November 2015 - Plants-grads - University of Manitoba Mailing Lists

REMINDER: GRAD 7500 Academic Integrity Tutorial
by Martha Blouw 27 Nov '15

27 Nov '15

Don't forget to complete this by December 23, 2015. Martha Blouw, Academic Advisor Department of Plant Science Department of Soil Science 226 Agriculture Building 66 Dafoe Road University of Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada R3T 2N2 Telephone: 204-474-8223 Fax: 204-474-7528 [University of Manitoba Faculty of Graduate Studies] Academic Integrity is a matter of paramount importance in academia. It is the foundation of scholarly work. Yet too many graduate students find themselves facing allegations of breach of Academic Integrity. To help graduate students better understand the issues surrounding Academic Integrity, the Senate of the University of Manitoba passed a motion requiring all graduate students to take a compulsory tutorial on Academic Integrity. Beginning in the Fall 2015-16 all graduate students must register for and complete GRAD 7500 Academic Integrity Tutorial. This is a zero (0) credit-hour course intended to introduce students to their basic responsibilities regarding academic integrity and to the resources available to them. Students who registered for GRAD 7500 in Fall 2015 have until December 23, 2015 to successfully complete the course. New students who are starting their graduate program in Winter 2016 are required to register for GRAD 7500 in Winter 2016 term: CRN 26205 Failure to successfully complete this course will result in suspension of registration privileges. This course runs entirely online and is comprised of a series of brief videos (the total duration of these videos is approximately 1 hour) followed by a true/false test. Students must achieve 100% on the test in order to complete the tutorial and receive a pass grade for the course. If necessary, the test may be taken multiple times until a 100% grade is achieved. The Academic Integrity course is accessed through UM Learn using your JUMP login. To access the course, go to https://universityofmanitoba.desire2learn.com/d2l/login. Enter your UMNetID username and password. Once you have logged in, click GRAD 7500 - Academic Integrity tutorial under My Courses. Additional details are provided on UM Learn once the course is entered. Complete instructions for the tutorial are attached to this email and available here.<http://umanitoba.ca/graduate_studies/htmlmail/Academic_Integrity_Instructio…> GRAD 7500 FAQ can be viewed here<http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/registration/grad7500FAQ.html> or go to: http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/graduate_studies/registration/grad7500FAQ.html *Note: Students on an exceptional/parental leave of absence must register in GRAD 7500 upon return from leave. Thank you for your cooperation. ________________________________ Faculty of Graduate Studies * 500 University Centre * Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/umgradstudies/> * Twitter<http://www.twitter.com/umgradstudies/> * FGS Website<http://umanitoba.ca/graduate_studies/> ________________________________

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PSGSA Christmas Party!!
by Michelle Carkner 25 Nov '15

25 Nov '15

Hey everyone! It's our favourite time of the year (well mine at least). The Annual Plant Science Graduate Student Christmas Party and secret Santa exchange: December 9 at noon in room 218 This will be a potluck so bring your favourite Christmas food or dessert to share!! The secret Santa gift exchange will also be occurring and a quick reminder that the range of gift price should be between $15-20 (or more if you're my secret Santa Ho Ho Ho!) Even if you didn't participate in the gift exchange and you can't cook you should still come!! Hope to see you all there! Happy Holidays!! Michelle -- Graduate Student (M.Sc) President, PSGSA 2015-2016 Department of Plant Science University of Manitoba Cell: 204 881-2464

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Secret Santa Draw TODAY
by Danica Swaenepoel 25 Nov '15

25 Nov '15

Hi everyone, The secret santa draw will be happening today at 10:00 am in the grad lounge, during coffee time. Please let me know if you are not able to attend, I will choose a name for you and email you the name of the person you got. See you all there! Danica Swaenepoel Graduate Student (M.Sc) Vice President, PSGSA 2015-2016 Department of Plant Science 222 Agriculture Building University of Manitoba Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2

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Secret Santa Update!
by Danica Swaenepoel 23 Nov '15

23 Nov '15

Hi everyone, There is still time to sign up for our Secret Santa gift exchange in the Grad Lounge (there is a sign-up sheet on the bulletin board) and we will draw names this Wednesday at 10am during coffee time. If you can't make it a name will be drawn for you and we will email you the name of the person you are to buy for. We are just working out the actual date of the potluck and gift exchange, this will all be discussed on Wednesday as well! Ps. There is coffee time at 10am today - free cake!! Thanks, Danica Swaenepoel Graduate Student (M.Sc) Vice President, PSGSA 2015-2016 Department of Plant Science 222 Agriculture Building University of Manitoba Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2

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Advanced Plant Science Seminar - Thursday, November 26, 2015
by Christy Doyle 20 Nov '15

20 Nov '15

Good Morning, On Thursday, November 26, 2015, the Department of Plant Science, Advanced Plant Science Seminar will be: "Identifying Blackleg Resistance in Brassica napus and Host Response in Brassica napus-Leptosphaeria maculans Pathosystem" Presented by: Xuehua Zhang, Ph.D. Candidate Department of Plant Science University of Manitoba At 3:30 p.m. in the Carolyn Sifton Lecture Theatre, Room 130, Agriculture Building. A Poster is attached. Coffee at 3:00 p.m. in the Atrium Everyone Welcome!!

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FW from Danica: Secret Santa for Plant Science Grad Students!!
by Bev Godard 20 Nov '15

20 Nov '15

Bev Godard Secretary to the Department Head Department of Plant Science 222 Agriculture Building University of Manitoba Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 PH: 204-474-8563 FAX: 204-474-7528 Bev.Godard(a)umanitoba.ca From: Danica Swaenepoel [mailto:swaenepd@myumanitoba.ca] Sent: November-17-15 9:29 PM To: Bev Godard Subject: Secret Santa for Plant Science Grad Students!! Hey everyone! We are wanting to host a Christmas potluck and gift exchange again this year. We are still working on an exact date but we are looking for people interested participating in the Secret Santa Gift Exchange so that we can create the pool to draw names. There will be a sign-up sheet in the grad lounge for the rest of the week, and the beginning of next week. We will likely try to choose names on Tuesday or Wednesday to give everyone at the ASA meetings a chance to sign up. We'll notify you when the names are going to be drawn - lots of people joined in last year and it was a lot of fun!! Feel free to email me if you have any questions! Thanks, Danica Swaenepoel Graduate Student (M.Sc.) Department of Plant Science 222 Agriculture Building University of Manitoba Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2

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Secret Santa for all Grad Students!
by Danica Swaenepoel 19 Nov '15

19 Nov '15

Hey everyone! We are wanting to host a Christmas potluck and gift exchange again this year. We are still working on an exact date but we are looking for people interested participating in the Secret Santa Gift Exchange so that we can create the pool to draw names. There will be a sign-up sheet in the grad lounge for the rest of the week, and the beginning of next week. Lots of people joined in last year and it was a lot of fun!! We will draw names next Wednesday, November 25 at the 10:00 am coffee time in the grad lounge. This gives everyone at the ASA meetings a chance to sign up! If you are not available to make it for the name drawing at 10 am on Wednesday, a name will be drawn for you and emailed to you. Feel free to email me if you have any questions! Thanks, Danica Swaenepoel Graduate Student (M.Sc.) Department of Plant Science 222 Agriculture Building University of Manitoba Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 Danica Swaenepoel Graduate Student (M.Sc) Vice President, PSGSA 2015-2016 Department of Plant Science 222 Agriculture Building University of Manitoba Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2

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by Bev Godard 16 Nov '15

16 Nov '15

1-4-5 Bev Godard Secretary to the Department Head Department of Plant Science 222 Agriculture Building University of Manitoba Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 PH: 204-474-8563 FAX: 204-474-7528 Bev.Godard(a)umanitoba.ca

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REMNDER: NSERC Canada Graduate Scholarships
by Martha Blouw 09 Nov '15

09 Nov '15

Canada Graduate Scholarships - Masters (CGSM - SSHRC, NSERC, CIHR) 17,500/YR for 1YR - For Master's Students Read more ><http://wwwdevapps.cc.umanitoba.ca/admin/mco/student-newsletter/mymail/4678/…> Deadline: December 1, 2015 Martha Blouw, Academic Advisor Department of Plant Science Department of Soil Science 226 Agriculture Building 66 Dafoe Road University of Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada R3T 2N2 Telephone: 204-474-8223 Fax: 204-474-7528

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FW FROM MICHELLE: Reminder: Coffee break in Grad Lounge today at 10am
by Bev Godard 09 Nov '15

09 Nov '15

From: Michelle Carkner [mailto:carknemk@myumanitoba.ca] Sent: November-09-15 9:33 AM To: Bev Godard Subject: Reminder: Coffee break in Grad Lounge today at 10am Good morning Grad Students!! This a just a quick reminder that there's a coffee break today at 10am in the Grad Lounge. They are held every Monday and Wednesday at 10am (except this Wednesday - University is closed). There will be caffeine and board games! (Yes board games!) Michelle Carkner -- Graduate Student (M.Sc.) President, PSGSA 2015-2016 Department of Plant Science University of Manitoba carknemk(a)myumanitoba.ca<mailto:carknemk@myumanitoba.ca>

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