The UBC Library has developed a new online cIRcle Non-Exclusive Distribution License, very similar to the current UBC Thesis Licence Agreement which students have been using up to now. The License will be applicable to theses and dissertations as well as to all non-thesis work in cIRcle, and will likely go into effect on Friday […]

All EDCP PhD students are invited to drop by the Den (Scarfe 6A) for some tea, cookies, and socializing. No RSVP necessary. Just show up to chat with your colleagues!

Presented by the Office of Graduate Programs and Research in collaboration with the Graduate Student Council of the Faculty of Education, and the Teacher Education Office. This is a Year of Teacher Education event. May 13th 1:00 p.m. – Opening Remarks and Opening Address “Involving Teachers in Education Research” (Anthony Clarke, EDCP) 2:00 p.m. – […]

Come to Koerner’s Pub to join your EDCP colleagues for some mingling, food, and beverage. Between 6:30 – 8:30pm the EDCP Peer Advisors are hosting a social event. Find our table in the pub, meet new people, chat with old friends, and enjoy free pop, beer, and nachos. Hope to see you then!

CILS 20th Anniversary Celebrations RSVP: http://tinyurl.com/CILS-20thAnniversaryEvents Tuesday,February 25, 2014 5:30 – 7:30 pm Barber Learning Centre  Room 182 1961 East Mall   Anniversary Lecture byDr. Joerg Roche, Professor, Ludwig Maximilians Universitaet, Munich, Germany “Intercultural Language Studies: Looking Back, Looking Forward.”  Featuring a screening of the CILS Twentieth Anniversary multimedia presentation, and refreshments. Wednesday, February 26, 2014 3:00 – […]

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 […]

Please submit all your Xerox printings before March 14th and please submit all Xerox, photocopy and phone bill payments to me by cash or cheque by March 24th. Best regards, Kalie Fong

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Removing the Invisibility Cloak: The Impact of Professional Schools of Education and Social Work on the Lives of Aboriginal Children and Youth Through Their Instructional and Curricular Choices With Drs. Maggie Kovach, Jeannine Carrier, and Harpell Montgomery Monday January 27th Noon to 2 p.m. Sty-Wet-tan Hall, First Nations House of Learning Lunch Provided If you […]

Thursday, January 23rd, 2014 at 12:30PM – 2:00PM This interactive workshop is designed to help you understand the ethical issues present in your research while at the same time giving you hands on assistance navigating the UBC Behavioural Research Ethics Board (BREB) online application process. You may start your BREB application in t= he workshop […]

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Changes to the Research Commons One-on-one Consultation Model The RC is excited to announce a new consultation model for the Winter 2014 Term! We will be holding consistent weekly consultation hours on Tuesdays from 4:00pm – 7:00pm, Wednesdays from 2:30pm-5:30pm, and Fridays from 10:00am-1:00pm in Koerner Library, Room 218A. One-on-one Thesis Formatting, Citation Management and […]

Dear Graduate Students, GSS Elections Candidates Announced: As the nomination period came to a close on January 15th at noon, the list of candidates for the 2014 GSS Elections can now be accessed on our website. Be sure to familiarize yourself with the candidates, their platforms, and attend the All Candidates Debate on January 23rd from 6:30 – 8:30pm in the […]

Dear Students, You can now register for computer lab accounts in the Education Library.  All the public computers now have access. Please log on to: http://lab.cms.educ.ubc.ca:3000/register/       Note that it can take up to one business day for computer lab account registrations to be processed. Please carefully record your username and password, since […]

January is Sexual Assault Awareness Month at UBC.  We invite and encourage everyone in the UBC community to attend a Sexual Assault Awareness event this month, and engage in dialogue about sexual assault.  By talking about sexual assault openly, we will help reduce myths that surround sexual assault. We are seeking your  assistance in promoting Sexual Assault […]