Highlights for this issue

• 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 — Tuesday, Feb. 25: Second Annual Brock Research Celebration and Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) Preliminary Round
Celebrate the range of research excellence at Brock on Tuesday, Feb. 25. Research posters are on display in Guernsey Market from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and special
research award presentations will be held beginning at 3:45 p.m.
Following these events, the scene will switch to Pond Inlet, from 4:30 to 6:45 p.m., where graduate students compete in the preliminary round of the 3MT® contest. They will be vying for a spot into the contest finals to be held on April 7 at the Mapping the New Knowledges Graduate Student Research Conference.
In three minutes, and not a second more, students will talk about their research and why it matters in a way that will inform and captivate people outside of their disciplines.  Along with keeping to the three-minute timeframe, the contestants are limited to using only one PowerPoint slide for the duration of the presentation.
Everyone is welcomed to attend.
Find out more about Brock's Research Celebration  and
the 3MT® contest

• NEW — Call for Nominations to Brock University's 2014 Graduate Mentorship Awards: The Faculty of Graduate Studies invites graduate students to submit nominations for the following two categories:
          • a supervisor of master's students only
          • a supervisor of master's and PhD students
These two award categories allow us to distinguish outstanding faculty members who have excelled at mentoring and supervising students throughout the all stages of their graduate supervisory careers.
Each award has a value of $1,000 to assist
the recipient with ongoing graduate student mentorship. The awards will be presented on Monday, April 7 at Brock's 9th annual Mapping the New Knowledges Graduate Student Research Conference.
Please be sure to review information about the nomination process
Deadline: Monday, March 10, 2014

• NEW — Jack M. Miller Excellence in Research Award — Call for nominations: Graduate supervisors are invited to submit nominations. An annual award is available to one master's and one doctoral graduate student in a research-based program from each of Brock's six academic Faculties (Faculty of Applied Health Science, Faculty of Business (excludes MAcc, MAcc ISP, MBA, MBA ISP programs), Faculty of Education (excludes MEd course-based, MEd ISP programs), Faculty of Humanities, Faculty of Mathematics and Science, Faculty of Social Sciences (excludes MADS). The recipient will be acknowledged at his/her convocation.
Value: $1,000/award
Supervisors must complete and submit the nomination package to the Faculty of Graduate Studies. Click here for nomination form.
Deadline: Monday, March 10, 2014
If you have any questions, please contact Joanne Kremble in the Faculty of Graduate Studies at ext. 5207 or email: jkremble@brocku.ca

• NEW —Searching for Canada's Top Dissertation of 2014
2014 CAGS/PROQUEST-UMI Distinguished Dissertation Awards: The awards recognize Canadian doctoral dissertations that make unusually significant and original contributions to their academic field. They include a $1,500 prize, a Citation Certificate, and travel expenses of up to $1,500 to attend the 2014 CAGS Annual Conference (St-John's, Newfoundland).
Universities are invited to submit one nomination in each of the two areas:
• engineering, medical sciences and natural sciences
• arts, humanities and social sciences
Brock nominations: The Faculty of Graduate Studies has determined a nomination for the area of engineering, medical sciences and natural sciences. There is still
an opportunity for supervisors and graduate program directors to consider submitting nominations, in the area of arts, humanities and social sciences, to the FGS for adjudication. Anyone interested in submitting a nomination for the arts, humanities and social sciences award should contact Mike Plyley at mplyley@brocku.ca by Monday, March 3.
Please review the award information found on the CAGS website

• NEXT ISSUE: Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014

Scholarships/Awards/Grants

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

• 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 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).

 • 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

• NEW — Centre for Pedagogical Innovation (CPI) announces the 17th annual Teaching Assistant Awards: Three awards are available:  TA Award ($500), Graduate TA Award ($400), and Novice TA Award ($300).
Deadline for nominations: Friday, March 7
Information is posted online
Also, nominations are open for the 6th annual Clarke Thomson Award for Excellence in Sessional Teaching.
Deadline for nominations: Saturday, March 15
Information is posted online
Questions? Contact CPI at ext 3933 or e-mail cpi@brocku.ca

 • 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 Springer Review website

Academic and Professional Development

• NEW:  Seeking Researcher performers for ROT (Research on Tap) Wednesday, February
26 (4:30 to 6 p.m.)
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 performance or non-performance in the two-, three- or five-minute format, and step up. It's
a bit of a poetry slam gone wild or tame?! You decide — sing it, dance it, or mime it .... You can visually depict, collage it, or frame it in comedic anectodes — you choose the form of expression!To sign up, and get your name on the line-up, please register here.

• 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.

• 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 — Hugo Chesshire, MA student in Political Science, will defend his thesis on  Friday, Feb.
14, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., CRN 336.
Title: "Online Anonymity and the Kantian Publicity Principle: Can the Internet solve the paradox of tyranny?"

• NEW — Jason Iwachow, MSc student Physics, will defend his thesis on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 11 a.m., in PL600F.
Title: "Design of resistivity instrumentation for a He3 Cryostat and its application to the charge density wave superconductor CuxTiSe2 "

•  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”

• NEW — Casey Christoff, MSc student Biological Sciences, will defend her thesis on Monday, March 3, 1 p.m., WH147.
Title: "Investigation into the relationships between molecular chaperones, mitochondrial antioxidant enzymes and endothermic vertebrate longevity"

• NEW — Joyce Penner, MA student Social Justice and Equity Studies, will defend her thesis on Wednesday, April 9, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., WH147.
Title: " Anachronistic Me: An autoethnographic account of recovery through volunteerism"

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

News & Events

• NEW — GSA Speed Networking, Thursday, Feb. 13, 5 to 7 p.m., Alphie's Trough. GSA will provide free food and drinks. See website for more information.

• NEW – GSA movie night – Monuments Men, Monday, Feb. 24, 7 p.m., Landmark Theatre, Pen Centre. Tickets are $1 in advance, or $2 at the door, and require graduate students to pick them up at the GSA office MCC302. See website for more information.

• NEW — Three Minute Thesis contest will coincide with Brock research celebration

• NEW — Brock University student wins grad scholarship for research on mental health

• NEW — International history of slavery conference set for Feb. 8 at Brock University

• NEW — Brock’s Goodman School of Business maintains prestigious business accreditation

• NEW — Brock University part of online scavenger hunt to promote research

• 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.

• 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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