External Opportunities
The Financial Wellness Project is a peer-led financial wellness project that follows three characters aged 18 to 30 who explore and learn about how their individual money attitudes influence their financial behaviours.
To support this initiative, visit the Calumet & Stong Colleges (CCSC) YouTube Channel!
The Financial Wellness Project consists of 3 episodes:
1. The Role of Money Attitudes
2. Debt Repayment
3. Investing for the Future
Attention York undergraduates that are NOT currently enrolled in PSYC1010, Kate is a MA student in the Research on Emerging Adults, Adolescents, and Children (REACh) Lab. She is currently recruiting undergraduate students to participate in an online survey on university students’ emotions and well-being. The survey will take approximately 20-30 minutes and all participants will be entered into a prize draw for 1 in 5 $25 Tim Hortons’ gift cards!
Here’s the survey link: https://tinyurl.com/8na9atj4
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Kate at katelee@yorku.ca
Attention York undergraduates that are NOT currently enrolled in PSYC1010, Paolina is a MA student in the Research on Emerging Adults, Adolescents, and Children (REACh) Lab. She is looking for undergraduate students (ages 18-29) to participate in an online survey that is investigating emotions, social interactions, and well-being. The survey will take approximately 30 minutes to complete, and you will be entered in a draw to win 1 in 5 $25 Tim Horton’s gift cards!
Here’s the survey link: https://tinyurl.com/2zhue5by
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Paolina at onoratop@yorku.ca
Mentorship Opportunity: SickKids Pain Centre Fundraiser
Premed Mentorship Program
Looking for help with GPA, MCAT, extracurriculars, OMSAS, interviews, reference letters, research, and more? Sign up to get one-on-one insight into medical school admissions from an Ontario medical student mentor!!
Our Premed Mentorship Program aims to connect premeds with medical students in exchange for a small donation (minimum $10 is all we ask) in order to raise funds that will go directly to the SickKids Pain Centre to help with the worsening chronic pain in children during COVID-19.
Steps:
1) Please fill out this Google form: https://forms.gle/jPmQD1LmJFmur3B2A
2) Visit SickKids' Foundation donation page to donate a minimum of $10 directly to SickKids: https://fundraise.sickkidsfoundation.com/paincentre
3) Send your full name, along with proof of your donation or tax receipt given to SickKidsPACFund@gmail.com
4) Once we've received your donation, we will match you with a medical student for a minimum 1 hour session. You can also form longitudinal relationships with your mentor if you both wish!
Please complete these steps if you would like to sign up to be connected to a Medical Student Mentor and help raise funds for the SickKids Pain Centre.
If you have any questions please email us at SickKidsPACFund@gmail.com.
The Department of Psychology Wants to Hear from YOU!
By completing the Student Experience Survey, you will have an opportunity to have your voice heard. If you have already completed the survey, thanks for helping the Department of Psychology improve the program. If you have not completed the survey, we would very much appreciate you taking about 15 minutes of your time to let us know about your experiences within the Psychology program.
By completing the survey, you have the opportunity to be entered into a draw to win one of six gift cards worth $25 for VISA or Starbucks. The survey can be found at the following link:
https://yorkufoh.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4ZSYcOTctO5nOzr
Undergraduate Certification in Psychological Methods and Data Analysis
Recently, Senate approved a new Undergraduate Certificate in Psychological Methods and Data Analysis. This will allow students who complete a number of courses in Statistics and Research Methods to obtain recognition for their accomplishments.
Details and requirements can be found here: https://qm.info.yorku.ca/cpmda/
Calumet & Stong Colleges: Charting Our Path to Colleges@2025
Calumet and Stong Colleges (CCSC) would like to invite Faculty of Health students, staff and faculty, alumni and fellows, and partners from across the university to join them in charting the priorities for the next five years.
Your input is invaluable in evaluating Student Success Programs, such as Peer Mentoring and Peer Tutoring, and setting a path for Colleges@2025.
Please complete the following survey: https://tinyurl.com/CCSC20252
To complete the survey please familiarize yourself with the following:
CCSC Strategic Plan https://ccscss.info.yorku.ca/colleges-5-year-plan-2015-2020/
CCSC SSProgram Brochure https://ccscss.info.yorku.ca/stong-calumet-brochure-final-feb-1-2018/
York's University Academic Plan (UAP) https://secretariat.info.yorku.ca/files/UAP-2020-2025-Final.pdf?x11268
Graduate Certificate Programs at Mohawk College
Mohawk College in Hamilton, Ontario is offering two graduate certificate programs: Brain Disorders Management and Mental Health & Disability Management. These programs are suitable for students who will have their degree no later than August 2021 in order to start our program in Fall 2021. The programs allow students to build on their degree training and support clients in the future. Some students have also gone on to work in research or policy settings, which is the other career pathway that they offer.
If you are interested in starting a career in these fields or using the program that includes a hands-on field placement to build their background before applying to graduate school, please read the attached information. If you have any questions, please email anne-marie.depape@mohawkcollege.ca or visit www.mohawkcollege.ca.