 Well, good morning everyone and thank you all for joining us today to learn more about being a Carlton FPA student To help you give some insight into all of this. We have six students Who will talk to you with you about their experiences first? I would like to introduce Madison who's a fourth-year student in the Bachelor of Global and International Studies with a specialization in global inequalities and social social change and Minor in women's and gender studies Madison has started a new job working with Senator Mabina Jaffer this summer Ida a third-year student is also in the Bachelor of International Studies But with a specialization in global development Ida plans to complete her international experience requirement by going on in on exchange to India for a semester Q is a third-year student in the Bachelor of Public Affairs and Policy Management and is currently vice-president Finance of the Arthur Kruger College educational student society Lisa is a third-year Student in European and Russian studies who had an internship with the Montreal police service and received a merit award for participation Joining Lisa is Vera A fourth-year student in European and Russian studies Vera worked together with the director of the Canada Eurasia Russia Business Association in Facilitating and providing the research for the entry of a Siberian company in the Canadian market Unfortunately, Austin Austin Palitzer will won't be joining us in person today But Lisa will be showing a video of his experiences for you Austin is also a fourth-year student in European and Russian studies and now enough from me and I will turn it over to Madison. Thank you Thank you very much Dean So I just want to begin by acknowledging today's prisoner justice day And that's really important, especially during COVID when people have been locked down for days weeks and months on end Men women and children. So I just wanted to open with that. So I was asked to say something that I found interesting in first year I think there's a lot I think anyone who does vegans which is the global international studies program talks about Candice Sobers the professor of global history as Really being emblematic and hugely symbolic of what our studies encapsulate We learn about that, you know, Europe is not the center of civilization as we're taught we learn about other religious discourses such as Islam and Judaism for instance and We also really learn to critically engage which is something I would say Carlton is really good at teaching its students is to Not just believe what you're being told and to challenge who it is that wants you to believe what you're reading what you're hearing And who does it benefit for you to believe that and so to just really be critical In terms of what I do for extracurricular just to humanize us a little bit because we're just not that much older than you guys Especially during COVID. I've had to kind of rebuild my entire routine in life I was supposed to be in Ethiopia this summer. Obviously that didn't work out supposed to be going to South Africa in January. That won't work out but that doesn't mean we can't still do things that make us happy and and Fulfilled so for instance, I love sports. I like playing hockey and when it's the winter and shinny I enjoy playing rugby snowboarding hiking I've started working out with my family which has been a fun new dynamic every morning. So that's been good And in terms of what I wish I knew I think the opportunities be getting That that Carlton can afford you you really there's a lot of bursaries for doing international internships and Semesters abroad so really don't let finance necessarily be a huge limitation do reach out to administration They do really want to see you succeed and they will try and provide you with the resources to do so And it's just really is huge for exposure and expanding your thinking I also wish I hadn't had so much Emphasis on my schooling in high school. I I took a class where sociology anthropology And psychology were all one one course and I left that class having no clue what any of them meant I now major in essentially a sociology stream So I think if you have any interests in classes and you don't feel you they were really fulfilled in high school still take the courses And in fact reach out to your professors because they do really want to see you learn They want to see you succeed and I think one of the biggest things I've heard from my fellow Cohort and students is you know, they're often really intimidating the minute you talk to them They're the most supportive and I think sometimes high school teachers will tell you these like horror stories if they don't care They're gonna rush through everything. They're not they're genuinely there to support you They're genuinely there to see you succeed and they're some of the most supportive and amazing resources as well So, yeah, I I really look forward to hearing you guys's questions and I wish you all the best in the future studies Okay, I'm gonna follow up on Madison's end. She set the bar really high. So that was fantastic lots of great points in that So I'm also in Begans. I'm specializing in global development Just in terms we kind of have the same talking points, but I'll just go a little bit of a different direction So the biggest point of interest I learned in first year is just Your degree at this point is exactly what you want to make it You pick what you want to study you pick what you want to specialize in you pick what you want to minor in so it's entirely customizable almost Begans just for example, we have 17 specializations and that's not including the plethora of minors you can also add on to that So definitely like follow your interests You don't always have to necessarily be thinking about the career goal in the end A lot of the times that'll build up in shape as you continue your studies and follow follow your passions and what interests you So that's my biggest point of interest and takeaway from first year. It's just like The possibilities the possibilities are entirely endless. You can make your degree your education your time in university Exactly what you want to make it Just shifting a little bit away from academia talking about some extra curriculars Tons and tons again exactly what you want to find What clubs what communities you want to pursue everything is there I was a little hesitant in first year Making those connections connections part of me and reaching out I think that's the biggest thing I learned through first year is that's what's important find those extra curriculars find those clubs Find those sports find those communities reach out It's going to enhance your your time in university. It's going to enhance your perception of carlton It's going to enhance your education because you're going to be learning and meeting so many incredible new people There's so many extra curriculars anything from sports If you want to work with exchange students that are coming to carlton, there's similar things like that There's volunteering with your faculty. So what we're all doing today with fpa. That's an extra curricular Um, there's tons. I don't necessarily want to push my favorite on you Everyone's going to have their own preferences, but definitely find something that's uniquely you something that lights that fire in you um, it'll be a great balance between the academics and the attending class and writing those essays and then being able to kick back have a great time make those friends So I definitely encourage that find something. Um, I know they always do I don't know exactly how this is going to work But they always did like a club's day in the field house where everyone kind of did their own showcase Um, go to that ask questions find what's out there try something new. Um, that's my biggest point there Um, and the biggest thing I think I wish I knew going into university is everyone's in the same boat more or less. Um Other people will be putting on this like persona. They know what they're doing. They got this They're not nervous at all, but everybody's here for the first time. Nobody's done university before If you're living on res, this is the first time some people have been living on res I was pretty nervous going into university. I'm uh, a first generation university student like in my family Um, so I didn't really have like siblings or my parents to like back onto and be like am I doing okay? Like is this what's supposed to be going on? But find those friends. Um, find those colleagues those peers Um, you can talk to tas and professors. Everybody's here to help you and See you succeed and be successful. Um, so just just know other people are in the same boat as you and There's nothing to be nervous about Honestly, sometimes I feel I was on res. Um, and sometimes I felt like it was like the blind leading the blind We're like, I don't know. What are midterms? I don't know, but that's part of the fun You'll figure it out. You'll have a great time. Honestly. Um, so that's just it for me I'm gonna pass it on to q. Um, again, I'll be available at the end for some questions and answers So I look forward to hearing from all of you guys and all the best once we kick off the semester in september Hi, everyone. My name is q. Uh before I begin, uh, I'd like to acknowledge the local nation's traditional unceded territory we're gathering today Um, so speaking about myself in the bachelor public affairs and policy management program I'm also doing a minor in law and The thing that I wish I knew in first year is um, like Ida said is not to be afraid that everyone's in the same boat This you and you know, you got to put yourself out there and just be comfortable with who you are and like I was a little scared going to different meetings and different events and especially the club expo was Was a scary place for me. I know this year they're doing it online through like the carlton club expo online situation So that's gonna be a great opportunity. I really encourage everyone to go through online club expo and watch the videos and watch the Like look at the pictures of all the different clubs and activities and teams around carlton Um, so something related to my program that I found particularly interesting. Um, I know we have mark hendvilt here Who is a papam associated professor indeed and especially taking classes or mark hendvilt? I realized that I it's you shouldn't over complicate yourself. You shouldn't put too much stress on yourself I came to university thinking that I needed to be this person I needed to like use big fancy words and have a dictionary The source would be at all times, but the next little research realize that it's okay to be simple It's okay to just you know, write as you would it's okay to just take things step at a time and think take things slowly No one's trying to kick you at a university. You're gonna make your way through it And it's just an easier process that way once you learn that um So some of the extracurricular activities that I found really cool at carlton Um, so I currently you know sitting in the vice president finance for that papam student society So I encourage everyone to like get involved with your student society that represents your program There are people who go through the same things as you take you the same classes as you, you know Knowing the same professors as you. Um, I also encourage everyone to do stuff like model un Which is really cool at carlton and well known or the moot society Um carlton young liberals the carlton young conservative There's a lot of cool political aspects around carlton. You got to use that capital advantage to your knowledge I look forward to answering any questions anyone has. Thank you Hi everyone. My name is lisa I'm actually the president of the european russian studies and i'm doing a double major Uh in political science and european russian studies with a concentration chance relations And as a first year, I didn't know you could do a double major I didn't know so many things and I kind of just like aida said I kind of like Built my degree in a way like I kind of put everything together to what were my preferences what I liked And honestly, I love it more than anything and i'm so great for everything at carlton And I I would say one of the extra killer killer Sorry activities, um that I would highly suggest that I didn't do during my first year would be Joing a club because then you meet you meet people you meet people who are like everyone said then the same boat is you And you can relate on so many things and then you make friends Basically for a life, you know And these are connections that you you use whether they're they're networking Connections or friend connections. They're gonna outlast your university experience, which is amazing. Um And I'd also like to congratulate you all on your first year starting your first year. So it's big accomplishment. Um I'd also like to say that the faculty and the student body are always there for you And no matter what you can always reach out to counselors You can always reach out to to professors to tas to anyone Even fellow students are always going to be there for you And especially if you have like some difficulties in certain classes, you can use pass Um, you could use peer tutoring. You could use writing services and much more around the library websites Um, I would highly recommend them. I personally use it for economics, which for me was kind of tough Um, and it really helped me with uh, I found out and again, I found out only um At the end almost like towards the end of the semester and it really helped me especially during um The last kind of summative I I it was my best one. So I was like, oh my gosh, this really helped me a lot So I would highly highly recommend it. Um I would also recommend uh, looking at what your faculty has to offer because each faculty like the for example, your as faculty Offers an interesting array of events such as prominent guest speakers embassy events social events alumni events That's where I learned about fswept That's where I learned about international Uh internships internships and how regular ships and how they help you and build you And and give you experience that you could actually use when you when you go to the workforce and be like, hey I did this this this this during my university um During my university experience so, uh, I finally I'd like to say that like just get engaged as much as possible and like currently i'm i'm um I'm a research uh research partner with the s a pp program at carlton and I would highly recommend it you could do it During the fall during the summer during the winter term and you get to co-build a class with the professor Which I would highly recommend it's very interesting Yeah, all the best. I wish I hope to see you guys in the hallways once this cobit things over I'm going off what lisa said about internships and everything. Um Um Yours has a really good event that they host every year. It's a career night So you get to meet yours alumni that you Can talk to and they can tell you more about places where you can work using your degree It's actually how I found out about sorba where I internship for international business development um Some extracurriculars that I like to do. Uh, there's a lot of public lectures hosted by uris Really helped expand your knowledge of topics that might interest you Um, it also is really good opportunity for networking meeting new people Give you a good idea of something that you want to focus on your studies or what you want to do Um, I'm also in the uris society like lisa So it's a really good idea to join societies or clubs gives you a really good opportunity to meet new people Um and make it easier for you to go through your first few years at university which could be pretty hard for some people And really the only thing that I wish I knew in first year was how easy it is to talk to your professors If you're having trouble or if you need more time on an assignment, they're always willing to talk to you They're always willing to help you And yeah, good good luck guys with your first year. All right. Thank you to all of our ambassadors for sharing um As uh d andre mentioned austin one of the ambassadors was unable to make it today But lisa will be sharing her screen Uh to show austin's video of his experiences So it's just for you to listen to uh, enjoy learn from obviously he can't answer any questions during the q&a But after the video, uh, we will open the q&a. So feel free to write your questions in the chat To unmute your mics and ask Um, please don't interrupt anybody or talk over anybody We'll just work with the flow of it and feel free to address all or single out one of our ambassadors Hi everybody, my name is austin pelzer. I am a fourth year uris undergraduate student at carleton university My experience with uris has been nothing but amazing opportunities success and great eye-opening experiences um The department as a whole has been is and has been super supportive of everything i have done The amazing courses that are taught in uris are so diverse and so different than any other wide range of different um topics of interest such as economics policy european history and so on and so forth Um, I couldn't recommend uris enough. I mean it's such a great dynamic Community and because the department is pretty small you get that feeling of set and sense of family and friendship With everybody especially the faculty who are one of part of the top in the university I can't rave enough about um How amazing the programs are whether it's um economics that talks about the european integration or Just solidly at history. There's so many different aspects of what uris is and could be for you It is an amazing way to understand the concept and the ideas that europe as a whole is and It's a way for you to not only network, but also grow your career academically and professionally so I could not um I could not recommend uris enough for everyone planning to take it I also like to add as knowing austin personally. Um, he did an internship with the With the un which he just loved and that's one of the opportunities that Are available internships, which I would really Highly recommend All right. Thank you again Uh, so now we're going to go on to the more informal part of the session So if anybody has questions at all now is the time to ask them And uh, you can ask them in the chat or uh, just with your mic off So whoever wants to start All right, I did have a question in the chat that was addressed By one of our faculty members, but I will read it out in case anybody can't see the chat for some reason I know sometimes it can lag out on phones So kashal pardon if I pronounce that wrong Did ask um, if there's Any scope of international students participating in uh, co-curricular activities due to the fall term being online um She's wondering about connecting with more people as the fall term is online and it would be difficult to have peer contacts Uh, so I did talk with kashal for a little bit and I did let her know or let them know That I can send um an ambassador email upon permission just for some added support and advice And our faculty member did answer in the chat that there will be opportunities for international students to participate in co-curricular activities online So there will be a club expo as was mentioned within uh, within our talks this morning It will be early in the term We'll have our fp ambassadors program up and running as well So, uh, I'll be sending out actually an email abroad if anybody would like to sign up You'll be receiving that within the next month or two So if anybody in this chat would like to participate and speak in an event as our ambassadors have to this morning Feel free to send me your application all the information will be in the email And uh, thank you kashal for starting off our question period Does anybody else have any questions they'd like to ask? Oh, I've got another one Okay, oh if you have come in now, so I'm going to start with cindy lu They say I am a global and international program and I want to ask what kind of job that they could find after they graduate Who would like to tackle this question? from begins I can jump on and say a little bit about this. Um, I'm not going to say necessarily like certain jobs There's a plethora of anything. Um, you could be working internationally. You could be working with ngo's You could be working in certain levels of the government. Um, the un there's It's honestly whatever you want to wherever you want to go with it and however you want to take it There's lots of opportunities with internships while you're in university To test out kind of is how I'd say it. Um, those career fields The job market is always changing. Um, it's going to continue to change throughout your time in university and even after So i'm not going to necessarily share specific career or job titles. Um But I kind of hope that answered your question a bit Yeah, thank you Perfect. Thank you. Ida and Cindy. Uh, I have another question from ali How do I participate in an international internship? Is there anything I should be doing in first year to prep for this? Madison so I I was on the ambassador for that stuff and one of the things is I don't know how they're going to do them this year, but they do class talks and those are really informative Um, but the best way honestly is to talk to your faculty administration if you're interested at all There's a one usually it's holly Causal or there's I think there might be a new woman now They're incredibly supportive even if you just send them an email and say, hey, like I'm interested in this this area of the world And could I do an internship? They will give you all the resources Um that you need And to maintain a gpa. That's the biggest criteria actually is uh, you need I believe a 7.0 Um, if I'm not mistaken so I'd like to add on to what Madison was saying. Um, there's an international internship That's offered virtually now with kovat. They were sending out emails So I would say keep a lookout for emails uh as well and and go online at the carlton website and type in internships and there's a huge array that will come up and the same with like, uh Job prospects and everything there's alumni all the time and they actually post blocks of Of what they're doing what they did what they graduated in Um, yeah just to jump on Lisa pretty much covered it But your email will be your best friend make sure you have your notifications on in your inbox There'll be tons of information about everything so anything from internships or studying abroad. Um, I know we I don't this isn't like covet and everything but anyways, um Carlton will do courses taught abroad so anything like that all of that info will come in your email Turn those notifications on in your email. You don't want to miss anything That's fantastic advice. Thank you so much Uh, so our next question is from besent Uh, is the workload going to be the same or different? So I know our ambassadors did have a little bit of an online experience So based on the small amount of online experience you may or may not have Uh, what do you feel would be the answer to this question? Thank you yeah, so I'm currently taking like a couple courses right now I'm taking three across the summer And I would find that with like online summer school too. It's it's primarily the same. The syllabus is all the same Uh, professors tend to be more flexible on due dates and like with help especially because everything's online But more or less the syllabus and workload is all the same and you're just getting more support and more Support from the faculty and the professors to help you achieve the same goals as you would in person So I would say it's phenomenal experience. It's all the same Fantastic and uh, always remember that the professors are people too nothing to be scared of always reach out to them. They are amazing All right. So our next question is from tyler. When would professors usually start to send out the syllabi? You should probably expect syllabi to be ready kind of Starting at the end of august and then early into september Oftentimes if the the people teaching the courses will post Their syllabi either on the on the learning management system See you learn or on or on sub website that they will have created so you should keep your eyes open around that time Thank you. Andre So I do have a question from kashal that I think I can address Um, they're wondering about the details for the club expo. We mentioned Uh, so the general carleton club expo will be sent to your student email So keep an eye on that. It will probably have something about ravens in the title as you are now all ravens Um, and then if we have a single uh, a smaller fpa type one Being the events assistant. I'll know about that and you will be on my list to receive information about that If there is one But the main carleton one will be sent out to your main email from carleton communications I hope that answered your question Okay, so now from drew i'm in papem Papem program. What extracurricular activities would be nice to get into that is also related to the program But I guess that you're being addressed to drew here So I know the like I mentioned before the carleton model united nation society is the second best in canada and like I was part of it and last year when I went to washington I also went to harvard to compete Representing carleton and the model united nation society is heavily heavily built on papem students So that's a great opportunity you should look into. Um, I also sit as communication director on the carleton young liberals And I know there's a lot of papem executives also on the conservative side too So all like the the political groups on campus is also a great place to start once, you know Where you belong you can follow those political groups and get involved in more events and clubs like that Fantastic Uh question from tyler would classes be taking place over zoom or microsoft teams So, uh, there is there's no single platform that's used by everyone So you'll find that some courses are through zoom some of them are to through teams There's also something called big blue button Which is used by some faculty members Relatively few use a technology called calcura But those are kind of the areas and and the the syllabus will tell you which platform is going to be used by the instructor Perfect. Thank you. I'm trying Uh, so from aram, um, I'm also in the papem program. I was wondering how I can do a double major Uh to address that question It's I haven't seen anyone being able to do a double major in papem Especially because it's the 20 credit program and we have at least 12 of our credits based on specific papem courses You have to take in specific requirements And then you have another 6.5 credits based on your specialization That leaves room for like four credits and four credits is the perfect amount for a minor So if you're looking to like find another career path, we are finding something else you want to study I would encourage looking into minors. I'm personally doing a minor in law I know a lot of people do minor in business and a minor and different types of languages are also available at carlton So it's I To address that question in further detail. I would say you can't really do a double major specifically in papem But you look you can look towards doing a minor I would like to add to that Some papem students and and and beacon students are actually doing a double major and they don't know it But it's in their credits. If you look at it. You're special. You're what you specialize in is basically your other major Yeah, acts like that like with your with your credits Yeah Is in strategic public opinions. I guess you can say that's like my double major right there And if you ever have any questions about your credits, what kind of credits courses have or how you major You can always go on the carlton website and look up. This is very important academic advisors And they'll be able to go over what's called your audit, which is basically an intense report card and go over what classes you're taking and What you will be graduating with and it's best to go see them at least once a year I used to do it every semester and it helped me a lot and it kept me on track for graduation Okay, and next question is uh kashal again So due to the time zones being different, how will I be able to contact my professors for study related query? You You can always send email that would be the easiest way to Reach people and that doesn't depend on time zones You know, please don't expect that your your professors will be answering immediately But you know feel free to send them emails and then that will be They they will certainly respond. There's also office hours That people will typically hold on all the classes And those are outside of class time and they may be accessible to you again They will be identified in the course syllabus and then you can set up a phone call or a zoom call or just send emails To do to address questions at that time Can I just jump on to what the dean was saying your email is your best friend? I know I said this earlier Honestly, I've never used email as much as I have in university All the information you need will be there. The best way to contact your prof is through email Contacting peers and stuff. You can do it all through email Um, definitely get the app on your phone turn on your notifications and get in the habit of checking your email daily it It's your lifesaver in university Thank you so much Okay, so I am going to the questions. Uh, we are seven minutes away from the end of the session So I do apologize if we don't get to your question um, I had a question from Arian I again, I apologize if I mess up anybody's names um about doing international credits and how the carlton courses can Mesh with the international courses And I just want to go back on my other note to say to ask your academic advisors To talk to them personally because you'll have a different course and workload than others So it's uh, it's definitely more of a customized Thing so answering it here might not make a lot of sense. So I hope that answered enough And uh kushall I registered and went through the orientation videos Is that the final orientation or will we have another orientation in september? Well, there certainly is an orientation that's being prepared by uh, by the university So this is what you will get out of fpa and out of the faculty and then your own program and the university Will have additional information for you closer to the first day of class Thank you so much andre uh, basant he asked a question He or she pardon me asked a question earlier about regarding workload, but the call did drop Um, and I did notice that so asking again I'm just going to recap the workload is the same the syllabus remains the same But there's definitely more support So with it being online your professors are there email them your email is your best friend Keep with your with your course work And there some professors can be a little bit more lenient as well If you need a little bit more of an extension on a deadline it is Based on the professor themselves But there is a lot of support So from matthew is there a way to know which textbooks are used from last year? That's actually hard to to do because basically the life of the Of the syllabus is kind of a year So if you know somebody in the class that's who took it last year that might be good But it's also a way of reaching out to other students In your program, but there's no really kind of easy official way Of figuring out what textbooks were used last year Sometimes professors will give you what additions can be used as well So just go by what the syllabus says they are also your best friend Okay, so Another question is how can I get to know my professors who will be running over the specific courses for my online semesters Well, you can certainly email them once you know who the the instructors are You can certainly email them and establish contact that way as I think a number of the students have indicated They really want to hear from you. This is not an issue of pushing you back They really want to hear from you. So I would say the first thing Would be potentially reaching out through email, but please understand you'll have classes You'll see them. You'll see them in action Either on a recorded or on a live in a live setting Another good way to make a connection with your profs is if your classes are being Done in a live setting such as this or something similar is asking questions in class. They'll remember your name In class like in a physical class will remember your name and your face kind of thing on here it'll be a little bit different, but ask those questions. That's a great bridge between academics and Getting to know the prof as a person and then again as the dean was saying emails Perfect, thank you both. I appreciate this So somebody else can ask if they can choose to get a soft copy instead of a hard copy of online textbooks It's a matter of your preference completely If you prefer to buy a book and highlight it go for it If you want to buy a pdf or if there's a free pdf because some textbooks are available for free Then feel free to download that instead as long as you've got the addition and the textbook that your professor has put in the syllabus We already had a question about office hours, so I'm going to keep going. We have 23 questions in two minutes So again, I apologize if I don't get to your question Basant asked when will we get access to all societies and clubs that we can join? I would actually say there will be a club expo that you can That will provide you with all of that information and that as somebody said use your email your best friend And you'll certainly get a notice of when that will happen Yeah, if I could add to that I would say go on instagram and facebook and see the clubs as well because they're all on there If you just type in carlson and you look and what they're following You'll see all the clubs and you can just email them see their events and everything as well Perfect. So I did have some questions about different courses and things to take We won't touch on those because your academic advisors will have true perfect answers for you guys However, there is a question from NN. Yeah, and They're asking what exactly happens in a tutorial and this will probably be our last question for the day Anybody want to talk about their tutorial experiences? Well, it really depends in some cases what tutorials do is basically to give you practice Questions and that sort of thing based on the material you'll have seen in class In other situations what tutorials do is they will develop Specific areas for you to to have exchanges with the other students about so they're more discussion groups about specific readings Or about specific themes that are explored in the course So either it's kind of think of it as either a problem session or a way to get some questions answered Or more as discussion groups on materials that's related to the course There may be other models too and the students may want to join in Um, just to add I found it was a really good transition from high school If you think about a traditional high school class, it's very similar to that And it's not the profit someone who's you know, very knowledgeable in the content But a little bit closer to our age as well. So yeah, it's really a good bridge Which is the point I think Fantastic. All right. So that is ending our session for today. I do have a list of participants So feel free to reach out to myself who sent you the zoom information And I'm sure our ambassadors will be happy to answer any questions that I can forward on to them As well later on I'd like to thank you all there are many thanks in the comments as well for answering the questions And thank you again, Andre, uh for helping the session go smoothly. I hope you all have a successful academic year Have a great day everyone Thank you for joining us and thanks to our ambassadors for being there. Thank you. Goodbye everyone. Bye