Day: December 4, 2013

Dear Graduate Students,

Happy Almost-End-of-Term! Our GSS Food Bin is cold and hungry for some donations! Please plan to pass by with something to share this holiday season. We will offer your donations as some support to help families in need get through the winter holidays. Our bin is at the Graduate Student Centre (#225-6371 Crescent Rd). Do your bit to help by dropping off either canned or non-perishable food. Thanks!

GSS Social & Recreational Events:
– Free GSS Bellydancing Fitness Workshop – Have you signed up for our teaser workshop ahead of next semester’s class? What are you waiting for?! Monday’s coming up fast!

– Coffee (n’ cake) will Fix it! This week our coffee social goes for comforting fun! bake a cake and eat it! You won’t find a better deal!

GSS Opportunities:
– Job Opportunity: Student Health Report Coordinator: We’re looking to fill this short term position. Interested? It would be especially relevant to you if you’re into health related research.

GSS Advocacy & Lobbying:
– Alliance of British Columbia Students Society (ABCS) elects our current GSS VP External as Chair at its Inaugural General meeting!

Keep warm out there!

Ngwatilo

CALL FOR PAPERS ­ STEM EDUCATION CONFERENCE

Closes:  December 9, 2013

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STEM 2014 Conference | July 12-15

The University of British Columbia | Vancouver, Canada

stem2014.ubc.ca

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STEM Education and Our Planet:

Making Connections Across Contexts

 

The International Conference of STEM in Education is an opportunity for educators and researchers from schools, universities, colleges, businesses, industries and other private and public agencies to share and discuss their innovative practices and research initiatives that may advance STEM education.

 

Submit your proposal to present at the STEM 2014 Conference at http://stem2014.ubc.ca.  Call for Papers closes December 9, 2013.

We invite proposals from educators, academics, education officers, industry partners, graduate and undergraduate students for papers, poster presentations, panels, workshops, symposia, and innovative showcases.  Proposals will be peer reviewed, and are invited in any area related to the overall focus of the conference, including:

• Innovation in STEM Research
• Innovative Resources for STEM Education
• Transformation in Educational Practices through STEM
• Sustainability Education and STEM
• Interdisciplinary Approaches to Popular Science Education
• Life-long learning in STEM
• STEM learning in and across formal and informal contexts
• Curriculum Theory and Development in STEM
• Educational Philosophy and Theory about STEM
• Educational Policy, Leadership and Management for STEM
• Rural Education and STEM
• Special Education and STEM
• Educational Technology in STEM
• Teacher Education and Professional Development in STEM
• Design and Technology Education
• Science Fiction and STEM Education
• Disasters and STEM Education
• Other related STEM topics will also be considered

To Graduate Program Staff and Graduate Advisors:

From: Andrea Sollberger Student Services Coordinator [mailto:gradinfo@stat.ubc.ca]
Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2013 10:15 AM
Subject: Free Statistical Analyses — UBC Department of Statistics

Dear UBC Graduate Students, Research Staff and Faculty:

As part of our ongoing efforts to bring current research into the classroom and promote interdisciplinary collaborations, the students enrolled in STAT 450 (Case Studies in Statistics) will provide free statistical analyses in Term 2 of 2013-2014. New to the upcoming term, one or two graduate students in STAT 550 (Techniques of Statistical Consulting) will mentor and supervise a group of STAT 450 students, and peer-review their analyses and report. The students will be carrying out this academic activity under the co-supervision of Gabriela Cohen Freue (instructor of STAT 450) and Rollin Brant (instructor of STAT 550). The data will be treated with confidentiality within the courses.

Please consider whether the type of feedback described might be helpful to you.  If so, please submit your projects, carefully following the guidelines provided in the announcement below.

Sincerely,

Gabriela Cohen Freue

Rollin Brant

Department of Statistics