GSA Newsletter
The Week of 2011 December 12
G’day! Here are the upcoming events and notes from your GSA GDs Richy & Eddie.
Have a good week.
Figure One: Here’s an awesome Computer Science slide on Genetic Algorithms!
Submit a picture to be Figure One for future newsletters to ema@uoguelph.ca or rschwart@uoguelph.ca!
Winter Hours
GSA Office will be closed from: December 12, 2011 – January 2, 2012
Grad Lounge will be closed from: December 17, 2011 – January 9, 2012
Graduate Student Family Housing
The GSA wants to know if you’re affected by University of Guelph Family Housing price increases. Please contact Eddie, Richard or a GSA executive if you want to be heard.
Bus Pass Stickers
Guelph Transit Bus Pass stickers for the 2012 Winter semester will be available starting Thursday, January 12, GSA Boardroom, 529 U.C. (near the Grad Lounge L-5).
Students who register late are asked to bring their WebAdvisor print out, demonstrating they have been assessed the fee for the Universal Bus Pass. Starting in January New Routes and New Schedules will be introduced. Fall stickers will be accepted until Friday, January 13.
See www.guelphtransit.ca or call 519-822-1811 for more details.
Parking
Please visit www.parking.uoguelph.ca for information on winter snow removal regulations.
Help Wanted: Chief Returning Office
Call for Chief Returning Officer (CRO) for the Winter 2012 Election/Referendum.
When: Apply by December 9 to gsa@uoguelph.ca
Grad Lounge News
- The Grad Lounge is closed from 2011 Dec. 17 to 2012 Jan. 9.
- Karaoke may be coming to the Grad Lounge -- Are you interested? Feedback welcome!
- Trivia Night: Thursday December 1st!
The Bookshelf Tutoring Program – Professors & Graduate Students
The Bookshelf and Ward One have partnered to set up a Program that offers free tutoring services to local high school students. The Program provides an opportunity for graduate students to participate, by volunteering approximately 1.5 hours per week.
What: Question & Answer Session,
Time: Tuesday, December 13 from 10:00 – 11:30 a.m.
Place: The Bookshelf, 41 Quebec Street. Please RSVP by December 12.
Contact: Prof. Susan Chuang, schuang@uoguelph.ca x58389
The BetterPlanet Project
The BetterPlanet Project is an ambitious far-reaching project that intends to touch every aspect of the University of Guelph and beyond. Please read on for more details.
Visit: http://thebetterplanetproject.ca/u_of_g_better_planet_project.html
Save Library & Archives Canada
Are you concerned about the Save Library & Archives Canada campaign?
Visit: http://www.savelibraryarchives.ca/
CSA Food Bank Food Drive
From the Food Bank, University of Guelph -- The Food Drive Continues!
The CSA Food Bank will be holding it's annual food drive from Nov. 24 - Dec. 12. Help support those in need in your campus community this holiday season. The number of students turning to our service for assistance boomed dramatically this Fall, and your support will help keep the Food Bank open for the remainder of the year. We are currently serving 473 clients and 110 dependents including 42 children.
Non-perishable goods can be brought to the FoodBank bin in the UC Centre courtyard. Cash donations can be brought to the CSA Office, and cheques made payable to "Central Student Association," with FoodBank in the memo line. Preference for monetary donations as it enables the FoodBank to order milk, bread, fresh produce and proteins, which aren't typically donated.
Suggested non-perishable donations:
- Dried goods: rice, lentils, couscous, corn meal, flour, pasta, sugar
- Canned goods: beans, tuna, salmon, soups, fruit
- Other: pasta sauce, peanut butter, granola bars, hygiene products, condiments
When: Nov. 24 - Dec. 12
Contact: Lisa Prince, CSA Foodbank Volunteer Coordinator foodvc@uoguelph.ca
Co-curricular Transcript
From Shannon Thibodeau, Student Life, University of Guelph
Student Life has been piloting a Co-curricular Transcript (CCT) since May 2010. We're now ready to move beyond the pilot to start including other activities on the CCT! The initial list of student activities are ones that offer concrete opportunities for learning to be applied, reflection to take place, and skills to be honed and developed. These activities must ...
- occur on campus,
- are not awarded academic credit, and
- are supported through intensive training and regular supervision/coaching from professional supervisors, mentors, and/or coaches.
Any activity being submitted for inclusion should meet these criteria. The process to propose a new activity is a simple 4 steps as follows:
- login to the propose activities page;
- create your group or org (if it's not already there);
- create your profile as a validator;
- describe the activity and you're done!
The advisory group will review submitted proposals each semester and return to you with questions as needed. Any activity proposed and accepted this year would have a start date effective the beginning of the academic year (May 2011).
Contact: Shannon Thibodeau shannon.thibodeau@uoguelph.ca, Leadership Education & Development Advisor Student Life - University of Guelph, t: 519.824.4120 ext. 54362, www.studentlife.uoguelph.ca/lce.
Fiction and poetry in UoG’s Literary-Art magazine “Carousel Magazine”
From Carousel, University of Guelph
Carousel Magazine is a Literary-Art magazine that has been running out of The University of Guelph as a CSA club since 1983. The editorial committees are run entirely by Undergraduate and Graduate students and they decide whether a piece of fiction or poetry gets published in our bi-yearly magazine. We are always looking for new members to contribute to this decision-making process. This is a great opportunity to get experience in literary editing and publishing and to gain exposure to the work of both established and up-and-coming writers.
If you are interested:
When:
Fiction Meetings are bi-weekly on Mondays from 5:30 -7pm
Poetry Meetings are every Wednesday from 5:30-7pm
Where: Both meetings are in UC 216.
Contact: Assistant Managing Editor at ame@carouselmagazine.ca
Website: http://www.carouselmagazine.ca
University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine Recruitment Day
From Carina Morin, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa
The University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Medicine’s Graduate Program is proud to host our Annual Open House/Recruitment Day. Come meet our professors, current students, visit the laboratories, and attend the information sessions! The day’s events will be followed by a reception. Limited space available; register today!
Register: http://www.med.uottawa.ca/graduaterecruitmentday/eng/
When: Friday February 17, 2012
Contact: Carina Morin cmori7@uottawa.ca
Cheerio SoCS!
Richard and Eddie