The tentative Grad Welcome Weeks 2010 schedule is up! We look forward to meeting all new grads and seeing returning grads again this year!
Grad Welcome Weeks 2010 Week 1
Grad Welcome Weeks 2010 Week 2
Please check back regularly for updates and more detailed information on events! If you would like to volunteer for Grad Welcome Weeks 2010, please contact GSA VP-Operations Kelly Black at vpo@gsacarleton.ca.
- ID requirements (http://www.ottawa.ca/city_hall/elections/identification_en.html)
- For students with disabilities, new Voter Assist Terminals (http://www.ottawa.ca/city_hall/elections/accessibility_en.html)
- Students can vote twice - both in your home city, and in the city in which you attend school
The City of Ottawa has initiated the Cycling Safety Evaluation Study to identify, and take remedial action on the most hazardous intersections or road locations within the city from a cyclists perspective. If you cycle, the city would like to hear from you about issues that your find on the roadways. To submit your perspective, please fill out the following online survey at www.ottawa.ca/cycling.
Open Letter Re: Removal of Mandatory Long-Form Questionnaire in 2011 Census of Population
In response to the federal governments cancellation of the mandatory long-form questionnaire in
the upcoming 2011 census the GSA executive has written a public letter calling for its reinstatement. We approached other members of the Carleton community to sign the letter. CUASA, the faculty union, has signed along with CUSA, the undergraduate student union. The President of Carleton, Dr. Runte, was approached to sign the letter but declined.
Dear Honourable Tony Clement,
Members of the Carleton University community wish to express their concern regarding the removal of the mandatory long-form questionnaire as part of the upcoming 2011 Census of Population. We are moved to speak out against the change to a voluntary long-form questionnaire as we fear such a removal will cause damage to research being conducted at post-secondary institutions such as Carleton University.
Evidence suggests that the change in a voluntary long-form questionnaire will affect students in the following ways; By undermining the reliability and quality of data being made available to them Unreliable and low quality data will lead to their under-representation in national data The lower quality of data will negatively affect the public’s ability to evaluate government policy on post-secondary education
Furthermore, the statistical data produced by the mandatory long-form questionnaire is a vital piece of research material for all universities.
Faculty and researchers use information from the census as a primary source of knowledge regarding Canadian society. By making the long-from questionnaire voluntary areas such as language, housing and vulnerable groups may witness a reduced quality of data. The general quality of our primary data in Canada will suffer from the shift to a voluntary long-form questionnaire.
Finally, we would like to show our support for the compromise that is being offered by the National Statistics Council of Canada. The compromise reflects the need to protect an individual’s privacy whilst maintaining the quality of primary data in Canada. We hope that you will consider the compromise and reinstate the mandatory long-from questionnaire in the 2011 Census of Population.
Regards,
Graduate Students’ Association Carleton University
Carleton University Students’ Association Carleton University
Carleton University Academic Staff Association Carleton University
National Graduate Caucus: Submission to Standing Committee on Finance
The National Graduate Caucus has prepared a submission to the Standing Committee on Finance about policy on funding graduate research in Canada in 2010.
The submission address a number of graduate student concerns including:
accessibility issues
the commercialization of research
the lack of whistleblower protection at universities
the under-funding of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
the elimination of differential fees for international students
and more!
Download and read the recommendations at: http://graduatestudents.ca/section/6
Mike's place is looking for new artwork for its walls. Interested in displaying your artwork in Mike's Place? Contact Danny Byrne, Mike's Place Bar & Operations Manager at mikesplace@carleton.ca or 613-520-6681 or 613-520-2600 x.8018.
10AM - 4PM
Mike's Place (2nd floor UC)
11:30-CLOSE (11pm guaranteed)
Sexual Assault Support Line
613-620-1030
8am until Midnight, 7 days a week.
Free. Confidential. Peer Support.
The Coalition for a Carleton Sexual Assault Centre is an independent student-run collective established in 2007. Their goal is a student-run, university-funded sexual assault centre. They are NOT affiliated with Carleton University administration. They are trained support workers who believe in survivor directed, peer support. They support all Carleton student, staff and faculty regardless of gender, sex, sexual orientation, race, religion, ethnicity, citizenship, ability, age, Mother Tongue, or student status.
For a downloadable copy of Support Services available on campus and in the community please click here.
e-CHUG Survey
If you are interested in evaluating your drinking habits, e-CHUG (electronic-check up to go) is an anonymous online tool that gives you personal feedback in regards to your alcohol consumption. To participate in the survey visit the Student Affairs website.
Grad Bulletin
Interested in finding out more about graduate conferences, job opportunities for grads, and events for graduate students on campus and in the community? Click here to sign up for the Grad Bulletin!
Or, to read the latest issue, click here!
Grad Conference Listings
Interested in finding out what grad conferences are happening this year? Check out our Grad Conference Listings page. Or, if you know of any upcoming calls for papers or conferences that you would like to be posted, please email occ@gsacarleton.ca.