UTM's Association of Graduate Students

Date: Every other Wednesday: March 26 and April 9
Time: 12:00 to 1:00 p.m.
Location: Davis Building, Room 3138
Register at www.familycare.utoronto.ca

Share your successes and frustrations of raising children with other parents in a safe and supportive environment. We will discuss parenting strategies, tips and resources to help you meet your parenting goals. Please feel free to send us your specific topics of interest via email. Facilitator: Lina Zahreddine, Master of Social Work Candidate

All University of Toronto students, staff, faculty and postdoctoral fellows are welcome.

Family Care Advisor at UofT Mississauga
Time: Appointments are available between 10 am and 2pm
Date: Wednesday, April 9 and Wednesday, May 28
Location: Davis Building, UTM

If you are seeking support and advice on any personal family matters, a family care advisor will be available on the UTM Campus to meet with students, staff and faculty for individual confidential consultations.

Book an appointment to discuss the following:

Planning for a child, pregnancy, resources for new parents.
The University’s maternity / parental / adoption/primary
caregiver leave policies.
Child care, schools & other programs for children.
Services and supports for an aging family member.
Balancing work, study & family.
Parenting strategies.
Bereavement resources.
Separation & divorce resources.

To book an appointment, please email family.care@utoronto.ca with the following information: your student or staff number, UofT employee group and/or your union affiliation if applicable, and a brief explanation of your enquiry.

UTMAGS will be hosting a St. Patrick’s Day breakfast on Monday, March 17th from 10 am – 12 pm in the Grad Lounge (DV1100).

Join us for some coffee and
festive pancakes with delicious toppings – FREE!

The Family Care Office will be hosting another Parenting Group and has also set up advising hours for those of you interested.

UTM Parenting Discussion Group
Date: Every other Wednesday: March 12 & 26
Time: 12:00 to 1:00 p.m.
Location: Davis Building, Room 3138
Register at www.familycare.utoronto.ca

Share your successes and frustrations of raising children with other parents in a
safe and supportive environment. We will discuss parenting strategies, tips and
resources to help you meet your parenting goals. Please feel free to send us
your specific topics of interest via email. Facilitator: Lina Zahreddine, Master of
Social Work Candidate

All University of Toronto students, staff, faculty and postdoctoral fellows are
welcome.

Family Care Advisor at UofT Mississauga
Time: Appointments are available between 10 am and 2pm
Date: Wednesday, April 9
Location: Davis Building, U of T Mississauga

If you are seeking support and advice on any personal family matters, a family
care advisor will be available on the UTM Campus to meet with students, staff
and faculty for individual confidential consultations. Book an appointment to
discuss the following:

Planning for a child, pregnancy, resources for new parents.
The University’s maternity / parental / adoption/primary caregiver leave
policies.
Child care, schools & other programs for children.
Services and supports for an aging family member.
Balancing work, study & family.
Parenting strategies.
Bereavement resources.
Separation & divorce resources.

To book an appointment, please email family.care@utoronto.ca with the
following information: your student or staff number, UofT employee group
and/or your union affiliation if applicable, and a brief explanation of your
enquiry.

Positive Parenting Workshop – U of T Mississauga
Date: Wednesday, February 26
Time: 12:00 to 1:00 p.m.
Location: Davis Building, Room 3138
Register at www.familycare.utoronto.ca

Guiding a child’s behaviour is an art. Come discuss some key techniques that can help you understand and guide your child effectively. Participants will learn about the importance of setting limits, implementing appropriate consequences and offering choices to children. Refresh your parenting skills, learn new information and make connections with other parents in your community.

Facilitator: Brian Russell is a Parent Educator with the LAMP Community Health Centre. He and his wife have raised three daughters into the teen years (and so far, so good!)

Please register early, space is limited! All University of Toronto students, staff, faculty and postdoctoral fellows are welcome. Please let us know if you have any mobility challenges so we can accommodate your needs.

UTMAGS is organizing a Trampoline Dodgeball tournament for Tuesday, Feb. 25th, 6pm at Sky Zone Mississauga!

Sign up as a team ($20/team, 5 person maximum) or individually ($5) for a
chance to win bragging rights and some awesome prizes!

For more details please see the attached poster.

If you or any other grad students you know are looking for off-campus housing
please see the link below for a great deal. Please note that this housing is
available to UTM grad students only.

http://toronto.en.craigslist.ca/mss/roo/4323828318.html

“Thirsty Thursdays” are going campus-wide!

Have you ever thought that it would be great to get together with colleagues from across campus for a relaxed chat? If so, then we have exactly the event for you.

UTM faculty, grad students and postdocs are invited to the first campus-wide Thirsty Thursday – UTM’s monthly Research and Networking Social. It will take place on Thursday (of course), Feb. 13, 16:00 – 18:30 in the Faculty Club.

There will be soft drinks, snacks, a cash bar, and if you all drop by, great company and good conversation. Until then, keep in mind that “In wine there is wisdom, in beer there is freedom, in water there is bacteria” (B. Franklin)*.

Please contact Christoph Richter in Biology (christoph.richter@utoronto.ca) if you have any questions.

*Quotes are for entertainment purposes only, and may not reflect actual biological, chemical, physical, historical or social facts!

IMI will be hosting its second seminar of the new year on February 4th (tomorrow) at 6:30pm in IB120.

The speaker is Pierre Meulien Ph.D., President & CEO, Genome Canada. Please see attached poster for more details.

Hope to see you all there!

Are you thinking of job hunting? Do you feel that your CV/resume does not accurately describe your accomplishments and skills? Do you want to learn tricks to make you noticed by an employer? If the answer is yes to any of these questions, then Venture’s CV & Cover Letter Workshop is for you!

The workshop will be lead by Dr. Nick Toltl, a seasoned healthcare industry professional, currently Vice-President of R&D at Concept 2 Clinic Inc, with over 10 years of experience at Eli Lilly in R&D. Dr. Toltl is a mentor in our Graduate Mentorship Program whom you also might have met at our annual Networking Night this past fall, who has been very willing to help many of our members. Join us at the workshop to learn tips and tricks how to make your CV stand out and potentially land a job! Please register by emailing info@venture-connections.ca.

Date: Thursday, February 13th at 3pm
Location: DV3130
Fee: Free for Venture members. If you are not a member, a one-time fee of $10
grants you full membership to Venture and all events. Please go to
http://www.venture-connections.ca/membership/  for more information

Refreshments will be served!