Sign-up form open now
Between May 7-June 11, we're hosting free workshops and information sessions in Saskatoon, in communities in SK, AB and BC, and online to equip future uSask students for their next steps in preparing to come to university.
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Covering everything from class registration to preparing a student budget, U-Start is an important introduction to student life at uSask.
If you have students coming to uSask this summer or fall, please help us spread the word. Print this poster for your hall or office.
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Countdown to Learning Communities
Sign-up opens May 9
It's no secret that participating in a Learning Community (LC) is one of the best ways for new students to make a successful transition to university. Learning Communities offer new students the chance to:
- learn to adapt more quickly to university, including developing the skills needed to succeed in this new academic environment;
- benefit from the mentorship and support of successful upper-year students and recent U of S graduates;
- take a set of the same classes together with other new students in their college/program; and
- enjoy early access to popular classes that can be used to meet the requirements of a variety of degrees.
Sign-up opens May 9, at 12 pm (noon) in SK for Learning Communities in:
Sign-up for Education* Learning Communities opens May 16.
The countdown is on! Please encourage your students to check out LCs as early as possible as these popular programs are in high demand.
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*All direct-entry Education students are expected to sign up for a Learning Community in Term 1 and Term 2.
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Join us: Graduation Powwow - May 25, 2016
Since 2009, uSask's Graduation Powwow has been held in the spring to celebrate the academic achievements of graduating First Nations, Métis and Inuit students from the our university and from high schools throughout Saskatchewan.
Everyone is welcome to attend this free event or you can watch a live stream of the grand entry and honouring ceremonies online from your own home or school.
If your school plans to attend, please register your school group, including any graduating Aboriginal Grade 12 students* who wish to be part of the event.
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*Graduates whose names are submitted by Friday, April 29 will be included in the Graduation Powwow program booklet.
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Getting ahead with summer classes
If getting ahead in their degree program, focusing on a tough class they want to get out of the way or earning credit for learning skills to succeed in their other classes sound appealing to your students, they should be taking a summer class!
Students can take almost any class they choose in the summer, but three we recommend for first-year students include:
- INTS 100.3 - Strategies for Academic Success
- ASTR 102.3 - Introduction to Galaxies and Cosmology
- BIOL 121.3 - The Diversity of Life
Students can speak with an advisor about taking summer classes. If they need to switch their start term to summer, they can contact the Admissions Office to make the switch anytime before July 4.
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Upcoming dates and deadlines
Sun. May 1
Deadline for Canadian citizens and permanent residents to apply for admission and pay the application fee for September 2016:
Application deadline for Aboriginal and Northern teacher education programs, including: ITEP, SUNTEP, NORTEP, ACTEP
May 7-June 11
U-Start workshops and webinars for new students in Agriculture and Bioresources, Arts and Science, Education, Edwards School of Business, Engineering, and Kinesiology
Mon. May 9, 12 pm (noon) in Saskatchewan
Sign up for Learning Communities opens
Mon. May 16
Sign up for Education Learning Communities opens
Wed. May 25
Graduation Powwow - everyone welcome
Wed. June 1
Document deadline for Canadian citizens' and permanent residents' applications for September 2016:
Save the date:
Aug. 12-14 - Welcome Weekend for Aboriginal Students
Sept. 1 - Aboriginal Students' Centre Welcome for new Aboriginal students
Sept. 1 - International Student Welcome for new international students
Sept. 2 - Orientation for all new students
Sept. 30 - Open House for prospective students, parents and counsellors
uSask in the news
Top uSask news stories in March and April 2016
Huskies win first CIS championship in program history
Huskies women's basketball team defeats Ryerson 85-71 for the team's first Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) championship
U of S student a born storyteller
Master's student Kelly Mills is a finalist in the SSHRC Storytellers Challenge for her work which focuses on how writing and self-expression impacts the lives of older adults.
Rising to the challenge
U of S student team wins top prize at National Health Care Team Challenge.
Motorboat noise makes reef fish vulnerable to predators
U of S biologists part of international research team who discovered that noise can have direct consequences for fish survival.
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