GSS Weekly Newsletter
Dear Graduate Students,
There’s a lot ado about campus this week!
GSS AGM:
– The GSS is holding its Annual General Meeting on Thursday March 20, 2014. Open to all members of the Society, the AGM provides students with the opportunity to receive reports from Council with respect to activities of the preceding year, receive financial statements of the Society, and ask any questions regarding the future directions of the Society. The meeting will commence at 5:30 pm and will be held in the GSS Ballroom (6371 Crescent Road). Please click the link to download the AGM Agenda.
UBC Updates:
The GSS would like to congratulate Dr. Arvind Gupta on his UBC Board appointment to president and vice chancellor of the university. We’re looking forward to working under his leadership towards greater graduate student success! Curious to learn about the new president and vice chancellor? Read the official press release, here.
GSS Social & Recreational:
– Try out our Belly Dance Fitness class these next four weeks. The GSS is offering a drop-in rate of $7 a class! This, friends, is the physical manifestation of a STEAL! Secure your spot at our office during business hours, or email sports@gss.ubc.ca for more info.
GSS Sponsored Events:
– Looking for an opportunity to reflect on the Sochi Olympic? Interested in Japan or Asia? The UBC Asia Pacific Policy Studies Student Association and Asian Studies present “Japan Kenkyukai: Looking back at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics and Towards 2020 — A Cultural and Economic Perspective.” The event (and dinner), supported by the GSS, will be held at the Asian Centre Auditorium (607 – 1871 West Mall UBC Campus) on Friday, March 14th 4-6:30pm. An RSVP is mandatory to help with planning. Main speakers will be Dr. Julian Dierkes (MAAPPS), Dr. Sharalyn Orbaugh (Asian Studies)
– Save the date! The GSS and others are sponsoring Out of the Box 2014: The Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Program’s Annual Graduate Conference, at the Liu Institute for Global Issues on Friday, March 21st, 2014! Register now and check out their website for more information!
– The GSS is also proud to sponsor the UBC Anthropology Research Open House at UBC’s Anthropology Sociology Building on March 21st at 4pm. The evening will feature graduate and undergraduate student research presentations in any field of anthropology, a guest lecture and beer garden. You are warmly invited! A few presentation spots remain! Contact Heather Robertson if interested.
In & Around the GSS:
– Help us spruce up our communications! The GSS is planning a photo shoot on March 28th, and we’re looking for some volunteers to help us showcase the services we provide to graduate students and the larger UBC community. We promise it will be fun!
– You’re invited to the UBC 3MT final round tomorrow March 13th 4:30-6pm at the Graduate Student Centre Ballroom! You may have participated in the 3-Minute Thesis heats in your department. This event is the culmination of that process, and will determine who goes on to compete at the regional level in Calgary. This is your opportunity to learn (very quickly) what other graduate students are working on, and pick up a few (or a bunch) of communication strategies for use next time you have to talk about your thesis project. Get there early!
– Open Mic at Koerner’s Pub Returns! That’s right, every Monday. I’ll be singing “I’m gonna soak up the sun” by Sheryl Crow, because sunshine.
Enjoy the rest of the week!
Ngwatilo