Important messages, dates and news from the Faculty office.

Tuesday February 19, 2019 to Saturday February 23, 2019

Winter mid-term Reading Week

 

Thursday February 28, 2019
Science Graduate Council Agenda Items Due to Council Secretary

Thursday February 28, 2019
Majors Night

 

Friday March 1, 2019
Deadline to submit RTP file and Dean's recommendation to Principal. (see Collective Agreement Article 30.14.13)

 

Friday March 1, 2019
Notice Available for Term Adjunct Appointments shall be posted on the Unit Website on or before March 1 (for Summer Term courses). (see Collective Agreement Article 25.10.1.2 (a))

 

Friday March 1, 2019
CRC Tier I and II nominations due to Faculty Office (for April submission)

Friday March 1, 2019
Deadline for Student Visualization Prize Applications

 

Monday March 4, 2019 at 12:00pm
Deadline to submit agenda items for Faculty Board

Monday March 4, 2019 from 4:30pm to 5:30pm
Strategic Plan Town Hall #1

 

Tuesday March 5, 2019
Arts Graduate Council Agenda Items Due to Council Secretary

Tuesday March 5, 2019 from 10:30am to 11:30am
Strategic Plan Town Hall #2

 

Tuesday March 5, 2019 from 1:30pm to 3:00pm
Undergrad Chairs Meeting

 

Wednesday March 6, 2019 from 10:30am to 12:00pm
Undergrad Chairs Meeting


The Faculty of Arts and Science Strategic Plan Working Group would like to invite you to attend one of the following discussions about the draft priorities. The draft priorities will be circulated by March 1.
 
Strategic Plan Town Hall #1
Monday, March 4
4:30pm-5:30pm
Dunning, Room 11
 
Strategic Plan Town Hall #2
Tuesday, March 5
10:30am-11:30am
BioSciences, Room 1102
 
Final Strategic Plan Draft Discussion
Faculty Board
Friday, March 15
3:30pm-5:00pm
Dunning, Room 14
majorsnight222Majors Night

February 28, 4:00pm-7:00pm, Grant Hall 
 
Please plan to attend and work with your DSC's about what they are planning for your tabletop displays - this is when your old blueboard displays can be updated and used along with other interesting artifacts. We will bring plenty of Major Maps for you to hand out at the event.
mboh2March Break Open House

March 9, 2019 in BioSciences Atrium
 
8:15am Departments and Volunteers arrive
9:00am-2:00pm (Departmental / Academic Fair) 
9:30am - 3:00pm (Prof Talks, tours available)

Today is the deadline to submit your ideas for prof talks, space tours, or other special events to  Sarah Chapman.

We will bring your banners, major maps, and grad maps to the event, but feel free to bring 3D artifacts that represent your discipline to dress up your table. Non-3D objects are not required nor recommended. 

As usual, we will provide coffee and snacks for all volunteers.

Grad Studies at March Break Open House
 
Our grad team will be working at the Graduate Studies booth during March Break Open House this year. We welcome you to promote your graduate programs at your booth if you feel comfortable doing so. If you would like us to put a stack of grad maps on your table, please let Kate Clarke know so we can bring an extra supply.

Final Deadline - Tuesday May 7, 2019 at 12:00pm

Please review the full memo here.

Additional information about grading is available on the Staff & Faculty website.

The 'Your Academic Success (YAS)' survey is part of a longitudinal cohort study being conducted by the Faculty of Arts and Science at Queen's University that aims to look at how undergraduate students are thriving academically. The findings of the study will help inform the design and delivery of key academic support services.

Students will soon be receiving an email with a link to the survey, which will take approximately 20 minutes to complete. Students who fill out the survey can choose to enter a draw to win one of 30 $30 Campus Bookstore gift cards.
tgsThink Grad Studies Days
 
Our Think Grad Studies Day on March 7 is fast approaching. We are advertising and have launched a contest on Facebook with a trip to Queen's on March 7 as the prize.
 
Please help us spread the word about our Think Grad Studies Day and contest! We have attached our poster  a nd powerpoint slide . We would appreciate it if you would:
  • promote the event on your website, including a link to our registration page at thinkgradstudies.ca
  • share our Facebook event and  Facebook contest post
  • post the poster in your department and ask your faculty and current graduate students to post it on their office doors
  • encourage your applicants to attend and to enter our contest on Facebook. They can enter the contest by showing us who they would like to go to Grad School with by tagging them in our Facebook contest post before Tuesday, March 5 at noon.
  • forward the poster and powerpoint slide to your colleagues in similar departments at other universities and request that they share it with their students (and with their colleagues to share with their students).
phdFAS Awards for Project-based & Portfolio PhD Research - March 15 Deadline

The FAS Awards for Project-based & Portfolio PhD Research provide financial support for students pursuing doctoral research who are undertaking a project option and/or a portfolio PhD (see the application form for a description of the three options available to students pursuing a PhD).  The Award supports costs directly related to the completion of the degree to a maximum value of $3,000.  The deadline is March 15. Please spread the word to your PhD students and their supervisors.
predocsPre-Doctoral Fellowships for Indigenous Students
 
Please help us spread the word about our Pre-Doctoral Fellowships for Indigenous Students by forwarding the information below to faculty members at other universities who may have students that would be interested in our Fellowships and asking them to share this poster and our Facebook event and Tweet.
 
The Faculty of Arts and Science at Queen's University is pleased to invite applications for three one-year Pre-Doctoral Fellowships for Indigenous Students. The Fellowships are open to Indigenous students enrolled in a PhD program and working on doctoral research in the creative arts, humanities, social sciences, or natural and physical sciences at an accredited university other than Queen's University.  Candidates must have completed all doctoral degree requirements except the final doctoral project (e.g. dissertation). They will be expected to complete their doctoral project during their tenure as a Fellow in order to receive their degree from their home institution. The Fellowship holder is required to relocate to Kingston while completing their research in order to teach one course in the Faculty of Arts and Science and contribute to intellectual life at Queen's University.  
 
The award includes a $34,000 annual stipend, as well as wages for teaching and funds for research and conferences. Find out more and/or register for our webinars on February 14 or March 7 at QUartsci.com/predocs . The application deadline is April 1, and the Fellowships start on July 1, 2019.

The Dean of Arts and Science invites undergraduate, graduate, and professional students to submit original works of data visualization to be considered for prizes and to be displayed on the Arts and Science  research website . The Data Visualization Award is an opportunity for students to show off their data visualization skills and research. Data visualizations may include everything from charts, to graphs, to maps, to 3-D models. The visualizations should be interactive, and can be animated or web-based stories designed to enhance the communication of original research findings.

Learn more and apply here by March 1.

The Professor Frank Pearce Prize ($1,500) was established in September 2016 by the Steve and Sally Stavro Family Foundation, in honour of Professor Emeritus Dr. Frank Pearce. The prize will be awarded to the Master's- or PhD-level student ( enrolled in the Department of Sociology, Department of Political Studies, Department of Geography and Planning, Department of Philosophy, or the Cultural Studies Interdisciplinary Graduate Program) who submits the best 5,000-word essay on the topic of radical critical theory and social justice.

The prize is available to funding-eligible Master's- or PhD- level students . The recipient of the prize will be selected by a committee, chaired by the Vice-Dean or a delegate, consisting of faculty members and a representative from the Arts and Science Advancement team. Find out more and apply here by March 8.

The 2019 Art of Research photo contest is an opportunity for Queen's faculty, students, staff, and alumni to showcase their research, scholarly, and artistic work. The competition is aimed at providing a creative and accessible method of sharing and celebrating the groundbreaking research being done by current and past Queen's community members.

The act of research is a beauteous endeavor, whether done in a group or alone, whether in the lab, field, studio, or archives. The subject of the photograph or images is limited only by your imagination. Capture a moment under the microscope, in the lab, or on your computer.

The deadline to submit your photo is March 1, 2019. There will be eight prizes of $500 awarded.

The 2019 contest will allow entries into four categories:
  • Community Collaborations
  • Invisible Discoveries
  • Out in the Field
  • Art in Action
Find out more and apply here.
intloppoInternational Opportunities
 
Canada-China Scholars' Exchange Program
Deadline: March 1, 2019

The Canada-China Scholars' Exchange Program (CCSEP) for outgoing students, faculty, and researchers to China offers short-term scholarships to Canadians wishing to study abroad in China. Scholarships are awarded for studies, research, language studies, or a combination of studies and language studies at participating Chinese institutions.
 
Find more information about CCSEP here.
 
Canada-ASEAN Scholarships and Educational Exchanges for Development (SEED)
Deadline: 5 March 2019

The Canada-ASEAN Scholarships and Educational Exchanges for Development (SEED) program provides incoming students, from member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), with short-term exchange opportunities for study or research in Canadian post-secondary institutions at the college, undergraduate, and graduate levels. The SEED program aims to reduce poverty in the developing countries of ASEAN and to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
 
Find more information about SEED here.