- FGSR Highlights
- Professional Development Opportunities
- Services
- Scholarships and Funding
- Student Life
- Grad Spotlight
- Congratulations!
- Open Calls
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Digital Futures is an in-person career fair and poster competition for students interested in working in the tech sector or with digital technology. The poster competition is open to graduate students doing research in this area and the first 25 accepted posters will receive a participation award of $100, in addition to $3500 available in other prizes. Register now for this event.
This event is on March 24, 2022, in the main gym.
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There is still time to participate in the Three Minute Thesis (3MT)
We are returning to in-person sessions and our first big event will be the 3MT Finals on March 22 in RIC 119. For more information go here
In order to make it to the finals, you need to compete in one of the heats on March 8 at 7:00 PM or March 9 at 1:30 PM with the top 8 moving on to the finals on March 22. The winner will receive a $1500 prize and move on to the Western Regional Finals. Runner-up and the People’s Choice winners will receive prizes as well. Register for one of the heats to participate.
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Graduate Supervision Award |
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The Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research is pleased to announce the inaugural University of Regina’s Award for Outstanding Graduate Supervision. This award recognizes a faculty member with a record of excellent mentorship and supervision of graduate students at the University of Regina. We look forward to your nominations!
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In our first in-person Coffee with the Dean, come grab coffee and Timbits at FGSR. There will be a chance to meet and chat with the FGSR team, Dean and Associate Deans, and other graduate students. The event focuses on building graduate student community with no planned formal agenda. Please register for this in-person event on March 17 in CK 226.
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Canadian Graduate and Professional Student Survey |
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On March 8 you will receive an invitation to participate in the 2022 Canadian Graduate and Professional Student Survey. This national survey is done every three years and is a key benchmark for measuring your satisfaction in our institution. Your answers help shape the direction of graduate studies at the U of R so we hope you will take the 20 minutes to complete the survey. |
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Professional Development Opportunities |
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iGPS Program
Career Preparation and Networking:
Career Webinars (ACE at U of R) Resources:
Individual Career Counselling for U of R Students: Questions related to choosing or re-evaluating your educational/career direction? Contact a career counsellor to book a time: susan.mckay@uregina.ca. Details on all these webinars and registration information are n available here
Three Minute Thesis (3MT) details:
President’s Focus Groups:
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Ongoing Supports & Services |
I mmigration and Visa inquiries (in partnership with UR International): Thursdays from 10-11 AM. Zoom meeting link here
FGSR Associate Dean inquiries: Fridays from 12-1 PM Zoom meeting link here
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Find out more information about upcoming scholarship reminders and deadlines at the links below:
Remember that there are many more scholarship opportunities on our Scholarships web page. Please go through each link to find what you are fully eligible for.
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War is a brutal reality of our world and we hope for peace. If you are currently struggling we would like to remind you of the mental health support available, and that there are options for coursework deferrals or a leave of absence if necessary. Please reach out to grad.studies@uregina.ca and we can discuss the options that are available to you. Our thoughts are with the people of Ukraine.
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March 8 is a day to celebrate women and acknowledge the continued discrimination that women face across the world.
Violet Clara McNaughton was the leader of the women’s suffrage movement in Saskatchewan who brought groups together and won the right to in 1916. Two years before BC and Ontario and 24 years before Quebec. Indigenous women and men would continue to be excluded until the 1960s.
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If there is an event, celebration, or milestone you would like to see highlighted in upcoming issues of the Grad Digest, please let us know! You can contact us via email: grad.engagement@uregina.ca
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Grad Spotlight:
Kickstart Program
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Five students (Michael Fabrik, Jared Suchan, Lawrence Adetu, Mohammed Didarul, and Kwaku Ayisi) were selected for the Kickstart Program by Foresight where they will receive training and mentorship on how to turn their business ideas into reality. Their topics include blue hydrogen, environmental simulation, replacing road salt, recycling clothing and green infrastructure funding.
If you would like to be featured or if you know someone who should be featured in the Grad Spotlight, email us at grad.engagement@uregina.ca
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Please join us in congratulating fellow graduate students who have successfully defended their PhD dissertations:
Hassan Agil Alkhiri in Computer Science
Thesis Title: Conditional Preference Networks: Constraints and Similarity.
Supervisor: Dr. Malek Mouhoub
Vanessa Peynenburg in Clinical Psychology
Thesis Title: Examining Motivational Interviewing and Booster Sessions in Internet-Delivered Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Post-Secondary Students: An Implementation Trial.
Supervisor: Dr. Heather Hadjistavropoulos
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Wendy Tower is one of FGSR’s longest serving staff members with over seven years of experience. She is on the registration team and does her best to ensure you end up in the right classes. Her colleagues have noted that Wendy is "extremely reliable, forward thinking, creative and funny," and she is highly dedicated to helping graduate students succeed. She loves her dog, cat, and husband in that order.
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Make an Impact on the Energy Transition
Mitacs, Open Projects Request for Graduate Researchers
Open Projects or (Request for Researchers (RFRs) service at Mitacs is dedicated to Businesses and not-for-profit organizations looking for the right researcher to support them in their innovation projects. Mitacs works with domestic and international partners to circulate your opportunity throughout our post-secondary networks to find you candidates who are the best fit and put their skills and knowledge into practice. If you find the right project, Mitacs will connect you to the company to discuss and develop the Mitacs research proposal. If you are a researcher (undergrad, grad student or postdoc), explore the available projects using the filters, and apply using the link at the end of the project description. If you are a faculty member at a Canadian or foreign academic institution and are interested in one of these projects, please contact Fatima Dargah fdargah@mitacs.ca
A local Mitacs opportunity is listed below:
A partner Company in Regina, is looking for 2 interns to deliver their project. through Mitacs Internship program.
Project Objectives
The objective of the proposed work with MITACS is to:
1) Expand our database of video recipes and meal photography to integrate into our social media and upcoming mobile application.
2) Create and implement marketing plans for websites and social media platforms. These marketing activities will Improve customer experience, create better brand image, and increase revenue. The three marketing pathways for this would include education of target customers, defined experience path to purchase decision and an improved post product purchase experience.
Please contact Fatima Dargah at Mitacs for more information 306.201.9886 fdargah@mitacs.ca
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