Hello friends! How is everyone? It is Friday again! 😀 Here is the list of news for the week!
1. The University is offering free influenza (flu) immunizations to UBC students, faculty and staff at clinics throughout UBC Vancouver starting November 5 and running through November 28, 2013. Here is the link to the program. http://riskmanagement.ubc.ca/health-safety/influenza-immunization-program.Closest clinic is in CEME.
2. We have new CUPE 2278 (Teaching Assistant Union) Representative in our department. Joylene Yu and I (Jun Sian Lee) will be the person to contact if you about any concerns about the right of your TA position.
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GPS: Graduate Pathways to Success
GPS/SCARL Workshop II: Exploring and Visualizing Data is next Wednesday, November 13, 2013; 10:00am to 12:00pm. For a complete session description, please visit: https://www.grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/10563-gpsscarl-workshop-exploring-visualizing-data . To register, see: https://www.surveyfeedback.ca/surveys/wsb.dll/s/1g2ce8
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Bring Lunch and Learn 4
Our department’s 4th Lunch & Learn Workshop: Swagelok Hands On Introduction on Wednesday, November 20th 12:00 to 1:00 pm at CHBE Courtyard (north side of CHBE). What is different this time is, we will be provided with FREE food! Click here for more info. RVSP here.
5. Ivan, our safety officer will be a unavailable November 12-15. Please contact Ken Wong @ 604 827-4833
should any safety issues arise, any building related issues should be directed to trouble calls @ 604 822-2173.
6. Helsa, our graduate secretary is away for the whole November!
In her absence, Stephen Godfrey will be covering. You may reach Steve by emailing gradsec@chbe.ubc.ca.
Please note that Helsa will not be checking her email while she is away. Effective immediately, all emails should be send to gradsec@chbe.ubc.ca.
Some Notes: (1) Please check your @CHBE.UBC.CA email. Staff members communicate with graduate students through those email. (2) Helsa and other staff members are only doing their job distributing information. There is no intention to spam anyone with emails.
7.. Interesting comic from GSS weekly news.
If you have any suggestion for what you like to see on our weekly news, please email me at jslee@chbe.ubc.ca or comment on this blog post.
Also please join the CHBE Grad Student Club Facebook Group onhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/chbegsc/ if you are a graduate student or a recent alumni of graduate program of UBC CHBE.
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