Hi Grads,
Welcome to April, one of the busiest but most beautiful months of the year. ☀ As usual, I want to encourage you to take a break from all the school work and enjoy the beautiful weather! Of course, don’t forget to check out our GSS bi-weekly newsletter as well:) Here are the few updates for this week:
Are you enrolled for the Summer 2021 semester? If you are, were you charged the part-time Graduate Student Activity Fee in the Fall 2020 semester? Or are you an international student who has not yet entered Canada and does not yet have a Canadian bank account? If you can answer yes to either question, please fill out the form HERE before May 12, 2021 (at 9:30am) to determine if you qualify for the part-time fee.
Science students have until April 25th to register for ComSciConCAN, a free graduate science communication workshop.
More information on the Canada-wide workshop here, and the western Canada workshop here.
The BC government has announced an extension of the BC Graduate Scholarship program! This will provide an additional $630,000 for merit-based funding at SFU. The Graduate Student Societies of BC (GSSBC), of which our GSS is a member, was instrumental in securing this funding.
The 2nd Bi-Annual National Trivia Championships is coming⭐: Let’s make SFU Graduate Students Shine
WHEN: April 27th (Tues) @ 5:00pm PDT
WHAT: Virtual WILD trivia night with LOTS of fun and great prizes!
HOW: Each school could send up to 10 teams (5 players per team) to the competition!
Please email student-life@sfugradsociety.ca with your TEAM NAME, EACH TEAM MEMBER FULL NAME+ EMAIL ADDRESS by APRIL 19, if you are interested in participating.
ReGathering: An initiative supported by Social seed funding (Embark & Radius) is organizing weekly friendly Gatherings on topics that are useful for graduate students, especially international students, to promote social connectedness and networking. Check out our website HERE
Upcoming Gatherings:
Essentials for living in Canada, Thur April 22nd, 6 PM
Game Night, Sun April 18th, 6 PM
Practicing mock interviews for Computer engineers, Sat May 1st, 6 PM
If you are interested in joining these Gatherings, Download ReGathering App and RSVP, or either way email Admin@Regathering.ca
Last but not least, the Spring term is coming to an end, I want to wish the best of luck to all of you with your projects, research, and exams!!
Cheers, Gloria
