Welcome to new students and welcome back to returning students! The Graduate@Carleton newsletter is typically distributed every Thursday morning. The next newsletter will be sent to you on September 16. If you have any questions, please email us at: fgpa_newsletter@carleton.ca.

Anyone coming on campus, including students, must complete the COVID-19 screening self-assessment every day through cuScreen. You will need to sign in. Please note that you will also need to use a QR code when you enter buildings. Please visit the COVID-19 website for more information on Carleton’s return to campus plans. Check out this video!

Everyone is encouraged to complete the vaccination attestation form and submit their documents as soon as possible. You can find the form in cuScreen after you have logged in.

The FGPA office is offering in-person services. The front desk is open from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., and from 1 until 4:30 p.m. To find out when other departments 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. International graduate students, please check out FAQs on the ISSO website. There have been no updates to FAQs for prospective and current graduate students over the past week.

New grad students and TAs can access Orientation materials created by FGPA by clicking here.

International students are also encouraged to obtain special Orientation materials through I-Start presented by the International Student Service Office. Click here for more information.

The Graduate Students’ Association is wrapping up its annual Welcome Weeks events. You can find information by clicking here.

Grad Studies has compiled this comprehensive list of services available to graduate students at Carleton.

The Carleton360 Student Portal (My360) is your complete student experience hub to help you navigate your student experience. Visit My360 regularly for direct access to Carleton Central, cMail and Brightspace. My360 is also home to an inbox featuring important messages from the university including dates and deadlines, registration information and more. Inside My360. you can access direct links to important university resources such as recent student news, timely supports and services, and lots more.

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Along with our new safety protocols, Carleton is offering several new programs, including the collaborative specialization in Climate Change. You can also find out what’s going on in our residences by clicking here.

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You can get vaccinated at Carleton’s on-campus COVID-19 vaccine clinics. Appointments are available for all students, employees and approved contractors on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays until Thursday, October 7, 2021.

Carleton Ravens are sharing their reasons for getting vaccinated against COVID-19. Find out more by clicking here.

Applications for OGS, Tri-council and donor-funded competition awards are now open. For full eligibility details and application processes, please visit the Awards and Funding website. Some deadlines to note:

NSERC PhD: Sept.27
Donor-funded awards: Sept. 30
SSHRC PhD: Oct.1
CIHR PhD: Oct.1
OGS: Applications: Nov. 15; Referee deadline: Dec. 1
Master’s Tri-council: Dec.1

NSERC will be hosting a Q&A session for the Doctoral and Postdoctoral Programs on Wednesday, September 15, 2021. There will be two parts to the session:
Streaming of Informational Videos: 10 – 11:30 a.m. (Eastern Time)
LIVE Q&A Session with NSERC staff: 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. (Eastern)

You can choose to watch the Informational videos on your own time via the NSERC YouTube Channel rather than during the streaming the day of the event. You are expected to watch the videos prior to the LIVE Q&A session (either via the stream or on their own time) and come prepared with specific questions.

Join from the event Link by clicking here

Join by the event number: Event number (access code): 2432 157 4795
Event password: JFjEAmDH738 (53532634 from phones)

If your graduate program has a Co-op option, December 31, 2021 is the deadline to apply for admission to Co-op in the winter 2022 term (this means a 1^st work term in summer 2022). BUT – we strongly encourage you to apply ASAP! The earlier your application is received, the earlier you will have access to resources and assistance from a Co-op Student Advisor. As added incentive, students who apply by October 31 – and are admissible – will qualify for access to the Co-op job board as soon as summer positions are posted. The application is quick and easy! Submit yours via mySuccess (accessible through Carleton Central) TODAY! Learn how to apply here.

The International Student Service Office is here to help.

For questions about study permits, travel and quarantine plans, or health insurance, please email the International Student Services Office at isso@carleton.ca

New International students are also encouraged to obtain special Orientation materials through I-Start presented by the International Student Service Office. Click here for more information.

Find out more on the ISSO website.

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

The Graduate Students’ Association offers medical, dental and accident insurance designed to be relatively comprehensive and low in cost. All full-time students registered in the fall term, including international students, are automatically covered by the plan for the entire September 1 to August 31 plan year. You can opt out but need to do so by October 5. Part-time and co-op students and students wanting couples or family coverage (including same-sex and common-law couples) may opt in by paying the fee by October 5.

Full-time grad students can now pick up or renew their U-Pass for the Fall 2021 – Winter 2022 pass period. U-Passes for this pass period are valid for use on OC-Transpo and STO services September 1 – April 30. Students who are eligible to opt-out of the U-Pass program can submit a request through Carleton Central, and should not pick up or renew their card. Unsure of how to opt out? Follow the instructions found here: U-Pass Opt-Out Process. If you already picked up or renewed your U-Pass for the Fall/21 – Winter/22 pass period, you have until September 14 to return your card and opt out of the service for a full-fee adjustment. If you have not renewed your U-Pass, then you have until December 31 to submit an opt-out application to have your request considered.

The final deadline to register for fall and winter terms is Sept. 22.

Many courses are being offered on campus this fall but online options are also available. You can find out more about fall and winter courses by clicking here on the University FAQs.

Check out this list of intriguing Special Topic courses being offered for the fall and winter terms.

The fall/winter 2021-22 class schedule and registration course planning tool is available in Carleton Central and includes which courses will be available for in-person and online learning. Based on student demand, we will be revising the course schedule to offer more online options for courses in the winter 2022 term. More information on these courses will be provided by the end of October.

Please note, you cannot register unless you have cleared all conditions on your offer. Your time ticket will be updated in your Carleton Central account, after the removal of your conditions is complete.

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

Since the beginning of the pandemic, Carleton temporarily suspended the need for a doctor’s note or medical certificate for academic accommodation requests related to COVID-19. This process has been extended for the fall 2021 term. Students will be advised to complete the self-declaration form available on the Registrar’s Office website to request academic accommodation for missed course work including exams and assignments and connect directly with their instructors to discuss required accommodations arising from the COVID-19 situation.

Click here to find out the latest opportunities for PhD students who want to write for The Conversation. These are updated on a regular basis.

The 22nd Annual Biology Butterfly Show is scheduled to take place Saturday, Oct. 2 – Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021 and will be held virtually again this year. Additional details will be posted closer to the show.

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Throwback is Carleton University’s homecoming – an opportunity for Carleton to open its virtual doors to alumni, donors and community members to celebrate our shared past, present and future through reunions, family-friendly and community-building events, spirited challenges, targeted discussions, and much more. Find out what’s happening this fall from Sept. 26 to Oct. 2 by clicking here.

There are approximately 3.8 million Canadians living with asthma, and of these, 850,000 of them are less than 14 years of age. Graduate Student Razieh Mansouri is trying to assess the relationship between living in greener neighbourhoods and the risk of developing childhood asthma in Ontario.

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This past summer, Astrid Schetselaar spent three weeks in the Yukon with a group of 10 other Carleton master’s students on a Northern Studies field course. Their projects focused on areas such as the financial impact of climate change on highway infrastructure maintenance, water management, digital knowledge keeping and food distribution.

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Carleton University’s David Carment, Canadian Global Affairs Institute Fellow, professor at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs and editor of the Canadian Foreign Policy Journal, has released the newest issue of CFPJ focused on the most pressing issues facing Canada today.

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It’s a question that has long intrigued biologists: Why do some hosts carry more parasites than others? A recent article in The Conversation by Carleton Biology Prof. Mark Forbes explores parasitism and its evolutionary consequences.

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September 17-19: Full and late summer deferred final examinations held.

September 22:

• Last day of registration for fall term and fall/winter courses.
• 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 Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs will not be eligible to graduate in fall 2021 and must register for the fall 2021 term.

September 30: Last day to withdraw from 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.

October 8: December examination schedule (fall term final and fall/winter mid-terms) available online.

October 11: Statutory holiday. University closed.

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.