Convocation

1. The online application to graduate in June 2020 is open. Apply by February 28, 2020 to make sure your application is processed in time.

• If you are in the last term of your program and expect to graduate, you must apply to graduate online (https://convocation.students.yorku.ca/preparing/apply). The Graduate Program in Education (GPE) Office will then evaluate your eligibility to graduate.
• It is the student’s responsibility to be sure they have met all of the requirements to graduate prior to applying to graduate but if you are unsure of something please contact us gradprogram@edu.yorku.ca

2. Read this “graduate in June” attachment for additional important details.

3. Read the following “need to know” graduation/convocation information/links.

• Your status will not be projected anywhere online, and we will only contact you directly if there are issues with your degree audit. 
• 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 June” document above and here is the “Convocation Diploma“ form mentioned in the document.
• If you are enrolled in Winter courses: You must 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 August FGS deadline in order for you to graduate. The sooner you inform the course director, the sooner we can work together on getting your final grade posted on time.
• If you are not attending convocation and want to pick up your diploma after convocation, you can do so at Registrarial Services (W120 Bennett Centre for Student Services) or request that it be sent to you.
• If you applied to the February convocation in absentia: Once your eligibility to graduate has been confirmed for February, your status will be reflected on your transcript. You will be able to pick up your diploma starting March 2, 2020 from Registrarial Services or request that it be sent to you. Your name will appear on YU Verify as having convocated in February.  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.

Resources and Updates

1. Graduate Funding Advising Services Appointment Scheduler: available at https://gfa2.gradstudies.yorku.ca/ FGS is happy to introduce a new Graduate Funding Appointment Scheduler. The new webpage will allow students to directly schedule a one-on-one 30-minute meeting with the advisors using an interactive calendar. While GPAs will remain the first point of contact for students, this new site will streamline the process for students who wish to meet with a Graduate Funding Advisor.
2. All York University students, faculty members and staff have access to professional online learning courses for free.
3. Graduate Program Calendar: http://edu.yorku.ca/graduate-program-calendar/
4. 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 three primary categories accessible through the tabs on the page.
5. 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 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 (hard copy or email) any forms.
6. Accommodations for Graduate Students.

Events, Conferences and Workshops

• New! Call for Nominations: Mary McEwan Memorial Awards 2018-19. Apply by November 25, 2019.
• New! Call for Presentations: Canadian Student Outdoor Education Conference 2020. Submitted by December 15, 2019. Click here for details.
• New! Invitation to a memorial ceremony and events supporting the National Day of Remembrance & Action on Violence Against Women on Tuesday, December 3, at Bergeron Centre for Engineering Excellence, First Floor Eatery & Room 125. RSVP required.
• New! Invitation to celebrate the 30th anniversary with Koschitzky Centre for Jewish Studies on Tuesday, December 3, from 5 pm to 7 pm at 764 Kaneff Tower.
• Call for Food & Found Donation! Donations urgently needed by the food bank on campus. Collecting Funds & non-perishable food items all across campus. Graduate Program Office in Education will have a drop-box for non-perishable items.
• Call for LLRC 2020 Preconference submissions. All proposals should be submitted by Saturday, February 1st, 2020 at 5:00 pm.
• On Campus Event: faculty and staff are invited by YGSE to celebrate with the whole graduate student community, the conclusion of the first term of this academic year 2019-2020 on Tuesday November 26th between 11:30-2:00 in Room 030 Winters College. Please RSVP to social.ygse@gmail.com by November 19, 2019.
• Education Deaf Children Now: Research Evidence Informing Practice. Join us for an exciting two-day conference on the best practice in the education of deaf and hard of hearing children! On Friday, November 22, you will be able to choose two workshops to attend on a variety of topics, including working with parents of preschool children, literacy, theory of mind, cochlear implant connectivity, and using automatic speech recognition for captioning in the classroom. On Saturday, November 23, there will be a full day of speakers, including Dr. Janet Jamieson from the University of British Columbia, Dr. Maria Hartman from Columbia University in New York, Dr. Beverly Trezek from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Dr. Susan Stanton from the National Centre for Audiology at Western University. Friday workshops run from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm. Saturday from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.  Registration closes on November 12, 2019. Accommodation requests need to be submitted by November 1st, 2019. Attendees interested in applying for AG Bell Academy CEU credits will be provided with a certificate of attendance and detailed agenda upon request. Click here for more information.
• Learning Skills November Workshops: to help students manage the end-of-term stresses and workload. Workshops topics including Exam Preparation, Get On Track, Managing Academic Stress, and more. All York students, undergraduate and graduate are welcomed. Peer academic support via Drop-in Sessions are available by appointment only. Click here for more information. 
• Call for Proposal for papers for the Conference: Facing the Future:Translation and Technology, Glendon Graduate Student Conference in Translation Studies. An abstract of 250-300 words should be sent to transconf@glendon.yorku.ca by 2 December 2019.  The conference is scheduled on 14 March 2020.
• Workshop on campus: Join the TA and instructor training workshop with Dr. Fok-Shuen Leung (the Department of Mathematics, University of British Columbia) on Tuesday, December 10 at 10 am; ROSS N638.
• The Symposium on Family Learning, Inclusion and the value of Play in Museums will be held at Canadian Museum of History, in Gatineau, Quebec. The event offers ample opportunities for discussion, networking and informed commentary, while also taking the pulse of childhood education in today’s museum world. Please RSVP
• Call for Mary McEwan Memorial Awards. Named in honour of Dr. Mary McEwan, a feminist psychiatrist, this annual award of $1,000.00 will be awarded to one PhD dissertation produced in 2018-19 at York University in the area of feminist scholarship. The submission deadline is Monday, November 25, 2019.
• Las Nubes Semester Abroad 2020 information session will be hosted on October 22, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at HNES 109. An overview of the EcoCampus in Costa Rica and the courses that will be offered in 2020 will be presented. For eligibility and registration click here.
• On Campus Drop-in Writing Group: Needing the push to get writing? Join fellow graduate students & faculty every Tuesday for a three-hour drop-in session using Pomodoro Technique. Session dates: September 10th to December 3rd, 12pm – 3pm, Kaneff Tower, 7th floor lounge. Click here for details.

Employment/Volunteer Opportunities:

1. Assistant Professor – Mathematics Education, the Faculty of Education at the University of Lethbridge. Position will open until filled.
2. Assistant Professor – Music Education, the Faculty of Education at the University of Lethbridge. Position will open until filled.
3. Instructor – Language Arts and Literacy Evaluation & Student Evaluation, the Faculty of Education at the University of Lethbridge. Position will open until filled.
4. Instructor – Science Education, the Faculty of Education at the University of Lethbridge. Position will open until filled.
5. Tenure Track Position in Educational Leadership, the Faculty of Education, Simon Fraser University. Apply by January 2, 2020.
6. Tenure Track Position in Educational Technology and Learning Design, the Faculty of Education, Simon Fraser University. Apply by January 2, 2020.
7. Master’s internship opportunities from Mitacs Accelerate are available. These partnerships will run for eight months from January to August 2020.
8. Research Assistants for the project ” Developing academic biliteracy: Longitudinal case studies of learning to write in Canada’s official languages”
9. Two (2) Tenure-track Positions in Counselling Psychology Indigenous or Visible Minority Scholar, Department of Educational Psychology & Leadership Studies (EPLS), Faculty of Education, University of Victoria. Apply by January 6, 2020. See details: EPLS Couns Psych Assistant Professor
10. Tenure track Assistant Professor 2019, Mi’kmaq-Wolastoqey Centre, Faculty of Education, University of New Brunswick. Position starts at July 1, 2020 or as soon as possible. Apply by November 30, 2019.
11. Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Education Administration, Policy and Leadership, University of Windsor. See details at: http://www.uwindsor.ca/faculty/recruitment/532/tenure-track-assistant-professor-educational-administration-policy-and-leadership
12. Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Education Foundations, University of Windsor. See details at: http://www.uwindsor.ca/faculty/recruitment/531/tenure-track-assistant-professor-educational-foundations
13. Intern Position(s) to design, implement, and analyse a national survey of graduate professional programs, The Canadian Association for Graduate Studies (CAGS) and the Graduate and Postdoctoral Development Network (GPDN).

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.