Brock University Graduate Students' Association

Faculty of Education is hosting several Writing Studio sessions during the winter term 2021, including mindful writing sessions, writing groups, Writerly Wednesdays, and a Transitioning to Graduate Writing Workshop Series. These workshops and sessions are great opportunities for graduate students to improve academic writing skills and learn more about writing principles in an interactive environment. For more information and to register for workshops, please visit this link: https://experiencebu.brocku.ca//faculty-of-education/events

FGS is hosting Graduate Student Support Office Hours! Tuesdays from 12-1pm & Wednesdays from 2-3pm They welcome you to bring any and all questions, concerns, and comments you would like to share regarding your graduate student experience! Andie and Ashley, the Graduate Student Support Coordinator and Professional Development Coordinator within the Faculty of Graduate Studies. They look forward to chatting with you and support you in your personal and professional development and connect you to other areas at Brock University that can offer further support.

Whether you're a gingerbread champ or a newcomer, this is the event for you! Come drop-in to our Gingerbread Decorating social to chat, decorate, and share your creations with fellow graduate students. Whether you want to create a gingerbread house or decorate gingerbread cookies, this is the event for you. Participants will be expected to supply their own gingerbread, decorations, etc. However, there will be a random prize draw at the end of the event where 3 students will be awarded a $25 gift card of their choice!

Join us for the final grad student trivia night of the semester! Test your knowledge of a broad range of topics, including holiday-related trivia questions! Celebrate the end of the semester with us, and have a chance at winning prizes! The winning team will receive $25 e-gift cards to the store of their choice. Sign-up as a team or an individual, and we will assign you to a team. Use the registration link below, or visit us on ExperienceBU (link in bio) to register. REGISTER... HERE: https://brock.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3fVNeBaaujUCo4J WHAT YOU NEED TO PLAY: A Laptop and cellphone. We will be using Zoom and Crowd Purr. Laptop, so we can share our screen and a cellphone, so you can play the game HOW TO JOIN: This game is meant for single players, or players who are together in the same room. Only one prize will be awarded per screen name. 1. Join the Zoom meeting 2. A Crowd Purr link will be sent via Zoom chat. Enter a screen name (or team name) and the game will begin at 8:05pm. 3. The Moderator will do a roll call and make sure everyone is set up, ready to begin and have fun! Prizes will be awarded at the end of the night after all trivia rounds are complete. PRIZE RULES: To ensure the game is fair for all players, no single graduate student can win more than three trivia prizes in a semester. This will give more students the opportunity to win prizes and make the game more enjoyable for all players. GSA executives will not be eligible to receive prizes.

To quote GSA President Chris Yendt: Having first been made aware of the condensed Holiday break a couple of weeks ago I have been working closely with members of the Student Senate Caucus, Brock GSA and BUSU Executive teams to raise the profile of the issue of extending the break. Through numerous conversations with Senators, Administrators, Faculty, Staff and of course students we have arrived at an outcome that I think addressed these concerns head on. This extension show...s the student focused nature of the decisions undertaken at the university. Congratulations everyone, our voices have been heard loud and clear! Please take this time to look after yourselves and those around you, take care of your mental and physical health and most importantly stay safe. https://brocku.ca/.../brock-extends-holiday-break-moves.../ #StudentAdvocacyWorks