GradUpdate

In this issue, Academic Job Search Faculty Panel, Creative Writing for Academics, Black History Month Trivia Night, Intro to Podcasting, Launch your Career in Canada, and more.

Registration now open

Academic Job Search Faculty Panel
Wednesday, Feb 23 | 12:00 – 1:30 PM

Register

Seats still available

Intro to Statistical Concepts V: Logistic and Poisson Regression
Thursday, Feb 17 | 1:00 – 3:00 PM Register

3MT Open Heats
Present your Research, Win Prizes | Feb 24, 3:00 PM or Mar 2, 10:00 AM Register.
1-1 Coaching: Curious about the competition but want a little more information or keen to practice first? Register for a 20 min personal coaching session or check out one of the workshops below.

Events and Opportunities

A selection of upcoming events are highlighted below.  Visit  community.grad.ubc.ca and grad.ubc.ca/current-students/professional-development for our full events calendar.

ACADEMIC SUPPORT AND SUCCESS

Creative Writing for Academics: Public Scholarship Panel
Thursday, Feb 17 | 3:15 – 4:45 PM Register

BIG22: 11th annual Bioinformatics/IOP/GSAT Research Day
Theme: Gene Editing & Gene Therapy | Poster abstracts due Feb 21
Event is Wednesday, Mar 23 @ UBC NEST Learn more

CAREER DEVELOPMENT

Paid Leadership Positions-Graduate Student Society
Nomination period is Jan 21 – Feb 28 | 4 Paid Positions | May 2022 – Apr 2023
President, VP University and Academic Affairs, VP External Relations, and VP Students Learn more

Launch Your Career in Canada
Monday, Mar 7 – Friday, Mar 11 | Online | For international students
Meet alumni, attend workshops, learn about transitioning to the Canadian workplace Learn more

COMMUNITY AND NETWORK BUILDING

Black History Month Trivia Night
Friday, Feb 18 | 6:00 – 7:30 PM Learn more

HEALTH AND WELLNESS

UBC Tax Assistance Clinics for Students (TACS)
Online or in person appointments | Feb 28 to end of March
Priority registration for International students now open. General registration opens Feb 17 Learn more

RESEARCH SKILLS

Introduction to OSF
Tuesday, Feb 22 | All Day Register

NVivo part 1: getting started with NVivo
Wednesday, Feb 23 | 4:00 – 6:00 PM Register

TEACHING DEVELOPMENT

Call for Contributions: 2022 CTLT Spring Institute
Proposals that demonstrate purposeful innovation in teaching practices, educational research, student services, and learning technology to support student success and experiences are invited. Submit by Mar 1 Learn more

WRITING AND COMMUNICATION

Framing Your Project in a Masterful Presentation (Mitacs Training)
Asynchronous components to complete prior to synchronous session
Tuesday, Feb 22 | 9:30 – 11:30 AM Learn more

Introduction to Podcasting
Wednesday, Feb 23 | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Learn more