Graduate Studies Info Session
Information Session on Programs and Funding Opportunities
Our next session will be held on Wednesday, December 7th at 13:00 - 14:30 in CH C309.
Dr. Rachel Schmidt, Graduate Director, will provide information about our programs, possible research options and funding scenarios. Several current graduate students will be in attendance to speak about their experiences and to help answer questions.
For additional information, please contact the Graduate Program Administrator, Carole Taylor
Vox Condisciplum
Vox Condiscipulum, Latin for “voice of the school fellows,” is the FIS Departmental Association for graduate students. The aim of the association is to promote and serve the intellectual, academic, cultural and social interests of the graduate students of the department, fostering interaction between students and providing support for new graduate students. We are currently working on a peer-reviewed journal that will allow graduate students to publish and share their research, as well as seeking funding for a book of poetry that was created and translated by two of our members. If you would like information or have ideas for future activities or events, please contact the current executive members: Brandee Strickland, Chantelle Hug, Sandra Christensen and Tijana Malogajski.
FIS Graduate Students ...
- work with award-winning specialists
- publish articles with their professors
- interact with peers in small seminars
- participate in national and international forums
- benefit from secure finding
- develop pedagogy and teaching skills
- take advantage of exchange programs in France and Spain
- work in collaboration with the Instituto Cervantes, the LRC and other prominent centres at U of C
Congratulations Recent External Awards Recipients
Brandee Strickland (PhD Spanish) has been awarded the prestigious Vanier Scholarship for 2011-14. With this support, she will endeavour to build sustainable partnerships between the U of C and other international post-secondary institutions, through the organization of online intercultural exchanges using computer mediated communication.
Robinson Ayala (PhD Spanish), holds a 2010-12 multi-year grant for his research on "Echoes of Don Quixote in modern-day Central American Speech".
Chantelle Hug (MA Spanish), held a 2010-11 CGS grant and M. Smith Travel Supplement (2011) which supported a recent research trip to Mexico. Her work involves "Identity and Space in Two Novels by Carmen Boullosa".
Katherine Mueller (PhD French), SSHRC 2010-11 continues her work which is entitled "Rethinking the focus of grammar in Canada's Immersion program".
Sandra Christensen (MA French), SSHRC 2010 -11, worked on "Utopies énergétiques: une analyse du discours de l'énergie" and completed her degree in June.