Just a friendly reminder for the graduate students who are starting their programs or relocating to Vancouver for January, we have:
- Living in Vancouver Pre-Arrival webinars this week (Dec 15 or 17)
- Jan 7th Official Welcome and International Student Development Info sessions
- A suite of GSS community building events Jan 5-8
- Welcome workshops (school life balance, flourishing in grad school with career planning from the start, Equity and Inclusion’s working in a diverse environment, and supervisory relationships).
All event info as well as information for enrolling in GradStart Online may also be found at http://orientation.grad.ubc.ca
Please forward this week’s GradUpdate to your graduate students. The online version is available here.
GradUpdate will return in early January.
All the best for holidays,
Jacqui.
GradUpdate In this bonus edition before the holidays, negotiating a job offer, CTLT’s January TA institute, US-based paid summer internships, and more. GradUpdate will return in early January! |
This week |
Negotiating Job Offers |
Additional Events and Opportunities |
The following highlights some upcoming events. Please find more on community.grad.ubc.ca and grad.ubc.ca/current-students/professional-development |
ACADEMIC SUPPORT AND SUCCESS |
Dissertation Success Curriculum |
CAREER EXPLORATION |
Pathways to Science Paid Summer Research Programs |
RESEARCH SKILLS |
Open Education Resources, Research Commons |
TEACHING DEVELOPMENT |
January 2021 TA Institute Jan 11 – 15 | A week-long collection of workshops designed to support TAs as their roles change along with the move to online courses. Sessions are organized into 6 themes:
If you complete 4 workshops within a theme, and complete the related pre- & post-session online modules, you are eligible for a letter of completion that you can include in your Teaching Portfolio and CV. Learn more and register |
WRITING AND COMMUNICATION |
Online Writing Community |