GradUpdate
In this issue, Breaking Patterns of Procrastination, LinkedIn, Writing Literature Reviews, part-time summer work on campus, non-academic careers in humanities & social sciences, and more. |
Registration now open |
Breaking Patterns of Procrastination Tuesday, Mar 23 | 9:00 – 11:30 AM LinkedIn |
Seats still available |
Essentials of Productive Teams (Mitacs Training) Tuesday, Mar 16 | 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Register Imposter Syndrome Open Access Publishing: Why and How |
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 |
Using Zotero for Citation Management Thursday, Mar 25 | 12:00 – 1:30 PM Learn more |
CAREER EXPLORATION |
Paid part-time on campus work, May – Aug Apply starting today | May to Aug | 20 hrs/week 4 positions in Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies | visit community for position descriptions and how to apply:
3 positions in the Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre | visit community for position descriptions and how to apply:
Employer Virtual Information Session: ACEC BC – Association of Consulting Engineering Companies Non-academic career options for Humanities & Social Sciences |
COMMUNITY AND NETWORK BUILDING |
Pixellating Project Showcase: H(istoires) U(niverselles) 15 – dealing with lengthy medieval unedited texts Friday, Mar 26 | 1:00 – 2:00 PM Learn more |
HEALTH AND WELLNESS |
Managing Student Loan Repayment Tuesday, Mar 23 | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Learn more |
RESEARCH SKILLS |
Building a website with GitHub Pages and Jekyll Monday, Mar 22 | 1:00 – 2:30 PM Learn more International Organizations: A Workshop for Researchers |
TEACHING DEVELOPMENT |
Qualtrics Studio Monday, Mar 22 | 3:00 – 4:30 PM Learn more Teaching Online With Canvas |
WRITING AND COMMUNICATION |
UBC Science Communication Week March 29 – 31 | A series of Science Communication workshops, a Twitter Research Conference, and a closing keynote with Dr. Jennifer Gardy Register to present on Twitter or attend workshops & keynote Literature Reviews: Writing |