GradUpdate

In this issue, LinkedIn, Designing Your Grad School/Career Strategy, Getting Started with Universal Design for Learning, Writing Consultations, Microaggressions in Racism, and more.

Registration open

LinkedIn
Online | Tuesday, Dec 5 | 1 – 2 pm

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Getting the Most Out of Your Academic Experience: Designing Your Grad School/Career Strategy
Online | Thursday, Dec 7 | 3 – 5 pm

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Seats available

Where Research Begins, Night Science, and the Quest for Breakthrough Research
Join experts from Stanford, NYU, and UBC for a discussion about learning the “what” your thesis or dissertation, knowing your “why” to help provide a sense of purpose, and ways to meet your intellectual “fellow travelers”.
Online | Wednesday, Nov 29 | 12 – 2 pm Register

Leveraging your Strengths to Strategize for Success
Registration includes access to a free CliftonStrengths Assessment
Online | Thursday, Nov 30 | 3 – 4:30 pm Register

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

Free Statistical Consultation
Under the supervision of Statistics professors, Statistics students will provide free project-specific data analysis, including a formal written report, as part of their STAT 450/550 practicum consulting courses and STAT 540 course that will run next term
Submit a 1-page project description by Dec 14

25th Annual Legal Studies Graduate Conference: The Rise of Radicalism
May 2 – 3, 2024, Vancouver | UBCGradConference2024.org
Submit your 250-word abstract by Feb 1

CAREER

Exploring systemic racial equity in the workplace
Online alumniUBC event | Tuesday, Dec 5 | 12 – 1 pm Register

HEALTH AND WELLBEING

A Closer Look at the Role of Microaggressions in Racism
In-person | Wednesday, Dec 6 | 2 – 3:30 pm Register

RESEARCH

Data Bites – Introduction to depositing datasets in Borealis
Online | Wednesday, Dec 6 | 1 – 1:45 pm Register

Using R Markdown
Online | Thursday, Dec 7 | 2 – 3 pm Register

Web scraping with Python
Online | Friday, Dec 8 | 1 – 2:30 pm Register

TEACHING

Getting Started with Universal Design for Learning
Online CIRTL workshop | Thursdays, Dec 7 and 14 | 10 – 11:30 am Register

WRITING AND COMMUNICATION

Writing Consultations
In-person or written feedback | various dates, locations, and times until Dec 15 Book a consultation