Final GSS Weekly Newsletter 2013!!
Dear Graduate Students,
Did you know that Graduate students make up 20% of the student body at UBC, numbering just over 10,000 graduate students at UBC Vancouver alone?
There’s a more than 50% chance that you agree or strongly agree that funding/financial issues cause you as a UBC graduate student stress or anxiety on a regular basis. Time to Completion for graduate studies programs is continually increasing at UBC and across Canada.
The GSS wants you to come out in support of our efforts to change these aspects of the graduate student experience at UBC. While we have been a priority for this UBC administration for a number of years, little has changed across the institution.
Come out on January 10th at 11am to Graduate Student Society’s Thea Koerner House on 225-6371 Crescent Rd. Let’s show the UBC Administration that Less Money and More Time isn’t a good or sustainable way to treat it’s hardworking and talented graduate student body. Stand and be counted! (Save the Date!)
GSS Elections:
– The Call for Nominations for the 2014-2015 GSS Executive Team is Now Open and will remain so until January 15th of 2014! Interested in making a difference in graduate student life at UBC as a GSS Executive? Find out more [here]!
GSS Social & Recreational:
– Class is in Session! Learn French, and “Fall in love” in our January GSS Art Class.
– Sign Up for your January Fitness Class! GSS is offering Bellydance, Pilates, Zumba and Yoga classes in January! Remember, it’s not a New Year’s Resolution if you commit before New Year’s (We nonetheless offer love and acceptance to Resolution makers) 
– Wheee!! let’s go Ski on Jan 19!
– The January Orientation Schedule is out and we need a few volunteers and welcoming folks to help! There are tickets in it for you for the New Term Party on January 24th! (save the date!)
Happy Holidays from us at the GSS! Here’s a holiday giggle with Jimmy Fallon! See you in 2014!!
Ngwatilo