In advance of Co-op Week, two grad students explain how their co-op experience helped give them a competitive advantage. MORE

Eleven Joint Institutes between Carleton and the University of Ottawa create a win-win situation for students and faculty. MORE

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PhD student Anatoly Belov came to Carleton to work in “the best lab of its kind in the world.”   MORE

The Library has closed the 5th floor Graduate Student Study Room due to renovations. MORE

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The Provost has this message about the formation of a Faculty of Engineering and Design Decanal Review Committee.   MORE

Carleton University launched a pilot to do online teaching evaluations. If you are a student in one of the participating classes, you will shortly be invited to fill in the online evaluation form. MORE

The benchmarking committee on grad student services is interested in your response to this question.  MORE

ACADEMIC DEADLINES

March 30 – Deadline to complete the 5 hours of paid TA training is midnight, Friday, March 30.

April 5 – Last day for academic withdrawal from Fall/Winter and Winter term courses.

April 5 – Last day of Fall/Winter and Winter term classes.

April 5 – Winter term ends. Any balance owing on your student account will prevent access to marks through Carleton Central, release of transcripts and official documents, and re-registration. An account balance may delay Summer 2012 course selection.

April 6 – Statutory holiday. University closed.

April 9 & 10 – No classes take place.

April 11 – 24 (including Saturdays) – Final examinations in winter term and fall/winter courses will be held. Examinations are normally held in the day and evening during the Monday to Saturday period. In exceptional circumstances it may be necessary to schedule an examination on a Sunday.

For information about other important dates concerning your academic year, please view this page from the Graduate Calendar and/or the Business Office.

EVENTS

March 15 – Workshop for senior PhD students who want to learn more about Postdoctoral Fellowships in Canada

March 16 – 13th Annual Graduate Student Conference hosted by the Institute of Political Economy

March 20 – Carleton Community Celebration

March 22 – Research In Motion and Carleton invite you to join them in celebrating a partnership to create the RIM Teaching and Collaborative Research Centre at Carleton.

March 29 – A public presentation by Åke Blomqvist, Health Policy Scholar at the C.D. Howe Institute entitled: Better Value for Money in Healthcare: European Lessons for Canada

AWARDS DEADLINES

March 15 – Deadline to apply for the Foreign Government Awards – France

March 15 – Deadline to apply for the Foreign Government Awards – Russia

March 15 – Extended deadline to apply for the Foreign Government Awards – Korea

March 15 – Deadline to apply for the 2012 Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation of Canada Scholarship

March 16 – Deadline for applications to Sheldon Chumir Foundation Internship in Ethics in Leadership

March 19 – Deadline for applications for the Terry Cottam Research Bursary

March 30 – Deadline to apply for “Advancing a National Dialogue Awards”

April 23 –Deadline to apply for the Canada-Chile Leadership Exchange Scholarship

April 23 – Deadline for the Canadian Commonwealth Scholarships Program

April 30 – Deadline to apply for the ICUF Dobbin Short Term Visiting Scholarships to Ireland 2012-13

April 30 – Call for Applications: DFAIT Cadieux-Léger Fellowship

CAREER & TRAINING WORKSHOPS

Campus2Career Events for Grad Students

All graduate students are invited to participate in Campus2Career events during the month of March. If you’re graduating this year, there are several events to help you get ready for the world of work. There are full-day and half-day workshops to suit your schedule. Detailed information is available here. Some specific dates of interest are posted below:

March 20– Net Night (You must register by March 16)

March 28 – Career Interview Skills

LIBRARY: PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

The Library is offered the following workshops on Citation Management. Please register by e-mailing: refworks@library.carleton.ca.

More information is available on the Citation Management page.

• Wed. March 21 16:30 – 17:30 Room 235, Library

• Fri. March 30 09:00 – 10:00 Room 235, Library