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Established in 1994, CILS is a cross-campus centre for research, outreach, and collaboration on issues broadly connected to language, culture, and education.

CILS is sponsored by the Faculty of Education, Faculty of Arts, and Continuing Studies.

Student Consultation: Proposed Fee-Laddering‏

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Post date February 20, 2014
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To: Students in the Faculty of Education

The Faculty of Education has developed a proposal that will permit students who complete a graduate certificate to “ladder” a portion of those fees toward a subsequent, related master’s degree. The anticipated savings in master’s tuition for laddered certificates is approximately 30%.

We are seeking your feedback on this tuition fee proposal, in accordance with the recent UBC Board of Governors’ requirement that new tuition fees be presented to the student body for consultation before they are brought to the Board of Governors for approval. Below you will find a description of a proposed process for laddering graduate certificate tuition into related master’s degrees, and the rationale for this laddering process. If you could please take a moment to consider the proposal and respond to the short survey by Friday, February 28th, it would be greatly appreciated:

http://ogpr.educ.ubc.ca/2014/02/19/student-consultation-fee-laddering-proposal/

Thank you for your interest and assistance,

Beth Haverkamp

Announcements

Year End deadlines for 2013/2014 Fiscal Year‏

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Post date February 20, 2014
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Please submit all your Xerox printings before March 14^th and please submit all Xerox, photocopy and phone bill payments to me by cash or cheque by March 24^th.

Best regards,

Kalie Fong

Graduate Program Opportunities News from the Outside World

GSS Weekly Newsletter

From: Ngwatilo Mawiyoo [mailto:communications@gss.ubc.ca]
Subject: GSS Weekly Newsletter

Dear Graduate Students,

I trust you’re finding the extra time this Reading week useful. If you meant to watch any of the games at the Winter Olympics and haven’t, you have until this weekend to do so, and then that’s it for four years. Just so you know.

GSS Social & Recreational:
– Let’s go Ski at Whistler on March 9th! Deadline to register is March 1st, and as always, spots fill up fast!

– The GSS Salsa Night is ON! Tickets are on sale for our March 7th event! Whether you’ve never stepped foot on a dance floor in your life, or are fluent in the language of dance, this event has something for you! We’ve lined up a pro grade salsa lesson, and much musical and liquid inspiration to guarantee a good night! We’re also meditating daily – which is like – necessary for good vibes, right… All are welcome for the low low ticket price of just $5.

GSS Advocacy:
– The Canadian government’s Federal Skilled Worker Program has an eligibility stream that is open to international students who are pursuing or who have completed doctoral (PhD) studies at Canadian institutions. The GSS would like offer you another opportunity to share your experience with the program in order to advocate for the changes needed to help the program work efficiently. Please do so by filling out this super quick survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/XRNDL3D
Contact vpexternal@gss.ubc.ca with any follow up questions or issues you may have.

– BC’s balanced budget ignores the needs of students at post-secondary institutions.
The GSS through the public consultation process submitted a document highlighting our needs to the budget select standing committee. This committee recommended a number of investments in post-secondary education in BC. Sadly this week’s budget did not incorporate the Graduate Provincial Scholarship and other recommendations within our submission. Your GSS will continue to advocate on your behalf to this government, highlighting why our education matters to this province and this economy moving forward.

GSS + UBC Sustainability:
– UBC is developing a 20-year Sustainability Strategy for the Vancouver campus. As part of the consultation process with faculty, staff, students and the community, you are invited to a graduate student workshop on February 27th, 4-5.30pm at the Policy Labs in the Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (Policy Labs – ground floor). Register Here. Food will be provided. Please do complete the 8-minute survey to enter to win an iPad Mini! The workshops are your opportunity to hear proposed ideas for sustainability at UBC and to provide feedback on the draft strategic directions across (1) teaching, learning, research, (2) operations and infrastructure, and (3) community.
Contact Marko Pajalic for more information or visit http://sustain.ubc.ca/conversations2034.

That’s it from us. Thanks for reading!

GSS Communications Coordinator

Courses

Summer Course: Summer Institute at Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre‏

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Post date February 19, 2014
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Please check the Summer Institute: Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre at http://pdce.educ.ubc.ca/place-based-learning-in-huu-ay-aht-territories/.

Graduate Program Opportunities Speakers

UPDATED: Mid March Instructional Skills Workshop

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Post date February 18, 2014
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Apologies for the second sending – the link in the previous e-mail was incorrect. Please send this e-mail to your graduate students instead.

Registration is open for the Instructional Skills Workshop February 28, March 1, 2, 2014. Please note that participants must be able to attend the entire 24 hour workshop. Please find attached the new policy for registration in the ISW.

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 time teachers or those with years of experience. Join the thousands of students who have taken this workshop.

This workshop is always in high demand. To register for the February 28, March 1, 2 ISW, please go to:

http://events.ctlt.ubc.ca/events/view/3193

If you have any questions, please contact Joseph Topornycky at joseph.topornycky@ubc.ca

Graduate Program Opportunities

GPS events: Managing Projects & Business Etiquette‏

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Post date February 17, 2014
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Three Minute Thesis 2014 registration continues. To register, visit the heat schedule at http://3mt.grad.ubc.ca/schedule/ . Questions? E-mail graduate.pathways@ubc.ca .

Registration is now open for:

GPS/Mitacs Step Workshop: Managing Projects, Tuesday, February 25, 9:00am – 5:00pm

For a complete session description, visit: https://www.grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/11293-gpsmitacs-step-workshop-managing-projects To register, please visit: https://www.surveyfeedback.ca/surveys/wsb.dll/s/1g30a6

GPS/Mitacs Step Workshop: Skills of Business Etiquette, Thursday, February 27, 9:00am – 4:30pm

For a complete session description, visit: https://www.grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/11015-gpsmitacs-step-event-skills-business-etiquette

To register, please visit: https://www.surveyfeedback.ca/surveys/wsb.dll/s/1g30b9

Conferences

Participatory arts-based educational research‏

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Post date February 17, 2014
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ABER Pre Conference 2014

Office of Graduate Programs - FoE

Feb 14 – NewsFlash #656

For more information on any of the items below or copies of previous NewsFlashes, please e-mail: educ.ogpr@ubc.ca, or call: 604-822-5512, Fax: 604-822-8971. Please visit http://ogpr.educ.ubc.ca/newsflash for all new and current NewsFlash items. For UBC-wide events, please visit Live @ UBC: http://www.liveat.ubc.ca.

Speakers

Feb 18 – Sites of Tensionality and Potentiality

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Post date February 14, 2014
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Please note that this seminar is on Tuesday February 18^th at 10:30 – 12:00 in the Pon G Lounge.

Employment

Job postings @ the Farm

Hiring and Volunteer Opportunities: CRUW Youth Program at the UBC Farm – Deadline February 28^th

The Culturally Relevant Urban Wellness (CRUW) Program is hiring! Now in its third year, this program brings Aboriginal youth in foster care and inner-city youth aged 12-15 to the UBC Farm every second Saturday from March 22nd to October 18^th. Youth grow food, connect with elders, and learn about wellness through a focus on culturally-relevant activities such as making medicines, working with tobacco, smoking salmon, drum-making, and anti-bullying training. Learn more at: vacfss.com/programs/cruw

For the 2014 program year we are hiring group leaders, youth mentors, and volunteers. Descriptions can be found here: http://www.vacfss.com/check-out-contrator-postions-available-with-the-culturally-relevant-urban-wellness-program-cruw. To apply, please send your resumé and cover letter to Jeff Schiffer at jeff_schiffer@vacfss.com before Friday February 28^th at 4:30PM.

Graduate Program Opportunities

GSS Weekly Newsletter!‏

Dear Graduate Students,

It’s a beautiful four day week in Vancouver (= beautiful²); the sun is shining, the air is warm, and next week is Reading Week! This week a lot of the news comes from our Advocacy desk, but there’s also some fun stuff coming up in the coming weeks so don’t miss the heads up!

GSS Advocacy:
– The Canadian government’s Federal Skilled Worker Program has an eligibility stream that is open to international students who are pursuing or who have completed doctoral (PhD) studies at Canadian institutions. The GSS would like to hear about your experience with the program in order to advocate for the changes needed to help the program work efficiently. Please help us by filling out this super quick survey! https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/XRNDL3D
Please contact vpexternal@gss.ubc.ca with any follow up questions or issues you may have.

– The National Educational Association of Disabled Students (NEADS) is conducting an important online survey examining the experiences of, and barriers faced by graduate students with disabilities. Please take the time to fill it if it applies to you. http://fluidsurveys.com/s/NEADSGrad/

– We are pleased to note that the federal government has revised the VISA application system. All international student applications will now be automatically considered applications for multiple-entry visas, rather than the previous situation which required individuals to apply for either a single or multiple entry VISA. This change streamlines the application process, an issue for which we have been advocating this year through the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations (CASA). The new VISA application system eliminates confusion for international students and results in more students receiving multiple-entry visas.

GSS Social & Recreational:
– Save the Date! Salsa Night is coming to the GSS on March 7th! Whether you’ve never stepped foot on a dance floor in your life, or are fluent in the language of dance, this event has something for you! We’ll give you a free salsa lesson, give you a chance to strut your stuff salsa style, and then let the evening’s inspiration, good vibes (and cheap drinks!) suggest the rest of the moves! Tickets go on sale next week at just $5 for everyone! (Grad and non-Grad!)

– St. Patrick’s Day comes to GSS on March 14th, and we’re planning the best night ever soSave the Date & Line up something Clover Green! Tickets go on sale next week at $5 for Grads and $7 for Non-Grads, drinks will be cheap or, if you have the luck of the Irish, maybe even free!

PS: You might want to check out the Graduate Research In A Day program schedule. It’s being organized by the Research Commons. We’re told they’re throwing in a pizza lunch in addition to all their great programing. Sun is shining people, in all kinds of ways.

warmest,

Ngwatilo

Conferences

Call for Abstracts – Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Conference, Vancouver BC‏

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Post date February 12, 2014
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The UBC Graduate Student Council of Sociology (GSCS) seeks paper proposals for its seventh annual interdisciplinary graduate conference, “Descending the Ivory Tower: Connecting Theory & Practice in a Changing Social World” taking place May 10, 2014 at the University of British Columbia. Please see the attached poster.

The conference is an avenue for graduate students from multiple departments and institutions to come together to share empirical research and theoretical insights on our changing social world. Papers, panels, posters or multi-media presentations are welcome. All topics and frameworks are encouraged, however we especially seek submissions that critically engage with the conference theme linking social theory to its practical applications. Please feel free to submit an individual abstract or propose a panel along with other students.

Please submit abstracts of up to 250 words to: UBC.GSCS@gmail.com with the subject heading “GSCS 2014 Conference Abstract.” The deadline for abstracts is: March 31^st, 2014.

Sincerely,

The GSCS Conference Committee

3R Workshops Speakers

Feb 7 – Wellness Workshop with Dr. David King (updated with slides)

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Post date February 10, 2014
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The EDCP Peer Advisors invite you to Health Talk entitled: “Impact of stress and strategies for keeping balance during stressful times”. The event in on Friday February 7 in Scarfe 1214 (2nd floor) from 2:00 – 3:30pm.

fight or flight or frenzy

This talk will explore the role of stress in our everyday lives, covering topics such as burnout, recovery, and the impact of stress on the body and mind. The practical side of stress will be of primary focus, with recommendations on how to cope better and improve health and well-being on a daily basis.

About the presenter:

David King, PhD, is an instructor of health psychology and post-doctoral researcher at The Department of Psychology,UBC. His research areas include; stress and coping, burnout and occupational stress, and health behaviours. He has additional interests in holistic health and the translation of health research into daily practice.

No RSVP needed.

Graduate Program Opportunities Office of Graduate Programs - FoE

NewsFlash #655, Feb 7, 2014‏

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Post date February 7, 2014
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UBC Faculty of Education NewsFlash for Graduate Students #655

February 7, 2014

The Office of Graduate Programs and Research | Faculty of Education | UBC Vancouver

For more information on any of the items or copies of previous NewsFlashes, please e-mail: educ.ogpr@ubc.ca, or call: 604-822-5512, Fax: 604-822-8971. Please visit http://ogpr.educ.ubc.ca/newsflash for all new and current NewsFlash items. For UBC-wide events, please visit Live @ UBC: http://www.liveat.ubc.ca.