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Orientation for new graduate students!

ORIENTATION is this week. Please remind your incoming graduate students of New Graduate Student Orientation.  The complete schedule is available at http://orientation.grad.ubc.ca/schedules/january-2014/

Thursday, Jan 9th: Main orientation for all new graduate students (Graduate Student Resources, How to be Successful and Financial information)

(Register for January 9th’s event at https://www.surveyfeedback.ca/surveys/wsb.dll/s/1g2e67 )

Jan 10th: Graduate Student Society open house and club social (open to new and current graduate students)

Student Leadership Conference:

For all graduate students, colleagues asked if I could alert students to this Saturday’s (January 11th, 2014) Student Leadership Conference being held at UBC.  New this year are workshops run by and for grad students looking for ways to expand their leadership skills.  Students may register at slc.ubc.ca.

For information about January’s GPS sessions, please visit www.grad.ubc/gps .

Jacqui Brinkman

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Submission Deadline Extension for Queer U 2014‏

This message is being sent to notify that the deadline for submissions to the “Queer U” Academic conference has been extended to January 15th. We are currently accepting abstracts from graduate students, established scholars and strong undergraduates. If you have not already submitted your abstracts that you may have been working on, now is the time to do so!

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January At A Glance

The EDCP Peer Advisors have many exciting things planned for the month of January. Enlarge the image to check out the calendar.

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3R Workshops Announcements Employment Speakers

Jobs in Academia Workshop Series – Jan 15/22/29

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EDCP Research Seminar by Dr. Shafik Dharamsi

Date:            Friday, Jan 10th 2014

Venue:         Scarfe Room 1107

Time:            12:30 – 2:00 p.m.

Title:             Socially Responsible Approaches to Global Education Initiatives – First, Do No Harm

Speaker:       Dr. Shafik Dharamsi, Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine, UBC

Abstract:

Participation in global education and international engagement initiatives can provide students the opportunity to foster a sense of global citizenship, develop global fluency, and a sense of social responsibility to respond to global inequalities. Many opportunities are often set in socioeconomically vulnerable communities in resource-poor settings. In the health and human service disciplines, there is growing concern that international engagement opportunities are frequently used by students as opportunities to practise clinical skills, enhance one’s résumé, and travel to ‘far-away and exotic’ places. Sometimes referred to pejoratively as ‘voluntourism’, international engagement efforts can result in vulnerable communities serving as a means to fulfil the students’ or the university’s own ends instead of first serving the global community. Rigorous and thoughtful pre-departure preparation can help students consider and avoid the potential for harm and exploitation that can result from their participation in global education programs.

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Announcements Funding and Awards Office of Graduate Programs - FoE

Graduate Student Research Grant Funding Opportunity‏

Dear Graduate Students,

The OGPR is pleased to announce the availability of the 2013-2014 Faculty of Education Graduate Student Research Grant funding initiative.  The grant is not designed to be a salary grant.  The principal goal of this initiative is to reimburse UBCV Faculty of Education graduate students for the financial costs of conducting research projects necessary for the completion of their degree and is designed to cover your research or project expenses only.  The award values are up to $1,000 to successful graduate students (Magistral and Doctoral).

PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING:
Graduate students cannot receive this award more than once during a given degree program.

Over the past 3 years there have been an average number of 37 applications to this initiative and an average of 12 were funded.  These awards were successful based on the following: a) a strong student statement regarding their Research Proposal and a fully justified Budget; b) the student C.V. and, c) a high grade point average.

Also, please note that although the signature of your Supervisor is not required on the application form, they are still required to read and check off that they fully support your application to this grant.

For more information, as well as the Application Form, the Terms of Reference & Instructions, Graduate Student CV, a Sample Graduate Student CV as well as the General UBC Policies on Reimbursement and Payment for Work and other related materials, please go to the following website: http://ogpr.educ.ubc.ca/grad/funding/opportunities/

Application Deadline to OGPR: 4:00pm, Monday, February 17, 2014.

 

Christine Wallsworth

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NewsFlash #651

UBC Faculty of Education NewsFlash for Graduate Students #651

December 13, 2013

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

 

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.

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Feb 6 – Public Lecture, Panel Discussion: Working the Ruins of Educational Policy

Working the Ruins of Educational Policy: Post-Structuralism for a Complex World

Referencing the groundbreaking and continually relevant Working the Ruins: Feminist Poststructural Theory and Methods in Education 
(1999, St. Pierre & Pillow, Eds.), this Public Lecture/panel discussion will explore the ways in which education policy can be viewed 
through poststructural policy analysis.

Detailed information can be found at:
https://blogs.ubc.ca/poststructural/public-lecture

Thursday, February 6, 2014
2:00-4:00p.m. Followed by Dean's Reception

Fairmont Social Lounge, St. John's College <http://stjohns.ubc.ca/>
2111 Lower Mall, at the corner of University Blvd and Lower Mall
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Feb 25/6 UBC Centre for Intercultural Language Studies 20th Anniversary Week Events

Tuesday, February 25, 2014
5:30 - 7:30 pm
Barber Learning Centre <http://www.maps.ubc.ca/PROD/index_detail.php?locat13D516>
Room 182
1961 East Mall
 
Anniversary Lecture by Dr. 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 - 4:30 pm
Barber Learning Centre<http://www.maps.ubc.ca/PROD/index_detail.php?locat13D516>
Dodson Room
1961 East Mall
 
Anniversary Roundtable Discussion moderated by Alden Habacon, Director of Intercultural Understanding Strategy Development, UBC.
The Future of Intercultural Engagement in Canadian Higher Education.
 
RSVP: http://tinyurl.com/CILS-20thAnniversaryEvents
 
Event details can be found on the CILS website in the NEAR future: http://cils.educ.ubc.ca/
 
More information contact:   ken.reeder@ubc.ca
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Feb 25 – Centre for Intercultural Language Studies 20th Anniversary Week Events

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.

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 by Dr. 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 – 4:30 pm

Barber Learning Centre

Dodson Room

1961 East Mall

Anniversary Roundtable Discussion moderated by Alden Habacon, Director of Intercultural Understanding Strategy Development, UBC.

“The Future of Intercultural Engagement in Canadian Higher Education.”

Event details can be found on the CILS website in the NEAR future:  http://cils.educ.ubc.ca/

More information contact:   ken.reeder@ubc.ca

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Announcements Graduate Program Opportunities

GSS Weekly Newsletter

Dear Graduate Students,

Did you take any particularly good pictures around campus while it snowed these last couple of days? Please share them with us on our Facebook Group, Facebook Page or tag us on Twitter @ubcGSS!

GSS Social & Recreational Events:
– Come to the Last Coffee’ll Fix It for 2013! It’s this Thursday December 12th at the GSS Penthouse from 3-6pm (it’s where Seedlings cafe runs from). We’d prefer it if you were wearing an ugly Christmas sweater, because we will.  We’ll also  provide the tea, coffee, eggnog and festive treats! For enquiries, email the GSS at aa@gss.ubc.ca

– Please plan to pass by the GSS with something to the GSS Food Bin. We will offer your donations to families in need during these 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 Opportunities:
– Did you know that UBC hosts the largest student-led conference in North America? It’s called the Student Leadership Conference and it’s happening on Saturday January 11th 2014. New this year: workshops run by and for grad students looking for ways to expand their leadership skills.  Learn about how students, staff, faculty, alumni, community partners, are coming together from around the world to “be infinite” at slc.ubc.ca.

– Job Opportunity: Student Health Report Coordinator: Are you interested in filling this short term position? The deadline to apply is today! It would be especially relevant to you if you’re into health related research.

For those of you still doing exams or grading them, the end is coming! Enjoy the break as you get to it. Love your loved ones.

Ngwatilo

GSS Communications Coordinator

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YTE – PhD and MA research on teacher education‏

Dear Graduate Students,
 
As part of OGPR's activities in the frame of the Year of Teacher Education,  I am developing a brochure on teacher education and 
teacher research, and one of the sections I would like to include is a brief summary of any teacher education research projects 
currently being undertaken by our graduate students.
 
Please email me the following if your research contributes perspectives to the field of teacher education or teacher research:
 
Name of student
Title of project
Department
Funding agency
Abstract of the project 
 
Thank you!
 
Adriana Briseno-Garzon, PhD
Project Coordinator, Research and Graduate Programs Office of Graduate Programs and Research Faculty of Education 

Phone: 604 822 2733
Email: adriana.briseno@ubc.ca
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Orientation (pre-arrival webinars this week)+ 3MT heat organizer pkgs ready!‏

3MT 2014: heat organizer packages are ready.  If you are interested in hosting a heat, please e-mail graduate.pathways@ubc.ca to receive the information package.

3MT coaching sessions have been scheduled for January 21th and February 12th, see http://3mt.grad.ubc.ca/schedule/ .

 

Please alert your incoming graduate students of New Graduate Student Orientation.  The complete schedule is available at http://orientation.grad.ubc.ca/schedules/january-2014/

Important dates:

Dec 11th and 12th:  Pre-arrival webinars (accommodation/neighbourhoods/banking/cell phone etc)

Jan 6th: International graduate student welcome (Graduate Student Centre Ballroom)

Jan 9th: Main orientation for all new graduate students (Graduate Student Resources, How to be Successful and Financial information)

(Register for January 9th’s event at https://www.surveyfeedback.ca/surveys/wsb.dll/s/1g2e67 )

Jan 10th: Graduate Student Society open house and club social (open to new and current graduate students)

January’s GPS workshops include Managing Projects, Communicating with the Media, Time Management, Preparing for your Doctoral Exam (including via webinar), Thesis Submission (including via webinar), Copyright for your Thesis and Business & Professional Effectiveness.   For complete details visit https://www.grad.ubc.ca/current-students/gps-graduate-pathways-success/gps-workshops-events .

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Call for Nominations: Killam Faculty Teaching Prize‏

This is a reminder of the 2013 – 2014 Killam Faculty Teaching Prize.  Nomination letters must reach the Department Heads by January 10, 2014.

Killam Faculty Teaching Prize 2013 – 2014

The Faculty of Education has a long history of interest in good teaching. To emphasize the importance of exceptional teaching the Faculty of Education awards up to two prizes of $5000, a plaque and recognition at convocation each year to full-time tenure track faculty members.

1. Eligibility

All Faculty members who hold a full-time tenured or tenure-track appointment are eligible for a Killam Faculty Teaching Prize. While previous award winners are not eligible, previous nominees are encouraged to reapply. These prizes are based on teaching broadly defined over time and not solely on current classroom teaching. Consideration should be given to:

• Teaching performance in formal settings such as lectures (large and small), tutorials, laboratories, practica and clinical placements;

• Teaching performance in informal settings such as graduate student supervision, practicum supervision, office consultation, counseling;

• Innovation in curricula, course content and teaching methodology informed by research;

• Development of courses, programs and course materials; and

• Continuing Professional Education activities.

2. Nomination Process: Department/School Deadline

• One letter of nomination indicating the case for awarding a teaching prize to the nominee should be sent to the Department Head/Director. The letter should address the five criteria listed under eligibility. Faculty and students wishing to nominate a faculty member are encouraged to start early and consult with their Department Head/Director as the nomination process proceeds.

• Up to six support letters may be attached to the nomination letter. These letters should represent the diversity of the person’s teaching responsibilities and be limited to 1-2 pages each.

• The nominee should include a one page teaching philosophy statement.

• The nominee should provide a CV.

• The above constitutes the nomination package that must reach the Department Head/Director by January 10, 2014.

EDCP courses: Dr. Peter Grimmett (peter.grimmett@ubc.ca)

EDST courses: Dr. Pam Ratner (pam.ratner@ubc.ca)

EPSE courses: Dr. Bill Borgen (william.a.borgen@ubc.ca)

LLED courses: Dr. Lee Gunderson (lee.gunderson@ubc.ca)

HKIN courses: Dr. Robert Sparks (robert.sparks@ubc.ca)

For other acronyms, please ask the instructor for their department home.

3. Nomination Process: Faculty Deadline

• Departments and the School will follow their own internal review processes and choose one nomination to forward the Faculty level committee.

• Departments will refine the nomination package so it adheres to the number and length of letters, length of teaching philosophy, etc.

• The Department Head/Director will submit the nomination package along with a cover letter that includes a longitudinal review of the nominees teaching performance (using SCETS and course evaluation information) and any other pertinent information to the Chair of the Killam Faculty Teaching Prize Committee, Dr. Rita Irwin, Associate Dean, Teacher Education Office by February 28, 2014.

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CSSE Call for Professional Development Presentations

Dear Members,Members are invited to consider offering a general graduate student professional development session for the CCGSE/CCÉDÉ during the 2014 CSSE Conference (http://brocku.ca/congress2014/). Topics for these sessions might focus on, but are not limited to: Grant Writing for Graduate Students; Job Search for Graduate Students; Mentorship and the Graduate Student, and/or Publishing for Graduate Students.

In addition to these sessions, I invite CSSE Association and SIG presidents to consider offering a discipline-specific panel session for their graduate students during the 2014 CSSE Conference. These sessions can be organized by the graduate student serving on respective association/SIG Boards with ongoing assistance and support from myself as CCGSE/CCÉDÉ Co-President.
Please contact me, Maryam Wagner, at maryam.wagner@mail.utoronto.ca  by December 15, 2013 if you would be willing to help organize a session related to one of the above-mentioned topics.
With many thanks in advance for your support,
Maryam Wagner
CCGSE/CCÉDÉ Co-President, Director

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