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The deadline to submit your abstract for the 2020 GSA Virtual Conference is just a week away! Please see the second page of this advertisement for instructions on who to send your abstract to, depending on your home department!

Attention all graduate students: the call for abstracts has been extended! The GSA will be hosting the interdepartmental virtual conference on August 26th, 2020 to allow students an opportunity to share their hard work, in spite of the restrictions of COVID-19. Students from any college at the University of Guelph are welcome to participate. Presentations will be 15 minutes in duration, followed by 5-minute Q&A sessions. Additionally, there is an opportunity to present someth...ing outside of your research. These non-academic presentations will be conducted in the same format, but on any topic of your choosing! PLUS, we are very pleased to announce that there will be 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place prizes available! . . For those of you who are interested, abstracts must be submitted to your college’s representative (see the second page of this advertisement) by July 14th, 2020. Please include your home department in these abstracts. You are also encouraged to mention how COVID-19 has impacted your research, if that’s of interest and applicable to you. . . We are happy to take any questions, concerns, or comments at [email protected]! We are very excited to put this conference together for you and see all the wonderful work you’re doing! See more

#blackouttuesday . . The GSA would like to acknowledge the events occurring in Canada and the United States regarding racism. The GSA will not tolerate any expressions of hatred. We stand in solidarity with Black students, the Black community and all People of Colour. The GSA is committed to ensuring your voices are heard during this time, and always. We are listening to you, acknowledging your feelings and wish to elevate your voices wherever possible. We encourage our membe...rs to engage in the conversation, learn and provide allyship to peers. We stand with you. In Solidarity, The GSA Executive [email protected]

Attention all graduate students! Were your plans to present your research at an academic conference this summer affected by COVID-19? If so, we have the perfect solution for you! The GSA is hosting a virtual conference in August of this year to allow students an opportunity to share their hard work. It will be an inter-departmental conference, where students from any college at the University of Guelph are welcome to participate. Presentations will be 15 minutes in duration, ...followed by 5-minute Q&A sessions. Additionally, there is an opportunity to present something outside of your research. These non-academic presentations will be conducted in the same format, but on any topic of your choosing! For those of you who are interested, abstracts must be submitted to your college’s representative (see the second page of this advertisement) by June 23rd, 2020. Please include your home department in these abstracts. All questions can be directed to [email protected]! We are very excited to put this conference together for you and see all the wonderful work you’re doing!

There are more live interviews on Instagram coming your way! If you are struggling with your mental health, feel free to take advantage of resources like this - there are many available to students at UofG! Stay safe everyone!