Registration is now open for: GPS/CSI&C Session: Resume Clinic Wednesday, Sept 25th, 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM For a complete session description, please visit: https://www.grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/10593-gpscsic-event-resume-clinic To register, see http://www.surveyfeedback.ca/surveys/wsb.dll/s/1g2b03 Re-orientation Wednesday, Sept 25th, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM Did you miss new graduate student orientation? Re-orientation includes a presentation on “Being Successful as a Graduate Student” […]

MESSAGE SENT ON BEHALF OF DR. SAMSON NASHON: Please join me in congratulating two of our graduate students: Yoriko Gillard (MA) and Natalie LaBlanc (Phd) for being winners of the Peter Wall Institute Arts-Based Initiative student competition entitled “Arts Based Conceptions of Water.” The competition is intended to showcase the important relationship between the performing […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Dear Faculty and Students, I am very pleased to announce that two candidates for nomination as a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Transnational/Global Perspectives on Language and Literacy Education of Children and Youth have accepted our invitation for on-campus interviews in September. The two candidates and dates for their presentations are: Dr. Bonny Norton […]

Please see the attached posting AP Instructor I GSPPF 2013

Tips and Tricks for Formatting Your Thesis: Little Things Mean A Lot! Are you worried about getting your thesis/dissertation into the format required by the Faculty of Graduate Studies? Would you like to know more about how to use the formatting features in Microsoft Word? Research Commons staff will help you with your questions about […]

Please join Dr. Margaret Macintyre Latta on Thursday, September 26th from 1-3 pm in Scarfe 1021 for an informal conversation about her book Curricular Conversations: Play is the (Missing) Thing. See the attached invitation for more details, and RSVP to Elsa Lenz Kothe at elsalk@alumni.ubc.ca by September 24th if you plan to attend.

Registration is open for the Instructional Skills Workshop October 18, 19, 20, 2013.  Please note that participants must be able to attend the entire 24 hour workshop. The Instructional Skills Workshop is an internationally recognized program and students receive transcript notation for their participation.  It is a 3-day intensive workshop that develops participant’s teaching skills and confidence.  It is appropriate for first […]

Professional Development & Community Engagement (PDCE) invites applications for a Teaching Assistant for the September term of the 2013 Winter One Session. This is an unanticipated need for a teaching assistant for the following course in the Master of Educational Technology (MET) program: ETEC 511 – Foundations of Educational Technology (3 credits) Tasks for this […]

Please find attached the information for the 7th annual CATE Working Conference on Research in Teacher Education to be held in Saskatoon, October 31-November 2, 2013. CATE Working Conference 2013 final

Academic Guidance Program We are currently seeking individuals on a part time basis for the Guidance Module of the International Graduate Study Preparation Program (IGSPP).  This program is for international students who are planning on attending graduate programs in North America or other English-speaking countries. Academic Guidance is an integral part of IGSPP. We require […]