We are pleased to share with you the details of the 2020 Nexus Interdisciplinary Conference,

Scholarship [in] Action

Lean in. Work Across. Act Out. 

Too often, scholarship is inactive, inactionable, and inaccessible. When the story ends with a publication, the responsibility for change-making falls to someone else. But, the story doesn’t have to end there. This year, the Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Program is teaming up with the Graduate Student Society and the Public Scholars Initiative to celebrate dynamic graduate students who engage in public scholarship, solutions-oriented research, and/or knowledge translation.

In this one-of-a-kind conference, we aim to disrupt scholarship inaction by showcasing Scholarship in Action.

We are now accepting abstracts for the upcoming Nexus conference. Submissions from graduate students, UBC faculty and staff, and community organizations are welcome. In an effort to increase the accessibility and applicability student work across disciplines, we are elevating creative presentation formats.

Conference Date: March 12-13, 2019

Abstract Submission Deadline: October 15, 2019

Submit an Abstract: Here 

More Information: Conference Website 

Contact Information: nexus.isgp@gmail.com 

Conference Location: UBC

Students from the Faculty of Land and Food Systems will be interested in this unique opportunity to elevate their presentation skills in a variety of non-traditional formats, learn from their peers, and receive mentorship and feedback from industry leaders. Please share this email and the attached poster with your department’s emailing list, newsletter, website, or preferred modes of communication. Your help in promoting this event among your graduate students and faculty would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you for your help promoting this exciting conference.

Sincerely,

Maya Lefkowich & Jennica Nichols, Conference Co-Chairs

Scholarship [in] Action | Lean in. Work Across. Act Out.  

Nexus 2020 Interdisciplinary Conference, Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Program

nexus.isgp@gmail.com

Please join us for the Graduate Wellbeing Symposium, a one-day event dedicated to sharing the results of the Grad Student Wellbeing Network (GSWN) Graduate Wellbeing Study 2019, promoting the visibility of graduate wellbeing and mental health, and encouraging commitment from faculty and university administration to implement changes in grad programs that promote wellbeing.

Date: Friday, September 20th, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm (see day schedule attached)
Location: Dodson Room, I.K. Barber Learning Centre

The Grad Student Wellbeing Network (GSWN) is a group of over 40 students working on improving graduate wellbeing and mental health at UBC. In March 2019, we created and organized the Grad Wellbeing Study, an in-depth, comprehensive exploration of the graduate student experience, including workload, support structures, finances, self care and social identity, as they relate to wellbeing. We ran this study in 6 departments across the Arts and Sciences, through focus groups and an in-depth survey completed by 300+ graduate students. Many participating departments created a Graduate Wellbeing Committee, consisting of graduate students, faculty, and staff, which will use the data to inform changes that promote grad wellbeing.

Join us for a conversation with Vice-President, Students, Dr. Ainsley Carry about grad health and wellbeing (9:30-10:30), a presentation of the results of the Graduate Wellbeing Study (10:30-11:30 am), and a panel featuring Graduate Advisors and faculty about promoting wellbeing in grad programs at UBC (1-2 pm). We are looking forward to a lively discussion between grad students, faculty and staff throughout the day.

Please RSVP for lunch on Eventbrite: “GSWN Wellbeing Symposium” https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/gswn-wellbeing-symposium-tickets-71591434909?aff=ebdshpsearchautocomplete

2019 Graduate Wellbeing Symposium Poster

Thanks so much, and looking forward to seeing you there!

 

Matthew and Lily

—

Matthew Smithdeal

Co-coordinator, Grad Student Wellbeing Network

PhD Candidate, Department of Philosophy

University of British Columbia

grad.wellbeing@gmail.com | matthew.smithdeal@alumni.ubc.ca

 

Lily Ivanova

Co-coordinator, Grad Student Wellbeing Network

PhD Candidate, Department of Sociology

University of British Columbia

grad.wellbeing@gmail.com | lily.ivanova@alumni.ubc.ca

Registration is now open for:

Skills of Communication (Mitacs Training) | Sept 24 | 9 am  – 5 pm | Register here

Essentials of Productive Teams (Mitacs Training) | Sept 27 | 9 am – 5 pm | Register here

 

There are still seats remaining in this week’s:

Submitting your Thesis | Sept 19 | In- Person: 9:30 – 10:30 am | Webinar: 2- 3 pm

Copyright for your Thesis: How to use images and other material | Sep 19 | 11 am  – 12: 30 pm| Register

 

Check out community.grad.ubc.ca for other opportunities including: 

 

Career Building

UBC Sustainability Scholars (Paid Internship) – Apply by Sept 22

GSS Lunch and Learn: Career Curiosity (with Danielle Barkley, Jacqui Brinkman, and Serbulent Turan)| Sept 25

Industry-ready Resumes and Cover Letters (Webinar) | Sept 25

CPhyGS Careers Fair & Networking Event | Sept 26

Employers on Campus: Sept 23: Analysis Group  | Sept 24: Communications Security Establishment | Sept 25: EY Client Technology | Sept 26: Rotman School of Management & Hatch | Sept 27: Hong Kong Economic & Trade Office

 

Academic Success

The R Tidyverse (ECOSCOPE) | Sept 23

Literature Reviews: Searching and Keeping Track | Sept 24

Thesis Formatting: Tips, Tricks, and Resources | Sept 24

Orientation to the Library for Graduate Students | Sept 25

Abstracts: Writing Workshop | Sept 27

 

Workshops and Events

Collective for Gender+ in Research, Building a Network and Community | Sept 17

Making Writing Easier Workshop | Sep 25

Graduate and Professional Schools Fair 2019 | Sept 27

Waitlist registration for the Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW) (Oct 27, Nov 2 -3 ) now open

Talk on Comparing Classifier Constructions in ASL and Navajo | Oct 7

Don’t Rock the Boat – Interactive Performance on Graduate Supervision – several dates in Oct / Nov

Thank you,

Jacqui.

Jacqui Brinkman, MSc
Director, Graduate Student Professional Development
Office of the Dean | Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus | Musqueum Traditional Territory
170 – 6371 Crescent Road | Vancouver BC | V6T 1Z2 Canada
Phone 604 827 4578 | Fax 604 822 5802
jacqui.brinkman@ubc.ca | @ubcgradschool
https://www.grad.ubc.ca/

We are back here at the UBC Library Research Commons and we hope you will be able to share our short but information rich newsletter (at the bottom of this message) with your Graduate Students. If you have any questions or concerns, please just let me know.

The online version can be found here:

http://bit.ly/UBCRCNewsSept2019

Thank you for your continued collaboration,

Sarah Blay (she, her, hers)
Program Coordinator | UBC Library Research Commons
Vancouver Campus | Musqueam Traditional Territory

Walter C. Koerner Library | 455-1958 Main Mall | V6T 1Z2
sarah.blay@ubc.ca
researchcommons.library.ubc.ca

GPP 543: Sustainable Water Systems

Tuesdays, 2:00 – 5:00pm, Term 1

Location: #1008, Ponderosa Commons: Oak House

Enrollment: Graduate Students with instructor approval (or advanced undergraduates with instructor approval and completed G+PS form).

This course examines ways to value, manage and sustain water systems for agriculture, industry, the built environment, recreation and ecosystems. Topics include principles of water resource modeling and integrated resource management, water accounting in time and space, supply and demand management, and pros and cons with decentralized and centralized solutions. Attention will be given to policy aspects of service delivery, the multiple roles for government intervention, causes and consequences of government policy responses in the water sector, including water system regulations. Special attention will also be paid to the interrelationship between water and sanitation, integrated resource recovery, water and energy, and relationships between water systems and human development.

If you would like to register in this course, please contact Professor Nadja Kunz (nadja.kunz@ubc.ca) to indicate your interest in the course and copy MPPGA Program Coordinator, Alex Brzezinski (mppga.program@ubc.ca) who will assist with registration after professor approval.

 

GPP 564: Security Challenges for Asian States and People

Tuesdays, 2:00 – 5:00pm, Term 1

Location: #351, C.K. Choi Building (1855 West Mall)

Enrollment: Graduate Students with instructor approval (or advanced undergraduates with instructor approval and completed G+PS form).

Asian state policies on security threats that impact their national and human security including: civil-military relations, intrastate conflict, transnational crime, spread of disease, and environmental and natural disasters, geo-political power shift, defence modernization, resurgent nationalism, and historical legacies.

If you would like to register in this course, please contact Professor M. V. Ramana (m.v.ramana@ubc.ca) to indicate your interest in the course and copy MPPGA Program Coordinator, Alex Brzezinski (mppga.program@ubc.ca) who will assist with registration after professor approval.

 

GPP 565: Nationalism, Religion, and Ethnic Conflict in Asia

Tuesdays, 9:00am – 12:00pm, Term 1

Location: #1011, Ponderosa Commons: Oak House

Enrollment: Graduate Students with instructor approval (or advanced undergraduates with instructor approval and completed G+PS form).

Over the course of the 20^th century and into the 21^st, Asian nations emerged out of anti-colonial movement. As each sought idea that supported a singular nation or strong nationalism, Asian states often looked to secular ideas that de-emphasized religious and ethnic differences even as they relied upon religious or cultural ideas that emphasized national sameness.  In contemporary Asia, this has given rise to a complex situation in which religious and ethnic identity are emerging to the fore.  The course will focus on the kinds of ethnic and religious conflict that are prevalent in Asia, and how these relate to the historical and dialectic development of different forms of nationalism. The course will examine the confluence between religion, ethnicity, and nationalist ideologies in the escalation of conflicts in different Asian societies.

If you would like to register in this course, please contact Professor Tsering Shakya (tsering.shakya@ubc.ca) to indicate your interest in the course and copy MPPGA Program Coordinator, Alex Brzezinski (mppga.program@ubc.ca) who will assist with registration after professor approval.

Thank you,

Alex
Alexandra Brzezinski
Program Coordinator
Master of Public Policy & Global Affairs
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus
#161-1855 West Mall | Vancouver BC | V6T 1Z2 Canada
Phone 604 822 3801
alexandra.brzezinski@ubc.ca
www.sppga.ubc.ca
@ubcMPPGA | @ubcSPPGA