Convocation

1. 1. The online application to graduate in October 2018 is now open. Apply by July 31, 2018 to make sure your application is processed in time.
   2. Your status will not be projected anywhere online, and we will only contact you directly if there are any issues with your degree audit. See the “graduate in October” 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.
   1. If you are requesting to graduate with a Diploma be sure to follow the steps outlined in the “graduate in October”.
   2. 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 August FGS deadline (http://gradstudies.yorku.ca/current-students/student-status/important-dates/) in order for you to convocate in October.  The sooner you inform the course director, the sooner we can work together on getting your final grade posted on time.
   3. June 2018 graduates: If you are not attending convocation and want to pick up/request the mailing of your diploma after June convocation, you can do so at Registrarial Services (W120 Bennett Centre for Student Services).  Please see the info on the convocation site prior to picking up (http://convocation.students.yorku.ca/diplomas).

    

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. Join key presentation online panels organized by Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education for individuals who unable to attend the conference. Click here for information.
2. Faculty of Education Annual Research Celebration: This year’s theme is “What is basic to education?” in our response to Premier Dough Ford’s back to basics push. Also, featuring award presentations, student response video from near and far, a panel discussion, speed dating for research partners and everyone. RSVP to Dafna Knittel-Keren (dkeren@edu.yorku.ca) no later than Thursday June 6th. Click here for information.
3. Call for Proposals: The Centre for Refugee Studies (CRS) 14th annual Student Conference invites abstract proposals for its upcoming conference on the theme of “Beyond Durable Solutions.” Deadline is July 15th, 2019. Click here for details.
4. Shaping Sustainable Futures for Internationalization in Higher Education conference is just one month away. Click SSFIHE flyer May 2019

Employment/Volunteer Opportunities:

1. Research Assistant (RA): A Graduate Student in Education able to provide a systematic comparison of Canadian undergraduate programs in business, with a particular emphasis on similarities and differences in curriculum. The work would start as soon as possible and would likely take around 50 hours in total. Candidates with some relevant education on post-secondary education, curriculum design, and perhaps more simply, some of the latest trends and innovative approaches in post-secondary education are encouraged to contact Heidi Furcha hfurcha@schulich.yorku.ca
2. Instructor (Tenure-Track), Literacy Education in Elementary Classrooms, Faculty of Education, The University of British Columbia.
3. Professor, French as a Second Language Teaching, “Département de langues, linguistique et traduction”, Université Laval.
4. Advisor, Education – International Programs, Save the Children, Toronto or Ottawa: https://www.savethechildren.ca/all_careers/advisor-education-international-programs-full-time-toronto-or-ottawa/
5. Postdoctoral Researcher, Applied Linguistics, University of Jyväskylä, Finland. Applications are welcome in English or Finnish (and applicants don’t need to know Finnish). View in Chrome for auto-translate at: https://rekry.saima.fi/certiahome/open_job_view.html?did=5600&jc=2&id=00007438&lang=fi

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.