(1st Edition, January 21, 2013)
Note: In order to improve communications and reduce the high volume of emails, we are
introducing this bulletin which will include ALL communications between students and
faculty. Depending on the volume of items, it will be produced every 2 weeks.
What’s New in this Edition…
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Urgent Items
o Course Change Deadline: Jan. 22, 2013
o Faculty of Arts Internship Awards Information Session: Jan. 23, 2013
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News from the School
o Staff Recruitment
o Update on Qualifying, MSW and PhD applications, 2013-14
o CASWE Accreditation
o Academic Unit Review
o IAM (Indigenous Access McGill) Events (Feb. 6 & Feb. 20, 2013)
o Draft Regulations of the Professional Order
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News from the University
o Draft Protocol on Protests
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News from Student Societies and Groups
o SWAGS Newsletter of January 2013
o Education & Social Justice Forum (Jan. 25, 2013)
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Notices of Awards &Funding
o Summer 2013 Faculty of Arts Internships (Jan. 28, 2013)
o AUCC-SFD Students for Development Award (Feb. 1, 2013)
o Call for Nominations: Action Canada (Feb. 15, 2013)
o Media@McGill Arts Graduate Research Fellowship 2013 (Mar. 28, 2013)
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Notices of Events
o Call for Paper: 8th Annual Legal Studies Graduate Conference (Feb. 1, 2013)
o G8 & G20 Youth Summit 2013 (Feb. 11, 2013)
o 2013 National Humanitarian Studies
o Montreal Theatre
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Urgent Items
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Course Change Deadline: Jan. 22nd, 2013
Please be reminded that Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013 is the Course Change (add/drop)
deadline for Winter term courses and Continuing Studies Winter term courses for Arts.
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Faculty of Arts Internship Awards Information Session: Jan. 23rd, 2013
This information session will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 23rd, 12:00pm - 1:00pm, in Arts
Building, Room 160. Information will be presented on the Faculty of Arts Internship Awards
including eligibility criteria and application procedures. This session is highly recommended for
undergraduate and graduate students applying for an Arts Internship Award. These
awards are open to all internships to be completed by Arts students – not restricted to AIOadministered internships. RSVP preferred. For more information, please visit:
http://www.mcgill.ca/arts-internships/awards
News from the School
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Staff Recruitment
The School is presently recruiting for two tenure track positions with a start date of no later
than August 1st, 2013. We are seeking faculty whose research interests complement those of
our existing faculty, in social theory and social policy, practice in the fields of adult mental
health, aging and addictions. To view the full job ad, please click on the below icon:
job_ad_2012_3.pdf
The Search Committee has met, reviewed nearly 60 applications and is in the process of
reaching decisions regarding a shortlist of candidates. There is a student place on the
committee that SWSA and SWAGS have been asked to fill. Please set aside the following dates
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for Job Talks: February 18 @ 14h00; February 25 @ 14h00; February 27 @ 14h30; March 27
@ 14h30; April 15 @ 14h00; April 17 @ 14h00; and April 24 @ 14h00.
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Update on Qualifying, MSW and PhD applications, 2013-14
Graduate applicants applying this year were the first to test the University’s new online
electronic application system (commonly referred to as GAP). As with all new systems, there
were problems with several aspects of the process. In particular, email requests not received
by referees and referees not being able to upload their letters electronically. The GAP
programmers have received feedback from all departments, and next year’s admission process
should go smoothly. Although the deadline to apply was January 15, the School of Social Work
is maintaining all admission files open for at least an additional 2 weeks to receive any
outstanding letters of reference. This extension will in no way adversely affect any applicant.
Good luck to everyone who applied!
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CASWE Accreditation
A draft report has been received from the site team of the CASWE which the school is providing
factual corrections and comment in advance of the meeting of the Commission of Accreditation
where the judgment on the School will be considered.
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Academic Unit Review
The draft report from the Academic Unit external review team is expected very shortly.
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IAM (Indigenous Access McGill) Events
Date: (1) Artist Talk, Wednesday, February 6th, 2013, 3:00pm – 4:30pm; (2) The Scar
Project Workshop, Wednesday, February 20th, 2013, 2:00pm – 5:00pm
IAM is planning two events with Nadia Myre, a visual artist from Quebec and an Algonquin
member of the Kitigan Zibi Anishnabeg. Both events will be held in Wendy Patrick Room
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(#118). As the space for the workshop is limited, please register with Courtney Montour at
courtney.montour@mcgill.ca no later than Friday, February 8th. For details about the events,
please click on the below flyer:
IAM Events.pdf
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Draft Regulations of the Professional Order
A list of draft regulations was published in the Gazette officielle du Québec (December
2012/January 2013) as below:
2012-12-05_Gazette
Officielle.pdf
The full text of each may be accessed from the following site: http://www.opq.gouv.qc.ca/loiset-reglements. The project concerning social work can be found at: Travailleurs sociaux et des
thérapeutes conjugaux et familiaux.
News from the University
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Draft Protocol on Protests
McGill is taking steps to revise the Protocol Regarding Demonstrations, Protests and
Occupations. For further details about the draft protocol concerning peaceful assembly on
campus, please click on the below icon:
Draft Protocol on
Protests.pdf
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News from Student Societies and Groups
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SWAGS Newsletter of January 2013
Please click the below icon for the SWAGS newsletter of January 2013, which can also be read
from our School’s website:
january_newsletter.
pdf
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Education & Social Justice Forum
Date: Friday, January 25th, 2013, 1:00pm – 5:00pm, Wendy Patrick (#118)
This forum aims to engage social work students across graduate and undergraduate programs
around issues of education and social justice. The first part of this forum will foster interprogram dialogue about specific themes (such as, accessible education, Indigenous rights,
disability and migrant justice). The second part will provide members with the opportunity to
discuss SWAGS decision making procedures and develop collective resolutions to be voted upon
at the upcoming General Assembly.
Notices of Awards &Funding
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Summer 2013 Faculty of Arts Internships
Application deadline: Monday, January 28th, 2013.
Summer 2013 Faculty of Arts Internships are now open for application. For a complete list of
the internships and further details about the application, please click the flyer below:
Summer 2013
Faculty of Arts Internships now open for application.pdf
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AUCC-SFD Students for Development Award
Application deadline: Friday, February 1st, 2013, 12:00pm EST
The program grants $6,500 (for a three-month internship) to up to five McGill students who
gain academic credit through internships in developing countries. Internship positions are held
either at Green Power in Kianyaga, Kenya, or at Nexos Voluntarios in Peru. For further details,
please click on the below flyer:
AUCC-SFD Students
for Development Award.pdf
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Call for Nominations: Action Canada
Application deadline: Friday, February 15th, 2013.
Action Canada is Canada’s premier leadership program. If you are an emerging leader or know
someone who qualifies, please visit actioncanada.ca for details on its call for nominations for
the 2013/14 fellowship year.
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Media@McGill Arts Graduate Research Fellowship 2013
Application deadline: Thursday, March 28th, 2013 at 5 p.m.
Media@McGill offers a research fellowship on a competitive basis, to a PhD 4 or 5 student,
registered in a department within the Faculty of Arts, conducting media-related research. For
details, please click on the below icon:
Media@McGill.pdf
Notices of Events
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Call for Paper: 8th Annual Legal Studies Graduate Conference
Submission deadline: Friday, February 1st, 2013.
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The 8th Carleton University Annual Legal Studies Graduate Conference to be held on March 15,
2013 is looking for interdisciplinary presenters to explore the topic of “emancipatory
approaches: engaging law and social movements.” A certain amount of funds is also allotted for
travel expenses for the successful applicants. Please click on the below icon for the flyer:
Carleton Legal
Studies Conference Call for Papers.pdf
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G8 & G20 Youth Summit 2013
Application deadline: 11pm EST Monday, February 11th, 2013.
Recruitment is currently underway for university students to represent Canada at the annual G8
& G20 Youth Summits. For the application package, please click below:
YFID G8G20
Application Package 2013.pdf
More information about the G8 & G20 Youth Summit and past conferences can also be found on
website (www.yfid.org) or on Facebook page (www.facebook.com/canadaYFID).
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2013 National Humanitarian Studies
The National 2013 Disaster and Humanitarian Response course will be hosted by the University
of Toronto in May, 2013. Please click below for the flyer and the registration form:
Disaster Course
Disaster Course
2013 Invitation.pdf 2013 Registration Form.pdf
For more information, you can also contact Judy Kopelow (j.kopelow@utoronto.ca).
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Montreal Theatre
A play about Stephen Truscott playing at the Centaur Theatre from Jan 29th - Feb 24th, 2013
provides a dramatic portrayal of the murder of schoolgirl Lynne Harper in 1959 and the
conviction of 14 year old Stephen Truscott. This case fundamentally changed Canadian
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opinion about criminal justice and forever changed the landscape of the close-knit Ontario
community where the murder and conviction took place. Then-prime minister John
Diefenbaker admitted to "shock" when he heard Truscott's sentence and realized it damaged
the reputation of Canada’s system of justice internationally. Two years later his government
introduced legislation prohibiting the execution of juveniles.
Waiting for the Barbarians is an adaptation of JM Coetzee’s iconic novel, playing at the Segal
Centre from Jan 27th - Feb 17th, 2013. It tackles the complex dialectics between the oppressed
and the oppressor under a totalitarian regime. When faced with the acts of brutality committed
by the power structures he unwillingly serves, the Magistrate has to make the decisions of all
those who live in conscious complicity with totalitarian regimes. He engages in introspection
that takes the form of a rhythmic stream of consciousness, delving into complex philosophical
and moral issues to create a critical analysis of the dynamics of political oppression.
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