The Graduate@Carleton newsletter is typically distributed every Thursday morning. The next newsletter will be sent to you on Nov. 4. If you have any questions, please email us at: fgpa_newsletter@carleton.ca.

Congratulations to all students who graduated this fall. To celebrate your academic success, the University is hosting a virtual graduation celebration on Nov. 13, 2021, along with many faculty and departmental events to honour your important achievements. Notifications have been sent to all graduates and you can find further information regarding the November celebrations by clicking here. Please note the menu bar at the top of the page.

Brittany Astles has always been interested in water quality. No wonder, as she was from a small town in Northern Ontario where there have been multiple boil water advisories in many communities. So she chose to do her master’s research at Carleton on a specific project related to water quality. Astles graduated this fall with a Master’s degree in Geography with a Specialization in Data Science.

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The latest edition of Inside Senate is now available. Senate was pleased to approve the graduation of 1,370 students and 53 medals and prizes. Senate also confirmed that winter 2022 courses will be offered through a mix of face-to-face and online delivery to provide maximum flexibility for students, in line with the recommendations of the Carleton University Scenario Planning (CUSP) Working Group.

As Carleton University’s latest group of future alumni prepare to receive their degrees this November, they share the season with the celebration of another notable cohort: its first graduating class. Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021, marked the 75th anniversary of the very first degrees awarded by the school in 1946.

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Students can get a flu shot on campus during the following two weeks (Mon. Nov. 1-5 and Nov. 8-12) from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the Residence Commons Conference Room. First come, first serve.

Why not take a little time out from your fall break to acknowledge the amazing mentorship of your favourite professor by nominating him/her for a Faculty Graduate Mentoring Award? Nominations are open until Nov. 30. New this fall, professors who won mentoring awards seven or more years ago can now be re-nominated.

Find Out How to Nominate →

Challenge yourself by signing up for our professional development initiatives. To learn more, visit the Graduate Professional Development website.

Coming up this week:

Oct. 28 at 2 to 4 p.m. Social Media Analysis with NVivo (Twitter)

Nov. 2 at 12 to 2 p.m. Things to Know Before Starting a Business

Nov. 3 at 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Introduction to Knowledge Mobilization

Nov. 4 at 1 to 2:30 p.m. Writing Reports

Nov. 4 at 2 to 4:00 p.m. NVivo and Surveys

You can also join us today, Oct. 28 at 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. to learn about some of the many non-academic career paths that Carleton Master’s and PhD graduates follow. Our latest Alumni Conversation features Ian Cooper, PhD, Director, Homelessness Data Collection, Analysis and Result Reporting Division at the Government of Canada. Register by clicking here.

Find out more about new training opportunities from Mitacs by clicking here. Please note: Time spent in the Mitacs’ workshops does not count toward paid pedagogical training hours for those working as TAs.

Applications are still being accepted for these awards:

• OGS: Applications: Nov. 15; Referee deadline: Dec. 1
• Richard J. Van Loon Scholarship: Nov. 15
• Master’s Tri-council: Dec. 1
• Ontario Women’s Health Scholars Awards: Dec. 1

The MINDS Master’s Scholarships for Indigenous Students, valued at $17,500, are award supplements offered to successful Canada Graduate Scholarship—Masters (CGS M) applicants who self-identify as Indigenous and whose studies relate to defence and security. The deadline to apply is Dec. 1, 2021. More details are on our awards website.

Due to COVID, for the fall 2021 competitions, CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC will continue to accept unofficial transcripts if official transcripts cannot be obtained. Students are expected to make every effort to provide official documents and provide true, complete and accurate information. Tri-agencies and FGPA may request official hard copies at a later date.

Then you might want to register for one of our Carleton Community Graduate Info Sessions. Dates and registration info are available by clicking here.

Join the School of Computer Science on Friday, Nov. 12 for its Fall 2021 Graduate Open House. Get an in-depth look at Computer Science graduate programs, scholarships and find out how to apply. You can also watch faculty talk about their research interests and projects, as well as participate in a live chat with professors. Click here for more details.

Social Work is hosting an info session on Monday, Nov 15 from 5 to 7 p.m.  for students interested in applying for a PhD in Social Work. Registration info will be posted here in the near future.

If you are an international student in the process of applying for Permanent Residence with Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada and have received documents from IRCC, you may be eligible to pay domestic rather than international tuition fees. The deadline to apply for the fall term is on or before Nov. 26.

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The International Student Services Office (ISSO) can answer questions about study permits, travel and quarantine plans, or health insurance, and more. Please email isso@carleton.ca. Find out more on the ISSO website:

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

We are here to help. Check out the many health and wellness services for graduate students at Carleton. Please click here for a list of resources you can access.

Carleton is launching a broad and inclusive consultation process towards the next iteration of the Sexual Violence Policy. Throughout October, members of the Carleton community are encouraged to review the draft plan of the consultation process and provide feedback.

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Share your experience in the 2021 Student Food Survey! This survey is an opportunity to improve student food experiences and to inform future projects that increase access to good food. Everyone who completes the survey will be entered for a chance to win $25 grocery gift cards. All responses are anonymous and are due before Oct. 29.

Carleton Zoom users must, at minimum, be using version 5.5.0 as of Nov. 1 to ensure continued access to all Zoom meetings, including those within Brightspace. You can download the latest version of Zoom here.

Join us for Giving Tuesday by submitting and leading your own crowdfunding campaign through FutureFunder.ca. This year there will be opportunities to unlock matching funds and to win additional funding for your campaign through our Giving Tuesday challenges. Submit your project by Nov. 1 to participate in this 24-hour global movement that inspires our communities to reimagine a better world for future generations.

The Through a Global Lens Photography Competition invites you to submit original photographs that showcase your international experiences both in Canada and around the world. The theme of this year’s competition is Colours of the World. You need to submit your photo before Nov. 2, 2021 and the top entries will be posted online for a chance for the Carleton community to vote for their favorite.

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The SOAR Student Leadership Conference is an opportunity for you to share your ideas and to engage other students on topics that you are passionate about. Applications are now open for students who would like to present. The application deadline is Nov. 4, 2021. The event takes place on Jan. 22, 2022. Apply here.

Every week, 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.

Three Carleton researchers are separately innovating health research that supports a diverse portfolio of key areas of discovery—from investigating dietary fructose and its effects on the brain, to the role of the gut microbiome on fetal spina bifida, to gender-inclusive food security and health in Haiti.

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According to Statistics Canada, an estimated 23% percent of Canadians surveyed are unwilling or hesitant to take the COVID-19 vaccine. But who are they? And what do they have in common with each other? Those questions have prompted Professor Michael Christensen and his colleagues to delve into the world of anti-vaccination Twitter discussions.

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Carleton’s journalism program is hosting a new project, co-sponsored with The Walrus, to change the way fact-checking is taught to journalism students.

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Carleton’s Melanie Adrian, professor in the Department of Law and Legal Studies, has won a 2021 Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations Teaching Award. Presented annually to seven teachers and librarians from all levels of instruction, the OCUFA Teaching Award is the highest honour an educator can receive in the province.

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A symposium next month by Heritage Saskatchewan will feature a presentation by first-year Master of Architecture student Lauren Liebe. Liebe will present a collaborative project between the Muskowekwan First Nation and the 2019 third-year conservation studio, in which she took part. The studio produced nine design concepts to transform the former residential school at Muskowekwan First Nation into a training centre, museum, archive and memorial. It is the last intact former residential school in Saskatchewan and has since become a National Historic Site.

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Anyone coming on campus must 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 also need to complete the vaccination attestation form and submit this as soon as possible. You can find the form in cuScreen after you have logged in.

To find out when departments, including FGPA, are open on campus, click here.

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. Over the past week, no new FAQs were added to the FAQs for prospective or current grad students.

Until Oct. 29: Fall break. Classes are suspended.

Nov. 25:
Winter term payment deadline. Click here for important payment information. Late payment charges and late registration charges apply to the student account on or after this date. Payment is required to complete the registration process.

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 their department.

Dec. 10:

• Fall term financial holds preventing access to grades through Carleton Central and the release of documents will be applied to accounts with an outstanding balance.
• Last day of fall term classes.
• Last day for academic withdrawal from fall term courses (no financial adjustment

Dec. 24 through Jan. 4: The university will be closed for the holiday season and will re-open on Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022.

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.