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Upcoming Workshops
Tuesday
October 9 |
Grace Skogstad (University of Toronto)
"Biofuels:
the Food Versus Fuel Debate in the EU, the USA,
and Canada"
4:00 p.m., Room 4107 SSC |
PERG |
Wednesday
October 10 |
Paul Boothe (Lawrence National Centre for Policy and
Management, Ivey School)
"A Research Agenda for the
Lawrence Centre"
12:00 p.m., Room 4161 SSC |
PERG/EPRI
Luncheon Seminar |
Wednesday
October 10 |
Aaron Gertz and Brian Held (Western)
"TBA"
3:00 - 5:00 p.m., Room 4161 |
Thesis
Prospectuses |
News and Announcements
Happy Thanksgiving Day
Monday, October 8, 2012 is a holiday. Western will be
closed.
Fan Shutdown
SSC Supply Air Fans 101 and 102 will be shutdown October 11th,
1:00-4:30 pm.
Fall Convocation - Volunteers Needed
Students from the Faculty of Social Science will be graduating at
the afternoon ceremony held on Friday, October 26th, at 3:00 pm.
Volunteers are required for the following positions:
- 5 Hooders: should be members of the Faculty of
Graduate Studies, as well as members of the graduating faculty
and may be full-time or part-time faculty members
- 2 Assistant Marshalls: may be full-time or part-time faculty
members
- 3 Orators: may be full-time or part-time faculty
members and should have a clear,
strong, confident speaking voice that will be understood by
members of the audience
- 10 Ushers: may be members of either faculty or staff
Hooders, Assistant Marshals, and Orators must be available for
duties commencing at 1:45 pm in Room 15, Alumni Hall on October
26th. Ushers must be available at 1:00 pm in the front foyer
of Alumni Hall.
Volunteers should let Jennifer
Chambers know as soon as
possible what s/he is volunteering
to do.
Teaching Support Centre - Upcoming Faculty Events
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Teaching Squares Program Organizational Meeting - October 11,
2012, 2:30-3:30 pm, Teaching Support Centre, Room 121, The D.B.
Weldon Library
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Giving Feedback that Grad Students Listen To - October 12,
2012, 12:00-1:00 pm, Teaching Support Centre, Room 122, The D.B.
Weldon Library
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What You Need to Know About Assessing Your Students' Learning But
Were Afraid to Ask - October 17, 2012, 9:30-11:30 am, Teaching
Support Centre, Room 121, The D.B. Weldon Library
Teaching Support Centre - Upcoming Graduate Student Events
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The Advanced Teaching Program (ATP) - weekly every Friday,
October 12, 2012 to November 16, 2012, Teaching Support Centre,
Room 122, The D.B. Weldon Library
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Teaching in the Canadian Classroom - weekly every Monday and
Wednesday, October 22, 2012 to November 14, 2012, Teaching Support
Centre, Room 120, The D.B. Weldon Library
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The Language of Advanced Discussions - weekly every Tuesday
and Thursday, October 23, 2012 to November 22, 2012, Teaching
Support Centre, Room 120, The D.B. Weldon Library
First Annual Toronto Austrian Scholars Conference - Call for
Papers - Deadline Extension
The Ludwig von Mises Institute of Canada will launch the
First Annual Toronto Austrian Scholars Conference on November
9-10, 2012 at the University of Toronto, St. George Campus. The
deadline for abstract submission has been extended to
October 12, 2012.
International Development Research Centre (IDRC) - Fellowships
and Awards
IDRC's Fellowship and Awards Program supports innovative research by
Canadian and developing-country master's, Ph.D, and post-doctoral
students and researchers to acquire practical and research-oriented
knowledge. More information about current awards, criteria and details
on how to apply is available on the
IDRC website.
Research Notices
*Please submit a hard copy of all research grant applications,
internal and external, to
Karin for
review and subsequent Chair signature prior to electronically
submitting your applications.
**The Research On-line Administration (ROLA
II) must be filled out by all grant
applicants to obtain institutional approvals for their grant
applications. Please see Karin if you need assistance.
Funding
Announcements
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