Scholarship Opportunity for Education Students
May 11th, 2012
MBA Corporate Golf Tournament
April 27th, 2012
Partnering MBA students with business professionals for a round of golf, dinner and networking!
Saturday, June 16th, 2012
Moonlake Golf and Country Club
Cost: $50 Students
$65 Corporate
Includes 18 holes Texas Scramble
Dinner to follow
Registration deadline: May 16th, 2012
Register today: http://www.picatic.com/ticket/MBAGolf
GSA Arts Exhibition
April 20th, 2012
GSA Election Results
March 26th, 2012Polls have closed for the GSA election with the following results:
1. Are you in favour of Ehimai Ohiozebau as the President?
Yes 280 62.50% <- Ehimai Ohiozebau passes
No 56 12.50%
Abstain 112 25.00%
Total Answers 448
2. Are you in favour of John McLeod as the VP Finance?
Yes 256 57.14% <- John McLeod passes
N o 64 14.29%
Abstain 128 28.57%
Total Answers 448
3. VP Operations and Administration
Longmei Wu 123 27.46%
Maily Huynh 202 45.09% <- Maily Huynh wins
Abstain 123 27.46%
Total Answers 448
4. VP Student Affairs
Ezajul Hoque Chowdhury 157 35.04%
Steve Jimbo 192 42.86% <- Steve Jimbo wins
Abstain 99 22.10%
Total Answers 448
5. VP Academic
Suman Thapa 158 35.27%
Dylan Beach 188 41.96% <- Dylan Beach wins
Abstain 102 22.77%
Total Answers 448
6. VP External
Yan Yan 102 22.77%
Arpita Barua 116 25.89%
Elizabeth O’Meara 170 37.95% <- Elizabeth O’Meara wins
Abstain 60 13.39%
Total Answers 448
448 ballots were cast out of an estimated membership of 2890 (the Fall 2011/2012 graduate student headcount). Turnout is 15.5%, which exceeds the required turnout of 8%.
International Graduate Students Events Series: A Look at Health and Nutrition & Family Birthday Party
February 28th, 2012For more details, please click on the link: March 10-2012 International Grad Student Event
2012 Conference: Interdisciplinary Knowledge Innovation – Speak Up for Change
January 10th, 2012Interdisciplinary Knowledge Innovation – Speak Up for Change Wednesday, March 7, 2012
University of Saskatchewan Graduate Students’ Association
Graduate Student Commons (Emmanuel St. Chad Chapel)
The Graduate Students’ Association (GSA) invites all graduate students to submit abstracts for its 2012 Speak Up for Change, Interdisciplinary Conference on March 7, 2012.
We are looking for presentations in any area that graduate students are working in at the University of Saskatchewan.
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS – deadline: February 10, 2012
REGISTER FOR CONFERENCE – deadline: February 20, 2012
Registration is free for Graduate Students.
Please use the following requirements when submitting your abstract:
Title
Authors: Last name, First name. First author listed should be the presenter. Contact information, including email address, of presenting author should be listed after last author. Please include the college affiliation of each presenter; degrees attained not necessary.
Abstract format: 150 – 200 word limit
College affiliation or program of study: Please include presentation topic or area of concentration.
Presentation method preferred: Specify poster or oral. Note that a limited number of poster spots are open. If there are more posters submitted than spots available, we will ask you to consider delivering an oral presentation.
Please submit your abstracts to the conference coordinator: Maily Huynh at gsa.2012conference@usask.ca. All abstracts will be reviewed by the GSA’s conference planning committee. Applicants will be notified of the committee’s decision by e-mail on or before February 20, 2012.
Please note that poster and oral presenters must still register for the conference. Registration is free for graduate students and will be accepted via email to the conference coordinator (gsa.2012conference@usask.ca) by Monday, February 20, 2012.
Questions and comments can also be sent to Maily Huynh at the above email address.
Awards available for Canadians:Canada-China Scholars’ Exchange Program
March 7th, 2012Awards are offered to Canadian citizens pursuing studies/research at the Master’s or PhD level in subject areas related to China.
Awards available are for studies and research, for a combination of studies and language studies or for language studies only.
Awards are also available to Canadian faculty members pursuing research in subject areas related to China.
Scholarship Value
The award includes:
- tuition fees;
- basic living allowance;
- on-campus accommodation;
- medical insurance;
- teaching and research materials *; and
- transportation to and from the destination in China via the most cost-effective route through Beijing or Shanghai. Travel arrangements must be made by the scholarship administrator authorized by Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada. Meals and accommodation will be provided by the Chinese Ministry of Education during stopovers in Beijing/Shanghai en route to the final destination.
Scholarship Duration
The scholarship is for four to twelve months from the date of arrival in China.
The Chinese academic year starts in September and ends in early July, including a winter vacation of about three weeks in January or February.
Eligibility
Applicants:
- must be Canadian citizens;
- must be faculty members at Canadian universities or students who have a bachelor’s degree or are enrolled in a graduate program;
- must be proficient in written and oral Chinese unless otherwise exempted by their host university in China; and
- must undertake studies in an approved subject area in a Chinese university.
Application Deadline: March 12, 2012
For more information, visit:
http://www.scholarships-bourses.gc.ca/scholarships-bourses/can/ccsep-peucc.aspx?lang=eng&view=d
Please contact le.li@usask.ca if you have an interest in pursuing this opportunity and our International Research Office team would be very pleased to assist with the development of the application.
Kat Wiebe Academic Transcription Services
June 13th, 2011For more information, please visit: Kat Wiebe Trascription Services.
New Acadmic Misconduct Policies
February 19th, 2010Pleaes note that there have been changes to the university’s ploicy on acadmic miconduct. Information is available at http://www.usask.ca/university_secretary/honesty/index.php. Dr. Lea Pennock will be providing a 10 min overview of the changes at the course council meeting on February 25 at 4:30 at the grad commons. Read the rest of this entry »
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