Coming up in May, G+PS will be presenting our second annual Supervisor Appreciation Week! From May 7-13, we invite UBC graduate students to tell the world about their great supervisors through social media and an online submission form. 

Graduate students will be invited to offer kudos using #GreatSupervisor #UBC on Twitter and Facebook.  

#GreatSupervisor week started at the University of Calgary in 2014, and we are grateful to them for their inspiration and support in this initiative. Visit grad.ubc.ca/greatsupervisor to see what students said during last year’s Supervisor Appreciation Week. 

Emi Sasagawa 


Communications Manager


Office of the Dean and Vice-Provost | Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies


The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus | Musqueam Traditional Territory


170-6371 Crescent Road | Vancouver British Columbia | V6T 1Z2 Canada


Phone 604 822 3747


emi.sasagawa@ubc.ca| www.grad.ubc.ca

Registration is now open for:

Roadmap to Resilience in Graduate School and Beyond

Tue, May 8 | 3:00 – 6:00 PM @ Thea Koerner House

For details and to register, visit: grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/16600-roadmap-resilience-graduate-school-beyond

Overcoming Perfectionism

Thu, May 10 | 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM @ Thea Koerner House

For details and to register, visit: grad.ubc.ca/about-us/events/16744-overcoming-perfectionism

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

Connections Café @VGH, May 17 (meet fellow graduate students from neighbouring research centres)| community.grad.ubc.ca/forum/4733

2018 Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund Showcase, May 3 | community.grad.ubc.ca/event/4653

Science & SciLifeLab Prize for Young Scientists, apply by Jul 15 (for PhDs who graduated in 2016 or 17) | community.grad.ubc.ca/forum/4732

 Thank you,

Jacqui. 

Jacqui Brinkman
Manager, Graduate Pathways to Success Program
Office of the Dean | Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus
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/

 

 

 

I would like to invite anyone interested to attend the upcoming  UBC Graduate Career Readiness Day (see attached poster) on Tuesday, May 22.  The event is targeted to Masters, PhDs, and Post-doc students who are interested in exploring career options outside of academia, and looking to feel empowered about doing so. If you are interested in learning more about supporting graduate students, this is a great event to attend.  

The event consists of 2 parts: 

9:30-12:00: Presentation by Anne Krook (former professor who went on to work in the private sector, notably at Amazon) on job search strategies. Full details here 

12:30-2:30: Hands-on workshop by Tom Scholte of UBC’s Conflict Theatre on overcoming fear and negative self-talk. Full details here 

You are welcome to attend one or both of the sessions; please email me to let me know if you are interested, and I will send out a calendar invite to those individuals.  

Sincerely,  

Danielle Barkley  PhD
Educator, Career & Professional Development
Centre for Student Involvement and Careers
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus| Musqueam Traditional Territory
1036-1874 East Mall | Vancouver BC | V6T 1Z1 Canada
danielle.barkley@ubc.ca
http://www.students.ubc.ca/career

Celebrate the end of year with the GSS

Whether you’ve finished classes for the summer or just want a chance to let your hair down, join the GSS for an evening of fun and food on May 11th

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2018 BC Science and Policy Conference

The GSS is partnering up with SPIN, for this special event on May 11^th. Meet your future employer, connect with other like-minded professionals and help us bridge the gap between science and policy-making.   Students and Postdocs get in for $20! We hope to see you there.

RSVP HERE

GSS Student Satisfaction Survey

Thanks to everyone who has filled in the GSS Student Survey. Thanks to everyone who has filled in the GSS Student Survey. If you haven’t, there’s still time to voice your opinion on your graduate school experience. We want to hear your views!

complete the survey

Summer Sports League

This summer the GSS is hosting leagues in soccer, softball and beach volleyball. The perfect chance for some friendly competition. Registration for teams opens on Monday April 30th.

Visit the website for registration, rules and information

How does an academic discovery turn into a commercial idea?

With the help of entrepreneurship@UBC graduate student Negar Roghanian is developing a new coating to prevent the pipes that crisscross our cities from corroding.

If you know someone who is doing interesting things away from campus and would like to be profiled, let us know.

contact us

GSS Takes on Curling

Get your slide on…

Come learn one of the most popular sports in Canada: curling! We’ll have private instructors, exclusively for UBC graduate students, to teach you to sweep your way to success.

RSVP HERE

Community Announcements

Exploring Graduate Supervisory Excellence on a Global Campus

10 May 2018 (Thursday)

Please join us at this half-day symposium to explore the role of intercultural difference on an increasingly global and diverse campus and help us to frame further questions around which we can work together to effectively navigate conflict, power differentials, research goals and resource issues that can arise in the graduate supervisory relationship.”

UBC Graduate students are organizing a donation drive for Delta Community Animal Shelter. Breeding season is a time when the animals specially need support. Items like pet food and toys, clean towels, animal cages as well as monetary donations can make a huge difference. All are used for medical and behavioral support for homeless animals and are greatly appreciated by the Shelter.

Find out more about how you can donate

The 2018 edition of The Geneva Challenge – Advancing Development Goals international Contest for graduate students is looking for participants. This year, students are invited to develop analysis-based proposals on “The Challenges of Climate Change”. The 2018 edition of the Geneva Challenge is aims to encourage interdisciplinary problem solving analysis among master students on advancing human development within the scope of a relevant topic

 

 

Please consider registering for PLAN 548Z – Food Systems Policy, People and Planet course running May 3 to June 14 if your schedule allows. We’re very excited to be able to offer this course and would like to see it go ahead.

Additional information about the course is below.  

Food System Policy, People and Planet

PLAN 548Z | May 3 thru June 14

Credit hours (2)

Thursdays 

Advancing food systems planning and policy is an essential tool for achieving sustainable development at local and global levels. This course is open to UBC students interested in exploring how ecology, agriculture, community engagement, and sustainability interact with practical food system plans and policies.  While the field of food systems planning is quickly emerging as an important urban and regional specialization, the field is still in its infancy. This  class will provide basic understanding of the various policies and programs related to food system organization across multiple levels of government. Classes will take place at UBC Botanical Garden where students will explore how understanding local food systems from the ground up can provide foundational knowledge for global change. Class time will be spent both in and out doors where natural systems will guide and shape our learning.

 

Instructor:
Dr. Tara Moreau is the Associate Director of Sustainability and Community Programs at UBC Botanical Garden. Tara has over 15 years of experience working to advance local and global food systems. She is a long-standing member of the Vancouver Food Policy Council and has been a board member at SPEC a Vancouver-based environmental NGO for over 10 years.

She has worked internationally as a consultant with the UN-Food and Agriculture Organization and her publications, presentations and educational programs relate to climate change, food systems, sustainability education, agriculture, biodiversity, pest management and food policy.  Tara holds a PhD in Plant Science from the Faculty of Land and Food Systems (UBC, 2010), an MSc in Agriculture (Dalhousie University, 2004) and a BSc in Biology & Environmental Science (Bishops University, 2000). She completed a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship with the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions where she evaluated BC’s climate change and agriculture policies.   

See the following page for a full course description:

https://scarp.ubc.ca/courses-1  

Detailed description of course time meeting time and dates is available on the SCARP Courses Page. Class held in the UBC Botanical Garden Pavilion.  

Kind regards,

Laura 

Laura Keith | Graduate Administrator

School of Community & Regional Planning

#433 – 6333 Memorial Road

Vancouver, BC   V6T 1Z2

604.822.4422| grad.scarp@ubc.ca 

www.scarp.ubc.ca