Highlights for this issue

 • REMINDER – Internal Awards and Scholarship applications are due February 1, 2014.  Please refer to the Faculty of Graduate Studies website for a list of scholarships and awards and application instructions.

• REMINDER – Mapping the New Knowledges Graduate Student Research Conference Call for Oral and Poster Presentation Proposals:
Deadline for proposals: Friday, Feb. 21.
See conference website:

 • NEW — New Brock program tackles sustainability and the environment

• REMINDER:  National Educational Association of Disabled Students (NEADS) Graduate Experience Survey: Graduate students with disabilities are invited to participate in an online survey examining the experiences of, and barriers faced by, graduate students with disabilities across Canada. For the survey click here
Deadline: Friday, Feb. 1, 2014

• NEXT ISSUE: Thursday, Feb. 11, 2014

Scholarships/Awards/Grants

• NEW — International Funding: Brock International has posted a list of international funding opportunities with upcoming deadlines.

• The President's Surgite Award: Ten awards (three to graduate students and seven to undergraduate students) are presented annually to recognize Brock students who have been outstanding in one or more of the following areas:
· Demonstrated exemplary leadership in a student club, organization, association or team.
· Did something exceptional that helped to advance Brock's academic reputation.
· Made a significant contribution to student life at Brock.
· Provided a valuable service to Brock or the broader community.
Deadline: Monday, Feb. 10, 4:30 p.m. at Student Awards & Financial Aid, Schmon Tower 402.
Award information
Application

• Douglas McRorie Memorial Scholarship: For graduate students specializing in agricultural business, economics, finance or trade. This scholarship is administered by the Agricultural Institute of Canada Foundation and is made possible through support from the RBC Foundation.
Deadline: Friday, Feb. 21
Details online

• 2014-2015 Canadian Transportation Research Forum (CTRF) Scholarships for Graduate Study in Transportation: CTRF, in cooperation with several other organizations, is offering scholarships worth between $4,000 and $6,000 each, for the academic year 2014-2015. Preference is given to (but not limited to) graduate students applying for and entering master's or PhD programs and current graduate students in the process of choosing research topics for thesis or graduating essays.
Deadline: Friday, Jan. 31
Details online

• 2014 Canadian Transportation Research Forum (CTRF) Student Paper Competition: The primary focus of the paper must be directly related to a specific transportation practice or policy. Papers must be original work written by the student applicant only. Prizes may be awarded in each of the following categories: Past President's Award $250 (undergraduate); A.M. Stevens Award $500 (master's); Jim Davey Award $1,000 (doctoral).
There may be more than one award in any category depending on the quality of the papers.
Deadline: Saturday, May 31
Details online

• Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) Scholarships: GFOA serves government finance professionals throughout Canada and the United States and offers the following scholarship programs. Applications and additional information are available under "Student Opportunities".
Winners of all awards will be invited to attend the GFOA (U.S. and Canada) annual conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota, May 18 to 21, 2014
Deadline for all awards: Feb. 21, 2014 (Awards will be announced April 2,2014)
The 2014 Daniel B. Goldberg Scholarship of $11,000 is available to a full-time graduate student who is pursuing an advanced degree preparing for a career in state or local government finance. The scholarship is funded by the Girard Miller Foundation.
The 2014 Frank L. Greathouse Government Accounting Scholarship of $6,000 (each award) is available to two undergraduate or graduate students enrolled in full-time study preparing for a career in state and local government finance.
The Government Finance Professional Development Scholarship of $6,000 (each award) is available to four students enrolled in part-time graduate study who are employees of state or local government and are preparing to continue their career in state or local government finance.
The Minorities in Government Finance Scholarship of $6,000 is available in 2014 to an upper-division undergraduate or graduate student of public administration (government) accounting, finance, political science, economics or business administration (with a specific focus on government or non-profit management).

 • W.L. Mackenzie King Memorial Scholarship: Two classes of Mackenzie King Scholarship are available to graduates of Canadian universities:
The Open Scholarship is available to graduates of Canadian universities who pursue graduate study in any discipline, in Canada or elsewhere. One Open Scholarship is awarded each year.
The Travelling Scholarship is available to graduates of Canadian universities who pursue graduate study in the United States or the United Kingdom in the areas of international relations or industrial relations. More information and application forms are available online.
Deadline: Please submit your application directly to the Faculty of Graduate Studies by January 31, 2014.

• The Henry Mandelbaum Graduate Fellowship: Established in 2011 by the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations to honour their retired Executive Director, the fellowship is awarded to a full-time graduate student at a publicly assisted Ontario University who has demonstrated academic excellence, shows exceptional academic promise, and has provided significant community service in his/her university career. Financial needs of students may be a selection factor. The successful candidate will be expected to produce and deliver a paper within one year of receiving the award to the OCUFA Board on a topic related to or resulting from his/her thesis or dissertation research.
Deadline: April 4, 2014
Guidelines and Nomination Form are available online

• 2014 Sangster Award: The Canadian National Committee for CODATA (CNC/CODATA) is accepting
applications for The Sangster Award. This award, valued at Can. $3000, will enable a graduate student enrolled in a Canadian University, or a graduate who has completed his or her graduate degree within three years of the application deadline, to attend and present their work at the 24th International CODATA Conference (jointly organized with World Data System), SCIDataCon 2014,
"Data Challenges for Global Sustainability /Future Earth", November 2 to 5, 2014, in New Delhi, India.
Deadline for Applications: March 31, 2014
For application guidelines and award details
For Conference details: and follow the posted links***

• Brock Library Open Access Publishing Fund: Open to Brock faculty, graduate students and postdocs. The purpose of this grant is to assist researchers in disseminating their research broadly via an Open Access (OA) journal. A minimum of four awards will be granted, to a maximum of $2,500 each [Total funds = $10,000]. This Grant is intended to support researchers with limited or no funding. If an alternate funding source is available that permits payment of submission fees (e.g. a research grant), that source must be used before applying to the OA Publishing Fund.
For more information contact: Barbara McDonald, Ext. 3949

Other Opportunities

• Publishing Springer Science Review: The Springer Science Review invites submissions of thesis literature reviews from PhD students in the research area of biomedical sciences, earth sciences, geography, energy, environmental sciences and life sciences. More information is available on the Spring Review website

Academic and Professional Development

• NEW — Research On Tap (ROT):  Supporting the Flow of Ideas into Action!
Graduate student Supervisors, please be sure to attend. Bring your graduate students out to meet with other faculty & graduate students. Encourage your student to respond to the 'Call for
Storytellers' below.
The next event: Wednesday, February 26th 4:30 p.m. to 6ish  @Alphie's Trough.
Space is limited : (registration required)

• REMINDER — Would you like to speak at February's ROT BREAD X event? 
Visit here for the 'CALL for Storytellers' Of course, the theme for February is passion. Whether you are a chemist explaining the biochemical pathways between love and chocolate, a play theorist, linguist or an accountant, craft your compelling story in the 20-minute format, and step up. Check back here for more details.

• Promote your workshops to graduate students with us: If you are hosting a workshop or event related to graduate student professional development that may interest graduate students from within or outside of your faculty, please send us notice to have your event posted on our calendar. OR, submit the event directly, by simply uploading the details into the online form.
The number of participants can be monitored and capped through our online registry. Specific learning outcomes and the competencies that align with your workshop or information session can also be tracked.

• REMINDER — Call for Visual art-works (of all kinds): Are you a graduate student and visual artist looking to express your creative talents? In your investigation of life, do you have images that capture your research interests? The Academic + Professional Development partners are looking for visual art works that convey the concepts of curiosity, intrigue and innovation; or simply reflect the graduate student experience.

• CALENDAR OF EVENTS — Please continue to visit our website for updates on academic and 
professional skills training workshops and events. 
Contact: Karin Perry 
Program Coordinator 
Academic + Professional Development X 6129, or gradplus@brocku.ca

Conferences

• NEW — Call for Papers, 2nd Annual International Interdisciplinary Conference, AIIC 2014, July 8 to 12, 2014, Azores Islands, Portugal: The conference will be a kind of academic bridge between different cultures, scientific attitudes, academic stages and is aimed at gathering researchers from all around the world, thus contributing for a global flow of the newest scientific thoughts and promotion of the interdisciplinary concept.
Full paper submission deadline: June 10
Email: contact@aiiconference.net
Website

• NEW — Call for proposals: The Canadian Association for Research in Early Childhood (CAREC), Post-CSSE Conference, May 29, Brock University: CAREC invites proposals on research that examines the inter-connectedness of young children's play, education, holistic development, and the outdoors. Inter-disciplinary perspectives on the role of the outdoors on young children's development & well-being are welcomed as well as submissions that focus on methodological considerations of outdoor research. Proposals should clearly relate to the theme of the post-conference: The 'Wild'Classroom in Early Childhood Education: (Re) Imagining Learning and Being in
the Outdoors.
Deadline for submission: February 17, 2014
For more information about submitting a proposal  or contact Debra Harwood, Associate Professor, Brock's Faculty of Education, at dhardwood@brocku.ca

 • NEW — Call for Papers to Crossing Borders 2014, March 13 to 14, University at Buffalo – The SUNY: This multi-disciplinary student conference on the United States, Canada and Border Issues is held in association with The Consulate General of Canada (Buffalo) and the Consulate General of the United States (Toronto). Suggested topics: Canada-U.S. trade and business, Canada-U.S. border security, cross border crime and policing, history of border regions, communications policy or cultural policy, the border in art and/or literature, Canada-U.S. policy comparisons, tourism and transportation,  educational policies and indigenous peoples.
Deadline for Paper Abstracts: February 21
Please submit your abstract, contact information and any questions to:
Munroe Eagles, Director, Canadian Studies Academic Program
University at Buffalo – The State University of New York
732 Clemens Hall, North Campus, Buffalo, NY 14260

• Call for Papers: 1st Global Multidisciplinary Academic Meeting, GAM 2014 - "Science does NOT know borders," University of Santiago, Cape Verde, March 27-30: GAM 2014 will gather researchers from universities, companies and government executives from all around the globe. The participants will present their scientific attainments in various academic disciplines. Leading by the motto "Science does NOT know borders" the event will connect different cultures and attitudes thus contributing to: knowledge transfer, sharing best practices and research skills improvement.
Submission deadline: Saturday, Feb. 15
Details online

• Call for Papers to the International Educational Technology Conference (IETC 2014), CHICAGO, September 3 to 5, 2014: IETC 2014 seeks a diverse and comprehensive program covering all areas of educational technology. The program includes a wide range of activities designed to facilitate the exchange of expertise, experience, and resources with colleagues. These include keynote and invited talks, full and brief paper presentations, panels and round table discussion sessions.
Abstract Deadline: Saturday, July 5
Full Article Deadline: Sunday, July 20
Registration Fee Deadline: Tuesday, August 5
More information available online

• Fifth International Conference On New Horizons in Education INTE 2014, Paris, France, June 25 to 27, 2014: The conference provides a multinational platform where the latest trends in education can be presented and discussed in a friendly environment with the aim to learn from each other. Prospective presenters are encouraged to submit proposals for papers and posters/demonstrations that offer new research or theoretical contributions.
Abstract Deadline: June 13, 2014
Full Article Deadline: June 16, 2014
Registration Fee Deadline: June 16, 2014
More Information

Upcoming Thesis Defences

All are welcome to attend but seating is limited.

• Kathleen Da Costa, MA student in Applied Health Sciences (Health & Physical Education), will defend her thesis on Friday, Jan. 31, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., South Block 361.
Title: "Returning to Play after Concussion: A phenomenological study"

• NEW — Mohammad Goodarzi, MSc student in Computer Science, will defend his thesis on Friday, Jan. 31, 1 p.m., WH147.
Title: New Contig Creation Algorithm for the de novo DNA Assembly problem.

• NEW — Kimberly Kish, MSc student in Applied Health Sciences (Kinesiology), will defend her thesis on Monday, Feb. 3, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., South Block 452.
Title: "The acute effects of a single session of plyometric exercise on markers of bone turnover in boys and men"

• Ashley Miller, MA student in Child and Youth Studies, will defend her thesis on Thursday, Feb. 6, 11 a.m., CRN 336 (Child and Youth Studies Meeting Room).

Title: "A Case Study of the 'Who is NOBODY' project: A character development program for children with learning disabilities"

• Gillian Fournier, Master of Education student, will present her thesis defence on Friday, Feb. 7, 2 p.m., WH 147 (Welch Hall).
Title: "How are girls' attitudes toward cyberbullying affected by drama for social intervention?"

• NEW — Musaddeque Ahmed, PhD student in Biological Sciences, will present his thesis defence on Monday, Feb. 10, 1 p.m., Plaza 600F.
Title: "Human genome variations and evolution with a focus on the analysis of transposable elements"

• Kenton Engel, MA student in Critical Sociology, will give his thesis defence on Monday, Feb. 10, 1:15 to 3:15 p.m., WH147.
Title: "A Mind of Its Own: The lived experience of adult students who are ADHD"

• Mary Spring, MA student in Child and Youth Studies, will defend her thesis on Friday, Feb. 14, 10 a.m. to 12 noon, WH 147.
Title: "Bullying, Cyberbullying and Sexuality: Everyone needs a good friend"

 • NEW — Kerry Houlding, MA student in Applied Disabilities, will defend thesis on Wednesday, Feb, 26, 12 noon to 1:30 p.m., CRN 336.
Title: “Exploring the therapeutic alliance in cognitive-behavior therapy with children with autism spectrum disorder”

Please check department program websites to confirm dates, times and locations in the event of changes to the information.

News & Events

• NEW — Research Matters is launching on February 3, the Virtual Scavenger Hunt, a month-long,
province-wide contest that takes the public on a journey into research happening at every publicly assisted university in Ontario. Beginning Mon. Feb. 3, RM will release a new clue each weekday. Each clue’s answer is just one or two words, and relates to a university research project happening somewhere in Ontario.
Please visit

• NEW — Chemist Tomas Hudlicky awarded the R.U. Lemieux Award for 2014

• Em/bodying Human Rights in Testimony, Studies in Comparative Literatures and the Arts (SCLA) Colloquium, Thursday, Feb. 20, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Pond Inlet: The event will feature a keynote address by Nora S. Strejilevich, an Argentinean writer whose literary production is a means to "work through" the legacy of State Terrorism on the basis of her own experience as a survivor and exile.

• NEW — History of Slavery Conference, Saturday, Feb. 8, 10:30 am. – 6:00 pm. in  Sankey Chamber: Graduate students in Brock's MA in Classics program have organized the day-long
conference that will trace slavery from ancient to modern times. The event features research presentations by Canadian and American graduate students and a keynote address by Dr. Michele George of McMaster University who has completed extensive research on Roman slavery and the archaeology of slavery.

• Research Celebration: The second annual Celebration of Brock Research will be held on February 25, 2014. Go to Calendar of Events for details.

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