GSS Weekly Newsletter
Dear Graduate Students,
You ought to help us fill the GSS Food Bin! The GSS has organized a food donation bin at the Graduate Student Centre (#225-6371 Crescent Rd) to support families in need get through the winter holidays. Do your bit to help by dropping off either canned or non-perishable food.
UBC Updates:
The GSS would like to congratulate Dr. Susan Porter on her appointment as the Dean of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies! Dr. Porter has been serving as Dean pro tem since 2011, and we at the GSS are excited to continue working with her!
– Read the November Senate Update! The meeting impacted several disciplines/Areas of study including: UBC Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Health, Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Law, Master of International Forestry Program, and UBC policy on Open Access.
GSS Advocacy & Lobbying:
– Last week was the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations (CASA) advocacy week. UBC Advocacy team lobbied specifically around graduate student funding, representation on tri-councils and mental health.
– The first meeting of the Alliance of British Columbia Students (ABCS) will happen this weekend. Got some good ideas? Get involved with the GSS Academic and External Committee!
– And: GSS Needs You to come to our Advocacy event in January. We especially mean to use it to lobby for better graduate student funding at UBC. Details forthcoming!
GSS Social & Recreational Events:
– Free GSS Bellydancing Fitness Workshop – Comes ahead of our planned class starting next semester and check it out! (One Class Only: Monday, Dec 9)
– Coffee’ll Fix it! VP Finance Lili Meng will talk about the funds available at GSS for graduate student organizations/associations and GSS plans for future expenditure. Don’t miss it!
Outstanding Graduate Students Fêted:
– The GSS cIRcle Open Scholar Awards Announced! Congratulations to Sam Bailey, Shona Robinson and Christian Brady!!
– Emily Morris, a UBC Master’s of Sciences in Genetic Counseling student, wins the Canada MITACS Master’s Award for Outstanding Innovation for her work on genetics and mental health. Congratulations!
Opportunities:
– GSS sponsors the Third Student-Based Biomaterials Symposium! Send in your abstract by the end of this week!
Peace,
Ngwatilo