Last week, we hosted our annual SOGS PARTNER RECEPTION at the The Grad Club! We look forward to continuing to work with the broader campus community in 2025-26.

🏳️‍🌈SOGS Pride Week is nearly here!🏳️‍⚧️ We're hosting and attending a bunch of inclusive, fun, inspiring events from July 11th-20th! More info and registration links: sogs.ca/pride-parade/ #gradlifewesternu

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Remember, your PhD doesn't define your worth as a person. You are so much more than your academic achievements.

⚠️ Attention Graduate Teaching Assistants: Join TA/PD Union@ Western for their Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Thursday, July 9th at 5:00pm. Registration is required. 🔗 ow.ly/N8vp50WlYrS

We're happy to host Dr. Jim Head (Brown Uni), a leading planetary geologists, on July 10th for a talk "Increasing Science Capabilities in the Apollo Lunar Exploration Program: The Role of Science and Engineering Synergism and Perspectives for Artemis" in BGS1053 @ 2pm. Join us!

Join us at Global Café this Thursday to create your own Pride-themed fridge magnet! Try your hand at painting and enjoy some snacks and drinks. 📅 July 10 ⏲️ 3 to 5 p m 📍International and Graduate Affairs Building (IGAB) Atrium All Western University students are welcome!

Don't miss out on London Multicultural Festival at Covent Garden Market this weekend!

Attention Indigenous Grad Students: Indigenous Initiatives is hiring a SAGE COORDINATOR for the 2025-26 year! 🪪: #40023 ⏳: 10-hours per week 📆: August 1, 2025 - July 31, 2026 💰: $24.75 per hour ➡️ visit recruit.uwo.ca

📣 Attention members: Our Summer 2025 FINANCIAL SUPPORT SUBSIDY PROGRAM application portal is now OPEN! Learn more about this financial aid program: 🌐 sogs.ca/subsidies

🐛 Attention book worms: Join us as we start up our International Book Club again. In July and August, we're reading "Nightbitch" by Rachel Yoder and "Foster" by Claire Keegan. IBC meets on the last Friday of the month at 10am. ➡️ Register to participate: forms.gle/Qn4DNucySFytr6…

📣 Advance Your Career with 10% Off Professional Development! We've partnered with Western University's Continuing Studies to offer members more professional development opportunities. Choose from flexible online options this Fall 2025 & Winter 2026. Visit 🌐 sogs.ca/continuing-stu….

📣 We're hiring one (1) FRONT OFFICE SUPPORT STAFF this summer! 🧐 Review the job description – sogs.ca/jobs. INTERESTED IN APPLYING? Send a 📝 brief cover letter that includes 📆 weekly availability, along with your 💼 resume to [email protected] by August 4 at 11:59 PM.

Want to get out of your lab, office, or library? Join us on August 9th for a bus trip to PORT STANLEY BEACH on Lake Erie! 🎟️ Tickets = $7 each. 🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒 Members can purchase 4 tickets, including family members. ⚠️ 3 tickets left. Contact [email protected].

Attention grads who use (or are going to use) PYTHON for analysis: Join the Canadian Bioinformatics Hub for two courses dedicated to teaching you an introduction on how to use Python and how to use it for analysis. Learn more and to apply: bioinformatics.ca

Are you a graduate student over 35-years old? Join our monthly MATURE STUDENTS MEET UP via Zoom. 📆 Thursday, July 31st 🕰️ 11 AM 12 PM 📍Zoom (ow.ly/FJna50Wtr56) Questions? Reach out to [email protected].

📣 Want to test your brain and braun in our SUMMER SQUID GAMES? 😜 📆 Sat., August 23 🕰️ 10AM– 4PM 📍HSB Field 💰$5 per member 🏆 Get prizes 🍕Pizza lunch & refreshments 📝 forms.gle/4DMjkkmEYrT47e… ❓Questions? Reach out to [email protected]

📣 Attention members: Our Summer 2025 FINANCIAL SUPPORT SUBSIDY PROGRAM application portal is now OPEN! Learn more about this financial aid program: 🌐 sogs.ca/subsidies

The first Wednesday of every month, the SOGS Pride Commission hosts RAINBOW COFFEE CLUB in the Grad Club boardroom! Come by for free coffee/tea and great conversation with new queer friends. Register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI… #gradlifewesternu #westernuniversity

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