I have so many questions before my first
year.
Maybe I can ask the students association
for some answers?
How do I get more involved with SASA?
You can get more involved in SASA by coming out to our bi-weekly events and
socials,
starting Friday September 11th from 5 to
7 pm and every other Friday after that
we'll be hosting events and socials via
zoom
where you all have the opportunity to
come out and get to know your peers as
well as faculty within the department.
Another great way of staying involved is
staying up to date on our social media
for upcoming events.
What types of social gatherings take
place outside of academic events?
Aside from academic settings we like to
keep things social
by having events like game nights movie
screenings get to know me sessions and coffee hours.
What experiences and skills can I gain from being a part of SASA?
Ever since I joined SASA, I've met people  from different walks of life people with different worldviews
and have made some pretty long-lasting
friendships as well.
Some of the following skills that you
will obtain as a member of SASA
is event planning such as organizing a
panel,
networking, like getting to know your
department more,
working as a team, you know when we have upcoming projects and events,
you know it requires a team effort so
having everyone there to give their
input is very important and public speaking. An example of this is through class talks.
I've certainly built a lot of confidence by being in front of different
lectures and talking to people I'm not
familiar with and it's honestly helped a lot.
Which classes did you find to be the most meaningful towards your degree?
So that's a really awesome question and
although our department has
such a wide array of courses to
talk about I can't speak on all of
them.
Personally my two favourites were a
fourth year seminar that I took
on prisons jails and incarceration. And,
we discussed them from critical
sociological as well as chronological
perspective. And then as well a third
year course talking about studies on addictions.
And then believe it or not I
really really enjoyed the second and
third year required  theory courses just because they
really fostered my critical outlook on
society and the world more broadly
and they allowed me to engage with
topics in a way that I wouldn't normally
have engaged with them. And it's really cool
because carleton offers like unique
overlap between the discourses of
sociology and anthropology that you
don't find a lot of other places.
How do I develop a relationship or network with my professors while working remotely?
That's a great question actually getting to know your profs is a lot easier than you think.
It can start with a simple email or
setting up a phone call to ask those
questions about career, courses, what they recommend in doing and what you should do on the side,
how to find others, networking, research,
everything.
You just ask them, they're not going to
hurt you
actually like those profs are more than
willing to help you.
You can even start by going to their
office hours, talking to them asking
questions they're more than willing to
answer all the questions.
They're not here to make you feel bad or anything like that
don't be scared they're just there to
help you.
How can I form a relationship with my
peers when working remotely?
Just remember everyone is in the same
boat as you when it comes to
online learning so do not hesitate to
reach out to your peers when you're so inclined.
Another way a great way to reach out
is to start a group chat you can do it
either
via Facebook, Whatsapp, or
through cuLearn discussion board.
So reach out share notes get to see how everyone is adjusting.
It will help you too we're all here for each other.
 
