Graduate Student Newsletter – Week of April 4, 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. Campus Lecture: “Mindfulness in Education: What is it about and what can we expect of it?” by Oren Ergas, Beit Berl College. Monday April 8th, 10 am to 12 pm. Location: Vanier Senior Common Room, 010 Vanier College. See information here.
  2. Graduate Student Workshop: The Walking Dead – Necrpolitics and Genealogies of Governance. Monday, April 15th, 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm. Location 626 Kaneff Tower, York University. RSVP: juliapyr@yorku.ca with a brief explanation of your research topic. Bring questions or a writing sample into which you want to incorporate necropolitics. 2 required readings will be pre-circulated.
  3. Campus Event: Second Annual Indigenous Women’s Speakers’ Series Event presented by the Centre for Feminist Research. Monday April 8th, 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm. Location: 519 Kaneff Tower, York University. RSVP: juliapyr@yorku.ca. See information here.
  4. Join Reseach Study on Clinical Trial for PTSD. Researchers from the School of Kinesiology and Health Sciences at York University are launching the first registered clinical trial in Canada to investigate the effectiveness of an online yoga and mindfulness-based program to help alleviate symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among young adults, ages 18-34, enrolled at York University. For more information please contact: Megan Kirk Chang, PhD Candidate & Primary Investigator. Email: mkirk@yorku.ca.

Employment/Volunteer Opportunities:

  1. GenUrb_ Guyanese Student Transcriber Position, City Institute, York University.
  2. Communications Advisor, Uniterra. La Paz, Bolivia.
  3. Web Communications Advisor, Uniterra. Morogoro, United Republic of Tanzania.

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.