GPS Workshop: Business Writing + Time Management + Thesis Boot Camp

Registration is now open for:

Business Writing for Today’s Professional (Mitacs Training)

Mon, Nov 27, 9 AM – 5 PM @ Thea Koerner House

Time Management (Mitacs Training)

Tue, Nov 28, 9 AM – 5 PM @ Thea Koerner House

Thesis Boot Camp (2 day event with panel and writing sessions)

Wed & Thu, Nov 29 & 30, 1 PM – 5 PM @ Irving K. Barber Learning Centre

Visit community.grad.ubc.ca for other opportunities including:

Engagement Opportunity for Current or Former Members of the Armed Forces | community.grad.ubc.ca/article/4185-current-or-former-members-armed-forces

Apply by Nov 27 to present at the Fuse International Conf on Knowledge Exchange in Public Health https://community.grad.ubc.ca/forum/4189

Career Launchpad Workshop + Professional Headshots, Nov 24 | community.grad.ubc.ca/forum/4159

Grad Student Eduhacking CoP, Nov 28 | community.grad.ubc.ca/event/4175

Internationalization Learning Day 2017, Nov 29 | community.grad.ubc.ca/article/4183-internationalization-learning-day-2017

What can UBC do better for International Graduate Students? Reply by Nov 30 | community.grad.ubc.ca/article/4172-international-graduate-student-survey

Graduate Research Awards for Disarmament, Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, apply by Jan 8 | community.grad.ubc.ca/forum/4181

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/

Graduate Programs: Waitlist Registration is now OPEN for February 11, 17, 18 2018 Grad ISW

Waitlist registration is now open for the Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW) February 11, 17, 18 2018. The ISW is an internationally recognized program and students receive transcript notation for their participation. In addition, graduate students in STEM departments are eligible to become CIRTL associates upon completion of the workshop. The ISW is a 3-day intensive workshop that develops participant’s teaching skills and confidence. It is appropriate for first time teachers or those with years of experience. Join the thousands of students who have taken this workshop.

IMPORTANT: The workshop runs from 8:15am-5:00pm. Please note you must be able to attend all three days, i.e. the entire 24-hour workshop. Please find attached the policy for registering in an ISW and an FAQ sheet.

This workshop is always in high demand. To register for the February 11, 17, 18 2018 session please go to the following link and sign-up: http://events.ctlt.ubc.ca/events/graduate-instructional-skills-workshop-february-11-17-18-2018/ . Waitlist registration will close on Friday at 4:30pm. By clicking this link, you can register for the waitlist, however this does not register you for the workshop. If you are accepted into the workshop, you will be contacted directly by our office.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Sincerely,

Julia

Julia Levasseur
Senior Events Program Assistant
Centre for Teaching, Learning, and Technology
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus
1961 East Mall | Vancouver BC | V6T 1Z1 Canada
Phone 604 822 0064
julia.levasseur@ubc.ca | @UBC_CTLT
http://www.ctlt.ubc.ca/

Job Posting – Research Scientist – Integrated Nutrigenomics and Metabolomics Scientist position

The Integrated Nutrigenomics and Metabolomics Scientist position in Winnipeg (located at Canadian Centre for Agri-Food Research in Health and Medicine) is now advertised. Information can be found at: https://emploisfp-psjobs.cfp-psc.gc.ca/psrs-srfp/applicant/page1800?poster=1099336. Please share with those who may be interested in applying.

Thanks

Regards,

Esther

MFRE seminar

The MFRE seminar this week is:

Dylan Jones, Founder @ Coast Protein: Sustainable Cricket Protein Bars and Powders

Date & Time: November 17, 2-4pm

Venue: MCML 160

About the speaker: Dylan views small value-driven businesses as the catalyst for great change in the Canadian economy. He created the idea of Coast Protein to see food production and protein consumption to be completely disrupted. Dylan’s drive for a more sustainable future comes from his love for Canada’s winters and deep, deep powder snow.

Everyone is welcome!

See more here: http://mfre.landfood.ubc.ca/mfre-speaker-series/speakers-series/.

Gabrielle Menard MFRE
Academic Coordinator, Graduating Projects Manager
Land and Food Systems | Master of Food and Resource Economics
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus
348A-2357 Main Mall | Vancouver British Columbia | V6T 1Z4 Canada
Cell 604 764 0305
gabrielle.menard@ubc.ca
http://mfre.landfood.ubc.ca/

Grad Students – Edu-hacking Community & Using Focus Groups workshop

Graduate Students interested in Teaching and Scholarship of Teaching may be interested in the following events at the Centre for Teaching, Learning, and Technology (CTLT):

Using Focus Groups to Study Teaching

Are you interested in doing research on your own teaching? CTLT is offering a workshop on using focus groups for graduate students from any discipline that are interested in using focus groups to better understand their teaching. This workshop will be especially useful if you are engaged in a SoTL (Scholarship of Teaching and Learning) or TAR (Teaching as Research) project, and have not run a focus group before. Register below:

http://events.ctlt.ubc.ca/events/grad-student-focus-group-in-sotltar-projects/

Edu-Hacking for Grad Students Community of Practice

Teaching is an important part of many grad students’ present duties and future career plans. But insight into teaching and learning can not only enhance your teaching in the classroom; these same skills can be used to help bridge your specialized disciplinary understanding to new contexts. In this community, grad students who are interested in teaching and learning come together to discuss how those things work, and what can be done with those skills and insights at in your teaching, at the university, and beyond.

http://events.ctlt.ubc.ca/events/grad-student-eduhacking-cop-2/