Graduate Student Newsletter – Week of September 3, 2019

  1. Trying to enroll in a course that is full:
    1. Check the FGS website for the dates to add courses. There is still time!
      1. Until that time please check back online for empty seats. There is constant movement in courses throughout the summer, and if someone drops a course, a space will open immediately in the system.
    2. Please be aware that only the Course Director can provide permission to increase the size of their class beyond the established maximum, and the fire code of the room is also a factor.
    3. If you would like to enroll in a course in a different Graduate Program, you will need to complete, have signed and submit the Course Transaction Form.
  3. Please be sure to check the important dates page for registration and enrollment deadlines.
  4. Nathanson Graduate Fellowship: Eligible York University masters and doctoral students must submit their application by August 30th. Click here for details.
  5. Remember to set up and/or update your Student Financial Profile (SFP), if you are a full-time student. The SFP must be completed when applying for scholarships and/or bursaries.
    1. Apply for a bursary in the fall-winter term between November 17 and January 25.
  6. 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.
  7. FGS’s policy on Graduate Supervision can be found here
  8. 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.
  9. Feel free to join our Facebook group and post articles, events and other information that you think is relevant to your fellow students! You can also visit our direct Facebook page.

Convocation

  1. The deadline for the online application to graduate in October 2019 passed on July 31, 2019.
  2. The online application to graduate in absentia in February 2020 is now open. Apply by October 24, 2019 to make sure your application is processed in time.Since there is no February ceremony, you will automatically be invited to the June convocation ceremony. You will receive an invitation to RSVP for the June ceremony approximately four to six weeks before the June convocation.
  3. Please see the following February graduation/convocation information/links.
    • 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 Feb” 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 requesting to graduate with a Diploma be sure to follow the steps outlined in the “Graduate in Feb” (Here is  the “Convocation Information – Diploma“ form mentioned in the attachment).
    • If you are enrolled in Fall 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 2 weeks prior to the December FGS deadline in order for you to graduate in February. The sooner you inform the course director, the sooner we can work together on getting your final grade posted on time.
    • October 2019 graduates: If you are not attending convocation and want to pick up/request the mailing of your diploma after October 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. All York University students, faculty members and staff have access to professional online learning courses for free.
  2. Graduate Program Calendar: http://edu.yorku.ca/graduate-program-calendar/
  3. 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.
  4. Reminder for submission of all forms and to ensure they are accepted and processed:
    1. 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.
    2. 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.
  5. Accommodations for Graduate Students.

 

Events, Conferences and Workshops

  • NEW: York University’s Learning Skills Services, is pleased to provide workshop featuring helpful topics designed to put students on the path to academic success, such as Time Management, Secrets of Academic Success, Boost Your Learning Power, Reading & Note-Taking, and more.  Students are encouraged to join the popular Passport to Success program, which provides a certificate after attending EIGHT or more Learning Skills. Learning Skills Services are open to all York students, undergraduate and graduate.  From workshops to useful info and academic support resources, as well as peer support and individualized help with organization and study skills,  LSS is here for all York students throughout the busy terms ahead.  For more information about services, please visit the website at: http://lss.info.yorku.ca and follow on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter @mysuccessyorku.  *Stay tuned for our Fall Drop-In and Peer Academic Coaching times, to be posted on the website soon!
  • NEW: Nominate your professor: The Faculty of Graduate Studies’ Teaching Award is bestowed annually on a member of the Faculty of Graduate Studies who has displayed substantial, significant and sustained excellence, commitment and enthusiasm to the multifaceted aspects of teaching at the graduate level at York. The award recognizes teaching and supervisory excellence. Other elements which are taken into consideration include scholarly, professional and teaching development and initiatives in graduate program and curriculum development. The nominator may be any member of the Faculty of Graduate Studies, including regular or adjunct faculty, graduate students or staff. The deadline for nominations is November 15, 2019.  If you require further information, please write: Secretary of Council fgsadacd@yorku.ca or the Coordinator, Faculty Governance fgsgovrn@yorku.ca. For more information: http://gradstudies.yorku.ca/faculty-staff/academic-affairs/teaching-award/ 
  • Teaching Commons TA Orientation:
    • Supplementary TA Orientation (for those that aren’t available August 30) – Wednesday September 4, 2019, 10am–1pm in Kaneff Tower, Room 626.  Please register by clicking on Registration Form
    • Supplementary ITA Orientation (for those that aren’t available August 30) – Wednesday September 11, 2019, 1pm–4pm in York Lanes, Room 280N.  Please register for ITA Orientation by clicking on Registration Form
  • Info Sessions & Workshops from FGS for graduate students:The Faculty of Graduate Studies will be offering workshops to students on scholarship proposal writing on the following dates. The sessions are primarily for students who are applying for a Tri-Council and OGS scholarship, but others interested in learning about developing strong scholarship applications may find it helpful:
    • Workshops on Writing Effective Proposals – Doctoral (The two sessions are identical)
      • Session #1: Tuesday, September 10, 9:30am-11:30am, 519 Kaneff Tower
      • Session #2: Monday, September 16, 9:30am-11:30am, 280N York Lanes
    • Workshops on Writing Effective Proposals – Masters (The two sessions are identical)
      • Session #1: Tuesday, October 1, 9:30am-11:30am, 280N York Lanes
      • Session #2: Friday, October 11, 9:30am-11:30am, 280N York Lanes
    • NSERC Scholarships Information Session
      • Session #1: Tuesday, September 10, 9:30am-11:30am, 519 Kaneff Tower
  • International Conference at York: Feminist Explorations of Urban Futures – September 26-28. See details at http://yorku.ca/genurb/conference2019/ 
  • Forum: Positive Leadership for Flourishing Schools – September 18-20 in Kingston, Ontario –www.flourishingschoolleadership.com
  • Book Launch: Horace Kallen Confronts America – Sunday, September 15, 2019 at 2pm – Kaneff Tower, 7th floor, York University. RSVP to cjs@yorku.ca.
  • NEW: Call for graduate student submissions: The Journal of Comparative & International Higher Education (JCIHE) is soliciting Graduate Student Research-In-Progress to share new research that will help to set the tone for current and emerging issues in the field. Articles should be 500-1,000 words.  Articles should include: what is being studied, how it is being studied (methods section), how the research contributes to comparative and international higher education, and what the main take-away of the research will be. All articles will undergo a blind-review peer-editing process. The submission deadline is October 11, 2019.
  • Call for papers: Having Difficult Conversations with Children’s Literature https://mailchi.mp/bankstreet/krqqheeh8c-1557841?e=446db45d29. Submissions due: January 31, 2020
  • Call for submissions: Invitation to faculty, staff and graduate students to submit a presentation proposal for the 2020 CSSE Annual Conference in London, ON, 30 May to 4 June 2020 (pre-conferences on 30 May 2020). Presentation proposals can be submitted to 1 October 2019 by going to our website: https://csse-scee.ca/conference-2020/. I have also attached a Call for Presentations flyer for your convenience.
  • Call for contributions: Interested in contributing to a national feminist judgement project? No need to identify with a particular kind of feminism, nor as a female, but must have a working sense of what feminism means in relations to their work and be willing to commit to a research endeavour that will challenge them to think and write about the law in a different way. Click here for details. Submission deadline extended to September 30th. 
  • Participate in research project: Looking for Participants: The Tattoo Project, Photographing Memory: A York-Seneca Collaboration. Are you a member of the York-Seneca community (student, faculty, or staff at either institution) who has a tattoo that means something important to you?  If so, please consider participating in The Tattoo Project, Photographing Memory: A York-Seneca Collaboration. The purpose of the study is to discuss your tattoo/s before and after being photographed by a professional photographer from Seneca at York.  For your participation in two short interviews and a photo session, you will receive an emailed file of the photograph.  The pre and post interviews will take about 10 minutes each and the photography session about 30 minutes. If you would like to be considered for participation, please contact me debd@yorku.ca, Dr. Deborah Davidson, a tattooed sociologist at York and the Principal Investigator for the project.  Please put The Tattoo Project in the subject line.  For more information about my research on tattoos, please see http://thetattooproject.info/

Employment/Volunteer Opportunities:

  1. Research Assistantship: Are you interested in education policy? Looking to hire 1-2 full time doctoral or master’s students to work with me on a project that examines education policy debates about education privatization. Please contact Prof. Sue Winton, at swinton@edu.yorku.ca if you wish to develop your policy research skills and have an interest in this topic.
  2. Research Assistantship (2 Positions): Exploring Multilingual in the Educational Context & Trans-lingual Reading in the Post-Secondary Context, Professor Saskia Van Viegan, York University.

  3. Tenure Track Posting – Assistant Professor of Secondary History and K-12 Social Studies Education – https://www.stu.ca/employment/tenure-track–assistant-professor-of-secondary-history-k-12-social-studies/ 

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.