Blog and Opportunities

Please see the Tools for change: Preventing Sexualized Violence at UVic from the Sexualized Violence office of EQHR. This training is geared towards students.

 

We are currently recruiting students for executive roles on our national Science Communication team and I was wondering if you would be able to share our call for applications with your students. Our Science Communication division comprises the STEM Fellowship Journal (SFJ) – an open-access peer-reviewed journal supported by Canadian Science Publishing, a national high school scholarly writing competition, scientific editing certification and interactive scholarly communication workshops that have been delivered to over 500 students across Canada. Roles for Science Communication Executive Members include editing manuscripts submitted by students to the SFJ, developing scholarly writing workshops, conducting outreach to academic institutions to develop partnerships for the SFJ and collaborating with our existing partners (including Youth Science Canada, Digital Science, The Knowledge Society, and SciNet) to implement various initiatives relating to Science Communication. Our call for applications is linked below: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1N4XEjZyUOq46B0shYNjcsloiEr95sJxh/view?usp=sharing

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or require any further information. The deadline for applications is January 11, 2019.

Thank you for your time.

Regards,

Fazeela Mulji
President-Elect University of Calgary STEM Fellowship
fazeela.mulji@stemfellowship.org
www.stemfellowship.org

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Dear students,

On the 16^th of January, UVic is hosting the 5th Annual Mental Health Awareness Event in the Farquhar Auditorium, featuring Shane Kocyzan, spoken word poet and writer, and a special student story-weave performance presenting the lived experiences of UVic students.

We are looking for students (or recent graduates) who would feel comfortable being a part of a group story-weave performance at the event, where they would share their story of how their lives have been touched by mental health. This includes both challenges and successes, as well as how their lives and university experience has been impacted by mental health.

This is an amazing opportunity for students to share their experiences with the campus community and remind others that they are not alone.

If you are interested in participating in the group story-weave performance, please contact Anne Cirillo at acirillo@uvic.ca by December 14^th.

Thank you,

The Planning Committee

Anna Bruce (Chair), Office of Student Life
Ainsley Kerr, UVSS
Annie Lucas, University Health Services
Anne Cirillo, International Student Services
Jennifer Wong, Ceremonies and Special Events
Katie Bartel, Residence Services
Alex Sterling, Office of Student Life
Tanner Lorensen, Vikes Recreation and Athletics

 

How to take part:

-Stop by the Petch Fountain and grab a hot chocolate

– Purchase a Giving Gram for someone who has made a positive impact on your UVic experience at the University Center.

– Donate $2 dollars at any UVic food or retail outlet -Text “sprinkle” to 20222 and donate $5

– Use #AddSprinklesUVic Twitter and Instagram or facebook and the Alumni Board will donate $2 on your behalf.

– Give online at http://ow.ly/55Vg50jGtTf

Mitacs and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) have partnered to offer the RISE-Globalink Research Internship (RISE-GRI), which offers undergraduate students at Canadian universities the opportunity to undertake research at eligible German institutions.
RISE-GRI pairs Canadian students with three-month projects supervised by PhD students in Germany.

• Open to full-time undergraduates in biology, chemistry, computer science, physics, earth sciences, or engineering (or a closely related field) who have completed at least two years of a four- or five-year program
  • Students in Quebec enrolled in a three-year undergraduate degree must have completed at least one year of their university program
• Applications accepted until December 15, 2018. Students must apply through the RISE application portal.
• Competitive opportunity — only top-ranked students are matched with projects
• Projects must start between May 15 and July 9, 2019
• Approved recipients receive $6,000 toward travel and accommodations

For questions about the application procedure, matching process, and internship placement, please contact rise-germany@daad.de. For any questions regarding the funding, please contact Mitacs International at international@mitacs.ca.

Kind regards,

Elise Buckley 
Mitacs International

international@mitacs.ca