CFUW 100th Anniversary Gray Dryden Scholarship Awards

Canadian Federation of University Women celebrates its 100^th Anniversary in 2018-2019 and Milton & District Club is celebrating by offering special scholarships in honour of two of our influential, esteemed long-time members: Margaret Gray and Gwen Dryden. These scholarships are in addition to the annual scholarships we award to high school and mature students.

The Gray Dryden scholarships are being awarded to three (3) women continuing their post-secondary education (who have already completed one, full year) at an accredited university, college or trade school.  One scholarship will be awarded in the amount of $5000 in each area of Healthcare, Education and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics). Applicants must demonstrate academic achievement and outstanding leadership and citizenship qualities both in school and in the community. Candidates must have direct ties to Milton: live(d) in Milton or attended a school in Milton & District.

Application forms may be found on our Club website at www.cfuwmilton.ca       

Closing date for applications is January 31, 2019.

Any enquiries may be referred to 1-905-876-2527. Thank you.

The scholarships are also posted on the following 2 websites:

https://www.scholarshipscanada.com

Https://www.universitystudy.ca

Kathy Lawday

Chair Gray Dryden CFUW 100^th Anniversary Scholarship Committee

Metis 101 Open Workshop -- Thursday, December 13th, 2018

All students, staff, and faculty are welcome.

Are You Planning To Graduate In June 2019? - Online Form To Submit Your Intention Opens on January 10th, 2019

To be considered for graduation, your very first step is to submit an 'Intent to Graduate'  form found in MyInfo.

 
Why Your Submission Is Important:This informs us that you plan to graduate this year. This is what we use to determine your eligibility to graduate. Submitting your request by the deadlines below will also ensure that your name is presented to the Lakehead University Senate for approval and will also ensure your name is included in our Convocation ceremony and in the published program.

How Do I Submit My Intention?It's easy.
Under "Graduation and Convocation" on the MyInfo homepage, you must:
Just click on "My Intent to Graduate" and complete the online form to declare your intention to graduate

Important Note:

The Intent To Graduate form opens for submissions on January 10th, 2019 and is only available until March 1st, 2019.  

Please put these dates on your calendar!

Your second step will be to submit your RSVP for the convocation ceremony, which will be held on Saturday June 8th, 2019.Complete information regarding "all things graduation" including ordering tickets, how to RSVP for the Convocation ceremony (not yet updated for June 2019), will be available on our website.
The webpage you need:  https://www.lakeheadu.ca/studentcentral/graduating

Updates to this page about the June 2019 graduation/convocation planning are forthcoming.
You may find it beneficial to bookmark this webpage so that you can refer to these updates as they are published.

HP Student Commons Closure on Saturdays

Please be advised that for the remaining Saturdays in November and December of 2018, the Heritage Place Student Commons will be closed.  

Thank you.

SCDSB Job Postings

SCDSB is hiring!

The deadline for applications is tomorrow, November 20, 2018 at 4:00pm.

Make Peace with Winter - Bark Lake Leadership and Conference Centre January 18-20, 2019

Your 2019 COEO Make Peace with Winter Organizing Committee is hard at work planning for another amazing weekend packed full of professional development, experiential learning and winter fun. Make Peace with Winter is a retreat-style conference for educators interested in learning how to share the outdoors with their students in the coolest of seasons! Snowshoeing, cross country skiing and winter camping skills; games, crafts, learning activities; snow science, winter ecology and much, much more.

Please visit https://www.coeo.org/make-peace-winter-2019/ for additional information.  

Canadian Student Outdoor Education Conference 2019

Canadian Student Outdoor Education Conference 2019

THE HORWOOD CONFERENCE

"Restoration & Resilience"

Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, February 1-2

The Canadian Student Outdoor Education Conference (aka The Horwood Conference) is an annual event organized by and for students studying outdoor and environmental education, health and physical education, outdoor recreation, adventure leadership, experience-based learning and/or related fields. It is hosted at Queen’s University each year and held on a weekend in February. Graduate, Undergraduate, B.Ed and College students attend the Horwood Conference to present oral or poster contributions on various research topics related to outdoor education, as well as share games and learning activities, lead a variety of workshops, and attend special invited lectures. Students can choose to simply register as a conference participant or complete the attached presentation proposal form and attend as a conference presenter.

The Conference Organizing Committee is now accepting presentation proposals for the February 2019 conference. Proposals for paper presentations, posters, workshops, or creative projects will be accepted up until the submission deadline of December 15, 2018.  Restoration and Resilience is the theme of this year's conference—an open or general theme chosen specifically to encourage a wide range of submissions, diverse in both format of presentation and topics related to outdoor education.

Full details of the conference, including a fillable proposal submission form and conference registration package, may be found at the conference webpage —  https://skhs.queensu.ca/news-events/skhs-annual-conferences-and-seminars/horwood-conference/

               

We look forward to receiving proposals and hope you will be able to join us at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario in February 2019.

Sincerely,

2019 Horwood Conference Organizing Committee

As always, American/international students are welcome to attend and present!