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E-NEWSLETTER
SGPS Office Hours
The SGPS Office is open Monday to Friday 9:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. (we are now open
from noon-1). We are located in room 021 in the John Deutsch University Centre (corner of
University and Union streets).
SGPS ELECTION & REFERENDUM
SGPS Elections are upon us, and nominations are officially open! If you have ever wanted to
get involved with running your student society, this is your chance. Nominations packages
are available at:
http://www.sgps.ca/jobs/election.html
and are due back to the SGPS Office no later than 4pm on January 29th, 2015.
The above link also provides information about the positions available and the timeline
for the election, but if you have any questions about the process, or anything to do with the
election, please contact the SGPS Chief Returning Officer, Peter, at [email protected] or anyone
currently holding any of the positions. Their contact information can be found at:
http://www.sgps.ca/info/people.html
Elections season is always an exciting time of year, so keep your eyes peeled for any news
as it comes your way; the best places to look are
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Twitter Account: @QueensSGPS
Elections Website: http://www.sgps.ca/jobs/election.html
Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/groups/2310661892/
SGPS EQUITY COORDINATOR: JOB OPPORTUNITY
The SGPS seeks candidates for the position of Equity Coordinator. This will be a partial term
position, running from date-of-hire until October 31, 2015. Pay for the position is $166.67
per month. For more complete details, please check:
http://www.sgps.ca/jobs/jobs.html
RECYCLE AT THE SGPS OFFICE
Drop off your used batteries, compact fluorescent light bulbs, used electronics, ink
cartridges and old cell phones at the SGPS office and we will recycle them.
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The SGPS wants you to design us a new logo! We will accept high-resolution files (preferred
in vector format). The SGPS Executive and Council will vote to determine the winner of the
logo contest. The winning submission will receive $500. Please submit your logo ideas
to Sean ([email protected]). The deadline for submissions is February 2, 2015.
Preferred file formats include AI and EPS in the CMYK space. Please be sure to highlight the
name(s) of any fonts that you use in the logo. If you are submitting a non-vector version of
a logo, please submit a version that will print on an 11x17 sheet of paper.
A Message From Swift Eyewear
EYE EXAM DAY ON CAMPUS
Eye exams available for Tuesday, February 10th and Wednesday, February 11th (the 11th
will open up once 10th is full cause we gotta keep the doctor busy!).
Book online at http://e4e.schedulething.com
If there are no appointments available online, we’re sorry but that means we are completely
booked for the event. To be contacted when Swift is returning in the future, please email
Amanda at [email protected] and let her know to keep in touch.
Get an eye exam or come to purchase frames with your current prescription. There is no
appointment necessary to only purchase glasses.
SGPS Health & Dental Plan Coverage:
$70 for eye exams
$175 for glasses (incl. Rx sunglasses)
Swift eye exams $80
Eyeglasses $200
2 single vision pairs (1 Swift brand pair & 1 designer brand pair)
OR
1 progressive vision pair (Swift brand)
Payment for services required at the time, but we will have the necessary claim forms.
Acceptable forms of payment are credit card (no interact credit cards) and cash.
Reimbursement will be provided by your insurance provider.
Upgrades available!
Date: February 10 & 11
Time: 9 AM to 6 PM
Location: Room 504, Queen's Centre
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A Message From Drama Department and the Student Life Centre
ANDRINA MCCULLOCH PUBLIC SPEAKING
COMPETITION
Registration is now open for the Andrina McCulloch Public Speaking competition.
This is a Queen’s wide event, co-sponsored by the Drama Department and the Student Life
Centre with the prize money coming from an endowment in Student Awards. Participation is
open to all Queen’s students in any faculty. This is a great opportunity for students to
showcase your public speaking skills, build your resume and win some money. (Total prize
money is $2400).
This year the preliminary rounds will be held Monday 26 January and Tuesday 27 January 27
at 7pm. The finals will be Wednesday 28 January at 7pm. All events will take place in the
JDUC on the 2nd floor. Audience members are very welcome.
For more information and to register please visit:
http://www.queensu.ca/drama/publicspeaking
Questions about the competition can be directed to Jenn Stephenson
(Drama) [email protected] or [email protected].
NOT IN THE SYLLABUS: GRADUATE STUDENT
MENTAL HEALTH SURVEY
Dear Graduates and Professionals, I encourage you to take this survey on mental health and
wellbeing to help us better understand everyone's lives, and to more fully appreciate the
contours of our daily routine in post-secondary education.
http://www.notinthesyllabus.ca
A Message From The Grad Club
ROCKIN' DISCO BINGO AT THE GRAD CLUB!
Rockin' Disco Bingo is a free event that happens every Tuesday night at The Grad Club
starting at 8PM! Join host Rich T. and fun folks from Queen's and the Kingston community
for five rounds of bingo action (including the legendary trivia bingo round) mixed with epic
disco, funk, and other sweet musical magic spun for everyone's listening and boogie-down
pleasure. Win fun vintage prizes! Enjoy tasty beverages! Eat nachos! Seriously, it's the best
Tuesday gig SGPS members will each week in the city. It's also a great way to enjoy social
nights and mixers with colleagues, club pals, and volunteers in all kinds of organizations.
Talk to Rich about hosting a night for your group or club!
Rockin' Disco Bingo is brought to you by CFRC 101.9 FM and the Grad Club. See you there!
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The SGPS Dental Bursary is an amount of money set aside in the SGPS annual budget that is
used to help alleviate the financial difficulty of SGPS members due to specific dental
procedures only covered at 10% by Green Shield. It is available for any SGPS member or a
member of their family who is enrolled in the SGPS Dental Plan. The procedures mentioned
above include:
• Root Canals
• Gum treatments
• Crowns
• Bridges
It also exists for those members who have used the maximum of $750 for the benefit year.
In order to apply for the bursary, please visit our website at
http://www.sgps.ca/services/awards.html and click on the PDF icon under the Dental Bursary
heading. Once you have completed the form, you can either:
• Drop it off to the SGPS office located in the lower JDUC, Room 021
• Mail it to 99 University Avenue, Room 021 JDUC, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6
• Email it directly to our office - [email protected]
• Fax it to 613-533-6376
**Hard copies of the form are also available at the SGPS office.
Once your completed application has been submitted, it will be sent to the SGPS VP Finance &
Services. He or she will then forward the anonymized application on to the SGPS Finance &
Services Committee for review. The committee will assess your application and then make a
decision based on the Dental Bursary Policy outlined in the SGPS Bylaws & Policies (P.1.4).
In 5 to 10 business days from the application submission, you will receive a response from
the VP Finance & Services either indicating the need for more information, clarification or of
the committee's decision.
If your application has been approved, a cheque will be made within the next 3 to 4 business
days and you again will be notified by email.
If your application has been declined, you will be given the reason(s) behind the committee's
decision. If you have any questions regarding your application or the SGPS Dental Bursary,
please send an email to the SGPS VP Finance & Services ([email protected]).
FOLLOW THE SGPS
The SGPS is using Twitter and Facebook to keep you updated. We will be posting things like
upcoming social events, election info, deadlines (registration, optional fee opt-outs, health
and dental) and lots of other important information for our members.
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2310661892
http://twitter.com/QueensSGPS
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The SGPS produces International Student Identity Cards (ISIC) for all SGPS members at no
additional cost. All you need to do is bring your validated Queen’s student card to our office
and we will produce the card for you on the spot.
SGPS OFFICE HOURS
The SGPS Office is open Monday - Friday from 9:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. We have extended
our hours and we now stay open during lunch.
HEALTH AND DENTAL INSURANCE CLAIMS
Need help filing an insurance claim through your SGPS insurance? Stop by the SGPS Office for
help getting your claim in the mail. We will help with the paperwork and pay the postage!
SGPS BURSARIES
The SGPS administers the following bursaries:
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Emergency Student Aid
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Grants Program
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Sustainability Action Fund
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Sports Fund
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Club Fund
For more information: http://www.sgps.ca/services/awards.html
FIND YOUR FUTURE @ MYGRADSKILLS.CA
MyGradSkills.ca is a resource for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows to enhance the
professional skills so that they can succeed during their studies and research, and in a range
of career paths. MyGradSkills.ca includes a number of self-paced, online modules on a range
of #GradProSkills topics, including teaching & learning, to career development, to
community engagement, to entrepreneurship, and much more. As the site expands, we also
will be offering blogs, virtual career panels, an information clearinghouse, as well as
additional online modules. Please visit: https://www.mygradskills.ca
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SAFETY
mean to
you?
!
Do you feel about safety on campus? Off-campus?
What makes an area safe or unsafe?
Join us for a focus group
discussion to share your
thoughts about campus and
University District safety:
Tuesday January 27th
6:30 – 8:00 p.m.
Queen’s Centre Rm 506
Free Pizza and Prizes!
To attend or for more info, please RSVP to Nanci Corrigan at
[email protected].
Hosted by:
Queen’s Campus Safety Working Group
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RESEARCH AWARD
For undergraduate and graduate research at a university outside Canada
The Mitacs Globalink - Research Award provides up to $5,000 toward student travel for research collaborations between students
and faculty in Canada and their counterparts in the following partner countries: Brazil, China, India, Mexico, Turkey and Vietnam.
Interested faculty and students develop a research plan for a proposed 12-24-week project, which is submitted to Mitacs for funding
consideration. Following Mitacs approval, students travel to the partner country and begin the project under the joint supervision of
the host and home faculty members.
BENEFITS
The award supports building and strengthening international research connections through student mobility. Students
refine their research skills in a new environment, gain cultural fluency and expand their professional network.
Other benefits include:
Open to all disciplines
Simple and quick application process
Canadian students, permanent residents and international students are eligible
TO APPLY
Applicants must meet the following eligibility criteria:
Students
Full-time senior undergraduate or
graduate students at a Mitacs full
or associate partner university *
Home faculty members
Eligible to hold Tri-Council funding
at a Mitacs full or associate
partner university *
Host faculty members
Appointed at an accredited
university in a Mitacs partner
country
* For a list of eligible universities, please visit www.mitacs.ca/about/academic-partners
Applications are accepted at any time. Mitacs recommends that
applicants submit proposals 10-12 weeks prior to the student’s
projected departure date. Results are typically announced within 4
weeks. All forms and application instructions are available at
www.mitacs.ca/globalink/globalink-research-award. Mitacs awards
are forwarded as a research grant to the home faculty member’s
university.
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CONTACT US
Contact Mitacs International at
[email protected] for
more information on this award
and other mobility initiatives for
Canadian and international
researchers.
To learn more about Mitacs and the programs we offer, visit www.mitacs.ca.
UNIVERSITIES
Are you faculty member seeking a collaborative platform for your research?
Are you a graduate student or postdoctoral fellow looking to expand your research?
Do you want to collaborate with a private sector partner to address a short or long-term research challenge?
Mitacs Accelerate is Canada’s premier research internship program. It enables both interns (graduate
students and postdoctoral fellows) and faculty members to broaden their research impact by connecting
with organizations within the private sector and applying their skills to new challenges.
ABOUT
MITACS
ACCELERATE
Accelerate is flexible by design. Projects can range from a single four-month project to multi-year, multiintern, multi-university collaborations, all customizable for the applicants’ research needs. The Mitacs
team provides expert support during every stage of the application process.
Accelerate Standard
Accelerate Clusters
Scalable in 4 month internship segments
Option for projects with broader scope
Projects can range from a single four-month internship
segment to multiple segments combined together to
accommodate longer projects
Intended for longer, multidisciplinary projects involving
multiple interns, universities and industry partners
Cost-shared with Mitacs matching 1:1 the industry
partner contribution
$7,500
Mitacs
$15K
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Industry Partner
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$7,500
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$36,000
Mitacs
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$44,000
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Minimum 6 internship segments
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Minimum 1 intern
$10,000 minimum stipend per intern
Minimum 3 interns
$10,000 minimum stipend per intern
Up to $5,000 project expenses per segment
Up to $20,000 project expenses per segment
Through the IRDI internship program
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HOW IT WORKS
1 APPLICATION
SUBMISSION
2 APPLICATION
REVIEW
ANYTIME
3 PROJECT
APPROVAL
4 PROJECT
LAUNCH
~ 6 WEEKS*
5 PROJECT
COMPLETION
FINAL REPORT
6 &EXIT
SURVEY
MIN . 4 M O N T H S
1 MONTH
*For up to 5 internships.
Contact us about review timelines for 6+ internships.
1
Mitacs invoices
partner
2
Partner sends
funds to Mitacs
3
Mitacs sends
award to university
4
University
administers award
Approx. 3 weeks
Funding timelines are subject
to the receipt of partner funds.
MITACS ACCELERATE BENEFITS
Mitacs matches partner dollars – no additional university funding required
Increased leveraging for larger cluster projects helps attract private sector partners
Accelerate provides a minimum $10,000 stipend per intern
Up to $5,000 per internship is awarded for eligible project expenses
Canadian citizens, permanent residents and international candidates are eligible.
Applications are accepted at any time and from all disciplines, from STEM to social sciences and humanities.
Program is non-competitive; proposals undergo peer-review to ensure academic excellence.
Internships can be embedded within graduate curricula, providing experiential learning opportunities, a predictable source of
program funding and potential for post-graduate recruitment.
For more information about Mitacs Accelerate, please visit www.mitacs.ca/accelerate or contact a Mitacs Business Development Director
in your region.
“
Mitacs Accelerate is a great way to show the value of my research and the benefits
it can have for industry partners. My core research is more theoretical, but with
Mitacs, I can demonstrate its applicability to tangible, real-world challenges with
industry for an outcome that has commercial and financial benefits.”
Dr. Stephen Chen
School of Information Technology, York University
Niraj Kumar, PhD
Business Development Specialist
[email protected]
613.329.3516
Mitacs Inc.
945 Princess Street
Kingston, ON
K7L 3N6
To learn more about Mitacs and the programs we offer, visit www.mitacs.ca.
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Call for Applications
Deadline: January 31, 2015
Ten Young Professionals
Ten months on Parliament Hill
One extraordinary “behind-the-scenes” experience!
The Parliamentary Internship Programme is an independent non-partisan initiative of the
Canadian Political Science Association delivered in cooperation with the House of Commons
and is supported by private and public sector sponsors.
It gives ten young professionals the opportunity to work and study on Parliament Hill from
September to June. Following orientation, interns interview and select the Members of
Parliament for whom they work during two separate placements, one with a Government MP
and one with an Opposition MP. They study Parliament and Canadian politics through weekly
seminars, discussions with leading thinkers and policy makers, comparative study tours to
legislatures in Canada and abroad and through their own original research. In workshops and
online, they also share their experience and knowledge with younger Canadians.
Interns are selected through a national competition open to university graduates in all
disciplines who are Canadian citizens or permanent residents under 35 years old. Interns
receive a $23,000 stipend for this ten month programme. Applications are due on January 31,
2015. For more information, and to submit an application, please visit:
www.pip-psp.org
Parliamentary Interns, 2014-15
Career Services Peer (Volunteer)
Career Services is searching for candidates for the Career Services Peers Program. Career
Services Peers work one-to-one with undergraduate or graduate students, focusing primarily on
strategies for improving resumes (or cover letters) rather than proofing or editing. We are
seeking individuals who would be interested in developing or furthering their coaching skills and
learning, in particular, how to guide interactions in appointments so as to lead to transformative
learning (“Aha” moments) for clients. As a peer, you would offer 6 half-hour appointments at
Career Services per week during office hours (at times suited to your schedule).
We train peers on coaching skills including:
active listening
the ability to ask good questions
providing effective feedback
explaining options and strategies
helping clients assess options and
form their own goals.
While these skills will focus on career
strategies, they are transferable to
professional work that requires an
advising or coaching skillset (such as
consulting, law, counselling, teaching,
academia, or any work with clients).
The amount of supervision (some of it based on direct observation) available throughout the
program makes this opportunity a significant one for a graduate student seeking professional
development in this area. Currently, 90% of our team is comprised of graduate students.
Information Session: Friday Feb 6th, 2015, 3:30 – 4:30 pm
Stauffer Library, Seminar Room 121
Application due: Feb 9th, 2015 11:59 PM
Please send Resume & Cover Letter by email to [email protected]
For Questions and Information: Julia Blackstock, Career Counsellor
Career Services | 74 Union Street (Gordon Hall, 3rd floor) Queen’s University
Tel: 613-533-6000 x78350 | Email: [email protected] | Web: http://careers.queensu.ca
LinkedIn.com: ca.linkedin.com/in/juliablackstock/
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Deadline is
February 27, 2015.
Nominations are
accepted from Queen’s
students, faculty, staff,
and alumni.
Submit online:
queensu.ca/alumni
[email protected]
queensu.ca/alumni/
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