The McGill Music Graduate Students’ Society (MGSS) is now welcoming nominations for MGSS Executive Council Officers for the 2014–2015 academic year. Nominations are due on March 27, 2014. For more information, follow this link. Please nominate yourself and your friends. Serving on the Executive Council is a great opportunity to gain experience in administration, build one’s CV, and help shape important aspects of the grad student experience at the Schulich School of Music.
2014 McGill Music Graduate Symposium to be held March 21 to 23
The 2014 McGill Music Graduate Symposium is fast approaching. The Symposium will be held from Friday, March 21 to Sunday, March 23 at the Schulich School of Music (all events are in A-832/833). Highlights include a keynote lecture by Dr. James Currie of the University at Buffalo (March 22, 1:00–2:15 p.m.), a keynote performance to be given by Clemens Merkel, violinist of the Bozzini Quartet (March 23, 1:00–2:15 p.m.), and a diverse array of presentations and posters by graduate students from across Canada and the United States. To see the full program, please visit the Symposium website.
Special Projects Fund application form
The application form for the Special Projects Fund is now online and available to download from this link. The Special Projects Fund is a discretionary fund administered by the Executive Council of the Music Graduate Students’ Society (MGSS). Grants from the Fund are intended for events and projects instigated by MGSS members that primarily benefit other music graduate students. Recent grants have supported a multi-day contemporary music workshop and a musical benefit for domestic violence survivors. Feel free to be creative with your ideas and plan something entirely new. We hope you apply, and we look forward to reading your application!
Fall End of Term Party, Thursday, December 5, 3–6 p.m., Thomson House
The Music Graduate Students’ Society (MGSS) will be holding our fall end of term party on Thursday, December 5 from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. in Thomson House (3650 McTavish) in the back lounge. We know everyone has busy schedules, so come for one drink, an hour, or the whole time! Our spot is only booked until 6, but feel free to come by even if it’s near the end, as we can still stick around. Please come, hang out, relax, and enjoy some free beer, nachos, and snacks courtesy of your friends at MGSS!
For more information, check out our FB event page (https://www.facebook.com/events/1433307860231296/?ref=25) and also the poster below. Hope to see you there!
Fall General Assembly Tuesday, October 1, 5:30 p.m., A-832!
The Music Graduate Students’ Society (MGSS) will be holding our fall term general assembly (GA) on Tuesday, October 1st at 5:30 p.m. in A-832 (New Music Building). The assembly is open to all music graduate students. We will be voting on our three representatives to the Post-Graduate Students’ Society (PGSS) Council as well as representatives to areas and committees within the music faculty. If you are interested in running for a representative position, please come to the GA. A list of open positions can be found at https://sites.music.mcgill.ca/mgss/council-and-representatives/ .In addition, we will have a guest from the Association pour une solidarité syndicale étudiante (ASSÉ) who will speak about the organization and let us know about how music grad students can get involved.Free food and drinks will be served!
We have posted a provisional agenda at https://sites.music.mcgill.ca/mgss/documents/. We look forward to seeing you there! |