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IMPORTANT DATES
Social Media and the Job Search
Workshop
Monday, April 22
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
GRC Meeting
Tuesday April, 30 (Science A 104)
Meeting Wrap Up @ LDL
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Photos by Katherine Lidgren (GSA) |
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Social Media and the Job Search
Workshop
 In today's job market, social media has grown to be an integral tool for companies to recruit suitable employees for their labour force. This workshop will teach you the importance of being involved in social media, what recruiters are looking for, and how to ensure your best profile is being seen. This is ideal for individuals interested in learning about :
- Social Media safe practices
- Job Recruiting through Social Media
- Dangers of Social Media
- Building a Social Media plan
Monday, April 22, 2013 at 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.. Location: MLT, 214F (GSA's new offices)
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Letter of Expectation-Graduate Student Feedback
To: Honourable Thomas Lukaszuk MLA
Dear Deputy Premier,
In light of the recent provincial budget and the re-engineering of Alberta's postsecondary
system as lead by your ministry, the Alberta Graduate Council (AGC)
recognizes the important role that student, institution and government partnership plays in
advancing the sector. Additionally, we recognize the important perspective that learners
in the system bring to these conversations, and thus we thank-you for the conversation
and opportunities to provide input on the letters of expectation to institutions.
In consultation with our 20,000 graduate student members, we offer the following
feedback on the letters of expectation... Click here for more... |
April Event for International Grad Students:
Calgary Underground Film Festival
Sat, April 20th at 6.30pm at the Plaza Theatre in Kensignton.
Tickets are $8 for students.
Those who are interested can also join the group for drinks in Kensington after the movie.
For more information or to sign up, please contact Jody at int@gsa.ucalgary.ca. |
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As seen in UToday April 12, 2013
 Three years ago, the University of Calgary Alumni Association received an email from an alumnus who, after reading the alumni e-newsletter, wanted to update his alma mater on his new job.
That alumnus was Silicon Valley leader Gary Kovacs. His new job was a pretty big deal: CEO of Mozilla Corporation, developers of the Firefox web browser. This year, Kovacs is the recipient of the 2013 Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Calgary Alumni Association... Click here for more... |
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4th Annual Campus Clean-up and BBQ!
 You are invited to participate in the 4th annual Campus Clean-up and BBQ!Join us to collect trash and recyclables on campus and make the University of Calgary campus a better place to learn, work, live and play.
The Campus Clean-up and BBQ will be held Thursday, April 18 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the TFDL Quad (Rain out date is April 23).
Please pre-register here
The day will begin with an orientation, where bags and gloves will be provided. After the clean-up, participants are also invited to enjoy free food and beverages. Door prizes will be awardedto all participants who complete the clean-up, and an extra ballot will be awarded to those who pre-register. Prizes will also be awarded for most garbage collected, most recyclables collected and more.
To learn more about events happening around campus during Earth Month visit: http://ucalgary.ca/sustainability/earth_day
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Conference
Collaborating for Learning focuses on the many ways faculty, students and disciplines collaborate to produce the meaningful learning we strive to foster in our students. The conference provides an opportunity for learning together in ways that allow us to enhance our practice, grow our research on how students learn, and build our community. Some of the themes include collaboration inside the classroom, outside the classroom, collaboration among the disciplines and collaboration in inquiry. Keynote Speaker: Dr. Gary Poole, Associate Director of the School of Population and Public Health in the Faculty of Medicine and Senior Scholar in the Centre for Health Education Scholarship at the University of British Columbia. Date: May 15th & 16th, 2013 Location: MacEwan Student Centre, University of Calgary
Website: http://tlc.ucalgary.ca/cflearn/
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CALL for RESEARCH CHALLENGES
Our Annual CPSC Industry event is scheduled for Thursday, May 9th from 8 am to 1 pm (including light breakfast and lunch) this year. This is a CALL for RESEARCH CHALLENGES. A "research challenge" is a broad range of questions all having in common that: -They are originated from (one of ) your real-world business projects -Content-wise, they somehow have a link to one of the CPSC competence areas listed here... -You believe that some portion of research would allow you to better address the original problem. We hope this initiative will foster collaboration between industry and academia. We think it is a win-win situation: Addressing research challenges (we might not be able to solve all of themJ) potentially results in improvement of your business project. Simultaneously, it might raise a new question a researcher has not yet though about and is interested in working on. For each challenge you have in mind, please fill out the attached form and submit toruhe@ucalgary.ca. We will have a dedicated session during our Industry Day event where we will discuss the results and offer ideas on how to proceed with the challenges. One idea would be to apply for an NSERC ENGAGE grant (with the key idea of fostering collaboration between industry and academia). See here... Please submit your challenges until May 2nd. Please also indicate if there is any confidentiality concern talking about your challenge. Challenges can also be formulated on-site during Industry Day. We are looking forward to receiving your research challenges.
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Health Check for Grad Students
April 25
Plans are being finalized for a Health Check for grad students for April 25 from noon - 4 PM in the Oval Atrium.
Health checks are short, simple screening tests to show students how they "measure up" with:
- Height, weight and waist circumference;
- Screening readings for blood pressure and cholesterol;
- Lifestyle questionnaire;
- Interpretation & recommendations from health professional;
- Advice and information on internal and external resources.
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April 12, 2013
Student learning will be transformed thanks to a $40-million gift from the Taylor family to establish a home for the Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning.
Through this new institute, the University of Calgary will take the lead in educational innovation by researching the most effective methods for engaging students, by supporting faculty to be the best teachers they can be and by providing some of the most innovative learning spaces available anywhere in North America, says President Elizabeth Cannon. |
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About Us
The University of Calgary Graduate Students' Association represents the collective interests, but not individual opinions, of graduate students to governing bodies of the university, all levels of government and the surrounding community of Calgary. The University of Calgary GSA is a member of the Alberta Graduate Council.
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Contact Us
University of Calgary Graduate Students' Association
214 MLT
Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4
403 220-8609
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