• University closed Monday, October 9th
• Apply to add a course in January
• Update the CU Mobile App
• ESP October Socials
• CU Pride Festival: October 10-15
• Inclusion Week Events: October 16-20
• What to do on Fall Break: October 23-27
• Meet with one of our academic coaches
• Bursary application deadline: October 31

Carleton University is officially closed on Monday, Oct. 9 for Thanksgiving Day. Please take note of the following hours of operation throughout the long weekend.

What's open and closed →

Doing well in your courses? Consider adding another in the winter term. The criteria for adding a half-credit course in January is:

• Minimum of B- (70%) average in current courses
• Strong (70+%) workshop and FYSM attendance

The deadline to apply is December 15th – but applying earlier is better since courses do fill up. We are offering CIED 1001: Selected Topics in Pop Culture (note: the link is to a previous year’s class). This year’s class will be Tuesday 11:35-2:25 pm and offered in person. But you are welcome to select a any course from the public class schedule (provided you meet the registration/prerequisite requirements and space permitting).

Apply here →

Fix your schedule. Version 0.8.0 of the Carleton Mobile app was released this week. It (should!) contain a fix for the workshop errors that some students encountered. After the update, if your timetable isn’t displaying the correct information, please email us at ESP.Advising@carleton.ca.

App updates →

All events start at 5:00 pm. Hope to see you there!

• Friday, Oct 6^th: ESP Game Night– win swag!!! In ESP Lounge, 1521 Dunton Tower
• Thursday, Oct 11^th: ESP Social, free snacks. In ESP Lounge, 1521 Dunton Tower
• Friday, Oct 12^th: ESP Game Night– win swag!!! In ESP Lounge, 1521 Dunton Tower
• Monday, Oct 16^th: 2SLGBTQIA+ drop in and social hang out – snacks and prizes! In ESP Lounge, 1521 Dunton Tower
• Thursday, Oct 19^th: ESP Social, free snacks. In ESP Lounge, 1521 Dunton Tower
• Friday, October 20th: Movie night – free popcorn and drinks! In 234 Tory

Then we’ll take a break for Study Break October 23-27. The ESP Student Lounge will still be open during Study Break: Mon-Fri 8:30-4:30.

Check out the Pride events planned for Carleton’s Pride Festival October 10-15 as well as a library of resources for 2SLGBTQIA+ students below.

Events include: great talks, speed mingling, a comedy show, story telling, a trivia night, Queertastic Drag Show, a Halloween Bash and more!

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The goal of Inclusion Week is to raise visibility and awareness of the value of human rights work and equity and diversity initiatives.

Events include talks on sexuality and disability, how to support Indigenous people in colonial spaces, the opening of the Black Students Community Hub, and much more.

Explore and register →

Just a reminder that classes and workshops will not be held during the fall study break (Oct 23-37). We hope you have a productive and restful break.

• Practice some self-care. Go for walks, talk with friends, take care of yourself.
  • Carleton hosts wellness workshops, on subjects like mindfulness meditation (Oct 23) and healthy coping strategies and skills to deal with mental distress (Oct 26).
• Brush up on your academic skills and get stuff done:
  • Get ahead on your work – take the time to get organized and make a study plan.
  • Check out Carleton Psychology Professor Chris Motz’s YouTube series on the science of academic success.

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A bursary is a financial award (free money!) that is granted on the basis of financial need, not grades (which makes them different from scholarships). Unlike loans, bursaries do not have to be repaid.  The bursary program exists to help (but not replace) your main sources of funding such as OSAP or other loans/grants/etc. The deadline for bursary applications this year is October 31st.

Apply online through Carleton Central. Looking for a bursary to help offset the costs of technology? You can add that request to your Undergraduate Application Bursary in Carleton Central.

Don’t forget, academic coaches can help you with your application! Book here.

Bursary application instructions →