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Information about the AMS/GSS Health & Dental Plan‏

1) CHANGE OF COVERAGE: Sept. 3 – 24, 2013
All AMS and GSS members are automatically enrolled in the AMS/GSS Health & Dental Plan, including international students and part-time students. Note that incoming exchange students, 3rd/4th year medical students, midwifery students, and students aged 65+ are not automatically enrolled, but may self-enroll during the Change of Coverage Period. Please visit www.ihaveaplan.ca for details or visit the Health and Dental Plan Office located in Room 61 in the Lower Level of the Student Union Building – (Telephone: 1 877 795-4421 or service@studentcare.net).

Students who began their academic year in January and who are also covered by other extended health and dental benefits (not by MSP) may opt out of the Plan. New January students may also opt to enroll their spouse and/or dependents for an additional fee during the Change-of-Coverage Period. Please visit www.ihaveaplan.ca for details or visit the Health and Dental Plan Office located in Room 61 in the Lower Level of the Student Union Building – (Telephone: 1 877 795-4421 or service@studentcare.net)

2) AMS/GSS HEALTH PLAN PREMIUM ASSISTANCE FUND: Deadline by Sept. 24, 2013 at 4PM

Partial or full reimbursement of the Health & Dental Plan fee ($219.31) is available on a need basis from the AMS and GSS through the AMS/GSS Health Plan Premium Assistance Fund. Returning students as well as Students who began their academic year in September and who have not opted out of the AMS/GSS Extended Health & Dental Plan may apply for the bursary. The application form is available at www.gss.ubc.ca/health/.

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Funding and Awards Graduate Program Opportunities

CIHR Information Sessions for Students on Awards in Health Research

Good morning/afternoon,

It is my pleasure to announce that once again this year, CIHR will be offering information sessions to students and university staff about CIHR award programs as well as recent improvements made to these.  Information will also be provided on relevant CIHR’s policies, tips for applicants, and guidelines on how to submit an application. These sessions will be interactive and there will be plenty of opportunities to ask questions.

The sessions will allow all participants to be connected and discussions will be supported with a view of a PowerPoint presentation.  Institutions are encouraged to facilitate a location where all students can attend the session together; however, students may register individually.   Participants must have access to a computer with internet connection to access the session and view the PowerPoint presentation. Questions may be directed to CIHR via the webinar chat function or an integrated microphone.

If you or your institution are interested in participating in one of these sessions, please follow the instructions below to register to one of the three sessions that will be offered.

Date, Time & Duration

Language Session

Link to Register

·   September 23, 2013

·   Time: 11:00am, EST

·   Duration : 1.5 hours

English

·   September 25, 2013

·   Time: 1:30pm, EST

·   Duration : 1.5  hours

French

·   September 26, 2013

·   Time: 1:30pm, EST

·   Duration : 1.5 hours

English

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Brendan Morey (Brendan.Morey@ubc.ca).

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Department Events Office of Graduate Programs - FoE

November 2013 Graduation Deadlines

Friday, 25 October 2013

Last day for final master’s theses and doctoral dissertations to be accepted by the Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies for November graduation.  Must be approved and accepted by 4:00 pm.

Last day for graduate programs to notify the Faculty of Graduate Studies that all requirements (including major papers) have been met for non-thesis master’s degrees for November graduation.

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Graduate Program Opportunities

Latecomer orientation for new international students‏

Who:     New international students who missed their international student orientation session

What:   A review of important study/work permit, visa, & health insurance issues

Where: International House Upper Lounge

When:  Monday Sept 16th from 5-7pm

Why:     Get questions answered, meet your peers, and get to know supports available for international students

 

For more information, see http://www.calendar.events.ubc.ca/cal/event/showEventMore.rdo

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Speakers

Oct 3 Dr. Jessica Ringrose, “Gender dualism machines and intensive body parts”

Dr. Jessica Ringrose of the Institute of Education at the University of London will be speaking in EDST on October 3rd from 2-4 pm in WMAX 110. Please see attached flyer for her talk Gender dualism machines and intensive body parts: Towards a new public pedagogy of youth ‘sexting’. Dr. Ringrose is a co-editor of the recently published Deleuze & Research Methodologies, and she will speak in part to her methodological approach during her talk.

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