Happy Friday everyone!
It was just snowing last weekend and it is sunny now! Yoo hoo!
Even better, we have a social event happening tonight!

[CHBE Monthly Social] Get together this Friday?

The CHBE is re-initiating the first (or last) Friday of the Month social by heading over to the Gallery at the SUB. Here is a great opportunity to mingle with random people from CHBE and beyond. Undergrads, Grads, staff, faculty, researchers, emeritus profs, etc. all welcome. Friday, Feb 28 starting around 5 pm.

After all the fun, would you consider doing some volunteering for the Grad Club?

Grad Club is requesting your help

CHBE Grad Club is looking for a few volunteers, in addition to current ones, for supplying water to the hot/cold water dispenser at the 6th floor grad lounge.
The 5 water jars need to be filled once a week, and it takes less than 30 minutes for me to do this job. So if there are a few more volunteers, then each volunteer would be expected to contribute 30 minutes per month.
Please consider joining us in keeping the water dispenser in operation! Please email our grad club president, Hafiz at mhrahman@chbe.ubc.ca if you wanna earn some good karma.

Then, some news from GSS about St. Patrick’s Day Social Event

St. Patrick’s Day comes early to the GSS!

On March 14th GSS is planning the best night ever so Save the Date, and Line up something Clover Green! Drinks will be cheap or, if you have the luck of the Irish, maybe even free! Keep your eye out in next week’s GSS newsletter for more details, or contact specialevents@gss.ubc.ca.

Finally some news from GPS

UBC Graduate Pathway to Success

This is the last week to register for Three Minute Thesis 2014. To register, visit the heat schedule at http://3mt.grad.ubc.ca/schedule/ . Interested in volunteering for the events (registration support, presentation timer, etc.)? E-mail graduate.pathways@ubc.ca .

GPS/CSI&C Workshop: Resume Clinic, Tuesday, March 4, 12:30pm – 2:30pm
To register, please visit: https://www.surveyfeedback.ca/surveys/wsb.dll/s/1g310c

GPS/SCARL Workshop: Quantitative Covariates and Linear Models, Wednesday, March 5, 10:00am – 12:00pm
To register, please visit: https://www.surveyfeedback.ca/surveys/wsb.dll/s/1g310d

There is still space available for this week’s GPS/Mitacs Step Workshop: Skills of Business Etiquette, Thursday, February 27, 9:00am – 4:30pm
To register, please visit: https://www.surveyfeedback.ca/surveys/wsb.dll/s/1g30b9

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.
Have a great weekend!

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Dear 5th and 6th floor lab users in CHBE, If you want to win a starbuck gift card, put on your Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) in your lab!

After a spot-check of PPE Compliance two weeks ago, Ivan, our safety officer has drawn Two winners, from those who had the highest PPE compliance level!
*The highest PPE compliance level simply means you have lab coat, safety glasses, waterproof footwear and appropriate gloves.

They are
Sebastian Standl
Badr Mohamed

They each receive $10 starbuck gift cards!

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Three Minute Thesis 2014

Three Minute Thesis 2014 registration is now open. A preliminary heat schedule is available at http://3mt.grad.ubc.ca/schedule/ .
Curious about 3MT? Come to the 3MT coaching session on Wednesday, Feb 12th to learn more, practice presenting and learn tips for orally presenting your research.
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM , Live webinar
2:30 PM – 4:00 PM, in person (Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, Lillooet Room)
To register, please visit: https://www.surveyfeedback.ca/surveys/wsb.dll/s/1g2ef5

Graduate Pathway to Success (GPS) sessions

Registration is now open for:

GPS/SCARL Workshop: Two Group Comparisons and Beyond,
Wednesday, February 12, 10:00am – 12:00pm
No prior statistical knowledge is assumed for this session; however, some mathematical formulas will be presented.
For a complete session description, visit: https://www.grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/10639-gpsscarl-workshop-iii-two-group-comparisons-beyond
To register, please visit: https://www.surveyfeedback.ca/surveys/wsb.dll/s/1g3069

There are still a few spaces remaining for this week’s Breaking Patterns of Procrastination
Thursday, February 3, 9:30am to 12:30pm
To register, please visit: https://www.surveyfeedback.ca/surveys/wsb.dll/s/1g3009

Announcement of GSS election results

Thank you so much for participating in the 2014 GSS Elections!! We had a great participation rate and sincerely appreciate your time and care.The results were published late on Friday last week and we’d like to extend a warm congratulations to the newly elected GSS Executive members Colúm Connolly, Daniel Wood, Tobias Friedel, Min Xia and Kevin Mehr; as well as the newly elected Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Student Senators, Julienne Jagdeo and Justin Wiebe. – Taken from GSS Newsletter

The new executive begins its term on the March 2014 GSS Council AGM meeting. We would like to wish all of them an effective term in their new positions.

Important Fact: AMS/GSS Extended Health & Dental Plan

I think many students in UBC are not fully utilizing the health and Dental Plan that they are paying for. So I wish to inform all about the plan.

The AMS/GSS Health & Dental Plan was designed by students for students to provide many important services and cover expenses not covered by your basic health care plan, such as prescription drugs, dental care, travel health coverage, vision care, and more. Click the link for more information: http://www.ams.ubc.ca/services/health-dental-plan/faqs/

Happy Long Weekend! Happy Family Day!

There is no classes on Monday and the University is closed.
You may still enter the CHBE building if you have your fob, iClass student card or UBCcard with access granted.

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