Monday, Jan. 18, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Online

Faculty of Engineering & Applied Science; titled:  On the Reliability Assessment of Floating Offshore Drilling Units

https://mun.webex.com/mun/j.php?MTID=m5926acb64a63f41647a365ef5747afa0

Presented by School of Graduate Studies

Monday, Jan. 18, 12-1 p.m.

Online

“The genetic relationship of psoriatic arthritis and obesity” presented by Cassidy Welsh, MSc Candidate, Dr. Rahman / O’Rielly’s Laboratory

For Webex Meeting and D2L Link details please contact Melissa Dalton at m.dalton@mun.ca

Presented by Division of BioMedical Sciences

Monday, Jan. 18, 1-3 p.m.

Online

Department of Psychology; titled:  THE PSYCHOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES OF CANCER IN CANADIAN YOUNG ADULTS:  A NATIONAL EXPLORATION OF PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS AND FEAR OF CANCER RECURRENCE

https://mun.webex.com/mun/j.php?MTID=mf352da80fe956b995c10bedde0cab498

Presented by School of Graduate Studies

Monday, Jan. 18, 7-8 p.m.

Online Rooms in Brightspace

Whether you are new to Brightspace or just need a refresher, the Brightspace Basics (previously offered as Getting Started in Brightspace) session is designed to walk you through the basics for preparing your course site for the start of the term. Instructors are encouraged to come prepared to discuss issues or challenges they may have experienced when teaching with Brightspace. The facilitator will aim to provide suggestions to address the issues presented.

Topics include:

• Overview of CITL’s Support team
• Logging into Brightspace and accessing your course site
• Adding content to a site, including the Course Set-up Kit for Remote Instruction
• Using course mail and announcement to contact your students
• Setting up a discussion forum
• Creating an assignment folder for submissions
• Setting up the grade book to track and return grades to students
• Introducing online rooms

This session will be hosted in Online Rooms: https://ysu-na.youseeu.com/sync-activity/invite/1381664/c7a44d808532656181d8f97fb4aa2eb3?lti-scope=d2l-resource-syncmeeting-list

The room will open 15 minutes before the start of the session.

It is recommended that you access the room using either of the following internet browsers: Chrome, Microsoft Edge (Chromium) or Firefox

Presented by CITL

Tuesday, Jan. 19, 1-3 p.m.

Online

School of Pharmacy; titled:  Early-Stage Cost-Effectiveness Analyses of New Health Care Technologies

https://mun.webex.com/mun/j.php?MTID=mae2b2218a00655ecd5f91fe4d47161ee

Presented by School of Graduate Studies

Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2-3 p.m.

Online

Online Rooms is a “web-conferencing” application accessible within each Brightspace course site. This tool allows you to schedule and host synchronous sessions with your students. Some ways to use this tool include hosting online office hours, review sessions prior to an exam, guest speaker presentations, or allowing your students to make presentations. Synchronous sessions can be recorded for review, or you can use the room to record your own lectures. This session will demonstrate the features of the room and share best practices for using these features.

This session will be hosted in Online Rooms: https://ysu-na.youseeu.com/sync-activity/invite/1381695/1b3e7ea9e93a4c56cbb173707edfba17?lti-scope=d2l-resource-syncmeeting-list

The room will open 15 minutes before the start of the session.

It is recommended that you access the room using either of the following internet browsers:  Chrome, Microsoft Edge (Chromium) or Firefox

Presented by CITL

Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2-3:30 p.m.

Online

This session will discuss the application of project management methodology throughout the entire research project life cycle, from project conception, through to final reporting or publication.

Presenter: David Miller, Director of Research Grants and Contract Services

REGISTER HERE

Offered by Memorial University’s Enhanced Development of the Graduate Experience (EDGE) https://www.mun.ca/edge: workshops and resources designed to help graduate students build diverse skills and competencies to be successful in graduate school and beyond.

Presented by School of Graduate Studies

Tuesday, Jan. 19, 6-7 p.m.

Online

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeiOlNLc6Kq8aOoe-67lUQ4Ev0JnaBE5VTUcNNhDHppPch0Ow/viewform

Presented by Society for Petroleum Engineers -- Student Chapter

Wednesday, Jan. 20, 1-3 p.m.

Online

Department of Mathematics & Statistics; titled:  Group Gradings on Classical Lie Superalgebras

https://mun.webex.com/mun/j.php?MTID=m873e87fb6a2521daec6d0d59a0ac6167

Presented by School of Graduate Studies

Wednesday, Jan. 20, 1-2 p.m.

Online

A professional résumé and cover letter are critical to securing an interview in today’s competitive job market! Learn how to market yourself effectively so you stand out and make a positive impression. This session will help you to prepare and tailor a resume and cover letter that clearly reflects your education, experience and skills to ensure that your documents are directly relevant to the position you are applying for.

Presenter: Julie Bowering, Career Development Coordinator, School of Graduate Studies

REGISTER HERE

Offered by Memorial University’s Enhanced Development of the Graduate Experience (EDGE) https://www.mun.ca/edge: workshops and resources designed to help graduate students build diverse skills and competencies to be successful in graduate school and beyond.

Presented by School of Graduate Studies

Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2-3 p.m.

Online

This session will cover how to schedule and host a session using Webex, including how to integrate Webex into your Brightspace course site. Demonstrations of content sharing, collaboration tools such as annotation and polls, and ways to leverage the chat tool will also be provided. As this tool is being used to record both synchronous and asynchronous content, participants will be taken through the process of recording and publishing, while being mindful of best practices and privacy considerations. This session will also provide time for Q&A.

This session will be hosted in Webex: https://mun.webex.com/mun/j.php?MTID=mecaf07eb3cc4ce865e8b3ef933798f62

The room will open 15 minutes before the start of the session.

It is recommended that you access the room using either of the following internet browsers:  Chrome, Microsoft Edge (Chromium) or Firefox

Presented by CITL

Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2:30-3:30 p.m.

Online

Memorial offers over 100 graduate diploma, master’s, and doctoral degree
program options across almost all disciplines. Join us for this free,
interactive webinar in which we’ll cover admission requirements, program
requirements, tuition fees, tips for finding a research supervisor, and advice
on how to submit the best possible application. We’ll also answer any questions
you might have to help you make the right choice on where and how to apply.
Click here
to register.

Offered by the School of Graduate Studies. For more information about graduate
studies at Memorial University, please visit www.mun.ca/masterplan.

Presented by School of Graduate Studies

Wednesday, Jan. 20, 6-7 p.m.

Online

The Office of Professional and Educational Development would like to invite all health care providers to CPD@Dusk: Updates in Infertility, presented by Dr. Deanna Murphy. This educational event will be offered virtually.

Location: WebEx

Learning Objectives:

• Review indications for referral to fertility services
• Discuss required testing
• Review infertility treatments

Please learn more and register at: https://www.med.mun.ca/opd/programs/info.asp?id=4340

Presented by Office of Professional and Educational Development

Wednesday, Jan. 20, 7-8 p.m.

Online Rooms in Brightspace

This session takes a deep dive into the details and options available for assessing student learning using the tools within Brightspace, notably Quiz, Assignment and Video Assignment. The session will provide an overview of the tools, and provide an opportunity to ask specific questions related your assessment plans.

Topics include:

• Creating an assessment
• Due dates, availability dates and other restrictions
• Providing special access for select students
• Accessing and grading student submissions

And more…

This session will be hosted in Online Rooms: https://ysu-na.youseeu.com/sync-activity/invite/1381689/fde4edcfd3d05f31f7704ea44762e793?lti-scope=d2l-resource-syncmeeting-list

The room will open 15 minutes before the start of the session.

It is recommended that you access the room using either of the following internet browsers:  Chrome, Microsoft Edge (Chromium) or Firefox.

Presented by CITL

Thursday, Jan. 21, 4:30-5:30 p.m.

Online

Join us for an exclusive fireside chat to kick off mentoring month on Jan. 21 at 4:30 p.m. NT.

RBC Olympian and Professional Athlete, Sam Effah, will chat with RBC’s Executive Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer, Mary DePaoli about all things mentorship—from finding a mentor to landing a job.

Why join?

• Hear tips to land a job at a top brand like RBC
• Learn how to find a mentor—and why you’d want one
• Ask our hosts your top questions about mentoring
• Network with hundreds of students

Don’t miss this intimate conversation hosted by Ten Thousand Coffees for Mentoring Month 2021. Join Memorial’s Ten Thousand Coffees hub to reserve your spot today!

Presented by Office of Alumni Engagement

Thursday, Jan. 21, 7:30-9:30 p.m.

Online

Saxophonist and postdoctoral fellow at the International Institute of Critical Studies in Improvisation (IICSI), Dani Oore joins forces with MUN faculty member Florian Hoefner on piano to bring you an evening of improvised tonal musicand other music. The concert will feature Dani’s hallmark saxophone and vocal styles and Florian’s inventive piano improvisations.

Presented by Music At Memorial