From: Plant Science Graduate Student Association [mailto:psgsa.uofm@gmail.com]
Sent: March-30-12 9:44 AM
To: bev_godard(a)umanitoba.ca
Subject: Fwd: Joint conference - CSA, CSH, CCA at U of S July 16-19
Grad students: Check out Mike Fedoruk's (U of Sask) message below regarding an interesting conference coming up in July - Abstract deadline April 12th! If students are interested, we could arrange something!
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From: Michael Fedoruk <fedorukmichael(a)gmail.com<mailto:fedorukmichael@gmail.com>>
Date: Fri, Mar 30, 2012 at 9:32 AM
Subject:
To: Kristen Podolsky - PSGSS 2012 <psgsa.uofm(a)gmail.com<mailto:psgsa.uofm@gmail.com>>
Cc: Arun Siva Kumar Shunmugam <s.ask(a)usask.ca<mailto:s.ask@usask.ca>>
Hey Kristen,
If yourself or any other graduate students are interested we are having a joint conference of the Canadian Society of Agronomy, Canadian Society for Horticulture Science, as well as the Certified Crop Advisers prairie board at the U of S this summer. The North American Fruit Explorers will also be meeting with us. It runs from July 16-19th, 2012.
There is a complimentary barbeque planned for the visiting students organized by the Dept. Plant Sciences grad student executive on the Tuesday July 17, 2012 (see the website under "Program", "Student Activities"). Any other student activities should be put onto that part of the website. Right now, only the barbeque is listed.
Can you please circulate this around your dept?
I've provided a link to the website. If you or anyone else is interested check out the website or email me with questions.
Conference website: https://www.usask.ca/saskatoon2012/
Abstract deadline: April 12---coming up quickly!
Thanks,
Mike Fedoruk
From: K Podolsky [mailto:umpodolk@cc.umanitoba.ca]
Sent: March-20-12 4:52 PM
To: Bev Godard
Subject: PSGSS ORGANIZING COMMITTEE MEETING
Our last meeting before the big event will be TODAY - Wednesday, March 21st at 2:15 p.m. in the Grad Lounge.
We will go over everyone's duties throughout the weekend. Come prepared with questions if you have any.
An Introduction to the Candidacy Examination Information Session will be held:
Friday, March 23 @ 9:30 am
Room 310 Agriculture Building.
If you have not attended this before, you are advised to attend this session.
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
Good morning to all grad students,
Please see Dr. Entz's message below.
By return e-mail, would you please let me know if you will be attending so that I can plan the refreshments.
Thanks,
Bev
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From: Martin Entz [mailto:mentz@cc.umanitoba.ca]
Sent: March-19-12 9:16 AM
To: Bev Godard
Subject: Invitation to grad students
Dear Grad students,
As you know, Dr. Craig Pearson will be our department's special guest this week. It is important that grad students have a time with Dr.
Pearson for some interaction and discussion. So, we have arranged a time for such interaction.
Thursday, March 22
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Plant Science Seminar Room
Refreshments will be served.
This is an important opportunity for you, our Plant Science grad students, to have some quality time with our guest.
Please attend.
Martin Entz
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Dr. Martin H. Entz
Professor of Agronomy and Cropping Systems Department of Plant Science University of Manitoba Winnipeg Canada
visit my website: http://www.umanitoba.ca/outreach/naturalagriculture/
Name GOVERNOR GENERAL''S GOLD MEDAL
Research Fields unrestricted
Categories Unrestricted
Citizenship Unrestricted
Eligibility The Governor General of Canada offers an annual gold medal called The Governor General’s Gold Medal to recognize the outstanding performance of a graduate student. This award is based on overall academic excellence through coursework, research, awards and distinctions, letters of reference, external examiner’s report and a description of the student’s statement on the significance of their research. Eligibility for the medal is open to all students who will be convocating with a Master’s or a Ph.D. at Spring Convocation (this includes those students who have a February grad date) or who graduated the previous Fall at the University of Manitoba.
Value Gold medal
Currency Canadian
Tenable at No details on tenability available
Deadlines April 2
Application Details Each Faculty/Unit may nominate one Master’s or Doctoral student for the Governor General’s Gold Medal. Nomination must be submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies on or before the deadline and are to include:
(1) a letter from the Dean/Director of the Faculty/Unit giving a detailed rationale for the nomination,
(2) the nominee’s curriculum vitae,
(3) an official University of Manitoba transcript,
(4) a brief statement (one page) from the nominee on the significance of his/her research and related achievements during the graduate program, whereas for nominees in non-research based programs, rationale for choosing the program, significance of work (breadth of knowledge gained) and expected contribution to his/her career aspirations
(5) a letter of support from the advisor,
(6) the report from the external examiner. For Masters thesis, the report from the examiner external to the home department of the nominee is required (where applicable). Where a department does not have examiners external to the department for thesis Master's students, and/or they don't have written reports from an internal examiner external to their department, this requirement is waived.
The selection committee will include the Dean and Associate Dean(s) of the Faculty of Graduate Studies and three members of the Executive Committee representing areas of Natural Sciences and Engineering, Social Sciences and Humanities and Medical and Health Sciences or designates. The Dean shall act as Chair.
Please check with your faculty/unit if you are interested in being nominated for the award. The deadline for faculties and units to have their nominations to FGS is April 2, however the deadline by which a faculty/unit wants to have nominations submitted to them will most likely be earlier. Please check with your department for their submission deadline.
Updated: February 15, 2012
Contact: sobotkie(a)cc.umanitoba.ca<mailto:sobotkie@cc.umanitoba.ca>
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
From: Wendy Kramer [mailto:Wendy_Kramer@umanitoba.ca]
Sent: March-16-12 9:46 AM
To
Subject: DEADLINE EXTENSION: GRADUATE AWARDS (Selkirk, Meredith, Syngenta)
Importance: High
Hi Everyone,
Please be advised we have extended the Deadline for submission of applications for the following Graduate Awards:
Lord Selkirk Association of Rupert's Land Agriculture Scholarship
W. O. S. Meredith Fellowship for Barley Research
Syngenta Graduate Scholarship
The Deadline has been extended to 9:00am, Thursday, March 22nd.
Please ensure qualified students are aware of these awards and encouraged to apply.
Thank you.
Have a wonderful day!
Cheers,
Wendy
Wendy Kramer, B.Sc. (Agrbus)
Academic Advisor
Diploma in Agriculture Program
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
University of Manitoba
(204) 474-6066
Wendy_Kramer(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:Wendy_Kramer@umanitoba.ca>
www.umanitoba.ca/afs<http://www.umanitoba.ca/afs>
From: K Podolsky [mailto:umpodolk@cc.umanitoba.ca]
Sent: March-13-12 4:08 PM
To: Bev Godard
Subject: PSGSS Organizing Committee Meeting and Group Picture
Hello All!
The symposium is less than two weeks and we think it is a good idea to get everyone together and update them on the symposium. We have all been working hard in our subcommittees but we should update everyone on our progress.
We will have a brief meeting THIS FRIDAY at 10:30 a.m. in the grad lounge. The primary purpose of this meeting will be to bring everyone up to speed on what's been done, what needs to be done etc. and to take a group picture of everyone who has been involved (for the proceedings).
Another meeting will occur mid next week for last minute details.
Hope to see everyone there!!
- Kristen
