Dear Graduate Students, Happy Almost-End-of-Term! Our GSS Food Bin is cold and hungry for some donations! Please plan to pass by with something to share this holiday season. We will offer your donations as some support to help families in need get through the winter holidays. Our bin is at the Graduate Student Centre (#225-6371 Crescent […]

CALL FOR PAPERS ­ STEM EDUCATION CONFERENCE Closes:  December 9, 2013 ———————————————————————————————— STEM 2014 Conference | July 12-15 The University of British Columbia | Vancouver, Canada stem2014.ubc.ca ————————————————————————————————   STEM Education and Our Planet: Making Connections Across Contexts   The International Conference of STEM in Education is an opportunity for educators and researchers from schools, universities, […]

To Graduate Program Staff and Graduate Advisors: From: Andrea Sollberger Student Services Coordinator [mailto:gradinfo@stat.ubc.ca] Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2013 10:15 AM Subject: Free Statistical Analyses — UBC Department of Statistics Dear UBC Graduate Students, Research Staff and Faculty: As part of our ongoing efforts to bring current research into the classroom and promote interdisciplinary collaborations, […]

Registration is open for the Instructional Skills Workshop January 25, 26, and February 1, 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 […]

upcoming Library workshops geared toward graduate students. ___________________________________________________________________________ Tips and Tricks for Formatting Your Thesis: Little Things Mean A Lot! Are you worried about getting your thesis/dissertation into the format required by the Faculty of Graduate Studies? Would you like to know more about how to use the formatting features in Microsoft Word? Research Commons […]

Dear Colleagues, We are very excited to announce the launch of a new Faculty of Education Community Engagement website. This site is intended as a place to record, share and celebrate the incredible work the Faculty of Education and community partners do together.  It is our hope that through storytelling we can communicate the value and depth […]

Dear Graduate Programs, We have just received confirmation from the Tri-Agencies that the deadline for the deadline for submitting applications for the Canada Graduate Scholarships-Master’s Program (CGS M) via the Research Portal has been extended to Thursday, December 5, 2013 at 2:00pm Vancouver time (5:00 pm Eastern Time). Please note applications already received by the […]

UBC Faculty of Education NewsFlash for Graduate Students #649 November 29, 2013 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 […]

You’re invited to the End of Term Winter Solstice Party!! Please RSVP to Kalie Fong at kalie.fong@ubc.ca by November 29,2013.   Regards, EDCP, Faculty of Education, UBC

Dear Graduate Students, You ought to help us fill the GSS Food Bin! The GSS has organized a food donation bin at the Graduate Student Centre (#225-6371 Crescent Rd) to support families in need get through the winter holidays. Do your bit to help by dropping off either canned or non-perishable food. UBC Updates: The GSS would […]

To: All members of the UBC Vancouver community, faculty, postdoctoral fellows, students, and staff From: David H. Farrar, Provost and Vice-President Academic Re: Selection of a Dean, Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies; and Vice-Provost, Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies It is my pleasure to announce that the Board of Governors has accepted the President’s recommendation to appoint Dr. Susan Porter […]

Date:            Friday, Dec 13th 2013 Venue:         Scarfe Room 1107 Time:            12:30 – 2:00 p.m. Title:             The Meaning of Curriculum is a Complicated Conversation: The Purpose of Curriculum is to render a Complicated Worldview Speaker:       Peter Grimmett, Professor and Head, EDCP Abstract: When we are caught off-guard or in our dark […]

This is a gentle reminder that the Office of Graduate Programs and Research will be presenting the first session of the “Education Research and Teacher Practice: Inspiring Educators Series” this week. Throughout this cycle of round tables and discussion panels, current incumbents of our Faculty Chairs and Professorships will share how their research is informing […]

There are still spaces available in this week’s workshops: GPS/Mitacs Step: Networking (@VGH site) Wednesday, Nov 27th, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM For a complete session description, please visit: https://www.grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/9909-gpsmitacs-step-event-networking To register, see: https://www.surveyfeedback.ca/surveys/wsb.dll/s/1g2da2   GPS/CSI&C: Resume Clinic (@MCLD) Thursday, Nov 28th, 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM For a complete session description, please visit: https://www.grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/10597-gpscsic-event-resume-clinic To register, […]