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| GSA News & Views | University of Calgary Graduate Students' Association
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IMPORTANT DATES
GRC Meeting
Tuesday May, 28 (Science A 104)
Last Defence Lounge Renovations
Closed May 6th
Open Fall 2013
(Check out www.lastdefencelounge.ca later this spring for more details)
Larger Kitchen
Faster Service
New Entrance
New Party Room
Same Great Lounge
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GSA Call for Chairs
Wonderful oppritunities for grad students
 Award Committee: To overview bursaries, grants and awards that the GSA offers to graduate students (contact: gsavpa@ucalgary.ca) Governance Committee: To develop and update the GSA's governance bylaws, policies and procedures. (contact:gsapres@ucalgary.ca) International Students Committee: To engage our international students by providing support and events. (please see below) |
 International Chair
Call for Applications
Want to make a difference in the experience of international grad students at U of C? Looking for a leadership role in the GSA? Apply for the voluntary position of International Chair! The ideal applicant would: 
- have strong organizational and leadership skills
- be outgoing and flexible, with an interest in different cultures and global affairs
- have experience chairing meetings and planning events
- have participated in a study abroad program or be a current an international student
- have a good knowledge of activities around Calgary and the surrounding area
- enjoy meeting new people and sharing new experiences
- be available to take on the position from June 2013-May 2014
International and Canadian students are welcome to apply. This position will report to and work closely with the GSA's Vice President of Student Life, Tina Johnston. Strong applicants may also be considered for 2013/14 International Graduate Student Committee that will be chaired by this position. Application Process:
- Send a resumé and cover letter to vpsl@gsa.ucalgary.ca
- Include some ideas for events or programming for international students
- Deadline: May 15, 2013, 11:45 PM
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by Trisha Kingcott, (FGS)
 Sarah Akierman knows she has big shoes to fill. As incoming Graduate Student Association President, she and her team will be taking over from Franco Rizzuti and Joey Windsor on May 1.
"They've made it so they are accessible and graduate students know they can come and talk to them at Graduate Representative Council and at the offices" Akierman says. "Students know they can just show up or email and they''ll get a prompt response. Franco and his team have set such a precedent of what it means to be the GSA and our team has to keep that up."
A master's student in biological sciences, Akierman is collaborating with the Alberta IBD Consortium, looking into the cause of Crohn's Disease. She is not new to the GSA, having served as a department representative on the Graduate Representative Council, a member and co-chair of the Governance Committee, co-chair of the Inclusivity Committee, and as GSA representative on the Faculty of Science Teaching and Learning Committee.
Click here to view full article...
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Glad of the foundation he has laid
 Franco Rizzuti is not sure what the future holds for him, but he knows it will be a big change from the last two years. Rizzuti has been the Graduate Student Association (GSA) President for two years while working toward his master's of arts degree in the Faculty of Education with a specialization in Higher Education Leadership, focusing on Physician Leadership Development. In July he will be entering full-time medical school for the MD portion of the Leaders in Medicine combined degree (MA/MD) Program.
"I'm looking forward to the change in pace... probably some free time, and the opportunities that affords as I begin medical school" he says. In addition to GSA he's also been on the provincial Alberta Graduate Council, serving as Chair this year after filling the post of Chief Financial Officer in 2011. Rizzuti served on the GSA bylaws committee and finance committee prior to starting his terms as president.
Click here for full article...
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Lunch at the Calgary Tower
International Graduate Student Event
Lunch at the Calgary Tower.
May 20, 2013
UofC International Graduate Students are invited to lunch at Sky 360, the rotating restaurant atop the Calgary Tower, on Mon, May 20 at a special discounted price of $30 (includes 2-course meal, coffee/tea, and tower entry). Please contact Jody for ticket details: int@gsa.ucalgary.ca |
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Student's Success Centre, Grad Week
May 6-9, 2013
 Writing at the Graduate Level: These five workshops will help students in graduate programs develop key writing skills and strategies.
Professional Writing Series: These events will help students apply their writing skills to different audiences, occasions and forms.
Reading at the Graduate Level: Navigating through more structurally complicated professional journals and other writing by professionals requires advanced reading strategies. Learn new approaches to reading in this series of workshops
Writing Boot Camp: Want to jump into your thesis and dissertation writing? In these sessions, you will write for three hours. Simple, but surprisingly effective against procrastination.
Students can register here: https://success.ucalgary.ca/
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Co-Curricular Record Adding Your 2012-2013 Positions
 As we near the end of the year, the time has come to add activity positions you held during the 2012-2013 year (inclusive of May 1, 2012 to April 30, 2013) to your Co-Curricular Record.
To add your activity positions to your record, please:
Sign into the Co-Curricular Record through your Student Centre, or by clicking the login button located on the top right corner of https://leadership.ucalgary.ca
If you login at the URL above, please ensure that you do not have another non-University of Calgary email address/password combination active in your memory cache
Once you are logged in, click on "Add an Activity to My Co-Curricular Record"
Search for the activity position in the "Activity - Quick Lookup" box
When adding your activity position to your record, reflect on what you have learned as a result of your work in the position, and choose 10-12 learning outcome achievement statements
Alternately, please see the "How To Add an Activity Position to your Co-Curricular Record" video tutorial
You will have until 4:30pmMST on Friday, May 10, 2013 to add your activity positions to your record.
If you have any questions, please e-mail the Leadership Ambassador Team at lead@ucalgary.ca |
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Research Bootcamp
16 May 2013
 An informative one day seminar hosted by the Alberta Rural Development Network covering topics such as writing a funding proposal and managing a research project.For more information and to register.
Location: University of Calgary Dining Center |
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'U Make a Difference' Awards
May 7, 2013
The 'U Make a Difference' awards give university faculty and staff an opportunity to formally recognize each other's efforts and contributions throughout the year.
4 graduate students that were selected to receive the U Make a Difference award this year: - Lauren Capozzi, Faculty of Kinesiology,
- Ranjan Kumar, Faculty of Medicine
- Bhagat Singh, Faculty of Medicine
- Leanne Wu, Faculty of Science
Award recipients were recognized at the 2013 Recognition Reception on May 7th, an event involving leaders from across the University. |
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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. 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. |
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May 29-June 1, 2013
 The conference is designed to provide intellectual stimulation, opportunities for networking, sharing of learning, and building of community for all individuals, whatever their background, who have an interest in ethical issues relating to health, the environment and the life sciences. All those interested in contributing to the bioethics conversation - from beginners to experts alike - are encouraged to attend for inspiration, renewal and discovery in one of Canada's most breath-taking natural settings! |
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As seen in UToday, May 3
Due to the enormous financial success of The Last Defence Lounge (LDL) over the past year, the long-standing MacEwan Student Centre establishment will be getting an exciting makeover this summer.
"The prosperity of the LDL has been very encouraging," says outgoing Graduate Students' Association president, Franco Rizzuti. "I'm pleased to be leaving the new executive with the lounge in such good shape."
The LDL will be closing its doors on Friday, May 3 to begin extensive renovations. The revamping will focus on an expansion of the kitchen, which will help to accommodate the large amount of regular patrons to the restaurant. The kitchen will also be updating much of their equipment.
Click here for the full article... |
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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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