Supporting Aboriginal Graduate Enhancement (SAGE)
SAGE is a peer-based support network for Indigenous graduate students at Western University aimed at facilitating transition, retention and completion of Indigenous students in graduate studies. The SAGE Coordinator position is a part-time role held by a current Indigenous student at Western University. The position is funded by both the Indigenous Student Centre (Office of Indigenous Initiatives) and the Society of Graduate Students (SOGS).The SAGE Coordinator reports to the SOGS Council at least once per term regarding Indigenous Graduate student concerns.
The SAGE Coordinator position is a part-time role held by a current Indigenous student enrolled at Western University. The position is funded by both the Indigenous Student Centre (Office of Indigenous Initiatives) and the Society of Graduate Students (SOGS). The SAGE Coordinator reports to the SOGS Council at least once per term regarding Indigenous Graduate student concerns.
2022-2023 SAGE Coordinator
Are you an Indigenous Graduate Student? Join the next SAGE social or networking event. Connect with Amanda by sending a message to sagecoordinator@uwo.ca.
To help guide SAGE programming, Indigenous graduate students are invited to fill out the following survey: https://uwo.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_38IOP6pYBO0KMN8
Aanii, boozhoo! Amanda indizhinikaaz, Wikwemkoong indoonjibaa, migizi indoodem.
Hi everyone, my name is Amanda Morin, I am Anishinaabekwe from Wikwemkoong Unceded Reserve on Manitoulin Island, though I grew up with my mother who is of European descent in a small town called New Hamburg.
I have been at Western and a part of our Indigenous community since 2013. The wonderful staff at ISC helped me through two undergraduate degrees, so this place is a second home to me. I am now doing my Master’s at Schulich in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine researching the role of mitochondrial DNA in health and disease.
I am so excited to join the team as a Supporting Aboriginal Graduate Enhancement (SAGE) Coordinator, and will do my very best to help ensure graduate students have the social, emotional and cultural supports needed to succeed in their studies.
