October 2014

Dalhousie Research Services invites you to an upcoming information session highlighting Mitacs’ industrial and international internship funding opportunities.

Important upcoming dates for faculty re: this term's Student Ratings of Instruction.

Teachers receive their Certificate in Technology Education via an innovative partnership between the Faculty of Agriculture, the Nova Scotia Technology Educators Association, the Nova Scotia Department of Education and Acadia University.

In honour of its 35th anniversary, the Association of Black Social Workers (ASBW) held a three-day conference on September 25-27th entitled 'Moving Forward: "Pathways to Culturally Competent” Practice with People of African Descent."

Childhood Psychopathology (PSYO 3129.03), Winter Term.

The Canada Savings Bonds (CSB) Payroll Savings Program is now available for employees; sign up for the program or increase your existing contributions until November 1.

Healthy Volunteers 55+ years are needed for a study to develop a new measure of attention.

Position with Financial Services.

Effective October 1, 2014, there are some changes to the Dalhousie University benefits plan for active employees' related travel to war risk zones, accident insurance maximums and premium rate changes for some plans.

FACULTY/STAFF: Please inform your students that they can learn to study smarter; they can get help with reading more critically, being more engaged in class, managing their time and much more. The Dalhousie Study Skills Program (Halifax Campuses) has workshops aimed at helping them to become more effective learners.