Weekly News 32

Hi everyone, Happy Friday!

It is going to be another sunny weekend! There is an event worth noting in Vancouver Downtown. The  Gallery,performance “Downtown Bhangra” will be happening today and tomorrow for FREE outside the Vancouver Art Gallery! Check out http://vibc.org/   for more info!

From Graduate Pathway for Success, there will be

GPS/Centre for Student Involvement & Careers Graduate Career Exploration Symposium (Internships, Entrepreneurship, Career Panels, Networking) on Tuesday, June 10, 2014, 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM, (Hebb, Henning and Brock Hall)

Details, including registration information, can be found at: http://students.ubc.ca/career/resources/graduate-career-exploration-symposium
Fee: $10 (includes lunch)

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girl doing SurveyTo help the Graduate Student Society to better support you and other graduate students like you, GSS wants to hear about your experiences at UBC through
this GSS Survey. this! They are the independent voice of the over 10,000 graduate students at UBC Vancouver, so help us advocate for and improve graduate student experiences at UBC by filling out this 15 minutes survey:

And some latest health and wellbeing offering, as disseminated by Colin from UBC HR.

  • Free Fitness Class- River District Vancouver

June is Free Trial Month at the River District Centre (8683 Kerr Vancouver, BC V5S 0A4). Come to any of their Yoga/Yogalates or Zumba classes for the first time free!

  • This week’s Healthy Recipe:

As previously advertised Dietetics student Stephanie Dang from the school of Food Nutrition and Health has come onboard with us to contribute a weekly Healthy Recipe Series for staff and faculty at UBC to enjoy– The next one is here and it is ‘CROWD-PLEASING VEGETARIAN CHILI- – Poster Attached

  • Cookspiration

On Thursday May 29 2014 dietitian Annie Tsang facilitated an excellent workshop on campus titled ‘Eating Well to Optimize Performance’. She mentioned an excellent desktop resource and smartphone app called Cookspiration  – created by Dietitians of Canada. Recipe ideas are served up to suit your mood and schedule (Basically like a food version of Songza for anyone who knows it). Check it out here

Have a great weekend!

CHBE Grad Students Club Election 2014 – Call for Nomination

A message below is originated from the current CHBE GSC president, Hafiz Rahman, calling for Nomination for candidates for president in 2014/2015 term.
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Dear graduate students from CHBE,

It is my pleasure to announce that the Call for Nominations for the election of a ‘President’ is now open and will remain so until June 9th. This is an excellent opportunity to get involved and contribute to the graduate student life in CHBE!

If you would like to nominate yourself for ‘President’ position, please reply this email before the deadline. Note that your nomination will be accepted only if it comes from your CHBE email account (i.e. emailaddress@chbe.ubc.ca). The list of presidential candidates will be announced the day after, and voting will be arranged on Monday Jun 16th.

Other positions in the executive team will be selected through consensus among the interested students. If you feel interested in this regard, please let me know.

And, do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.

Cheers,

M. Hafizur Rahman
PhD Candidate | Chemical & Biological Engineering (CHBE)
President | CHBE Graduate Students Club
The University of British Columbia
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