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Issue 81, Feb. 12, 2015.
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Please share this information with faculty and graduate students.
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Highlights for this issue
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• FINAL REMINDER — Graduate Studies Continuing Student Internal Scholarship/Award Application: A new process has been developed to apply for the Brock University Donor Internal Scholarships/Awards for continuing graduate students. Please refer to the Faculty of Graduate Studies website
for a list of scholarships/awards and the eligibility criteria for each scholarship/award and the upcoming link to the Graduate Studies Continuing Student Internal Scholarship/Award Application. You will complete the application online, a hard copy is not required.
Application Deadline: Thursday, February 12. After this date the application will not be available.
• NEW — SHIFT Graduate Student Conference: Event Date: Thursday, April 30, 9 a.m. to 4
p.m.
Location: Pond Inlet
SAVE THE DATE! How do you envision your career path? Transitioning from your graduate education to the world of work, entails many incremental steps. It's a process referred to as 'career readiness'. We are planning our second professional skills conference and would like your suggestions for workshop topics and themes related to 'career readiness'. We invite you to share your ideas with us. We also have a few draw prizes involved! Please click here for the survey.
Survey Deadline: Wednesday, Feb. 18.
* Draw prizes include one of 3 grocery gift cards ($75 value) or a diploma frame ($150 value).
• REMINDER — Mapping the New Knowledges Graduate Student
Research Conference: Please mark your calendars with these important dates:
Oral and Poster submissions: Deadline Friday, Feb. 20
3MT® contest preliminary round: Wednesday, Feb. 25, 4:30 to 6 p.m. All are welcome to attend.
Nominations for Graduate Mentorship Awards and the new Marilyn Rose Graduate Leadership Award: Deadline Tuesday, March 10
Conference Day: Thursday, April 9, Cairns Complex and Plaza Building. All are welcome to attend.
See the Faculty of Graduate Studies website for details.
• REMINDER — Call for Nominations to MNK Awards:
Graduate Mentorship Awards
and the new Marilyn Rose Graduate Leadership Award
Deadline for award nominations: Tuesday, March 10
The awards will be presented at the MNK conference, Thursday, April 9.
Graduate Mentorship Awards
Graduate students are invited to submit nominations for the 2015 awards.
The awards honour and recognize the essential role of faculty supervisors in the mentorship of graduate students.
Awards are presented in two categories:
· mentorship of master’s students only
· mentorship of both master’s and PhD students
Value: $1,000 to assist faculty with ongoing graduate student mentorship
See details and access online nomination form here.
Marilyn Rose Graduate Leadership Award
The Brock community is invited to submit nomination for this newly established award to recognize faculty, staff and students for their work and leadership in enhancing the graduate studies experience at the University.
Value: $500
See details and access online nomination form here.
The e-Bulletin is also posted online.
Previous issues of e-Bulletin are posted online.
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TAKE NOTE
Deadlines or events that will occur between this issue and the first week of the next issue are highlighted for your immediate attention.
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Scholarships/Awards/Grants
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• Chinese Government Scholarship: Chinese government offers a series of scholarship schemes to international students and scholars to undertake studies and research in Chinese institutions of higher education. For more details and application instruction, click here.
Deadline: Friday, March 20
• Canadian Institutes of Health Research IHSRP Travel Awards: IHSPR will provide travel awards in 2014-2015 for graduate students, post-doctoral fellows and new investigators to attend and present
their research at meetings, conferences (including international conferences) and/or symposia that align with the Institute's mandate and advance their professional development and/or knowledge translation initiatives in health services and policy research.
See more information online.
• 2015 SSHRC Impact Awards competition — Talent Award: The Talent Award recognizes outstanding achievement by an individual who, at the nomination deadline, holds a SSHRC doctoral or postdoctoral fellowship or scholarship (including, but not limited to, a Canada Graduate Scholarship, Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship or Banting
Postdoctoral Fellowship). The Talent Award is given to an individual who maintains academic excellence, has a talent for research and knowledge mobilization and has demonstrated clear potential to be a future leader within and/or outside the academic sector.
Award value: $50,000
Deadline: Institutions will have until Wednesday, April 8, to submit their nominations. Winners will be announced in the fall of 2015.
See information on the awards website.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) Young Researchers Award: The GBIF Secretariat invites proposals from graduate students for the 2015 GBIF Young Researchers Award. This prize intends to foster innovative research and discovery in biodiversity informatics by graduate students. This year, GBIF will present two awards of €4,000 each to one master's student and one doctoral student. Students must apply through and be nominated by a Head of Delegation (HoD) of a GBIF Participant country.
Deadline: Tuesday, March 3
See website for more information
• 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
• 2015 TA Award Nominations: The Centre for Pedagogical Innovation (CPI) invites nominations for the awards that recognize the important contributions to the University by teaching assistants, seminar leaders and lab demonstrators
There are 3 TA Awards
1) Novice TA Award (Value: $300; sponsored by CPI),
2) TA Award (Value: $500; sponsored by CPI)
3) Graduate TA Award (Value: $400; sponsored by the Faculty of Graduate Studies)
Deadline: Friday, March 6
Questions? Contact the Centre for Pedagogical Innovation at X 3933 or cpi@brocku.ca
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Vitae: Essential Skills for Graduate Students
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Academic and professional development program for graduate students provided in partnership with nine campus units.
Vitae Essential Research Communication Skills Series for Graduate Students:
Communication skills are a constellation of skill sets most valued by employers. We've designed a series of workshops for you to develop and rehearse specific communication skills that extend and complement your rich academic skills. Learn more about the series and certification.
• REMINDER — Thursday, March 12, 4 to 6 p.m. (Cairns 207) TWEET, Research and Curate Social Media can be a thriving digital habitat for finding your voice, curating your disciplinary interests, track cutting-edge research and seek out trail blazing professionals within your field. Learn practical strategies for management, engagement, reach and impact that just may turn a ‘mild’ interest into a ‘wild’ interest.
To register >>
Campus Partners Presents:
• NEW — Digital Resources in the Learning Commons: There are many exciting changes and innovations occuring in schools and community libraries.
Take a look a the changing face of the the traditional library setting and learn about the number of resources available to educators and students. Guests will have the opportunity to interact with community librarians and leading library resource companies.
Event Date: Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Location: 130 Louth Street, St. Catharines
Cost: Free
Click here for details and to register for this event.
• NEW — Kick-Starting Entrepreneurship – Personal Branding: Learn how to influence and control your reputation, your image, and the intangible perceptions and unconcious feelings you create in others.
This informative seminar will be led by Janice Locke and is open for all youth ages 18-29 to attend.
Event Date: Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015 from 9 a.m. to 12
noon
Cost: Free
Click here for details and to register for this event.
• NEW — Mental Health 101: Do you know what it means to have mental wellness? Have you wondered why mental illness is seen differently than physical illness? Are you comfortable talking about mental health with friends and family?
Join the conversation! Come out to participate in an interactive discussion about mental health. Learn the basics, listen to
engaging guest speakers talk about their experience of mental illness, and ask the questions you’ve always wondered about.
Event Date: Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015 at 3 p.m.
Location: International Centre 104
Click here for details on mental health.
Click here to register online.
• NEW — Financial Tool Workshop – Innovate Niagara Edition: Angela Tancock and Hadi Salah
Event Date: Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Location: Cairns 207
Cost: Free
Click here for details and to register for this event.
• NEW — Kick-Starting Entrepreneurship – Business Analytics: Become empowered through business analytics to be proactive in decision-making and find insights gleaned from data about your stakeholders, operations and performance.
This important workshop will be led by Anteneh Ayanso and is open for all youth ages 18-29 to attend.
Event Date: Monday, Mar. 2, 2015 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Cost: Free
Click here for details and to register.
• NEW — Celebration of Nations: Celebration of Nations is our office’s annual event which highlights Brock’s true multicultural diversity. It is a remarkable event that showcases our international students' rich traditions and cultures in a market-like atmosphere. It involves table exhibits with colourful displays, food and music performances. It is a great opportunity to represent and showcase your country! Our 2014 Celebration of Nations has attracted over 700 visitors!
Event Date: Thursday, Mar. 5, 2015 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Location: Pond Inlet
Click here for details.
• Calling all Writers! We are recruiting graduate level students (Masters/PhD) for volunteer writers: contributing creative and stimulating blog 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.
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Please continue to visit our website for professional development programs and workshops.
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Conferences and Events
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• REMINDER — Mapping the New Knowledges Graduate Student Research: All Brock graduate students are invited to participate in the 10th annual conference, Thursday, April 9, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Deadlines are coming up as follows:
Call for Oral and Poster Proposals — Submit proposals by Friday, Feb. 20: Graduate students at all stages of their research are invited to display a poster or give an oral presentation.
See the Faculty of Graduate Studies website for more
information.
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GSA
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• NEW — GSA Valentine Pet Donation Drive: For the month of February, the GSA will be collecting donations of items that are in greatest need at the local animal shelter. See more details.
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Upcoming Thesis Defences
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Check Faculty websites for notices of upcoming thesis defences.
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• NEW — Elizabeth (Liz) Bracco, MA student in Applied Health Sciences (Physical Health and Education), will defend her thesis on Monday, March 16, at 9 a.m. to 12 noon in Welch Hall 147.
Title: “A case study of disengaged students’ experiences with teaching games for understanding”
• NEW — Sarah Kennedy, MA student in Applied Health Sciences (Physical Health and Education), will defend her thesis on Monday, March 6, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., in Walker Complex 203.
Title: “The impact of personal trainer’s leadership style on self-presentational concerns, enjoyment, task self-efficacy and intention to exercise in an introductory weight training orientation”
• NEW — Kate Paterson,
Master’s student in Social Justice and Equity Studies, will present her thesis on Monday, March 2, 2 to 4 p.m., PL600F. Title: "They're Trying to Trick Us": Making sense of anti-oppressive children's literature in the elementary school classroom”
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