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Everyone across campus is invited to attend this year's Mini Summit on Climate Change Adaptations in Africa hosted virtually by the Africa Institute at Western University.
The Young Scholars workshop which will be held in the afternoon, (1-3pm ET), will provide an opportunity for participants to reflect on the morning’s presentations.
We look forward to an engaging discussion.
CHANGES OF REGISTRATION FOR WINTER TERM
Any requests to change your winter term status should be submitted by November 25, 2021.
These changes include requests to change from full-time to part-time, part-time to full-time, leaves of absence, Intent to be eligible for TDO status, voluntary withdrawal, etc. Requests for Leaves of Absence, Part-Time Status, and Voluntary Withdrawal may be submitted online via the Graduate Student Web Services Portal.
Other request forms to be submitted in hard-copy are also found via the Portal.
APPLICATION TO GRADUATE
If you anticipate that you will complete your degree requirements within the fall term and be eligible to graduate at the February Convocation, you must apply to graduate via the Student Center.
Once logged in, under the Main Menu select "Self Service" and then “Graduation”. Select “Apply for Graduation” and follow the instructions to complete the process, which includes verification of your name and degree being awarded.
Please complete your application to graduate by November 25, 2021.
DATE: Friday, November 26, 2021
TIME: 11:00 a.m. - 12 noon
LOCATION: Please email socevent@uwo.ca for the Zoom link
Sylvia Fuller is Professor of Sociology at the University of British Columbia, and Academic Director of the British Columbia Research Data Centres Network. Her research explores how labor market inequalities develop and erode and the implications of changing employment relations and social policy for people’s economic security and mobility. In recent years, she has published extensively on the relationship between gender, parental status, and labour market inequalities, including work addressing the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic in Canada. She has also published research on temporary workers’ employment and wage trajectories, factors shaping the career pathways of new immigrants, and the impact of welfare reforms on lone mothers, among other topics. Dr. Fuller is currently collaborating on a multi-partner project funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) that aims to develop knowledge to inform more equitable and robust work-family policies.
Prof. Fuller has received several awards for her research, including the Aurora Prize, Aileen D. Ross Prize (both awarded by SSHRC) and The Canadian Sociological Association Best Paper Award. She has also been nominated for the Rosabeth Moss Kanter Award for Excellence in Work-Family Research.
Women’s representation in managerial positions is a common metric for gender equity in organizations. Whether female managers improve gender equity among their subordinates is, however, less clear. Drawing on rich longitudinal personnel data from a large Korean food company, the talk will provide new insight into this question by focusing attention on key micro-contexts for interaction and relational politics within organizations: workgroups. Building on social-psychological theories about in-group preference and value threats, my collaborator Young-Mi Kim and I theorize that workgroup gender composition conditions the relationship between supervisor gender and gender earnings differentials within them. Results from regression models with workgroup fixed effects confirm this insight. Female supervisors are associated with smaller gender earnings gaps when workgroups are male-dominated, but gender wage gaps widen under female supervision as teams become more female-dominated.
We would love to see you all there! All disciplines welcome.
Contact socevent@uwo.ca if you require information in an alternate format, or if any other arrangements can make these events accessible to you.
Western's third annual Knowledge Exchange School will be held virtually via Zoom, with sessions on December 1, 8, and 15, 2021. Attendees are welcome to sign up for as few or as many sessions as they wish. This year’s topics are geared to providing attendees with information and tools aligned to the current research landscape.
For more information about the school, accessibility or to request accommodations, please contact Mariam Hayward, Knowledge Exchange and Impact Manager.
Sessions Overview
Check out our line-up of fantastic sessions! For more information, visit Western Research’s Knowledge Exchange and Research Impact website.
Asynchronous Sessions
Asynchronous sessions will be available beginning November 29, 2021.
December 1
December 8
December 15
In Fall 2021, The Government of Canada will welcome applications for the Recruitment of Policy Leaders (RPL) program.
Featured Speaker: Sunny Uppal
Sunny, a proud Western alumni, is the Director, Innovation and Youth Engagement, Environment and Climate Change Canada at Government of Canada.
DATE: Wednesday, November 10, 2021
TIME: 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Each year the Recruitment of Policy Leaders program seeks talented and accomplished professionals, academics, scientists and thinkers. The program offers them a unique opportunity to launch directly into stimulating and diverse careers in the federal public service.The program is looking for candidates with a strong record of academic excellence, an interest in public policy and experience that demonstrates leadership and commitment. Non-Canadians living in Canada can apply to RPL but preference will be given to veterans and Canadian citizens (in that order) who meet the job requirements.
All candidates must hold (or be nearing completion) a Master's, Doctoral or a law degree, complemented by an undergraduate degree in any discipline.
Apply online from October 27 - November 9 for the RPL Program at: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-service-commission/jobs/services/recruitment/graduates/recruitment-policy-leaders.html
Questions about the RPL program or this presentation? Email: cfp.rlp-rpl.psc@cfp-psc.gc.ca
Interested in joining the Policy Officer Recruitment Programme at the Department of National Defence?
DATE: Tuesday, November 9, 2021
TIME: 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
This information session on the Policy Officer Recruitment Programme (PORP) at the Department of National Defence will provide information on our 3-year professional development programme, and explain why and how to apply. There will be ample time for questions following a 30-35 minutes presentation.
The PORP may be of particular interest if you:
Attending this event will enable you to:
Application period will run from November 5 to 22, 2021.
For more information, please visit http://www.canada.ca/defence-porp
The Society of Graduate Students (SOGS) student community advocates have planned a solidarity walk and event to combat and raise awareness of Islamophobia and racism in our community.
The event will be on November 12 at 12 noon on UC Hill.
Everyone is welcome!
Please register for the event HERE.
There will be an ASL interpreter present at the event.
Speaker Line Up
The Walk will feature four speakers:
Volunteers Needed
If you'd like to volunteer to help with the event on the day i.e. distributing water to others, poster/sign-making, etc., please contact SOGS VP Advocacy, Yousuf Hasan (advocacy@sogs.ca).
Any help is much appreciated!
Please follow us on Twitter for updates: https://twitter.com/Skameez_walk
Frequently Asked Questions
The London Goodenough Association of Canada (LGAC) invites applications for Scholarships in support of graduate study at Goodenough College in London, England for the 2022-23 academic year.
The scholarship is paid as a credit towards the cost of accommodation at Goodenough College. The deadline for receipt of all application materials for the 2022-23 academic year is January 21, 2022. Candidates will be notified of the results of their applications in late April, 2022.
For further information, visit the LGAC website or email the LGAC at admin@lgac.ca.
