6th annual Fall camping trip
Hello Returning Students!
My name is Scott De Vito, I’m at PhD student in the Nilson lab and this years Biology Graduate Student Association [BGSA] Vice President.
The BGSA is organizing the 6th annual fall camping trip to welcome new students to the department. This is a great opportunity for both new and returning students to get to know each other outside of the university!
We will be leaving for Gatineau Park, just outside of Ottawa, on Friday, September 5th and returning on Sunday, September 7th.
The weekend promises to be a great time and we hope you can make it! Feel free to check out photos of past events. It would be great if those of you who went on previous trips would let new students know how much fun you had!
A Few Details:
- The cost should be around 40-60 dollars for car rentals, gas, food, gear, and the site (but NOT including alcohol).
- This is “car camping” i.e. even if you’ve never been camping you’re more than qualified to come.
- There is great hiking, caving, swimming, canoe/kayak rentals, fishing, and biking (and bike rentals) in the park :)
- We will have a section of the Google doc for gear sharing.
- You’re significant others are more than welcome, but don’t feel obligated (i.e. you don’t have to hire someone to pretend to be your partner :) )
- We are vegan, vegetarian, omnivore, and carnivore friendly.
- There are bathrooms (10 minute walk) and an outhouse (1 minute walk)
- We’ve had about 30-40 people (~25% of the grad students in Biology) come on each of the last two trips! (It really does provide a great way to meet fellow students)
- If there is anyone interested in helping in plan/organize things such as cars, food, equipment, and finances please let me know.
- I am also looking for someone to help take deposits from Redpath and also the 6th floor Stewart.
- You have until August 15th to let fill out the form to let us know if you’re interested in coming, after that, we’ll only be sending email updates to people who have expressed interest.
If you’re interested please fill out this FORM Your spot will be confirmed only when you have paid a $20 deposit.
Deposits are payable to:
- Scott De Vito - Stewart N5/5
- Mary-Rose Bradley-Gill Bellini 232
I hope to hear from you soon,
Scott
Summer BBQ on June 5
Hello BGSA!
To cap off a great school year, the Biology Graduate Students Association (BGSA) is hosting a free BBQ on Thursday June 5th beginning at 4pm. We’ve also bought some softball equipment and will be organizing a pick-up softball game starting at 6pm. If you’re interested in playing, please bring a glove if you have one!
- Who: All biology graduate students and postdocs, profs and other biology folk
- What: BBQ (veggie and meat options), drinks (free soda and beers at cost) & softball
- When: Thursday June 5th from 4-6 pm, softball from 6pm till it’s over or Thomson House kicks us out.
- Where: Reservoir field, the big grassy field across from Thomson House between Dr Penfield, des Pins and McTavish
- Why: Because the food is FREE and we’re lots of fun to hang out with!
This is a great way to meet new students, catch up with old friends, and kick off the summer. You don’t have to be able to catch, throw or hit the ball in order to play with us! Please bring your labmates!
Hope to see you there!
Claudia, Mary-Rose and the rest of the BGSA
BGSA Travel Grant deadline!
Hey BGSA!
This is a reminder about the BGSA travel grant. It’s due a week from Wednesday, on April 9! Attached is the form you need to fill out.
Here is a reminder of the details: BGSA Travel Grant The grant is $400 and can be used for conferences falling between September 1st, 2013 and August 31th, 2014.
If you’ve already attended a conference within that time frame, the grant may be used retroactively.
For more details and policies, please see the second page of the application, attached here or available available on the BGSA website, in the “Grants” section: mcgillbgsa.weebly.com
To apply, please fill out the application and return it to me, Mary-Rose, via email (preferable) or by printing it and dropping it off to me in Bellini room 232 or lab 270.
Applications are due April 9th, and a list of winners will be drawn randomly on April 11th and announced that day by email. The grant will be offered to the first person on the list (first name drawn), but in the event that this person declines the grant or becomes ineligible, it will be offered to the next person on the list, and so on until either the award is claimed or the award period ends. Winners must accept or decline the award by April 30th.
Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns Good luck!
Mary-Rose