{"id":239,"date":"2012-08-29T23:13:01","date_gmt":"2012-08-30T07:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lassa\/?page_id=239"},"modified":"2017-01-17T15:11:14","modified_gmt":"2017-01-17T23:11:14","slug":"ubc","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lassa\/ubc\/","title":{"rendered":"New to UBC?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>So you&#8217;re new.<\/h1>\n<p>That&#8217;s OK! In fact, we&#8217;re glad to have you on board. UBC has a number of services to keep you up and running while you&#8217;re here, and so does SLAIS. At times, the maze seems a little overwhelming so here is a list of some frequently necessary student resources to help you battle the transitional burden.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/velkr0\/1481779702\/\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Image by velkr0\" src=\"\/lassa\/files\/2012\/08\/44ubc.jpg\" alt=\"Bus to UBC\" width=\"250\" height=\"174\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28551156@N06\/2695918333\/\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"last\" title=\"Image by pkdon50\" src=\"\/lassa\/files\/2012\/08\/bookstore.jpg\" alt=\"UBC Bookstore\" width=\"250\" height=\"174\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>For all grad students<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/students.ubc.ca\/health-wellness\/student-health-services\">Student Health Services<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ams.ubc.ca\/services\/health-dental-plan\/\">AMS\/GSS Health Insurance Plan<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.recreation.ubc.ca\/fitness\/\">Fitness and Recreation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bikecoop.ca\/\">AMS Bike Co-op<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/planning.ubc.ca\/vancouver\/transportation-planning\/u-pass-compass-card\">UPass Transit Pass Information<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/gss.ubc.ca\/\">Graduate Student Society (GSS)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ams.ubc.ca\/\">Alma Mater Society (AMS)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Provincial requirements<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/gov\/content\/health\/health-drug-coverage\/msp\">BC Medical Services Plan (MSP)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.icbc.com\/\">Insurance Corporation of BC (ICBC)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>For international students<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/students.ubc.ca\/campus\/prepare-to-arrive\">Pre-arrival Checklist<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.international.ubc.ca\/ihouse.cfm\">International House<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.david-cummings.com\/imed\/index.htm\">iMed (Temporary health coverage for international students)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/students.ubc.ca\/enrolment\/finances\/student-loans\/loans-us\">Loans for US Students<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-size: 9px;\">Photo by Flickr user mnadi, licenced under CC BY-NC 2.0.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So you&#8217;re new. That&#8217;s OK! In fact, we&#8217;re glad to have you on board. UBC has a number of services to keep you up and running while you&#8217;re here, and so does SLAIS. At times, the maze seems a little &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lassa\/ubc\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12578,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-239","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lassa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/239","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lassa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lassa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lassa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12578"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lassa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=239"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lassa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/239\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":964,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lassa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/239\/revisions\/964"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lassa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=239"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}