GradUpdate

In this issue, Intro to Policy Communications, Academic and Scholarly Integrity, LinkedIn & Personal Branding, Common Academic Expressions in English, Identity Matters: Connecting Power, Privilege and Bias to Anti-Racism Work, Career Uncertainty, Podcasting, and more.

Registration open

Introduction to Policy Communications
Join this first in a series of policy workshops for a discussion on how to create and disseminate effective, inclusive, and powerful policy writing
Hybrid | Monday, Sep 25 | 12:30 – 2 pm

Register

Seats available

Exploring Career Options for Students in Research-based Programs
Online | Wednesday, Sep 20 | 1 – 2 pm Register

Exploring Career Options for Students in Course-based Programs
Online | Thursday, Sep 21 | 4 – 5 pm Register

Resource Highlight

Academic and Scholarly Integrity at UBC
Working, studying, and researching with honesty, respect, and integrity are key values of UBC. To help foster this culture of integrity, there are two unique offices that provide resources and information to help UBC students (and staff and faculty) learn more about their responsibilities as academics and researchers. Learn more: Academic Integrity, Scholarly Integrity

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

The 2023 Jamaloddin Khanjani Family Scholarship
$4,050 scholarship to support a graduate student whose studies focus on human rights and related aspects of public policy and global affairs
Learn more and apply by Oct 13.

CAREER

LinkedIn & Personal Branding
In-person | with Business Analyst @ Deloitte, Founder at Re-Defined
Monday, Sep 25 | 5:30 – 7 pm Learn more

Entrepreneurship Immersion Week
In-person, Robson Square | September 26 – 28
Keynotes, Panels, Interactive Workshops, Socials, and more | Free for students Register

Employer On-Campus
In-person | NetEase | Wednesday, Sep 27 | 12 – 1:30 pm Register
In-person | Redlen Technologies | Thursday, Sep 28 | 12 – 1 pm Register

Forge ahead through career uncertainty
Online | alumniUBC event | Thursday, Sep 28 | 12 – 1 pm Register

RESEARCH

Introduction to Git and GitHub
Online | Monday, Sep 25 | 12 – 2 pm Register

Introduction to Podcasting
Online | Wednesday, Sep 27 | 11 am – 12:30 pm Register

Spatial Network Analysis with QGIS
In-person | Friday, Sep 22 | 1 – 3 pm Register

TEACHING

DIY Media Production Series
In-person | Join UBC Studios for this series developed for UBC instructors:

• Intro to Post-Production: Monday, Sep 25 | 10 am – 11:30 am
• Increasing Accessibility for Video: Tuesday, Sep 26 | 10 – 11:30 am
• The Art of the Video Interview: Tuesday, Sep 26 | 1:30 – 3 pm
• Intro to Podcasting: Wednesday, Sep 27 | 1:30 – 4:30 pm

Identity Matters: Connecting Power, Privilege and Bias to Anti-Racism Work
Online with asynchronous and synchronous components – you must complete the asynchronous module in advance of the workshop.
Wednesday, Sep 27 | 10 am – 12 pm Register

Beyond participation: Inclusive Perspectives on Student Engagement and Feedback
CIRTL webinar | Thursdays, Sep 28 and Oct 5 | 10 – 11:15 am | Register

WRITING AND COMMUNICATION

Common Academic Expressions in English: Basic Functions
In-person or online | Wednesday, Sep 27 | 10 – 11:30 am Register

Online Writing Community
The Centre for Scholarly Communication at UBC-Okanagan has a drop in weekly writing community for grad students, postdocs, and faculty.
Tuesdays, 9 – 11 am Join