Graduate Student Newsletter – Week of April 18, 2019

Announcements:

  1. Fieldwork Cost Fund open from April 4th to April 18th. For more information, go to gradstudies.yorku.ca/current-students/student-finances/funding-awards/fieldwork-cost-fund/.
  2. If you have passed your second term and are completing an MRP or Thesis, or if you are a Doctoral student and have passed your sixth term, please be sure to complete a Supervisor & Supervisory Committee Approval form and submit it to the graduate program office immediately. Please find further details on the checklists.
  3. Summer 2019 enrollment opened March 5th. Please be sure to check the important dates page to ensure you register on time.
  4. FGS’s policy on Graduate Supervision can be found here
  5. Attention regarding advertisement of final oral exam: Oral exams are normally a public academic event, however if the student and the supervisor prefer not to have the exam public, they must inform the Graduate Office in Education upon submission of the Recommendation for Oral Examination form.
  6. Feel free to join our FACEBOOK group and post articles, events and other information that you think is relevant to your fellow students!

Convocation

  1. DEADLINE HAS PASSED: The deadline to apply to graduate in June 2019 passed on February 28, 2019.
  2. The online application to graduate in October 2019 is open. Apply by July 31, 2019 to make sure your application is processed in time.
    • Your status will not be projected anywhere online, and we will only contact you directly if there are any issues with your degree audit. Read this “graduate in Oct” attachment for additional important details.
    • If you have applied to graduate and have not received an email from us during the audit process, you are all set to attend convocation and must go to the Convocation Website for further information on next steps and how to R.S.V.P.
    • If you are enrolled in Summer courses: Kindly inform the course director that you have applied to graduate, and that your final grade (this can be an interim grade) will need to be submitted by the April FGS deadline in order for you to convocate in June. The sooner you inform the course director, the sooner we can work together on getting your final grade posted on time.
    • If you are requesting to graduate with a Diploma be sure to follow the steps outlined in the “graduate in Oct” (here is “convocation-diploma” form mentioned in the attachment).

Resources and Updates

  1. Graduate Program Calendar: http://edu.yorku.ca/graduate-program-calendar/
  2. Understanding your student account: The following link takes you through an overview that has been developed to assist you in navigating the various financial processes relevant to graduate studies. It is divided into 3 primary categories accessible through the tabs on the page:
  3. Reminder for submission of all forms and to ensure they are accepted and processed:
    • Students are fully responsible for the download, completion, and submission of forms to their graduate program. Students must attach any correspondence that supports their request at the time of submission.
    • The Graduate Program in Education (GPE) office is unable to accept any incomplete forms, so be sure to have all required signatures (emails in lieu of) and required documentation in a complete package before submitting (hardcopy or email) any forms.

4. Graduate Program in Education Grad Student Guidebook: can be found on our site under current students/graduate

5. Accommodations for Graduate Students.

Events, Conferences and Workshops

  1. Woolrich, W – Dissertation final oral exam; Tuesday April 23, 2019 at 2:00pm, 283B WC
  2. Book Launch presented by the Centre for Feminist and Research.Beyond Repair – Mayan Women’s Protagonism in the Aftermath of Genocidal Harm by Dr. Alison Crosby and Dr. M. Brinton Lykes. Friday May 10, 2019 from 1:15pm to 2:45pm. Location: 305 Founders College, York University.
  3. Summer Institute Course: “Crossing the Line: Contemporary Extensions of Drawing as a Medium” offered by the Department of Visual Arts and Art History from April 29 to May 17, 2019. Please see Course Outline
  4. Faculty of Graduate Studies Ad-Hoc Committee Overview. Professors and students who are interested in contributing their thoughts and ideas on emerging forms of scholarship with respect to the current FGS Thesis and Dissertation Regulations, please see information here.
  5. The Seventh Annual Tommy Douglas Institute (TDI) at George Brown College. Keynote speaker: Author, activist and Council of National Chair, Maude Barlow. Thursday May 23, 2019 from 10:00am to 4:00pm. Click here for details.
  6.  Mindfulness and Educators Retreat by MorningSun Community.

Employment/Volunteer Opportunities:

  1. Assistant Professors in TESOL and Applied Linguistics with expertise in Teaching Speaking/Pronunciation and Language Assessment/Testing, Faculty of Education, Western University.
  2. Visiting Scholar in Sexuality Studies , 2019 -2020. The Centre for Feminist Research (CFR), York University.
  3. PhD studentship in Modern Languages Policy at Queen’s University Belfast. A fully-funded 3-year PhD studentship is available at Queen’s University Belfast in conjunction with the research project ‘Foreign, Indigenous and Community Languages in the Devolved Regions of the UK.

Please note: Information regarding employment opportunities is provided for your information only. York University does not pre-screen, review, endorse or approve employers or employment/volunteer opportunities, and is not responsible for any of the hiring processes or positions. If you have any questions about positions, please work with the employer directly.