For this week’s Gradifying post I’ve decided to talk to the Society of Graduate and Professional Student (SGPS)’s International Commissioner, Atul Jaiswal, to hear more about an exciting event coming up – the Diversity & Inclusion Film Festival, and learn…
The SGPS Student Advisor Program is a confidential support, referral, and advising service available to all SGPS members. As a resource for student support on campus, the Advisor program is not alone. There are many great offices offering a variety…
One of the earliest lessons that I learned as a grad student was that purchasing lunch everyday is unsustainable on a student budget. Looking back, it was common to spend $30-40 per week on lunch and snacks on campus; costs which…
Last week guest blogger Dr. Erin Clow, of Queen’s Equity and Human Rights Offices, told you what kinds of experiences you can get as a graduate student to prepare you for an alt-ac career. This week she explains how to…
We’re so pleased today to bring you the first in a two-part guest post from Dr. Erin Clow, who is a recent graduate of the Political Studies PhD program at Queen’s University. While studying at Queen’s she was involved with…
Today we have a guest post from Psychology’s Rana Pishva, MSc (PhD in the works). Look forward tomorrow to a report from the joint SGS/SGPS orientation event that’s open to all (remember, the one with the pancakes?). ——————————————————————————————————————————————– Dissertation on…
Go to Queen’s they said… Kingston is nice they said! Well, they were right. In my slightly biased opinion, I’d say that Kingston is a great place to live and if you find yourself beginning a new chapter of your…
Gradifying is very pleased to welcome this week’s guest blogger, Fiona O’Connor, Partnership Coordinator at Good2Talk. We’ve written elsewhere on the topic of mental health in graduate school. This week, Fiona introduces us to Good2Talk, Ontario’s new postsecondary student helpline, which offers…
Gradifying is thrilled to welcome Lauren Anstey to the blog today! Lauren will be discussing the important of establishing a “home” during your graduate training and various ways you accomplish that goal. For more about Lauren, scroll to the end…
