Highlights for this issue

• REMINDER — Scholarship Information Sessions: Sessions continue to run — see a list of dates . Also, Drop-in workshops are scheduled throughout October – see dates.

• NEW — CIHR 2014-15 Doctoral Research Awards: For application instructions, please refer to the ResearchNet website.
Deadline: Wednesday, Oct. 1

• REMINDER 2014-15 Vanier CGS: The Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships (Vanier CGS) program attracts and retains world-class doctoral students and helps establish Canada as a global centre of excellence in research and higher learning. Vanier Scholars receive funding of $50,000 per year for three years (non-renewable).
Deadline: Monday, Oct 6
For more information click here

• NEW — Mark your calendar — 2014-15 Mapping the New Knowledges: Planning is under way for the annual graduate student research conference as the FGS celebrates MNK's 10th anniversary.
Our first event of the year will be a Research Café with faculty researchers, graduate students and community practitioners discussing bullying in today's society — from the playground to the boardroom to the cyber world. The event, to be held on Friday, Nov. 21, coincides with Bullying Awareness Week in Canada.
More information will be available soon. For now, see a list of MNK important dates.

• NEXT ISSUE: Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014

Scholarships/Awards/Grants

• NEW — CARL Travel Scholarship: The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) — of which Brock is a member — is sponsoring one travel scholarship to support a graduate student or early career researcher to attend SPARC OpenCon 2014  in Washington D.C. from Nov. 15 to 17. The event is intended to inspire the next generation of scholars to change how research outputs are shared through open access, open data and open educational resources. The travel scholarship, valued at $1,500 (USD), will provide the successful candidate funds to put toward registration fees, flight and hotel (shared accommodation). Some but not all meals will be provided by the conference organizers. In return, CARL asks that the successful individual produce a very short (800-1,000 word) report on what they learned, with some focus placed on how we can better support open access here in Canada. Some content might be used by CARL on our website and/or on materials produced in association with Open Access Week.
Deadline for applications: Friday, Sept. 26 (the successful candidate will be informed by Friday, Oct. 3)
Go to the OpenCon website for information and to access the application form.

• NEW — The Queen's Young Leaders Program: Every year for the next four years, 60 award winners, between the ages of 18 and 29, will be rewarded with training, mentoring, and networking opportunities, and provided with a one-week residential program in the UK, during which they will receive their awards from Her Majesty The Queen.
Nomination deadline: Tuesday, Oct. 28
More information about the program and the nomination process is available online.

• NEW — IODE War Memorial Scholarships: Applicants are judged on academic excellence and potential. Candidates must be Canadian citizens and in at least their second year of a doctoral program at a Canadian or Commonwealth university. Scholarships are valued at $15,000. A maximum of five scholarships are offered for 2015-16 academic year.
Deadlines: Letter of Intent – Wednesday, Oct. 1; Application and all supporting documentation – Saturday, Nov. 1, 2014
More information can be found on the IODE website.

• NEW — 2015-16 Autism Scholars Awards: With the support of the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities, a Scholar Awards Program in Autism has been established to ensure that Ontario attracts and retains pre-eminent scholars. The community of autism scholars fostered by this awards program will excel, according to internationally accepted standards of scientific excellence, in the creation of new knowledge concerning child autism, and its translation into improved health for children, more effective services and products for children with autism, and increase the province's capacity in diagnosis and assessment of autism and a strengthened treatment system.
For 2015-16, up to one award at the Master's level and the Doctoral level will be made:
Master's Awards - $18,000
Doctoral Awards - $20,000
Deadline: Friday, Nov. 28
For more information click here

• NEW — 2015-16 Ontario Women's Health Scholars Awards: Funded by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, a Scholar Awards Program in Women's Health has been established to ensure that Ontario attracts and retains pre-eminent women's health scholars. The community of women's health scholars fostered by this awards program will excel, according to internationally accepted standards of scientific excellence, in the creation of new knowledge about women's health and its translation into improved health for women, more effective health services and products for women, and a strengthened heath care system.
For 2015-16 up to three awards will be made at each of the Master's and Doctoral levels, and two awards at the Postdoctoral level:
Master's Awards - $18,000 plus $1,000 research allowance
Doctoral Awards - $20,0000 plus $2,000 research allowance
Postdoctoral Award - $40,000 plus $5,000 research allowance
Deadline: Friday, Nov. 28
For more information click here

• SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowships: The 2014 competition is now open for SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowships. The Fellowships support the most promising Canadian new scholars in the social sciences and humanities and assist them in establishing a research base at an important time in their research careers.
Deadline: Wednesday, Sept. 24
For more information, visit SSHRC’s website.

• Student international funding opportunities: Visit Brock International for a listing of scholarship and awards programs

• 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

• Fulbright Canada awards competition: Canada-U.S. Fulbright Program operates on the principle of reciprocal exchange and provides the opportunity for outstanding Canadian students to study and/or conduct research in the United States. Award recipients include Canadian citizens who are graduate students, prospective graduate students, or junior professionals. Graduate students can apply to the following:
Traditional Fulbright Student Award: US$15,000 for one nine-month academic year. These all-discipline awards can be taken up at any college, university, think tank, or government agency in the United States.
Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant Program: $400 to $600 stipend per month (commensurate with average cost of living in host city), room and board, visa services, health insurance, and a bursary to complete two courses per semester. The award is for Canadian Francophone students and teachers, aged 21 to 29, who want to teach and study in the United States.
Awards Deadline: Saturday, Nov. 15
(The competition is for awards taken up for one nine-month academic year starting September 2015)
See more details on the Fulbright website

Vitae:  Essential Skills

Academic and professional development program for graduate students provided in partnership with nine campus units.

•  NEW — Creating a Respectful Work & Learning Environment - Saturday September 20, 2014, 9:00 am - 10:20 am, Thistle 253 e-classroom
Learn more about managing diversity in the classroom and effectively managing issues when they inevitably arise. This interactive workshop will explore...
          • how to create & maintain a respectful & positive classroom environment and
          • provide information to help you assist students and colleagues with issues of conflict,         harassment, and/or discrimination.
Facilitator: Marla Terreberry-Portfilio, Human Rights & Equity Services, Human Resources
Registration is required. Should you be unable to attend please de-register on-line or contact CPI at cpita@brocku.ca.
Participation in this session will earn 1 TA credit towards the completion of a TA Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education.
For additional information about the TA Certificate programs contact cpita@brocku.ca.

•  NEW — Instructional Strategies 101, Saturday Sept. 20, 2014, 10:30 am - 11:50 am
Thistle 253 e-classroom
What on earth are "snowball" and "fishbowl? While most instructors are familiar with "think/pair/share" for encouraging student participation and interaction, there are a wide variety of strategies or techniques one can use to deepen learning.
Join us for an interactive session that will add more tools to your instructional toolbox.
Facilitators: Lianne Fisher, Educational Developer, Centre for Pedagogical Innovation and Christina Quintiliani, PhD Candidate, Faculty of Education
Registration is required. Should you be unable to attend please de-register on-line or contact CPI at cpita@brocku.ca.
Participation in this session will earn 1 TA credit towards the completion of a TA Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education.
For additional information about the TA Certificate programs contact cpita@brocku.ca.

•  NEW — Vitae Research Communication Series for Graduate Students: This five part workshop series (10 hours), beginning in late October (date and location TBD), will entail a range of communication topics to assist you in crafting your message in simple language (Knowledge Translation: The Basics), make the pitch connecting your research story to the outside world, (Media 101), interview skills, videotaping and answering the tough questions (Media 102). More details will be provided in the next eBulletin. 

 •  NEW — Research IS On Tap (RIOT) Things that make you go hmmmmm, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 4:30 to 6 p.m. @ Alphie's:  What to do with those brilliant insights that wake you up in the middle of the night? Bring your wonderings to RIOT! It just takes a minute. Mark your calendar. Our aim is to cultivate a culture of play, creativity and innovation across disciplines within Brock’s research community (graduate students, faculty and the broader research community), rehearse presentational skills, particularly those storyteller skills; speaking to the inspiration, passion and implications of our research projects. Hosted by the Faculty of Graduate Studies and the Graduate Students' Association. Refreshments courtesy of the GSA. 

 • Training for Graduate Students (only 5 spaces available) — Community Conversation Moderator/Facilitator 'experiential' Training, Tuesday, Oct. 14, 6:30 to 9 p.m., Mahtay Café (downtown St. Catharines): Are you a graduate student interested in gaining meaningful public speaking experience? Becoming a Conversation Café moderator is an excellent opportunity to develop transferable skills and competencies that you will use both in your academic future and in your life. The training evening begins with this conversation starter…What is your vision for a (nearly) perfect society? If you could create your own vision of humanity, what type of economic system, social structure, education and government would you propose? How would you ensure that everyone has an equal opportunity to wellbeing? Is it possible to achieve your visions? For details, please contact Stacia Heaton (sheaton@brocku.ca)

• Calling all Writers! We are recruiting graduate level students (Masters/PhD) for volunteer writers: contributing creative and stimulating content. Writers will have some editorial range yet provide a voice for the graduate student experience. Writers must submit sample of writing. For more details, please contact kperry@brocku.ca

• 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 a request to have your event posted on the Vitae calendar to kperry@brocku.ca. 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.

Please continue to visit our website for professional development programs and workshops.

Conferences

• NEW — Equity, Engagement, Teaching, and Learning (EETL) Conference, Friday, Oct. 3, presentations begin at 8:30 a.m., Welch Hall Atrium: The title of the conference is Honouring the Dream: Learning from Aboriginal Voices and Experiences. This half-day conference will provide opportunities for practitioners, academics, students, leading researchers and community advocates to engage with Aboriginal knowledges and experiences with the goal of providing culturally responsive strategies that foster equity and engagement in education.
More details are posted on the Faculty of Education website

• Call for Papers, International Science, Technology and Engineering Conference (ISTEC), December 18 to 20, 2014, Sakarya University, Doha, Qatar: ISTEC aims to provide a multinational platform where the latest trends in science and technology can be presented and discussed in a friendly environment with the aim to learn from each other.
Deadlines:
Abstract: Until December 5, 2014
Final Registration: Until December 6, 2014
Full Article: Until December 13, 2014
Registration Fee: Until December 14, 2014
For more details

• Call for Papers, International Distance Education Conference (IDEC), December 18 to 20, 2014, Sakarya University, Doha, Qatar: IDEC aims to provide a multinational platform where the latest trends in distance education can be presented and discussed in a friendly environment with the aim to learn from each other.
Deadlines:
Abstract: Until December 5, 2014
Final Registration: Until December 6, 2014
Full Article: Until December 15, 2014
For more details

• NEW — Free ISIC cards: All Brock graduate students are entitled to a free International Student Identity Card (ISIC) to use for travel and entertainment discounts. The CFS will be on campus in the GSA Lounge (MC D302) to issue them on Tuesday, Oct. 7 and Wednesday, Oct. 8 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

• NEW — GSA Health and Dental opt-in/out: Go on the GSA website to find out about options for health and dental coverage.

• Subscribe to GSA news update: Brock graduate students can stay tuned with what's happening around the campus by going to the GSA webpage and entering their Brock email address and student ID to subscribe to GSA emails.

Upcoming Thesis Defences

All are welcome to attend but seating is limited.

• NEW — Jasmine Bender, MA student in Psychology, will defend her thesis on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 1 to 3 p.m., WH147.
Title: “Children's lie-telling and self-awareness as an honesty promoting technique”

• NEW — Christine Rougoor, Master of Education student, will present her thesis defence on Friday, Sept. 26, at 10 a.m. in WH 147 (Welch Hall). Title: "A qualitative study of the professional experiences of teachers With mobility challenges and their self-perceptions of professional success"

• NEW — Samantha Metler, MA student in Psychology, will defend her thesis on Wednesday, Sept. 29, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., PL600F.
Title: “Informing the structure of subjective well-being through examining changes in life satisfaction, positive affect, and negative affect”

• NEW — Daniel (Dan) Bordenave, MSc student in Kinesiology, will present his thesis defence on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Walker Complex 203.
Title: “Examining the learning effects of segmented model demonstrations on the motor and cognitive learning of the basketball jump shot.”

• NEW — Jennifer Lackey, MA student in Popular Culture, will present her thesis on Thursday, Oct. 2, 10 a.m. to 12 noon, WH 147.
Title: “Genre and gender in 21st century visions of Sherlock Holmes”

 • NEW — Adriano Lamberti, MA student in Sport Management, will defend his thesis on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., South Block 361.
Title: “When the beautiful game turns ugly: A study of fan experiences of perceived match fixing in soccer”

• NEW — Drew Marquardt, PhD student in Physics, will present his thesis defence on Thursday, Oct. 9, at 1:30 p.m., WH 147.
Title: "Alpha-tocopherol's antioxidant role: A biophysical perspective"

• NEW — Caroline Drolet, MA student in Psychology, will defend her thesis on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2 to 4 p.m., PL 600F.
Title: “Perceived deservingness and the toleration of human rights violations: The problem and a possible solution”

• NEW — Allen Derks, PhD student in Biological Sciences, will present his thesis defence on Thursday, Oct.16, at 1 p.m. in CRN 207.
Tite: "The fast regulation of photosynthesis in diatoms: An inquiry into the physiological and physical origins of non-photochemical chlorophyll fluorescence quenching"

• NEW — Nathalie Gauthier, MA student in Psychology, will defend her thesis on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 10 a.m. to 12 noon, PL 600F.
Title: Psychopathy and antisocial behaviour: The moderating effects of maternal neglect and warmth”

• NEW — Patrick Tierney, PhD student in Educational Studies, will present his thesis defence on Wednesday, Oct. 29, at 10 a.m., WH 147 (Welch Hall). 
Title: “Perceptions of adolescent males and their parents as to factors that influence the young men’s academic performance”

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

News & Events

• NEW — Renowned water expert to speak at launch of new sustainability graduate program

• NEW — Goodman School of Business looks to introduce new graduate diploma

• NEW — Aly Bailey – 3MT profile

• Mandatory training for graduate students conducting human participant research

• NEW — Brock professor receives prestigious academic honour

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