View source for Music Graduate Student Resources at the University of Alberta

'''Short and memorable link for this page:<br> https://bit.ly/mgsr-ua'''  ('''m'''usic '''g'''rad '''s'''tudent '''r'''esources '''-''' '''u'''of'''a''')

''This is a temporary page, providing information to supplement the official Music Department Graduate Student Resources page  <br>
Please use it until the official page [https://www.ualberta.ca/music/resources/graduate-resources/index.html] can be properly updated.

 ''Note: the Fine Arts Building is different from the Old Arts Building.  Music has facilities in both.  [https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/1/viewer?mid=1x6RfXWiHcvIw6DzghVTPBk6Ddow&ll=53.525778840930975%2C-113.52216246644285&z=17 Please see this Google map for details].''

 '''UPDATES: Please fill out the [https://forms.gle/maKo48rSj3k5hyoBA Music Graduate Student Form] (http://bit.ly/mgsf-ua) if you haven't done so already.  If you have done so, please revisit the link to update your information every semester.'''

[[Current graduate student deadlines]]



= Grad student orientation =

Here's a [https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/1/edit?mid=1x6RfXWiHcvIw6DzghVTPBk6Ddow&ll=53.525778734182275%2C-113.52216246644285&z=17 map] for many places on campus you'll need to know about.

== Graduate Student Orientation sessions for 2023-24 ==
===Orientation 1: General (including all program requirements)===

[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Z1RhMibf_6_jpQUsZ5gBwKd3YrqxcZYfxEe_2W8XbDw/edit?usp=sharing Department of Music Orientation for Graduate Students, 31 Aug 2023] (Google Slides presentation)

===Orientation 2: Proposals, Scholarships and Awards ===

[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1IYnf5yy1x90iD6m-BbOv3IsMAG278FFa6jmJ2dbdjY4/edit?usp=drive_link Google slides presentation: research proposals, scholarships and awards]

== Graduate Student Orientation sessions for 2022-23 ==
===Orientation 1: General (including all program requirements)===
*  [[Fine Arts combined grad orientation 2022 | Fine Arts combined grad orientation]] for NEW graduate students:  Wed Aug 31, 1 pm - 2:15 pm, in Fine Arts Building (FAB) 2-20
*  [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1vf5ZG1h9BnTHfr7ORx1k-zd0BaYLzSP7oyMloikTYoE/edit?usp=sharing Dept of Music orientation] for NEW graduate students: Wed Aug 31, 2:15 pm - 3:15 pm, room TBD (meet up with all students in [http://deweys.ca Dewey's] at 3:30). 
* [https://www.ualberta.ca/graduate-students-association/services/graduate-student-orientation.html GSA Orientation]: Thur Sep 1, 10 am-1 pm
===Orientation 2: Proposals, Scholarships and Awards ===

[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1tXkhT0mQrGD6-gP8Ie5d3UwxK0JYdnIMUdQyWaFQmqM/edit?usp=sharing Google slides presentation: research proposals, scholarships and awards] (live Zoom session Friday September 9, 2pm)

== Graduate Student Orientation sessions for 2021-22 ==

=== Orientation 1: General (including all program requirements) ===
Our meeting took place Monday, August 30, 10 am. Please find all relevant materials below.
<br>

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1U8oVtgyfCm53sBkLZ0C60CHwa1Px-oXP/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=115652152076107097713&rtpof=true&sd=true Orientation Agenda] (contains lots of useful links!)

'''[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-t1ishDd1a97Fa9dK-DkVFDIQkNMq9mYE1t0VWtNlKw/edit?usp=sharing Program Overview Slide Presentation]''' (Google slide presentation; more links) ''UNTIL OUR WEBSITE HAS BEEN UPDATED PLEASE USE THIS PRESENTATION FOR PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS!'' (e.g. Language, Ethics, etc.)

=== Orientation 2:  research proposals, scholarships and awards (including SSHRC scholarships) ===

'''[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1XjZTLEiY3qbCk0-9xwrPOr7sZpipqjz-B1EJHR978qI/edit?usp=sharing Google slide presentation on research proposals, scholarships, and awards]

===[[GPS]] SSHRC CGS - Doctoral fellowships: workshop (slides)===

[https://www.ualberta.ca/graduate-studies/media-library/awards-and-funding/awards-documents/final-tri-council-cgs-doctoral-powerpoint.pdf  click here!] (sorry they seem to have (re)moved them)

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* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CQe-DpP0GoqD8DCBACqiJRtpqmZM473iBjknL91PyRQ/edit Music Library Orientation]

* [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1qwVZNkQ-141yfJRPFdAfGuMhmgSkbzcU?usp=sharing Orientation documents are in Google Drive]...see in particular:
** [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tGZehyxVJvc2XH3ufDNjpU2C7myojaxs/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=115652152076107097713&rtpof=true&sd=true Arrival Handbook]
** [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uyX0-T0nae2K8knfVz6vg_scUQ57VKUX/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=115652152076107097713&rtpof=true&sd=true Orientation Summary]
** [https://docs.google.com/document/d/15teL_A_geldq9VNB8IQ7hYvtAi491PpbOZvZcrZHuiw/edit Speaker list] (contact information)

* Orientation videos:
** [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fsLIDbrZM9_yKhPhWZXWQUFY3piT630h/view Graduate Student Association (GSA) welcome video] 
** [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1T4L41upsqLZ9xNNniKej1WVUxwyS4bkk/view Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research ([[GPS]]) welcome video]
* [https://www.ualberta.ca/graduate-students-association/services/graduate-student-orientation.html GSA Orientation e-Class]



Note: you won't get access to Google Drive and other documents unless you're logged into Google using your UofA CCID! So if you're not getting in, please check that first.

= Additional resources =

== URGENT SUPPORT. Here's a summary of Graduate student support for a range of issues (personal, health, financial, academic...) ==

=== General ===

Medical, police, fire emergency - call 911.

Alberta Health Link - call 811. A Nurse will give you health advice over the phone.

[https://www.ualberta.ca/services/health-centre/index.html University Health Centre]. Walk ins welcomed during open hours.

[https://www.ualberta.ca/graduate-students-association/services/index.html Graduate Students Association services]

=== Where to go when you have concerns? ===

Some resources on campus:
[https://www.ualberta.ca/current-students/need-help-now.html Need Help Now!] A listing of supports for all students, all circumstances: mental health, physical health, international student services, office of safe disclosure and human rights, sexual assault, ombuds office...
* [https://www.ualberta.ca/current-students/ombuds/index.html Ombuds office]. "The Office of the Student Ombuds is a confidential service that strives to ensure that university processes related to students operate as fairly as possible. We offer information, advice, and support to students, faculty, and staff as they deal with academic, discipline, interpersonal, and financial issues related to student programs."
* [https://www.ualberta.ca/equity-diversity-inclusion/about/index.html Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion]. "Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) are key institutional priorities as we transform into the University of Alberta for Tomorrow. In 2022, the U of A increased its capacity to advance its EDI activities at the leadership level through the creation of a Vice-Provost (EDI)."
* [https://www.ualberta.ca/provost/portfolio/office-of-safe-disclosure-human-rights.html Office of safe disclosure and human rights]. "The University of Alberta is committed to providing a safe work, study and living environment for all staff, students, faculty, and members of our volunteer community. To ensure the university meets this commitment, the university created the Office of Safe Disclosure and Human Rights (OSDHR) to support students, faculty, and staff at the U of A."


=== Academic wellbeing ===

[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1XUS7L_V-rXtkHccIgDvkthu9P93GYzRQ/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=115652152076107097713&rtpof=true&sd=true Tips for Time Management]

[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Zz2ij7DOpi7fZQCj4roEzxQbTxuOmoiX/view?usp=share_link Resources for Student Wellbeing]

[https://www.ualberta.ca/international/international-student-services/life-in-canada/be-advised/index.html Beware of scammers!!!]



=== Reference ===

[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eFTewMBamZqFb-lEaB_AY7Q7Rsdk-tvT/view?usp=sharing Printable card containing [[GPS]]'s support links and numbers]

==Advising==

Your primary sources for advising are:
# your (interim) supervisor and 
# the [mailto:musicgs@ualberta.ca Graduate Advisor for Music].

The GSA and [[GPS]] offer virtual advising; graduate students can chat with a live agent from either office: 
* [https://www.ualberta.ca/graduate-students-association/index.html The GSA's Virtual Front Desk will be available on the GSA website]  
* [https://www.ualberta.ca/graduate-studies/about/contact-us/virtual-counter.html The [[GPS]] Virtual Counter (open from 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM, M-F) can be accessed here.]

==Courses==

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16Oxmczq4UMFvjGAdYOeKb4ISs0SzXbDDmV9So1Fa_p0/edit?usp=sharing Graduate course offerings: 2022-23] (http://bit.ly/mgsr-ua-courses). ''Note: this listing is not yet complete. More courses will be added as instructors supply descriptions. A complete list should be available on beartracks, though some courses are not listed there yet either.  Stay tuned!

Problems registering? Contact [mailto:musicgs@ualberta.ca Music grad studies].

'''Short and memorable link for this page:<br> https://bit.ly/mgsr-ua'''  ('''m'''usic '''g'''rad '''s'''tudent '''r'''esources '''-''' '''u'''of'''a''')

''This is a temporary page, providing information to supplement the official Music Department Graduate Student Resources page  <br>
Please use it until the official page [https://www.ualberta.ca/music/resources/graduate-resources/index.html] can be properly updated.

 ''Note: the Fine Arts Building is different from the Old Arts Building.  Music has facilities in both.  [https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/1/viewer?mid=1x6RfXWiHcvIw6DzghVTPBk6Ddow&ll=53.525778840930975%2C-113.52216246644285&z=17 Please see this Google map for details].''

 '''UPDATES: Please fill out the [https://forms.gle/maKo48rSj3k5hyoBA Music Graduate Student Form] (http://bit.ly/mgsf-ua) if you haven't done so already.  If you have done so, please revisit the link to update your information every semester.'''

[[Current graduate student deadlines]]



= Grad student orientation =

Here's a [https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/1/edit?mid=1x6RfXWiHcvIw6DzghVTPBk6Ddow&ll=53.525778734182275%2C-113.52216246644285&z=17 map] for many places on campus you'll need to know about.

== Graduate Student Orientation sessions for 2023-24 ==
===Orientation 1: General (including all program requirements)===

[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Z1RhMibf_6_jpQUsZ5gBwKd3YrqxcZYfxEe_2W8XbDw/edit?usp=sharing Department of Music Orientation for Graduate Students, 31 Aug 2023] (Google Slides presentation)

===Orientation 2: Proposals, Scholarships and Awards ===

[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1IYnf5yy1x90iD6m-BbOv3IsMAG278FFa6jmJ2dbdjY4/edit?usp=drive_link Google slides presentation: research proposals, scholarships and awards]

== Graduate Student Orientation sessions for 2022-23 ==
===Orientation 1: General (including all program requirements)===
*  [[Fine Arts combined grad orientation 2022 | Fine Arts combined grad orientation]] for NEW graduate students:  Wed Aug 31, 1 pm - 2:15 pm, in Fine Arts Building (FAB) 2-20
*  [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1vf5ZG1h9BnTHfr7ORx1k-zd0BaYLzSP7oyMloikTYoE/edit?usp=sharing Dept of Music orientation] for NEW graduate students: Wed Aug 31, 2:15 pm - 3:15 pm, room TBD (meet up with all students in [http://deweys.ca Dewey's] at 3:30). 
* [https://www.ualberta.ca/graduate-students-association/services/graduate-student-orientation.html GSA Orientation]: Thur Sep 1, 10 am-1 pm
===Orientation 2: Proposals, Scholarships and Awards ===

[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1tXkhT0mQrGD6-gP8Ie5d3UwxK0JYdnIMUdQyWaFQmqM/edit?usp=sharing Google slides presentation: research proposals, scholarships and awards] (live Zoom session Friday September 9, 2pm)

== Graduate Student Orientation sessions for 2021-22 ==

=== Orientation 1: General (including all program requirements) ===
Our meeting took place Monday, August 30, 10 am. Please find all relevant materials below.
<br>

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1U8oVtgyfCm53sBkLZ0C60CHwa1Px-oXP/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=115652152076107097713&rtpof=true&sd=true Orientation Agenda] (contains lots of useful links!)

'''[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-t1ishDd1a97Fa9dK-DkVFDIQkNMq9mYE1t0VWtNlKw/edit?usp=sharing Program Overview Slide Presentation]''' (Google slide presentation; more links) ''UNTIL OUR WEBSITE HAS BEEN UPDATED PLEASE USE THIS PRESENTATION FOR PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS!'' (e.g. Language, Ethics, etc.)

=== Orientation 2:  research proposals, scholarships and awards (including SSHRC scholarships) ===

'''[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1XjZTLEiY3qbCk0-9xwrPOr7sZpipqjz-B1EJHR978qI/edit?usp=sharing Google slide presentation on research proposals, scholarships, and awards]

===FGSR SSHRC CGS - Doctoral fellowships: workshop (slides)===

Note: FGSR is now known as [[GPS]]

[https://www.ualberta.ca/graduate-studies/media-library/awards-and-funding/awards-documents/final-tri-council-cgs-doctoral-powerpoint.pdf  click here!] (sorry they seem to have (re)moved them)

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* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CQe-DpP0GoqD8DCBACqiJRtpqmZM473iBjknL91PyRQ/edit Music Library Orientation]

* [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1qwVZNkQ-141yfJRPFdAfGuMhmgSkbzcU?usp=sharing Orientation documents are in Google Drive]...see in particular:
** [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tGZehyxVJvc2XH3ufDNjpU2C7myojaxs/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=115652152076107097713&rtpof=true&sd=true Arrival Handbook]
** [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uyX0-T0nae2K8knfVz6vg_scUQ57VKUX/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=115652152076107097713&rtpof=true&sd=true Orientation Summary]
** [https://docs.google.com/document/d/15teL_A_geldq9VNB8IQ7hYvtAi491PpbOZvZcrZHuiw/edit Speaker list] (contact information)

* Orientation videos:
** [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fsLIDbrZM9_yKhPhWZXWQUFY3piT630h/view Graduate Student Association (GSA) welcome video] 
** [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1T4L41upsqLZ9xNNniKej1WVUxwyS4bkk/view Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research (FGSR) welcome video]
* [https://www.ualberta.ca/graduate-students-association/services/graduate-student-orientation.html GSA Orientation e-Class]



Note: you won't get access to Google Drive and other documents unless you're logged into Google using your UofA CCID! So if you're not getting in, please check that first.

= Additional resources =

== URGENT SUPPORT. Here's a summary of Graduate student support for a range of issues (personal, health, financial, academic...) ==

=== General ===

Medical, police, fire emergency - call 911.

Alberta Health Link - call 811. A Nurse will give you health advice over the phone.

[https://www.ualberta.ca/services/health-centre/index.html University Health Centre]. Walk ins welcomed during open hours.

[https://www.ualberta.ca/graduate-students-association/services/index.html Graduate Students Association services]

=== Where to go when you have concerns? ===

Some resources on campus:
[https://www.ualberta.ca/current-students/need-help-now.html Need Help Now!] A listing of supports for all students, all circumstances: mental health, physical health, international student services, office of safe disclosure and human rights, sexual assault, ombuds office...
* [https://www.ualberta.ca/current-students/ombuds/index.html Ombuds office]. "The Office of the Student Ombuds is a confidential service that strives to ensure that university processes related to students operate as fairly as possible. We offer information, advice, and support to students, faculty, and staff as they deal with academic, discipline, interpersonal, and financial issues related to student programs."
* [https://www.ualberta.ca/equity-diversity-inclusion/about/index.html Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion]. "Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) are key institutional priorities as we transform into the University of Alberta for Tomorrow. In 2022, the U of A increased its capacity to advance its EDI activities at the leadership level through the creation of a Vice-Provost (EDI)."
* [https://www.ualberta.ca/provost/portfolio/office-of-safe-disclosure-human-rights.html Office of safe disclosure and human rights]. "The University of Alberta is committed to providing a safe work, study and living environment for all staff, students, faculty, and members of our volunteer community. To ensure the university meets this commitment, the university created the Office of Safe Disclosure and Human Rights (OSDHR) to support students, faculty, and staff at the U of A."


=== Academic wellbeing ===

[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1XUS7L_V-rXtkHccIgDvkthu9P93GYzRQ/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=115652152076107097713&rtpof=true&sd=true Tips for Time Management]

[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Zz2ij7DOpi7fZQCj4roEzxQbTxuOmoiX/view?usp=share_link Resources for Student Wellbeing]

[https://www.ualberta.ca/international/international-student-services/life-in-canada/be-advised/index.html Beware of scammers!!!]



=== Reference ===

[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eFTewMBamZqFb-lEaB_AY7Q7Rsdk-tvT/view?usp=sharing Printable card containing FGSR's support links and numbers]

==Advising==

Your primary sources for advising are:
# your (interim) supervisor and 
# the [mailto:musicgs@ualberta.ca Graduate Advisor for Music].

The GSA and FGSR ([[GPS]]) offer virtual advising; graduate students can chat with a live agent from either office: 
* [https://www.ualberta.ca/graduate-students-association/index.html The GSA's Virtual Front Desk will be available on the GSA website]  
* [https://www.ualberta.ca/graduate-studies/about/contact-us/virtual-counter.html The FGSR Virtual Counter (open from 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM, M-F) can be accessed here.]

==Courses==

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16Oxmczq4UMFvjGAdYOeKb4ISs0SzXbDDmV9So1Fa_p0/edit?usp=sharing Graduate course offerings: 2022-23] (http://bit.ly/mgsr-ua-courses). ''Note: this listing is not yet complete. More courses will be added as instructors supply descriptions. A complete list should be available on beartracks, though some courses are not listed there yet either.  Stay tuned!

Problems registering? Contact [mailto:musicgs@ualberta.ca Music grad studies].

==Funding: awards, scholarships, assistantships, grants for research, travel, and creative arts==

* Preparing a Research Proposal
** Conventional academic research:  answering questions about the world by doing things (thinking, experiencing, experimentation, fieldwork, archival work...)
** Research Creation: Add "creating" to that list. Research Creation combines conventional research with creative activities. Read the [https://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/funding-financement/programs-programmes/definitions-eng.aspx#a22 SSHRC definition], and browse [https://www.ualberta.ca/research/research-support/application-services/social-sciences-humanities/toolkit-for-success/proprietary-support-materials/resource-bank/research-creation.html University of Alberta Research Creation resources].  Note that Research Creation is still research and must 
*** "address clear research questions
*** offer theoretical contextualization within the relevant fields of inquiry
*** present a well-considered methodological approach and creation process"
* [https://www.mcgill.ca/research/ran-welcome/tri-agency-administration Federal Tri-Council funding]: General information. Tri-council comprises SSHRC, NSERC, and CIHR.  For the most part, Music students are eligible only for SSHRC.
* [https://www.ualberta.ca/graduate-studies/awards-and-funding/scholarships/tri-council-graduate-scholarships/index.html Tri-council funding for master's and doctoral students, including '''SSHRC'''.]  
** Eligibility: must be Canadian citizen or permanent resident, and for the most part Music students will only be eligible for SSHRC awards. 
** [https://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/funding-financement/umbrella_programs-programme_cadre/talent-eng.aspx Here is the official government listing for SSHRC graduate scholarships]. 
** Note that deadlines are much earlier than stated here, since your applications need to wend their way through the UofA system first. We will be running a workshop to prepare you. 
* SSHRC application instructions 
** [https://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/funding-financement/instructions/doctoral/doctoral-eng.aspx Instructions for doctoral awards]
** [https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ResearchPortal-PortailDeRecherche/Instructions-Instructions/CGS_M-BESC_M_eng.asp Instructions for master's awards]
* University of Alberta listings of awards and funding: Tri-council and beyond...
** [https://www.ualberta.ca/graduate-studies/awards-and-funding/index.html FGSR listing: awards and funding]
** [https://www.ualberta.ca/arts/programs/graduate-programs/scholarship-and-awards/index.html Faculty of Arts list of scholarships and awards]
** [https://www.ualberta.ca/music/resources/graduate-resources/awards-and-assistantships.html Music awards and funding] 
* Grants specifically for travel
** [https://www.ualberta.ca/graduate-students-association/funding/gsa-academic-travel-grants.html GSA travel grants]
** [https://www.ualberta.ca/graduate-studies/awards-and-funding/scholarships/fgsr-graduate-travel-awards.html FGSR travel grants]
** [[Department of Music travel grants for graduate students]] 
** [https://www.ualberta.ca/career-centre/programs-services/grants-funding/greengoldgrant/index.html Green and Gold Grant Student Leadership and Professional Development Grant]
** [https://www.ualberta.ca/china-institute/funding/student-travel-grants.html China Institute travel grants] for specific areas of research.
* Grants from Arts funding organizations. ''Read the eligibility conditions carefully for each grant. Note that some of these grants cannot be applied towards a thesis project, and others may have citizenship requirements.''
** [https://grants.edmontonarts.ca/ Edmonton Arts Council]
** [https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=IJw0fqxQk0WVvRHvaSXwLXWJEj7G9QlOq9zOIiljsZJURE9LOTNDOFY5TFNQUElXSVZCMjhaR0E4NyQlQCN0PWcu Edmonton Downtown Business Association]
** [https://www.affta.ab.ca/ Alberta Foundation for the Arts]
** [https://canadacouncil.ca/ Canada Council for the Arts]

== Finances: banking and SIN ==

Please remember to set yourself up for automatic deposit in BearTracks. If you have difficulty, please try again in a few days. Once HR sets you up, it should work.  Alternatively you may send the Electronic Banking/Direct Deposit form to the Graduate Advisor. 

[https://www.ualberta.ca/human-resources-health-safety-environment/benefits-and-pay/pay/direct-deposit.html Instructions and link to the direct deposit form]

[https://www.ualberta.ca/international/international-student-services/culture-and-lifestyle-guide/money-banking/banking.html Setting up a Bank Account]

[https://www.ualberta.ca/international/international-student-services/career-and-work/social-insurance-number.html Getting a Social Insurance Number (SIN)]

== General references (Orientation, Programs, Funding, Library) ==
* This page:  http://bit.ly/mgsr-ua (Music Grad Student Resources - UofA)

=== Orientation ===
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1U8oVtgyfCm53sBkLZ0C60CHwa1Px-oXP/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=115652152076107097713&rtpof=true&sd=true Orientation Agenda]''' (contains lots of useful links!)
* [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-t1ishDd1a97Fa9dK-DkVFDIQkNMq9mYE1t0VWtNlKw/edit?usp=sharing Program Overview]''' (Google slide presentation; contains lots more useful links!)
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_bS8w8qgHDqJ6yAimCauiziNMf3P08IL/view?usp=sharing Department of Music technology tips for online lessons]


=== Graduate Programs in Music: definitions and requirements ===

* [https://calendar.ualberta.ca/preview_program.php?catoid=44&poid=54683&returnto=13727 Official descriptions of Music graduate programs and requirements from the UofA Calendar]  (http://bit.ly/muscal)
* Additional requirements that must be met prior to graduation:
** FGSR requirements:
*** [https://www.ualberta.ca/music/resources/graduate-resources/ethics-training.html Ethics training requirement] [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oPr2tD2giDFw3LYxMzQUEbLsEGrLsLKL/view?usp=sharing Update: June 2022]
*** [[Professional Development requirement]] 
** Departmental requirements:
*** [https://www.ualberta.ca/music/resources/graduate-resources/language-program-requirements.html Language requirement] are in place for certain programs; speak to your supervisor
*** Music 505 (Bibliography) may be required for students who require this training; speak to your supervisor
* [https://www.ualberta.ca/music/resources/graduate-resources/index.html Music Department's Graduate Student Resources page] (now undergoing revisions)

=== University and FGSR ([[GPS]]) resources ===
* [https://www.ualberta.ca/current-students/wellness/index.html Health and Wellness resources]
* [https://calendar.ualberta.ca/content.php?catoid=36&navoid=11176 University Academic Regulations], applying to all programs (including evaluation, examination, academic standing, and appeals)
* [https://www.ualberta.ca/graduate-studies/about/graduate-program-manual/index.html FGSR graduate program manual (handbook)] (with links to the Calendar for many policy issues) '''[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1svq4Uios3KypfZHI6UD5LJ9teSuh00ThloGAxD7bjB0/edit?usp=sharing New FGSR examination rules now in place (Sep 2023)]'''
* [https://calendar.ualberta.ca/content.php?catoid=39&navoid=12236#the-role-and-structure-of-examining-committees On Examining Committees]
* [https://www.ualberta.ca/graduate-studies/about/contact-us/virtual-counter.html FGSR virtual counter for all questions]
* [https://calendar.ualberta.ca/content.php?catoid=36&navoid=11205 FGSR regulations], including specific regulations on academic standing, and [https://calendar.ualberta.ca/content.php?catoid=36&navoid=11205#extensions program extensions]
* [https://www.ualberta.ca/graduate-studies/about/graduate-program-manual/section-7-administration-of-graduate-programs/7-11-approved-leave-of-absence.html Leaves of absence]
* [https://www.ualberta.ca/current-students/ombuds/index.html Office of the Ombuds]: a confidential service to ensure fairness in university processes, they offer information, advice, and support to students as they deal with academic, discipline, interpersonal, and financial issues related to student programs.  They can advise on "...grade appeals, student and applicant discipline, academic standing (e.g. required to withdraw, probation, appeals, etc.), student-supervisor conflicts, breakdowns in graduate programs, conflicts between students and/or professors, intellectual property issues, professional practice concerns, and residence disputes."
* [https://www.ualberta.ca/current-students/centre-for-writers/index.html#:~:text=The%20Centre%20for%20Writers%20(C4W,at%20all%20levels%20of%20study. Writing services]

=== Research and Writing ===
* [https://www.ualberta.ca/current-students/academic-success-centre/writing-services/about.html Writing Services]
* [https://guides.library.ualberta.ca/music/music Library's Music research guide] 
* [http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org.login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/home.html Chicago Manual of Style]
* [https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/ MLA]
* [https://zotero.org Zotero]
* [https://ia804502.us.archive.org/5/items/pdfy-2_qp8jQ61OI6NHwa/Strunk%20%26%20White%20-%20The%20Elements%20of%20Style%2C%204th%20Edition.pdf Strunk and White's 'Elements of Style']
* [https://www.phrasebank.manchester.ac.uk/ Academic Phrasebank], a very useful compendium of academic language for everyone (and especially for non-native speakers).

=== Field research ===

Note that to perform field research with human subjects you need:
* [http://arise.ualberta.ca approved Ethics application] (consult the [https://www.ualberta.ca/research/research-support/research-ethics-office/index.html Research Ethics Office])
* [[Field Research Guidelines | Follow current UofA guidelines for field research under covid]]

=== Need-based financial support (bursaries...)  ===
* [https://www.ualberta.ca/graduate-studies/awards-and-funding/financial-support.html FGSR financial support]
* [https://www.ualberta.ca/registrar/scholarships-awards-financial-support/bursaries-emergency-funding FGSR Emergency funding]
* [https://www.ualberta.ca/registrar/scholarships-awards-financial-support/bursaries-emergency-funding/international-supplementary-bursary.html International supplementary bursary]
* [https://www.ualberta.ca/graduate-students-association/funding/gsa-emergency-bursaries.html GSA Emergency Bursaries]

===Library===

Lucinda Johnston is our Music librarian. She also serves departments of Drama and Linguistics.

* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CQe-DpP0GoqD8DCBACqiJRtpqmZM473iBjknL91PyRQ/edit Music Library Orientation]
* [https://sites.google.com/ualberta.ca/dr-ling-mus-news/announcements?pli=1&authuser=1 Library announcements]
* [https://sites.google.com/ualberta.ca/dr-ling-mus-news/?pli=1&authuser=1 Lucinda's blog]
* [https://guides.library.ualberta.ca/c.php?g=718910 Music subject guide]
* [https://guides.library.ualberta.ca/audiovideo Audio and video guide]
* [https://dsc.library.ualberta.ca/ Digital Scholarship Centre]

=== Office space ===

Music has three shared office spaces for Music graduate students.  ART3-34/3-42, ED433A and ED451A.  There are also carrels available in Old Arts.  Please contact the Music office for access.

=== Booking classrooms ===

[https://ca.aaiscloud.com/UA/Calendars/DailyGridCalendar.aspx?calendarId=ad8e90e0-2af3-11ed-8bbc-3f58944d49d6&isDay=true&fbclid=IwAR3wq5CFSwFPSetQkJrD3wJQeuts3BoWW8l2TQ9sB1yZZC5mODXxg4l1UZQ Locate open classrooms here.]

=== Academic Integrity ===
It is your responsibility to know about [https://www.ualberta.ca/campus-life/academic-success/academic-integrity/index.html academic integrity], both

==== as a student ====


[https://www.ualberta.ca/governance/resources/policies-standards-and-codes-of-conduct/code-of-student-behaviour.html Code of Student Behavior]

[https://www.ualberta.ca/current-students/academic-resources/academic-integrity/plagiarism.html Plagiarism]

and

==== as a teacher ====

[https://www.ualberta.ca/dean-of-students/projects-and-initiatives/academic-integrity.html see this guide to academic integrity for instructors and TAs]

=== Collective Agreement ===
[https://www.ualberta.ca/graduate-students-association/collective-agreement/assistanshipt-collective-agreement.html This agreement between the GSA and the University] determines many parameters of your academic life, including financial. Note rates of pay on p. 21.

= Finding a job =
[[Graduate student career guidance]]

= COVID updates =

Please note this [https://www.ualberta.ca/covid-19/campus-safety/index.html COVID checklist]. [https://www.ualberta.ca/covid-19/campus-safety/safety-measures-general-directives/masks.html Note that masking indoors is mandatory] when physical distancing cannot be assured (as in this Orientation) and that [https://www.ualberta.ca/covid-19/index.html anyone on campus must either be fully vaccinated or else undergo regular testing][https://www.ualberta.ca/covid-19/campus-safety/vaccination-questions.html]

''The policy response to COVID is evolving rapidly.  We will continue to update this site as information comes in.''

* [https://www.ualberta.ca/covid-19/index.html Latest campus COVID updates]
* [https://www.ualberta.ca/covid-19/updates/2021/08/declaring-vaccination-status-rapid-testing.html Declaring covid status]
* [https://www.ualberta.ca/international/international-student-services/travel-to-canada-during-covid/index.html Travel to Canada during COVID], including [https://www.ualberta.ca/international/international-student-services/travel-to-canada-during-covid/quarantine-and-isolation-information.html Quarantine and isolation information]
* [https://www.ualberta.ca/graduate-studies/about/resources-for-faculty-and-staff/graduate-policy-and-guidelines/modified-exam-guidelines-covid.html Modified exam guidelines]

= Student Health and Counseling Services =
* 24/7 Distress Line (780-482-4357) - provides support at any time of the day to those in distress or considering suicide.  Also online crisis support.
* Graduate Student Assistance Program:  https://www.ualberta.ca/human-resource-services/index.html: 780-428-7587 - provides a wide variety of free services such as counselling and advice, crisis support, legal services, financial services, lifestyle services (personal trainer, nutritional counselling, smoking cessation). Students will need to specify they are a graduate student at the U of A and provide their One Card # to receive free services.
* Counselling and Clinical Services: https://www.ualberta.ca/current-students/counselling/index.html provides high quality, accessible and compassionate psychological and psychiatric services to students to improve their personal, social, and academic well-being.  Call-in and in-person drop by may be suspended, but here are the coordinates: telephone 780-492-5205, or drop by at 2-600 SUB for an initial consultation (M, R, F 8am-4:30pm and T, W 8am-7pm). Their website also has excellent resources (https://www.ualberta.ca/current-students/counselling/resources)
* The University Health Centre: https://www.ualberta.ca/services/health-centre/index.html provides a wide range of professional, friendly and compassionate medical services to students and staff, including doctor appointments. They offer walk-in service and are located in 2-200 SUB

= Safety Basics =
https://www.ualberta.ca/protective-services/information-safety/basics-for-students

Smoke or Fire:
Evacuate the area, direct your students to evacuate the building, activate the fire alarm, evacuate the building using the stairs, and proceed to your building muster point. 
If you have anyone in the class who cannot evacuate, call 780-492-5050
(Muster points can be found here: http://goo.gl/QmpMxP)

Fire Alarms:
Evacuate the area, direct your students to evacuate the building using the stairs and proceed to your building muster point.
If you have anyone in the class who cannot evacuate call 780-492-5050.

Medical Emergency:
Render first aid assistance if trained, call 911 and follow instructions.
Any situation that involves respiratory distress or arrest, cardiac arrest, large amount of blood loss, a casualty who cannot be moved, or any loss or change of consciousness should be considered a 911 emergency

Severe Weather:
Direct your students to stay indoors, stay away from the windows, and check local media for instructions.

Water, Power or Heat emergencies:
Edmonton Campuses: Call Facilities and Operations at 780-492-4855.
Augustana Campus: Call Facilities and Operations at 780-679-1523.

Large Hazardous Materials Release or Spill:
Evacuate the area, call 911, direct your students to evacuate the building using the stairs and proceed to your building muster point.
If you have anyone in the class who cannot evacuate call 780-492-5050.

Suspicious Person, Package, or Unusual Activity:
Be alert, avoid confrontation, call Protective Services at 780-492-5050, and follow their instructions.

= Grad Handbook (UNDER DEVELOPMENT!) =
[[Music Graduate Handbook]]

= Miscellaneous =
* [https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/1/viewer?mid=1x6RfXWiHcvIw6DzghVTPBk6Ddow&ll=53.525778840930975%2C-113.52216246644285&z=17 Map of music-relevant places on campus.]
* Concert Passes: available at the Department office.
* [https://forms.gle/GWP7uPJd6WBnHjAu9 Proximity ONEcard Access Form for New Student]s: Please review instructions for the prox card access in FAB after-hours and weekends
* Mailboxes (in 3-82 FAB, collective mailbox sorted by alphabet. Please check your mail during office hours.)
* Photocopying: free scanning; TAs have a set number of pages for photocopying; please ask Satoko Nemoto.
* Music Notes listserv:  Please read listserv emails for grants, job opportunities, important dates (contact the Office to sign up)
* Canadian Centre for Ethnomusicology: http://cce.ualberta.ca. We will be holding weekly meetings on Wednesdays at noon. Please sign up for the listserv at our [http://cce.ualberta.ca website] if you’re interested in receiving updates. 
* Learning and Professional Development: [https://www.ualberta.ca/graduate-studies/current-students), FGSR], [https://www.ualberta.ca/centre-for-teaching-and-learning Centre for Teaching and Learning], and [https://www.ualberta.ca/current-students/academic-success-centre Student Success Centre].
* [https://www.ualberta.ca/registrar/registration-and-courses/bear-tracks-resources Beartracks user guide]
* [https://ist.ualberta.ca/services/ccid-passwords/campus-computing-id Campus Computing ID (CCID)] 
* Information on health insurance coverage available through your student plan: http://www.studentcare.ca
* International students (https://www.ualberta.ca/why-ualberta/international/)
* Transit pass - [https://www.ualberta.ca/current-students/upass U-Pass]
* [https://www.edmonton.ca/edmonton-transit-system-ets.aspx Edmonton Transit System (ETS) schedule]
* [https://www.ualberta.ca/graduate-studies/policies/resources-for-faculty-and-staff/index.html FGSR resources for faculty and staff]

== Finances: banking and SIN ==

Please remember to set yourself up for automatic deposit in BearTracks. If you have difficulty, please try again in a few days. Once HR sets you up, it should work.  Alternatively you may send the Electronic Banking/Direct Deposit form to the Graduate Advisor. 

[https://www.ualberta.ca/human-resources-health-safety-environment/benefits-and-pay/pay/direct-deposit.html Instructions and link to the direct deposit form]

[https://www.ualberta.ca/international/international-student-services/culture-and-lifestyle-guide/money-banking/banking.html Setting up a Bank Account]

[https://www.ualberta.ca/international/international-student-services/career-and-work/social-insurance-number.html Getting a Social Insurance Number (SIN)]

== General references (Orientation, Programs, Funding, Library) ==
* This page:  http://bit.ly/mgsr-ua (Music Grad Student Resources - UofA)

=== Orientation ===
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1U8oVtgyfCm53sBkLZ0C60CHwa1Px-oXP/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=115652152076107097713&rtpof=true&sd=true Orientation Agenda]''' (contains lots of useful links!)
* [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-t1ishDd1a97Fa9dK-DkVFDIQkNMq9mYE1t0VWtNlKw/edit?usp=sharing Program Overview]''' (Google slide presentation; contains lots more useful links!)
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_bS8w8qgHDqJ6yAimCauiziNMf3P08IL/view?usp=sharing Department of Music technology tips for online lessons]


=== Graduate Programs in Music: definitions and requirements ===

* [https://calendar.ualberta.ca/preview_program.php?catoid=39&poid=47443&returnto=12424 Official descriptions of Music graduate programs and requirements from the UofA Calendar]  (http://bit.ly/muscal)
* Additional requirements that must be met prior to graduation:
** [[GPS]] requirements:
*** [https://www.ualberta.ca/music/resources/graduate-resources/ethics-training.html Ethics training requirement] [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oPr2tD2giDFw3LYxMzQUEbLsEGrLsLKL/view?usp=sharing Update: June 2022]
*** [[Professional Development requirement]] 
** Departmental requirements:
*** [https://www.ualberta.ca/music/resources/graduate-resources/language-program-requirements.html Language requirement] are in place for certain programs; speak to your supervisor
*** Music 505 (Bibliography) may be required for students who require this training; speak to your supervisor
* [https://www.ualberta.ca/music/resources/graduate-resources/index.html Music Department's Graduate Student Resources page] (now undergoing revisions)

=== University and [[GPS]] resources ===
* [https://www.ualberta.ca/current-students/wellness/index.html Health and Wellness resources]
* [https://calendar.ualberta.ca/content.php?catoid=36&navoid=11176 University Academic Regulations], applying to all programs (including evaluation, examination, academic standing, and appeals)
* [https://www.ualberta.ca/graduate-studies/about/graduate-program-manual/index.html [[GPS]] graduate program manual (handbook)] (with links to the Calendar for many policy issues) '''[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1svq4Uios3KypfZHI6UD5LJ9teSuh00ThloGAxD7bjB0/edit?usp=sharing New [[GPS]] examination rules now in place (Sep 2023)]'''
* [https://calendar.ualberta.ca/content.php?catoid=39&navoid=12236#the-role-and-structure-of-examining-committees On Examining Committees]
* [https://www.ualberta.ca/graduate-studies/about/contact-us/virtual-counter.html [[GPS]] virtual counter for all questions]
* [https://calendar.ualberta.ca/content.php?catoid=36&navoid=11205 [[GPS]] regulations], including specific regulations on academic standing, and [https://calendar.ualberta.ca/content.php?catoid=36&navoid=11205#extensions program extensions]
* [https://www.ualberta.ca/graduate-studies/about/graduate-program-manual/section-7-administration-of-graduate-programs/7-11-approved-leave-of-absence.html Leaves of absence]
* [https://www.ualberta.ca/current-students/ombuds/index.html Office of the Ombuds]: a confidential service to ensure fairness in university processes, they offer information, advice, and support to students as they deal with academic, discipline, interpersonal, and financial issues related to student programs.  They can advise on "...grade appeals, student and applicant discipline, academic standing (e.g. required to withdraw, probation, appeals, etc.), student-supervisor conflicts, breakdowns in graduate programs, conflicts between students and/or professors, intellectual property issues, professional practice concerns, and residence disputes."
* [https://www.ualberta.ca/current-students/centre-for-writers/index.html#:~:text=The%20Centre%20for%20Writers%20(C4W,at%20all%20levels%20of%20study. Writing services]

=== Research and Writing ===
* [https://www.ualberta.ca/current-students/academic-success-centre/writing-services/about.html Writing Services]
* [https://guides.library.ualberta.ca/music/music Library's Music research guide] 
* [http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org.login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/home.html Chicago Manual of Style]
* [https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/ MLA]
* [https://zotero.org Zotero]
* [https://ia804502.us.archive.org/5/items/pdfy-2_qp8jQ61OI6NHwa/Strunk%20%26%20White%20-%20The%20Elements%20of%20Style%2C%204th%20Edition.pdf Strunk and White's 'Elements of Style']
* [https://www.phrasebank.manchester.ac.uk/ Academic Phrasebank], a very useful compendium of academic language for everyone (and especially for non-native speakers).

=== Field research ===

Note that to perform field research with human subjects you need:
* [http://arise.ualberta.ca approved Ethics application] (consult the [https://www.ualberta.ca/research/research-support/research-ethics-office/index.html Research Ethics Office])
* [[Field Research Guidelines | Follow current UofA guidelines for field research under covid]]

=== Need-based financial support (bursaries...)  ===
* [https://www.ualberta.ca/graduate-studies/awards-and-funding/financial-support.html [[GPS]] financial support]
* [https://www.ualberta.ca/registrar/scholarships-awards-financial-support/bursaries-emergency-funding [[GPS]] Emergency funding]
* [https://www.ualberta.ca/registrar/scholarships-awards-financial-support/bursaries-emergency-funding/international-supplementary-bursary.html International supplementary bursary]
* [https://www.ualberta.ca/graduate-students-association/funding/gsa-emergency-bursaries.html GSA Emergency Bursaries]

===Library===

Lucinda Johnston is our Music librarian. She also serves departments of Drama and Linguistics.

* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CQe-DpP0GoqD8DCBACqiJRtpqmZM473iBjknL91PyRQ/edit Music Library Orientation]
* [https://sites.google.com/ualberta.ca/dr-ling-mus-news/announcements?pli=1&authuser=1 Library announcements]
* [https://sites.google.com/ualberta.ca/dr-ling-mus-news/?pli=1&authuser=1 Lucinda's blog]
* [https://guides.library.ualberta.ca/c.php?g=718910 Music subject guide]
* [https://guides.library.ualberta.ca/audiovideo Audio and video guide]
* [https://dsc.library.ualberta.ca/ Digital Scholarship Centre]

=== Office space ===

Music has three shared office spaces for Music graduate students.  ART3-34/3-42, ED433A and ED451A.  There are also carrels available in Old Arts.  Please contact the Music office for access.

=== Booking classrooms ===

[https://ca.aaiscloud.com/UA/Calendars/DailyGridCalendar.aspx?calendarId=ad8e90e0-2af3-11ed-8bbc-3f58944d49d6&isDay=true&fbclid=IwAR3wq5CFSwFPSetQkJrD3wJQeuts3BoWW8l2TQ9sB1yZZC5mODXxg4l1UZQ Locate open classrooms here.]

=== Academic Integrity ===

[https://www.ualberta.ca/current-students/academic-resources/academic-integrity/plagiarism.html Plagiarism]

=== Collective Agreement ===
[https://www.ualberta.ca/graduate-students-association/collective-agreement/assistanshipt-collective-agreement.html This agreement between the GSA and the University] determines many parameters of your academic life, including financial. Note rates of pay on p. 21.

= Finding a job =
[[Graduate student career guidance]]

= COVID updates =

Please note this [https://www.ualberta.ca/covid-19/campus-safety/index.html COVID checklist]. [https://www.ualberta.ca/covid-19/campus-safety/safety-measures-general-directives/masks.html Note that masking indoors is mandatory] when physical distancing cannot be assured (as in this Orientation) and that [https://www.ualberta.ca/covid-19/index.html anyone on campus must either be fully vaccinated or else undergo regular testing][https://www.ualberta.ca/covid-19/campus-safety/vaccination-questions.html]

''The policy response to COVID is evolving rapidly.  We will continue to update this site as information comes in.''

* [https://www.ualberta.ca/covid-19/index.html Latest campus COVID updates]
* [https://www.ualberta.ca/covid-19/updates/2021/08/declaring-vaccination-status-rapid-testing.html Declaring covid status]
* [https://www.ualberta.ca/international/international-student-services/travel-to-canada-during-covid/index.html Travel to Canada during COVID], including [https://www.ualberta.ca/international/international-student-services/travel-to-canada-during-covid/quarantine-and-isolation-information.html Quarantine and isolation information]
* [https://www.ualberta.ca/graduate-studies/about/resources-for-faculty-and-staff/graduate-policy-and-guidelines/modified-exam-guidelines-covid.html Modified exam guidelines]

= Student Health and Counseling Services =
* 24/7 Distress Line (780-482-4357) - provides support at any time of the day to those in distress or considering suicide.  Also online crisis support.
* Graduate Student Assistance Program:  https://www.ualberta.ca/human-resource-services/index.html: 780-428-7587 - provides a wide variety of free services such as counselling and advice, crisis support, legal services, financial services, lifestyle services (personal trainer, nutritional counselling, smoking cessation). Students will need to specify they are a graduate student at the U of A and provide their One Card # to receive free services.
* Counselling and Clinical Services: https://www.ualberta.ca/current-students/counselling/index.html provides high quality, accessible and compassionate psychological and psychiatric services to students to improve their personal, social, and academic well-being.  Call-in and in-person drop by may be suspended, but here are the coordinates: telephone 780-492-5205, or drop by at 2-600 SUB for an initial consultation (M, R, F 8am-4:30pm and T, W 8am-7pm). Their website also has excellent resources (https://www.ualberta.ca/current-students/counselling/resources)
* The University Health Centre: https://www.ualberta.ca/services/health-centre/index.html provides a wide range of professional, friendly and compassionate medical services to students and staff, including doctor appointments. They offer walk-in service and are located in 2-200 SUB

= Safety Basics =
https://www.ualberta.ca/protective-services/information-safety/basics-for-students

Smoke or Fire:
Evacuate the area, direct your students to evacuate the building, activate the fire alarm, evacuate the building using the stairs, and proceed to your building muster point. 
If you have anyone in the class who cannot evacuate, call 780-492-5050
(Muster points can be found here: http://goo.gl/QmpMxP)

Fire Alarms:
Evacuate the area, direct your students to evacuate the building using the stairs and proceed to your building muster point.
If you have anyone in the class who cannot evacuate call 780-492-5050.

Medical Emergency:
Render first aid assistance if trained, call 911 and follow instructions.
Any situation that involves respiratory distress or arrest, cardiac arrest, large amount of blood loss, a casualty who cannot be moved, or any loss or change of consciousness should be considered a 911 emergency

Severe Weather:
Direct your students to stay indoors, stay away from the windows, and check local media for instructions.

Water, Power or Heat emergencies:
Edmonton Campuses: Call Facilities and Operations at 780-492-4855.
Augustana Campus: Call Facilities and Operations at 780-679-1523.

Large Hazardous Materials Release or Spill:
Evacuate the area, call 911, direct your students to evacuate the building using the stairs and proceed to your building muster point.
If you have anyone in the class who cannot evacuate call 780-492-5050.

Suspicious Person, Package, or Unusual Activity:
Be alert, avoid confrontation, call Protective Services at 780-492-5050, and follow their instructions.

= Grad Handbook (UNDER DEVELOPMENT!) =
[[Music Graduate Handbook]]

= Miscellaneous =
* [https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/1/viewer?mid=1x6RfXWiHcvIw6DzghVTPBk6Ddow&ll=53.525778840930975%2C-113.52216246644285&z=17 Map of music-relevant places on campus.]
* Concert Passes: available at the Department office.
* [https://forms.gle/GWP7uPJd6WBnHjAu9 Proximity ONEcard Access Form for New Student]s: Please review instructions for the prox card access in FAB after-hours and weekends
* Mailboxes (in 3-82 FAB, collective mailbox sorted by alphabet. Please check your mail during office hours.)
* Photocopying: free scanning; TAs have a set number of pages for photocopying; please ask Satoko Nemoto.
* Music Notes listserv:  Please read listserv emails for grants, job opportunities, important dates (contact the Office to sign up)
* Canadian Centre for Ethnomusicology: http://cce.ualberta.ca. We will be holding weekly meetings on Wednesdays at noon. Please sign up for the listserv at our [http://cce.ualberta.ca website] if you’re interested in receiving updates. 
* Learning and Professional Development: [https://www.ualberta.ca/graduate-studies/current-students), [[GPS]]], [https://www.ualberta.ca/centre-for-teaching-and-learning Centre for Teaching and Learning], and [https://www.ualberta.ca/current-students/academic-success-centre Student Success Centre].
* [https://www.ualberta.ca/registrar/registration-and-courses/bear-tracks-resources Beartracks user guide]
* [https://ist.ualberta.ca/services/ccid-passwords/campus-computing-id Campus Computing ID (CCID)] 
* Information on health insurance coverage available through your student plan: http://www.studentcare.ca
* International students (https://www.ualberta.ca/why-ualberta/international/)
* Transit pass - [https://www.ualberta.ca/current-students/upass U-Pass]
* [https://www.edmonton.ca/edmonton-transit-system-ets.aspx Edmonton Transit System (ETS) schedule]
* [https://www.ualberta.ca/graduate-studies/policies/resources-for-faculty-and-staff/index.html [[GPS]] resources for faculty and staff]