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FAS Department Updates, and Important Deadlines
Graduate Chairs and Assistants
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November 10, 2017
In this Update:
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Important Dates and Deadlines
Tuesday November 14, 2017 to Friday November 17, 2017
Fall Convocation
Tuesday November 14, 2017 from 1:30pm to 3:00pm
Arts Graduate Council Meeting
Wednesday November 15, 2017
Renewal, Tenure and Promotion file will be made available to all RTP Committee Members. (see Collective Agreement Article 30.14.3)
Friday November 17, 2017 from 3:30pm to 5:00pm
Tuesday November 21, 2017 from 11:00am to 12:00pm
Coffee Cram Marketing Workshop for FAS Staff and Faculty: A website that works without all the bells and whistles
Tuesday November 21, 2017 from 4:00pm to 6:30pm
THINK Grad School Social for 4th year students at the University Club (Grad Chairs and supervising faculty should plan to attend)
Tuesday November 21, 2017 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Dean's Honour List with Distinction Reception, at the Agnes Etherington Art Centre (Heads and Chairs should plan to attend)
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 Think Grad School Social 2017
It's that time of year again. The Think Grad School Social is taking place on
Tuesday, November 21 at the University Club from 4-6:30pm. We were hoping to have the grad chair from each department present along with any students interested in sharing their grad school experience and research. The format this year is changing slightly - we will begin with a short student panel where students will share their experiences and research and we will then move to the usual mix and mingle. If you know of a student who would be a great fit for our panel, please have them contact
Kate Clarke to inquire about signing up. Please RSVP to Kate Clarke by Thursday, November 16 if you are able to attend the social.
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Polanyi Awards
Applications are sought from outstanding early career scholars/researchers who are either continuing to post-doctoral studies or who hold a faculty position. Applicants must have received their doctoral degree on or after September 1, 2014. The prizes, valued at $20k, are awarded in each of the Nobel areas: Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, and Economic Science. Queen's can submit up to three applications per area and complete applications are due in the School of Graduate Studies on or before December 1, 2017. For more details, check out these links:
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Tri-Awards Call for Nominations
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United Way Campaign
The Queen's United Way campaign has reached 57% of its goal - staff, faculty and students are aiming to raise $320,000 to support the local United Way. Last year, more than 55,000 people benefited from United Way KFL&A funded programs. "Every dollar donated this year helps to make a difference in our community," says Michael Fraser, Vice-Principal (University Relations) and Executive Sponsor of the committee. "For example a $20 monthly donation can provide winter boots for 170 children this winter, while a $50 monthly donation can provide one-to-one support for 63 people living with disabilities."
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Reminder: Mitacs Accelerate Program Research Funding
A new partnership will support research on social inclusion in Canada. Mitacs has partnered with the United Way to support research on themes related to social inclusion in five regions across Canada. Graduate students and postdocs are eligible, and no additional partner organization is required. We are accepting letters of intent until January 8, 2018.
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Reminder: Hands-on-training sessions for Tableau and PS Student Queries
New email address for ASC Reporting and PS Student Query questions
Carol Kavanaugh is retiring in early 2018! Lydia Scholle-Cotton will be replacing Carol as Senior Research and Planning Analyst. During the transition period until the end of March, please use this joint email account to contact them:
[email protected].
Hands-on Training Sessions for Tableau
Tableau has been used
to visualize data about Queen's Student Degree Plan Registrations, Course Enrolments, Classes Taught and Degrees Granted. There are additional Tableau visualizations on secure shared folders on the Queen's Active Directory, accessible by netid logon. Contact
ASC Reporting
if you wish to have access to these visualizations. Training sessions are as follows:
- Introduction to Tableau
- Drop-in Sessions for Tableau advanced (or curious!) users
- For available dates, times, and more details, click here.
Hand-on Training Sessions for PeopleSoft Student Queries are scheduled as follows:
- Tuesday November 7, 2017, 1:30-3:30 pm
- Thursday, November 30, 2017, 1:30-3:30 pm
All sessions are in Jeffery 156. Please email
[email protected] to register for any of the training sessions, or if
your Department would like your own session.
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