From: Sakaria Liban [mailto:s.h.liban@gmail.com]
Sent: April-25-12 2:45 PM
To: Bev Godard
Subject: Need Players: Interdepartmental Softball League
Hi Bev,
I'm trying to recruit players for an interdepartmental softball league over the summer. Can you send the email below to the all the plant science students.
Thanks
Sakaria
Hi All,
The graduate students association is hosting a slow-pitch softball league. The game is similar to baseball but a little easier to play with a bigger ball and slower pitch speed. It's easy to learn and no skills are required. Were looking for 12-13 players from plant science to compete against other departments. The minimum needed is 9 players and we can form more than one team if a lot of people are interested. This is a great chance to get some exercise, have fun, and meet other students. Equipment and refreshments will be provided, and there will be prizes and a windup social at the end of season. You can read below for more details and signup by replying to me (umlibans(a)cc.umanitoba.ca<mailto:umlibans@cc.umanitoba.ca>) by noon May 3, and I'll forward our team list to the GSA . Hope to see many of you on the field!
-Games will be held from May 14 to the last week of August
-One game every two weeks
-Games will be held on a weekday from 5pm-6pm
-We will be playing at Kings Park, ~15 minute walk from campus
Feel free to reply with any questions
Sakaria
ps: Below is a copy of the original email for more info:
Hello graduate students!
It is with great pleasure that I introduce the GSA inter-departmental slo-pitch softball league! For those of you who have a rep on the GSA council, you should've heard of this already; but for those who don't, here's how it's going to work! (It is a long email but it should contain all the info that interested parties need, so read carefully!)
-Inter-departmental
-Softball (bigger ball than baseball)
-Season will run from May 14 to the last week of August
-One game every 2 weeks (on week days)
-Time: 5:00pm or 6:00 pm (depending on field and team availability)
-Minimum of 9 persons per team (minimum 4 girls). Suggested number: 12-13 players per team The more the better - especially since we all have other obligations
-Small departments can join together to form a team. Large departments may form more than one if necessary
-No skills required (easy to learn!)
-The goal is to increase graduate student cohesion -- have some fun, meet graduate students from other department, spend some time outside...
-Location: King's park (15 minute walk south of campus, King street). If there is enough interest from the Bannatyne-campus students, we will do our best to accommodate you (i.e. play at least half of your games around the downtown area)
-Wind-up social in September, trophy and prizes for best/worst record...
-Open to graduate students only, but faculty/staff will be allowed to play on your team if you need more players (no more than 2 faculty/staff per team)
-All equipment provided by the GSA and will be the responsibility of the team captains(This includes a cooler and some refreshments to bring to the game provided by the GSA)
Here is how to proceed with registration:
-Deadline for registration is May 3rd 2012 (2 weeks from today)
-Talk to the students of your department and form a team. If you have enough people to form a complete team, elect a team captain. Email names and emails of all players to Olivier at senator2(a)umgsa.ca<mailto:senator2@umgsa.ca>
-If you only have a partial team (3-11 players) by May 3rd, send the email names and emails of all players... to Olivier atsenator2(a)umgsa.ca<mailto:senator2@umgsa.ca>. Identify the "temporary" contact person for your partial team (until teams are merged and a team captain can be elected). Also, include some departments that you would potentially like to team up with in that email
-Free Agency: If there is not sufficient interest in your department to form a team, sign-up as a free agent. Again, register by sending me an email at senator2(a)umgsa.ca<mailto:senator2@umgsa.ca>. You will be assigned a team at the end of registration (or mention potential departments or faculties you would like to join in that email)
-Following the deadline of May 3rd, I will send an email to all contact persons of every full or partial teams. This will be to finalize teams. Once this is all done, team memberships will be sent to all captains, and the merged teams can arrange to elect a team captain
-The schedule will be put together and emailed to team captains the week of the 7th. Email all specific requirements of your team prior to May 3rd (e.g. "we can't get out of the lab until 5:30 so we will have to play all our games at 6:00" or "most of us are going on a conference the third week of June so we can't play that week" or again "we can't play on Wednesdays"...)
Some miscellaneous information:
-Rivalries between departments can be accommodated. I'll do my best to accommodate everyone and every team within reason
-Aside from their inherent duties, team captains will be responsible for picking up the equipment/cooler/refreshments from the GSA prior to the games, as well as being responsible for verifying that all equipment is returned after the game.
Any questions, comments or feedback, please email me at senator2(a)umgsa.ca<mailto:senator2@umgsa.ca>
Hope to see you on the field!
Olivier and the GSA executive team
From: K Podolsky [mailto:umpodolk@cc.umanitoba.ca]
Sent: April-18-12 12:57 PM
To: Bev Godard
Subject: Grad Student Opportunity
A request has been received to recruit 2 Students for the Departmental Field Day Committee,
The annual Departmental Field Day is being held July 25. The primary responsibility of the committee is to develop new ideas for the field day, decide how/what research will be showcased and direct Alvin Iverson on how these activities will be carried out. This will be done by attending a few committee meetings and of course the field day itself in July. Field and lab-based students are welcome!!
This is a great chance for new or existing students to become involved. Participation on committees is also a great resume booster! If you are interested, speak to Kristen in person or via email (umpodolk(a)cc.umanitoba.ca<mailto:umpodolk@cc.umanitoba.ca>).
Hope to hear from you!!!!
Please see the following information from the Faculty of Graduate Studies:
" It is again time to consider the nominal roll of graduate students in your department/unit (for Fall 2011 and Winter 2012) and to complete Progress Report1 (PR) forms. Please note that it is the responsibility of the advisor, not the student, to ensure that student progress is reviewed.
The 2011-2012 Progress Report is available at:
http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/media/progress_report.pdf
Ph.D. Students:
Ph.D. students are required to meet with their entire Advisory Committee to review progress. The Advisor, the members of the Advisory Committee, and the student must all sign the PR form. Signatures on the PR indicate that all parties are aware of the results of the student's progress.
Master's Students (Thesis/Practicum Routes):
Master's students in the thesis or practicum routes are required to meet with their thesis Advisor/ Advisory Committee to review progress (depending on where the student is in the program). For those Master's students who have not yet been assigned an Advisor or Advisory Committee, it is the responsibility of the Department Head or designate (i.e., Graduate Chair) to report on the progress of the student and to make sure that the student is apprised of the results of the PR. Signatures on the PR indicate that all parties are aware of the results of the student's progress.
At minimum, the following items should be examined at the time of the progress review:
* Is the cumulative GPA 3.0 or higher?
* Are all grades a 'C+' or greater?
* Are there any missing or "IP" (in progress) grades?
* Are there any 'CO' grades that will require tracking?
* Is the student on track time-wise and/or are they running out of time?
* Is the student meeting the program requirements?
PLEASE REMEMBER:
1. PRs are not required for students who are graduating in May or October 2012, who are currently on an FGS-approved Leave of Absence for both Fall 2011 and Winter 2012 terms, or who are Pre-Masters (PM), Visiting (VS) or Occasional (OS) students. It is important to note that if a student does not graduate as scheduled in 2012 and must re-register in September 2012, he/she will not be allowed to re-register until a progress report is submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies.
3. Failure to submit a complete PR form by 15 June 2012 may result in late registration (and applicable late registration fees) and/or award/funding interruptions.
4. To ensure that PR forms are photocopied onto YELLOW paper. "
Martha Blouw, Academic Advisor
Department of Plant Science
226 Agriculture Building, 66 Dafoe Road
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Canada R3T 2N2
Telephone: 204 474 8223
Fax: 204 474 7528
Hi Grad Students,
Would you please send me the names of any awards you have received for 2011 and 2012.
Thanks,
Bev
Bev Godard
Secretary to the Head
Department of Plant Science
University of Manitoba
222 Agriculture Building
66 Dafoe Road
Winnipeg, MB
R3T 2N2
Ph: (204) 474-8563
Fax: (204) 474-7528
International students at the University of Manitoba are eligible for provincial health coverage effective April 1, 2012. International students will no longer need to purchase additional health coverage while studying in Manitoba. Current coverage through the U of M plan is valid until April 30, 2012. It is very important that students apply to Manitoba Health as soon as possible to ensure coverage is in place.
Go to http://umanitoba.ca/student/records/international_students/phc.html for information.
Martha Blouw, Academic Advisor
Department of Plant Science
226 Agriculture Building, 66 Dafoe Road
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Canada R3T 2N2
Telephone: 204 474 8223
Fax: 204 474 7528
