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The hirewesternu VIRTUAL Career Fair will connect you with more than 70 employers looking to recruit talent from Western.
DATE: Tuesday, October 5, 2021
TIME: 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Online
By attending this event, you can build your professional network, explore different industries, and learn about employment opportunities that are available right now! This event is open to ALL programs, academic levels, and alumni.
The launch of the new curriculum, one that will replace the previous curriculum entirely, is scheduled to launch on October 4, 2021 through our learning management system, EDGE.
Mitacs Training courses will continue to be offered to graduate students and post-doctoral fellows at no cost to them or the university. Our courses will also continue to use the same learning management system (EDGE), and offer high-quality skills and professional development training.
We are moving away from fully in-person and fully online course offerings to a mixed, hybrid ‘course bundle’ model, in which asynchronous requirements must be completed to register for the synchronous portion, now at 1.5 - 2 hours, instead of a full day.
VIEW SYNOPSIS OF NEW CURRICULUM
Currently, due to the pandemic, Mitacs is offering the courses online, through Zoom, until further notice.
The curriculum launch will have several phases:
While we are finalizing the implementation of the new curriculum on our learning management system, we are gradually removing the previous content.
Important dates to remember:
Another communication will follow in the next few weeks with the facilitated sessions available in your province.
Mitacs is committed to making this transition as smooth as possible. We also know that you share our dedication to the graduate student population, and we appreciate your continued support of our organization as we implement these changes.
WEBINAR SERIES: The Good and the Bad of Black Grad
Episode 4 - Welcome Black: The Tips and Tricks of Inclusive Excellence
Produced and Hosted by Dr. Evelyn Asiedu
DATE: Wednesday, September 29, 2021
TIME: 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
LOCATION: Zoom, register to receive your link
Welcome back, welcome back, welcome Black! This webinar series took a hiatus for a few months and we’ve returned and want to invite you to yet another stimulating conversation (hopefully before midterms). This fall, many of us have returned to campus and it looks much different in a number of ways.
Notwithstanding the transition to in-person learning, universities appear to be tweaking other strategic priorities including their perspectives on EDI. In this episode, acknowledgement of the accomplishments of academics is on the docket, specifically we’ll be talking about “inclusive excellence.” What does that look like, who decides, and why? What exactly is Black excellence?
In this penultimate episode of the season, our panelists will explore these questions and more while digging into the ideas and expectations that underpin concepts of academic excellence, and the impact that these presumptions have on Black faculty and graduate students.
To learn more about The Good and the Bad of Black Grad, or to view previously-aired episodes, visit our website.
The Sociology department has two new MA recruitment awards to recruit Indigenous or Black or racialized students.
London Police Association Indigenous Community Impact Award
Awarded annually to a self-identified Indigenous (First Nations, Métis or Inuit) graduate student enrolled in a Master’s program in Sociology who is conducting applied research on issues of power and justice which could include a focus on issues such as policing practice, legal and justice practices, the inter-relation or work across core social services, mental health, community wellbeing, and/or Indigenous applications of justice.
London Police Services Community Impact Award
Awarded annually to a graduate student enrolled in a Master’s program in Sociology who is Black or a person of colour, who has experiences hardship, economic disadvantage or discrimination. This student will be conducting applied research on issues of power and justice which prioritize a focus on issues such as policing practice, but may include legal and justice practices, the inter-relation or world across core social services, mental health, community wellbeing, and applications of justice.
Since 2013, September 30 has been commemorated as Orange Shirt Day across what is now known as Canada in honour of the Survivors of Indian Residential Schools. This year, September 30 will also be designated as National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (NDTR). The date was declared a statutory federal holiday with the passage of Bill C-5 in June of this year, in response to Call to Action 80 of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC).
The Office of Indigenous Initiatives (OII) welcomes the fulfilment of Call to Action 80, as it represents an opportunity to heighten focus on the history of Indian Residential Schools and the findings of the TRC. We invite all students, faculty, and staff to join in observance of NDTR across the campus, in the knowledge that advancing Truth and Reconciliation is a responsibility that belongs to everyone.
Learn More About the Observation of Orange Shirt Day and NDTR at Western
Victoria McGovern, Senior Program Officer, Wellcome Burroughs Fund, will be speaking next Wednesday, September 29, 2021 at 12:30 p.m. with a talk entitled Building a Scholarly Life that Fits You.
DATE: Wednesday, September 29, 2021
TIME: 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
LOCATION: Zoom
About the Talk
We focus on many milestones in graduate school and postdoc fellowships: pass the exams, get the experiments to work, write papers, find the next position, and more. How do you make sure you are also building the foundations for the life you want to live, and for making your dreams come true?
Presenter Bio
Victoria McGovern, PhD is a Senior Program Officer at the Burroughs Wellcome Fund where she runs programs in Infectious Diseases, the institutional programs in Population and Laboratory Based Sciences and in Quantitative Thinking, and the workforce development-focused Career Guidance for Trainees program. Fore more than 25 years she has been involved in science policy efforts related to strengthening the scientific workforce, an interest she continues at the Fund. She is a contributor to the Graduate Career Consortium's Carpe Careers column at Inside Higher Education.
Relax, recharge, refocus with weekly drop-in mindfulness practices live on Zoom. We begin with a few minutes of quiet reflection, followed by a 10-15 minute guided practice.
When? Mondays at 12:30 p.m. from September 13 - December 20, 2021 (excluding Oct. 11 & Nov. 1).
All graduate, undergraduate, and professional school students in all fields of study are welcome. No prior mindfulness experience is necessary to participate.
ZOOM info
This workshop gives you the chance to apply design thinking knowledge to a real-world challenge, strengthen your design thinking skills, and gain a competitive advantage for employability. Students will exercise their creativity and learn human-centred design skills to work toward creating a better future.
Graduate students from all faculties are welcome to register. Spots in the workshop are limited; registration will close once the workshop capacity is full.
The workshop will take place virtually on Zoom on the following dates:
Western is committed to diversity and welcomes sign-up from women, members of racialized groups/visible minorities, Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, persons of any sexual orientation, and persons of any gender identity or gender expression.
Sign-up on Western Connect.
Questions? Contact Natalie Mathieson at nmathie@uwo.ca.
Registration is now open for the fall PhD group which will be held on Tuesdays, 11:00 a.m. to 12 noon from October 12 to December 21 (except November 2).
In the weekly sessions, we'll reflect on your previous week, plan for upcoming tasks, and then end by discussing one PhD related topic (e.g., taking notes, finding and reading articles, etc.).
The deadline to register is October 10, 2021.
CCA 2022 Internship Program | Applications now accepted
The Council of Canadian Academies (CCA) is now accepting applications for its 2022 Internship Program.
The program provides interns with an opportunity to gain experience working at the interface of science and public policy. Interns will participate in the development of assessments by conducting research in support of CCA’s expert panel process. The internship program is a full-time commitment of six months and will be a remote opportunity due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The internship stipend for the six-month term is $18,500.
Applicants must be recent graduates with a graduate or professional degree, or post-doctoral fellows, with a strong interest in the use of evidence for policy. The application deadline is October 18, 2021. The start date is January 10, 2022. Applications and letters of reference should be addressed to Anita Melnyk at internship@cca-reports.ca.
