Graduate Students' Association of the University of Calgary
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You probably heard about the GSA By-election for the VP External position. In this short video, Christine talks briefly about her position. A full length 30-minute video is available on the GSA website or in IGTV if you’d like to learn the details of this position. The nomination period opens from April 1 to 16. Find the nomination form on the GSA Elections page: gsa.ucalgary.ca/elections #UCalgary

The GSA and FGS joined forces to launch a new award for graduate students with disabilities. For the next 10 years, two graduate students with disabilities will receive $2,500 each as part of the Overcoming Adversity Graduate Scholarship. This award will recognize the achievements and contributions of these students to their fields and to the campus/community. This award will officially launch in fall 2021 through the FGS Awards portal. Read more about this new award here: https://news.ucalgary.ca//graduate-students-association-an

Hi, my name is Noah, Med. Student in Educational Research. Read my research thesis Indigenous Students & Work Integrated Learning: Supporting Whole Students with the GSA Thesis Talk Thursday! . How do Indigenous students perceive the benefits of Work Integrated Learning? What is the impact of WIL on the whole student, and what is the pregraduation benefit? .... There was some research about a year ago that showed that students of colour who take WIL have better economic outcomes. The problem was that the number of Indigenous students in the research was too small, and better economic outcomes aren’t actually the direct result of WIL. It’s one of the hoped for outcomes or impacts but that’s not the same thing. Because of that I wanted to find out two things, first what Indigenous students saw as being the benefits of WIL, and second what the holistic and pre-graduation benefits of it are. . Learn about my research with the GSA Thesis Talk Thursday here: www.gsa.ucalgary.ca/thesis-talk @CBCCalgary @UCalgary @ctv_calgary @cityofcalgary About GSA Thesis Talk Thursday: GSA Thesis Talk Thursday is a wonderful opportunity to share stories about the amazing research being done by graduate students at the University of Calgary. Every Thursday, #UCalgarygradstudents from different faculties and departments will be highlighted across all GSA social media channels. The students will be highlighted through videos, podcasts, or photos with a description of their research. www.gsa.ucalgary.ca/thesis-talk #yyc #yycnow #ucalgary #uofc #abpse #mru #sait #gradstudents #ucalgarygradstudents #master #phd #studentlife See more

The Growth Through Focus graduate student consultation session is TODAY at 5 pm. Attend this session on Zoom! Zoom ID: 996 2436 3329 Passcode: 153555... This gives you, UCalgary graduate students, a chance to discuss how the University can adapt and thrive in the face of a changing world, and provide critical and constructive feedback. Learn more about the event here: https://gsa.ucalgary.ca//growth-through-focus-graduate-st/

The GSA Advocacy team worked hard during March 2021 and received some tangible advocacy wins for UCalgary graduate students. We are pleased to announce after our letter to the Government of Alberta, we get an official statement stating students undertaking placement practicums in clinical areas (patient care facilities, or providing services directly to clients in the community for Alberta Health Services) will be eligible to book a vaccine in Step 2C. Some other exciting a...dvocacy wins include: Mental Health Grant from the Alberta Government for post-secondary has been renewed for three more years Commitment from Alberta Government in its 2021 Budget to provide rural broadband service in rural areas Affordable transportation pilot program will be announced soon. Read the details of the GSA Advocacy updates for March 2021 in our latest blog: gsa.ucalgary.ca/blogs #yyc #yycnow #UCalgary #uofc #abpse #mru #sait #GradStudents #UCalgaryGradStudents #master #phd #StudentLife

The GSA is hosting a By-election for the VP External position of the GSA. The nomination period opens from April 1 to 16. Find the nomination form on the GSA Elections page: gsa.ucalgary.ca/elections The VP External position is in charge of student advocacy, government relations, community engagement and outreach. This position works closely with and is supported by other members of the Board of Directors and the Research and Advocacy Analyst. If this position is of interest to you, please email [email protected] to ask Christine any questions or to meet her over Zoom on Wednesday, April 7 at 1 pm. Email her for the Zoom link!

The 1st Annual Graduate Student-led Food Studies Symposium "Food as a Tool for Social Change is accepting paper submissions. Submit an abstract of no more than 250-300 words by November 23rd, 2020. Email your submission as a PDF with your full name, academic affiliation and program, and title of your presentation to [email protected]. Any questions should be addressed to the same email address. The symposium is scheduled for January 15, 2021. Learn more about it here: https://ucalgary.ca//food-studies-interdisciplinary/events This project is funded by the GSA Quality Money Program: gsa.ucalgary.ca/quality-money

Next : Shasta’s Simple Sourdough & Quick-Pickled Onions with Shasta E. Webb (PhD candidate) Date and time: Tuesday Nov 24, 2020. 6 pm. Zoom:... Meeting ID: 963 0238 8456, Passcode: 313123 Abstract: Have you ever smelled the alluring aroma of a hot, fresh loaf of sourdough? Have you ever heard the song of sourdoughthe crinkle of the crust cooling after being pulled from a hot oven? Have you ever seen photos of glorious, plump loaves, and wanted to try a big bite? Have you ever paused to ask what sourdough actually is, or wanted to make it yourself? In the broadest sense, a sourdough bread is any bread made using naturally occurring yeast and bacteria, as opposed to commercial active yeast or other rising agents. Sourdough has a long history and global reach. For an evening, we will discuss the origins of sourdough and other fermented foods, talk about sourdough through the ages, and learn the basics of making it. Since the process requires long fermentation times, the live event will go over the steps in condensed time, but will leave you with the skills you need to produce beautiful bread with an interesting evolutionary and cultural history. All you need is salt, water, flour, microorganisms, and patience! Consult the images below for ingredients and instructions. . Please email Chelsea at [email protected] by November 20th to request your starter. Recipes Near and Far,' is a GAASA organized event with AnthArky grad students leading cooking sessions of recipes from the field or their home countries or heritages. A list of ingredients [with alternatives for dietary restrictions] will be provided beforehand so that you can follow along if you so choose. Note: you can still participate without cooking! We will also learn about and discuss cultural contexts and histories of the dishes we create! If you're interested in sharing a cultural dish close to you, email [email protected].

As Graduate Teaching Assistants (GATs) have been working through the Fall semester and begin to plan for the Winter semester, we would like to hear from you about your concerns so that we may better advocate on your behalf. Fill out our short survey so that we understand what challenges you are going through or any feedback you may have. Access the survey here: https://survey.ucalgary.ca/jfe/form/SV_8D06JlgzyGPaQ29

Hi, my name is Deborah, a doctoral candidate in the Faculty of Nursing. My research thesis is titled Composing and Recomposing Identities as Lesbian Birth Mother: A narrative inquiry. . I was inspired to do this research by two women I met early in my career as a labour and delivery nurse in the winter of 2000. Two moms were negotiating perinatal care together in Calgary, but the healthcare system only formally recognized the birth mom, erasing the co-mother. Since then, ther...e have been positive changes for lesbian birth mothers and their families. Still, little known about how lesbian birth mothers experience maternity care. Healthcare providers need to understand lesbian birth mothers' experiences to provide safe and compassionate maternity care for this often marginalized population. . Learn about my research with the GSA Thesis Talk Thursday here: www.gsa.ucalgary.ca/thesis-talk CBC Calgary University of Calgary CTV Calgary City of Calgary Your Local Government About GSA Thesis Talk Thursday: GSA Thesis Talk Thursday is a wonderful opportunity to share stories about the amazing research being done by graduate students at the University of Calgary. Every Thursday, #UCalgarygradstudents from different faculties and departments will be highlighted across all GSA social media channels. The students will be highlighted through videos, podcasts, or photos with a description of their research. www.gsa.ucalgary.ca/thesis-talk #yyc #yycnow #ucalgary #uofc #abpse #mru #sait #gradstudents #ucalgarygradstudents #master #phd #studentlife See more

The GSA Destress Week is next week, November 23 - 27. This year, our De-stress Week is moved online. We have lots of give-aways and great activities for you to de-stress including: Sign up to receive a FREE copy of the GSA Gratitude Journals Get your body moving at Movement Monday Learn to Juggle on Nov. 25... Develop Stress Management & Health Coping Skills on Nov. 26 Test your Pop Culture knowledge on Nov. 27 For full details, visit our Events page: gsa.ucalgary.ca/events #yyc #yycnow #ucalgary #uofc #abpse #mru #sait #gradstudents #ucalgarygradstudents #master #phd #studentlife #mentalhealth #destressweek #wellness #studentwellness

November 20 marks Trans Day of Remembrance (TDoR) which has become the largest multi-venue transgender event in the world. As we remember the trans lives lost in the last year, we hold space for their complexities as humans: their beauty, resilience, resistance, power, and their full spectrums of good, bad, and otherwise. We honour each and every one of their lives and we grieve each and every loss. Memorialize the trans lives lost, learn about the structures and condition...s for violence, transmisogynoir, and reimagine trans futures in this article Remembering Trans Lives, Resisting Trans-misogynoir, and Reimagining Trans Futures by Jamie Anderson, Pedrom Nasiri, and the GSA Gender and Sexuality Alliance Subcommittee: https://gsa.ucalgary.ca/transgender-day-of-remembrance-2020/ #TDoR2020 #TDoR