

The Tri-Agency (CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC) has composed a Statement of Principles on Digital Data Management. It states that, high-quality data management is fundamental to research excellence. So, it is important for researchers to understand what is meant by Research Data Management (RDM). This workshop will give you an overview of RDM and how you will benefit from it. Data Services Librarian Jane Fry at MacOdrum Library will lead the online workshop from 10:30 a.m. to noon. Please click here for registration details.

Join the Centre for Student Academic Support (CSAS) this Fall 2022 term for their Academic Writing for English Language Learners sessions on Wednesdays from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Pick and choose the session that works for you or join all of them! Next session on Nov. 16, 2022 will focus on clause combinations (clause structure, types of clauses, common problems and solutions). For questions, email: csas@carleton.ca.

Carleton’s long tradition of honouring and engaging its communities was a central theme of the unveiling of the university’s inaugural Strategic Plan for Community Engagement (SP4CE). The launch event marked a significant moment for Carleton, bringing the university another step closer to implementing the “Serve Ottawa, Serve the World” strategic direction outlined in its overarching Strategic Integrated Plan. Hosted by the Centre for Community Engagement on Oct. 28, 2022, the celebration included more than 100 community partners, students, staff and faculty who gathered at the Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre, one of Carleton’s satellite locations in Ottawa’s downtown core.

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Nov. 11

• Last day to withdraw from late fall term 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 request formal exam accommodations for full fall, late fall, and fall/winter 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.

Nov. 15

• Last day for academic withdrawal from full fall and late fall courses.
• Last day for receipt of applications for admission to an undergraduate degree program for the winter term.

Nov. 18-20
Early fall deferred examinations will be held.

Nov. 25

• Last day for summative tests or examinations, or formative tests or examinations totaling more than 15% of the final grade in the full fall or fall/winter before the official examination period (see examinations regulations in the Academic Regulations of the University section of the Undergraduate Calendar/General Regulations of the Graduate Calendar).
• Winter Payment Deadline. Click here for important payment information. Late charges may be applied to the student account any time after this date.

Dec. 1

• Last day for receipt of applications from potential winter (February) graduates.
• Last day for graduate students to submit their supervisor-approved thesis in examinable form to the department.

Dec. 2
Last day for summative tests or examinations or formative tests or examinations totaling more than 15% of the final grade in the late fall before the official examination period (see examinations regulations in the Academic Regulations of the University section of the Undergraduate Calendar/General Regulations of the Graduate Calendar).

Dec. 9

• Fall term ends.
• Last day of full fall and late fall term classes.
• Classes follow a Monday schedule (full fall and fall/winter term courses only).
• Last day for handing in term work and the last day that can be specified by a course instructor as a due date for term work for fall term courses.
• Last day for take home examinations to be assigned, with the exception of anyone conforming to the Undergraduate Examination Regulations (section 4.1 of the Academic Regulations of the University section of the Undergraduate Calendar or the General Regulations in the Graduate Calendar (section 9).
• Last day to pay any remaining fall tuition fees to avoid a hold on access to marks through Carleton Central and the release of transcripts and other official documents.

Dec. 10-22
Final examinations in full fall and late fall term courses and mid-term examinations in fall/winter courses will be held. Examinations are normally held all seven days of the week.

Dec. 22
All take home examinations are due on this day, with the exception of those conforming to the examinations regulations in the Academic Regulations of the University section of the Undergraduate Calendar/General Regulations of the Graduate Calendar.

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.