November 2024: Issue 46

News

Congratulations Kwaku Ayisi! 

The Digital Research Alliance of Canada awarded Kwaku Ayisi the DRI EDIA Champions funding for his project, “Academic Research Made Simple.” He aims to present the incredible research being done at the U of R to a wider audience through podcast interviews with racial minority graduate students and faculty.

3MT Competition 2025

Research Week Nov. 4-8

Tuesday Nov. 5, 6-8 p.m. Restoring Indigenous re-Search Methodologies with keynote Dr. Kathy Absolon and graduate students Heather Carter and Darian Agecoutay. Join on Zoom to watch the presentation.

Wednesday Nov. 6, 1-5 p.m., RI Theatre: Come check out the Student Research Showcase presentations and posters.

Wednesday Nov. 6, 7-8:30 p.m., RI Theatre: - A Taste of Research: Enduring Discoveries. This year’s theme focuses on longstanding multi-year research projects. Register here.

Friday Nov. 8, 12-1:30 p.m., Owl Multipurpose Room: Grad Pizza and Bingo Networking Lunch. Register by Nov.1.

GATE

Entrepreneurship Week by GATE Center with events for startup enthusiasts, social innovators and entrepreneurs. 

Monday Nov. 18, 4-6pm: President Keshen's Chamber of Commerce Executive Event. Find out more.

Tuesday Nov. 19, 12-1 p.m. Virtual overview of the local Innovation Ecosystem, with 10 local organizations to help you start. Register here.

Tuesday Talks 5-6:30 p.m. with guest Jessica McNaughton, Founder of the MemoryKPR App. Snacks will be provided. Register here.

Wednesday Nov. 20, 2:30-3:30 p.m. Saskatchewan Startup Institute's Entrepreneurship 101 session. Register here.

Thursday Nov. 21- Hybrid event with AVRO aerospace. Register here.

Happy Hour at the Lazy Owl 5-7 p.m. with EDR x Startup TNT x GATE. Register here.

Friday Nov. 22, 12-1:30 p.m. Skillsets for Startups Panel. Join us lunch and a discussion with local startup founders and employees from a variety of academic backgrounds. Register here.

Workshops

BEYOND Graduate School

Ease your transition into a career with the Beyond Grad School Training Platform - FREE!

Use the platform to:

• explore career options
• learn job search strategies
• secure employment in your field of interest.

Wednesday Nov. 20, 1-1:30 p.m. How to Unlock the Hidden Job Market! Register here!

Grad Night at the Owl

Grad Night at the Owl

Wednesday Nov. 13 

4-6 p.m. 

Lazy Owl

All graduate students are welcome to join us for informal socializing. Nachos are free!

Coffee with the Dean

Coffee with the Dean 

Tuesday Nov. 26

10-11 a.m.

CK 226

Join Dean Aziz Douai to chat about surviving and thriving in grad school. Snacks will be provided.

BIPOC GSA

The BIPOC Graduate Student Association warmly invites all graduate students to join and become part of a supportive and dynamic community dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusion. To become a BIPOC member, please send an email to grad.bipoc@uregina.ca.

Reminders

Thesis submission deadlines:

• Fall term Master’s thesis submission deadline: Nov. 8, 2024.
• Winter term PhD thesis submission deadline: Feb. TBD
• Winter term Master's thesis submission deadline: Mar. 8, 2025

For more info: grad.defense@uregina.ca

Convocation Deadline: 

• 2025 Spring (June 2025) Convocation application deadline: Jan. 31, 2025.

For more info: grad.defense@uregina.ca

Opportunities

• Tips for Funding and Scholarships
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Scholarships with November Deadlines

Other Opportunities

Nov. 19 - 21: GPDN Career Symposium for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows (view agenda here). FGSR has sponsored the event registration, so Registration is FREE for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Register here.

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Do you have an event that you would like FGSR to help promote? Please email grad.engagement@uregina.ca by Nov. 10 to be in the November mid-month update email scheduled to be sent to graduate students Nov.15.