海角社区

There is a general information board for graduate students next to room MS2-074.

There's a coffee room (MS2-094) where everyone can meet informally. If you drink tea or coffee, you are welcome to join our coffee club. The club is self-supporting and non-profit. A fixed sum of $2.00 per week is charged for all the coffee you drink. Coffee is also available for $0.50 a cup.

For information on course听add/drop deadlines听visit 海角社区's听course changes听webpage.

For other听course information听consult the booklet:听University Regulations and Resources (Graduate听and Postdoctoral Studies)听Programs, Courses and University Regulations听2017-2018听or the听GPS web site.听

The Department is now using a "hoteling" system for graduate-student听work space听in MS2-094. 听Desks and lockers are available for graduate students. 听

Please contact听susan.gregus [at] mcgill.ca (Susan Gregus) to obtain keys for the lockers.听

There are several computers available for graduate-student use in the Department in MS2-093. Any serious problems should be reported to the Departmental Chair. Printing is done using 海角社区's Uprint system. The Faculty computer facilities in MS2-026 are available to graduate students as well. This room is accessible 24 hours a day with a valid student ID card. 听

Please see ann.gossage [at] mcgill.ca (Ann Gossage)听

The Department operates a seven-passenger minivan and听two pick-up trucks. These may be rented for research and teaching purposes. They are not available for personal use. 听Drivers must be approved to operate the vehicles. 听Rental rates are $0.25/km + $4/hr (NRS) and $0.25/km + $5/hr (non-NRS). 听

Contact vinko.culjakmathieu [at] mcgill.ca (Vinko Mathieu) for more information.

It is important that each student communicate their 海角社区 Email address to the听Macdonald Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. Most information is circulated electronically and it's to your own advantage not to miss anything.

Contact:听Macdonald Computing Center.

It takes time (from 6-8 weeks) for new appointments and renewals to be processed by the Payroll Department.

Information on fellowships听and awards is available on the GPS website.

New students can obtain an ID card from the Macdonald Campus Student Affairs Office听in Laird Hall, Room 106.听

It can take approximately 6 weeks to get an appointment with Immigration Quebec to get a renewal authorization and a further 6 weeks to be processed through Canadian Immigration. Therefore you should start the renewal process 3 months before your authorization expires.

a)听For a renewal of your authorization, call Immigration Quebec for an appointment.听The following documents are required:

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b) Permission to Work on Campus

Students holding a Student Authorization are eligible to accept employment on Campus.

To work in Canada you must have a听Social Insurance Number. This can be obtained from Employment and Immigration Canada in Pointe Claire (address follows).

Contacts:

Access to the Barton/Macdonald-Stewart/Raymond complex after hours is limited to those with a valid ID card.

Contact: ann.gossage [at] mcgill.ca (Ann Gossage)

All students have a mailbox in the Reception area. Outgoing mail leaves the office by 9:30 a.m. and incoming mail is distributed by 11 a.m. Stamps for personal letters may be purchased from the Post Office in Laird Hall (open Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m.-12:00 noon).

Note:听Personal mail should be sent to your home address and not to the Department.

Students who live farther than walking distance from the Campus and who park on Campus are required to obtain a parking permit. An annual听parking permit听costs approximately $200.00 and is available from the Security Office in Laird Hall.

There are two photocopiers in the Department, outside MS3-045 and MS2-045 and both are hooked up the 海角社区's Uprint service. Copies are $0.0775 each.
There are also photocopy machines in the Library.听

Contact: ann.gossage [at] mcgill.ca (Ann Gossage)

1) Dimensions: the paper is on a 36" wide roll so one of your poster's dimensions can be no larger than 36".听 The other dimension is typically limited by your software. 听Better to decide on your poster's dimensions FIRST and then create it. 听

2) Posters prepared using a PC tend to be less problematic than those prepared on a Mac.听 If your poster is prepared on a Mac, then provide a PDF file for printing.听

3) Although PowerPoint is by far the most popular software to use for preparing posters, consider using MS Publisher if you have it. The printer's computer does not have Adobe Photo Shop so if that is what you want to use, send a pdf or even a jpg version to print from.

4) Suggested font sizes: no smaller than 30 or 32, depending on how much text you have.听 A good test is to prepare your poster (or at least part of it), zoom your screen to 100% then step back about 4 feet (1.5 m).听 If you can read the text easily then the font size should be OK.

5) Don't use weird fonts...the printer's computer may not have them and if you don't embed them into the file, they will be changed to a default font.

6) Try to include photos and graphs and听avoid having听too much text.

7) GIVE A WEEK to print it, especially if it's coming from a Mac: problems are common.

8) The ink is water-soluble: Don't get your poster wet!!

You have to register every year and registration is done electronically via听.听Minerva Course Selection Forms are available online. Entering students register for the first time in September or January, depending on the start of your program. Thereafter, you normally pre-register every Spring (April-June) for the following year. If you plan to submit your thesis before the end of August, you need not re-register.

Fee payments are normally required twice a year.听Information on fees听is available on the 海角社区听Student Accounts听webpage.

Student Services operates a small office on the first floor of the Macdonald Campus Centennial听Center.听

Services include:听

• Nurse and Doctor by appointment
• Student aid
• Counselling
• Off-campus housing
• Career placement

To obtain more information and make appointments, contact Student Services at 514-398-7992.

Each student will have a supervisory committee which will serve as a resource for all aspects of the student's graduate program. 听A听Graduate Student Research Objectives Report Form 1听听will be submitted within 60 days of initial registration in the program and thereafter by December 20th annually. Further information appears in the Guidelines for Graduate Studies in the Department of Natural Resource Sciences, 海角社区, Macdonald Campus.

There are telephones in each research lab which you may use for local calls.

To reach phone numbers:

Within 海角社区 dial only the last four digits.

Outside of 海角社区 dial 9 first.

Please remember that these rooms are for research and keep calls to a minimum.

Fax Machine

There is a fax machine in the Welcome Centre (MS2-022A); the fax number is 514-398-7990. Unfortunately, we cannot send personal faxes. There is a service in Centennial Center for long distance faxes in Canada and the U.S. and in the Student Affairs Office (Laird Hall) for international faxes.

When you're ready to begin writing your thesis, please consult the听GPS website听for 鈥淭hesis and Non-Thesis Info鈥�. Although you are free to submit your thesis to Graduate Faculty at any time of the year, there are "official" submission dates associated with the various convocations/granting of degrees.听

Contact: Macdonald Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies

Forms to order transcripts are available from the听Student Affairs Office听and on听; the exception is the request for transcripts for certain fellowship competitions. Transcripts for these purposes are ordered from the Department. This information is posted, but if you are unsure where to request a transcript, please see the graduate coordinator.

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