September 2024: Issue 44

News

Graduate Student Welcome Week

Fall Orientation -

Sept. 3 from 10:15am-1:00pm in RI119 (auditorium)!

Meet the GATE team -

Sept. 10 & 11 from 12-5pm on the Academic Green. We will have awesome prizes, games, good music, and answers to all your professional development and entrepreneurial questions.

Event

Student Research Showcase, Nov. 6

Present your (emerging) research in a 5 minute presentation at the Student Research Showcase. Click the link below to fill out an expression of interest by September 15th and be directly notified when registration opens. Two presenters will have a chance to win $750. There are limited spots available, so let us know you are interested!

Event

Coffee with the Dean

Join us for coffee, meet the FGSR Dean and Associate Deans, and chat about surviving and thriving in grad school.

Thursday, Sept. 10

10:00-11:00 a.m.

CK 226

Event

Grad Night (Free Nachos)

Grad Night at the Owl is back! All graduate students are welcome to join us for a free, individual plate of nachos, and informal socializing. Everyone is welcome.



Meet us at the Lazy Owl in Riddell Centre:

Wednesday, Sept. 11

4-6 p.m.

Nachos are on us!

Event

Beyond Grad School

Ready to take control of your job search and stand out in the crowd? Join GATE for an exciting week of career focused webinars:

• Monday, Sept. 9: Elevator Pitches – How to introduce yourself to people . Register here!
• Tuesday, Sept.10: Getting started with resumes. Register here!
• Wednesday, Sept. 11: How to make your cover letter stand out. Register here!
• Thursday, Sept. 12: Why a job search takes 6 months. Register here!

Event

Cultivator Startup Summit

Join GATE and Cultivator powered by Conexus on Sept. 11 & 12 for their Startup Summit! From keynote speakers to networking and exciting activities, this is where people interested in entrepreneurship come together. Get your discount code by emailing gate.innovation@uregina.ca. Don’t miss out!

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 member, please send an email to grad.bipoc@uregina.ca.

Event

Career Workshops

Centre for Experiential and Service Learning (CESL) and GATE are offering a 4-part series of workshops specifically tailored just for grad students, giving you the tools to navigate job searching, interviews, and networking like a pro.

• Oct. 1: Job Searching for Grad Students (online). Register here!
• Oct. 2: Customizing Resumes (online). Register here!

News

July 15 – August 14

Ali Salehpour (Electronic Systems Engineering, supervised by Dr. Irfan Al-Anbagi,)

Thesis: Machine learning-based models for failure prediction and propagation in smart grid systems

Michael White (Education, supervised by Dr. Pam Osmond-Johnson)

Thesis: Settler school psychologists readiness to decolonize practice

Chuyin Tian (Environmental Systems Engineering, supervised by Dr. Gordon Huang)

Thesis: Long-term responses of North Africa to climate change, spotlighting the Sahara’s fate

Leyuan Feng (Subject Area, supervised by Dr. Fatmakhanu (fatima) Pirbhai-Illich)

Thesis: Culturally relevant/responsive pedagogy in an EFL context: College English education in China

Md Saiful Arif Khan (Industrial Systems Engineering, supervised by Dr. Golam Kabir)

Thesis: Bridge infrastructure resiliency assessment against seismic hazards

Reminders

Thesis Submission Deadlines:

Fall term PhD thesis submission deadline: Oct. 25, 2024.

Fall term Master’s thesis submission deadline: Nov. 8, 2024.

Convocation Deadline:

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

For more info:grad.defense@uregina.ca

Opportunities

Opportunities

Throughout September, we will continue to host information and prep sessions for the tri-council PhD and Masters awards. If you are a Canadian Citizen or Permanent Resident wanting to apply for these awards then the sessions are a real must to help you learn what is needed to complete these applications successfully. 

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

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